Similar to other WoW classes, a major rogue talent build will going deep into one of the three 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): Reduce the Energy Cost for Sinister Strike
Dual Wield Specialization (5/5): Increase the damage from offhand weapon by 50%. Since Rogue has been allowed to use axe, an Orc Rogue with two good axes equipped can be very dangerous due to his/her Axe Specialization.
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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 will boost your Hack and Slash potential.
Aggression (5/5): Increase the damage of Sinister Strike, Backstab, and Eviscerate by 5%.
Blade Flurry (1/1): Increase attack speed by 20% and attacks strike an additional nearby opponent. The duration for this skill is 15 seconds.
Hack and Slash (5/5): Grant you 5% probability to add extra attack on an opponent that have been hit with sword or axe. Previously named ‘Sword Specialization’, this is one of the primary 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): Increase the damage by Sinister Strike and Backstab by 10%.
Vitality (3/3): Boost your energy regeneration.
Adrenaline Rush (1/1): During 5 seconds period, you’ll get extra Energy Regenartion.
Throwing Specialization (2/2): Increase range of Deadly Throw and gives it 100% chances to interrupt the target for 3 seconds.
Combat Potency (5/5): Gives your successful offhand melee attack 20% to generate 15 Energy.
Surprise Attack (1/1): Your finishing move cannot be dodged. Your Sinister Strike, Backstab, Shiv, Hemorrhage and Gouge also got 10% bonus damages.
Savage Combat (2/2): Increase total attack power by 4% and increase damage to poisoned enemies.
Prey on the Weak (5/5): Increase critical strike damage by 20% when your target has less health than you.
Killing Spree (1/1): Step through the shadows from enemy to enemy within 10 yards, attacking an enemy every 0.5 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 can be used to put poison on many targets.
This may looks that it can be take a long time to build, I suggest you check quick leveling in WoW for a few tips to speed up your leveling process. For the rest of the points, I suggest that you spend on these talents:
Assassination
Malice (5/5): Increase critical strike chance by 5%.
Ruthlessness (3/3): Gives finishing moves 60% chance 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 finising 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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