WoW Forever · Melee damage (Energy)

Combat Rogue

Combat gives a straightforward weapon-attacking route without requiring every opener to be a dagger attack from behind. Sinister Strike builds points, while Slice and Dice or a damage finisher spend them for different purposes. Riposte is conditional on a parry; keep that reactive event separate from your repeatable builder.

Current beta play is capped at level 30. Level 60 reference models and deeper talents are identified as later planning. Client descriptions and server updates can differ.

In this guide

What this build asks you to do

Blade Flurry adds speed and strikes an additional nearby opponent. It is a choice about the fight you are in, not automatic permission to hit a controlled neighbour. Adrenaline Rush is a later Energy-regeneration window. Plan that burst around usable contact time rather than assuming it helps while you are travelling, disabled or waiting for an enemy.

Repeatable builders suit a clear solo weapon route.
Nearby cleave can disrupt control; a reactive attack is not permanently available.

Sources for this section

TalentsForever: current beta talents and spell tooltips Forever beta report · 1.60.1.70170 · 2026-10-04
CC-BY-4.0 author-client export generated October 4. Build 70170 with dated research/hotfix annotations; client descriptions do not establish every current server effect or trainer offer.
Method: Rogue levelling advice Forever author guide · 2026-10-04
Original creator playstyle and spending advice. Exact unlocks are cross-checked against beta data; dated Blizzard changes override stale details.
Forever class attribute coefficients Client data · 1.60.1.70205 · 2026-10-04
Class baseline attack-power coefficients; form-specific branches and modifiers are separate.
Matching Forever character-stat display Client interface source · 1.60.1.70205 · 2026-10-04
Client display basis: 14 AP per nominal ordinary weapon DPS, 2 Armor per Agility, and Cat-specific Agility branch. Not a special-attack or shapeshifted damage model.

Choose the next action

For an ordinary solo route, choose a usable builder for the weapon you have. Sinister Strike is different from the cited future model’s Backstab dagger/Puncturing Wounds setup.
Build points deliberately; the illustrated two-point state can take repeated ordinary builders. One Sinister Strike is not presented as automatically awarding two points.
Spend on Slice and Dice when useful contact time justifies its attack-speed benefit, or choose a damage finisher when the target needs an immediate finish.
Use Blade Flurry only when its additional nearby hit fits the pull. A controlled neighbour or unwanted extra pack is a reason to delay it.
Riposte needs a parry event, while later Adrenaline Rush creates an Energy window. Neither is a permanently available addition to every builder cycle.

Sources for this section

TalentsForever: current beta talents and spell tooltips Forever beta report · 1.60.1.70170 · 2026-10-04
CC-BY-4.0 author-client export generated October 4. Build 70170 with dated research/hotfix annotations; client descriptions do not establish every current server effect or trainer offer.
Method: Rogue levelling advice Forever author guide · 2026-10-04
Original creator playstyle and spending advice. Exact unlocks are cross-checked against beta data; dated Blizzard changes override stale details.
Forever class attribute coefficients Client data · 1.60.1.70205 · 2026-10-04
Class baseline attack-power coefficients; form-specific branches and modifiers are separate.
Matching Forever character-stat display Client interface source · 1.60.1.70205 · 2026-10-04
Client display basis: 14 AP per nominal ordinary weapon DPS, 2 Armor per Agility, and Cat-specific Agility branch. Not a special-attack or shapeshifted damage model.

A finisher and a cleave buff do different jobs

Click through an illustrative sequence. Conditional effects require the named spells and talents; this is not a damage, resource, threat or timing simulation.

Build Combo Points: Repeat the learned builder to reach this illustrated two-point state; one ordinary Sinister Strike is not shown awarding two points.
Spend on Slice and Dice: Spend the illustrative points on the attack-speed finisher rather than an immediate damage finisher.
Choose Blade Flurry: When learned, activate its nearby-target interaction only where hitting another enemy is appropriate.
Respect controlled targets: Do not infer that the additional opponent is safe to damage; stop or change the sequence when control matters.

Inspect the interaction

The scene explains this named mechanic. The saved level 60 priority reference, where present, is separate.

A finisher and a cleave buff do different jobs Current beta · use the spells and talents you know

A finisher and a cleave buff do different jobs

Click through an illustrative sequence. Conditional effects require the named spells and talents; this is not a damage, resource, threat or timing simulation.

This scene illustrates a named interaction. Playback does not simulate combat timing, damage, resource costs or enemy behaviour.

