Rogue abilities
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Rogues abilities are used in order to both deal damage and attempt to avoid it.
Common phrases you should know are: Opening Moves- These are moves that are reffered to by players as you move you make to well, open a fight. These moves require stealth and break stealth (so sap isn't really an opener). However, some like like Cheap Shot is.
Combo Moves- These are intermediate moves, that give combo points as you use them. These are sometimes used as opening moves, such as backstab, however, more often than not they are just to build of points.
Finishing Moves- These are the rogue's deadliest moves. These are the moves that require points to do. Playing a rogue will require you to know and understand your finishing moves (as you have a lot) and learning what rotation to use them in to utilize them to you're best ability.
In addition to these combat moves, rogues have a number of other abilities, in particular those in the Subtlety field such as Stealth and Distract.
See detailed rogue abilities for a greater description on all abilities.
Trainable abilities
Note for Combo Points:
- +x indicates the move will award x combo points
- 0 indicates the move will reset the combo points back to zero
- - indicates the move doesn't use combo points in any form
The following tables lists all of the Rogue's non-passive abilities, along with the first level at which the ability can be attained.
| Icon | Ability | Level | Type | Combo Pts | Tree | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Sinister Strike | 1 | Combo Move | +1 | Combat | A regular weapon attack augmented by a fixed amount of additional damage |
| | Eviscerate | 1 | Finishing Move | 0 | Assassination | Deals a relatively large amount of damage, increasing with each combo point. (Combat and Assassination Rogues will deal more damage with this.) |
| | Stealth | 1 | Subtlety | - | Subtlety | Allows the rogue to sneak around; movement speed reduced. May not be used in combat. |
| | Backstab | 4 | Combo Move | +1 | Combat | Deals large amounts of damage. Must be at enemy's back; requires a dagger in the main hand. |
| | Pickpocket | 4 | Subtlety | - | Subtlety | Pickpocket items from a mob. Requires stealth. Only works on Humanoids with "pockets to pick." As of Patch 1.12, can be used when target is in combat. |
| | Gouge | 6 | Combo Move | +1 | Combat | Deals small amount of damage and immobilizes enemy for a few seconds as long as they're not hit again. Turns off attack. |
| | Evasion | 8 | Combat | - | Combat | Increases dodge skill by 50% for 15 seconds, up to a maximum of 75%. |
| | Sprint | 10 | Combat | - | Combat | Increases the rogue's movement speed for 15 sec. Does not break stealth; Turns off attack. |
| | Sap | 10 | Opening Move | - | Subtlety | Disorients the target for a short period. Only 1 target may be sapped at a time. Requires stealth; Only works on Humanoids that are not in combat; Any damage will revive the target. |
| | Slice and Dice | 10 | Finishing Move | 0 | Assassination | Provides a temporary boost to automatic attack speed; lasts longer per combo point. |
| | Kick | 12 | Combat | - | Combat | Interrupts casting and prevents further spells from that school from being cast for 5 seconds. Causes minor damage. |
| | Expose Armor | 14 | Finishing Move | 0 | Assassination | Reduces the enemy's Armor Rating for 30 seconds, increasing in duration with each combo point. Does not stack with a warrior's Sunder Armor ability. |
| | Garrote | 14 | Opening Move | +1 | Assassination | Deals Damage over Time. Rogue must be at enemy's back; Requires stealth. Silences enemy for 3 seconds. |
| | Feint | 16 | Combat | - | Combat | Causes no damage but lowers threat by a small amount. Useful in groups in case the rogue gets the aggro instead of the tank(s). |
| | Ambush | 18 | Opening Move | +1 | Assassination | Massive opening damage. Requires a dagger in the main hand; must be at enemy's back; Requires stealth. |
| | Rupture | 20 | Finishing Move | 0 | Assassination | Wounds the enemy causing Damage over Time, increasing in duration with each combo point. (Subtlety Rogues will deal more damage with this.) |
| | Dismantle | 20 | Combat | 0 | Assassination | Disarms the enemy |
| | Detect Traps | 22 | Subtlety | - | Subtlety | Makes traps become visible for the next 3 minutes. As of Patch 1.11, this is passive. |
| | Distract | 22 | Subtlety | - | Subtlety | Creates a distraction, making enemies turn to face the noise for 10 seconds. Doesn't break stealth. |
| | Vanish | 22 | Subtlety | - | Subtlety | The rogue vanishes, entering improved stealth for 10 sec. Breaks root effects. As of Patch 1.12, this also removes tracking spells such as Hunter's Mark and Mind Vision. |
| | Cheap Shot | 26 | Opening Move | +2 | Assassination | Stuns the target for 4 seconds. Damage will not break the effect. Requires stealth |
| | Disarm Trap | 30 | Subtlety | - | Subtlety | Disarm traps. Stealth is not required but recommended, since most traps will go off unless you are stealthed. |
