WoW Forever Rogue builds, the most popular from 52,053 planned here

24,252 of the 52,053 Rogue builds with 41 or more points planned here (47%) lead in Subtlety, 14,509 in Assassination and 13,292 in Combat. Weighted by what people did with each build (made, viewed, opened by link, shared or saved), Subtlety has 43%, Combat 29% and Assassination 28%. At the level 30 cap the most made 21-point build leads in Combat instead. 39.1% of the Rogue leveling orders people recorded lead in Subtlety. Every build below opens in the Rogue calculator, and the Rogue leveling order shows the order people place these points in.

Counted on 1 Nov 2026, recounted a few times a day.

• Subtlety 47%
• Assassination 28%
• Combat 25%

WoW Forever Subtlety Rogue build

24,252 of the 52,053 Rogue builds with 41 or more points (47%) lead in Subtlety; the most used is 16/12/23 (#3), going to Dirty Deeds. Open it in the calculator, or see the talents Subtlety builds take.

WoW Forever Assassination Rogue build

14,509 of the 52,053 Rogue builds with 41 or more points (28%) lead in Assassination; the most used is 38/11/2 (#1), going to Venom. Open it in the calculator, or see the talents Assassination builds take.

WoW Forever Combat Rogue build

13,292 of the 52,053 Rogue builds with 41 or more points (25%) lead in Combat; the most used is 18/32/0 (#2), going to Adrenaline Rush. Open it in the calculator, or see the talents Combat builds take.

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The 5 most popular level 60 Rogue builds Assassination / Combat / Subtlety points

Builds of 50 points or more of the 51 a level 60 Rogue has.

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   Assassination Rogue 38/11/2

   #1 by what people did with it Assassination 38 / Combat 11 / Subtlety 2 2.9% of every Rogue share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 109 · saved 271 · opened 2,010 · across 163 close builds · tagged PvE Takes Vigor 2/2, Mutilate, Seal Fate 5/5 and Venom. Maxes Malice, Ruthlessness, Improved Slice and Dice, Relentless Strikes, Lethality, Vile Poisons and 10 more.
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   Combat Rogue 18/32/0

   #2 by what people did with it Assassination 18 / Combat 32 / Subtlety 0 3% of every Rogue share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 128 · saved 231 · opened 2,121 · across 146 close builds · tagged LevelingPvE Takes Blade Flurry, Hack and Slash 5/5, Weapon Expertise 2/2, Aggression 3/3 and Adrenaline Rush. Maxes Malice, Ruthlessness, Improved Slice and Dice, Relentless Strikes, Lethality, Cold Blood and 11 more.
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   Subtlety / Assassination Rogue 16/12/23

   #3 by what people did with it Assassination 16 / Combat 12 / Subtlety 23 3.3% of every Rogue share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 80 · saved 119 · opened 2,463 · across 110 close builds · tagged PvP Takes Dirty Deeds 2/2 and Preparation. Maxes Improved Gouge, Malice, Murder, Relentless Strikes, Cold Blood, Improved Eviscerate and 11 more.
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   Combat Rogue 18/33/0, Deflection build

   #4 by what people did with it Assassination 18 / Combat 33 / Subtlety 0 2.3% of every Rogue share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 80 · saved 263 · opened 1,544 · across 262 close builds · tagged LevelingPvE Takes Blade Flurry, Hack and Slash 5/5, Weapon Expertise 2/2, Aggression 3/3 and Adrenaline Rush. Maxes Malice, Ruthlessness, Improved Slice and Dice, Relentless Strikes, Lethality, Cold Blood and 13 more.
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   Combat Rogue 18/33/0, Puncturing Wounds build

   #5 by what people did with it Assassination 18 / Combat 33 / Subtlety 0 1.4% of every Rogue share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 67 · saved 167 · opened 916 · across 235 close builds Takes Blade Flurry, Hack and Slash 5/5, Weapon Expertise 2/2, Aggression 3/3 and Adrenaline Rush. Maxes Malice, Ruthlessness, Improved Slice and Dice, Relentless Strikes, Lethality, Cold Blood and 13 more.
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Builds within a few points of each other count as one family, shown by its most used member. The rows and the spec split come from the 52,053 Rogue builds with 41 or more points planned here, Sep 13 to Nov 1, 2026, ranked by what people did with each family in that window: a share or a save weighs 5, a link open 3, making the build 2 and a view 1. The shared, saved and opened counts run from 13 Sep, before the beta: a row's share is its family's shares, saves and link opens over every Rogue build's (3,700 shares, 7,339 saves, 70,513 link opens since 13 Sep).

This is a count of what people plan on this site, not a tier list. When a beta build moves, adds, removes or renames a Rogue talent or changes what it needs first, the count starts again from the day after that build.

