WoW Forever Rogue Abilities

Rogue abilities by level

8 new and 1 changed out of 63. Each entry shows the highest rank's tooltip. Learn levels are the client's minimum spell level (SpellLevels), not confirmed trainer levels: trainer lists live on Blizzard's servers. Data from beta build 1.60.1.70205 compared with Classic Era build 1.15.9.70003.

Level 1

• Blade Flurry From the Blade Flurry talent

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

• Eviscerate Ranks 1-9 (levels 1, 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 60)

  Finishing move that causes damage per combo point, increased by Attack Power:
  1 point : [?]-[?] damage
  2 points: [?]-[?] damage
  3 points: [?]-[?] damage
  4 points: [?]-[?] damage
  5 points: [?]-[?] damage

• Pick Lock

  Allows opening of locked chests and doors.

• Redirect New

  Removes all your existing combo points from your target and stores them for up to 15 sec. These stored combat points will be transferred to the next non-player enemy you hit with a melee or ranged ability.

• Sinister Strike Ranks 1-8 (levels 1, 6, 14, 22, 30, 38, 46, 54)

  An instant strike that causes 68 damage in addition to your normal weapon damage. Awards 1 combo point.

• Stealth Ranks 1-4 (levels 1, 20, 40, 60)

  Allows the rogue to sneak around, but reduces your speed by 30%. Lasts until cancelled.

Level 4

• Backstab Ranks 1-9 (levels 4, 12, 20, 28, 36, 44, 52, 60, 60)

  Backstab the target, causing 150% weapon damage plus 150 to the target. Must be behind the target. Requires a dagger in the main hand. Awards 1 combo point.

• Pick Pocket

  Pick the target's pocket.

Level 6

• Gouge Ranks 1-5 (levels 6, 18, 32, 46, 60)

  Causes 75 damage, stops your attack, and incapacitates the target for 4 sec. The target must be facing you. Any damage taken will break the effect. Awards 1 combo point.

Level 8

• Evasion

  The rogue's dodge chance will increase by 50% for 15 sec.

Level 10

• Sap Ranks 1-3 (levels 10, 28, 48)

  Incapacitates the target for up to 45 sec. Only works on Humanoids that are not in combat. Any damage taken will break the effect. Only 1 target may be sapped at a time. Does not break Stealth.

• Slice and Dice Ranks 1-2 (levels 10, 42)

  Finishing move that increases melee attack speed by 30%. Lasts longer per combo point:
  1 point : [?] seconds
  2 points: [?] seconds
  3 points: [?] seconds
  4 points: [?] seconds
  5 points: [?] seconds

• Sprint Ranks 1-3 (levels 10, 34, 58)

  Increases the rogue's movement speed by 70% for 15 sec. Does not break stealth.

Level 12

• Kick Ranks 1-4 (levels 12, 26, 42, 58)

  A quick kick that injures a single foe for 80 damage. It also interrupts spellcasting and prevents any spell in that school from being cast for 5 sec.

Level 14

• Expose Armor Ranks 1-5 (levels 14, 26, 36, 46, 56)

  Finishing move that exposes the target for 30 sec, reducing Armor per combo point:
  1 point : [?] Armor
  2 points: [?] Armor
  3 points: [?] Armor
  4 points: [?] Armor
  5 points: [?] Armor

• Garrote Ranks 1-6 (levels 14, 22, 30, 38, 46, 54)

  Garrote the enemy, causing 552 damage over 18 sec, increased by your Attack Power. Must be stealthed and behind the target. Awards 1 combo point.

Level 16

• Feint Ranks 1-5 (levels 16, 28, 40, 52, 60)

  Performs a feint, causing no damage but lowering your threat by a large amount, making the enemy less likely to attack you.

Level 18

• Ambush Ranks 1-6 (levels 18, 26, 34, 42, 50, 58)

  Ambush the target, causing 250% weapon damage plus 290 to the target. Must be stealthed and behind the target. Requires a dagger in the main hand. Awards 1 combo point.

Level 20

• Crippling Poison

  Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes.
  Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy, slowing their movement speed by 50% for 12 sec.

• Instant Poison

  Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes.
  Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts 15 Nature damage. 60 charges.

• Poisons

  You can create and mix poisons, with both found and storebought ingredients.

• Premeditation From the Premeditation talent

  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.

• Rupture Ranks 1-6 (levels 20, 28, 36, 44, 52, 60)

  Finishing move that causes damage over time, increased by your Attack Power. Lasts longer per combo point:
  1 point : [?] damage over 8 secs
  2 points: [?] damage over 10 secs
  3 points: [?] damage over 12 secs
  4 points: [?] damage over 14 secs
  5 points: [?] damage over 16 secs

Level 22

• Distract

  Throws a distraction, attracting the attention of all nearby enemies and reducing their Stealth detection as if they were 1 level lower for 10 seconds. Does not break stealth.

• Vanish Ranks 1-2 (levels 22, 42)

  Allows the rogue to vanish from sight, entering an improved stealth mode for 10 sec. Also breaks movement impairing effects. More effective than Vanish (Rank 1).

Level 24

• Detect Traps Passive

  Greatly increased chance to detect traps.

• Mind-numbing Poison

  Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes.
  Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy, increasing their casting time by 40% for 10 sec. 75 charges.

