Outlaw Rogue Talents

Outlaw Rogue
Midnight Pre-Patch

Talents in World of Warcraft define your character's gameplay. They offer active abilities for offense and defense, major cooldowns, or passive enhancements to your stats and spells. Here are the current Outlaw Rogue talents for Midnight Pre-Patch.

Where to Find Talents

Talents can be found in the talent menu, which is accessible by pressing the N key (default) or by clicking the target icon in the micro menu:

Screenshot of the talents button in the micro menu

Class Talents

Class talents represent a common tree shared across all Rogue specializations. These talents provide foundational skills and enhancements essential to the Rogue class, offering a range of abilities that lay the groundwork for a Rogue's overall capabilities.

Name	Cast	Effect
Shiv	Instant - 5 Yd Range	Attack with your off-hand, dealing 2 Physical damage, dispelling all enrage effects and applying a concentrated form of your active Non-Lethal poison. Awards 1 combo point.
Blind	Instant - 15 Yd Range - 2 Min Cooldown	Blinds the target, causing it to wander disoriented for 1 min. Damage may interrupt the effect. Limit 1.
Cloak of Shadows	Instant - 2 Min Cooldown	Provides a moment of magic immunity, instantly removing all harmful spell effects. The cloak lingers, causing you to resist harmful spells for 5 sec.
Toxic Stiletto	Passive	Shiv's Energy cost is reduced by 20, its cooldown is reduced by 15 sec, and its range is increased by 3 yds.
Fleet Footed	Passive	Movement speed increased by 15%.
Gouge	Instant - Melee Range - 25 Sec Cooldown	Gouges the eyes of an enemy target, incapacitating for 4 sec. Damage may interrupt the effect. Must be in front of your target. Awards 1 combo point.
Airborne Irritant	Passive	Blind has 80% reduced cooldown and 80% reduced duration.
Thrill Seeking	Passive	Shadowstep has 1 additional charge.
Shadowrunner	Passive	While Stealth or Shadow Dance is active, you move 20% faster.
Master Poisoner	Passive	Increases the non-damaging effects of your weapon poisons by 20%.
Elusiveness	Passive	Evasion also reduces damage taken by 20%, and Feint also reduces non-area-of-effect damage taken by 20%.
Cheat Death	Passive	Fatal attacks instead reduce you to 7% of your maximum health. For 3 sec afterward, you take 85% reduced damage. Cannot trigger more often than once per 6 min.
Tricks of the Trade	Instant - 100 Yd Range - 30 Sec Cooldown	Redirects all threat you cause to the targeted party or raid member, beginning with your next damaging attack within the next 30 sec and lasting 6 sec.
Blackjack	Passive	Enemies have 30% reduced damage and healing for 6 sec after Blind or Sap's effect on them ends.
Improved Wound Poison	Passive	Wound Poison can now stack 2 additional times.
Nimble Fingers	Passive	Energy cost of Feint and Crimson Vial reduced by 10.
Deadened Nerves	Passive	Physical damage taken reduced by 5%.
Quick Fingers	Passive	Increases your Agility by 3%.
Improved Sprint	Passive	Reduces the cooldown of Sprint by 60 sec.
Superior Mixture	Passive	Crippling Poison reduces movement speed by an additional 10%.
Evasion	Instant - 2 Min Cooldown	Increases your dodge chance by 100% for 10 sec.
