WoW: The War Within Trickster Rogue Hero Talents guide

Hero Talents are playing a major role in how players build their characters in World of Warcraft: The War Within. One of the paths players can build into is the Trickster Rogue and, though it is currently a little disappointing, it has the potential to be an exciting new direction for the class as the expansion progresses.

Hero Talents are being introduced as part of a new system to add further depth and customization to the existing class system. Each new tree augments the current talent offerings to improve their effect or offer entirely new powers.

Each class offers three Hero Talent sets now that the expansion has launched, with players able to pick between two of those depending on their chosen spec. Druids and Demon Hunters are a little different, with those having two or four to select from, respectively.

As the game barrels through its latest chapter, these Hero Talents will become a big part of how we play our classes. Here’s everything you need to know about the Trickster Rogue.

Trickster Rogue full Hero Talent tree explained

Hero Talent trees all follow the same format, regardless of class. At the beginning and end, the Keystone and Capstone talents are single options that players must use. In between, there are three rows of talents with multiple directions for players to build into. The complete list of talents available for the Trickster Rogue is as follows:

Trickster Rogue Keystone Hero Talent

Unseen Blade: Feint now grants 2 Combo Points and quickly slashes with an Unseen Blade dealing damage to nearby enemies. Targets struck are Fazed for 5 seconds.

Fazed enemies take 5% more damage from you and cannot parry your attacks.

Trickster Rogue first-row Hero Talents

Surprising Strikes: Attacks that generate Combo Points deal 25% increased critical strike damage to Fazed targets.

Choice Node: Smoke and Mirrors

• Smoke: You take 5% reduced damage from Fazed targets.
• Mirrors: Feint reduces area damage taken by an additional 10%.

Flawless Form: Killing Spree (Outlaw) and Secret Technique (Subtlety) grant Mastery for 5 seconds. Multiple applications may overlap.

Trickster Rogue second-row Hero Talents

Choice Node: So Tricky and Don’t Be Suspicious

• So Tricky: Tricks of the Trade’s threat redirect duration is increased to 1 hour.
• Don’t Be Suspicious: Blind and Shroud of Concealment have 10% reduced cooldown. Pick Pocket and Sap range increased by 10 yards.

Devious Distractions: Distract and Killing Spree (Outlaw) and Secret Technique (Subtlety) cause targets to be Fazed for 10 seconds.

Choice Node: Thousand Cuts and Flickerstrike

• Thousand Cuts: Slice and Dice grants 10% additional attack speed and gives your auto attacks a chance to trigger Unseen Blade.
• Flickerstrike: Taking area damage while Feint is active or dodging while Evasion is active triggers Unseen Blade. This effect may only occur once every 5 seconds.

Trickster Rogue third-row Hero Talents

Nimble Flurry: Killing Spree (Outlaw) and Secret Technique (Subtlety) deal 10% more damage and have a 10% reduced cooldown.

Choice Node: Cloud Cover and No Scruples

• Cloud Cover: Distract now creates a cloud of smoke for 10 seconds and its cooldown is increased to 90 seconds. Attacks from within the cloud afflict targets with Fazed for 5 seconds.
• No Scruples: Finishing moves have a 10% increased chance to critically strike Fazed targets.

Elaborate Twirl: Increases the duration of Flawless Form by 2 seconds.

Trickster Rogue Capstone Hero Talent

Coup de Grace: After 4 strikes with Unseen Blade, your next Dispatch (Outlaw), Eviscerate, or Black Powder (Subtlety)will be performed as a Coup de Grace, dealing 40% increased damage. If the primary target is Fazed, gain 5 stacks of Flawless Form.

That’s the complete list of Talents for the Trickster Rogue at the time of writing. With The War Within set to release in the second half of 2024, this is subject to change and this guide will be updated accordingly.

Make sure to check out our other Hero Talent guides below:

Colossus Warrior | Keeper of the Grove Druid | Dark Ranger Hunter | Frostfire Mage | Oracle Priest | Elune’s Chosen Druid | Wildstalker Druid | Herald of the Sun Paladin | Scalecommander Evoker | Trickster Rogue | Templar Paladin | Diabolist Warlock | Rider of the Apocalypse Death Knight | Deathbringer Death Knight | Aldrachi Reaver Demon Hunter | Druid of the Claw Druid | Pack Leader Hunter | Flameshaper Evoker | Spellslinger Mage | Shado-Pan Monk