Blizzard has not detailed Rogue changes for WoW Forever yet beyond the rules every class shares, listed below. This page fills in from the beta build. Plan a build with the Rogue talent calculator.
Which races can play Rogue in WoW Forever
In Classic: Human, Orc, Dwarf, Night Elf, Undead, Gnome, Troll. New in Forever: Skyborne. See the full race and class table and every racial ability.
Rogue talent changes in Forever
No Rogue talent changes reported yet. This fills in as Blizzard and the beta confirm more.
Rogue ability and class changes
No Rogue ability changes outside the talent trees reported yet. This fills in as Blizzard and the beta confirm more.
Talent and stat rules for every class
These apply to every class in Forever, not only Rogue. How grades work is explained on how we grade information.
- Official Talent trees keep their row count, with milestone talents at 11, 16, 21 and 31 points.Blizzard Deep Dive panel recap, 2026-09-13
- Official Core buff talents are removed from the trees and the buffs are baseline.Blizzard Deep Dive panel recap, 2026-09-13
- Official All 27 specialisation trees were rebalanced so every spec is viable.Blizzard Deep Dive panel recap, 2026-09-13
- Official The level cap stays at 60, so the talent point total stays tied to levels 10 to 60.Blizzard What's Next panel recap, 2026-09-13
- Official Melee, ranged and spell hit and crit are merged into one Hit stat and one Crit stat.Blizzard Deep Dive panel recap, 2026-09-13
- Official Weapon skill is spread so it is less concentrated on single items.Blizzard Deep Dive panel recap, 2026-09-13
- Official Bonus healing on items also gives one third as bonus spell damage.Blizzard Deep Dive panel recap, 2026-09-13