Rogue talents, tree by tree
The 3 Rogue trees as TBC publishes them — Assassination, Combat and Subtlety — with every talent's ranks and the client's own tooltip for each. 61 points to spend by level 70.
Rogue's three trees
67 talents across Assassination, Combat and Subtlety, 198 points to fill them all and 61 to spend by level 70. Every tooltip below is the game client's own, filled from the client's own numbers (build 2.5.6.69795).
Assassination
21 talents, 63 points to fill them, in the order the tree lays them out.
- Improved Eviscerate · row 1, 3 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the damage done by your Eviscerate ability by 5%.
Rank 3: Increases the damage done by your Eviscerate ability by 15%. - Remorseless Attacks · row 1, 2 ranks
Rank 1: After killing an opponent that yields experience or honor, gives you a 20% increased critical strike chance on your next Sinister Strike, Hemorrhage, Backstab, Mutilate, Ambush, or Ghostly Strike. Lasts 20 sec.
Rank 2: After killing an opponent that yields experience or honor, gives you a 40% increased critical strike chance on your next Sinister Strike, Hemorrhage, Backstab, Mutilate, Ambush, or Ghostly Strike. Lasts 20 sec. - Malice · row 1, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your critical strike chance by 1%.
Rank 5: Increases your critical strike chance by 5%. - Ruthlessness · row 2, 3 ranks
Rank 1: Gives your melee finishing moves a 20% chance to add a combo point to your target.
Rank 3: Gives your melee finishing moves a 60% chance to add a combo point to your target. - Murder · row 2, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Increases all damage caused against Humanoid, Giant, Beast and Dragonkin targets by 1%.
Rank 2: Increases all damage caused against Humanoid, Giant, Beast and Dragonkin targets by 2%. - Puncturing Wounds · row 2, 3 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the critical strike chance of your Backstab ability by 10%, and the critical strike chance of your Mutilate ability by 5%.
Rank 3: Increases the critical strike chance of your Backstab ability by 30%, and the critical strike chance of your Mutilate ability by 15%. - Relentless Strikes · row 3, 1 rank
Your finishing moves have a 20% chance per combo point to restore 25 energy. - Improved Expose Armor · row 3, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the armor reduced by your Expose Armor ability by 25%.
Rank 2: Increases the armor reduced by your Expose Armor ability by 50%. - Lethality · row 3, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Sinister Strike, Gouge, Backstab, Ghostly Strike, Mutilate, Shiv, and Hemorrhage abilities by 6%.
Rank 5: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Sinister Strike, Gouge, Backstab, Ghostly Strike, Mutilate, Shiv, and Hemorrhage abilities by 30%. - Vile Poisons · row 4, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the damage dealt by your poisons and Envenom ability by 4% and gives your poisons an additional 8% chance to resist dispel effects.
Rank 5: Increases the damage dealt by your poisons and Envenom ability by 20% and gives your poisons an additional 40% chance to resist dispel effects. - Improved Poisons · row 4, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the chance to apply poisons to your target by 2%.
Rank 5: Increases the chance to apply poisons to your target by 10%. - Fleet Footed · row 5, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your chance to resist movement impairing effects by 5% and increases your movement speed by 8%. This does not stack with other movement speed increasing effects.
Rank 2: Increases your chance to resist movement impairing effects by 10% and increases your movement speed by 15%. This does not stack with other movement speed increasing effects. - Cold Blood · row 5, 1 rank
When activated, increases the critical strike chance of your next offensive ability by 100%. - Improved Kidney Shot · row 5, 3 ranks
Rank 1: While affected by your Kidney Shot ability, the target receives an additional 3% damage from all sources.
Rank 3: While affected by your Kidney Shot ability, the target receives an additional 9% damage from all sources. - Quick Recovery · row 5, 2 ranks
Rank 1: All healing effects on you are increased by 10%. In addition, your finishing moves cost 40% less Energy when they fail to hit.
