WoW Forever Assassination Rogue Guide
DamageMelee
Damage
Melee2 new, 6 changed and 0 removed talents since Classic; the 31-point talent is new: Venom.
Increases the duration of your Gouge ability by 0.5 sec.
Increases the duration of your Gouge ability by 1.5 sec.
After killing a non-trivial enemy, gives you a 20% increased critical strike chance on your next Sinister Strike, Backstab, Ambush, Mutilate, or Ghostly Strike. Lasts 20 sec.
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.
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Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks and Poisons by 1%.
Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks and Poisons by 5%.
5/5
Gives your finishing moves a 20% chance to add a Combo Point to your target.
Gives your finishing moves a 60% chance to add a Combo Point to your target.
3/3
Increases all damage dealt by 2% against Humanoid and Giant targets.
Increases all damage dealt by 4% against Humanoid and Giant targets.
Increases the duration of your Slice and Dice ability by 15%.
Increases the duration of your Slice and Dice ability by 45%.
Your finishing moves have a 20% chance per Combo Point to restore 25 Energy.
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Reduces the Energy cost of your Expose Armor ability by 5, and refunds 1 Combo Point when cast with 5 Combo Points.
Reduces the Energy cost of your Expose Armor ability by 10, and refunds 2 Combo Points when cast with 5 Combo Points.
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Sinister Strike, Gouge, Backstab, Mutilate, Ghostly Strike, and Hemorrhage abilities by 4%.
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Sinister Strike, Gouge, Backstab, Mutilate, Ghostly Strike, and Hemorrhage abilities by 20%.
Increases the damage dealt by your poisons by 4% and gives your poisons an additional 8% chance to resist dispel effects.
Increases the damage dealt by your poisons by 20% and gives your poisons an additional 40% chance to resist dispel effects.
When activated, increases the critical strike chance of your next Sinister Strike, Backstab, Ambush, Eviscerate, or Mutilate by 100%.
Increases the chance to apply Poisons to your target by 2%, and gives Poison applications a 10% chance to not consume a charge.
Increases the chance to apply Poisons to your target by 10%, and gives Poison applications a 50% chance to not consume a charge.
Increases your maximum Energy by 5.
Increases your maximum Energy by 10.
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.
Enemies Stunned by your Kidney Shot ability take 5% increased damage from your poisons and attacks.
Enemies Stunned by your Kidney Shot ability take 10% increased damage from your poisons and attacks.
Your critical strikes from abilities that add Combo Points have a 20% chance to add an additional Combo Point.
Your critical strikes from abilities that add Combo Points have a 100% chance to add an additional Combo Point.
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 seconds; 2 points: 12 seconds; 3 points: 15 seconds; 4 points: 18 seconds; 5 points: 21 seconds.
“Assassination Rogue” means most of your 51 talent points go into Assassination. Forever keeps Classic’s three open trees, so you can mix them.
Community build
Assassination
Assassination 11
Talents it takes
- Remorseless AttacksRemorseless AttacksAssassination · tier 1 · max rank 2
After killing a non-trivial enemy, gives you a 20% increased critical strike chance on your next Sinister Strike, Backstab, Ambush, Mutilate, or Ghostly Strike. Lasts 20 sec.
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.
2/2 - MaliceMaliceAssassination · tier 1 · max rank 5
Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks and Poisons by 1%.
Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks and Poisons by 5%.
5/5 - RuthlessnessRuthlessnessAssassination · tier 2 · max rank 3
Gives your finishing moves a 20% chance to add a Combo Point to your target.
Gives your finishing moves a 60% chance to add a Combo Point to your target.
3/3 - Relentless StrikesRelentless StrikesAssassination · tier 3 · max rank 1
Your finishing moves have a 20% chance per Combo Point to restore 25 Energy.
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Malice for crit, Remorseless Attacks for a sure crit after each kill, Ruthlessness for combo points from finishers, and Relentless Strikes last for Energy back. The guide’s calculator stops at ten points; its text adds Relentless Strikes as the eleventh, and we follow the text.
