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Shank

New in Forever2 ranksLevel 24

Shank

Rank 2Physical

5 EnergyMelee Range

Instant10 sec cooldown

Learned at level 44

Instantly strike with your off-hand weapon, dealing 50% weapon damage and generating 25 Energy. Shank cannot Miss.

Blizzard's 2 Nov notes give this rank's level and its 25 Energy only. Its cost and cooldown here are rank 1's until the game data shows them.

All ranks of Shank

Rank	Level	Cost / range / cast	Effect	Classic 1.12
Rank 1	24	5 Energy · Melee Range · Instant · 10 sec cooldown	Instantly strike with your off-hand weapon, dealing 50% weapon damage and generating 15 Energy. Shank cannot Miss.	new
Rank 2	44	5 Energy · Melee Range · Instant · 10 sec cooldown	Instantly strike with your off-hand weapon, dealing 50% weapon damage and generating 25 Energy. Shank cannot Miss.	new

Venom (Assassination row 5): Causes your Shank ability to increase your Poison damage by 30% and your chance to apply Poisons by 20% for 6 seconds.
Flash of Steel (Combat row 6): Increases the energy generated by your Shank ability by 15 and reduces its cooldown by 2.0 seconds.
Boot Knife (Subtlety row 6): Gives your Shank ability a 100% chance to add 2 Combo Points to the target.

Source: beta client 1.60.1.70753, Blizzard's notes 2026-11-02. Spell ID .

When do Rogues learn Shank?

Rank 1 at level 24, with later ranks at 44. Visit a class trainer in any capital.

Did Shank change from Classic?

Shank is new in WoW Forever and had no Classic 1.12 equivalent for Rogues.

Snapshot 2026-11-03, client 1.60.1.70753.