Rogue

Last Updated: 10/27/08 (9138)

Notes on listed Abilities/Talents: Abilities and Talent description may not match WoWHead tooltips. All information listed here is based on the very latest updates to Blizzard's official talent calculators and patch notes, which are more up-to-date than the in-game builds from which WoWHead draws its data. We are not responsible for discrepancies in WoWHead's database.

New Poison Brews

Notes: Poisons are no longer crafted. They are purchased from Reagent/Poison vendors. Unless otherwise specified, all items listed below coat a weapon with poison that lasts for 1 hour.

	Spell	Type	Level	Description	Source	Reagents
	Instant Poison IX	Poison (Temporary Buff)	79	Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy, which instantly inflicts [445 + 0.15 * AP] Nature damage.	Vendor	None
	Instant Poison VIII	Poison (Temporary Buff)	73	Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts [245 + 0.10 * AP] Nature damage.	Vendor	None
	Wound Poison VI	Poison (Temporary Buff)	72	Each strike has a 50% chance of poisoning the enemy, causing [188 + 0.04 * AP] Nature damage and reducing all healing effects used on them by 50% for 15 sec.	Vendor	None
	Wound Poison VII	Poison (Temporary Buff)	78	Each strike has a 50% chance of poisoning the enemy, causing [231 + 0.04 * AP] Nature damage and reducing all healing effects used on them by 50% for 15 sec.	Vendor	None
	Deadly Poison VIII	Poison (Temporary Buff)	76	Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy for [324 + 0.08 * AP] Nature damage over 12 sec. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target.	Vendor	None
	Deadly Poison IX	Poison (Temporary Buff)	80	Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy for [536 + 0.12 * AP] Nature damage over 12 sec. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target.	Vendor	None
	Anesthetic Poison II	Poison (Temporary Buff)	77	Each strike has a 50% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts 218 to 280 Nature damage and dispels 0 Enrage effect, but causes no additional threat.	Vendor	None

New Trained Abilities

	Ability	Rank	Level	School	Description
	Dismantle	Rank 01	20	Assassination	Disarm the enemy, removing all weapons, shield or other equipment carried for 10 sec. (25 Energy, Instant, 1 min Cooldown, 5 yd Range)
	Fan of Knives	Rank 01	80	Combat	Instantly throw both weapons at all targets within 8 yards, causing 100% weapon damage. (50 Energy, Instant, 10 sec Cooldown, 5 yd Range, Requires Melee Weapon)
	Tricks of the Trade	Rank 01	75	Subtlety	The current party or raid member becomes the target of your Tricks of the Trade. The threat caused by your next attack and all actions taken for 6 sec afterwards will be transferred to the target. In addition, all damage caused by the target is increased by 15% during this time. (15 Energy, Instant, 30 sec Cooldown, 20 yd range)

New Talents

	Talent	Tier	Tree	Description
	Blood Spatter	02 (05 Pt Req)	Assassination	Increases the damage caused by your Garrote and Rupture abilities by 15/30% (2 Ranks)
	Deadly Brew	07 (30 Pt Req)	Assassination	When you apply Instant, Wound or Mind-Numbing poison to a target, you have a 50% chance to apply Crippling poison. (2 Ranks)
	Overkill	07 (30 Pt Req)	Assassination	Abilities used while stealthed and for 6 seconds after breaking stealth cost 10 less energy. (1 Rank)
	Focused Attacks	08 (35 Pt Req)	Assassination	Your melee critical strikes have a 33/66/100% chance to give you 2 energy for all ranks. (3 Ranks)
	Turn the Tables	09 (40 Pt Req)	Assassination	You have a 5/10/15% chance of reflecting physical effects back on the attacker. (3 Ranks)
	Cut to the Chase	10 (45 Pt Req)	Assassination	Your Eviscerate and Envenom abilities have a 20/40/60/80/100% chance to refresh your Slice and Dice duration to its 5 combo point maximum. (5 Ranks)
	Hunger For Blood	11 (50 Pt Req)	Assassination	Enrages you, increasing all damage caused by 3%. If used while a Bleed effect is afflicting you, it will attempt to remove it and refund 15 energy. This effect can be stacked up to 3 times. Lasts 30 sec. (1 Rank, 30 Energy, Instant)
	Throwing Specialization	08 (35 Pt Req)	Combat	Increases the range of Throw and Deadly Throw by 2/4 yards and gives your Deadly Throw and Fan of Knives a 50/100% chance to interrupt the target for 3 sec. (2 Ranks)
	Unfair Advantage	09 (40 Pt Req)	Combat	Whenever you dodge an attack you gain an Unfair Advantage, striking back for 50/100% of your main hand weapon's damage. This cannot occur more than once per second. (2 Ranks)
	Savage Combat	09 (40 Pt Req)	Combat	Increases your total attack power by 2/4% and all physical damage caused to enemies you have poisoned is increased by 1/2%. (2 Ranks)
	Prey on the Weak	10 (45 Pt Req)	Combat	Your critical strike damage is increased by 4/8/12/16/20% when the target has less health than you (as a percentage of total health). (5 Ranks)
	Killing Spree	11 (50 Pt Req)	Combat	Step through the shadows from enemy to enemy within 10 yards, attacking an enemy every .5 secs with both weapons until 5 assaults are made. Can hit the same target multiple times. Cannot hit invisible or stealthed targets. (1 Rank, Instant, 2 min Cooldown)
	Waylay	08 (35 Pt Req)	Subtlety	Your Ambush critical hits have a 50%/100% chance to reduce the target's melee and ranged attack speed by 20%, movement speed by 70% and prevent item use for 8 sec. (2 Ranks)
	Honor Among Thieves	09 (40 Pt Req)	Subtlety	When anyone in your group critically hits with a damage or healing spell or ability, you have a 33/66/100% chance to gain a combo point on your current target. This effect cannot occur more than once ever. (3 Ranks)
	Filthy Tricks	09 (40 Pt Req)	Subtlety	Reduces the cooldown of your Tricks of the Trade and Distract abilities by 5/10 secs and Preparation by 2.5/5 min. (2 Ranks)
	Slaughter from the Shadows	10 (45 Pt Req)	Subtlety	Reduces the energy cost of your Backstab and Ambush abilities by 3/6/9/12/15 and reduces the energy cost of your Hemorrhage ability by 1/2/3/4/5. (5 Ranks)
	Shadow Dance	11 (50 Pt Req)	Subtlety	Enter the Shadow Dance, allowing the use of Sap, Garrotte, Ambush, Cheap Shot, Premeditation, Pickpocket and Disarm Trap regardless of being stealthed. (1 Rank, Instant, 2 min Cooldown)

General

• Rogue energy mechanics have now been changed, they now return energy every 1/10th of a second instead of 20 every 2, this change makes energy generation more fluid.

