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Rogue

The Rogue in World of Warcraft: Forever: Assassination, Combat, Subtlety, 9 races, and every ability rank from level 1 to 60, what it costs and where to train it.
Melee
Per Blizzard, Rogues are masters of Stealth, control, Poisons and precise weapon attacks, with the highest potential single-target melee damage in the game. They are the only class with Poisons, and Sap no longer breaks Stealth.

Specialisations

Tap a specialisation to see its ready suggestion.

Playable races

9 races can play a Rogue. New for this class in Forever: High Order Skyborne, Windshaper Skyborne.

Alliance

5
New in Forever

Horde

4
New in Forever

Forever changes

Talents

10
new
28
changed
8
removed
Every talent change →

Abilities

0
new
11
changed
0
removed
Every ability change →
Removed means no longer in Forever.

New in Forever

What you learn at each level

115 ranks from level 1 to 60. A price is what Classic’s trainers charged; a price marked “beta” is what a trainer asked in the beta. A rank with no price says where it comes from instead.
Level
Ability
Classic cost
Status
1
Eviscerate
Rank 1 · Known from the start
Known from the start
Changed
1
Pick Lock
Rank 1 · 18s (level 16 in Classic)
18s (level 16 in Classic)
1
Sinister Strike
Rank 1 · Known from the start
Known from the start
1
Stealth
Rank 1 · 10c
10c
4
Backstab
Rank 1 · 1s
1s
Changed
4
Pick Pocket
Rank 1 · 1s
1s
6
Gouge
Rank 1 · 1s
1s
Changed
6
Sinister Strike
Rank 2 · 1s
1s
8
Evasion
Rank 1 · 2s
2s
8
Eviscerate
Rank 2 · 2s
2s
Changed
10
Sap
Rank 1 · 3s
3s
Changed
10
Slice and Dice
Rank 1 · 3s
3s
10
Sprint
Rank 1 · 3s
3s

Where to train

Trainers in each capital city.

Alliance

Stormwind City
Lord Tony Romano, Osborne the Night Man
Ironforge
Fenthwick, Hulfdan Blackbeard, Ormyr Flinteye
Darnassus
Anishar, Erion Shadewhisper, Syurna

Horde

Undercity
Carolyn Ward, Gregory Charles, Miles Dexter
Orgrimmar
Gest, Ormok, Shenthul

Weapons and armor

Armor

Cloth
Leather

Weapons and where to learn them

A weapon master teaches each weapon skill; in Classic it cost 10s. A beta weapon master can charge differently.
Weapon
Alliance weapon master
Horde weapon master
One-handed
Axes
New in Forever
Alliance: Buliwyf Stonehand Ironforge
Horde: Hanashi Orgrimmar, Sayoc Orgrimmar
Maces
Alliance: Buliwyf Stonehand Ironforge
Horde: Ansekhwa Thunder Bluff
Swords
Alliance: Woo Ping Stormwind City
Horde: Archibald Undercity
Daggers
Alliance: Woo Ping Stormwind City, Bixi Wobblebonk Ironforge, Ilyenia Moonfire Darnassus
Horde: Archibald Undercity, Sayoc Orgrimmar
Fist weapons
Alliance: Buliwyf Stonehand Ironforge, Ilyenia Moonfire Darnassus
Horde: Sayoc Orgrimmar
Ranged
Bows
Alliance: Ilyenia Moonfire Darnassus
Horde: Hanashi Orgrimmar, Sayoc Orgrimmar
Guns
Alliance: Buliwyf Stonehand Ironforge
Horde: Ansekhwa Thunder Bluff
Crossbows
Alliance: Woo Ping Stormwind City, Bixi Wobblebonk Ironforge
Horde: Archibald Undercity
Thrown
Alliance: Bixi Wobblebonk Ironforge, Ilyenia Moonfire Darnassus
Horde: Hanashi Orgrimmar, Sayoc Orgrimmar

Recommended builds

Starting builds up to level 60. Open one in the talent calculator to change or save it.

Assassination

Assassination: verified build
46/5/0 · 51 points · level 60
46
Assassination
5
Combat
0
Subtlety

Combat

Combat: verified build
7/44/0 · 51 points · level 60
7
Assassination
44
Combat
0
Subtlety

Subtlety

Subtlety: verified build
10/0/41 · 51 points · level 60
10
Assassination
0
Combat
41
Subtlety

Questions

Talent data: 51 talents have wiki effects, 0 have a change in a Blizzard post, and 0 have only their position and ranks verified.
SOURCES
World of Warcraft: Forever Class Deep Dives — Rogue and Warlock
Blizzard Entertainment · 7 Oct 2026 · Accessed: 14 Oct 2026
Rogue abilities (Forever) (rev 6962169)
warcraft.wiki.gg · rev 6962169 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Accessed: 4 Nov 2026