Flash of Steel, a WoW Forever Rogue talent, in words
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Flash of SteelA Combat Rogue talent in WoW Forever: row 6 of the Combat tree (level 35), 5 ranks, passive. New in WoW Forever, no Classic talent with this name. Its spot, ranks or numbers here follow Blizzard's 2 Nov development notes, shown ahead of the game data; where the notes name a row but no column, the spot is the site's pick until the game data shows Blizzard's.
What it does Combat row 6
Flash of Steel5 ranks · passiveRequires 25 points in Combat Talents (level 35).Rank 1: Increases the energy generated by your Shank ability by 3 and reduces its cooldown by 0.4 seconds.Rank 2: Increases the energy generated by your Shank ability by 6 and reduces its cooldown by 0.8 seconds.Rank 3: Increases the energy generated by your Shank ability by 9 and reduces its cooldown by 1.2 seconds.Rank 4: Increases the energy generated by your Shank ability by 12 and reduces its cooldown by 1.6 seconds.Rank 5: Increases the energy generated by your Shank ability by 15 and reduces its cooldown by 2.0 seconds.New in Forever. No Classic talent with this name.
Blizzard's notes build by build
- Flash of SteelNew Talent: Flash of Steel. Passive. 5-point talent in Row 6. Increases the energy generated by your Shank ability by 3/6/9/12/15 and reduces its cooldown by 0.4/0.8/1.2/1.6/2.0 seconds. Blizzard's development notes for build 70753, 2 Nov 2026.
Beta build history
- Values from Blizzard's notes over build 1.60.1.70753, 2026-11-02New talent in Combat, row 6: Increases the energy generated by your Shank ability by 3 and reduces its cooldown by 0.4 seconds. Blizzard: "New Talent: Flash of Steel. Passive. 5-point talent in Row 6. Increases the energy generated by your Shank ability by 3/6/9/12/15 and reduces its cooldown by 0.4/0.8/1.2/1.6/2.0 seconds." (notes for build 70753 hotfixes)
Around it in the Combat tree
- Row above (level 30)Blade Flurry, Hack and Slash, Dual Wield Specialization.
- Row below (level 40)Adrenaline Rush.
- Gone from Classic CombatImproved Backstab, Dagger Specialization, Mace Specialization, Fist Weapon Specialization.
Every Combat talent 19
- Coup de Gracerow 1
- Efficient Strikesrow 1
- Lightning Reflexesrow 1
- Puncturing Woundsrow 2
- Deflectionrow 2
- Precisionrow 2
- Improved Sprintrow 2
- Endurancerow 3
- Riposterow 3
- Composurerow 3
- Improved Kickrow 4
- Flawless Executionrow 4
- Aggressionrow 4
- Weapon Expertiserow 4
- Blade Flurryrow 5
- Hack and Slashrow 5
- Dual Wield Specializationrow 5
- Flash of Steelrow 6
- Adrenaline Rushrow 7
The other two trees
From the WoW Forever game client, with some Rogue numbers from Blizzard's 2 Nov development notes ahead of the game data; checked in game with reader reports. Put points in Flash of Steel in the Rogue calculator.