Assassination

• Ambush - Base damage increased from 335 to 907.5 (Rank 10).
• Deadened Nerves: Changed to 3 ranks. Now reduces all damage taken by 2/4/6% (up from 1/2/3/4/5% and instead of just physical damage).
• Envenom now increases the chance to apply poisons by 15% (down from 25%) to targets for 1 sec plus an additional 1 sec per combo point in addition to its current effect.
• Expose Armor: All ranks have had their armor reduction increased.
• Find Weakness changed from 5 points to 3 points. Now increases the damage of all offensive abilities by 2/4/6%. (Old - Your finishing moves increase the damage of all your offensive abilities by 2/4/6/8/10% for 10 sec.)
• Fleet Footed: Reduces the duration of all movement impairing effects by 15/30%. (Was 25/50% in previous build. Up from 5/10% on live.)
• Improved Eviscerate (Tier 1) increases the damage done by Eviscerate by 7/14/20%. (Previously 5/10/15%)
• Improved Expose Armor: Now reduces the energy cost of your Expose Armor ability by 5/10 instead of increasing the duration by 25/50%.
• Improved Poisons reworked: Now Increases the chance to apply Instant and Deadly Poison to your target by 2/4/6/8/10% down from 5/10/15/20/25%.
• Lethality now increases the critical strike damage of all combo moves by 6/12/18/24/30%. (Old - Didn't affect all skills)
• Master Poisoner: Moved to Tier 9. No longer reduces the chance your poisons will be resisted or the duration of all Poison effects applied to you, but increases the critical hit chance of all attacks made against any target you have poisoned by 1/2/3% and reduces the duration of all Poison effects applied to you by 17/34/50%. (This does not stack with the Paladin talent Heart of the Crusader.)
• Murder moved to Tier 6, now increases damage by 2/4% (up from 1/2%).
• Mutilate no longer requires you to be behind the target.
• Relentless Strikes moved to Subtlety Tier 1, made 5 ranks for 4/8/12/16/20% chance.
• Vigor has been moved from Tier 7 to Tier 3.
• Vile Poisons: Changed to three ranks (down from 5).
  • Old version: "Increases the damage dealt by your poisons and Envenom ability by 4/8/12/16/20% and gives your poisons an additional 8/16/24/32/40% chance to resist dispel effects."
  • New version: "Increases the damage dealt by your poisons and Envenom ability by 7%/14%/20% and gives your poisons an additional 10%/20%/30% chance to resist dispel effects."

Poisons

• Mind-numbing Poison: Now increases casting time by 60% (up from 40%). Chance to apply increased to 50% from 20%.
• Wound Poison: Now reduces all healing effects used on a target by 50% (Up from 10%).
• Anesthetic Poison: Now dispells Rage effects as well as causing damage. "...and dispels 134 to 172 Enrage effect, but causes no additional threat."
• Crippling Poison: Now slows movement speed by 70% (up from 50%). Chance to apply increased to 50% from 30%.

Combat

• Aggression - Moved from Tier 6 to Tier 4. Increased from 3 points to 5. Now increases the damage of your Sinister Strike, Backstab, and Eviscerate abilities by 3/6/9/12/15% (up from 2/4/6/8/10%).
• Backstab - Base damage increased.
• Blade Twisting: Your damaging melee attacks have a 10% chance (down from 10/20%) to daze the target for 8 seconds (up from 4). Now also increases the damage dealt by Sinister Strike and Backstab by 5/10%.
• Close Quarters Combat: Now increases critical strike chance of Fist Weapons as well
• Combat Potency: Now effects autoattacks instead of all attacks.
• Dagger Specialization has been moved from Tier 4 to Tier 3 and now affects Fist Weapons as well.
• Deflection changed from 5 points to 3 points. Now Increases your Parry chance by 2/4/6%. (Old - 1/2/3/4/5%)
• Dual Wield Specialization has been moved from Tier 4 to Tier 1.
• Endurance now reduces the cooldown of your Sprint and Evasion abilities by 30 sec/1 min (down from 45 sec/1.5 min). Now also increases your total stamina by 2/4%.
• Evasion cooldown reduced from 5 to 3 minutes.
• Fist Weapon Specialization: Removed.
• Gouge: Damage now scales with attack power.
• Improved Slice and Dice: Changed from 3 points to 2 points. Now increases the duration of your Slice and Dice ability by 25/50%, up from 15/30%
• Improved Sprint changed from Tier 3 to Tier 4.
• Kick: This ability is no longer affected by the global cooldown.
• Lightning Reflexes moved from Tier 1 to Tier 4.
• Mace Specialization: Chance to stun removed. Now ignores 3/6/9/12/15% of target’s armor. (Instead of increasing critical strike damage.)
• Nerves of Steel: Now reduces damage taken while affected by Stun and Fear effects by 15/30% instead of reducing the duration.
• Precision now also increases chance to hit with poison attacks by 1/2/3/4/5%.
• Riposte: A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 150% weapon damage and slows their melee attack speed by 20% for 30 seconds. (Disarm effect replaced by melee attack speed lowering.) Now awards one combo point.
• Sprint cooldown reduced from 5 to 3 minutes.
• Stay of Execution: Removed.
• Surprise Attacks: Now Hemorrhage damage is also increased.
• Vitality revamped - Increased from 2 to 3 points. Now increases your Energy regeneration rate by 8/16/25% (up from 3/6%). Previously: Increases your total Stamina by 2/4% and your total Agility by 1/2%.

