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Rogue · Combat · row 6

Flash of Steel

New in Forever5 ranksHotfix 2026-11-02

Flash of Steel

Rank 5/5Combat

Requires 25 points in Combat Talents

Increases the energy generated by your Shank ability by 15 and reduces its cooldown by 2.0 seconds.

Every rank of Flash of Steel

Rank	Effect	Source
1	Increases the energy generated by your Shank ability by 3 and reduces its cooldown by 0.4 seconds.	client
2	Increases the energy generated by your Shank ability by 6 and reduces its cooldown by 0.8 seconds.	client
3	Increases the energy generated by your Shank ability by 9 and reduces its cooldown by 1.2 seconds.	client
4	Increases the energy generated by your Shank ability by 12 and reduces its cooldown by 1.6 seconds.	client
5	Increases the energy generated by your Shank ability by 15 and reduces its cooldown by 2.0 seconds.	client

Requirements and position

Tree: Combat, row 6, column 3. Needs 25 points in Combat first. The earliest you can finish all 5 ranks is level 39 if you put every point into this tree.

Classic comparison

Flash of Steel is new in WoW Forever. Nothing in Classic 1.12 does this for Rogues.

Spells this talent affects

Shank · 2 ranks, learned at 24

Builds that take Flash of Steel

Combat Rogue leveling build (10–60) · 5/5
Combat Rogue endgame PvE build (18/33/0) · 5/5
Combat Rogue PvP build (16/35/0) · 5/5

Questions players ask

Where is Flash of Steel in the Rogue talent tree?

Combat tree, row 6, column 3. You need 25 points spent in Combat before you can learn it.

Is Flash of Steel new in WoW Forever?

Yes. Flash of Steel has no Classic 1.12 counterpart.

Snapshot 2026-11-03, client 1.60.1.70753.