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Ghostly Strike, a Subtlety Rogue talent in WoW Forever

Ghostly Strike is an active talent in row 3 of the Subtlety tree. It needs 10 points in Subtlety, so the earliest you can take it is level 20 (up to 5 levels sooner with the Legacy perk Talented). It has 1 rank. It has changed since Classic Era.

Ghostly Strike

1 rank

  • 40 Energy
  • Melee Range
  • Instant
  • 20 sec cooldown
  • Requires 10 points in Subtlety

A strike that deals 125% (180% if a Dagger is equipped in your Main Hand) weapon damage and increases your chance to dodge by 15% for 7 sec. Awards 1 combo point.

Every rank of Ghostly Strike

RankText
Rank 1A strike that deals 125% (180% if a Dagger is equipped in your Main Hand) weapon damage and increases your chance to dodge by 15% for 7 sec. Awards 1 combo point.

Where it sits in the Subtlety tree

CamouflageMaster of DeceptionOpportunitySetupElusivenessDirty TricksImproved AmbushInitiativeGhostly StrikeImproved DistractHeightened SensesPremeditationSerrated BladesDirty DeedsPreparationHemorrhageQuietusCutthroatThousand Cuts
Needs
No prerequisite talent
Unlocks
No talent needs it
Same row
Row above (row 2)
Row below (row 4)

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

Compared with Classic Era

What differs from Classic Era: its rank 1 text.

Rank 1 text

Classic Era

A strike that deals 125% weapon damage and increases your chance to dodge by 15% for 7 sec. Awards 1 combo point.

WoW Forever

A strike that deals 125% (180% if a Dagger is equipped in your Main Hand) weapon damage and increases your chance to dodge by 15% for 7 sec. Awards 1 combo point.

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All Subtlety talents

  1. Camouflage
  2. Master of Deception
  3. Opportunity
  4. Setup
  5. Elusiveness
  6. Dirty Tricks
  7. Improved Ambush
  8. Initiative
  9. Ghostly Strike
  10. Improved Distract
  11. Heightened Senses
  12. Premeditation
  13. Serrated Blades
  14. Dirty Deeds
  15. Preparation
  16. Hemorrhage
  17. Quietus
  18. Cutthroat
  19. Thousand Cuts

The other Rogue trees: Assassination and Combat. 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.