Subtlety

• Camouflage: Changed from 5 points to 3 points. Now increases your speed while stealthed by 5/10/15% and reduces the cooldown of your Stealth ability by 2/4/6 sec, up from 3/6/9% and 1/2/3 sec
• Cloak of Shadow cooldown increased from 1 to 1.5 minute.
• Disarm Trap range increased to 20 yds, cast time reduced to 1 sec, now requires stealth.
• Enveloping Shadows - Reduces the damage taken by area of effect attacks by 10/20/30% (up from 5/10/15%), changed from increasing your chance to avoid area of effect attacks.
• Elusiveness moved from Tier 4 to Tier 3. Reduced to 2 ranks. Now increases the critical strike chance of your Ambush ability by 25/50% (up from 15/30%).
• Improved Ambush: Moved from Tier 3 to Tier 4. Reduced to 2 ranks. Now increases the critical strike chance of your Ambush ability by 25/50% (up from 15/30%).
• Initiative: Moved from Tier 3 to Tier 4. Now gives you a 33/66/100% chance to add an additional combo point to your target when using your Ambush, Garrote, or Cheap Shot ability, up from 25/50/75%
• Master of Deception: Ranks 4 and 5 have been removed.
• Opportunity: Changed from 5 points to 2 points. Now increases the damage dealt by Backstab, Mutilate, Garrote and Ambush abilities by 10/20% (up from 4/8%). Now works all the time instead of just on attacks from behind the target.
• Premeditation cooldown reduced from 2 minutes to 20 seconds.
• Preparation no longer refreshes the cooldown to Premeditation.
• Relentless Strikes (Tier 1): (Moved from Assassination Tree) Your finishing moves have a 4/8/12/16/20% chance per combo point to restore 25 energy.
• Serrated Blades moved Tier 4 to Tier 3.
• Setup: Gives you a 33%/66%/100% (up from 15/30/45%) chance to add a combo point to your target after dodging their attack or fully resisting one of their spells. This cannot happen more than once per second.
• Shadowstep will no longer be usable while rooted.
• Vanish cooldown reduced from 5 to 3 minutes.

Notes on listed Abilities/Talents: Abilities and Talent description may not match WoWHead tooltips. All information listed here is based on the very latest updates to Blizzard's official talent calculators and patch notes, which are more up-to-date than the in-game builds from which WoWHead draws its data. We are not responsible for discrepancies in WoWHead's database.

