Ghostly Strike, a WoW Forever Rogue talent, in words
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Ghostly StrikeA Subtlety Rogue talent in WoW Forever: row 3 of the Subtlety tree (level 20), 1 rank, active. Changed from Classic. Read from the WoW Forever beta client.
What it does Subtlety row 3
Ghostly Strike1 rank · activeRequires 10 points in Subtlety Talents (level 20). 40 Energy | Melee Range | Instant | 20 sec cooldown.A strike that deals 125% (180% if a Dagger is equipped in your Main Hand) weapon damage and increases your chance to dodge by 15% for 7 sec. Awards 1 combo point.Changed from Classic. Classic rank 1: A strike that deals 125% weapon damage and increases your chance to dodge by 15% for 7 sec. Awards 1 combo point.
What changed from Classic
- Classic rank 1A strike that deals 125% weapon damage and increases your chance to dodge by 15% for 7 sec. Awards 1 combo point.
- WoW Forever rank 1A strike that deals 125% (180% if a Dagger is equipped in your Main Hand) weapon damage and increases your chance to dodge by 15% for 7 sec. Awards 1 combo point.
Who takes it pick rates from this site's builds
- 30% of Rogue buildsTaken in 30% of the 25,156 complete Rogue builds planned here, Sep 13 to 30, 2026.
- 13% of Assassination buildsTaken in 13% of the 7,388 builds that lead in Assassination.
- 9% of Combat buildsTaken in 9% of the 6,280 builds that lead in Combat.
- 55% of Subtlety buildsTaken in 55% of the 11,488 builds that lead in Subtlety, its own tree.
- 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.
Around it in the Subtlety tree
- Same row (10 points in Subtlety, level 20)Initiative, Improved Distract.
- Row above (level 15)Setup, Elusiveness, Dirty Tricks, Improved Ambush.
- Row below (level 25)Heightened Senses, Premeditation, Serrated Blades.
- Gone from Classic SubtletySleight of Hand, Improved Sap, Deadliness.
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
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 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
From the WoW Forever beta client, checked in game with reader reports. Put points in Ghostly Strike in the Rogue calculator, read every Rogue talent in words (Assassination and Combat too), or see the racials, changed class abilities and Legacy perks.