Sources for this section

TalentsForever: current beta talents and spell tooltips Forever beta report · 1.60.1.70170 · 2026-10-04
CC-BY-4.0 author-client export generated October 4. Build 70170 with dated research/hotfix annotations; client descriptions do not establish every current server effect or trainer offer.
Method: Rogue levelling advice Forever author guide · 2026-10-04
Original creator playstyle and spending advice. Exact unlocks are cross-checked against beta data; dated Blizzard changes override stale details.
Forever class attribute coefficients Client data · 1.60.1.70205 · 2026-10-04
Class baseline attack-power coefficients; form-specific branches and modifiers are separate.
Matching Forever character-stat display Client interface source · 1.60.1.70205 · 2026-10-04
Client display basis: 14 AP per nominal ordinary weapon DPS, 2 Armor per Agility, and Cat-specific Agility branch. Not a special-attack or shapeshifted damage model.

Build the toolkit

Train the attacks you actually use and keep the required weapon skill progressing. Use the Rogue solo point route as the ordinary starting recommendation; the full Backstab/Puncturing Wounds reference is a later configuration with different contact assumptions.

Build the toolkit
Level	Decision or milestone	Scope
10	Check Dual Wield and Slice and Dice milestones.	Current beta
20	Riposte is a talent option after its prerequisite.	Current beta
30	Blade Flurry becomes an ordinary talent-row option.	Current beta
40	Adrenaline Rush is deeper planning.	Later planning

Sources for this section

TalentsForever: current beta talents and spell tooltips Forever beta report · 1.60.1.70170 · 2026-10-04
CC-BY-4.0 author-client export generated October 4. Build 70170 with dated research/hotfix annotations; client descriptions do not establish every current server effect or trainer offer.
Method: Rogue levelling advice Forever author guide · 2026-10-04
Original creator playstyle and spending advice. Exact unlocks are cross-checked against beta data; dated Blizzard changes override stale details.
Forever class attribute coefficients Client data · 1.60.1.70205 · 2026-10-04
Class baseline attack-power coefficients; form-specific branches and modifiers are separate.
Matching Forever character-stat display Client interface source · 1.60.1.70205 · 2026-10-04
Client display basis: 14 AP per nominal ordinary weapon DPS, 2 Armor per Agility, and Cat-specific Agility branch. Not a special-attack or shapeshifted damage model.

Understand the upgrade

Weapon comparisons and special-attack rules are different; speed alone does not rank the complete rotation.

Compare your actual level and learned talents; one crit or hit value is not interchangeable across every class.

These examples isolate attribute relationships. They are not a prediction of full ability DPS, threat, pet damage or survivability.

Understand the upgrade
Comparison	Meaning
+10 Agility	+10 baseline melee AP and +20 ranged AP; about +0.769 percentage points of weapon crit at level 30, before talents.
Weapon context	Main-hand, off-hand and positional builder choices must be compared separately.
Survival or reserve	A damage stat does not replace the health and resource reserve needed to finish the pull.

Sources for this section

Forever class attribute coefficients Client data · 1.60.1.70205 · 2026-10-04
Class baseline attack-power coefficients; form-specific branches and modifiers are separate.
Matching Forever character-stat display Client interface source · 1.60.1.70205 · 2026-10-04
Client display basis: 14 AP per nominal ordinary weapon DPS, 2 Armor per Agility, and Cat-specific Agility branch. Not a special-attack or shapeshifted damage model.
Matching Forever attribute breakpoints Client interface source · 1.60.1.70205 · 2026-10-04
First 20 effective Intellect and Stamina breakpoints; Intellect above 20 has 15 mana per point in the client display. HP above the Stamina breakpoint uses a runtime getter.
Forever client regeneration evidence Client interface source · 1.60.1.70205 · 2026-10-04
Reported rate display and accepted class/retention evidence. No universal Spirit-to-MP5 conversion or invented server tick formula.

Questing and group play

Combat can offer an uncomplicated solo weapon route while keeping reactive tools available. In a group, position for the selected builder and preserve enough Energy for an important interrupt. Keep the generic levelling plan distinct from the saved dagger preset: adopting its priorities means adopting the weapon and positional setup as well.

Sources for this section

TalentsForever: current beta talents and spell tooltips Forever beta report · 1.60.1.70170 · 2026-10-04
CC-BY-4.0 author-client export generated October 4. Build 70170 with dated research/hotfix annotations; client descriptions do not establish every current server effect or trainer offer.
Method: Rogue levelling advice Forever author guide · 2026-10-04
Original creator playstyle and spending advice. Exact unlocks are cross-checked against beta data; dated Blizzard changes override stale details.
Forever class attribute coefficients Client data · 1.60.1.70205 · 2026-10-04
Class baseline attack-power coefficients; form-specific branches and modifiers are separate.
Matching Forever character-stat display Client interface source · 1.60.1.70205 · 2026-10-04
Client display basis: 14 AP per nominal ordinary weapon DPS, 2 Armor per Agility, and Cat-specific Agility branch. Not a special-attack or shapeshifted damage model.

