Classic Era → Forever · build 1.60.1.70245
What changed for Rogues
Every talent and trainer ability Rogues have in Forever, set against Classic Era, from the game files of build 1.60.1.70245. Season of Discovery isn't counted as Classic.
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Talents
New talents 10
| Talent | Tree | Row |
|---|---|---|
 Mutilate | Assassination | 5 |
 Venom | Assassination | 7 |
 Puncturing Wounds | Combat | 2 |
 Flawless Execution | Combat | 4 |
 Hack and Slash | Combat | 5 |
 Dirty Tricks | Subtlety | 2 |
 Improved Distract | Subtlety | 3 |
 Cutthroat | Subtlety | 6 |
 Quietus | Subtlety | 6 |
 Thousand Cuts | Subtlety | 7 |
Removed talents 8
| Talent | Classic tree, row | What it did in Classic |
|---|---|---|
| Improved Backstab | Combat, 2 | Increases the critical strike chance of your Backstab ability by 10%. |
| Dagger Specialization | Combat, 4 | Increases your chance to get a critical strike with Daggers by 1%. |
| Fist Weapon Specialization | Combat, 5 | Increases your chance to get a critical strike with Fist Weapons by 1%. |
| Mace Specialization | Combat, 5 | Increases your skill with Maces by 1, and gives you a 1% chance to stun your target for 3 sec with a mace. |
| Sword Specialization | Combat, 5 | Gives you a 1% chance to get an extra attack on the same target after dealing damage with your Sword. |
| Sleight of Hand | Subtlety, 2 | Reduces the chance you are critically hit by melee and ranged attacks by 1% and increases the threat reduction of your Feint ability by 10%. |
| Improved Sap | Subtlety, 4 | Gives you a 30% chance to return to stealth mode after using your Sap ability. |
| Deadliness | Subtlety, 6 | Increases your Attack Power by 2%. |
Moved to another row 7
| Talent | Tree | Classic row | Forever row |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cold Blood | Assassination | 5 | 4 ↑ earlier |
 Vigor | Assassination | 7 | 5 ↑ earlier |
 Camouflage | Subtlety | 2 | 1 ↑ earlier |
 Improved Ambush | Subtlety | 3 | 2 ↑ earlier |
 Setup | Subtlety | 4 | 2 ↑ earlier |
 Heightened Senses | Subtlety | 5 | 4 ↑ earlier |
 Premeditation | Subtlety | 7 | 4 ↑ earlier |
Different number of ranks 6
| Talent | Classic | Forever |
|---|---|---|
 Deflection | 5 | 3 |
 Improved Kidney Shot | 3 | 2 |
 Master of Deception | 5 | 3 |
 Opportunity | 5 | 2 |
 Precision | 5 | 3 |
| Vigor | 1 | 2 |
Moved to another tree 2
| Talent | Classic | Forever |
|---|---|---|
 Improved Eviscerate | Assassination | Combat |
 Improved Gouge | Combat | Assassination |
Spellbook
New abilities 7
Atrophic Poisonlevel 60
Coup de Gracelevel 30- Numbing Poisonlevel 60
Occult Poison Ilevel 54- Occult Poison IIlevel 60
Redirectlevel 1
Sebacious Poisonlevel 60
Blizzard's notes about Rogues
5 lines across Blizzard's posts mention Rogues. Each one is checked against the files on its post's page.
Development Notes, October 1Development Notes, September 24Races and classes