Melee Physical DPS • Stealth Assassin • Control SpecialistPatch 1.60.1

Rogue

Lethal shadows striking from stealth with dual precision blades, disabling poisons, and relentless burst.

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Armor

Leather (1–60)

Weapons

Daggers, Swords, One-Handed Maces, Fist Weapons, Bows, Crossbows, Guns, Thrown

Resource

Energy (0–100) & Combo Points (0–5)

Priority

Hit (9% Yellow / 28% White Cap) > Agility > Attack Power > Crit Chance > Strength

WoW Forever Beta 1.60.1 Changes

Key gameplay mechanics, balance tuning, and viability overhauls for Rogue.

Mutilate added to Assassination — Instant attack with both daggers dealing bonus damage to poisoned targets and granting 2 Combo Points.

Shadowstep added to Subtlety — Teleport behind your target, gaining 70% movement speed and 20% bonus damage on next strike.

Cloak of Shadows — Instantly removes all harmful spell effects and increases spell resistance by 90% for 5 sec.

Cheat Death — Fatal attacks have a high chance to leave you at 10% health and reduce all damage taken by 90% for 3 sec.

Positional requirements eased — Gouge and Blind duration adjusted for fluid control chains.

Deadly Poison stacking damage amplified.

New & Reworked Spells Showcase

Signature new active abilities, talent procs, and capstones defining Rogue in WoW Forever.

Mutilate

Assassination (Row 7)

NEW DUAL DAGGER STRIKE

Cost: 60 Energy•Cast: Instant•Cooldown: None (GCD)

Instantly attacks with both weapons for 100% weapon damage plus 101 with each weapon. Damage is increased by 50% against Poisoned targets. Awards 2 combo points.

Why It Matters in WoW Forever

Gives dagger Rogues a dedicated front-facing active strike that generates 2 combo points, eliminating reliance on positional Backstab.

Shadowstep

Subtlety (Row 7)

NEW MOBILITY TELEPORT

Cost: 10 Energy•Cast: Instant•Cooldown: 30 sec cd (25 yd range)

Step through the shadows and appear behind your enemy. Increases your movement speed by 70% for 3 sec, and your next ability deals 20% additional damage.

Why It Matters in WoW Forever

The holy grail of rogue gap-closers, letting Subtlety stay glued to Mages, Hunters, and fleeing targets.

Cloak of Shadows

Base Class (Level 32)

NEW DEFENSIVE CD

Cost: 0 Energy•Cast: Instant•Cooldown: 1 min cd

Instantly removes all existing harmful spell effects and increases your chance to resist all spells by 90% for 5 sec.

Why It Matters in WoW Forever

Game-changing defensive CD allowing Rogues to cleanse DoTs to re-stealth and survive lethal magic raid mechanics.

Blade Flurry

Combat (Row 5)

SIGNATURE COMBAT CLEAVE

Cost: 25 Energy•Cast: Instant•Cooldown: 2 min cd

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

Why It Matters in WoW Forever

The unmatched dungeon and raid cleave cooldown that turns Combat Swords into top-tier trash clearers.

Specialization Deep Dives

Role viability, key talent synergies, and playstyles across all 3 talent trees.

Combat

Sustained Melee Cleave DPS

PvE: S-Tier PvP: B-Tier

Relentless sword, axe, and mace fighter utilizing Adrenaline Rush, Blade Flurry, and 50% off-hand damage mastery.

Key Talents & Synergies:

Adrenaline RushIncreases Energy regeneration rate by 100% for 15 sec.

Sword Spec5% chance on hit to grant an extra instant attack.

Blade Flurry+20% attack speed and strikes a 2nd target.

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Assassination

Poison & Critical Dagger DPS

PvE: A-Tier PvP: A-Tier

Precision dagger assassin with Cold Blood guaranteed crits, Seal Fate combo generation, and Mutilate burst.

Key Talents & Synergies:

MutilateDual weapon strike dealing 150% damage to poisoned targets + 2 combo points.

Cold BloodNext offensive ability has 100% critical strike chance.

Seal FateCritical strikes from abilities add an additional combo point.

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Subtlety

Stealth Control & PvP Burst

PvE: B-Tier PvP: S-Tier

Shadow master with Preparation double-cooldown resets, Hemorrhage physical debuffs, Shadowstep, and Cheat Death.

Key Talents & Synergies:

ShadowstepTeleport behind target, +70% speed, +20% damage on next hit.

PreparationInstantly finishes cooldown of Vanish, Evasion, Sprint, Blind, and Shadowstep.

HemorrhageFast instant strike applying +physical damage taken charges.

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Recommended Builds & Presets

Battle-tested talent builds tailored for WoW Forever Patch 1.60.1 progression.

Combat Swords / Axes (Raid PvE)

Raid PvE

19/32/0 — Blade Flurry, Adrenaline Rush, Dual Wield spec, and Precision hit.

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Assassination Mutilate (Poison DPS)

Dagger DPS

31/8/12 — Cold Blood, Mutilate, Seal Fate, and Vigor.

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Subtlety Shadowstep (PvP God)

PvP World / BG

21/0/30 — Preparation, Hemorrhage, Shadowstep, and Cold Blood.

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Raid & Dungeon Utility

Essential buffs, debuffs, crowd control, and unique mechanics Rogues contribute to groups.

Kick

Instant 5-second spell school lockout on a short 10-second cooldown.

Sap & Blind

Single-target humanoid crowd control from stealth / 10-second disorient.

Expose Armor

Reduces target armor by up to 2,550 (overrides Sunder if talented).

Mind-numbing Poison

Increases enemy spell casting time by 60%.

Wound Poison

Reduces enemy healing received by up to 50%.

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