WoW: The War Within Trickster Rogue Hero Talents guide

❘ Updated: 2024-03-02T16:42:05

A Rogue exploring Azeroth in WoW (Hero Talents Guide)

Hero Talents are set to play a major role in World of Warcraft when The War Within expansion releases later this year. One of the paths players can build into is the Trickster Rogue and it looks like an exciting new direction for the class.

Hero Talents are being introduced as part of a new system to add further depth and customization to the existing class system. Each new tree augments the current talent offerings to improve their effect or offer entirely new powers.

Each class will have three Hero Talent sets on offer when the expansion launches, with players able to pick between two of those depending on their chosen spec. Druids and Demon Hunters are a little different, with those having two or four to select from respectively.

As the game barrels towards its next chapter, Blizzard has begun to reveal what these Hero Talents offer. Here’s everything we currently know about the Trickster Rogue.

Trickster Rogue full Hero Talent tree explained

Hero Talent trees are currently set to follow the same format, regardless of class. At the beginning and end, the Keystone and Capstone talents are single options that players must use. In between, there are three rows of talents with multiple directions for players to build into. The full list of talents available is as follows:

Trickster Rogue Keystone Hero Talent

Unseen Blade: Feint now grants 2 Combo Points and quickly slashes with an Unseen Blade dealing damage to nearby enemies. Targets struck are Fazed for 5 seconds.

Fazed enemies take 5% more damage from you and cannot parry your attacks.

Trickster Rogue first-row Hero Talents

Surprising Strikes: Attacks that generate Combo Points deal 25% increased critical strike damage to Fazed targets.

Choice Node: Smoke and Mirrors

Smoke: You take 5% reduced damage from Fazed targets.
Mirrors: Feint reduces area damage taken by an additional 10%.

Flawless Form: Killing Spree (Outlaw) and Secret Technique (Subtlety) grant Mastery for 5 seconds. Multiple applications may overlap.

Trickster Rogue second-row Hero Talents

Choice Node: So Tricky and Don’t Be Suspicious

So Tricky: Tricks of the Trade’s threat redirect duration is increased to 1 hour.
Don’t Be Suspicious: Blind and Shroud of Concealment have 10% reduced cooldown. Pick Pocket and Sap range increased by 10 yards.

Devious Distractions: Distract and Killing Spree (Outlaw) and Secret Technique (Subtlety) cause targets to be Fazed for 10 seconds.

Choice Node: Thousand Cuts and Flickerstrike

Thousand Cuts: Slice and Dice grants 10% additional attack speed and gives your auto attacks a chance to trigger Unseen Blade.
Flickerstrike: Taking area damage while Feint is active or dodging while Evasion is active triggers Unseen Blade. This effect may only occur once every 5 seconds.

Trickster Rogue third-row Hero Talents

Nimble Flurry: Killing Spree (Outlaw) and Secret Technique (Subtlety) deal 10% more damage and have a 10% reduced cooldown.

Choice Node: Cloud Cover and No Scruples

Cloud Cover: Distract now creates a cloud of smoke for 10 seconds and its cooldown is increased to 90 seconds. Attacks from within the cloud afflict targets with Fazed for 5 seconds.
No Scruples: Finishing moves have a 10% increased chance to critically strike Fazed targets.

Elaborate Twirl: Increases the duration of Flawless Form by 2 seconds.

Trickster Rogue Capstone Hero Talent

Coup de Grace: After 4 strikes with Unseen Blade, your next Dispatch (Outlaw), Eviscerate, or Black Powder (Subtlety)will be performed as a Coup de Grace, dealing 40% increased damage. If the primary target is Fazed, gain 5 stacks of Flawless Form.

That’s the complete list of Talents for the Trickster Rogue at the time of writing. With The War Within set to release in the second half of 2024, this is subject to change and this guide will be updated accordingly.

Make sure to check out our other Hero Talent guides below: