Overview
Combat is the Rogue spec that changes the least: it was already the most complete one in PvE. 
Hack and Slash merges every weapon specialization into a single talent. Axes and swords grant a chance at an extra attack, daggers and fist weapons grant crit, and maces ignore 15% of armor. You no longer need to change talents when you change weapons.
You depend on neither poisons nor bleeds: immunities never get in your way. 
Blade Flurry makes Combat the only Rogue spec with real area damage, and many Rogues will probably keep it as a second spec for that reason.
It is the most accessible spec: you only maintain 
Slice and Dice, and everything else goes into 
Eviscerate. At level 20, it is also the most complete, with 
Sinister Strike, Slice and Dice and Eviscerate, even though Blade Flurry is not reachable yet and rank 2 of Slice and Dice only arrives at level 42. The class sits in A tier among DPS at that level.
Strengths and weaknesses
Strengths
- No immunitiesNeither poisons nor bleeds: nothing stops you.
- Multiple targetsBlade Flurry: the Rogue’s only real area damage.
- Decent burstBlade Flurry, Adrenaline Rush, your racial ability.
- Survival toolsEvasion, Vanish, Feint.
Weaknesses
- No raid buffYour spot rests on your damage.
- EnergyIt feels a little slow.
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No immunity stops you, you hit several targets well with Blade Flurry, and your burst is decent with 
Adrenaline Rush and your racial ability. 
Evasion, 
Vanish and 
Feint keep you alive.
On the other hand, you bring no raid buff, and your energy feels a little slow.
Key spells
Key talents
- Improved Sinister Strike (2 ranks)Your builder costs 5 less energy. Take it first.
- Improved Eviscerate (3 ranks)+20% Eviscerate damage.
Precision (3 ranks)+3% hit, essential.- Replaces Improved Backstab for the dagger build.
- Eviscerate costs 10 less energy.
- +25% off-hand damage at 5/5.
- Adrenaline Rush at the bottom of the tree.
Rotation and priorities
Single target:
In dungeons, 
Sap is now risk-free. Alternate 
Kick and 
Gouge on casters.
Stats
- 1Hit
- then 2Agility
- then 3Attack power
- then 4Weapon damage
- 1 Hit
- Precision, an essential talent
- 4 Weapon damage
- a slow main-hand weapon
Order to be confirmed: the exact priority is not settled yet.
No list is established. Hit comes through Precision, an essential talent; then aim for Agility, attack power and the damage of a slow main-hand weapon. The order is still to be confirmed.
Leveling
Level 20 sword build: Improved Sinister Strike 2/2, Improved Eviscerate 3/3 and Precision 3/3 form the core. Solo, put 2 points in 
Remorseless Attacks and 1 in 
Malice; in a group, 3 points in Malice. Dagger build: replace Malice with 
Puncturing Wounds 3/3, with 
Opportunity 2/2 in Subtlety.
Find a slow weapon early, axe, mace, sword or fist weapon, and train its skill. Upgrade your main-hand weapon first. The Deadmines, Wailing Caverns and Shadowfang Keep have pieces for you.
Changes compared to Classic
- New talent that replaces the weapon specializations, axes included.
- Replaces Improved Backstab, with a chance at an extra combo point.
- New talent, a cheaper Eviscerate.
- 3 points for 3% hit (5 points for 5% before).
- Reduces the cooldowns of Sprint and Evasion.
- 5% per point instead of 10%.
- Also strengthens Backstab.
- Reduces the target’s chance to dodge and parry.
