Assassination
Damage
Assassination is about poisons and big critical hits. From level 30 Mutilate strikes with a dagger in each hand, and the Venom finisher at 40 makes your poisons hit harder.
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Rogue
Strike from the shadows, stun your target and finish it fast.
You play a melee fighter who sneaks up in Stealth, builds combo points with quick strikes and spends them on finishers like Eviscerate. Your damage comes in bursts, and stuns, Kick and Sap let you decide how a fight goes. Rogues fill the damage role in groups and are at home in world PvP.
The three specs
Best to level: CombatCombat gives you the smoothest start: Sinister Strike and Eviscerate from level 1, Riposte in your early 20s and Blade Flurry at 30 for fighting several mobs at once. Also good: Assassination.
Combat
Damage
Combat keeps it simple: you build with Sinister Strike, keep Slice and Dice up and let your weapon swings do a lot of the work. Riposte, Blade Flurry and Adrenaline Rush make it the easiest Rogue to level and the one that handles several mobs at once.
- LevelingBest pick
- DungeonsBest pick
- PvPGood
Subtlety
Damage
Subtlety plays from Stealth with strong openers, Premeditation and Preparation, and in Forever it also builds around Rupture with Hemorrhage and Thousand Cuts. It is the usual PvP pick but takes the longest to come online while leveling.
- LevelingNiche
- DungeonsGood
- PvPBest pick
Your road to 60 as a Rogue
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60Races for the Rogue
These races can play a Rogue. Hover a racial icon for the details.
Human
Alliance
Perception spikes your stealth detection for 20 sec, handy for sniffing out an enemy Rogue first, and Will to Survive breaks any stun so you keep your combo points.
Dwarf
Alliance
Stoneform clears bleeds, poisons and diseases and cuts physical damage taken by 10%, a rare escape from a bad poison or bleed effect. Find Treasure also pads your pockets between fights.
Night ElfTop Alliance pick
Alliance
Shadowmeld lets you vanish out of combat and reset a fight, a second escape next to Vanish itself, and Quickness adds a little dodge and movement speed that stacks with everything else you do.
Gnome
Alliance
Eureka! makes your next 3 strikes cost 20% less Energy and hit 10% harder, a clean opener for a burst combo point chain. Escape Artist frees you from roots and snares.
Skyborne
Both factionsNew in Forever
The new race, on both sides. Wind Blessed adds a little Haste to your strikes, and Walk on Air lets you glide safely off a ledge after a fight goes wrong.
OrcTop Horde pick
Horde
Blood Fury adds 10% Attack Power for 15 sec, a strong burst window to open with Ambush or Garrote, and Axe Specialization pays off now that Rogues can train One-Handed Axes.
UndeadTop PvP pick
Horde
Will of the Forsaken removes Fear, Charm and Sleep on the spot, one of the strongest PvP racials in the game against casters and other Rogues. Touch of the Grave heals you a little on the side.
Troll
Horde
Berserking adds 10% attack speed for 10 sec whenever you need more swings between finishers, and Regeneration keeps you healing between fights without sitting down.
Rotation Trainer
Practise the Rogue rotation on a training dummy
See every button with the reason behind it, your Energy live and all presses on a timeline. Then take over with keys 1 to 9 and compare your damage.
2Popular Rogue builds at 60
The builds players plan for level 60, under the names you hear in chat. One click opens the full build in the talent calculator.
Damage·Leveling and dungeon groups with a sword or axe in each hand
Combat Swords
Assassination 18Combat 33Subtlety 0
2/2
3/3
5/5
Hack and Slash rewards your weapon choice with extra swings, Blade Flurry lets you hit two targets at once, and Adrenaline Rush doubles your Energy regeneration for a burst window. Forever replaced the old Restless Blades with Flawless Execution here.
Damage·Battlegrounds and world PvP
Combat PvP
Assassination 17Combat 34Subtlety 0
- 2/2
- 3/3
- 5/5
Riposte punishes anyone you parry with a free strike that also disarms them, Improved Sprint closes the gap on a runner, and Blade Flurry turns a two-on-one gank around. Forever replaced the old Restless Blades with Flawless Execution here.
Damage·Dungeon groups, single-target poison damage
Mutilate Assassination
Assassination 36Combat 13Subtlety 2
5/5
2/2
5/5
Mutilate strikes with a dagger in each hand for two combo points at once, Cold Blood guarantees a critical hit on demand, and Vile Poisons plus Improved Poisons make your Instant and Deadly Poison land harder and more often.