New Ranks for All Abilities

	Ability	Rank	Level	School	Description
	Ambush	Rank 08	70	Assassination	Ambush the target, causing 275% weapon damage plus 335 to the target. Must be stealthed and behind the target. Requires a dagger in the main hand. Awards 1 combo point. (60 Energy, Instant, 5 yd Range)
	Ambush	Rank 09	75	Assassination	Ambush the target, causing 275% weapon damage plus 335 to the target. Must be stealthed and behind the target. Requires a dagger in the main hand. Awards 1 combo point. (60 Energy, Instant, 5 yd Range)
	Ambush	Rank 10	80	Assassination	Ambush the target, causing 275% weapon damage plus 335 to the target. Must be stealthed and behind the target. Requires a dagger in the main hand. Awards 1 combo point. (60 Energy, Instant, 5 yd Range)
	Deadly Throw	Rank 02	70	Assassination	Finishing move that reduces the movement of the target by 50% for 6 sec and causes increased thrown weapon damage (modified by Ranged Weapon Bonus/DPS values): 1 point: [223 + rwb] - [245 + RWB] damage 2 points: [365 + rwb] - [387 + RWB] damage 3 points: [507 + rwb] - [529 + RWB] damage 4 points: [649 + rwb] - [671 + RWB] damage 5 points: [791 + rwb] - [813 + RWB] damage (35 Energy, Instant, 30 yd Range)
	Deadly Throw	Rank 03	76	Assassination	Finishing move that reduces the movement of the target by 50% for 6 sec and causes increased thrown weapon damage (modified by Ranged Weapon Bonus/DPS values): 1 point: [350 + rwb] - [386 + RWB] damage 2 points: [574 + rwb] - [610 + RWB] damage 3 points: [798 + rwb] - [834 + RWB] damage 4 points: [1022 + rwb] - [1058 + RWB] damage 5 points: [1246 + rwb] - [1282 + RWB] damage (35 Energy, Instant, 30 yd Range)
	Dismantle	Rank 01	20	Assassination	Disarm the enemy, removing all weapons, shield or other equipment carried for 10 sec. (25 Energy, Instant, 1 min Cooldown, 5 yd Range)
	Eviscerate	Rank 11	73	Assassination	Finishing move that causes damage per combo point (modified by Attack Power): 1 point: [405 + AP * 0.03]-[613 + AP * 0.03] damage 2 points: [706 + AP * 0.06]-[914 + AP * 0.06] damage 3 points: [1007 + AP * 0.09]-[1215 + AP * 0.09] damage 4 points: [1308 + AP * 0.12]-[1516 + AP * 0.12] damage 5 points: [1609 + AP * 0.15]-[1817 + AP * 0.15] damage (35 Energy, Instant, 5 yd Range)
	Eviscerate	Rank 12	79	Assassination	Finishing move that causes damage per combo point (modified by Attack Power): 1 point: [497 + AP * 0.03]-[751 + AP * 0.07] damage 2 points: [867 + AP * 0.06]-[1121 + AP * 0.14] damage 3 points: [1237 + AP * 0.09]-[1491 + AP * 0.21] damage 4 points: [1607 + AP * 0.12]-[1861 + AP * 0.28] damage 5 points: [1977 + AP * 0.15]-[2231 + AP * 0.35] damage (35 Energy, Instant, 5 yd Range)
	Expose Armor	Rank 07	77	Assassination	Finishing move that exposes the target for 30 sec, reducing 560 armor per combo point. (25 Energy, Instant, 5 yd Range)
	Garrote	Rank 09	75	Assassination	Garrote the enemy, silencing them for 3 sec causing 1092 damage over 18 sec, increased by attack power. Must be stealthed and behind the target. Awards 1 combo point. (50 Energy, Instant, 5 yd Range)
	Garrote	Rank 10	80	Assassination	Garrote the enemy, silencing them for 3 sec causing 1290 damage over 18 sec, increased by attack power. Must be stealthed and behind the target. Awards 1 combo point. (50 Energy, Instant, 5 yd Range)
	Hunger For Blood	Rank 01	60	Assassination	Enrages you, increasing all damage caused by 3%. If used while a Bleed effect is afflicting you, it will attempt to remove it and refund 15 energy. This effect can be stacked up to 3 times. Lasts 30 sec. (Talent: Tier 11) (30 Energy, Instant)
	Mutilate	Rank 05	75	Assassination	Instantly attacks with both weapons for an additional 153 with each weapon. Damage is increased by 50% against Poisoned targets. Awards 2 combo points. (60 Energy, Instant, 5 yd Range)
	Mutilate	Rank 06	80	Assassination	Instantly attacks with both weapons for an additional 181 with each weapon. Damage is increased by 50% against Poisoned targets. Awards 2 combo points. (60 Energy, Instant, 5 yd Range)
	Rupture	Rank 08	74	Assassination	Finishing move that causes damage over time, increased by your attack power. Lasts longer per combo point: 1 point : 324 damage over 8 secs 2 points: 460 damage over 10 secs 3 points: 618 damage over 12 secs 4 points: 798 damage over 14 secs 5 points: 1000 damage over 16 secs (25 Energy, Instant, 5 yd Range)
	Rupture	Rank 09	79	Assassination	Finishing move that causes damage over time, increased by your attack power. Lasts longer per combo point: 1 point : 324 damage over 8 secs 2 points: 460 damage over 10 secs 3 points: 618 damage over 12 secs 4 points: 798 damage over 14 secs 5 points: 1000 damage over 16 secs (25 Energy, Instant, 5 yd Range)
	Backstab	Rank 11	74	Combat	Backstab the target, causing 150% weapon damage plus 255 to the target. Must be behind the target. Requires a dagger in the main hand. Awards 1 combo point. (60 Energy, Instant, 5 yd Range)
	Backstab	Rank 12	80	Combat	Backstab the target, causing 150% weapon damage plus 255 to the target. Must be behind the target. Requires a dagger in the main hand. Awards 1 combo point. (60 Energy, Instant, 5 yd Range)
	Fan of Knives	Rank 01	80	Combat	Instantly throw both weapons at all targets within 8 yards, causing 100% weapon damage. (50 Energy, Instant, 10 sec Cooldown, 5 yd Range, Requires Melee Weapon)
	Feint	Rank 07	72	Combat	Performs a feint, causing no damage but lowering your threat by a large amount, making the enemy less likely to attack you. (20 Energy, Instant, 10 sec Cooldown, 5 yd Range)
	Feint	Rank 08	78	Combat	Performs a feint, causing no damage but lowering your threat by a large amount, making the enemy less likely to attack you. (20 Energy, Instant, 10 sec Cooldown, 5 yd Range)
	Killing Spree	Rank 01	60	Combat	Step through the shadows from enemy to enemy within 10 yards, attacking an enemy every .5 secs with both weapons until 5 assaults are made. Can hit the same target multiple times. Cannot hit invisible or stealthed targets. (Talent: Tier 11) (Instant, 2 min Cooldown)
	Sinister Strike	Rank 11	76	Combat	An instant strike that causes 150 damage in addition to your normal weapon damage. Awards 1 combo point. (45 Energy, Instant, 5 yd Range)
	Sinister Strike	Rank 12	80	Combat	An instant strike that causes 180 damage in addition to your normal weapon damage. Awards 1 combo point. (45 Energy, Instant, 5 yd Range)
	Hemorrhage	Rank 05	80	Subtlety	An instant strike that deals 110% weapon damage and causes the target to hemorrhage, increasing any Physical damage dealt to the target by up to 75. Lasts 10 charges or 15 sec. Awards 1 combo point. (35 Energy, Instant, 5 yd Range)
	Sap	Rank 04	71	Subtlety	Incapacitates the target for up to 45 sec. Must be stealthed. Only works on Humanoids, Beasts, Demons and Dragonkin that are not in combat. Any damage caused will revive the target. Only 1 target may be sapped at a time. (65 Energy, Instant, 5 yd Range)
	Shadow Dance	Rank 01	60	Subtlety	Enter the Shadow Dance, allowing the use of Sap, Garrotte, Ambush, Cheap Shot, Premeditation, Pickpocket and Disarm Trap regardless of being stealthed. (Talent: Tier 11) (Instant, 2 min Cooldown)
	Tricks of the Trade	Rank 01	75	Subtlety	The current party or raid member becomes the target of your Tricks of the Trade. The threat caused by your next attack and all actions taken for 6 sec afterwards will be transferred to the target. In addition, all damage caused by the target is increased by 15% during this time. (15 Energy, Instant, 30 sec Cooldown, 20 yd Range)

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3.0.2.9138 (October 25 2008)

Combat

• Fan of Knives - Cooldown reduced to 10 seconds from 30.

3.0.2.9095 (October 18 2008)

Combat

• Combat Potency - Changed to autoattacks from attacks.

Subtlety

• Shadow Dance - Removed from description, Those abilities each gain a cooldown of 2.0 sec. Lasts 10 sec.

3.0.2.9038 (October 3 2008)

Combat

• Blade Twisting - Your damaging melee attacks have a 10% chance to Daze the target for 8 sec. Up from 4 sec.

Subtlety

• Enveloping Shadows - Reduces the damage taken by area of effect attacks by 10/20/30%. Up from 5/10/15%.

3.0.2.9014 (September 30 2008)

Assassination

• Focused Attacks - Your melee critical strikes have a 33/66/100% chance to give you 2 energy (up from 1) for all ranks.

Combat

• Gouge - Damage now scales with attack power.
• Aggression - Moved from Tier 5 to Tier 4. Now increases the damage of your Sinister Strike, Backstab, and Eviscerate abilities by 3/6/9/12/15% (up from 2/4/6/8/10%).
• Blade Twisting - Now also increases the damage dealt by Sinister Strike and Backstab by 5/10%.
• Vitality - Now regens 8/16/25% energy (up from 3/7/10%).

