Weapon Expertise, a WoW Forever Rogue talent, in words
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Weapon ExpertiseA Combat Rogue talent in WoW Forever: row 6 of the Combat tree (level 35), 2 ranks, passive. Changed from Classic. Read from the WoW Forever beta client.
What it does Combat row 6
Weapon Expertise2 ranks · passiveRequires 25 points in Combat Talents (level 35). Requires Blade Flurry.Rank 1: Reduces the chance for your attacks to be Dodged or Parried by 1%.Rank 2: Reduces the chance for your attacks to be Dodged or Parried by 2%.Changed from Classic. Classic rank 1: Increases your skill with Sword, Fist and Dagger weapons by 3.
What changed from Classic
- Classic rank 1Increases your skill with Sword, Fist and Dagger weapons by 3.
- WoW Forever rank 1Reduces the chance for your attacks to be Dodged or Parried by 1%.
Who takes it pick rates from this site's builds
- 22% of Rogue buildsTaken in 22% of the 25,156 complete Rogue builds planned here, Sep 13 to 30, 2026.
- 0% of Assassination buildsTaken in 0% of the 7,388 builds that lead in Assassination.
- 81% of Combat buildsTaken in 81% 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.
Around it in the Combat tree
- NeedsBlade Flurry at max rank first.
- Same row (25 points in Combat, level 35)Aggression.
- Row above (level 30)Blade Flurry, Hack and Slash.
- Row below (level 40)Adrenaline Rush.
- 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 Weapon Expertise in the Rogue calculator, read every Rogue talent in words (Assassination and Subtlety too), or see the racials, changed class abilities and Legacy perks.