Rogue Class Changes for Shadowlands (Patch 9.0.2)

• Crimson Vial now heals for 20% of maximum health (was 30%), duration reduced to 4 seconds (was 6 seconds), and energy cost reduced to 20 (was 30).
• Cheap Shot now generates 1 combo point (was 2).
• Shiv damage has been increased by 150%.
• All Rogues now have access to the following abilities:
  • Instant Poison — Coats your weapons with a Lethal Poison that lasts for 1 hour. Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts Nature damage.
  • Shiv — Attack with your Off-Hand, dealing Physical damage, and applying a concentrated form of your Non-Lethal Poison. Awards 1 combo point.
  • Kidney Shot — Finishing move that stuns the target. Lasts longer per combo point.
  • Wound Poison — Coats your weapons with a Lethal Poison that lasts for 1 hour. Each strike has a 30% chance to poison the enemy, which instantly inflicts Nature damage, and reduces all healing received by 5% for 12 seconds, now stacking up to 3 times.
  • Crippling Poison — Coats your weapons with a Non-Lethal Poison that lasts for 1 hour. Each strike has a 30% chance to poison the enemy, slowing movement speed by 50% for 12 seconds.
  • Slice and Dice — Finishing move that consumes combo points to increase your attack speed by 50%. Lasts longer per combo point. Instant-cast, costs 25 Energy, has a 100-yard range.
  • Evasion — Increase your dodge chance by 100% for 10 seconds. Instant-cast, 2-minute cooldown.

• Numbing Poison (Level 54) — Coats your weapon with a Non-Lethal Poison that lasts for 1 hour. Each strike has a 50% chance of poisoning the enemy, clouding their mind and slowing their attacks and casting speed by 15% for 10 seconds.

• Improved Poisons now has an additional effect — Poisons are applied to your weapons 33% faster.
• Wound Poison now has an additional effect — Stacks up to 2 additional times.
• Vendetta no longer has a global cooldown.
• Fan of Knives is now capped at 8 targets.

• Improved Poisons (Level 52) — While Stealth is active, your attacks have a 100% chance to apply your active Lethal and Non-Lethal Poisons.
• Slice and Dice (Level 56) — Slice and Dice increases attack speed by an additional 20%.
• Shiv (Level 58) — Shiv now also increases your Nature damage done against the target by 20% for 9 seconds.

• New Talent: Alacrity (replaces Toxic Blade) — Your finishing moves have a chance per combo point to grant 2% Haste for 20 seconds, stacking up to 5 times.
• Blindside is now a passive ability and gives Mutilate a 20% chance to make your next Ambush free and usable without Stealth. Chance increased to 40% if the target is under 35% health.
• Crimson Tempest damage increased by 30%, and now capped at 8 targets.
• Venom Rush now grants you 8 Energy (was 5) when you use Mutilate against a poisoned target.

Below is the current talent tree for Assassination Rogues.

• Level 15 Talents: Master Poisoner / Elaborate Planning / Blindside;
• Level 25 Talents: Nightstalker / Subterfuge / Master Assassin;
• Level 30 Talents: Vigor / Deeper Stratagem / Marked for Death;
• Level 35 Talents: Leeching Poison / Cheat Death / Elusiveness;
• Level 40 Talents: Internal Bleeding / Iron Wire / Prey on the Weak;
• Level 45 Talents: Venom Rush / Alacrity / Exsanguinate;
• Level 50 Talents: Poison Bomb / Hidden Blades / Crimson Tempest.

• Pistol Shot is now an Off-Hand attack for passives such as Combat Potency and reduces movement speed by 30% (was 50%).
• Roll the Bones no longer consumes combo points, has a 45-second cooldown, and a 30-second duration. Additionally, Roll the Bones is no longer replaced by Slice and Dice.
• Grand Melee no longer increases attack speed and now grants 2 seconds of Slice and Dice per combo point spent.
• Between the Eyes no longer stuns the target and replaces Kidney Shot. Now has a 45-second cooldown (was 30 seconds), and increases critical strike chance.
• Restless Blades now cause finishing moves to also reduce the remaining cooldown of Roll the Bones and Blade Flurry.
• Blade Flurry normal damage increased to 40% (was 30%), no longer has 2 charges, and now has a 30-second cooldown (was 25-second recharge). Additionally, all secondary hits from Blade Flurry with a weapon coated in Instant Poison, Crippling Poison, Numbing Poison or Wound Poison will now apply the Poison to the targets.
• Evasion has replaced Riposte.