3.0.2.8982 (September 24 2008)

Assassination

• Focused Attacks - Now your melee critical strikes have a 33/66% chance to give you 1 energy, implemented from bugged values of 100%/100%.
• Find Weakness - Damage increase changed to 2/4/6% down from 3/6/9%.

Combat

• Killing Spree - No longer hits invisible or stealthed targets.

Subtlety

• Opportunity - Now works all the time instead of just on attacks from behind the target.

3.0.2.8970 (September 19 2008)

Assassination

• Deadly Brew revamped - Now when you apply Instant, Wound or Mind-Numbing poison to a target, you have a 50% chance to apply Crippling poison.
• Improved Poisons - Now increases the chance to apply Instant and Deadly Poison to your target by 2/4/6/8/10% (down from 3/6/9/12/15%).
• Hunger for Blood - now only attempt to remove a Bleed effect. (Old - any harmful physical effect)

Combat

• Gouge - Now awards one combo point.
• Aggression - Moved from Tier 6 to Tier 5. Increased from 3 points to 5. Now increases the damage of your Sinister Strike, Backstab, and Eviscerate abilities by 2/4/6/8/10%.
• Endurance - Now also increases your total stamina by 2/4%.
• Blood Poisoning renamed Savage Combat - Now also increases your total attack power by 2/4%.
• Vitality revamped - Now increases your Energy regeneration rate by 3/6%. Previously: Increases your total Stamina by 2/4% and your total Agility by 1/2%.

Subtlety

• Tricks of the Trade - Now has a cost of 15 energy.
• Filthy Tricks - Now also reduces the cooldown of Preparation by 2.5/5 min

3.0.2.8962 (September 18 2008)

Assassination

• Envenom - Chance to apply poison reduced to 15% from 25%.
• Ambush - Base damage increased from 335 to 907.5 (Rank 10).
• Focused Attacks - Your melee critical strikes have a 100% chance to give you 1/2/3 energy. Changed from a 10/20/30% chance to give you 3 energy.
• Improved Poisons - Talent reworked. Now Increases the chance to apply Instant and Deadly Poison to your target by 3/6/9/12/15% down from 5/10/15/20/25%.
• Infectious Poisons - Removed.

Combat

• Backstab - Base damage increased from 255 to 465 (Rank 12).
• Unfair Advantage - Once per second limit added.

Subtlety

• Enveloping Shadows - Reduces the damage taken by area of effect attacks by 5/10/15% changed from Increases your chance to avoid area of effect attacks.

Poisons

• Anesthetic Poison II - Chance to apply increased to 50% from 20%.
• Wound Poison VII - Chance to apply increased to 50% from 30%. AP coef reduced to .04 from .06.
• Deadly Poison - Base damaged reduced, AP coef reduced to .12 from .08.
• Instant Poison - Base damaged reduced, AP coef reduced to .15 from .1.
• Mind-numbing Poison - Chance to apply increased to 50% from 20%.
• Crippling Poison - Chance to apply increased to 50% from 30%.

3.0.2.8926 (September 10 2008)

• Hunger For Blood: Now refunds 15 energy.

3.0.2.8905 (September 05 2008)

Assassination

• Dismantle required level changed from 75 to 20. Max range changed to 5 Yards.
• Overkill (NEW TALENT) (Tier 7): Abilities used while stealthed and for 6 seconds after breaking stealth cost 10 less energy.
• Cut to the Chase: Now procs off of Eviscerate and Envenom abilities without needing then to critically strike.
• Hunger For Blood: Now enrages you, increasing all damage caused by 3% (down from 5%). Now removed any type of effect, not just Bleeds or Magic effects.
• Blood Spatter: Moved from Tier 9 to Tier 2. Now increases the damage caused by your Garrote and Rupture abilities by 15/30% (up from 10/20%).
• Lethality now increases the critical strike damage of all combo moves by 6/12/18/24/30%. (Old - Didn't affect all skills)
• Improved Expose Armor - Now reduces the energy cost of your Expose Armor ability by 5/10 instead of increasing the duration by 25/50%
• Murder - Now increases all damage caused against Humanoid, Giant, Beast and Dragonkin targets by 2/4%, up from 1/2%
• Deadened Nerves - Now reduces all damage taken by 2/4/6%, up from 1/2/3%
• Master Poisoner - No longer reduces the chance your poisons will be resisted or the duration of all Poison effects applied to you, but increases the critical hit chance of all attacks made against any target you have poisoned by 1/2/3% and reduces the duration of all Poison effects applied to you by 17/34/50%.
• Find Weakness changed from 5 points to 3 points. Now increases the damage of all offensive abilities by 3/6/9% (Old - Your finishing moves increase the damage of all your offensive abilities by 2/4/6/8/10% for 10 sec.)
• Relentless Strikes has been removed. (And moved to Subtlety
• Focused Attacks has been moved from Tier 9 to Tier 8.
• Turn the Tables has been moved from Tier 8 to Tier 9.
• Vigor has been moved from Tier 7 to Tier 3.