Rank 2: All healing effects on you are increased by 20%. In addition, your finishing moves cost 80% less Energy when they fail to hit. - Seal Fate · row 6, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Your critical strikes from abilities that add combo points have a 20% chance to add an additional combo point.
Rank 5: Your critical strikes from abilities that add combo points have a 100% chance to add an additional combo point. - Master Poisoner · row 6, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the chance your poisons will be resisted by 5% and increases your chance to resist Poison effects by an additional 15%.
Rank 2: Reduces the chance your poisons will be resisted by 10% and increases your chance to resist Poison effects by an additional 30%. - Vigor · row 7, 1 rank
Increases your maximum Energy by 10. - Deadened Nerves · row 7, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Decreases all physical damage taken by 1%.
Rank 5: Decreases all physical damage taken by 5%. - Find Weakness · row 8, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Your finishing moves increase the damage of all your offensive abilities by 2% for 10 sec.
Rank 5: Your finishing moves increase the damage of all your offensive abilities by 10% for 10 sec. - Mutilate · row 9, 1 rank
Instantly attacks with both weapons for an additional 44 with each weapon. Damage is increased by 50% against Poisoned targets. Must be behind the target. Awards 2 combo points.
Combat
24 talents, 74 points to fill them, in the order the tree lays them out.
- Improved Gouge · row 1, 3 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the effect duration of your Gouge ability by 0.5 sec.
Rank 3: Increases the effect duration of your Gouge ability by 1.5 sec. - Improved Sinister Strike · row 1, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the Energy cost of your Sinister Strike ability by 3.
Rank 2: Reduces the Energy cost of your Sinister Strike ability by 5. - Lightning Reflexes · row 1, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your Dodge chance by 1%.
Rank 5: Increases your Dodge chance by 5%. - Improved Slice and Dice · row 2, 3 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the duration of your Slice and Dice ability by 15%.
Rank 3: Increases the duration of your Slice and Dice ability by 45%. - Deflection · row 2, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your Parry chance by 1%.
Rank 5: Increases your Parry chance by 5%. - Precision · row 2, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your chance to hit with weapons by 1%.
Rank 5: Increases your chance to hit with weapons by 5%. - Endurance · row 3, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the cooldown of your Sprint and Evasion abilities by 45 sec.
Rank 2: Reduces the cooldown of your Sprint and Evasion abilities by 1.5 min. - Riposte · row 3, 1 rank
A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 150% weapon damage and disarms the target for 6 sec. - Improved Sprint · row 3, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Gives a 50% chance to remove all Movement Impairing effects when you activate your Sprint ability.
Rank 2: Gives a 100% chance to remove all Movement Impairing effects when you activate your Sprint ability. - Improved Kick · row 4, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Gives your Kick ability a 50% chance to silence the target for 2 sec.
Rank 2: Gives your Kick ability a 100% chance to silence the target for 2 sec. - Dagger Specialization · row 4, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your chance to get a critical strike with Daggers by 1%.
Rank 5: Increases your chance to get a critical strike with Daggers by 5%. - Dual Wield Specialization · row 4, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the damage done by your offhand weapon by 10%.
Rank 5: Increases the damage done by your offhand weapon by 50%. - Mace Specialization · row 5, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the damage dealt by your critical strikes with maces by 1%, and gives you a 1% chance to stun your target for 3 sec with a mace.
Rank 5: Increases the damage dealt by your critical strikes with maces by 5%, and gives you a 6% chance to stun your target for 3 sec with a mace. - Blade Flurry · row 5, 1 rank
Increases your attack speed by 20%. In addition, attacks strike an additional nearby opponent. Lasts 15 sec. - Sword Specialization · row 5, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Gives you a 1% chance to get an extra attack on the same target after hitting your target with your Sword.
Rank 5: Gives you a 5% chance to get an extra attack on the same target after hitting your target with your Sword. - Fist Weapon Specialization · row 5, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your chance to get a critical strike with Fist Weapons by 1%.
