Weapon Expertise, a Combat Rogue talent in WoW Forever
Weapon Expertise 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 2 ranks. It has changed since Classic Era.
Weapon Expertise
2 ranks
- Requires 25 points in Combat
- Requires Blade Flurry at 1/1
Reduces the chance for your attacks to be Dodged or Parried by 1%.
Every rank of Weapon Expertise
| Rank | Text |
|---|---|
| Rank 1 | Reduces the chance for your attacks to be Dodged or Parried by 1%. |
| Rank 2 | Reduces the chance for your attacks to be Dodged or Parried by 2%. |
Numbers in gold changed from the rank above.
Where it sits in the Combat tree
- Needs
Blade Flurry at 1/1
- 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 Weapon Expertise.
Compared with Classic Era
What differs from Classic Era: its rank 1 text.
Rank 1 text
Increases your skill with Sword, Fist and Dagger weapons by 3.
Reduces the chance for your attacks to be Dodged or Parried by 1%.
Open the Rogue talent calculator
All Combat talents
- Improved Eviscerate
- Improved Sinister Strike
- Lightning Reflexes
- Puncturing Wounds
- Deflection
- Precision
- Endurance
- Riposte
- Improved Sprint
- Improved Kick
- Flawless Execution
- Dual Wield Specialization
- Blade Flurry
- Hack and Slash
- Weapon Expertise
- Aggression
- 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.