WoW Forever Rogue builds, the most popular from 33,415 planned here

15,397 of the 33,415 Rogue builds with 41 or more points planned here (46%) lead in Subtlety, 9,660 in Assassination and 8,358 in Combat. Weighted by what people did with each build (made, viewed, opened by link, shared or saved), Subtlety has 43%, Assassination 29% and Combat 28%, the split the Rogue calculator's spec bar shows. At the level 30 cap the most made 21-point build leads in Assassination instead. 38.5% of the Rogue leveling orders people recorded lead in Subtlety. Every build below opens in the Rogue calculator, and the Rogue leveling order shows the order people place these points in.

Counted on 7 Oct 2026, recounted a few times a day.

• Subtlety 46%
• Assassination 29%
• Combat 25%

WoW Forever Subtlety Rogue build

15,397 of the 33,415 Rogue builds with 41 or more points (46%) lead in Subtlety; the most used is 16/12/23 (#3), going to Dirty Deeds. Open it in the calculator.

WoW Forever Assassination Rogue build

9,660 of the 33,415 Rogue builds with 41 or more points (29%) lead in Assassination; the most used is 38/11/2 (#2), going to Venom. Open it in the calculator.

WoW Forever Combat Rogue build

8,358 of the 33,415 Rogue builds with 41 or more points (25%) lead in Combat; the most used is 18/32/0 (#1), going to Adrenaline Rush. Open it in the calculator.

The 5 most popular level 60 Rogue builds Assassination / Combat / Subtlety points

Builds of 50 points or more of the 51 a level 60 Rogue has.

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   Combat Rogue 18/32/0, Lightning Reflexes build

   #1 by what people did with it Assassination 18 / Combat 32 / Subtlety 0 3.1% of every Rogue share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 100 · saved 193 · opened 1,436 · across 121 close builds Takes Blade Flurry, Hack and Slash 5/5, Weapon Expertise 2/2, Aggression 3/3 and Adrenaline Rush. Maxes Malice, Ruthlessness, Improved Slice and Dice, Relentless Strikes, Lethality, Cold Blood and 11 more.
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   Assassination Rogue 38/11/2

   #2 by what people did with it Assassination 38 / Combat 11 / Subtlety 2 2.5% of every Rogue share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 79 · saved 181 · opened 1,135 · across 138 close builds Takes Vigor 2/2, Mutilate, Seal Fate 5/5 and Venom. Maxes Malice, Ruthlessness, Improved Slice and Dice, Relentless Strikes, Lethality, Vile Poisons and 10 more.
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   Subtlety / Assassination Rogue 16/12/23

   #3 by what people did with it Assassination 16 / Combat 12 / Subtlety 23 3.2% of every Rogue share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 52 · saved 76 · opened 1,662 · across 83 close builds Takes Dirty Deeds 2/2 and Preparation. Maxes Improved Gouge, Malice, Murder, Relentless Strikes, Cold Blood, Improved Eviscerate and 11 more.
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   Combat Rogue 18/33/0

   #4 by what people did with it Assassination 18 / Combat 33 / Subtlety 0 1.8% of every Rogue share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 44 · saved 140 · opened 794 · across 204 close builds Takes Blade Flurry, Hack and Slash 5/5, Weapon Expertise 2/2, Aggression 3/3 and Adrenaline Rush. Maxes Malice, Ruthlessness, Improved Slice and Dice, Relentless Strikes, Lethality, Cold Blood and 13 more.
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   Combat Rogue 18/32/0, Puncturing Wounds build

   #5 by what people did with it Assassination 18 / Combat 32 / Subtlety 0 1.5% of every Rogue share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 67 · saved 115 · opened 658 · across 159 close builds Takes Blade Flurry, Hack and Slash 5/5, Weapon Expertise 2/2, Aggression 3/3 and Adrenaline Rush. Maxes Malice, Ruthlessness, Improved Slice and Dice, Relentless Strikes, Lethality, Cold Blood and 12 more.
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Builds within a few points of each other count as one family, shown by its most used member. The rows and the spec split come from the 33,415 Rogue builds with 41 or more points planned here, Sep 13 to Oct 7, 2026, ranked by what people did with each family in that window: a share or a save weighs 5, a link open 3, making the build 2 and a view 1. The shared, saved and opened counts run from 13 Sep, before the beta: a row's share is its family's shares, saves and link opens over every Rogue build's (2,826 shares, 5,114 saves, 47,413 link opens since 13 Sep).

This is a count of what people plan on this site, not a tier list. When a beta build moves, adds, removes or renames a Rogue talent or changes what it needs first, the count starts again from the day after that build.

