What changed

WoW Forever Rogue Talents

Rogue talent trees UI
Rogue talent trees UI. Image © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Source: World of Warcraft: Forever Class Deep Dives.
Class card art: night elf woman in green (modern World of Warcraft art, not a Forever screenshot)
Class card art: night elf woman in green (modern World of Warcraft art, not a Forever screenshot). Image © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Source: World of Warcraft official Classes page (modern WoW art).

Tooltips: Wowhead Forever DB, exact matches only (build 70532, 28 Oct).

Talent points
At 60 51 [Unconfirmed]: levels 10–60 (Blizzard: start at 10; Talented perk caps 51)
Other ForeverDiff 56 = level-5 start, no cap · Beta 21 at 30 (Wowhead) · Milestones 11/16/21/31 · Dual Spec 40 · Talented: up to 5 levels earlier

Every rogue talent in the beta client (ForeverDiff data), with what's new or changed from Classic. No hard point maps until launch.

What changed

Rogue was one of Blizzard's class deep dives (with warlock); see the source list. Mutilate, Thousand Cuts, Venom and Quietus are in the client trees.

Official WoW Forever image: three player characters in armour posing
Image © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Source: Blizzard News

Capstones in the client data: Assassination: Venom; Combat: Adrenaline Rush; Subtlety: Thousand Cuts.

Excavation Site: spiny beast in grassland
Excavation Site: spiny beast in grassland. Image © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Source: Explore the New Dungeons of World of Warcraft: Forever.
Rogue capstone talents preview: Thousand Cuts (Subtlety) and the Assassination capstone
Rogue capstone talents preview: Thousand Cuts (Subtlety) and the Assassination capstone. Image © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Source: @Warcraft on X

Builds

Level 60 point maps: Not yet published, updated at launch. Try the talent calculator.

Tree layout

Rows from top; ×N = max rank; ✦ new, △ changed in Forever. ForeverDiff client data, build 1.60.1.70532, checked 28 Oct; can move before launch.

Assassination Talents
1 Improved Gouge ×3 △ · Remorseless Attacks ×2 △ · Malice ×5 △
2 Ruthlessness ×3 · Murder ×2 △ · Improved Slice and Dice ×3
3 Relentless Strikes ×1 · Improved Expose Armor ×2 △ · Lethality ×5 △
4 Vile Poisons ×5 · Cold Blood ×1 △ · Improved Poisons ×5 △
5 Vigor ×2 △ · Mutilate ×1 ✦ · Improved Kidney Shot ×2 △
6 Seal Fate ×5 △
7 Venom ×1 ✦
Official WoW Forever image: three characters posing
Image © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Source: Blizzard News
Combat Talents
1 Improved Eviscerate ×3 △ · Improved Sinister Strike ×2 · Lightning Reflexes ×5
2 Puncturing Wounds ×3 ✦ · Deflection ×3 △ · Precision ×3 △
3 Endurance ×2 △ · Riposte ×1 · Improved Sprint ×2
4 Improved Kick ×2 · Flawless Execution ×1 ✦ · Dual Wield Specialization ×5 △
5 Blade Flurry ×1 △ · Hack and Slash ×5 △
6 Weapon Expertise ×2 △ · Aggression ×3 △
7 Adrenaline Rush ×1
Subtlety Talents
1 Camouflage ×5 △ · Master of Deception ×3 △ · Opportunity ×2 △
2 Setup ×3 △ · Elusiveness ×2 △ · Dirty Tricks ×2 ✦ · Improved Ambush ×3 △
3 Initiative ×3 △ · Ghostly Strike ×1 △ · Improved Distract ×2 ✦
4 Heightened Senses ×2 △ · Premeditation ×1 △ · Serrated Blades ×3 △
5 Dirty Deeds ×2 △ · Preparation ×1 · Hemorrhage ×1 △
6 Quietus ×5 ✦ · Cutthroat ×5 ✦
7 Thousand Cuts ×1 ✦
Official WoW Forever image: two characters posing in town
Image © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Source: Blizzard News

Spec guides: Assassination · Combat · Subtlety

Fan site. Beta (cap 30) until launch Thu 5 Nov 2026, 10:00 AEDT; numbers may change. [Unconfirmed] = not yet confirmed.

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Sources
  • ForeverDiff — Rogue talent calculator (client data, build 1.60.1.70532)
  • Blizzard — WoW Forever Beta Development Notes (Updated October 26)
  • Blizzard — Deep Dive panel recap
  • Wowhead — Level 30 Combat Rogue (6 Oct)
  • Blizzard — Class Deep Dives: Rogue and Warlock
  • ForeverDiff — Rogue talents