Lightning Reflexes, a Combat Rogue talent in WoW Forever

Lightning Reflexes is a passive talent in row 1 of the Combat tree. It needs no points in Combat, so you can take it from level 10 (up to 5 levels sooner with the Legacy perk Talented). It has 5 ranks. It is the same as in Classic Era.

Lightning Reflexes

5 ranks

Increases your Dodge chance by 1%.

Every rank of Lightning Reflexes

RankText
Rank 1Increases your Dodge chance by 1%.
Rank 2Increases your Dodge chance by 2%.
Rank 3Increases your Dodge chance by 3%.
Rank 4Increases your Dodge chance by 4%.
Rank 5Increases your Dodge chance by 5%.

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
None: this is the first row
Row below (row 2)

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

Compared with Classic Era

Lightning Reflexes is the same as in Classic Era.

It sits in the same place, has the same number of ranks and has the same rank 1 text.

Open the Rogue talent calculator

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.