Unseen until it matters. Openers, combo points and a quick exit. Three trees and 51 points at level 60. Here’s every talent in our own words; open the Theorycrafter to spend points, see your trainer’s next spells and save the build to your character.
Row 4Vile Poisons 5 ranksPoisons deal more damage and are harder to dispel.
Row 4Cold Blood 1 rank · an ability you pressLearn Cold Blood: your next big strike is a guaranteed critical hit.
Row 4Improved Poisons 5 ranksPoisons apply more often and can last longer.
Row 5Relentless Strikes 5 ranksFinishing moves can refund energy, more likely with more combo points.
Row 5Venom 1 rankShank boosts your poison damage and your chance to apply poisons for a short time.
Row 5Improved Kidney Shot 2 ranksTargets stunned by Kidney Shot take more damage from you.
Row 6Seal Fate 3 ranksCritical strikes from combo builders can add an extra combo point.
Row 7Mutilate 1 rank · an ability you press · needs VenomLearn Mutilate: strike with both weapons for combo points, with extra damage against poisoned targets.
Combat
Melee · Weapon mastery and Blade Flurry. The steady damage tree.
Row 1Coup de Grace 3 ranksEviscerate deals more damage, and Death Mark hits harder and stores damage faster.
Row 1Efficient Strikes 2 ranksSinister Strike and Hemorrhage cost less energy.
Row 1Lightning Reflexes 5 ranksMore chance to dodge attacks.
Row 2Puncturing Wounds 3 ranksBackstab and Mutilate crit more often, and Backstab can give an extra combo point.
Row 2Deflection 3 ranksMore chance to parry attacks.
Row 2Precision 3 ranksYour attacks miss less often.
Row 2Improved Sprint 2 ranksSprint also breaks slows and roots.
Row 3Endurance 2 ranksSprint and Evasion come back sooner.
Row 3Riposte 1 rank · an ability you press · needs DeflectionLearn Riposte: after a parry, strike back hard and disarm the target.
Row 3Composure 2 ranksPoised takes even more off your next ability’s energy cost.
Row 4Improved Kick 2 ranksKick also silences the target.
Row 4Flawless Execution 1 rankEviscerate costs less energy.
Row 4Weapon Expertise 2 ranks · needs PrecisionYour attacks are dodged and parried less often.
Row 4Aggression 3 ranksSinister Strike and Eviscerate deal more damage.
Row 5Blade Flurry 1 rank · an ability you pressLearn Blade Flurry: attack faster and hit a second nearby enemy for a short time.
Row 5Hack and Slash 5 ranksA bonus that depends on your weapon: extra attacks with axes and swords, more crits with daggers and fists, armor piercing with maces.
Row 6Flash of Steel 5 ranksShank generates more energy and comes back sooner.
Row 7Adrenaline Rush 1 rank · an ability you press · needs Blade FlurryLearn Adrenaline Rush: your energy refills much faster for a short time.
Subtlety
Melee · Stealth, openers and tricks. Loved in PvP.
Row 1Setup 3 ranksDodging an attack or resisting a spell can give you a combo point.
Row 1Master of Deception 3 ranksHarder to spot while stealthed.
Row 1Opportunity 5 ranksBackstab, Garrote, Ambush and Mutilate deal more damage.
Row 2Dirty Deeds 2 ranksCheap Shot and Garrote cost less, and Garrote works from the front.
Row 2Camouflage 3 ranksMove faster in stealth and re-enter it sooner.
Row 2Improved Ambush 3 ranksAmbush crits more often.
Row 2Dirty Tricks 2 ranksSap and Blind cost less energy.
Row 3Initiative 3 ranksAmbush, Garrote and Cheap Shot can add an extra combo point.
Row 3Premeditation 1 rank · an ability you pressLearn Premeditation: add combo points before you open, but use them quickly.
Row 3Serrated Blades 3 ranksYour attacks ignore some armor, and Rupture deals more damage.
Row 4Elusiveness 2 ranksVanish and Blind come back sooner.
Row 4Ghostly Strike 1 rank · an ability you pressLearn Ghostly Strike: a strike that also makes you harder to hit and lets your next Ambush or Garrote work outside Stealth.
Row 4Quick Getaway 2 ranks · needs Dirty TricksSap one more target, and move faster for a moment after you Sap.
Row 5Heightened Senses 2 ranksSee stealthed enemies more easily, and spells and ranged attacks hit you less.
Row 5Preparation 1 rank · an ability you pressLearn Preparation: reset your other rogue cooldowns.
Row 5Hemorrhage 1 rank · an ability you press · needs Serrated BladesLearn Hemorrhage: an instant strike that makes your Rupture and Garrote hurt more.
Row 6Boot Knife 5 ranksShank can add extra combo points.
Row 7Death Mark 1 rank · an ability you press · needs PreparationLearn Death Mark: a finishing move that stores part of the damage you deal, then lands it all at once. More combo points store more.
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