Rogue Talents - Revision history

Onderduiker at 22:27, 18 May 2011

2011-05-18T22:27:32Z

2007-01-12T23:13:12Z

Tier 1 - Improved Eviscerate/Malice/Remorseless Attacks

2006-09-11T20:09:43Z

added link back to rogue page

2005-02-25T16:35:18Z

Tier 7 - Premeditation

2005-02-25T16:34:32Z

Tier 7 - Premeditation

2005-02-25T16:33:20Z

Tier 6 - Hemorrhage/Setup

2005-02-25T16:28:32Z

Tier 4 - Improved Rupture/Improved Sap/Improved Vanish

2005-02-25T16:24:27Z

Tier 3 - Ghostly Strike/Improved Ambush/Improved Garrote/Initiative

2005-02-25T16:23:05Z

Tier 3 - Ghostly Strike/Improved Ambush/Improved Garrote/Initiative

2005-02-25T16:06:49Z

Tier 1 - Camouflage/Master of Deception/Rapid Concealment

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	''Combo points are good. 30 point pre-reqs are not.''		''Combo points are good. 30 point pre-reqs are not.''
	''You lose Cold Blood this way, but do get Preparation. Typical scenario is to hit with Imp. Sap, Premed, regen energy and Cheapshot. With initiative you can often get 5CPs that way. The 5yard range means you basically have to immobilize the target prior to casting, hence the use of Imp. Sap''		''You lose Cold Blood this way, but do get Preparation. Typical scenario is to hit with Imp. Sap, Premed, regen energy and Cheapshot. With initiative you can often get 5CPs that way. The 5yard range means you basically have to immobilize the target prior to casting, hence the use of Imp. Sap''
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 Increases Eviscerate damage by 5% per rank for up to 3 ranks<br>
-''This is a key Talent in many builds.  15% more damage to your most used Finishing move and you cannot go wrong. Eviscerate damage is rarely as listed in the description due to Armor absorption, and so this talent can be used to offset some of that.''
+''This talent has been through ups and downs. It was seen as excellent early on, lost popularity as raiding got more popular due to its previously non scaling nature, and is gaining popularity again. 15% more damage to a well-used finisher is not a bad thing. Eviscerate damage is rarely as listed in the description due to Armor absorption, and so this talent can be used to offset some of that.''
 '''Malice'''

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 Adds 2 combo points to your target. Must engage target within 5 seconds or combo points are lost<br>
 ''Combo points are good.  30 point pre-reqs are not.''
-''You lose Cold Blood this way, but do get Preparation. Typical scenario is to hit with Imp. Sap, Premed, regen energy and Cheapshot. With initiative you can often get 5CPs that way.''
+''You lose Cold Blood this way, but do get Preparation. Typical scenario is to hit with Imp. Sap, Premed, regen energy and Cheapshot. With initiative you can often get 5CPs that way.  The 5yard range means you basically have to immobilize the target prior to casting, hence the use of Imp. Sap''

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	Adds 2 combo points to your target. Must engage target within 5 seconds or combo points are lost<br>		Adds 2 combo points to your target. Must engage target within 5 seconds or combo points are lost<br>
	''Combo points are good. 30 point pre-reqs are not.''		''Combo points are good. 30 point pre-reqs are not.''
		+	''You lose Cold Blood this way, but do get Preparation. Typical scenario is to hit with Imp. Sap, Premed, regen energy and Cheapshot. With initiative you can often get 5CPs that way.''

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	Strike that damages the opponent, awards 1 combo point, and applies debuff that increases physical damage taken by up to (3 - 7). Lasts for 30 strikes or 15 seconds.<br>		Strike that damages the opponent, awards 1 combo point, and applies debuff that increases physical damage taken by up to (3 - 7). Lasts for 30 strikes or 15 seconds.<br>
	''Useful for the DoT build. Otherwise avoid it.''		''Useful for the DoT build. Otherwise avoid it.''
		+	''This is incorrect, Hemorrhage does not affect the 'tick' of DoT damage. It is very useful when a lot of melee is being applied to a mob, such as in a raid or group, since the debuff is on the mob itself, not just a buff to you the Rogue.''

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 Increases movement speed while vanished by 10% per rank for each of 3 ranks<br>
 ''Limited usefulness.  You will not spend alot of time Vanished.  If you are playing a hit and run type Assassin type of Rogue this could be useful.''
 ===Tier 5 - Improved Cheap Shot/Improved Distract/Preparation===

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	Increases duration of Garrote by 3 seconds per rank, but reduced damage by 5% per rank for each of 2 ranks<br>		Increases duration of Garrote by 3 seconds per rank, but reduced damage by 5% per rank for each of 2 ranks<br>
	''Good Talent for a DoT build. Stack this with Hemorrhage and poison and your target has little chance. A talent that actually reduces damage caused is never a good thing.''		''Good Talent for a DoT build. Stack this with Hemorrhage and poison and your target has little chance. A talent that actually reduces damage caused is never a good thing.''
		+	''Hemorrhage does not affect the 'tick' damage however of Garrote or Rupture.''

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 Increases critical strike chance of ambush by 15%/30%/40% for ranks 1/2/3<br>
 ''Very nice Talent.  40% higher chance for the biggest opener to crit. Unless you are going for a sword and mace build, ambush is probably your best opener.  With this talent even level mobs are often knocked down to half to 2/3 their health with your first swing.  ''
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 Increases duration of Garrote by 3 seconds per rank, but reduced damage by 5% per rank for each of 2 ranks<br>
-''Good Talent for a DoT build.  Stack this with Hemorrhage and poison and your target has little chance.''
+''Good Talent for a DoT build.  Stack this with Hemorrhage and poison and your target has little chance.  A talent that actually reduces damage caused is never a good thing.''

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 ''This is the default tier 1 Subtlety Talent.''<br>
 ''Apparently each rank adds [the equivalent of] +3 Subtlety; 5 ranks is the equivalent of being 3 levels higher for stealth purposes'' - Malaclypse
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 Reduces cooldown of Stealth by 1s per rank for each of 5 seconds<br>
-''Preparation is better in every way.''
+''Preparation is better in every way. Does not affect the 'in combat' issue, and so by the time your combat is done, Stealth is usually available.''
 ===Tier 2 - Elusiveness/Opportunity===