What changed for the Rogue in WoW Forever — WoW Forever

Mutilate · Assassination

Instantly attacks with both weapons for 75% weapon damage plus an additional 17 with each weapon. Damage increased by 20% against Poisoned targets. Awards 2 Combo Points.

Venom · Assassination

Finishing move that increases the damage of your Poisons by 30% and your chance to apply Poisons by 10%. Lasts longer per combo point: 1 point : 9 sec 2 points: 12 sec 3 points: 15 sec 4 points: 18 sec 5 points: 21 sec

Puncturing Wounds · Combat

Increases the critical strike chance of your Backstab by 30% and your Mutilate by 15%, and gives Backstab a 45% chance to add an additional Combo Point.

Flawless Execution · Combat

Reduces the Energy cost of your Eviscerate ability by 10.

Hack and Slash · Combat

Gives your melee weapon attacks a benefit depending on the weapon. Axe/Sword: Your successful melee attacks have a 5% chance to trigger an extra attack on the target. Dagger/Fist: Increases your critical strike chance by 5%. Mace: Your attacks ignore 15% of your target's armor.

Dirty Tricks · Subtlety

Reduces the Energy cost of your Sap and Blind abilities by 50%.

Improved Distract · Subtlety

Increases the radius of your Distract ability by 5 yds, and further reduces the Stealth detection of distracted enemies as though they were an additional 2 levels lower.

Quietus · Subtlety

Your Sinister Strike, Ghostly Strike, and Hemorrhage abilities cause 10% more damage against targets below 35% health.

Cutthroat · Subtlety

Your Backstab has a 15% chance to cause your next Ambush within 10 sec to not require Stealth.

Thousand Cuts · Subtlety

When your Rupture ability deals periodic damage, the Energy cost of your next Hemorrhage or Backstab ability within 10 sec is reduced by 3, stacking up to 5 times.

Improved Gouge · Assassination

Moved from Combat

In WoW Classic

Increases the effect duration of your Gouge ability by 1.5 sec.

Now

Increases the duration of your Gouge ability by 1.5 sec.

Remorseless Attacks · Assassination

In WoW Classic

After killing an opponent that yields experience or honor, gives you a 40% increased critical strike chance on your next Sinister Strike, Backstab, Ambush, or Ghostly Strike. Lasts 20 sec.

Now

After killing a non-trivial enemy, gives you a 40% increased critical strike chance on your next Sinister Strike, Backstab, Ambush, Mutilate, or Ghostly Strike. Lasts 20 sec.

Malice · Assassination

In WoW Classic

Increases your critical strike chance by 5%.

Now

Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks and Poisons by 5%.

Ruthlessness · Assassination

In WoW Classic

Gives your finishing moves a 60% chance to add a combo point to your target.

Now

Gives your finishing moves a 60% chance to add a Combo Point to your target.

Murder · Assassination

In WoW Classic

Increases all damage caused against Humanoid, Giant, Beast and Dragonkin targets by 2%.

Now

Increases all damage dealt by 4% against Humanoid and Giant targets.

Relentless Strikes · Assassination

In WoW Classic

Your finishing moves have a 20% chance per combo point to restore 25 energy.

Now

Your finishing moves have a 20% chance per Combo Point to restore 25 Energy.

Improved Expose Armor · Assassination

In WoW Classic

Increases the armor reduced by your Expose Armor ability by 50%.

Now

Reduces the Energy cost of your Expose Armor ability by 10, and refunds 2 Combo Points when cast with 5 Combo Points.

Lethality · Assassination

In WoW Classic

Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Sinister Strike, Gouge, Backstab, Ghostly Strike, and Hemorrhage abilities by 30%.

Now

Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Sinister Strike, Gouge, Backstab, Mutilate, Ghostly Strike, and Hemorrhage abilities by 20%.

Cold Blood · Assassination

Tier 5 → 4

In WoW Classic

When activated, increases the critical strike chance of your next Sinister Strike, Backstab, Ambush, or Eviscerate by 100%.

Now

When activated, increases the critical strike chance of your next Sinister Strike, Backstab, Ambush, Eviscerate, or Mutilate by 100%.

Improved Poisons · Assassination

In WoW Classic

Increases the chance to apply poisons to your target by 10%.

Now

Increases the chance to apply Poisons to your target by 10%, and gives Poison applications a 50% chance to not consume a charge.

Vigor · Assassination

Ranks: 1 → 2 · Tier 7 → 5

Improved Kidney Shot · Assassination

Ranks: 3 → 2

In WoW Classic

While affected by your Kidney Shot ability, the target receives an additional 9% damage from all sources.

Now

Enemies Stunned by your Kidney Shot ability take 10% increased damage from your poisons and attacks.

Seal Fate · Assassination

In WoW Classic

Your critical strikes from abilities that add combo points have a 100% chance to add an additional combo point.

Now

Your critical strikes from abilities that add Combo Points have a 100% chance to add an additional Combo Point.

Improved Eviscerate · Combat

Moved from Assassination

In WoW Classic

Increases the damage done by your Eviscerate ability by 15%.

Now

Increases the damage done by your Eviscerate ability by 20%.

Deflection · Combat

Ranks: 5 → 3

In WoW Classic

Increases your Parry chance by 5%.

Now

Increases your Parry chance by 6%.

Precision · Combat

Ranks: 5 → 3

In WoW Classic

Increases your chance to hit with melee weapons by 5%.

Now

Improves your chance to hit by 3%.

Endurance · Combat

In WoW Classic

Reduces the cooldown of your Sprint and Evasion abilities by 1.5 min.

Now

Reduces the cooldown of your Sprint and Evasion abilities by 60%.