Rank 5: Increases your chance to get a critical strike with Fist Weapons by 5%. - Blade Twisting · row 6, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Gives your Sinister Strike, Backstab, Gouge and Shiv abilities a 10% chance to Daze the target for 8 sec.
Rank 2: Gives your Sinister Strike, Backstab, Gouge and Shiv abilities a 20% chance to Daze the target for 8 sec. - Weapon Expertise · row 6, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your expertise by 5.
Rank 2: Increases your expertise by 10. - Aggression · row 6, 3 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the damage of your Sinister Strike, Backstab, and Eviscerate abilities by 2%.
Rank 3: Increases the damage of your Sinister Strike, Backstab, and Eviscerate abilities by 6%. - Vitality · row 7, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your total Stamina by 2% and your total Agility by 1%.
Rank 2: Increases your total Stamina by 4% and your total Agility by 2%. - Adrenaline Rush · row 7, 1 rank
Increases your Energy regeneration rate by 100% for 15 sec. - Nerves of Steel · row 7, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your chance to resist Stun and Fear effects by an additional 5%.
Rank 2: Increases your chance to resist Stun and Fear effects by an additional 10%. - Combat Potency · row 8, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Gives your successful off-hand melee attacks a 20% chance to generate 3 Energy.
Rank 5: Gives your successful off-hand melee attacks a 20% chance to generate 15 Energy. - Surprise Attacks · row 9, 1 rank
Your finishing moves can no longer be dodged, and the damage dealt by your Sinister Strike, Backstab, Shiv and Gouge abilities is increased by 10%.
Subtlety
22 talents, 61 points to fill them, in the order the tree lays them out.
- Master of Deception · row 1, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the chance enemies have to detect you while in Stealth mode.
Rank 5: Reduces the chance enemies have to detect you while in Stealth mode. More effective than Master of Deception (Rank 4). - Opportunity · row 1, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the damage dealt when striking from behind with your Backstab, Mutilate, Garrote and Ambush abilities by 4%.
Rank 5: Increases the damage dealt when striking from behind with your Backstab, Mutilate, Garrote and Ambush abilities by 20%. - Sleight of Hand · row 2, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the chance you are critically hit by melee and ranged attacks by 1% and increases the threat reduction of your Feint ability by 10%.
Rank 2: Reduces the chance you are critically hit by melee and ranged attacks by 2% and increases the threat reduction of your Feint ability by 20%. - Dirty Tricks · row 2, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the range of your Blind and Sap abilities by 2 yards and reduces the energy cost of your Blind and Sap abilities by 25%.
Rank 2: Increases the range of your Blind and Sap abilities by 5 yards and reduces the energy cost of your Blind and Sap abilities by 50%. - Camouflage · row 2, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your speed while stealthed by 3% and reduces the cooldown of your Stealth ability by 1 sec.
Rank 5: Increases your speed while stealthed by 15% and reduces the cooldown of your Stealth ability by 5 sec. - Initiative · row 3, 3 ranks
Rank 1: Gives you a 25% chance to add an additional combo point to your target when using your Ambush, Garrote, or Cheap Shot ability.
Rank 3: Gives you a 75% chance to add an additional combo point to your target when using your Ambush, Garrote, or Cheap Shot ability. - Ghostly Strike · row 3, 1 rank
A strike that deals 125% weapon damage and increases your chance to dodge by 15% for 7 sec. Awards 1 combo point. - Improved Ambush · row 3, 3 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the critical strike chance of your Ambush ability by 15%.
Rank 3: Increases the critical strike chance of your Ambush ability by 45%. - Setup · row 4, 3 ranks
Rank 1: Gives you a 15% chance to add a combo point to your target after dodging their attack or fully resisting one of their spells.
Rank 3: Gives you a 45% chance to add a combo point to your target after dodging their attack or fully resisting one of their spells. - Elusiveness · row 4, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the cooldown of your Vanish and Blind abilities by 45 sec.