Damage·Burst openers in battlegrounds and world PvP
Assassination Burst PvP
Assassination 34Combat 17Subtlety 0
- 5/5
2/2- 5/5
Cold Blood turns your opening Mutilate into a guaranteed critical hit, Improved Kidney Shot stretches your stun by a full extra second, and Seal Fate refills your Energy every time a strike crits.
Damage·Dungeon groups, a bleed-based Subtlety build new to Forever
Hemorrhage Subtlety
Assassination 20Combat 0Subtlety 31
5/5
2/2
Hemorrhage builds combo points and makes your next Rupture hit harder, Premeditation hands you 2 free combo points to open with, and Thousand Cuts turns your finishers into an even bigger bleed at the bottom of the tree.
Damage·Battlegrounds and world PvP, resets your cooldowns mid fight
Preparation Subtlety PvP
Assassination 19Combat 0Subtlety 32
- 5/5
- 2/2
Cold Blood guarantees a crit on your stealth opener, Premeditation gives you 2 free combo points for an instant Kidney Shot, and Preparation resets Vanish, Sprint and Kick so you can do it all again.
Level 60 is not open in the beta yet, so these builds can still change. Builds as published on wowforeverbuilds.com.
Dungeon loot for your Rogue
Rare and epic armor (Leather) and weapons you can use, dungeon by dungeon by level. Armor and weapon types as in Classic.
Cursed FelbladeMain Hand
Chanting BladeOne-Hand
Stinging ViperOne-Hand
VenomstrikeRanged
Feet of the LynxFeet
Serpent's ShouldersShoulder
Armor of the FangChest
Leggings of the FangLegs
Tail SpikeOne-Hand
Footpads of the FangFeet
Belt of the FangWaist
Night Watch ShortswordOne-Hand
Cruel BarbOne-Hand- Buzz SawOne-Hand
- Thief's BladeOne-Hand
Smite's ReaverOne-Hand
Blackened Defias BeltWaist
Blackened Defias ArmorChest
Buzzer BladeMain Hand
Smelting PantsLegs
Cookie's TenderizerOne-Hand
- Meteor ShardOne-Hand
Black Wolf BracersWrist
Baron's ScepterMain Hand
Girdle of the BlindwatcherWaist
Butcher's CleaverOne-Hand
Butcher's SlicerOne-Hand- Rugged SpauldersShoulder
Starsight TunicChest
Moss CinchWaist
Bite of Serra'kisOne-Hand
Darkwater TalwarMain Hand
Naga Battle GlovesHands
Naga HeartpiercerRanged
Bands of Serra'kisWrist
Prison ShankOne-Hand
Iron KnucklesOne-Hand
Electrocutioner LegMain Hand
Gnomebot Operating BootsFeet
Toxic RevengerOne-Hand
Swinetusk ShankMain Hand
Pronged ReaverOne-Hand
Ferine LeggingsLegs
Nightstalker BowRanged
Death Speaker ScepterMain Hand- ThornspikeOne-Hand
Whisperwind HeaddressHead- Mantle of ThievesShoulder
Ebon ViseHands
Ironspine's FistOne-Hand
Torturing PokerOne-Hand
Hypnotic Blade
BonefingersHands
Coldrage DaggerOne-Hand- Glutton's CleaverOne-Hand
Fleshhide ShouldersShoulder
Hand of Righteousness
Branded Leather Bracers
Oilskin LeggingsLegs
Revelosh's SpauldersShoulder- Stonevault ShivOne-Hand
The Hand of Antu'sulMain Hand
Jinxed Hoodoo SkinChest
Jinxed Hoodoo KiltLegs- Gahz'rilla FangOne-Hand
Sandstalker AnkleguardsFeet
Charstone DirkMain Hand
Fist of StoneMain Hand
Inventor's Focal SwordMain Hand
Megashot RifleRanged
Albino Crocscale BootsFeet
Claw of CelebrasOff Hand
Soothsayer's HeaddressHead
WidowmakerOne-Hand
Fist of the Damned
Luminary KiltLegs
Warstrife LeggingsLegs
Dark Warder's PauldronsShoulder
Cinderhide ArmsplintsWrist
Lord General's SwordMain Hand- Houndmaster's BowRanged
Flamestrider RobesChest
Wildheart SpauldersShoulder
Shadowcraft GlovesHands
BlackcrowRanged
Wildheart BootsFeet
Wildheart CowlHead
Shadowcraft CapHead- Shadowcraft BootsFeet
Wildheart BeltWaist- Shadowcraft BracersWrist
- Shadowcraft SpauldersShoulder
Wildheart GlovesHands
Mask of the UnforgivenHead
Wildheart Kilt
Wildheart Vest
Shadowcraft TunicWhat is new for the Rogue in Forever
Seen in the beta, unless it says otherwise.
