Ruthlessness, a WoW Forever Rogue talent, in words
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RuthlessnessAn Assassination Rogue talent in WoW Forever: row 2 of the Assassination tree (level 15), 3 ranks, passive. Same as Classic. Read from the WoW Forever beta client.
What it does Assassination row 2
Ruthlessness3 ranks · passiveRequires 5 points in Assassination Talents (level 15).Rank 1: Gives your finishing moves a 20% chance to add a Combo Point to your target.Rank 2: Gives your finishing moves a 40% chance to add a Combo Point to your target.Rank 3: Gives your finishing moves a 60% chance to add a Combo Point to your target.Same as Classic.
Who takes it pick rates from this site's builds
- 72% of Rogue buildsTaken in 72% of the 25,156 complete Rogue builds planned here, Sep 13 to 30, 2026.
- 91% of Assassination buildsTaken in 91% of the 7,388 builds that lead in Assassination, its own tree.
- 76% of Combat buildsTaken in 76% of the 6,280 builds that lead in Combat.
- 58% of Subtlety buildsTaken in 58% 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 Assassination tree
- Same row (5 points in Assassination, level 15)Murder, Improved Slice and Dice.
- Row above (level 10)Improved Gouge, Remorseless Attacks, Malice.
- Row below (level 20)Relentless Strikes, Improved Expose Armor, Lethality.
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
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 Ruthlessness in the Rogue calculator, read every Rogue talent in words (Combat and Subtlety too), or see the racials, changed class abilities and Legacy perks.