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Vile Poisons
Moved from Assassination row 45 ranks
Vile Poisons
Rank 5/5Assassination
Requires 15 points in Assassination Talents
Increases the damage dealt by your poisons by 20% and gives your poisons an additional 40% chance to resist dispel effects.
Every rank of Vile Poisons
| Rank | Effect | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Increases the damage dealt by your poisons by 4% and gives your poisons an additional 8% chance to resist dispel effects. | client |
| 2 | Increases the damage dealt by your poisons by 8% and gives your poisons an additional 16% chance to resist dispel effects. | client |
| 3 | Increases the damage dealt by your poisons by 12% and gives your poisons an additional 24% chance to resist dispel effects. | client |
| 4 | Increases the damage dealt by your poisons by 16% and gives your poisons an additional 32% chance to resist dispel effects. | client |
| 5 | Increases the damage dealt by your poisons by 20% and gives your poisons an additional 40% chance to resist dispel effects. | client |
Requirements and position
- Tree: Assassination, row 4, column 1. Needs 15 points in Assassination first. The earliest you can finish all 5 ranks is level 29 if you put every point into this tree.
- Competes with: Cold Blood, Improved Poisons in the same row.
Classic comparison
| Classic 1.12 | WoW Forever | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Vile Poisons | Vile Poisons |
| Position | Assassination row 4, col 2 | Assassination row 4, col 1 |
| Ranks | 5 | 5 |
| Rank 1 text | Increases the damage dealt by your poisons by 4% and gives your poisons an additional 8% chance to resist dispel effects. | Increases the damage dealt by your poisons by 4% and gives your poisons an additional 8% chance to resist dispel effects. |
Builds that take Vile Poisons
Questions players ask
Where is Vile Poisons in the Rogue talent tree?
Assassination tree, row 4, column 1. You need 15 points spent in Assassination before you can learn it.
Is Vile Poisons new in WoW Forever?
Vile Poisons existed in Classic (Assassination row 4, 5 ranks). In Forever it moved: Classic read "Increases the damage dealt by your poisons by 4% and gives your poisons an additional 8% chance to resist dispel effects.".
Snapshot 2026-11-03, client 1.60.1.70753.