Hack and Slash, a WoW Forever Rogue talent, in words

What it does Combat row 5

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  Hack and Slash5 ranks · passiveRequires 20 points in Combat Talents (level 30).Rank 1: Gives your melee weapon attacks a benefit depending on the weapon. Axe/Sword: Your successful melee attacks have a 1% chance to trigger an extra attack on the target. Dagger/Fist: Increases your critical strike chance by 1%. Mace: Your attacks ignore 3% of your target's armor.Rank 2: Gives your melee weapon attacks a benefit depending on the weapon. Axe/Sword: Your successful melee attacks have a 2% chance to trigger an extra attack on the target. Dagger/Fist: Increases your critical strike chance by 2%. Mace: Your attacks ignore 6% of your target's armor.Rank 3: Gives your melee weapon attacks a benefit depending on the weapon. Axe/Sword: Your successful melee attacks have a 3% chance to trigger an extra attack on the target. Dagger/Fist: Increases your critical strike chance by 3%. Mace: Your attacks ignore 9% of your target's armor.Rank 4: Gives your melee weapon attacks a benefit depending on the weapon. Axe/Sword: Your successful melee attacks have a 4% chance to trigger an extra attack on the target. Dagger/Fist: Increases your critical strike chance by 4%. Mace: Your attacks ignore 12% of your target's armor.Rank 5: Gives your melee weapon attacks a benefit depending on the weapon. Axe/Sword: Your successful melee attacks have a 5% chance to trigger an extra attack on the target. Dagger/Fist: Increases your critical strike chance by 5%. Mace: Your attacks ignore 15% of your target's armor.New in Forever. No Classic talent with this name.

Who takes it pick rates from this site's builds

• 27% of Rogue buildsTaken in 27% of the 25,156 complete Rogue builds planned here, Sep 13 to 30, 2026.
• 1% of Assassination buildsTaken in 1% of the 7,388 builds that lead in Assassination.
• 97% of Combat buildsTaken in 97% 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, 2026-09-17Rank 1 text changed.

Around it in the Combat tree

• Same row (20 points in Combat, level 30)Blade Flurry.
• Row above (level 25)Improved Kick, Flawless Execution, Dual Wield Specialization.
• Row below (level 35)Weapon Expertise, Aggression.
• 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