Combat Rogue
Melee · Tree 2 of 3
Checked against build 1.60.1.70840 · Nov 7, 2026
Overview
Sinister Strike and swords. Blade Flurry when two things are up.
Build. Hit and the weapon talents come before the cooldown. Adrenaline Rush is the bottom.
Spells. Sinister Strike to build, Slice and Dice, Eviscerate. Blade Flurry on two targets.
Stats. Combat misses a lot off the front. Hit is first.
Gear. Slow one-hand swords if you took the sword talent. The icon is a real weapon.
Build. Riposte disarms after a parry. Kick stops a heal.
Spells. Gouge or kidney, build, finish. Kick a cast.
Stats. Health, then agility.
Gear. Weapons and stamina.
Build
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Rotation
The 5 buttons that define Combat in PvE.
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Sinister Strike An instant strike that causes 68 damage in addition to your normal weapon damage. Awards 1 combo point. -
Slice and Dice Finishing move that increases melee attack speed by 30%. Lasts longer per combo point:
1 point : 9 seconds
2 points: 12 seconds
3 points: 15 seconds
4 points: 18 seconds
5 points: 21 seconds -
Eviscerate Finishing move that causes damage per combo point, increased by Attack Power:
1 point : 278-278 damage
2 points: 448-448 damage
3 points: 618-618 damage
4 points: 788-788 damage
5 points: 958-958 damage -
Blade Flurry Increases your melee attack speed by 20% and your melee attacks strike an additional nearby opponent. Lasts 15 sec. -
Adrenaline Rush Increases your Energy regeneration rate by 100% for 15 sec.
Stats
In order. The first stat is the one you give up the least for.
- 1
Hit - 2
Agility - 3
Crit - 4
Attack power
Gear
What suits Combat at 60, scored from the game's own item data. Hover one for its tooltip.
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Bonescythe Helmet Head Leather · Hit · Agi · Crit -
Bonescythe Pauldrons Shoulder Leather · Hit · Agi · Crit -
Deathdealer's Vest Chest Leather · Hit · Agi · Crit -
Bonescythe Legplates Legs Leather · Hit · Agi · Crit -
Prestor's Talisman of Connivery Neck Hit · Agi -
Bonescythe Ring Ring Hit · Agi -
Kiss of the Spider Trinket Hit · Crit -
Blessed Qiraji Pugio Weapon Hit · Crit · AP
Build
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Rotation
The 5 buttons that define Combat in PvP.
- Sinister Strike An instant strike that causes 68 damage in addition to your normal weapon damage. Awards 1 combo point.
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Kidney Shot Finishing move that stuns the target. Lasts longer per combo point:
1 point : 2 seconds
2 points: 3 seconds
3 points: 4 seconds
4 points: 5 seconds
5 points: 6 seconds -
Riposte A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 150% weapon damage and disarms the target. - Eviscerate Finishing move that causes damage per combo point, increased by Attack Power:
1 point : 278-278 damage
2 points: 448-448 damage
3 points: 618-618 damage
4 points: 788-788 damage
5 points: 958-958 damage
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Gouge Causes 75 damage, stops your attack, and incapacitates the target for 4 sec. The target must be facing you. Any damage taken will break the effect. Awards 1 combo point.
Stats
In order. The first stat is the one you give up the least for.
- 1
Stamina - 2 Agility
- 3 Hit
- 4 Crit
Gear
What suits Combat at 60, scored from the game's own item data. Hover one for its tooltip.
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Field Marshal's Leather Mask Head Leather · Sta · Agi · Hit · Crit -
Field Marshal's Leather Epaulets Shoulder Leather · Sta · Agi · Hit -
Field Marshal's Leather Chestpiece Chest Leather · Sta · Agi · Hit · Crit -
Marshal's Leather Leggings Legs Leather · Sta · Agi · Hit · Crit -
Scout's Medallion Neck Sta · Agi -
Legionnaire's Band Ring Sta · Agi -
Talisman of Arathor Trinket Sta -
Scout's Blade Weapon Sta · Agi
What changed vs Classic
21 Combat talents differ from Classic Era.
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Aggression Changed
Rank 3Increases the damage of your Sinister Strike and Eviscerate abilities by 15%.
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Blade Flurry Reworded
Increases your melee attack speed by 20% and your melee attacks strike an additional nearby opponent. Lasts 15 sec.
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Composure New
Rank 2Increases the Energy cost reduction of your Poised ability by 10.
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Coup de Grace New
Rank 3Increases the damage done by your Eviscerate ability by 20%, and the damage and storage rate of your Death Mark ability by 20%.
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Dagger Specialization Removed
Rank 5Increases your chance to get a critical strike with Daggers by 5%.
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Deflection Changed
Rank 3Increases your Parry chance by 6%.
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Dual Wield Specialization Changed
Rank 2Increases the damage done by your off-hand weapon by 50%.
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Efficient Strikes New
Rank 2Reduces the Energy cost of your Sinister Strike and Hemorrhage abilities by 5.
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Endurance Changed
Rank 2Reduces the cooldown of your Sprint and Evasion abilities by 60%.
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Fist Weapon Specialization Removed
Rank 5Increases your chance to get a critical strike with Fist Weapons by 5%.
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Flash of Steel New
Rank 5Increases the Energy generated by your Shank ability by 15 and reduces its cooldown by 2.0 sec.
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Flawless Execution New
Reduces the Energy cost of your Eviscerate ability by 15.
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Hack and Slash New
Rank 5Gives your melee weapon attacks a benefit depending on the weapon. Axe/Sword: Your successful melee attacks have a 5% chance to trigger an extra attack on the target. Dagger/Fist: Increases your critical strike chance by 5%. Mace: Your attacks ignore 15% of your target's armor.
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Improved Backstab Removed
Rank 3Increases the critical strike chance of your Backstab ability by 30%.
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Improved Kick Reworded
Rank 2Gives your Kick ability a 100% chance to Silence the target for 2 sec.
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Improved Sinister Strike Removed
Rank 2Reduces the Energy cost of your Sinister Strike ability by 5.
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Mace Specialization Removed
Rank 5Increases your skill with Maces by 5, and gives you a 6% chance to stun your target for 3 sec with a mace.
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Precision Changed
Rank 3Improves your chance to hit by 3%.
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Puncturing Wounds New
Rank 3Increases the critical strike chance of your Backstab by 30% and your Mutilate by 15%, and gives Backstab a 45% chance to add an additional Combo Point.
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Sword Specialization Removed
Rank 5Gives you a 5% chance to get an extra attack on the same target after dealing damage with your Sword.
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Weapon Expertise Changed
Rank 2Reduces the chance for your attacks to be Dodged or Parried by 2%.