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WoW Forever Rogue Combat PvP Talent Build
PvP · Combat Level 60 · 16 / 35 / 0 · Assassination 16 · Combat 35 · Subtlety 0
Level 60 Combat Rogue PvP build using Adrenaline Rush, Blade Flurry and Riposte. It supports sustained melee pressure, weapon-specific Hack and Slash bonuses and an Assassination crit investment. Load the level-60 build in the calculator to adjust it for your gear and group.
Level-30 beta Rogue Combat PvP build
Level-30 Combat PvP · 4 / 17 / 0 · 21 standard talent points. Reviewed 13 October 2026.
The 4 Assassination / 17 Combat split pairs a longer Gouge with full Improved Kick, Riposte and Improved Sprint. It trades Blade Flurry and some damage support for one-target control, which is useful when denying a cast or making room to recover decides the fight.
Beta talent allocation: 4/17/0
Assassination: 4 points
| Talent | Rank | Effect at this rank |
|---|---|---|
 Improved Gouge | 3/3 | Increases the duration of your Gouge ability by 1.5 sec. |
 Malice | 1/5 | Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks and Poisons by 1%. |
Combat: 17 points
| Talent | Rank | Effect at this rank |
|---|---|---|
 Improved Sinister Strike | 2/2 | Reduces the Energy cost of your Sinister Strike ability by 5. |
 Lightning Reflexes | 3/5 | Increases your Dodge chance by 3%. |
 Deflection | 3/3 | Increases your Parry chance by 6%. |
 Precision | 3/3 | Improves your chance to hit by 3%. |
 Endurance | 1/2 | Reduces the cooldown of your Sprint and Evasion abilities by 30%. |
 Riposte | 1/1 | 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 | 2/2 | Gives a 100% chance to remove all movement impairing effects when you activate your Sprint ability. |
 Improved Kick | 2/2 | Gives your Kick ability a 100% chance to Silence the target for 2 sec. |
How to play this beta version
- Use Sinister Strike to build points and keep enough Energy for Kick or Gouge.
- Time Gouge around your own bleeds and poisons: damage ends the control.
- Use Improved Sprint to remove movement impairments and Riposte when a parry opens it; plan Kick around an important enemy cast.
What changes from the 51-point build?
- Blade Flurry is not selected in this split; there is no cleave cooldown in the beta priority.
- Flawless Execution and Dual Wield Specialization are also omitted; do not assume their Energy or off-hand bonuses.
Use the deeper Combat alternative for coordinated cleave windows. Its Blade Flurry and Flawless Execution replace the longer Gouge and most of this split's Assassination investment.
Why this beta talent split?
The longer Assassination Gouge complements full Combat Kick support without depending on a second enemy. Subtlety stealth bonuses can help the opener, but do not extend Gouge or replace the guaranteed added silence selected here.
Alternative beta buildCombat cleave 0/21/0Talent split
Use for coordinated two-target Blade Flurry windows.
Gives up the longer Gouge and most off-tree critical investment.
Combat21 points
- Improved Sinister Strike2/2
- Lightning Reflexes3/5
- Deflection3/3
- Precision3/3
- Endurance2/2
- Riposte1/1
- Improved Sprint2/2
- Improved Kick2/2
- Flawless Execution1/1
- Dual Wield Specialization1/5
- Blade Flurry1/1
Level-60 Rogue Combat PvP build: 51 points
Combat PvP at a glance
PvP · Combat
Adjust the build for your gear, group and the fight.
- Adrenaline Rush 1/1 Energy window
- Riposte activates after a parry
- Hack and Slash 5/5 varies by weapon
Load the build, test it at level 60, then compare your version with the build comparison tool.
How to play Combat PvP
Open from stealth when possible and use stuns or Gouge to create an attack window. Activate Adrenaline Rush when you can stay on the target, then spend Energy without capping it. Riposte becomes available after you parry an attack, not after you dodge. Use Blade Flurry only when its extra damage will not break nearby crowd control. Keep Kick available for an important cast rather than spending every global on damage.
Related planning: Read the PvP guide, open the Rogue talent calculator, or review the class changes before you finalize the build.