Rogue talents by pick rate, most and least taken

Most taken: Malice 94% (Assassination), Relentless Strikes 81% (Assassination), Improved Eviscerate 78% (Combat), Lethality 77% (Assassination), Ruthlessness 73% (Assassination). Least taken: Improved Kick 5% (Combat), Improved Distract 7% (Subtlety), Quietus 7% (Subtlety), Improved Kidney Shot 8% (Assassination), Remorseless Attacks 10% (Assassination). Share of Rogue builds with 41 or more points that have a point in the talent.

Rogue builds at level 30, the beta cap 21 points

The beta cap rose to level 30 on 1 Oct, so 21 points. These are the 21-point Rogue builds people set at level 30 most often between 1 and 6 Oct 2026, counted once per visitor per day on builds somebody made, shared or saved here (317 in all; builds within four points count as one, and a family is shown once it has five or more people-days and its most-made build was made, shared or saved by at least two people on one day and three people-days in all).

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   Level 30 Assassination Rogue build, 21 points

   Assassination 21 / Combat 0 / Subtlety 0 4.1% of the level 30 Rogue builds in the window · 13 people-days · across 9 close builds Maxes Malice, Ruthlessness, Improved Slice and Dice, Relentless Strikes, Lethality, Cold Blood and 1 more.
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No Combat 21-point build has reached the floor yet (113 people-days in the window).

No Subtlety 21-point build at level 30 has reached the floor yet (109 people-days in the window), though 38.5% of Rogue leveling builds lead in Subtlety (24,649 of 64,042, 18 Sep to 6 Oct 2026). The Subtlety leveling order's first 21 points are Camouflage 5/5, Opportunity 2/2, Improved Ambush 3/3, Elusiveness 2/2, Initiative 3/3, Ghostly Strike, Serrated Blades 3/3, Premeditation and Hemorrhage. That is the path held most often at each step: 1,595 of 24,649 Subtlety builds hold its levels 10 to 19 and 541 of 3,431 hold its levels 20 to 29. Open it at level 30, or see the whole Subtlety leveling order.

Each spec's first 21 points, as the leveling orders place them: Subtlety 0/0/21, from 24,649 Subtlety orders; Assassination 21/0/0, from 19,046. Recorded 18 Sep to 6 Oct 2026; the Rogue leveling order has every bracket.

Questions

Which Rogue spec do people build most in WoW Forever?

15,397 of the 33,415 Rogue builds with 41 or more points planned here (46%) lead in Subtlety, 9,660 in Assassination and 8,358 in Combat, counted Sep 13 to Oct 7, 2026. Weighted by what people did with each build (made, viewed, opened by link, shared or saved), Subtlety has 43%, Assassination 29% and Combat 28%. At the level 30 cap the most made 21-point build leads in Assassination instead. 38.5% of the Rogue leveling orders people recorded lead in Subtlety.

What is the most popular Rogue build at level 30, the beta cap?

Assassination 21/0/0: 4.1% of the 317 level 30 Rogue builds counted between 1 and 6 Oct 2026 (13 people-days), maxing Malice, Ruthlessness, Improved Slice and Dice, Relentless Strikes, Lethality, Cold Blood and 1 more.

What is the most popular Rogue build at level 60?

Combat Rogue 18/32/0, Lightning Reflexes build, ranked first by what people did with each build, Sep 13 to Oct 7, 2026 (a share or a save weighs 5, a link open 3, making the build 2, a view 1). It holds 3.1% of every Rogue share, save and link open counted here since 13 Sep (shared 100, saved 193, opened 1,436).

Which Rogue talents are taken most and least?

Most taken: Malice (94%), Relentless Strikes (81%) and Improved Eviscerate (78%). Least taken: Improved Kick (5%), Improved Distract (7%) and Quietus (7%). The percentages are the share of Rogue builds with 41 or more points that have at least one point in the talent, weighted by what people did with each build.

Is there a Rogue raid, dungeon or PvP build in WoW Forever yet?

Not one counted for that purpose: this site's counter records the points in each build, not what the build is for. The beta runs from 17 September 2026 to 21 October 2026 with characters capped at level 30 (21 points), and the game launches 4 November 2026, so the level 60 builds above are plans made while no beta character can reach 60.

Is this a Rogue tier list?

No. The builds are ranked by what people did with them on this site (shared, saved, opened by link, made or viewed), not by how strong they are.

Where do these Rogue build numbers come from?

From this site's own counter, which keeps counts only and no identities: every Rogue build planned in the calculator, and how often each was shared, saved or opened by link. Builds within a few points of each other count as one family, shown by its most used member, and every spec gets at least one row. The list is rebuilt a few times a day, last on 7 Oct 2026.

Also for Rogues: the leveling order, every talent in words, what changed since Classic, the abilities, new and changed, the races and their racials, questions answered from the data, and the Rogue calculator. The most popular builds of every class.