• Blade Flurry (Level 52) — Blade Flurry now instantly strikes up to 5 nearby targets for 640 Physical damage.
• Grappling Hook (Level 56) — Cooldown reduced by 15 seconds.
• Evasion (Level 58) — Dodging an attack while Evasion is active will trigger Mastery: Main Gauche.

• New Talent: Dreadblades — (replaces Slice and Dice) — Strike at an enemy, dealing Physical damage and empowering your weapons for 10 seconds, causing your Sinister Strike, Ambush, and Pistol Shot to fill your combo points, but your finishing moves consume 5% of your current health.
• Retractable Hook now reduces the cooldown of Grappling Hook by 15 seconds (was 30 seconds), and increases its retraction speed.
• Killing Spree now capped at 4 additional targets while Blade Flurry is active.

Below is the current talent tree for Outlaw Rogues.

• Level 15 Talents: Weaponmaster / Quick Draw / Ghostly Strike;
• Level 25 Talents: Acrobatic Strikes / Retractable Hook / Hit and Run;
• Level 30 Talents: Vigor / Deeper Stratagem / Marked for Death;
• Level 35 Talents: Iron Stomach / Cheat Death / Elusiveness;
• Level 40 Talents: Dirty Tricks / Blinding Powder / Prey on the Weak;
• Level 45 Talents: Loaded Dice / Alacrity / Dreadblades;
• Level 50 Talents: Dancing Steel / Blade Rush / Killing Spree.

• New Ability: Shadow Vault (Level 52) — Finishing move that leaps you into the air, sprays shuriken at up to 8 nearby targets dealing Physical damage.
• New Ability: Shuriken Storm (Level 56) — Shuriken Storm critical strikes apply Find Weakness for 6 seconds.
• New Ability: Shadow Vault (Rank 2) — Shadow Vault now deals additional Shadow damage to targets, affected by your Find Weakness.
• Shadow Dance now has 1 charge (was 2), grants all the combat benefits of Stealth for 8 seconds (was 5 seconds), and also increases damage dealt by 15%.
• Find Weakness is now applied when attacking from Stealth (was Shadowstrike and Cheap Shot). Additionally, Find Weakness causes all of your attacks to bypass 30% (was 40%) of an enemy's armor for 18 seconds (was 10 seconds).
• Eviscerate damage is no longer increased by 50%, now the ability deals an additional 50% Shadow damage to targets with your Find Weakness for 6 seconds.
• Symbols of Death now has an additional effect — Symbols of Death causes your next combo point generator to critically strike.
• Shadow Blades no longer has a global cooldown.
• Nightblade has been removed.
• Shuriken Storm is now capped at 8 targets.
• Deepening Shadows now causes your finishing moves to reduce the remaining cooldown on Shadow Dance by 0.5 seconds per combo point spent (was 1 second per combo point spent).

• Black Powder (Level 52) — Finishing move that launches explosive Black Powder at up to 8 nearby targets dealing Physical damage. Costs 35 Energy, 1-5 Combo Points, instant-cast.
• Shuriken Storm (Level 56) — Shuriken Storm critical strikes apply Find Weakness for 6 seconds.
• Black Powder — Black Powder now deals additional Shadow damage to targets affected by your Find Weakness.

• New Talent: Premeditation (replaces Find Weakness) — After entering Stealth, your next Shadowstrike grants up to 10 seconds of Slice and Dice, and generates 2 additional combo points if Slice and Dice is active.
• Dark Shadow damage increased by 5%.
• Secret Technique damage increased by 20% and now capped at 6 targets.
• Shiv is no longer a Talent and is learned by all Rogues at level 32.

Below is the current talent tree for Subtlety Rogues.

• Level 15 Talents: Weaponmaster / Premeditation / Gloomblade;
• Level 25 Talents: Nightstalker / Subterfuge / Shadow Focus;
• Level 30 Talents: Vigor / Deeper Stratagem / Marked for Death;
• Level 35 Talents: Soothing Darkness / Cheat Death / Elusiveness;
• Level 40 Talents: Shot in the Dark / Night Terrors / Prey on the Weak;
• Level 45 Talents: Dark Shadow / Alacrity / Enveloping Shadows;
• Level 50 Talents: Master of Shadows / Secret Technique / Shuriken Tornado.

You can find other Patch 9.0.1 class changes linked below.