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How the 32/19/0 build works
Assassination with Forever's two new keystone talents, Mutilate and Venom, through Malice, Lethality, Vile Poisons, Cold Blood and Seal Fate.
Nineteen Combat points buy Precision, four points of Dual Wield Specialization and Puncturing Wounds, which in Forever raises Mutilate's critical strike chance as well as Backstab's.
Assassination Rogue leveling build
One talent point a level from 10 to 60, in this order, ending at 31/20/0 without a respec. Pick the Leveling tab above and drag the level slider to watch the trees fill in.
Levels 10–20
Malice for 5% crit, Ruthlessness and Relentless Strikes so each finisher feeds the next, and Murder for 4% more damage to Humanoids and Giants.
Levels 21–30
Lethality adds crit damage to Sinister Strike and Backstab, Cold Blood guarantees a crit, and Vile Poisons strengthens your poisons. Mutilate at 30 hits with both weapons for 2 combo points, 20% harder on poisoned targets.
Levels 31–40
Vigor for 10 more Energy, Improved Kidney Shot, Seal Fate so crits add an extra combo point, and Venom at 40 for 30% more poison damage.
Levels 41–60
Combat for Improved Eviscerate, Precision, Puncturing Wounds (15% more Mutilate crit), Endurance for Sprint and Evasion, and Dual Wield Specialization for off-hand damage.
| Level | Talent | Tree |
|---|---|---|
| 10–14 | Malice 5/5 | Assassination |
| 15–17 | Ruthlessness 3/3 | Assassination |
| 18–19 | Murder 2/2 | Assassination |
| 20 | Relentless Strikes 1/1 | Assassination |
| 21–25 | Lethality 5/5 | Assassination |
| 26 | Cold Blood 1/1 | Assassination |
| 27–29 | Vile Poisons 3/5 | Assassination |
| 30 | Mutilate 1/1 | Assassination |
| 31–32 | Vigor 2/2 | Assassination |
| 33–34 | Improved Kidney Shot 2/2 | Assassination |
| 35–39 | Seal Fate 5/5 | Assassination |
| 40 | Venom 1/1 | Assassination |
| 41–43 | Improved Eviscerate 3/3 | Combat |
| 44–45 | Lightning Reflexes 2/5 | Combat |
| 46–48 | Precision 3/3 | Combat |
| 49–51 | Puncturing Wounds 3/3 | Combat |
| 52–53 | Endurance 2/2 | Combat |
| 54–55 | Deflection 2/3 | Combat |
| 56–60 | Dual Wield Specialization 5/5 | Combat |
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Every talent in the Assassination Rogue raid build
Each talent with its Forever tooltip at the rank the build takes.
Assassination· 32 points
Malice 5/5
Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks and Poisons by 5%.
Ruthlessness 3/3
Gives your finishing moves a 60% chance to add a Combo Point to your target.
Improved Slice and Dice 3/3
Increases the duration of your Slice and Dice ability by 45%.
Relentless Strikes 1/1
Your finishing moves have a 20% chance per Combo Point to restore 25 Energy.
Lethality 5/5
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Sinister Strike, Gouge, Backstab, Mutilate, Ghostly Strike, and Hemorrhage abilities by 20%.
Vile Poisons 5/5
Increases the damage dealt by your poisons by 20% and gives your poisons an additional 40% chance to resist dispel effects.
Cold Blood 1/1
When activated, increases the critical strike chance of your next Sinister Strike, Backstab, Ambush, Eviscerate, or Mutilate by 100%.
Vigor 2/2
Increases your maximum Energy by 10.
Mutilate 1/1New in Forever
Instantly attacks with both weapons for 75% weapon damage plus an additional 17 with each weapon. Damage increased by 20% against Poisoned targets. Awards 2 Combo Points.
Seal Fate 5/5
Your critical strikes from abilities that add Combo Points have a 100% chance to add an additional Combo Point.
Venom 1/1New in Forever
Finishing move that increases the damage of your Poisons by 30% and your chance to apply Poisons by 10%. Lasts longer per combo point: 1 point : 9 sec 2 points: 12 sec 3 points: 15 sec 4 points: 18 sec 5 points: 21 sec
Combat· 19 points
Improved Eviscerate 3/3
Increases the damage done by your Eviscerate ability by 20%.
Lightning Reflexes 2/5
Increases your Dodge chance by 2%.
Puncturing Wounds 3/3New in Forever
Increases the critical strike chance of your Backstab by 30% and your Mutilate by 15%, and gives Backstab a 45% chance to add an additional Combo Point.
Precision 3/3
Improves your chance to hit by 3%.
Endurance 2/2
Reduces the cooldown of your Sprint and Evasion abilities by 60%.
Improved Sprint 2/2
Gives a 100% chance to remove all movement impairing effects when you activate your Sprint ability.
Dual Wield Specialization 4/5
Increases the damage done by your off-hand weapon by 20%.
New Assassination talents in WoW Forever
The 2 talents in Forever's Assassination tree that Classic does not have, shown at full rank. Another 13 carry over from Classic with different ranks, positions or numbers.
Mutilate · row 5, 1 rank
Instantly attacks with both weapons for 75% weapon damage plus an additional 17 with each weapon. Damage increased by 20% against Poisoned targets. Awards 2 Combo Points.
Venom · row 7, 1 rank
Finishing move that increases the damage of your Poisons by 30% and your chance to apply Poisons by 10%. Lasts longer per combo point: 1 point : 9 sec 2 points: 12 sec 3 points: 15 sec 4 points: 18 sec 5 points: 21 sec
Questions
What are the best Assassination Rogue talents in WoW Forever?
Our recommended Assassination Rogue build is 32/19/0: Mutilate and Venom, with Precision from Combat. It is one of the Forever sim's preset builds. Nobody has played a level 60 yet, so treat it as a starting point until launch on 4 November.
Are WoW Forever's Assassination talents the same as Classic's?
No. Forever's Assassination tree has 17 talents, and 2 of them do not exist in Classic: Mutilate and Venom. Another 13 have different ranks, positions or numbers. The tree is still seven rows deep, and each row still needs five points spent above it.
What is the Assassination 31-point talent in WoW Forever?
Venom, which is new in Forever. Finishing move that increases the damage of your Poisons by 30% and your chance to apply Poisons by 10%. Lasts longer per combo point: 1 point : 9 sec 2 points: 12 sec 3 points: 15 sec 4 points: 18 sec 5 points: 21 sec
What is the best Assassination Rogue leveling build in WoW Forever?
Ours takes one point a level from 10 to 60 with no respec and ends at 31/20/0. It picks up Relentless Strikes at 20, Cold Blood at 26, Mutilate at 30 and Venom at 40. The full order is on this page.
How many talent points do you get in WoW Forever?
51 at level 60, one per level from level 10, as in Classic. The Legacy perk Talented starts them at level 5 instead, which matters for alts while levelling.
Where does this talent data come from?
From the WoW Forever beta client's own talent tables (build 1.60.1.70338), not from Classic. Every tooltip on this page is rendered from the client's spell data, and we checked them against the numbers the beta's own tooltips show. The trees can still change before launch.
