Rogues get Shank and Death Mark in a big rework

The Rogue changes the most in the development notes Blizzard posted on 2 November. Every Rogue gets Shank, a cheap off-hand strike that gives Energy back. Subtlety ends in Death Mark, a finisher that stores your damage and releases it later. And a new passive, Poised, makes the first hit after a rest cheaper, for Rogues and for Druids.

Two new abilities

Ability	Level	What it does
Shank	24	5 Energy, 10 second cooldown. Strikes with your off-hand weapon for 50% weapon damage and gives 15 Energy back. It cannot miss. Rank 2 at level 44 gives 25 Energy
Poised Poised	18	Out of combat with full Energy you gain Poised: your next Energy ability costs 10 less

Druids learn Poised at level 32, for their Cat Form. Deadly Poison and Instant Poison now scale twice as hard with attack power.

Assassination

Talent	Change
Blood Splatter	New, 1 point in row 3: Rupture lasts 6 seconds longer, Garrote 9 seconds
Relentless Strikes	Now 5 points in row 5: 4 to 20% chance per combo point to restore 25 Energy
Venom	Now a passive in row 5: Shank raises your poison damage by 30% and your chance to apply poisons by 20% for 6 seconds
Seal Fate	Now 3 points: 33, 66 or 100% chance at an extra combo point on a critical hit
Lethality	Now 2 points for 10 or 20% more critical strike damage
Mutilate	Moves up to row 7, deals 90% weapon damage (was 75%)
Murder	Removed

Combat

Talent	Change
Composure	New, 2 points in row 3: Poised takes 5 or 10 more Energy off
Flash of Steel	New, 5 points in row 6: Shank gives up to 15 more Energy and its cooldown drops by up to 2 seconds
Coup de Grace	The new name of Improved Eviscerate: up to 20% more damage for Eviscerate and for Death Mark
Efficient Strikes	The new name of Improved Sinister Strike: also makes Hemorrhage cheaper
Aggression	Up to 15% more damage for Sinister Strike and Eviscerate, no longer Backstab
Dual Wield Specialization	Now 2 points for 25 or 50% more off-hand damage
Flawless Execution	Takes 15 Energy off (was 10)

Subtlety

Talent	Change
Death Mark	New, 1 point in row 7. A finisher and curse, 25 Energy, 20 yards, 10 second cooldown. It stores part of your damage per combo point, Garrote and Rupture at twice the rate, and deals it after 6 seconds
Boot Knife	New, 5 points in row 6: up to 100% chance that Shank adds 2 combo points
Quick Getaway	New, 2 points in row 4: one extra Sap target, and up to 30% movement speed for 3 seconds after a Sap
Ghostly Strike	Your next Ambush or Garrote within 7 seconds needs no Stealth
Opportunity	Now 5 points: up to 20% more damage for Backstab, Garrote, Ambush and Mutilate
Hemorrhage	Now raises Rupture and Garrote damage by 15%
Setup	Lower chance: 15, 30 or 45%
Camouflage	Now 3 points: up to 15% speed in Stealth and 6 seconds off its cooldown
Quietus, Cutthroat, Thousand Cuts, Improved Distract	Removed

Blizzard also fixed Hemorrhage and Ghostly Strike, which hit much too hard with a dagger.

What this means for our guides

The new trees are not in the game data yet. Our talent calculator and the guides for Assassination, Combat, Subtlety and Rogue leveling still show the old trees. We update them as soon as the new trees are in the game.