Combat

• Sprint cooldown reduced from 5 to 3 minutes.
• Evasion cooldown reduced from 5 to 3 minutes.
• Stay of Execution: Removed.
• Blood Poisoning (NEW TALENT) (Tier 9): All physical damage caused to enemies you have poisoned is increased by 1/2%.
• Mace Specialization changed to - Your attacks with maces ignore up to 3/6/9/12/15% of your opponent's armor. (Old - Increases the damage dealt by your critical strikes with maces by 2/4/6/8/10%.)
• Fist Weapon Specialization: Removed.
• Dagger Specialization has been moved from Tier 4 to Tier 3 and now affects Fist Weapons as well.
• Dual Wield Specialization has been moved from Tier 4 to Tier 1.
• Improved Sprint changed from Tier 3 to Tier 4.
• Deflection changed from 5 points to 3 points. Now Increases your Parry chance by 2/4/6%. (Old - 1/2/3/4/5%)
• Lightning Reflexes moved from Tier 1 to Tier 4.
• Endurance now reduces the cooldown of your Sprint and Evasion abilities by 30 sec/1 min. (Old - 45 sec/1.5 min)
• Murder Spree renamed to Killing Spree. Range has been changed to 10 yards.
• Prey on the Weak: Now increased critical strike damage by 4/8/12/16/20% (instead of increasing normalmelee critical strike damage by 5/10/15/20/25%)
• Blood Poisoning revamped: Now "All physical damage caused to enemies you have poisoned is increased by 1/2%." (Previously: When you have less than 35% health, all damage taken is reduced by 5% and you are treated as if you are at full health.)
• Unfair Advantage revamped: Now "Whenever you dodge an attack you gain an Unfair Advantage, striking back for 50/100% of your main hand weapon's damage." (Previously: Whenever you critically hit an enemy or dodge an attack you gain an Unfair Advantage, increasing your chance to critically hit and dodge by 1/2% for [DURATION].)
• Blade Twisting: Now reduces movement speed by 70% (up from 50%).
• Throwing Specialization: Now also gives Fan of Knives a 50/100% chance to interrupt the target.
• Improved Slice and Dice: Changed from 3 points to 2 points. Now increases the duration of your Slice and Dice ability by 25/50%, up from 15/30%
• Riposte - Now awards one combo point
• Precision - Now increases chance to hit for poison attacks
• Endurance - Now reduces the cooldown of your Sprint and Evasion abilities by 30 sec, down from 45 sec
• Close Quarters Combat - Now increases critical strike chance of Fist Weapons as well
• Surprise Attacks - Now Hemorrhage damage is also increased.
• Nerves of Steel - Now reduces damage taken while affected by Stun and Fear effects by 15/30% instead of reducing the duration

Subtlety

• Disarm Trap - Cast time reduced to 1 second from 2 seconds. Increased from 5 to 20 yards range.
• Filthy Tricks (NEW TALENT) (Tier 9): Reduces the cooldown of your Tricks of the Trade and Distract abilities by 5/10 secs.
• Relentless Strikes (Tier 1): (Moved from Assassination Tree) Your finishing moves have a 4/8/12/16/20% chance per combo point to restore 25 energy.
• Improved Ambush - Moved from Tier 3 to Tier 4. Now increases the critical strike chance of your Ambush ability by 25/50% up from 15/30%
• Serrated Blades moved Tier 4 to Tier 3.
• Preparation - No longer resets cooldown of Premeditation.
• Premeditation cooldown reduced from 2 minutes to 20 seconds.
• Relentless Strikes - Now finishing moves have a 4% chance per combo point to restore 25 energy, down from 25%
• Vanish cooldown reduced from 5 to 3 minutes.
• Tricks of the Trade range changed to 20 yards.
• Cloak of Shadow cooldown increased from 1 to 1.5 minute.
• Elusiveness moved from Tier 4 to Tier 3. Now Reduces the cooldown of your Vanish and Blind abilities by 30/60 sec and your Cloak of Shadows ability by 15/30 sec.
• Initiative - Moved from Tier 3 to Tier 4. Now gives you a 33/66/100% chance to add an additional combo point to your target when using your Ambush, Garrote, or Cheap Shot ability, up from 25/50/75%
• Opportunity - Changed from 5 points to 2 points. Now increases the damage dealt when striking from behind with your Backstab, Mutilate, Garrote and Ambush abilities by 10/20%, up from 4/8%
• Camouflage - Changed from 5 points to 3 points. Now increases your speed while stealthed by 5/10/15% and reduces the cooldown of your Stealth ability by 2/4/6 sec, up from 3/6/9% and 1/2/3 sec
• Slaughter from the Shadows: Now also reduces the energy cost of your Hemorrhage by 1/2/3/4/5.
• Shadow Dance revamped: Now you "Enter the Shadow Dance, allowing the use of Sap, Garrotte, Ambush, Cheap Shot, Premeditation, Pickpocket and Disarm Trap regardless of being stealthed. Those abilities each gain a cooldown of [2.0] sec. Lasts [DURATION]." (Previously cause you to reenter stealth every 3 secs.)
• Wrongfully Accused: Removed.
• Master of Deception: Ranks 4 and 5 have been removed.

Poisons

• Anesthetic Poison: Nature damage and amount of Enrage effect dispelled increased.
• Deadly Poison - Now scales with AP, doing [296.0(Rank 7) + 0.12 * AP] Nature damage
• Instant Poison - Now scales with AP, doing [240.0(Rank 7) + 0.15 * AP] Nature damage.
• Wound Poison - Now scales with AP, causing [112.0(Rank 5) + 0.06 * AP] Nature damage.

Rogue Update (September 02 2008)

(Source)

Assassination

• Vigor moved to Tier 3.
• Relentless Strikes moved to Subtlety Tier 1, made 5 ranks for 4/8/12/16/20% chance.
• Murder moved to Tier 6, now increases damage by 2/4%.
• (NEW – Tier 7) Overkill: Abilities used while stealthed and for 6 seconds after breaking stealth cost 10 less energy.
• Focused Attacks and Turn the Tables have swapped locations.
• Master Poisoner moved to Tier 9, no longer increases chance to hit with poison attacks, now increases the critical hit chance of all attacks made against any target you have poisoned by 1/2/3% and reduces the duration of all Poison effects applied to you by 17/34/50%. (This does not stack with the Paladin talent Heart of the Crusader.)
• Hunger for Blood duration increased to 30 seconds.

Combat

• Precision now also increases chance to hit with poison attacks by 1/2/3/4/5%.
• Nerves of Steel will now reduce damage taken while stunned or feared by 15/30% rather than reducing duration.
• Improved Sprint moved to Tier 4.
• Blade Twisting now slows movement speed by 70%.
• Mace Specialization now ignores 3/6/9/12/15% of target’s armor.
• Throwing Specialization now also has a chance to interrupt target when Fan of Knives is used.
• Unfair Advantage: Whenever you dodge an attack you strike back for 50/100% of your main hand weapon’s damage.
• Stay of Execution removed, replaced with Blood Poisoning.
• (NEW – Tier 9) Blood Poisoning: All physical damage caused to enemies you have poisoned is increased by 1/2%.
• Prey on the Weak now increases critical strike damage of all attacks.
• Killing Spree is the new name for Murder Spree and should be working much better very soon.