Rank 2: Reduces the cooldown of your Vanish and Blind abilities by 90 sec. - Serrated Blades · row 4, 3 ranks
Rank 1: Causes your attacks to ignore 160.2 of your target's Armor and increases the damage dealt by your Rupture ability by 10%. The amount of Armor reduced increases with your level.
Rank 3: Causes your attacks to ignore 480 of your target's Armor and increases the damage dealt by your Rupture ability by 30%. The amount of Armor reduced increases with your level. - Heightened Senses · row 5, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your Stealth detection and reduces the chance you are hit by spells and ranged attacks by 2%.
Rank 2: Increases your Stealth detection and reduces the chance you are hit by spells and ranged attacks by 4%. More effective than Heightened Senses (Rank 1). - Preparation · row 5, 1 rank
When activated, this ability immediately finishes the cooldown on your Evasion, Sprint, Vanish, Cold Blood, Shadowstep and Premeditation abilities. - Dirty Deeds · row 5, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the Energy cost of your Cheap Shot and Garrote abilities by 10. Additionally, your special abilities cause 10% more damage against targets below 35% health.
Rank 2: Reduces the Energy cost of your Cheap Shot and Garrote abilities by 20. Additionally, your special abilities cause 20% more damage against targets below 35% health. - Hemorrhage · row 5, 1 rank
An instant strike that deals 110% weapon damage and causes the target to hemorrhage, increasing any Physical damage dealt to the target by up to 13. Lasts 10 charges or 15 sec. Awards 1 combo point. - Master of Subtlety · row 6, 3 ranks
Rank 1: Attacks made while stealthed and for 6 seconds after breaking stealth cause an additional 4% damage.
Rank 3: Attacks made while stealthed and for 6 seconds after breaking stealth cause an additional 10% damage. - Deadliness · row 6, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your attack power by 2%.
Rank 5: Increases your attack power by 10%. - Enveloping Shadows · row 7, 3 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your chance to avoid area of effect attacks by an additional 5%.
Rank 3: Increases your chance to avoid area of effect attacks by an additional 15%. - Premeditation · row 7, 1 rank
When used, adds 2 combo points to your target. You must add to or use those combo points within 10 sec or the combo points are lost. - Cheat Death · row 7, 3 ranks
Rank 1: You have a 33% chance that an attack which would otherwise kill you will instead reduce you to 10% of your maximum health. In addition, all damage taken will be reduced by up to 90% for 3 sec (modified by resilience). This effect cannot occur more than once per minute.
Rank 3: You have a 100% chance that an attack which would otherwise kill you will instead reduce you to 10% of your maximum health. In addition, all damage taken will be reduced by up to 90% for 3 sec (modified by resilience). This effect cannot occur more than once per minute. - Sinister Calling · row 8, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your total Agility by 3% and increases the percentage damage bonus of Backstab and Hemorrhage by an additional 1%.
Rank 5: Increases your total Agility by 15% and increases the percentage damage bonus of Backstab and Hemorrhage by an additional 5%. - Shadowstep · row 9, 1 rank
Attempts to step through the shadows and reappear behind your enemy and increases movement speed by 70% for 3 sec. The damage of your next ability is increased by 20% and the threat caused is reduced by 50%. Lasts 10 sec.
Where these come from
Nothing on this page was typed. The Rogue trees — Assassination, Combat and Subtlety, 67 talents and 198 ranks between them — are read straight out of the game client's own tables, and every tooltip is the game's own template filled from the game's own numbers. A tooltip the pipeline could not fill is a build failure here rather than a shipped guess, so a sentence you read on this page is a sentence the client would show you.
Read from the Burning Crusade Classic anniversary client, build 2.5.6.69795, compiled 2026-09-16. 61 points across 9 rows per tree by level 70.
The calculator above spends the points for you and keeps the rules: a row opens when the rows above it have enough points in them, a talent with a prerequisite stays shut until the prerequisite is filled, and the build rides in the address so a link you paste opens the build you made.