WoW Forever class

Rogue in WoW Forever

Skyborne Rogues are available to both factions.

3 specializations
Melee damage
Class guides to level 30
Class notes checked Nov 4, 2026

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Choose a specialization

Each build page sets your level and activity, explains the combat loop, and ranks the gear you can use slot by slot. The class guides behind this advice reach level 30; later advice goes beyond them.

Every Rogue ability · Rogue talent trees

Melee damage
Assassination

Poison-focused attacks.
Combat loop & gear rankings
Melee damage
Combat

Weapon attacks and finishing moves.
Combat loop & gear rankings
Melee damage
Subtlety

Stealth, bleeds and control.
Combat loop & gear rankings

Is it for you?

How Rogue plays

Energy, combo points and interrupts reward attention. Stealth and escape tools help solo play, but the available roles remain damage-focused.

Pace: High
Setup: Moderate
Solo independence: Moderate
Pet management: Low
Flexibility: Low
Group responsibility: Moderate

Reviewed · 1.60.1.70790 · Editorial estimates for ordinary leveling, not a damage tier list. Compare every class

New in Forever

Builders, poisons and weapon choices

Mutilate requires two daggers. Venom is an Assassination talent that makes Shank raise your poison damage and your chance to apply poisons. Subtlety’s Hemorrhage hits harder with a dagger but works with any weapon, so its ordinary weapon choices are broader than a dagger-only opener.

Blizzard: Rogue and Warlock changes · Blizzard’s Deep Dive · What’s Next

Read the current Rogue updates

Assassination

Combat

Subtlety

Builders, poisons and weapon choices