Similar to other WoW classes, a major rogue talent build will focus on one of these 3 talent-tree: Assassination, Combat, or Subtlety. This guide will teach you to going deep into the Combat tree while mixing some points into the other two trees for some skills boosting.

Combat

Improved Sinister Strike (2/2): Decrease the Energy Cost for Sinister Strike

Dual Wield Specialization (5/5): Boost the damage from offhand weapon by 50%. With the new Rogue ability to wield axe, you can create an Orc Rogue, equip him with two enchanted axes and enjoy the advantage of his Axe Specialization.

Precision (5/5): Raise the probability to hit with weapon and poison by 5%.

Close Quarters Combat (5/5): When you use dagger or fist weapons, you’ll critical rate raised by 5%. This talent will give another advantage for your Combat Rogue since he/she can use the most suitable weapons for various battle conditions.

Lightning Reflexes (3/3): Increase Dodge by 6% and add 10% melee haste. The 10% melee haste is going to supercharge your Hack and Slash potential.

Aggression (5/5): Increase the damage of Sinister Strike, Backstab, and Eviscerate by 5%.

Blade Flurry (1/1): Improve attack speed by 20% and attacks strike an extra close opponent. The duration for this skill is 15 seconds.

Hack and Slash (5/5): Gives 5% chance to get extra attack on a target after hit it with sword or axe. Previously called ‘Sword Specialization’, this is one of the major talents in this Rogue talent build. Use the fastest axe you can get to make full use of this talent.

Weapon Expertise (2/2): Increase your expertise by 10.

Blade Twisting (2/2): Add 10% damage to your Backstab and Sinister Strike.

Vitality (3/3): Boost your energy regeneration.

Adrenaline Rush (1/1): Increase Energy Regeneration by 100% for 15 seconds.

Throwing Specialization (2/2): Enhance range of Deadly Throw and gives it 100% chances to interrupt the target for 3 seconds.

Combat Potency (5/5): For your offhand melee attack that hit, you get 20% probability to gain 15 Energy.

Surprise Attack (1/1): Makes your opponent can’t dodge your finishing move. It also increases various finishing moves damages by 10%.

Savage Combat (2/2): Improve total attack power by 4% and improve damage to poisoned enemies.

Prey on the Weak (5/5): Enhance critical strike damage by 20% whenever your target has fewer health than you.

Killing Spree (1/1): Step over the shadows from enemy to enemy within 10 yards, attacking an enemy every .5 seconds using both weapons until five attacks have been executed; all the damage during this skill is raised by 20%. This talent and Fan of Knives Spell are your AoE skill and enable you to put poison on many targets.

For the rest of the points, I suggest that you invest in these talents:

Assassination

Malice (5/5): increase the probability to do a critical strike.

Ruthlessness (3/3): Gives finishing moves 60% probability to put a combo point at your target.

Blood Spatter (2/2): Increase Rupture and Garrote damage by 30%.

Subtlety

Relentless Strike (5/5): Your finishing moves have 20% chance per combo point to restore 25 Energy.

Using this Rogue talent build, you can easily adapt to various situation by swapping weapons; it also complemented by Throwing Specialization talent that will increase the survivability rate of your Combat Rogue. It is best used by Orc Rogue since he/she can use Axe Specialization, Hack and Slash, and Lightning Reflexes, which is a powerful combination.

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