Iron Stomach	Passive	Increases the healing you receive from Crimson Vial, healing potions, and healthstones by 25%.
Virulent Poisons	Passive	Increases the damage of your weapon poisons by 10%.
Stillshroud	Passive	Shroud of Concealment has 50% reduced cooldown.
Graceful Guile	Passive	Feint has 1 additional charge.
Featherfoot	Passive	Sprint increases movement speed by an additional 30% and has 4 sec increased duration.
Numbing Poison	1.5 Sec Cast	Coats your weapons with a Non-Lethal Poison that lasts for 1 hour. Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy, clouding their mind and slowing their attack and casting speed by 15% for 10 sec.
Atrophic Poison	1.5 Sec Cast	Coats your weapons with a Non-Lethal Poison that lasts for 1 hour. Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy, reducing their damage by 3.0% for 10 sec.
Deadly Precision	Passive	Increases the critical strike chance of your attacks that generate combo points by 5%.
Deep Cuts	Passive	Your Finishing moves deal 6% increased damage.
Unbreakable Stride	Passive	Reduces the duration of movement slowing effects 30%.
Danger Sense	Passive	You have a 20% chance to partially evade any damage dealt to you, reducing the damage it deals by 20%.
Swift Slasher	Passive	Slice and Dice grants additional attack speed equal to 100% of your Haste.
Improved Ambush	Passive	Ambush generates 1 additional combo point.
Tight Spender	Passive	Energy cost of finishing moves reduced by 6%.
Leeching Poison	Passive	Adds a Leeching effect to your Lethal poisons, granting you 3.0% Leech.
Lethality	Passive	Critical strike chance increased by 2%. Critical strike damage bonus of your attacks that generate combo points increased by 20%.
Recuperator	Passive	Slice and Dice heals you for up to 1% of your maximum health per 3 sec.
Alacrity	Passive	Haste increased by 3.0%.
Soothing Darkness	Passive	You are healed for 30% of your maximum health over 6 sec after activating Vanish.
Vigor	Passive	Increases your maximum Energy by 100 and Energy regeneration by 10%.
Supercharger	Passive	Kingsbane supercharges 2 combo points. Damaging finishing moves consume a supercharged combo point to function as if they spent 2 additional combo points.
Subterfuge	Passive	Abilities requiring Stealth can be used for 6 sec after Stealth breaks. Combat benefits requiring Stealth persist for an additional 6 sec after Stealth breaks.
Thistle Tea	Passive - 1 Sec Cooldown	Restore 100 Energy. When your Energy is reduced below 30, drink a Thistle Tea.
Cold Blooded Killer	Passive - 45 Sec Cooldown	Critically striking with an attack that generates combo points increases the critical strike chance of your next finishing move by 10%.
Echoing Reprimand	Passive	After consuming a supercharged combo point, your next Mutilate also strikes the target with an Echoing Reprimand dealing 42 Physical damage.
Forced Induction	Passive	Increase the bonus granted when a damaging finishing move consumes a supercharged combo point by 1.
Deeper Stratagem	Passive	Gain 1 additional max combo point. Your finishing moves that consume more than 5 combo points have increased effects, and your finishing moves deal 5% increased damage.
Without a Trace	Passive	Vanish has 1 additional charge.

