An Overview of Rogue Class Changes in the War Within Pre-Patch

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• Leeching Poison now grants 3% Leech (was 5%).
• Shadowheart now grants 2% Leech (was 3%).
• All talent trees have had many talents move locations or have had their pathing updated.
• New Talent: Shadowheart — Leech increased by 3% while Stealthed.
• Acrobatic Strikes has been redesigned — Auto-attacks increase auto-attack damage and movement speed by 1% for 3 seconds, stacking up to 10%.
• Cut to the Chase is now learned at level 18 (was an Assassination talent) and now triggers from Envenom, Dispatch, Eviscerate.
• Tight Spender now reduces Energy cost of finishing moves by 6% (was 10%).
• Subterfuge effect duration now 3/6 seconds. Now a 2-point talent.
• Airborne Irritant now reduces Blind's duration by 70% (was 40%). This gives it an 18 second duration when applied in an area.
• Shadow Dance moved from the Class talent tree to Subtlety talent tree.
• Nightstalker has been removed.

• New Talent: Rapid Injection — Envenom deals 10% increased damage while Envenom's effect is active.
• New Talent: Sanguine Stratagem — Gain 1 additional max combo point. Your finishing moves that consume 5 or more combo points have increased effects, and your finishing moves deal 5% increased damage.
• Serrated Bone Spike has been redesigned — (Passive) Prepare a Serrated Bone Spike every 30 seconds, stacking up to 3. Rupture spends a stack to embed a bone spike in its target:
  • Deals Physical damage and Bleed damage every 3 seconds until the target dies or leaves combat. Refunds a stack when the target dies.
  • Generates 1 combo point plus 1 additional per active bone spike.
• Serrated Bone Spike initial damage reduced by 24% and damage over time damage reduced by 9%.
• All ability damage increased by 15%.
• Cut to the Chase is now learned at level 18 (was a talent) and now triggers from Envenom.
• Improved Garrote effect duration increased to 6 seconds (was 3 seconds).
• Indiscriminate Carnage effect duration reduced to 6 seconds (was 10 seconds).
• Kingsbane damage bonus per poison application now has a stated cap at 1000% from 50 stacks (was 1980% at 99 stacks).
• Kingsbane base damage over time increased by 6%.
• The following talents have been removed:
• Sepsis
• Venom Rush

• Mastery: Main Gauche damage increased by 24%.
• All ability damage increased by 20%.
• Ace Up Your Sleeve now grants 4 combo points when triggered (was 5).
• Adrenaline Rush has been updated:
  • No longer increases global cooldown recovery rate by 25% while active.
  • Now increases global cooldown recovery rate equal to your Haste while active, up to 25%.
  • Now increases Energy regeneration by 50% (was 60%).
• Count the Odds effect now has base chance 10% (was 8%) and duration 8 seconds (was 5 seconds), but no longer doubled while Stealthed.
• Underhanded Upper Hand no longer affects Slice and Dice duration and no longer grants 3 seconds of Subterfuge duration (Stealth ability use).
• Crackshot/ Dispatch effectiveness reduced to 50% (was 75%).
• Thief's Versatility now increases Versatility by 3% (was 4%).
• Blade Flurry radius increased to 8 yards (was melee range).
• Sepsis has been removed.

• Premeditation has been redesigned — After entering Stealth, your next combo point generating ability generates full combo points.
• All ability damage increased by 20%.
• Invigorating Shadowdust now reduces cooldowns by 10/20 seconds (was 15/30 seconds).
• Shadow Focus now reduces costs by 5%.
• Shadow Dance moved from the Class talent tree to Subtlety talent tree.

• Vanish's guaranteed stealth duration now 1.5 seconds in PvP combat (base 3 seconds).
• Shadowy Duel now applies a screen effect so it is more noticeable that you are inside the duel.

You can find other War Within Pre-Patch class changes linked below.