Rogue talents by pick rate, most and least taken

Most taken: Malice 91% (Assassination), Relentless Strikes 74% (Assassination), Improved Eviscerate 73% (Combat), Ruthlessness 68% (Assassination), Lethality 68% (Assassination). Least taken: Improved Kick 7% (Combat), Improved Distract 8% (Subtlety), Quietus 8% (Subtlety), Improved Kidney Shot 10% (Assassination), Improved Expose Armor 13% (Assassination). Share of Rogue builds with 41 or more points that have a point in the talent, each build counted once.

Rogue builds at level 30, the beta cap 21 points

The beta cap rose to level 30 on 1 Oct, so 21 points. These are the 21-point Rogue builds people set at level 30 most often between 1 and 16 Oct 2026, counted once per visitor per day on builds somebody made, shared or saved here (457 in all; builds within four points count as one, and a family is shown once it has five or more people-days and its most-made build was made, shared or saved by at least two people on one day and three people-days in all).

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   Level 30 Combat Rogue build, 21 points

   Assassination 0 / Combat 21 / Subtlety 0 10.5% of the level 30 Rogue builds in the window · 48 people-days · across 17 close builds Maxes Improved Eviscerate, Improved Sinister Strike, Deflection, Precision, Endurance, Riposte and 2 more.
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   Level 30 Assassination Rogue build, 21 points

   Assassination 21 / Combat 0 / Subtlety 0 2.8% of the level 30 Rogue builds in the window · 13 people-days · across 10 close builds Maxes Malice, Ruthlessness, Improved Slice and Dice, Relentless Strikes, Lethality, Cold Blood and 1 more.
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   Level 30 Subtlety Rogue build, 21 points

   Assassination 0 / Combat 0 / Subtlety 21 1.1% of the level 30 Rogue builds in the window · 5 people-days · across 2 close builds Maxes Camouflage, Master of Deception, Opportunity, Dirty Tricks, Initiative, Ghostly Strike and 3 more.
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Each spec's first 21 points, as the leveling orders place them: Subtlety 0/0/21, from 33,495 Subtlety orders; Assassination 21/0/0, from 24,842. Recorded 18 Sep to 16 Oct 2026; the Rogue leveling order has every bracket.

Questions

Which Rogue spec do people build most in WoW Forever?

24,252 of the 52,053 Rogue builds with 41 or more points planned here (47%) lead in Subtlety, 14,509 in Assassination and 13,292 in Combat, counted Sep 13 to Nov 1, 2026. Weighted by what people did with each build (made, viewed, opened by link, shared or saved), Subtlety has 43%, Combat 29% and Assassination 28%. At the level 30 cap the most made 21-point build leads in Combat instead. 39.1% of the Rogue leveling orders people recorded lead in Subtlety.

What is the most popular Rogue build at level 30, the beta cap?

Combat 0/21/0: 10.5% of the 457 level 30 Rogue builds counted between 1 and 16 Oct 2026 (48 people-days), maxing Improved Eviscerate, Improved Sinister Strike, Deflection, Precision, Endurance, Riposte and 2 more.

What is the most popular Rogue build at level 60?

Assassination Rogue 38/11/2, ranked first by what people did with each build, Sep 13 to Nov 1, 2026 (a share or a save weighs 5, a link open 3, making the build 2, a view 1). It holds 2.9% of every Rogue share, save and link open counted here since 13 Sep (shared 109, saved 271, opened 2,010).

Which Rogue talents are taken most and least?

Most taken: Malice (91%), Relentless Strikes (74%) and Improved Eviscerate (73%). Least taken: Improved Kick (7%), Improved Distract (8%) and Quietus (8%). The percentages are the share of Rogue builds with 41 or more points that have at least one point in the talent, each build counted once.

Is there a Rogue raid, dungeon or PvP build in WoW Forever yet?

The builds people tagged most for each, when they saved or shared them in the calculator. PvE: Assassination Rogue 38/11/2, 6 tags. PvP: Subtlety / Assassination Rogue 16/12/23, 7 tags. A build is listed once it has 3 tags for the same thing; these are tags from players, not a ranking of how strong a build is.

Is this a Rogue tier list?

No. The builds are ranked by what people did with them on this site (shared, saved, opened by link, made or viewed), not by how strong they are.

Where do these Rogue build numbers come from?

From this site's own counter, which keeps counts only and no identities: every Rogue build planned in the calculator, and how often each was shared, saved or opened by link. Builds within a few points of each other count as one family, shown by its most used member, and every spec gets at least one row. The list is rebuilt a few times a day, last on 1 Nov 2026.

Also for Rogues: the leveling order, every talent in words, what changed since Classic, the abilities, new and changed, the races and their racials, questions answered from the data, and the Rogue calculator. The most popular builds of every class.