Rogue abilities and spells in WoW Forever

The Rogue spellbook in the WoW Forever beta lists 50 abilities in 5 tabs: Assassination, Combat, Subtlety, Poisons and General. Each ability has its own page with every rank, the level it is learned at and how it compares with Classic. Against Classic: 15 changed, 2 new and 24 the same.

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Assassination

Rogue abilities in the Assassination tab
Ability	First level	Ranks	Vs Classic
Ambush	18	6	Same
Cheap Shot	26	1	Same
Cold Blood	25	1	Changed
Eviscerate	1	9	Changed
Expose Armor	14	5	Changed
Garrote	14	6	Same
Kidney Shot	30	2	Same
Mutilate	30	4	New
Rupture	20	6	Changed
Slice and Dice	10	2	Same
Venom	40	1	New

Combat

Rogue abilities in the Combat tab
Ability	First level	Ranks	Vs Classic
Adrenaline Rush	40	1	Same
Backstab	4	9	Same
Blade Flurry	30	1	Changed
Evasion	8	1	Same
Feint	16	5	Same
Gouge	6	5	Changed
Kick	12	4	Same
Riposte	20	1	Same
Sinister Strike	1	8	Same
Sprint	10	3	Same

Subtlety

Rogue abilities in the Subtlety tab
Ability	First level	Ranks	Vs Classic
Blind	34	1	Same
Detect Traps	24	1	Same
Disarm Trap	30	1	Same
Distract	22	1	Changed
Ghostly Strike	20	1	Changed
Hemorrhage	30	1	Changed
Pick Pocket	4	1	Same
Premeditation	25	1	Changed
Preparation	30	1	Same
Safe Fall	40	1	Same
Sap	10	3	Changed
Stealth	1	4	Same
Vanish	22	2	Same

Poisons

Rogue abilities in the Poisons tab
Ability	First level	Ranks	Vs Classic
Crippling Poison	20	2	Same
Instant Poison	20	6	Changed
Mind-numbing Poison	24	3	Changed
Deadly Poison	30	5	Changed
Wound Poison	32	4	Changed
Blinding Powder	34	1	Same

General

Rogue abilities in the General tab
Ability	First level	Ranks	Vs Classic
Pick Lock	—	1	Same
Shoot Bow	—	1	—
Shoot Crossbow	—	1	—
Shoot Gun	—	1	—
Throw	—	1	—
Dual Wield	—	1	—
Armor Proficiency	—	1	—
Dodge	—	1	—
Parry	—	1	—
Languages	—	1	—

Rogue abilities by level

Every rank in the spellbook that has a learning level, grouped by the level it is learned at.

Ranks learned at each level
Level	Learned at this level
1	Eviscerate, rank 1 Sinister Strike, rank 1 Stealth, rank 1
4	Backstab, rank 1 Pick Pocket
6	Gouge, rank 1 Sinister Strike, rank 2
8	Evasion Eviscerate, rank 2
10	Sap, rank 1 Slice and Dice, rank 1 Sprint, rank 1
12	Backstab, rank 2 Kick, rank 1
14	Expose Armor, rank 1 Garrote, rank 1 Sinister Strike, rank 3
16	Eviscerate, rank 3 Feint, rank 1
18	Ambush, rank 1 Gouge, rank 2
20	Backstab, rank 3 Crippling Poison, rank 1 Ghostly Strike Instant Poison, rank 1 Riposte Rupture, rank 1 Stealth, rank 2
22	Distract Garrote, rank 2 Sinister Strike, rank 4 Vanish, rank 1
24	Detect Traps Eviscerate, rank 4 Mind-numbing Poison, rank 1
25	Cold Blood Premeditation
26	Ambush, rank 2 Cheap Shot Expose Armor, rank 2 Kick, rank 2
28	Backstab, rank 4 Feint, rank 2 Instant Poison, rank 2 Rupture, rank 2 Sap, rank 2
30	Blade Flurry Deadly Poison, rank 1 Disarm Trap Garrote, rank 3 Hemorrhage Kidney Shot, rank 1 Mutilate, rank 1 Preparation Sinister Strike, rank 5
32	Eviscerate, rank 5 Gouge, rank 3 Wound Poison, rank 1
34	Ambush, rank 3 Blind Blinding Powder Sprint, rank 2
36	Backstab, rank 5 Expose Armor, rank 3 Instant Poison, rank 3 Rupture, rank 3
38	Deadly Poison, rank 2 Garrote, rank 4 Mind-numbing Poison, rank 2 Sinister Strike, rank 6
40	Adrenaline Rush Eviscerate, rank 6 Feint, rank 3 Mutilate, rank 2 Safe Fall Stealth, rank 3 Venom Wound Poison, rank 2
42	Ambush, rank 4 Kick, rank 3 Slice and Dice, rank 2 Vanish, rank 2
44	Backstab, rank 6 Instant Poison, rank 4 Rupture, rank 4
46	Deadly Poison, rank 3 Expose Armor, rank 4 Garrote, rank 5 Gouge, rank 4 Sinister Strike, rank 7
48	Eviscerate, rank 7 Sap, rank 3 Wound Poison, rank 3
50	Ambush, rank 5 Crippling Poison, rank 2 Kidney Shot, rank 2 Mutilate, rank 3
52	Backstab, rank 7 Feint, rank 4 Instant Poison, rank 5 Mind-numbing Poison, rank 3 Rupture, rank 5
54	Deadly Poison, rank 4 Garrote, rank 6 Sinister Strike, rank 8
56	Eviscerate, rank 8 Expose Armor, rank 5 Wound Poison, rank 4
58	Ambush, rank 6 Kick, rank 4 Sprint, rank 3
60	Backstab, rank 8 Backstab, rank 9 Deadly Poison, rank 5 Eviscerate, rank 9 Feint, rank 5 Gouge, rank 5 Instant Poison, rank 6 Mutilate, rank 4 Rupture, rank 6 Stealth, rank 4

Game data from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70291, as published by talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0) on 2026-10-08 and reformatted by us. Numbers can still change before launch.