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31-point talent · level 40
VenomFinishing 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 seconds; 2 points: 12 seconds; 3 points: 15 seconds; 4 points: 18 seconds; 5 points: 21 seconds.
Key abilities
- EviscerateRank 1 · level 1Cost 35 EnergyCast time instant
Finishing move that causes damage per combo point, increased by Attack Power: 1 point: 6-10 damage; 2 points: 11-15 damage; 3 points: 16-20 damage; 4 points: 21-25 damage; 5 points: 26-30 damage.
1 - RuptureRank 1 · level 20Cost 25 EnergyCast time instant
Finishing move that causes damage over time, increased by your Attack Power. Lasts longer per combo point: 1 point: 25 damage over 8 secs; 2 points: 37 damage over 10 secs; 3 points: 51 damage over 12 secs; 4 points: 68 damage over 14 secs; 5 points: 87 damage over 16 secs.
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- Deadly PoisonRank 1 · level 30Cast time 3 sec
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.
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Builds are transcribed point by point from their public posts and checked against the beta client’s trees.
Leveling a Assassination Rogue: 1 to 60
When each tier opens with every point in Assassination, when the build takes its talents and when the trainer teaches the key abilities.
Levels 1–9
- 1EviscerateEviscerateRank 1 · level 1Cost 35 EnergyCast time instant
Finishing move that causes damage per combo point, increased by Attack Power: 1 point: 6-10 damage; 2 points: 11-15 damage; 3 points: 16-20 damage; 4 points: 21-25 damage; 5 points: 26-30 damage.
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Levels 10–19
- 10First talent pointRemorseless AttacksRemorseless AttacksAssassination · tier 1 · max rank 2
After killing a non-trivial enemy, gives you a 20% increased critical strike chance on your next Sinister Strike, Backstab, Ambush, Mutilate, or Ghostly Strike. Lasts 20 sec.
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.
- 12MaliceMaliceAssassination · tier 1 · max rank 5
Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks and Poisons by 1%.
Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks and Poisons by 5%.
- 15Tier 2 opensRuthlessnessRuthlessnessAssassination · tier 2 · max rank 3
Gives your finishing moves a 20% chance to add a Combo Point to your target.
Gives your finishing moves a 60% chance to add a Combo Point to your target.
- 10
Levels 20–29
- 20Tier 3 opensRelentless StrikesRelentless StrikesAssassination · tier 3 · max rank 1
Your finishing moves have a 20% chance per Combo Point to restore 25 Energy.
RuptureRuptureRank 1 · level 20Cost 25 EnergyCast time instantFinishing move that causes damage over time, increased by your Attack Power. Lasts longer per combo point: 1 point: 25 damage over 8 secs; 2 points: 37 damage over 10 secs; 3 points: 51 damage over 12 secs; 4 points: 68 damage over 14 secs; 5 points: 87 damage over 16 secs.
- 25Tier 4 opens
- 26Cheap ShotCheap Shot
- 20
Levels 30–39
- 30Tier 5 opensDeadly PoisonDeadly PoisonRank 1 · level 30Cast time 3 sec
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.
- 35Tier 6 opens
- 30
Levels 40–49
- 4031-point talentVenomVenomAssassination · tier 7 · max rank 1★ New in Forever
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 seconds; 2 points: 12 seconds; 3 points: 15 seconds; 4 points: 18 seconds; 5 points: 21 seconds.
- 40
Levels 50–60
- 60All 51 points spent
- 60
Key Assassination Rogue abilities
Trainer abilities a Assassination Rogue leans on, with the level they’re taught and what the beta client changed.
- EviscerateEviscerateRank 1 · level 1Cost 35 EnergyCast time instant
Finishing move that causes damage per combo point, increased by Attack Power: 1 point: 6-10 damage; 2 points: 11-15 damage; 3 points: 16-20 damage; 4 points: 21-25 damage; 5 points: 26-30 damage.
