Rogue · Assassination · row 1

Malice

Changed from Classic5 ranks
Malice
Rank 5/5Assassination
Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks and Poisons by 5%.

Every rank of Malice

RankEffectSource
1Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks and Poisons by 1%.client
2Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks and Poisons by 2%.client
3Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks and Poisons by 3%.client
4Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks and Poisons by 4%.client
5Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks and Poisons by 5%.client

Requirements and position

  • Tree: Assassination, row 1, column 3. Available from your first talent point. The earliest you can finish all 5 ranks is level 14 if you put every point into this tree.
  • Unlocks: Lethality (requires Malice at full rank).
  • Competes with: Improved Gouge, Remorseless Attacks in the same row.

Classic comparison

Classic 1.12WoW Forever
NameMaliceMalice
PositionAssassination row 1, col 3Assassination row 1, col 3
Ranks55
Rank 1 textIncreases your critical strike chance by 1%.Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks and Poisons by 1%.

Builds that take Malice

Questions players ask

Where is Malice in the Rogue talent tree?
Assassination tree, row 1, column 3. It is available as soon as you have your first talent point at level 10.
Is Malice new in WoW Forever?
Malice existed in Classic (Assassination row 1, 5 ranks). In Forever it was changed: Classic read "Increases your critical strike chance by 1%.".

Snapshot 2026-11-03, client 1.60.1.70753.