| | Kidney Shot | 30 | Finishing Move | 0 | Assassination | Stuns the target for a certain amount of time based on combo points. Almost essential for most stunlocks. |
| | Blind | 34 | Subtlety | - | Subtlety | Causes the target to wander randomly at reduced movement speed for a short while. Cancelled if target takes further damage. Since Patch 2.3.0, Blind became a physical attack, Blinding Powder requirement is removed. |
| | Envenom | 62 | Finishing Move | 0 | Assassination | Finishing move that consumes your Deadly Poison doses on the target and deals instant poison damage. One dose is consumed for each combo point. |
| | Deadly Throw | 64 | Finishing Move | 0 | Assassination | Finishing move that reduces the movement of the target by 50% for 5 sec and causes thrown weapon damage plus additional damage per combo point. |
| | Cloak of Shadows | 66 | Subtlety | - | Subtlety | Instantly removes all existing harmful spell effects and increases your chance to resist all spells by 90% for 5 sec. |
| | Shiv | 70 | Combo Move | +1 | Combat | Performs an instant off-hand weapon attack that automatically applies the poison from your off-hand weapon to the target. Slower weapons require more Energy. |
| | Tricks of the Trade | 75 | Subtlety | - | 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. |
| | Fan of Knives | 80 | Combat | - | Combat | Instantly throw both weapons at all targets within 8 yards, causing 105% weapon damage with daggers, and 70% weapon damage with all other weapons. |
Talent Abilities
Assassination
| Icon | Ability | Reqs | Range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Cold Blood | Assassination 20 | self only | When activated, increases the critical strike chance of your next offensive ability by 100%. |
| | Mutilate | Overkill 1 Assassination 40 | 5 yards | Requires Daggers. Instantly attacks with both weapons for an additional 181 with each weapon. Damage is increased by 50% against Poisoned targets. Awards 2 combo points. |
| | Hunger for Blood | Assassination 50 | self only | 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. |
Combat
| Icon | Ability | Reqs | Range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Riposte | Deflection 3 Combat 10 | 5 yards | A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. Deals 150% weapon damage and slows the target's attack speed by 20% for 30 seconds. |
| | Blade Flurry | Combat 20 | self only | Increases your attack speed by 20%. In addition, attacks strike an additional nearby opponent. Lasts 15 sec. |
| | Adrenaline Rush | Combat 30 | self only | Increases your Energy regeneration rate by 100% for 15 sec. |
| | Killing Spree | Combat 50 | 10 yards | Requires melee weapon. Step through the shadows from enemy to enemy, attacking an enemy every 0.5 secs with both weapons until 5 assaults are made. Can hit the same target multiple times. Cannot hit invisible or stealthed targets. |
Subtlety
| Icon | Ability | Reqs | Range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Ghostly Strike | Subtlety 10 | 5 yards | A strike that deals 125% weapon damage and increases your chance to dodge by 15% for 7 sec. Awards 1 combo point. |
| | Preparation | Subtlety 20 | self only | When activated, this ability immediately finishes the cooldown on Evasion, Sprint, Vanish, Cold Blood,
Shadowstep and Premeditation abilities. |
| | Hemorrhage | Serrated Blades 3 Subtlety 20 | 5 yards | 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 X. Lasts 10 charges or 15 sec. Awards 1 combo point. |
| | Premeditation | Preparation 1 Subtlety 30 | 30 yards | When used, adds 2 combo points to your target. You must use or add to those combo points within 10 seconds or the combo points are lost. Requires stealth. |
| | Shadowstep | Subtlety 40 | 25 yards | Attempts to step through the shadows and reappear behind your enemy and increases movement speed by 70% for 3 sec. The damage of your next ability is increased by 20% and the threat caused is reduced by 50%. Lasts 10 seconds. |
| | Shadow Dance | Subtlety 50 | self only | Allows the rogue to use Sap, Garrote, Ambush, Cheap Shot, Premeditation, Pickpocket, and Disarm Trap outside of stealth for 6 seconds. |
| Ability | Level | Type | Combo Pts | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instant Poison | 20 | Poisons | - | Coats the rogue's weapon with a poison which has a 20% chance to instantly inflict Nature damage. |
| Crippling Poison | 20 | Poisons | - | Coats the rogue's weapon with a poison which significantly slows an enemy's movement speed when applied. |
| Mind-numbing Poison | 24 | Poisons | - | Coats the rogue's weapon with a poison which increases the enemy's casting times when applied. |
| Deadly Poison | 30 | Poisons | - | Coats the rogue's weapon with a poison which causes nature-based Damage over Time when applied. |
| Wound Poison | 32 | Poisons | - | Coats the rogue's weapon with a poison which reduces the effectiveness of healing on the target when applied. |
| Anesthetic Poison | 68 | Poisons | - | Coats the rogue's weapon with a poison which has a 20% chance to instantly inflict Nature damage without any threat. |
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