Rogue Damage Abilties

This page contains information about the various damage abilities for the Rogue class.

Table of contents

Stealth Openers

Ambush

Requirement: Rogue must be Stealthed, main hand wielding a Dagger and behind the target.
Energy: 60
Combo points: One
Additional effects: None
Damage: 2.5 times weapon damage plus a fixed value depending on the rank of Ambush as follows:

Level	Rank	Damage Added
18	1	70
26	2	100
34	3	125
42	4	185
50	5	230
58	6	290

Garrote

Requirement: Rogue must be Stealthed and behind the target.
Energy: 50
Combo points: One
Additional effects: None
Damage: A fixed amount of damage depending on the rank of Garrote spread over 18 seconds as follows:

Level	Rank	Damage Added
14	1	108
22	2	162
30	3	222
38	4	282
46	5	348
54	6	438

(Note: DoT damage is not reduced by armor; however, spirits, elementals, and constructs are immune.)

Cheap Shot

Requirement: Rogue must be Stealthed.
Energy: 60
Combo points: Two
Additional effects: This ability causes the target to be stunned for four (4) seconds.
Damage: None
Level Available: 26

Anytime Attacks

Sinister Strike

Requirement: Melee weapon must be equipped in main hand.
Energy:45
Combo points: One
Additional effects: None
Damage: Weapon damage plus a fixed amount that depends on the Rogue's Sinister Strike skill rank as follows:

Level	Rank	Damage Added
1	1	?
6	2	6
14	3	10
22	4	15
30	5	22
38	6	33
46	7	52
54	8	68

Backstab

Requirement: The rogue must be positioned behind his target and be wielding a Dagger.
Energy: 60
Combo points: One
Additional effects: None
Damage: 1.5 times weapon damage plus a fixed amount that depends on the Rogue's Backstab skill rank as follows:

Level	Rank	Damage Added
4	1	15
12	2	30
20	3	48
28	4	69
36	5	90
44	6	135
52	7	165
60	8	210

Gouge

Requirement: The target must be facing the Rogue.
Energy: 45
Combo points: one
Additional effects: The Rogue stops combat and the target is mezzed for 4 seconds. 10 second cooldown on ability.
Damage: Per following table:

Level	Rank	Damage Added
6	1	10
18	2	20
30	3	32
42	4	55
54	5	75

Hemmorrhage

Requirements: Rogue must be wielding a melee weapon.
Energy: Combo points: One
Additional effects: Recipient of the effect takes additional physical damage from physical attacks for the next 30 seconds per the following table:

Level	Rank	Extra Damage Added
35	1	3
46	2	5
58	3	7

Damage: Weapon damage

Finishing Attacks

Eviscerate

Requirement: Rogue must be wielding a melee weapon.
Energy: 35
Combo points: None
Additional effects: None
Damage: A random amount that depends upon the rank of the Eviscerate skill as follows:

Level	Rank	Damage
1	1	?? - ?? + ?? per combo point
8	2	3 - 11 + 13 per combo point
16	3	6 - 23 + 23 per combo point
24	4	10 - 30 + 37 per combo point
32	5	14 - 45 + 54 per combo point
40	6	22 - 66 + 82 per combo point
48	7	34 - 102 + 124 per combo point
56	8	48 - 144 + 168 per combo point

Slice and Dice

Requirement: None
Energy: 25 Energy
Combo points: None
Additional effects: Increased attack speed for 6 + 3 per combo point seconds. Rank 1 gives 20% increased speed, Rank 2 gives 30% increased speed.
Damage: None

Rank 1 is obtained at level 10.
Rank 2 is obtained at level 42.

Expose Armor

Requirement: Rogue must be wielding a melee weapon.
Energy: 25
Combo points: None
Additional effects: Reduces the target's armor by an amount that varies by the Rank used for 30 seconds. Does not stack with Warrior armor reduction ability.
Damage: None

Level	Rank	Armor Reduction
14	1	80 * combo points
26	2	145 * combo points
36	3	210 * combo points
46	4	275 * combo points
56	5	340 * combo points

Rupture

Requirement: Rogue must be wielding a melee weapon.
Energy: 25
Combo points: None
Additional effects: None
Damage: Damage over time for a fixed DPS per rank that lasts longer depending on the number of combo points. Duration equals 2 + 4 per combo point seconds. Total damage equals duration times DPS.

Level	Rank	DoT
20	1	7.5 DPS
28	2	11.5 DPS
36	3	16 DPS
44	4	22 DPS
52	5	31 DPS
60	6	42.5 DPS

Remember that the damage from DOT attacks isn't reduced by the opponents armor, so while this may look less effective than Eviscerate, it becomes more powerful against high-armor (and high-life) enemies. As is the case for garrote, spirits, elementals, and constructs are immune.

Kidney Shot

Requirement: Rogue must be wielding a melee weapon.
Energy: 25
Combo points: None
Additional effects: Stuns the target for 1 second per combo point. Rank 2 adds an additional second of stun.
Damage: None

Rank 1 is obtained at level 30.
Rank 2 is obtained at level 50.

Other Damage

Dual Wield

Requirement: Rogue must be wielding a melee weapon in the left hand.
Energy: None.
Combo points: None
Additional effects: Both hands chance to hit is reduced by 24%.
Damage: Off hand weapon does 1/2 of its normal damage.