Gouge, a WoW Forever Rogue ability

In the Combat tab of the Rogue spellbook. Every rank: 45 Energy, Melee Range, Instant, 10 sec cooldown. Physical school.

What Gouge does, rank by rank 5 ranks

Level	Rank and what it does
6	Rank 1 changed Causes 10 damage, stops your attack, and incapacitates the target for 4 sec. The target must be facing you. Any damage taken will break the effect. Awards 1 combo point. Classic: Causes 10 damage, incapacitating the opponent for 4 sec, and turns off your attack. Target must be facing you. Any damage caused will revive the target. Awards 1 combo point.
18	Rank 2 changed Causes 20 damage, stops your attack, and incapacitates the target for 4 sec. The target must be facing you. Any damage taken will break the effect. Awards 1 combo point. Classic: Causes 20 damage, incapacitating the opponent for 4 sec, and turns off your attack. Target must be facing you. Any damage caused will revive the target. Awards 1 combo point.
32	Rank 3 changed Causes 32 damage, stops your attack, and incapacitates the target for 4 sec. The target must be facing you. Any damage taken will break the effect. Awards 1 combo point. Classic: Causes 32 damage, incapacitating the opponent for 4 sec, and turns off your attack. Target must be facing you. Any damage caused will revive the target. Awards 1 combo point.
46	Rank 4 changed Causes 55 damage, stops your attack, and incapacitates the target for 4 sec. The target must be facing you. Any damage taken will break the effect. Awards 1 combo point. Classic: Causes 55 damage, incapacitating the opponent for 4 sec, and turns off your attack. Target must be facing you. Any damage caused will revive the target. Awards 1 combo point.
60	Rank 5 changed Causes 75 damage, stops your attack, and incapacitates the target for 4 sec. The target must be facing you. Any damage taken will break the effect. Awards 1 combo point. Classic: Causes 75 damage, incapacitating the opponent for 4 sec, and turns off your attack. Target must be facing you. Any damage caused will revive the target. Awards 1 combo point.

What changed from Classic

Ranks 1 to 5 changed.

Talents that change Gouge 2

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  Improved GougeAssassination row 1 (level 10), 3 ranks. At 3/3: Increases the duration of your Gouge ability by 1.5 sec.
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  LethalityAssassination row 3 (level 20), 5 ranks. At 5/5: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Sinister Strike, Gouge, Backstab, Mutilate, Ghostly Strike, and Hemorrhage abilities by 20%.

Questions

What level do you get Gouge in WoW Forever?

Level 6; its 5 ranks come at 6, 18, 32, 46 and 60 (beta client spellbook, build 70291).

Is Gouge a talent in WoW Forever?

No. Gouge is in the Combat tab of the Rogue spellbook, and no Rogue talent teaches it. 2 talents change it: Improved Gouge and Lethality.

Did Gouge change from Classic?

Yes: ranks 1 to 5 changed. Rank 5 now reads "Causes 75 damage, stops your attack, and incapacitates the target for 4 sec." where Classic read "Causes 75 damage, incapacitating the opponent for 4 sec, and turns off your attack."

What is the cast time and cooldown of Gouge?

Instant at every rank; cooldown 10 sec. From the beta client's tooltip, build 70291.

Last checked against beta build 1.60.1.70291 on 8 Oct 2026. Classic's text from the Classic client.

Before it in the Combat tab: Blade Flurry. Every Rogue spell by level, every Rogue talent and the Rogue calculator.