Level 26

• Cheap Shot

  Stuns the target for 4 sec. Must be stealthed. Awards 2 combo points.

Level 28

• Instant Poison II Ranks 1-2

  Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes.
  Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts 23 Nature damage. 85 charges.

Level 30

• Deadly Poison

  Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes.
  Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy for 24 Nature damage over 12 sec. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target. 90 charges.

• Disarm Trap

  Sneak up on the trap in order to disarm it. Don't get too close or the trap will go off.

• Hemorrhage Changed From the Hemorrhage talent

  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.

  Since Classic Era: ranks 3 → 1.

• Kidney Shot Ranks 1-2 (levels 30, 50)

  Finishing move that stuns the target. Lasts longer per combo point:
  1 point : 2 seconds
  2 points: 3 seconds
  3 points: 4 seconds
  4 points: 5 seconds
  5 points: 6 seconds

• Mutilate New Ranks 1-4 (levels 30, 40, 50, 60) · From the Mutilate talent

  Instantly attacks with both weapons for 75% weapon damage plus an additional 50.2 with each weapon. Damage increased by 20% against Poisoned targets. Awards 2 Combo Points.

Level 32

• Wound Poison

  Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes.
  Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy, reducing all healing effects used on them by 67 for 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target. 90 charges.

Level 34

• Blind

  Blinds the target, causing it to wander disoriented for up to 10 sec. Any damage caused will remove the effect.

• Blinding Powder

  Create the reagent for the Blind ability.

Level 36

• Instant Poison III Ranks 1-3

  Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes.
  Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts 33 Nature damage. 105 charges.

Level 38

• Deadly Poison II Ranks 1-2

  Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes.
  Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy for 36 Nature damage over 12 sec. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target. 115 charges.

• Mind-numbing Poison II Ranks 1-2

  Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes.
  Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy, increasing their casting time by 50% for 12 sec. 115 charges.

Level 40

• Safe Fall Passive

  Reduces damage from falling.

• Venom New From the Venom talent

  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

• Wound Poison II Ranks 1-2

  Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes.
  Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy, reducing all healing effects used on them by 92 for 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target. 115 charges.

Level 44

• Instant Poison IV Ranks 1-4

  Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes.
  Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts 51 Nature damage. 1800 charges.

Level 46

• Deadly Poison III Ranks 1-3

  Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes.
  Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy for 56 Nature damage over 12 sec. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target. 135 charges.

Level 48

• Wound Poison III Ranks 1-3

  Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes.
  Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy, reducing all healing effects used on them by 128 for 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target. 135 charges.

Level 50

• Crippling Poison II Ranks 1-2

  Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes.
  Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy, slowing their movement speed by 70% for 12 sec.

Level 52

• Instant Poison V Ranks 1-5

  Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes.
  Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts 71 Nature damage. 150 charges.

• Mind-numbing Poison III Ranks 1-3

  Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes.
  Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy, increasing their casting time by 60% for 14 sec. 150 charges.

Level 54

• Deadly Poison IV Ranks 1-4

  Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes.
  Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy for 72 Nature damage over 12 sec. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target. 160 charges.

• Occult Poison I New

  Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes.
  Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy for 108 Nature damage over 12 sec and causing the enemy to take 4% increased Arcane, Fire, Frost, Nature, and Shadow damage. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target.
  Occult Poison counts as Deadly Poison and benefits from all talents and effects that trigger from or modify Deadly Poison.

Level 56

• Wound Poison IV Ranks 1-4

  Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes.
  Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy, reducing all healing effects used on them by 165 for 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target. 160 charges.

Level 60

• Atrophic Poison New

  Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes.
  Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy, reducing the enemy's melee attack power by 205 for 15 sec. 105 charges.

• Deadly Poison V Ranks 1-5

  Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes.
  Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy for 92 Nature damage over 12 sec. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target. 180 charges.

• Instant Poison VI Ranks 1-6

  Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes.
  Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts 88 Nature damage. 175 charges.

• Numbing Poison New

  Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes.
  Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy, increasing the time between the enemy's melee attacks by 20% for 15 sec. 105 charges.

• Occult Poison II New Ranks 1-2

  Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes.
  Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy for 136 Nature damage over 12 sec and causing the enemy to take 4% increased Arcane, Fire, Frost, Nature, and Shadow damage. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target.
  Occult Poison counts as Deadly Poison and benefits from all talents and effects that trigger from or modify Deadly Poison.

• Sebacious Poison New

  Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes.
  Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy, reducing the enemy's armor by 1700 for 15 sec. 105 charges.
  Sebacious Poison benefits from the Improved Expose Armor talent.

Talent abilities without a client level

• Adrenaline Rush From the Adrenaline Rush talent

  Increases your Energy regeneration rate by 100% for 15 sec.

• Cold Blood From the Cold Blood talent

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

• Ghostly Strike From the Ghostly Strike talent

  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.

• Preparation From the Preparation talent

  When activated, this ability immediately finishes the cooldown on your other Rogue abilities.

• Riposte From the Riposte talent

  A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 150% weapon damage and disarms the target for [?].

About the data

Abilities come from the Rogue skill lines in the beta client via wago.tools; talent-learned spells are included and name their talent. Matching with Classic Era is by name. A value shown as [?] is one the export can't resolve yet. Last updated 2026-10-02.