Specialization Talents

Specialization talents provide Outlaw Rogues with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style. These talents differentiate Outlaw Rogues from other Rogue specializations, maximizing effectiveness in combat.

Name	Cast	Effect
Opportunity	Passive	Sinister Strike has a 30% chance to hit an additional time and grant Opportunity. Opportunity Your next Pistol Shot costs 50% less Energy and deals 100% increased damage.
Hit and Run	Passive	Movement speed increased by 15%.
Combat Stamina	Passive	Stamina increased by 5%.
Adrenaline Rush	Instant - 3 Min Cooldown	Increases your Energy regeneration rate by 75%, your maximum Energy by 50, and your attack speed by 20% for 15 sec.
Retractable Hook	Passive	Reduces the cooldown of Grappling Hook by 15 sec.
Blinding Powder	Passive	Reduces the cooldown of Blind by 25% and increases its range by 5 yds.
Expert Duelist	Passive	Between the Eyes increases your damage dealt by an additional 2%.
Combat Potency	Passive	Increases your Energy regeneration rate by 16%.
Deadly Pursuit	Passive	After spending 15 combo points, if you spend no combo points for 4 sec, abilities affected by Restless Blades will cool down 200% faster for 5 sec or until you spend a combo point.
Precision Shot	Passive	Between the Eyes and Pistol Shot have 10 yd increased range and deal 10% increased damage.
Crescendo of Violence	Passive	Your Finishing moves deal 10% increased damage.
Deft Maneuvers	Passive	Blade Flurry's initial damage is increased by 100% and generates 1 combo point per target struck, but its Energy cost is increased by 30.
Devious Stratagem	Passive	Gain 1 additional max combo point. Your finishing moves that consume more than 5 combo points have increased effects, and your finishing moves deal 5% increased damage.
Fatal Flourish	Passive	Your off-hand attacks and Pistol Shots have a 25% chance to generate 8 Energy.
Quick Draw	Passive	Opportunity increases the damage of Pistol Shot by an additional 20%. Each charge of Opportunity consumed by Pistol Shot generates 1 combo point.
Ruthlessness	Passive	Your finishing moves have a 20% chance per combo point spent to grant a combo point.
Blade Rush	Instant - 20 Yd Range - 1 Min Cooldown	Charge to your target with your blades out, dealing 301 Physical damage to the target and 132 to all other nearby enemies. Damage reduced beyond 8 targets. While Blade Flurry is active, damage to non-primary targets is increased by 100%. Generates 25 Energy over 5 sec.
Loaded Dice	Passive	Activating Adrenaline Rush improves the result of your next Roll the Bones by one level.
Sleight of Hand	Passive	Roll the Bones has a 20% increased chance of granting more powerful results.
Improved Between the Eyes	Passive	Critical strikes with Between the Eyes deal 3.0 times normal damage.
Thief's Versatility	Passive	Versatility increased by 3%.
Flickering Steel	Passive	Sinister Strike and Ambush deal 20% increased damage. They also generate 5 Energy when they grant you Opportunity.
Audacity	Passive	Using Pistol Shot with Opportunity has a 30% chance to make your next Ambush usable without Stealth. Chance to trigger this effect matches the chance for Sinister Strike to grant Opportunity.
Heavy Hitter	Passive	Attacks that generate combo points deal 20% increased damage.
Improved Adrenaline Rush	Passive	Generate full combo points when you gain Adrenaline Rush.
Ace Up Your Sleeve	Passive	Between the Eyes has a 5% chance per combo point spent to grant 4 combo points and reset its own cooldown.
Dancing Steel	Passive	Blade Flurry strikes 3 additional enemies and its duration is increased by 3 sec.
Find an Opening	Passive	Your chance for Sinister Strike to strike twice and grant Opportunity is increased by 10%
Acrobatic Strikes	Passive	Auto-attacks increase auto-attack damage by 3% and movement speed by 1% for 3 sec, stacking up to 10 times.
Heightened Rush	Passive	Adrenaline Rush's duration is increased by 3 sec.
Menacing Rush	Passive	Adrenaline Rush magnifies your precision and power, increasing the damage your combo point generating abilities and finishers deal by 15%.
Zero In	Passive	Your auto-attack critical strikes increase the damage and critical strike chance of your next Between the Eyes by 3%, stacking up to 20 times.
Grand Melee	Passive	Blade Flurry causes your attacks to hit nearby enemies for an additional 8% of their normal damage.
Summarily Dispatched	Passive	Dispatch deals 20% increased damage and costs 6 less Energy. This damage bonus is increased by 50% while your damage is enhanced by your Between the Eyes.
Dragon-Bone Dice	Passive	The bonuses granted by your Roll the Bones are stronger. Bonuses to chance for Sinister Strike to strike twice are 5% greater. Bonuses to Sinister Strike and Ambush damage are 5% greater. Bonuses to Restless Blades cooldown reduction are 10% greater. Jackpot's bonus to critical strike chance is 5% greater.
Fan the Hammer	Passive	When you gain Opportunity, gain 2 additional charges. Max 6 charges. Pistol Shot consumes 2 additional charges of Opportunity to fire 2 additional bullets. Additional shots deal 20% reduced damage.
Hidden Opportunity	Passive	Ambush has a chance to grant Opportunity. Chance to trigger this effect is 80% of the chance for Sinister Strike to grant Opportunity.
Killing Spree	Channeled - 8 Yd Range - 3 Min Cooldown	Finishing move that unleashes a barrage of gunfire, striking random enemies within 8 yards for Physical damage. Number of strikes increased per combo point. Restores 1 combo point every 0.45 sec. 1 point : 195 over 0.45 sec 2 points: 292 over 0.89 sec 3 points: 389 over 1.34 sec 4 points: 487 over 1.78 sec 5 points: 584 over 2.23 sec
Keep It Rolling	Instant - 6 Min Cooldown	Increase the remaining duration of your active Roll the Bones combat enhancement by 30 sec.
Fast Action	Passive	The cooldown of Between the Eyes is reduced by 5 sec.
Preparation	Instant - 4 Min Cooldown	Immediately reset the cooldowns of Adrenaline Rush, Between the Eyes, Blade Flurry, Blade Rush, and Killing Spree.

