Riposte, a WoW Forever Rogue talent, in words
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RiposteA Combat Rogue talent in WoW Forever: row 3 of the Combat tree (level 20), 1 rank, active. Same as Classic. Read from the WoW Forever beta client.
What it does Combat row 3
Riposte1 rank · activeRequires 10 points in Combat Talents (level 20). Requires Deflection. 10 Energy | Melee Range | Instant | 6 sec cooldown.A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 150% weapon damage and disarms the target for 6 sec.Same as Classic.
Who takes it pick rates from this site's builds
- 19% of Rogue buildsTaken in 19% of the 25,156 complete Rogue builds planned here, Sep 13 to 30, 2026.
- 7% of Assassination buildsTaken in 7% of the 7,388 builds that lead in Assassination.
- 41% of Combat buildsTaken in 41% of the 6,280 builds that lead in Combat, its own tree.
- 12% of Subtlety buildsTaken in 12% 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.
Around it in the Combat tree
- NeedsDeflection at max rank first.
- Same row (10 points in Combat, level 20)Endurance, Improved Sprint.
- Row above (level 15)Puncturing Wounds, Deflection, Precision.
- Row below (level 25)Improved Kick, Flawless Execution, Dual Wield Specialization.
- 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 Riposte in the Rogue calculator, read every Rogue talent in words (Assassination and Subtlety too), or see the racials, changed class abilities and Legacy perks.