Subtlety

• Cloak of Shadows cooldown changed to 1.5 min.
• Disarm Trap range increased to 20 yds, cast time reduced to 1 sec, now requires stealth.
• (NEW – Level 75) Tricks of the Trade: The current party or raid member becomes the target of your Tricks of the Trade. The threat caused by your next attack and all actions taken for 6 sec afterwards will be transferred to the target. In addition, all damage caused by the target is increased by 15% during this time. 30 sec cooldown. (Surprise! :) Yes, this is the new group/raid utility ability. We haven’t put any stacking protection on it yet but we’ll need one type of solution or other to prevent the need for 5 rogue Trick rotations. Note also that you cannot use this ability on yourself.)
• Shadowstep will no longer be usable while rooted.
• Elusiveness moved to Tier 3, now reduces cooldown of Cloak of Shadows by 15/30 sec.
• Premeditation cooldown reduced to 20 sec.
• Preparation no longer refreshes the cooldown to Premeditation.
• Master of Deception reduced to 3 ranks.
• Opportunity reduces to 2 ranks for 10/20%.
• Camouflage reduced to 3 ranks for 5/10/15% speed and 2/4/6 sec off the cooldown of Stealth.
• Initiative moved to Tier 4, increased to 33/66/100% chance.
• Improved Ambush moved to Tier 4, reduced to 2 ranks for 25/50%.
• Serrated Blades moved to Tier 3.
• Wrongfully Accused replaced with Filthy Tricks.
• (NEW – Tier 9) Filthy Tricks: Reduces the cooldown of your Tricks of the Trade and Distract abilities by 5/10 sec.
• Slaughter from the Shadows now also reduces the energy cost of your Hemorrhage ability by 1/2/3/4/5.
• Shadow Dance redesigned, now allows the use of Sap, Garrote, Ambush, Cheap Shot, Premeditation, Pickpocket and Disarm Trap regardless of being stealthed. Those abilities all gain a cooldown of 2 sec. Lasts 10 sec.

3.0.2.8885 (August 29 2008)

Assassination

• Mutilate no longer requires you to be behind the target.
• Expose Armor: All ranks have had their armor reduction increased. Example, Rank 7:
  • 1 point: [-785.0] armor (up from -560.0)
  • 2 points: [-1570.0] armor (up from -1120.0)
  • 3 points: [-2355.0] armor (up from -1680.0)
  • 4 points: [-3140.0] armor (up from -2240.0)
  • 5 points: [-3925.0] armor (up from -2800.0)
• Envenom now increases the chance to apply poisons by 25% to targets for 1 sec plus an additional 1 sec per combo point in addition to its current effect.
• Master Poisoner (Tier 6) text clarified: Reduces the chance your poisons will be resisted by 5% and reduces the duration of all Poison effects applied to you by 25%.
• Fleet Footed (Tier 5) reduces the duration of all movement impairing effects by 15/30%. (Previously 25/50%)
• Improved Expose Armor (Tier 3) now increases the duration of Expose Armor instead of increasing the armor penetration.
• Improved Eviscerate (Tier 1) increases the damage done by Eviscerate by 7/14/20%. (Previously 5/10/15%)
• Mind-numbing Poison: Description changed from 'Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 1 hour. Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy, increasing their casting time by 40% for [DURATION].' to 'Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 1 hour. Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy, increasing their casting time by 60% for [DURATION].'
• Wound Poison V (Rank 5): Description changed from 'Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 1 hour. Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy, causing 65 Nature damage and reducing all healing effects used on them by 10% for [DURATION]. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target.' to 'Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 1 hour. Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy, causing 65 Nature damage and reducing all healing effects used on them by 50% for [DURATION]. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target.'
• Anesthetic Poison (Rank 1): Description changed from 'Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 1 hour. Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts 134 to 172 Nature damage, but causes no additional threat.' to 'Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 1 hour. Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts 134 to 172 Nature damage and dispels 134 to 172 Enrage effect, but causes no additional threat.'
• Wound Poison II (Rank 2): Description changed from 'Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 1 hour. Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy, causing 25 Nature damage and reducing all healing effects used on them by 10% for [DURATION]. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target.' to 'Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 1 hour. Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy, causing 25 Nature damage and reducing all healing effects used on them by 50% for [DURATION]. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target.'
• Crippling Poison (Rank 1): Description changed from 'Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 1 hour. Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy, slowing their movement speed by 50% for [DURATION].' to 'Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 1 hour. Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy, slowing their movement speed by 70% for [DURATION].'

Subtlety

• *New Skill* Tricks of the Trade (Level 75): The current party or raid member becomes the target of your Tricks of the Trade. The threat caused by your next attack and all actions taken for 6 sec afterwards will be transferred to the target. In addition, all damage caused by the target is increased by 15% during this time.
• Honor Among Thieves (Tier 9) changed to: When anyone in your group critically hits with a damage or healing spell or ability, you have a 33/66/100% chance to gain a combo point on your current target. This effect cannot occur more than once every second.
• Waylay (Tier 8 ) now reduces targets melee and ranged attack speed by 20% (Previously 30%)

3.0.1.8820 (August 21 2008)

Combat

• Gouge does not award a combo point anymore.
• Mace Specialization (Tier 5) chance to stun removed. Increases critical strike damage bonus with maces by 2/4/6/8/10%.

3.0.1.8770 (August 08 2008)

Subtlety

• Honor Among Thieves changed to 33/66% chance to gain a combo point on your current target when anyone in your group critically hits with a damage or healing spell or ability.

3.0.1.8681 (July 28 2008)

General

• Rogue energy mechanics have now been changed, they now return energy every 1/10th of a second instead of 20 every 2, this change makes energy generation more fluid.

Combat

• Kick: This ability is no longer affected by the global cooldown.

Talent Changes (July 25 2008)

See: MMO-Champion
See Also: Official Calculator Updates

Subtlety

• Fixed a typo in Honor Amongst Thieves, now gives a 10/20/30% to gain a combo point when you or someone in your group critically hits with a damage, healing, or spell ability. (Was ... 100/200/300%)

3.0.1.8634 (July 17 2008)

General

• Pick Lock and Disarm Trap no longer require Thieve's Tools.

