Aggression, a Combat Rogue talent in WoW Forever

Aggression is a passive talent in row 6 of the Combat tree. It needs 25 points in Combat, so the earliest you can take it is level 35 (up to 5 levels sooner with the Legacy perk Talented). It has 3 ranks. It has changed since Classic Era.

Aggression

3 ranks

  • Requires 25 points in Combat

Increases the damage of your Sinister Strike, Backstab, and Eviscerate abilities by 2%.

Every rank of Aggression

RankText
Rank 1Increases the damage of your Sinister Strike, Backstab, and Eviscerate abilities by 2%.
Rank 2Increases the damage of your Sinister Strike, Backstab, and Eviscerate abilities by 4%.
Rank 3Increases the damage of your Sinister Strike, Backstab, and Eviscerate abilities by 6%.

Numbers in gold changed from the rank above.

Where it sits in the Combat tree

Needs
No prerequisite talent
Unlocks
No talent needs it
Same row
Row above (row 5)
Row below (row 7)

Row numbers are on the left and the number in a corner is a talent's rank count. Gold marks Aggression.

Compared with Classic Era

What differs from Classic Era: its rank 1 text.

Rank 1 text

Classic Era

Increases the damage of your Sinister Strike and Eviscerate abilities by 2%.

WoW Forever

Increases the damage of your Sinister Strike, Backstab, and Eviscerate abilities by 2%.

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All Combat talents

  1. Improved Eviscerate
  2. Improved Sinister Strike
  3. Lightning Reflexes
  4. Puncturing Wounds
  5. Deflection
  6. Precision
  7. Endurance
  8. Riposte
  9. Improved Sprint
  10. Improved Kick
  11. Flawless Execution
  12. Dual Wield Specialization
  13. Blade Flurry
  14. Hack and Slash
  15. Weapon Expertise
  16. Aggression
  17. Adrenaline Rush

The other Rogue trees: Assassination and Subtlety. Everything that changed for the Rogue since Classic is on the changes page.

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.