Hero Talents

Hero talents allow for deeper customization of the Outlaw Rogue class fantasy, further enhancing its combat effectiveness.

Trickster

Name	Cast	Effect
Unseen Blade	Passive	Backstab and Shadowstrike now also strike with an Unseen Blade dealing 103 damage. Targets struck are Fazed for 10 sec. Fazed enemies take 5% more damage from you and cannot parry your attacks. This effect may occur once every 20 sec.
Surprising Strikes	Passive	Attacks that generate combo points deal 50% increased critical strike damage to Fazed targets.
Smoke	Passive	You take 5% reduced damage from Fazed targets.
Mirrors	Passive	Feint reduces damage taken from area-of-effect attacks by an additional 10%
Flawless Form	Passive	Unseen Blade and Secret Technique increase the damage of your finishing moves by 4% for 12 sec. Max 5 stacks.
Hoodwink	Passive	Fazed increases damage taken by an additional 3%.
So Tricky	Passive	Tricks of the Trade's threat redirect duration is increased to 1 hour.
Don't Be Suspicious	Passive	Blind and Shroud of Concealment have 10% reduced cooldown. Pick Pocket and Sap have 10 yd increased range.
Devious Distractions	Passive	Secret Technique applies Fazed to any targets struck.
Thousand Cuts	Passive	Slice and Dice grants 10% additional attack speed and gives your auto-attacks a chance to refresh your opportunity to strike with Unseen Blade.
Flickerstrike	Passive	Taking damage from an area-of-effect attack while Feint is active or dodging while Evasion is active refreshes your opportunity to strike with Unseen Blade. This effect may only occur once every 5 sec.
Flashing Steel	Passive	Unseen Blade may now occur once every 15 sec and has 25% chance to strike twice.
Disorienting Strikes	Passive	Secret Technique has 10% reduced cooldown and allows your next 2 strikes of Unseen Blade to ignore its cooldown.
Cloud Cover	Passive	Distract now also creates a cloud of smoke for 10 sec. Cooldown increased to 90 sec. Attacks from within the cloud apply Fazed.
No Scruples	Passive	Finishing moves have 10% increased chance to critically strike Fazed targets.
Nimble Flurry	Passive	Your auto-attacks, Unseen Blade, and Coup de Grace also strike up to 7 nearby enemies for 75% of normal damage while Flawless Form is active.
Clever Combatant	Passive	Shuriken Storm has 20% increased critical strike chance and now triggers Unseen Blade when available.
Coup de Grace	Passive	After 4 strikes with Unseen Blade, your next Eviscerate will be performed as a Coup de Grace, functioning as if it had consumed 5 additional combo points, and granting you 5 stacks of Flawless Form.