Assassination

• Deadened Nerves now reduces all damage taken by 1/2/3/4/5%.
• Fleet Footed now reduces duration of movement impairing effects by 25/50% rather than increasing resist chance.
• Vile Poisons reduced to 3 ranks, now increases damage of poisons and Eviscerate by 7/14/20% and increases dispel resistance by 10/20/30%.

Combat

• Blade Twisting now cause all damaging melee attacks to have a 10% chance to daze for 4/8 seconds.
• Gouge is now only 1 rank and causes damage based on attack power.
• Kick is now only 1 rank and no longer causes damage.
• Nerves of Steel now reduces the duration of all Stun and Fear effects by 15/30%.
• Riposte now slows the target's melee attacks by 20% instead of disarming them.

Subtlety

• Premeditation duration increased to 20 seconds.
• Setup chance to gain a combo point increased to 33/66/100%.
• Vanish no longer requires the reagent Flash Powder.

Worldwide Invitational Information (June 28-29 2008)

(From WoWInsider's coverage)

• Fan of Knives, from Warcraft III was a core ability of the Warden, but they thought it fit Rogues more. It's a short AoE damage burst when needed (1 minute cooldown was mentioned)
• Sap has a bigger spread now. Humanoids, beasts, dragonkin, demons. Another CC help for heroics. "Pretty much anything with a skull and brain inside of it."

3.0.1.8471 (June 12 2008)

General

• Fan of Knives: Instantly throw both weapons at all targets within $a1 yards, causing $s1% weapon damage.
• Sap (Rank 4): Incapacitates the target for up to $d. Must be stealthed. Only works on Humanoids, Beasts, Demons and Dragonkin that are not in combat. Any damage caused will revive the target. Only 1 target may be sapped at a time.
• Wavering Will: Increases the time between an enemy's attacks speed by $s1%, slows its casting speed by $s3%, and slows its movement by $s2%. Lasts $d.

Assassination

• Master Poisoner: Reduces the chance your poisons will be resisted by 5/10% and reduces the duration of all Poison effects by an 25/50%.
• Deadened Nerves: Reduces all damage taken by 1/2/3/4/5%. (instead of all phys dmg)
• Fleet Footed (Rank 2): Reduces the duration of all movement impairing effects by 25/50% and increases your movement speed by 8/16%. This does not stack with other movement speed increasing effects.
• Focused Attacks (Rank 1): Your melee critical strikes have a $h% chance to give you $s1 energy.
• Blood Spatter (Rank 2): Increases the damage caused by your Garrote and Rupture abilities by $s1%.
• Devious Poisons (Rank 2): Increases the damage caused by your Instant Poison and Deadly Poison by $s2%. In addition, when a target you've poisoned is healed or cured, there is a $h% chance the poison afflicts the healer.
• Turn the Tables (Rank 3): You have a $h% chance of reflecting physical effects back on the attacker.
• Deadly Brew (Rank 1): "When you apply Instant, Wounding or Mind-Numbing poison to a target, you have a $h% chance to apply a second poison:
  • Instant -> Deadly
  • Wounding -> Crippling
  • Mind-Numbing -> Crippling"
• Cut to the Chase (Rank 5): Your Eviscerate and Envenom critical strikes have a $h% chance to refresh your Slice and Dice duration to its 5 combo point maximum.

Combat

• Nerves of Steel: Reduces the duration of all Stun and Fear effects by 15/30%. (was: Increases your chance to resist Stun and Fear effects by an additional 5/10%)
• Blade Twisting: Your damaging melee attacks have a 20% chance to Daze the target for 4/(8?) sec
• Prey on the Weak (Rank 5): Your normal melee critical strike damage is increased by $s1% when the target has less health than you (as a percentage of total health).
• Murder Spree: Step through the shadows from enemy to enemy within 10 yards, attacking an enemy every .5 secs with both weapons until 5 assaults are made. Can hit the same target multiple times.
• Throwing Specialization (Rank 2): Increases the range of Throw and Deadly Throw by $s1 yards and gives your Deadly Throw a $h% chance to interrupt the target for $* 51680d.

Subtlety

• Slaughter from the Shadows (Rank 1): Reduces the energy cost of your Backstab and Ambush abilities by $s1.
• Slaughter from the Shadows (Rank 2): Reduces the energy cost of your Backstab and Ambush abilities by $s1.
• Slaughter from the Shadows (Rank 3): Reduces the energy cost of your Backstab and Ambush abilities by $s1.
• Slaughter from the Shadows (Rank 4): Reduces the energy cost of your Backstab and Ambush abilities by $s1.
• Slaughter from the Shadows (Rank 5): Reduces the energy cost of your Backstab and Ambush abilities by $s1.
• Shadow Dance: Instantly enter stealth and begin the Shadow Dance. For $d you will reenter stealth every $t2 secs.
• Wrongfully Accused (Rank 1): Whenever an attack is made against you, if the target is not your current target or has not already been attacking you they cause $* 51705s1% less damage for $* 51705d.
• Wrongfully Accused (Rank 2): Whenever an attack is made against you, if the target is not your current target or has not already been attacking you they cause $* 51707s1% less damage for $* 51707d.
• Honor Among Thieves (Rank 1): When anyone in your group critically hits with a damage or healing spell or ability you have a $h% chance to gain a combo point on your current target.
• Honor Among Thieves (Rank 2): When anyone in your group critically hits with a damage or healing spell or ability you have a $h% chance to gain a combo point on your current target.
• Honor Among Thieves (Rank 3): When anyone in your group critically hits with a damage or healing spell or ability you have a $h% chance to gain a combo point on your current target.
• Waylay (Rank 1): Your Ambush critical hits have a $h% chance to reduce the target's melee and ranged attack speed by $* 51693s1%, movement speed by $* 51693s2% and prevent item use for $* 51693d.
• Waylay (Rank 2): Your Ambush critical hits have a $h% chance to reduce the target's melee and ranged attack speed by $* 51693s1%, movement speed by $* 51693s2% and prevent item use for $* 51693d.

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