While having fewer changes in Patch 11.0.5, some general class changes are coming that impact all 3 Rogue specs. Our Rogue Writers, Whispyr, JustGuy, and fuu1, break down the changes in Patch 11.0.5 including class talent changes, Hero Talents, quality of life, and more.
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The 20th Anniversary Update comes with a hand full of small updates to Rogue. The updates include the introduction of completely new talents to the Rogue tree, some small updates to the general tree, removes one of the most discussed Subtlety Rogue talent nodes, quality of life improvements, and bug fixes. This article highlights important changes while examining the impact on each of the Rogue specializations.
You can find a complete list of all changes below.
Changelog — 20th Anniversary Update
Rogue changes: • New Talent: Thrill Seeking – Shadowstep(Assassination/Subtlety)/Grappling Hook(Outlaw) has 1 additional charge.
• Cut to the Chase now grants Slice and Dice duration, instead of requiring an existing Slice and Dice to extend.
• Shadowstep has been removed. Shadowstep is still automatically granted for Assassination and Subtlety.
• New Talent: Supercharger – Shiv/Roll the Bones/Symbols of Death supercharges combo points. Damaging finishing moves consume a supercharged combo point to function as if they spent 2 additional combo points. 2-point talent.
└ Developer’s note: Supercharger’s bonus is intended to count towards any ability that scales with combo points spent and not just the damage value of finishing moves. Examples include Rupture’s duration, Poison Bomb’s effect chance, Restless Blades’ cooldown reduction, and Flagellation’s lashes dealt.
• New Talent: Forced
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