Choose useful equipment

Compare main-hand usefulness, off-hand contribution and the builder’s weapon restriction rather than one combined item-level score. A sword route and a Backstab dagger route can prefer different weapons. Agility adds baseline attack power and level-dependent crit; it is not an identical fixed percentage at every level.

Sources for this section

TalentsForever: current beta talents and spell tooltips Forever beta report · 1.60.1.70170 · 2026-10-04
CC-BY-4.0 author-client export generated October 4. Build 70170 with dated research/hotfix annotations; client descriptions do not establish every current server effect or trainer offer.
Method: Rogue levelling advice Forever author guide · 2026-10-04
Original creator playstyle and spending advice. Exact unlocks are cross-checked against beta data; dated Blizzard changes override stale details.
Forever class attribute coefficients Client data · 1.60.1.70205 · 2026-10-04
Class baseline attack-power coefficients; form-specific branches and modifiers are separate.
Matching Forever character-stat display Client interface source · 1.60.1.70205 · 2026-10-04
Client display basis: 14 AP per nominal ordinary weapon DPS, 2 Armor per Agility, and Cat-specific Agility branch. Not a special-attack or shapeshifted damage model.
Forever item reference: build 70205 Client data · 1.60.1.70205 · 2026-10-04
Item names and requirements; client presence does not establish a drop source or current access.

Level 60 reference priorities

Undead; saved 17/32/2 talent split; level 60; 10,000 iterations; one level 63 target; nominal 120 seconds with ±15 seconds variation.

These are the visible core spell decisions in this saved model’s effective rotation, in source priority order. Check the first usable higher-priority action; later entries can be skipped. Item, racial and other auxiliary management remains in the full report, and execute-phase percentages are encounter settings rather than proc chances.

Level 60 reference priorities
Action	Condition in this saved model
Slice and Dice	((Combo Points ≥ 1 AND NOT (active effect: Slice and Dice) AND fight time remaining ≥ 6) OR (Combo Points ≥ 5 AND remaining effect time: Slice and Dice < 3 AND fight time remaining > 9))
Adrenaline Rush	(Energy < 59 AND model time to next Energy tick < 1)
Eviscerate	(Combo Points ≥ 5 AND (active effect: Slice and Dice OR Energy ≥ 79 OR fight time remaining < 6))
Backstab	No additional priority test

Sources for this section

MythicSim: Combat Rogue Model documentation · 2026-10-05
Saved level 60 reference, inspected October 5, 2026. Engine forever-f43215d07e51fc228c2e32366d7563b03d76fec8. Its priorities and events describe this model, not tested live gameplay.

Inspect the saved opening

These timestamps show selected events from one recorded model opening. A row can be a triggered event; it is not automatically another button press. Negative times are preparation before the encounter.

Saved endgame model · later planning

Saved level 60 reference

Inspect events from this saved setup.

Level 60 single-target damage reference · later planning

Inspect the saved opening

These rows are events from one model timeline. A triggered hit or effect is not automatically an extra player cast.

Saved model event · 0 sBackstab

Inspect the original setup and full report →

Sources for this section

MythicSim: Combat Rogue Model documentation · 2026-10-05
Saved level 60 reference, inspected October 5, 2026. Engine forever-f43215d07e51fc228c2e32366d7563b03d76fec8. Its priorities and events describe this model, not tested live gameplay.

Equipment in this reference

The publisher describes these sets as primarily dungeon and crafted equipment, rather than optimized BiS. The Survival and Holy / Protection references have beta-gear exceptions. This is an item sample without inferred inventory slots.

Equipment in this reference
Reference item	How to use this comparison
Shadowcraft Cap	Fixed reference item; verify your level, source and current access.
Shadowcraft Tunic	Fixed reference item; verify your level, source and current access.
Shadowcraft Bracers	Fixed reference item; verify your level, source and current access.
Devilsaur Gauntlets	Fixed reference item; verify your level, source and current access.
Shadowcraft Belt	Fixed reference item; verify your level, source and current access.
Devilsaur Leggings	Fixed reference item; verify your level, source and current access.

Sources for this section

MythicSim: Combat Rogue Model documentation · 2026-10-05
Saved level 60 reference, inspected October 5, 2026. Engine forever-f43215d07e51fc228c2e32366d7563b03d76fec8. Its priorities and events describe this model, not tested live gameplay.
Forever item reference: build 70205 Client data · 1.60.1.70205 · 2026-10-04
Item names and requirements; client presence does not establish a drop source or current access.
MythicSim: reference-model methodology Model documentation · 2026-10-04
Dated level 60 damage-model references; selected profiles are not gameplay or healer-performance evidence.