WotLK Rogue Talent Changes - Build 8970 Changes

A lot of pretty interesting changes here. The deadly brew change is very nice and will allow you to seamlessly apply 3 poisons, though I’m still not sure how the single stack wounds are gong to be. I really like the idea of main handing wound poison / off handing deadly with an extra off hand for shiv macro wound for casters.

The combat tree was pretty “meh” this time around. Blizzard allowing gouge to award a combo point again is justified, the change previously was completly ridiculous and it’s good to see this changed back. The change to aggression is pretty stupid, at least for PvP rogues. It was never worth it to put 3 points into aggression anyway and changing it to 5 doesn’t help at all.

If blizzard really wants to help aggression they should change it to 10% for 3 points. On one final note, filthy tricks is frankly pretty crazy. Prep on 5 minute cool down on top of the other talents that reduce your main cool down abilities will truly bring meaning to the phrase “cool down spam”.

Assassination

• Deadly Brew revamped - Now when you apply Instant, Wound or Mind-Numbing poison to a target, you have a 50% chance to apply Crippling poison.
• Improved Poisons - Now increases the chance to apply Instant and Deadly Poison to your target by 2/4/6/8/10% (down from 3/6/9/12/15%).
  
• Hunger for Blood - now only attempt to remove a Bleed effect. (Old - any harmful physical effect)
  

Combat

• Gouge - Now awards one combo point.
• Aggression - Moved from Tier 6 to Tier 5. Increased from 3 points to 5. Now increases the damage of your Sinister Strike, Backstab, and Eviscerate abilities by 2/4/6/8/10%.
  
• Endurance - Now also increases your total stamina by 2/4%.
  
• Blood Poisoning renamed Savage Combat - Now also increases your total attack power by 2/4%.
  
• Vitality - has been changed now increases your Energy renegeration rate by 3/6/10%.
  

Subtlety

• Tricks of the Trade - Now has a cost of 15 energy.
• Filthy Tricks - Now also reduces the cooldown of Preparation by 2.5/5 min