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WoW Forever Rogue Combat Swords Talent Build
DPS · Raids Level 60 · 15 / 36 / 0 · Assassination 15 · Combat 36 · Subtlety 0
Sword-spec raid Rogue: Precision into Dual Wield Specialization, Blade Flurry cleave and Lethality crit damage from Assassination. Load the level-60 build in the calculator to adjust it for your gear and group.
Level-30 beta Rogue Combat Swords build
Level-30 Combat dungeon damage · 0 / 21 / 0 · 21 standard talent points. Reviewed 16 October 2026.
Improved Sinister Strike lowers builder cost, Precision satisfies Dual Wield Specialization and Flawless Execution lowers Eviscerate cost. Blade Flurry is the level-30 milestone, while Riposte adds a conditional solo defensive tool.
Beta talent allocation: 0/21/0
Combat: 21 points
| Talent | Rank | Effect at this rank |
|---|---|---|
 Improved Eviscerate | 3/3 | Increases the damage done by your Eviscerate ability by 20%. |
 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%. |
 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. |
 Flawless Execution | 1/1 | Reduces the Energy cost of your Eviscerate ability by 10. |
 Dual Wield Specialization | 4/5 | Increases the damage done by your off-hand weapon by 20%. |
 Blade Flurry | 1/1 | Increases your melee attack speed by 20% and your melee attacks strike an additional nearby opponent. Lasts 15 sec. |
How to play this beta version
- Build Combo Points with Sinister Strike and maintain Slice and Dice when repeated attacks justify it.
- Use Blade Flurry when two enemies can safely take damage and the tank has threat.
- Use Riposte after a parry when the disarm is useful; do not expect it to activate on demand.
What changes from the 51-point build?
- Adrenaline Rush is a 31-point talent and is absent.
- Hack and Slash is not selected; this beta plan supports Combat weapons without claiming a sword-specific proc bonus.
The Combat PvP version gives up off-hand investment for Sprint, Kick and mobility support when a second target is less predictable.
Why this beta talent split?
Blade Flurry is valuable for a real second enemy, with off-hand support alongside it. Assassination Malice is a useful long single-target alternative; Subtlety improves selected openers rather than the same sustained sword routine. Choose between them based on how many enemies you expect to fight.
Alternative beta buildAssassination critical / Combat 5/16/0Talent split
Use for long single-target fights where Blade Flurry cannot cleave a second enemy.
Adds Malice but loses Blade Flurry and the selected Dual Wield Specialization ranks.
Assassination5 points
- Malice5/5
Combat16 points
- Improved Eviscerate3/3
- Improved Sinister Strike2/2
- Lightning Reflexes3/5
- Deflection3/3
- Precision3/3
- Riposte1/1
- Flawless Execution1/1
Level-60 Rogue Combat Swords build: 51 points
Combat Swords at a glance
DPS · Raids
Adjust the build for your gear, group and the fight.
- Dual Wield Specialization (needs Precision)
- Blade Flurry cleave windows
- Riposte (needs Deflection)
Load the build, test it at level 60, then compare your version with the build comparison tool.
How to play Combat Swords
Attack from behind the boss and use Sinister Strike to build combo points. Turn on Blade Flurry when adds appear. The best damage comes over long, steady fights.
Related planning: Read the dungeons and raids guide, open the Rogue talent calculator, or review the class changes before you finalize the build.
Combat Swords talent allocation and effects
Assassination (15 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. |
 Lethality | 2/5 | Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Sinister Strike, Gouge, Backstab, Mutilate, Ghostly Strike, and Hemorrhage abilities by 8%. |
Combat (36 points)
| Talent | Rank | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Improved Eviscerate | 3/3 | Increases the damage done by your Eviscerate ability by 20%. |
| 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%. |
 Puncturing Wounds | 3/3 | 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. |
| 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 | 4/5 | Gives your melee weapon attacks a benefit depending on the weapon. Axe/Sword: Your successful melee attacks have a 4% chance to trigger an extra attack on the target. Dagger/Fist: Increases your critical strike chance by 4%. Mace: Your attacks ignore 12% of your target's armor. |
Why Combat Swords takes these talents
Precision improves hit chance and unlocks Dual Wield Specialization, which increases off-hand damage. Hack and Slash grants swords a chance to make an extra attack. Blade Flurry adds attack speed and causes melee attacks to strike a nearby opponent for its duration; it does not simply double total damage in every two-target fight. Riposte requires Deflection and becomes available after a parry.
Combat Swords FAQs
Why the 15/36/0 split for Combat Swords?
This DPS · Raids build spends 15 in Assassination, 36 in Combat, 0 in Subtlety. Precision improves hit chance and unlocks Dual Wield Specialization, which increases off-hand damage. Hack and Slash grants swords a chance to make an extra attack. Blade Flurry adds attack speed and causes melee attacks to strike a nearby opponent for its duration; it does not simply double total damage in every two-target fight. Riposte requires Deflection and becomes available after a parry.
Which talents does Combat Swords max out?
Fully ranked talents: Improved Gouge, Malice, Ruthlessness, Murder (Assassination); Improved Eviscerate, Improved Sinister Strike, Lightning Reflexes, Puncturing Wounds, Deflection, Precision, Endurance, Riposte, Improved Sprint, Improved Kick, Dual Wield Specialization, Blade Flurry (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 Swords built for?
The full plan is level 60 and spends all 51 talent points: 15 in Assassination, 36 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 Swords?
Test it at level 60, then compare your own version with the build comparison tool to see what moved. For the activity itself, the dungeons and raids guide is the next useful read.
Can I use Combat Swords at the level-30 beta cap?
Use the 0/21/0 beta adaptation with 21 standard points. Adrenaline Rush is a 31-point talent and is absent. Its intended use is level-30 combat dungeon damage.
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 dps builds from other classes follow a similar role: Marksmanship Raid (Hunter), Shadow Weaving Raid (Priest), Elemental Raid (Shaman).