- RuptureRuptureRank 1 · level 20Cost 25 EnergyCast time instant
Finishing move that causes damage over time, increased by your Attack Power. Lasts longer per combo point: 1 point: 25 damage over 8 secs; 2 points: 37 damage over 10 secs; 3 points: 51 damage over 12 secs; 4 points: 68 damage over 14 secs; 5 points: 87 damage over 16 secs.
- Cheap ShotCheap Shot
- Deadly PoisonDeadly PoisonRank 1 · level 30Cast time 3 sec
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.
Assassination Rogue weapons by level
The top Dual wield pick in each band of ten levels, from quests, dungeons, vendors and crafting.
Levels 1–10
- Enamelled BroadswordVendor Loch Modan · limited stockEnamelled BroadswordItem Level 14Binds when equippedMain HandSword12 - 23 DamageSpeed 2.40(7.3 damage per second)+1 StrengthRequires Level 9
- Enamelled Broadsword
Levels 11–20
- Butcher's CleaverButcher's CleaverItem Level 25Binds when picked upOne-HandAxe23 - 32 DamageSpeed 1.70(16.2 damage per second)Requires Level 20Dungeon Shadowfang Keep · Razorclaw the Butcher · 10%
The beta client has no stats for this item yet: these are the Classic Era client’s.
- Butcher's Cleaver
Levels 21–30
- Swinetusk ShankSwinetusk ShankItem Level 35Binds when picked upUniqueOne-HandDagger24 - 45 DamageSpeed 1.50(23.0 damage per second)Requires Level 30Dungeon Razorfen Kraul · Agathelos the Raging · 40%
The beta client has no stats for this item yet: these are the Classic Era client’s.
- Swinetusk Shank
Levels 31–40
- Sword of SerenitySword of SerenityItem Level 44Binds when picked upOne-HandSword46 - 86 DamageSpeed 2.20(30.0 damage per second)Quest In the Name of the Light · Scarlet Monastery · lv 40
The beta client has no stats for this item yet: these are the Classic Era client’s.
The client gives no required level: this is the level its quest can be taken at.
- Sword of Serenity
Levels 41–50
- Blade of Eternal DarknessBlade of Eternal DarknessItem Level 54Binds when picked upUniqueMain HandDagger41 - 77 DamageSpeed 1.50(39.3 damage per second)Requires Level 49Equip: Chance on landing a damaging spell to deal 112 Shadow damage and restore 104 mana to you.Dungeon Maraudon · Princess Theradras · 0.5%
The beta client has no stats for this item yet: these are the Classic Era client’s.
- Blade of Eternal Darkness
Levels 51–60
- Hammer of the Twisting NetherHammer of the Twisting NetherItem Level 89Binds when picked upUniqueOne-HandMace97 - 181 DamageSpeed 1.90(73.2 damage per second)Requires Level 60Equip: Increases healing done by spells and effects by up to 238.Equip: Restores 8 mana per 5 sec.Raid Naxxramas · Kel'Thuzad · 20%
The beta client has no stats for this item yet: these are the Classic Era client’s.
- Hammer of the Twisting Nether
Races for a Assassination Rogue
Racials that work with Assassination talents, and why.
- HumanAllianceHumanAlliance
Sword Specialization crit while a sword is equipped.
- Sword SpecializationSword Specialization
+2% critical strike chance with all spells and abilities while a sword is equipped
Works with Seal FateSeal FateAssassination · tier 6 · max rank 5Your critical strikes from abilities that add Combo Points have a 20% chance to add an additional Combo Point.
Your critical strikes from abilities that add Combo Points have a 100% chance to add an additional Combo Point.
crits from combo point builders add a second combo point through Seal Fate.
- Sword Specialization
- OrcHordeOrcHorde
Axe Specialization crit while an axe is equipped (Forever Rogues can reportedly use axes).