Your combo points stay on your target when you switch to another enemy, so you can Kick a caster and go straight back. They only reset once you start building points on the new target.
Sap no longer pulls you out of Stealth. You can Sap one humanoid and then pick your fight or sneak past.
Energy refills smoothly instead of in ticks, so the strike and finisher rhythm feels more fluid.
You can train One-Handed Axes now. The Combat talent Hack and Slash replaces the old weapon specializations with one bonus per weapon type: extra swings for swords and axes, more critical hits for daggers and fist weapons, armor penetration for maces.
Every tree got new tools. Assassination gains Mutilate (daggers in both hands) and the Venom finisher, and Subtlety is rebuilt around Rupture with Hemorrhage, Cutthroat and Thousand Cuts. Most of these unlock between levels 30 and 40.
Not tested yetPoisons now scale with your attack power, so they keep up as your gear improves.
Not tested yet
9 of 53 talents are new
Assassination2 new, 10 changed, 17 in total
Combat2 new, 9 changed, 17 in total
Subtlety5 new, 12 changed, 19 in total
More for your Rogue
- Talent PathWhich talent to take at every level, with stats and new spells. For leveling, dungeons and PvP.
- Talent CalculatorEvery Forever Rogue talent. Plan your own build and share it with a link.
- Rotation TrainerWhich button to press when and why, on a training dummy. Watch or play it yourself.
- Tier listWhere your specs rank right now. Best spot: Assassination, tier S (Battlegrounds and world PvP).
- Legacy CalculatorYour 16 Legacy Points planned, with the ready build and the tip for the Rogue.
FAQ
Which Rogue spec is best for leveling in WoW Forever?
Combat. Combat gives you the smoothest start: Sinister Strike and Eviscerate from level 1, Riposte in your early 20s and Blade Flurry at 30 for fighting several mobs at once. Also good: Assassination.
What is the best race for a Rogue in WoW Forever?
Night Elf for the Alliance, Orc for the Horde, Undead for PvP. Night Elf: Shadowmeld lets you vanish out of combat and reset a fight, a second escape next to Vanish itself, and Quickness adds a little dodge and movement speed that stacks with everything else you do. Races that can play it: Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome, Skyborne, Orc, Undead and Troll.
Which roles can a Rogue play in WoW Forever?
Damage. Assassination: damage. Combat: damage. Subtlety: damage.
What is the best Rogue spec for dungeons?
Combat. Blade Flurry hits a second target for free and the builder and finisher loop needs no positioning tricks, the most reliable Rogue spec in a group.
What is the best Rogue spec for PvP?
Subtlety. Stealth openers, Premeditation and Preparation give you the control and the escape tools that open world and battleground fights reward most.
What is the Rogue rotation in WoW Forever?
For example Combat at level 60: open with Sinister Strike, Slice and Dice, Adrenaline Rush, Blade Flurry. Then your main buttons are Slice and Dice, Eviscerate and Sinister Strike. The Rotation Trainer shows every button with the reason behind it and lets you play it yourself.
What are the popular Rogue builds at level 60?
Combat Swords, Combat PvP, Mutilate Assassination, Assassination Burst PvP, Hemorrhage Subtlety and Preparation Subtlety PvP. Each one opens in the talent calculator with one click. Level 60 is not open in the beta yet, so these builds can still change.
Is the Rogue good for beginners?
The Rogue is medium to start with. The builder and finisher loop is easy to learn, but the first levels feel slow until your stuns arrive, and you rely on Stealth, positioning and crowd control.
What armor does a Rogue wear?
Leather. Armor types as in Classic.
Which weapons can a Rogue use?
Daggers, One-Handed Swords, One-Handed Maces, One-Handed Axes, Fist Weapons, Bows, Crossbows, Guns, Thrown.
Other classes
As of Sep 23, 2026. Beta values, things can still change until launch. Talent tree data: talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0)
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