Fatebound

Name	Cast	Effect
Hand of Fate	Passive	Flip a Fatebound Coin each time a finishing move consumes 5 or more combo points. Heads increases the damage of your attacks by 10%, lasting 15 sec or until you flip Tails. Tails deals 59 Cosmic damage to your target. For each time the same face is flipped in a row, Heads increases damage by an additional 2% and Tails increases its damage by 10%.
Chosen's Revelry	Passive	Flipping a Fatebound Coin restores 10 health.
Tempted Fate	Passive	You have a 30% chance to absorb 10% of any damage taken.
Mean Streak	Passive	Fatebound Coins flipped by Envenom are 33% more likely to match the same face as the last flip.
Inexorable March	Passive	You cannot be slowed below 70% of normal movement speed while your Fatebound Coin flips have an active streak of at least 2 flips matching the same face.
Death's Arrival	Passive	Grappling Hook may be used a second time within 3 sec with no cooldown, but its total cooldown is increased by 5 sec.
Sometimes Lucky	Passive	Critical strike chance increased by 3%.
Deal Fate	Passive	Mutilate, Ambush, and Fan of Knives generate 1 additional combo point when they trigger Seal Fate.
Fate Intertwined	Passive	Caustic Spatter causes an additional 10% of Nature damage dealt to be dealt to affected enemies.
Edge Case	Passive	Activating Deathmark flips a Fatebound Coin and causes it to land on its edge, counting as both Heads and Tails.
Controlled Chaos	Passive	After flipping a Fatebound Coin that ends a streak of 4 or more, flip another that matches the same face.
Delivered Doom	Passive	Envenom deals 5% more damage when it consumes 5 or more combo points.
Overflowing Purse	Passive	Envenom has a 15% chance to flip 3 Fatebound Coins.
Destiny Defined	Passive	Sinister Strike has 5% increased chance to strike an additional time and grant Opportunity and your Fatebound Coins flipped have an additional 5% chance to match the same face as the last flip.
Rush to the Inevitable	Passive	Gain 5 Energy every time you flip a Fatebound Coin. Gain 15 Energy for Coins that land on their edge.
Ravenholdt Mint	Passive	Flipping Heads increases damage by an additional 4%. Damage dealt by flipping Tails is increased by 15%.
Lucky Coin	Passive	Every 7 coin flips, keep a lucky coin that bends you towards your fate for 15 sec. Your Agility is increased by 4%, the damage and bonuses of Fatebound Coins are increased by 50%, and coin flips are 15% more likely to match the same face as the last flip. Coin flips do not count toward finding a lucky coin while you have a lucky coin.

PvP Talents

PvP talents are tailored for player-versus-player combat scenarios. Activated in arenas, battlegrounds, and the open world with War Mode enabled, these talents optimize a Outlaw Rogue 's performance in PvP encounters. They provide specialized enhancements that give players an edge in combat against other players.

Name	Cast	Effect
Maneuverability		Sprint has 50% reduced cooldown and 50% reduced duration.
Control is King		Cheap Shot grants Slice and Dice for 15 sec and Kidney Shot restores 10 Energy per combo point spent.
Drink Up Me Hearties		Crimson Vial restores 5% additional maximum health and grants 60% of its healing to allies within 15 yds.
Dismantle		Disarm the enemy, preventing the use of any weapons or shield for 5 sec.
Boarding Party		Between the Eyes increases the movement speed of all friendly players within 15 yards by 30% for 6 sec.
Thick as Thieves		Tricks of the Trade now increases the friendly target's damage by 15% for 6 sec.
Turn the Tables		After coming out of a stun, you deal 10% increased damage for 12 sec.
Smoke Bomb		Creates a cloud of thick smoke in an 8 yard radius around the Rogue for 5 sec. Enemies are unable to target into or out of the smoke cloud.
Death from Above		Finishing move that empowers your weapons with energy to perform a deadly attack. You leap into the air and Eviscerate your target on the way back down, with such force that it has a 15% stronger effect.
Dagger in the Dark		Each second while Stealth is active, nearby enemies within 12 yards take an additional 2% damage from you for 10 sec. Stacks up to 6 times.
Preemptive Maneuver		Feint decreases your damage taken by an additional 40% while stunned and its energy cost is reduced by 30%.