Improved Kick · Combat

In WoW Classic

Gives your Kick ability a 100% chance to silence the target for 2 sec.

Now

Gives your Kick ability a 100% chance to Silence the target for 2 sec.

Dual Wield Specialization · Combat

In WoW Classic

Increases the damage done by your offhand weapon by 50%.

Now

Increases the damage done by your off-hand weapon by 25%.

Blade Flurry · Combat

In WoW Classic

Increases your attack speed by 20%. In addition, attacks strike an additional nearby opponent. Lasts 15 sec.

Now

Increases your melee attack speed by 20% and your melee attacks strike an additional nearby opponent. Lasts 15 sec.

Weapon Expertise · Combat

In WoW Classic

Increases your skill with Sword, Fist and Dagger weapons by 5.

Now

Reduces the chance for your attacks to be Dodged or Parried by 2%.

Aggression · Combat

In WoW Classic

Increases the damage of your Sinister Strike and Eviscerate abilities by 6%.

Now

Increases the damage of your Sinister Strike, Backstab, and Eviscerate abilities by 6%.

Camouflage · Subtlety

Tier 2 → 1

In WoW Classic

Increases your speed while stealthed by 15% and reduces the cooldown of your Stealth ability by 5 sec.

Now

Reduces your speed penalty from your Stealth ability by 15% and reduces its cooldown by 6 sec.

Master of Deception · Subtlety

Ranks: 5 → 3

In WoW Classic

Reduces the chance enemies have to detect you while in Stealth mode. More effective than Master of Deception (Rank 4).

Now

Reduces the chance enemies have to detect you while in Stealth mode as if you were 3 levels higher.

Opportunity · Subtlety

Ranks: 5 → 2

In WoW Classic

Increases the damage dealt when striking from behind with your Backstab, Garrote, or Ambush abilities by 20%.

Now

Increases the damage dealt by your Backstab, Garrote, Ambush, and Mutilate abilities by 10%.

Setup · Subtlety

Tier 4 → 2

In WoW Classic

Gives you a 45% chance to add a combo point to your target after dodging their attack or fully resisting one of their spells.

Now

Gives you a 100% chance to add a Combo Point to your target after Dodging one of their attacks or fully resisting one of their spells.

Elusiveness · Subtlety

In WoW Classic

Reduces the cooldown of your Vanish and Blind abilities by 1.5 min.

Now

Reduces the cooldown of your Vanish and Blind abilities by 90 sec.

Improved Ambush · Subtlety

Tier 3 → 2

Initiative · Subtlety

In WoW Classic

Gives you a 75% chance to add an additional combo point to your target when using your Ambush, Garrote, or Cheap Shot ability.

Now

Gives you a 100% chance to add an additional combo point to your target when using your Ambush, Garrote, or Cheap Shot ability.

Ghostly Strike · Subtlety

In WoW Classic

A strike that deals 125% weapon damage and increases your chance to dodge by 15% for 7 sec. Awards 1 combo point.

Now

A strike that deals 125% (180% if a Dagger is equipped in your Main Hand) weapon damage and increases your chance to dodge by 15% for 7 sec. Awards 1 combo point.

Heightened Senses · Subtlety

Tier 5 → 4

In WoW Classic

Increases your Stealth detection and reduces the chance you are hit by spells and ranged attacks by 4%. More effective than Heightened Senses (Rank 1).

Now

Increases your Stealth detection as if you were 3 levels higher and reduces your chance to be hit by spells and ranged attacks by 4%.

Premeditation · Subtlety

Tier 7 → 4

In WoW Classic

When used, adds 2 combo points to your target. You must add to or use those combo points within 10 sec or the combo points are lost.

Now

Adds 2 Combo Points to your target. You must add to or use those combo points within 20 sec or the combo points are lost.

Serrated Blades · Subtlety

In WoW Classic

Causes your attacks to ignore 300 of your target's Armor and increases the damage dealt by your Rupture ability by 30%. The amount of Armor reduced increases with your level.

Now

Causes your attacks to ignore 9% of your target's Armor and increases the damage dealt by your Rupture ability by 30%.

Dirty Deeds · Subtlety

In WoW Classic

Reduces the Energy cost of your Cheap Shot and Garrote abilities by 20.

Now

Reduces the Energy cost of your Cheap Shot and Garrote abilities by 20, and your Garrote ability no longer requires you to be behind your target.

Hemorrhage · Subtlety

In WoW Classic

An instant strike that damages the opponent and causes the target to hemorrhage, increasing any Physical damage dealt to the target by up to 3. Lasts 30 charges or 15 sec. Awards 1 combo point.

Now

An instant strike that deals 100% weapon damage (145% if a Dagger is equipped) and causes the target to take 15% increased Rupture damage from the Rogue. Lasts 15 sec. Awards 1 Combo Point.

Improved Backstab · Combat

Increases the critical strike chance of your Backstab ability by 30%.

Dagger Specialization · Combat

Increases your chance to get a critical strike with Daggers by 5%.

Mace Specialization · Combat

Increases your skill with Maces by 5, and gives you a 6% chance to stun your target for 3 sec with a mace.

Sword Specialization · Combat

Gives you a 5% chance to get an extra attack on the same target after dealing damage with your Sword.

Fist Weapon Specialization · Combat

Increases your chance to get a critical strike with Fist Weapons by 5%.

Sleight of Hand · Subtlety

Reduces the chance you are critically hit by melee and ranged attacks by 2% and increases the threat reduction of your Feint ability by 20%.

Improved Sap · Subtlety

Gives you a 90% chance to return to stealth mode after using your Sap ability.

Deadliness · Subtlety

Increases your Attack Power by 10%.