- Axe SpecializationAxe Specialization
+1% critical strike chance with all spells and abilities while an axe is equipped
Works with Seal FateSeal FateAssassination · tier 6 · max rank 5Your critical strikes from abilities that add Combo Points have a 20% chance to add an additional Combo Point.
Your critical strikes from abilities that add Combo Points have a 100% chance to add an additional Combo Point.
crits from combo point builders add a second combo point through Seal Fate.
- Axe Specialization
- DwarfAllianceDwarfAlliance
Stoneform; Mace Specialization crit while a mace is equipped.
- Mace SpecializationMace Specialization
+1% critical strike chance with all spells and abilities while a mace is equipped
Works with Seal FateSeal FateAssassination · tier 6 · max rank 5Your critical strikes from abilities that add Combo Points have a 20% chance to add an additional Combo Point.
Your critical strikes from abilities that add Combo Points have a 100% chance to add an additional Combo Point.
crits from combo point builders add a second combo point through Seal Fate.
- Mace Specialization
- Night ElfAllianceNight ElfAlliance
Shadowmeld; Elune's Light.
- Elune's LightElune's Light
+10% critical strike chance for 15 sec
Works with Seal FateSeal FateAssassination · tier 6 · max rank 5Your critical strikes from abilities that add Combo Points have a 20% chance to add an additional Combo Point.
Your critical strikes from abilities that add Combo Points have a 100% chance to add an additional Combo Point.
crits from combo point builders add a second combo point through Seal Fate.
- Elune's Light
- GnomeAllianceGnomeAlliance
Expansive Mind adds 5% maximum Energy.
- Expansive MindExpansive Mind
+5% maximum Mana, Rage or Energy
Works with VigorVigorAssassination · tier 5 · max rank 2Increases your maximum Energy by 5.
Increases your maximum Energy by 10.
Expansive Mind and Vigor both raise your maximum Energy.
- Expansive Mind
Assassination in Forever vs Classic
17 talents in Forever, 15 in Classic.
New 2
- MutilateMutilateAssassination · tier 5 · max rank 1★ New in Forever
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.
- VenomVenomAssassination · tier 7 · max rank 1★ New in Forever
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 seconds; 2 points: 12 seconds; 3 points: 15 seconds; 4 points: 18 seconds; 5 points: 21 seconds.
Changed 6
- Improved GougeImproved GougeAssassination · tier 1 · max rank 3
Increases the duration of your Gouge ability by 0.5 sec.
Increases the duration of your Gouge ability by 1.5 sec.
Moved from Combat - Vile PoisonsVile PoisonsAssassination · tier 4 · max rank 5
Increases the damage dealt by your poisons by 4% and gives your poisons an additional 8% chance to resist dispel effects.
Increases the damage dealt by your poisons by 20% and gives your poisons an additional 40% chance to resist dispel effects.
New spot, same tier - Cold BloodCold BloodAssassination · tier 4 · max rank 1
When activated, increases the critical strike chance of your next Sinister Strike, Backstab, Ambush, Eviscerate, or Mutilate by 100%.
Moved from tier 5 - VigorVigorAssassination · tier 5 · max rank 2
Increases your maximum Energy by 5.
Increases your maximum Energy by 10.
Moved from tier 7; Max rank 1 → 2 - Improved Kidney ShotImproved Kidney ShotAssassination · tier 5 · max rank 2
Enemies Stunned by your Kidney Shot ability take 5% increased damage from your poisons and attacks.
Enemies Stunned by your Kidney Shot ability take 10% increased damage from your poisons and attacks.
Max rank 3 → 2 - Seal FateSeal FateAssassination · tier 6 · max rank 5
Your critical strikes from abilities that add Combo Points have a 20% chance to add an additional Combo Point.
Your critical strikes from abilities that add Combo Points have a 100% chance to add an additional Combo Point.
New spot, same tier
Removed 0
None
Still unconfirmed
- Talents, trainer levels and weapons are read from the Forever beta client and can change before launch.
- The community builds so far are for level 20; none covers level 60 yet.