Talentsmith
Rogue – Combat leveling (swords)
Leveling Split 20 / 31 / 0 (Assassination / Combat / Subtlety)
Hack and Slash, Blade Flurry, Flash of Steel and Adrenaline Rush; Assassination for crit, Lethality and more Energy. Values from the launch trees (Blizzard's Nov 2 notes).
Talents in this build
Assassination · 20
Malice 5/5
Ruthlessness 3/3
Improved Slice and Dice 2/3
Vigor 2/2
Blood Splatter 1/1
Lethality 2/2
Cold Blood 1/1
Improved Poisons 4/5
Combat · 31
Coup de Grace 3/3
Efficient Strikes 2/2
Lightning Reflexes 1/5
Deflection 3/3
Precision 3/3
Endurance 2/2
Riposte 1/1
Flawless Execution 1/1
Aggression 3/3
Weapon Expertise 1/2
Blade Flurry 1/1
Dual Wield Specialization 2/2
Hack and Slash 5/5
Flash of Steel 2/5
Adrenaline Rush 1/1
Leveling order
One talent point per level from 10 to 60. Follow it top to bottom.
| Level | Talent | Tree |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Coup de Grace 1/3 | Combat |
| 11 | Coup de Grace 2/3 | Combat |
| 12 | Coup de Grace 3/3 | Combat |
| 13 | Efficient Strikes 1/2 | Combat |
| 14 | Efficient Strikes 2/2 | Combat |
| 15 | Precision 1/3 | Combat |
| 16 | Precision 2/3 | Combat |
| 17 | Precision 3/3 | Combat |
| 18 | Deflection 1/3 | Combat |
| 19 | Deflection 2/3 | Combat |
| 20 | Deflection 3/3 | Combat |
| 21 | Endurance 1/2 | Combat |
| 22 | Endurance 2/2 | Combat |
| 23 | Riposte 1/1 | Combat |
| 24 | Lightning Reflexes 1/5 | Combat |
| 25 | Flawless Execution 1/1 | Combat |
| 26 | Aggression 1/3 | Combat |
| 27 | Aggression 2/3 | Combat |
| 28 | Aggression 3/3 | Combat |
| 29 | Weapon Expertise 1/2 | Combat |
| 30 | Blade Flurry 1/1 | Combat |
| 31 | Hack and Slash 1/5 | Combat |
| 32 | Hack and Slash 2/5 | Combat |
| 33 | Hack and Slash 3/5 | Combat |
| 34 | Hack and Slash 4/5 | Combat |
| 35 | Hack and Slash 5/5 | Combat |
| 36 | Dual Wield Specialization 1/2 | Combat |
| 37 | Dual Wield Specialization 2/2 | Combat |
| 38 | Flash of Steel 1/5 | Combat |
| 39 | Flash of Steel 2/5 | Combat |
| 40 | Adrenaline Rush 1/1 | Combat |
| 41 | Malice 1/5 | Assassination |
| 42 | Malice 2/5 | Assassination |
| 43 | Malice 3/5 | Assassination |
| 44 | Malice 4/5 | Assassination |
| 45 | Malice 5/5 | Assassination |
| 46 | Ruthlessness 1/3 | Assassination |
| 47 | Ruthlessness 2/3 | Assassination |
| 48 | Ruthlessness 3/3 | Assassination |
| 49 | Improved Slice and Dice 1/3 | Assassination |
| 50 | Improved Slice and Dice 2/3 | Assassination |
| 51 | Lethality 1/2 | Assassination |
| 52 | Lethality 2/2 | Assassination |
| 53 | Vigor 1/2 | Assassination |
| 54 | Vigor 2/2 | Assassination |
| 55 | Blood Splatter 1/1 | Assassination |
| 56 | Improved Poisons 1/5 | Assassination |
| 57 | Improved Poisons 2/5 | Assassination |
| 58 | Improved Poisons 3/5 | Assassination |
| 59 | Improved Poisons 4/5 | Assassination |
| 60 | Cold Blood 1/1 | Assassination |
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