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Did they nerf Subtlety Rogue?

No change in Forever Beta Patch Notes 26 Oct 2026. Last buffed in Forever Beta Rogue and Warlock Deep Dive 7 Oct 2026. · Rogue

Last change: buffed in Forever Beta Rogue and Warlock Deep Dive 7 Oct 2026 · source post.

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Subtlety Rogue

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  • Camouflage : Moved from row 2 up to row 1.
  • Master of Deception : Reduced from 5 talent points to 3 talent points for the same effect. The tooltip has been clarified to state the exact impact of the improvement to Stealth .
  • Opportunity : Now also affects Mutilate .
  • Setup : Chance to trigger increased so that 3 points grants 100% chance.
  • Dirty Tricks : Formerly Improved Sap. Moved from row 4 up to row 2. (Redesigned.) Sap never breaks Stealth now baseline. Instead, this talent reduces the Energy cost of Sap and Blind by a substantial amount.
  • Improved Ambush : Moved from row 3 to row 2.
  • Initiative : Chance for this to activate increased so that it has a 100% chance with 3 talent points.
  • Ghostly Strike : Percentage damage done increased while a Dagger is equipped instead of another weapon.
  • Improved Distract : (New row 3 talent.) Increases the radius of effect of your Distract , and Distracted enemies now suffer an increased penalty to their Stealth detection.
  • Heightened Senses : Moved from row 5 up to row 4. Tooltip clarified to describe the exact effect of the increased Stealth detection.
  • Premeditation : Moved from 31-point gold medal talent to 16-point gold medal talent. Duration increased to 20 seconds.
  • Serrated Blades : Now ignores a specific percentage of your target’s armor, instead of a flat value—rising per level.
  • Dirty Deeds : Now also allows Garrote to be used when not behind your target.
  • Hemorrhage : Percentage damage done increased while a Dagger is equipped instead of another weapon. Now also increases your Rupture damage to the target for 15 seconds.
  • Quietus : (New row 6 talent.) Pre-requisite Dirty Deeds . Your Sinister Strike , Ghostly Strike , and Hemorrhage abilities cause more damage to targets below 35% health. We wanted the Subtlety tree to support playstyles with both Sinister Strike and Backstab , so this talent supports the Sinister Strike oriented build.
  • Cutthroat: (New row 6 talent.) Your Backstab has a chance to cause your next Ambush to not require Stealth . This talent supports the Backstab oriented build as well as creating an exciting alternate flow where Ambush can be used during combat.
  • Thousand Cuts : New 31-point gold medal talent. Each time Rupture deals damage, the Energy cost of your next Hemorrhage or Backstab ability is reduced by 3 Energy, stacking up to 5 times.

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## Patch history

  1. Forever Beta Rogue and Warlock Deep Dive 7 Oct 2026 buffed · 17 line(s) · source
  2. Forever Beta Patch Notes 1 Oct 2026 adjusted · 1 line(s) · source

## Rogue specs

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