Aggression, a WoW Forever Rogue talent, in words
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AggressionA Combat Rogue talent in WoW Forever: row 6 of the Combat tree (level 35), 3 ranks, passive. Changed from Classic. Read from the WoW Forever beta client.
What it does Combat row 6
Aggression3 ranks · passiveRequires 25 points in Combat Talents (level 35).Rank 1: Increases the damage of your Sinister Strike, Backstab, and Eviscerate abilities by 2%.Rank 2: Increases the damage of your Sinister Strike, Backstab, and Eviscerate abilities by 4%.Rank 3: Increases the damage of your Sinister Strike, Backstab, and Eviscerate abilities by 6%.Changed from Classic. Classic rank 1: Increases the damage of your Sinister Strike and Eviscerate abilities by 2%.
What changed from Classic
- Classic rank 1Increases the damage of your Sinister Strike and Eviscerate abilities by 2%.
- WoW Forever rank 1Increases the damage of your Sinister Strike, Backstab, and Eviscerate abilities by 2%.
Who takes it pick rates from this site's builds
- 23% of Rogue buildsTaken in 23% of the 25,156 complete Rogue builds planned here, Sep 13 to 30, 2026.
- 0% of Assassination buildsTaken in 0% of the 7,388 builds that lead in Assassination.
- 83% of Combat buildsTaken in 83% of the 6,280 builds that lead in Combat, its own tree.
- 0% of Subtlety buildsTaken in 0% of the 11,488 builds that lead in Subtlety.
- How it is countedEach build counts by what people did with it (opened, shared, saved), the way the calculator's pick-rate badges count. Updated daily, last on 2026-09-30.
Beta build history
- Build 1.60.1.69876, 2026-09-17No longer needs Hack and Slash.
Around it in the Combat tree
- Same row (25 points in Combat, level 35)Weapon Expertise.
- Row above (level 30)Blade Flurry, Hack and Slash.
- Row below (level 40)Adrenaline Rush.
- Gone from Classic CombatDagger Specialization, Mace Specialization, Sword Specialization, Fist Weapon Specialization.
Every Combat talent 17
- Improved Evisceraterow 1
- Improved Sinister Strikerow 1
- Lightning Reflexesrow 1
- Puncturing Woundsrow 2
- Deflectionrow 2
- Precisionrow 2
- Endurancerow 3
- Riposterow 3
- Improved Sprintrow 3
- Improved Kickrow 4
- Flawless Executionrow 4
- Dual Wield Specializationrow 4
- Blade Flurryrow 5
- Hack and Slashrow 5
- Weapon Expertiserow 6
- Aggressionrow 6
- Adrenaline Rushrow 7
Every Assassination talent 17
- Improved Gougerow 1
- Remorseless Attacksrow 1
- Malicerow 1
- Ruthlessnessrow 2
- Murderrow 2
- Improved Slice and Dicerow 2
- Relentless Strikesrow 3
- Improved Expose Armorrow 3
- Lethalityrow 3
- Vile Poisonsrow 4
- Cold Bloodrow 4
- Improved Poisonsrow 4
- Vigorrow 5
- Mutilaterow 5
- Improved Kidney Shotrow 5
- Seal Faterow 6
- Venomrow 7
Every Subtlety talent 19
- Camouflagerow 1
- Master of Deceptionrow 1
- Opportunityrow 1
- Setuprow 2
- Elusivenessrow 2
- Dirty Tricksrow 2
- Improved Ambushrow 2
- Initiativerow 3
- Ghostly Strikerow 3
- Improved Distractrow 3
- Heightened Sensesrow 4
- Premeditationrow 4
- Serrated Bladesrow 4
- Dirty Deedsrow 5
- Preparationrow 5
- Hemorrhagerow 5
- Quietusrow 6
- Cutthroatrow 6
- Thousand Cutsrow 7
From the WoW Forever beta client, checked in game with reader reports. Put points in Aggression in the Rogue calculator, read every Rogue talent in words (Assassination and Subtlety too), or see the racials, changed class abilities and Legacy perks.