WoW Forever Rogue Abilities and Spells by Level

A Rogue in WoW Forever trains 51 abilities between levels 1 and 60, and starts with Stealth and Pick Lock from level 1. Sprint and Sap come at 10, Kick at 12, poisons at 20, Vanish at 22, Kidney Shot at 30 and Blind at 34. Forever adds two trainer spells, Poised at 18 to save energy on your opener and Shank at 24, an off-hand strike that cannot miss and refunds energy, and two new talents at 40, Mutilate and Death Mark.

Set your level in the planner below: it hides what you already know and shows what you learn at that level and at the next visits. Under it, the same data is written out level by level: every new Rogue ability and every stronger rank from 1 to 60, the key abilities and when you get them, what changed against Classic, the spells that come from talents, and the full Rogue spell list for each specialization.

WoW Forever Rogue Abilities by Level

A Rogue in WoW Forever has 51 abilities with trainer ranks: 49 arrive as new spells, and 2 start with a talent point before the trainer sells the higher ranks. The trainer has something for you on 30 levels: level 1, then every even level from 4 to 60, so plan a visit every two levels. The tables below split the 1 to 60 journey into six steps; the first column is the level, the second the abilities you learn for the first time, the third the new ranks with their rank number.

Rogue Spells for Levels 1–10

Rogues pick up 11 new abilities between levels 1 and 10, and the ones that change your play most are Stealth at 1, Evasion at 8, Sprint at 10 and Sap at 10. Level 1 is the busiest visit of this stretch with 4 spells and ranks.

Rogue Spells for Levels 11–20

Rogues pick up 10 new abilities between levels 11 and 20, and the ones that change your play most are Kick at 12, Poised at 18 and Instant Poison at 20. Level 20 is the busiest visit of this stretch with 6 spells and ranks.

Rogue Spells for Levels 21–30

Rogues pick up 10 new abilities between levels 21 and 30, and the ones that change your play most are Vanish at 22, Shank at 24, Kidney Shot at 30 and Deadly Poison at 30. Level 30 is the busiest visit of this stretch with 5 spells and ranks.

Rogue Spells for Levels 31–40

Rogues pick up 8 new abilities between levels 31 and 40, and the one that changes your play most is Blind at 34. Level 40 is the busiest visit of this stretch with 7 spells and ranks.

Rogue Spells for Levels 41–50

Rogues pick up 4 new abilities between levels 41 and 50, and the ones that change your play most are Instant Poison IV at 44, Deadly Poison III at 46 and Wound Poison III at 48. Level 46 is the busiest visit of this stretch with 5 spells and ranks.

Rogue Spells for Levels 51–60

Rogues pick up 6 new abilities between levels 51 and 60, and the ones that change your play most are Instant Poison V at 52, Mind-numbing Poison III at 52 and Deadly Poison IV at 54. Level 60 is the busiest visit of this stretch with 11 spells and ranks.

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What Changed for Rogue Abilities in WoW Forever

Rogue changes in Forever are mostly new tools rather than new levels. Shank gives the off-hand a strike of its own, Poised makes openers cheaper, and Mutilate and Death Mark arrive as talents. Poisons were rebalanced too: each application of Instant Poison and Deadly Poison hits for less than in Classic.

These 2 abilities moved the most: they are new in Forever, come earlier than in Classic, no longer need a talent, or have a new name.

Another 29 Rogue spells keep their level but have new numbers: damage, healing, cost, cooldown or spell power scaling. Hover a spell in the planner above to see what changed for that exact rank.

Rogue Abilities That Come From Talents

Some Rogue abilities start as a talent. You put the point into the talent tree to get the first rank, and after that the trainer sells the higher ranks like any other spell. Others stay talent-only and the trainer never teaches them. The earliest level is when you can reach that row of the tree with every point in it.

You can plan these points in our WoW Forever Rogue talents guide, which explains every tree and the builds for leveling, dungeons and PvP.

Rogue Spell List by Specialization

The same 51 abilities grouped the way your spellbook groups them. Each line shows when you learn the first rank and, for spells with ranks, how many there are and when the last one comes.

Assassination Spells

• Eviscerate: level 1, 9 ranks up to level 60
• Slice and Dice: level 10, 2 ranks up to level 42
• Expose Armor: level 14, 5 ranks up to level 56
• Garrote: level 14, 6 ranks up to level 54
• Ambush: level 18, 6 ranks up to level 58
• Rupture: level 20, 6 ranks up to level 60
• Cheap Shot: level 26
• Kidney Shot: level 30, 2 ranks up to level 50
• Mutilate: level 40, 3 ranks up to level 60

Combat Spells

• Sinister Strike: level 1, 8 ranks up to level 54
• Backstab: level 4, 9 ranks up to level 60
• Gouge: level 6, 5 ranks up to level 60
• Evasion: level 8
• Sprint: level 10, 3 ranks up to level 58
• Kick: level 12, 4 ranks up to level 58
• Feint: level 16, 5 ranks up to level 60
• Shank: level 24, 2 ranks up to level 44

Subtlety Spells

• Stealth: level 1, 4 ranks up to level 60
• Pick Pocket: level 4
• Sap: level 10, 3 ranks up to level 48
• Poised: level 18
• Distract: level 22
• Vanish: level 22, 2 ranks up to level 42
• Detect Traps: level 24
• Disarm Trap: level 30
• Blind: level 34
• Death Mark: level 40, 4 ranks up to level 60
• Safe Fall: level 40

Lockpicking Spell

• Pick Lock: level 1

Poisons Spells

• Crippling Poison: level 20
• Instant Poison: level 20
• Poisons: level 20
• Mind-numbing Poison: level 24
• Instant Poison II: level 28, 2 ranks up to level 28
• Deadly Poison: level 30
• Wound Poison: level 32
• Blinding Powder: level 34
• Instant Poison III: level 36, 3 ranks up to level 36
• Deadly Poison II: level 38, 2 ranks up to level 38
• Mind-numbing Poison II: level 38, 2 ranks up to level 38
• Wound Poison II: level 40, 2 ranks up to level 40
• Instant Poison IV: level 44, 4 ranks up to level 44
• Deadly Poison III: level 46, 3 ranks up to level 46
• Wound Poison III: level 48, 3 ranks up to level 48
• Crippling Poison II: level 50, 2 ranks up to level 50
• Instant Poison V: level 52, 5 ranks up to level 52
• Mind-numbing Poison III: level 52, 3 ranks up to level 52
• Deadly Poison IV: level 54, 4 ranks up to level 54
• Wound Poison IV: level 56, 4 ranks up to level 56
• Deadly Poison V: level 60, 5 ranks up to level 60
• Instant Poison VI: level 60, 6 ranks up to level 60

Rogue Trainer Tips for Leveling

Rogues buy a lot of poison ranks, so time your visits:

• Pick Lock is available from level 1 in Forever, so you can open lockboxes as soon as your skill allows.
• Level 20 is a key visit: Rupture and the poison training with Instant Poison and Crippling Poison.
• Shank at 24 is worth buying immediately if you dual wield: it never misses and gives energy back.
• Each poison rank is a separate recipe; you only need the newest rank of the poisons you actually use.

For the route, rotation and gear while you level, see our WoW Forever Rogue leveling guide.

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More WoW Forever Rogue Guides

These guides cover the rest of your Rogue, from talents to the class quests:

The same level-by-level lists exist for every class: Warrior abilities, Paladin abilities, Hunter abilities, Priest abilities, Shaman abilities, Mage abilities, Warlock abilities and Druid abilities.

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