Combat PvP talent allocation and effects
Assassination (16 points)
| Talent | Rank | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Improved Gouge | 3/3 | Increases the duration of your Gouge ability by 1.5 sec. |
| 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. |
 Murder | 2/2 | Increases all damage dealt by 4% against Humanoid and Giant targets. |
 Improved Slice and Dice | 3/3 | Increases the duration of your Slice and Dice ability by 45%. |
Combat (35 points)
| Talent | Rank | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Improved Sinister Strike | 2/2 | Reduces the Energy cost of your Sinister Strike ability by 5. |
| Lightning Reflexes | 5/5 | Increases your Dodge chance by 5%. |
| Deflection | 3/3 | Increases your Parry chance by 6%. |
| Precision | 3/3 | Improves your chance to hit by 3%. |
| Endurance | 2/2 | Reduces the cooldown of your Sprint and Evasion abilities by 60%. |
| Riposte | 1/1 | 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 | 2/2 | Gives a 100% chance to remove all movement impairing effects when you activate your Sprint ability. |
| Improved Kick | 2/2 | Gives your Kick ability a 100% chance to Silence the target for 2 sec. |
 Dual Wield Specialization | 5/5 | Increases the damage done by your off-hand weapon by 25%. |
 Blade Flurry | 1/1 | Increases your melee attack speed by 20% and your melee attacks strike an additional nearby opponent. Lasts 15 sec. |
 Hack and Slash | 5/5 | Gives your melee weapon attacks a benefit depending on the weapon. Axe/Sword: Your successful melee attacks have a 5% chance to trigger an extra attack on the target. Dagger/Fist: Increases your critical strike chance by 5%. Mace: Your attacks ignore 15% of your target's armor. |
 Aggression | 3/3 | Increases the damage of your Sinister Strike, Backstab, and Eviscerate abilities by 6%. |
 Adrenaline Rush | 1/1 | Increases your Energy regeneration rate by 100% for 15 sec. |
Why Combat PvP takes these talents
Deflection is the prerequisite for Riposte and improves parry chance. Adrenaline Rush doubles Energy regeneration for 15 seconds. Hack and Slash changes with weapon type: axes and swords can trigger extra attacks, daggers and fist weapons gain crit chance, and maces ignore some armor. Precision unlocks Dual Wield Specialization. Malice and Ruthlessness add crit chance and a chance to regain a combo point after finishers.
Combat PvP FAQs
Why the 16/35/0 split for Combat PvP?
This PvP · Combat build spends 16 in Assassination, 35 in Combat, 0 in Subtlety. Deflection is the prerequisite for Riposte and improves parry chance. Adrenaline Rush doubles Energy regeneration for 15 seconds. Hack and Slash changes with weapon type: axes and swords can trigger extra attacks, daggers and fist weapons gain crit chance, and maces ignore some armor. Precision unlocks Dual Wield Specialization. Malice and Ruthlessness add crit chance and a chance to regain a combo point after finishers.
Which talents does Combat PvP max out?
Fully ranked talents: Improved Gouge, Malice, Ruthlessness, Murder, Improved Slice and Dice (Assassination); Improved Sinister Strike, Lightning Reflexes, Deflection, Precision, Endurance, Riposte, Improved Sprint, Improved Kick, Dual Wield Specialization, Blade Flurry, Hack and Slash, Aggression, Adrenaline Rush (Combat). The table also lists talents with fewer points. You can move points around as long as you meet the prerequisites.
What level is Combat PvP built for?
The full plan is level 60 and spends all 51 talent points: 16 in Assassination, 35 in Combat, 0 in Subtlety. The separate current-beta adaptation on this page is level 30 and uses 21 standard points. Use the matching calculator link for your level.
What should I do after loading Combat PvP?
Test it at level 60, then compare your own version with the build comparison tool to see what moved. For the activity itself, the PvP guide is the next useful read.
Can I use Combat PvP at the level-30 beta cap?
Use the 4/17/0 beta adaptation with 21 standard points. Blade Flurry is not selected in this split; there is no cleave cooldown in the beta priority. Its intended use is level-30 combat pvp.
Does the level-30 build include Legacy Talented points?
No. It uses 21 standard talent points and imports at level 30. Five early points from Legacy Talented can raise your level-30 budget to 26, but that is a separate allocation. Neither 21 nor 26 points can reach a 31-point capstone.
More builds to try
Playing a different class? These pvp builds from other classes follow a similar role: Mortal Strike PvP (Warrior), Holy Shock Hybrid (Paladin), Retribution Crusader (Paladin).