Expose Armor, a Rogue ability in WoW Forever

Expose Armor is a Rogue ability in the Assassination tab of the WoW Forever spellbook. It has 5 ranks. Its first rank is learned at level 14 and its last at level 56. Its spell school is Physical.

Against Classic: Changed

Ranks and levels of Expose Armor

Ranks of Expose Armor
Level	Rank	Tooltip	Text
14	Rank 1	25 EnergyMelee Range 1 to 5 Combo Points Instant	Finishing move that exposes the target for 30 sec, reducing Armor per combo point: 1 point : 90 Armor 2 points: 180 Armor 3 points: 270 Armor 4 points: 360 Armor 5 points: 450 Armor
26	Rank 2	25 EnergyMelee Range 1 to 5 Combo Points Instant	Finishing move that exposes the target for 30 sec, reducing Armor per combo point: 1 point : 180 Armor 2 points: 360 Armor 3 points: 540 Armor 4 points: 720 Armor 5 points: 900 Armor
36	Rank 3	25 EnergyMelee Range 1 to 5 Combo Points Instant	Finishing move that exposes the target for 30 sec, reducing Armor per combo point: 1 point : 270 Armor 2 points: 540 Armor 3 points: 810 Armor 4 points: 1,080 Armor 5 points: 1,350 Armor
46	Rank 4	25 EnergyMelee Range 1 to 5 Combo Points Instant	Finishing move that exposes the target for 30 sec, reducing Armor per combo point: 1 point : 360 Armor 2 points: 720 Armor 3 points: 1,080 Armor 4 points: 1,440 Armor 5 points: 1,800 Armor
56	Rank 5	25 EnergyMelee Range 1 to 5 Combo Points Instant	Finishing move that exposes the target for 30 sec, reducing Armor per combo point: 1 point : 450 Armor 2 points: 900 Armor 3 points: 1,350 Armor 4 points: 1,800 Armor 5 points: 2,250 Armor

Text and numbers are the beta client's tooltip at level 60 with no gear, unless a rank says otherwise.

Expose Armor compared with Classic

All 5 ranks changed since Classic.

How each rank of Expose Armor compares with Classic
Rank	Change	Classic tooltip	Classic text
Rank 1	Changed	—	Finishing move that exposes the target for 30 sec, reducing armor per combo point: 1 point : 80 armor 2 points: 160 armor 3 points: 240 armor 4 points: 320 armor 5 points: 400 armor
Rank 2	Changed	—	Finishing move that exposes the target for 30 sec, reducing armor per combo point: 1 point : 145 armor 2 points: 290 armor 3 points: 435 armor 4 points: 580 armor 5 points: 725 armor
Rank 3	Changed	—	Finishing move that exposes the target for 30 sec, reducing armor per combo point: 1 point : 210 armor 2 points: 420 armor 3 points: 630 armor 4 points: 840 armor 5 points: 1050 armor
Rank 4	Changed	—	Finishing move that exposes the target for 30 sec, reducing armor per combo point: 1 point : 275 armor 2 points: 550 armor 3 points: 825 armor 4 points: 1100 armor 5 points: 1375 armor
Rank 5	Changed	—	Finishing move that exposes the target for 30 sec, reducing armor per combo point: 1 point : 340 armor 2 points: 680 armor 3 points: 1020 armor 4 points: 1360 armor 5 points: 1700 armor

Talents that change Expose Armor

These Rogue talents name Expose Armor in their rank text.

Improved Expose ArmorAssassination, row 3

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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.