Thousand Cuts

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Class talent

ClassRogue

TreeSubtlety

TypePassive

Maximum rank1

Tree positionRow 7, column 2

Prerequisite talentPreparation

Preview data · BlizzCon 2026 demo

Recorded from the linked source on 2026-09-16. Source checked means checked against that source; this talent has not been independently validated in-game. Preview details may change.

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Thousand Cuts is a passive talent in the Rogue Subtlety tree in the recorded Forever demo.

Ranks

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Rank	Effect	Evidence
1	When your Rupture ability deals periodic damage, the Energy cost of your next Hemorrhage or Backstab ability within 10 sec is reduced by 3, stacking up to 5 times.	Unconfirmed / estimated

Talent connections

• Prerequisite: Preparation.

Sources and verification

Snapshot: 2026-09-16. Data adapted and reformatted from Talents Forever by Chris Baldwin and its JSON export, under CC BY 4.0. Game names, icons, and tooltip text belong to Blizzard Entertainment.

This is a community transcription of the BlizzCon 2026 demo, not independently tested live-game data. The source does not provide an exact client build. See coverage, rank labels, and correction instructions.