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Rogue ability · CombatChanged

Gouge

In Spanish: Incapacitación

Class
Rogue
Tree
Combat
Learned at level
6
Ranks
5
Cost
45 energy
Cast
Instant
Cooldown
10 sec
Range
Melee range

What it does

Rank 5 · level 60

Causes 75 damage, stops your attack, and incapacitates the target for 4 sec. The target must be facing you. Any damage taken will break the effect. Awards 1 combo points.

Numbers are the client base values, without attack power or spell power.

Ranks

Level each rank is learned at, cost, cast time, cooldown, range and duration. Struck-through values are the Classic Era ones when the rank changed in Forever.

RankLevel
16
218
332
446
560
Same in every rank
Cost
45 energy
Cast
Instant
Cooldown
10 sec
Range
Melee range
Duration
4 sec

Tooltip of every rank

5
  1. Rank 1 · level 6

    Causes 10 damage, stops your attack, and incapacitates the target for 4 sec. The target must be facing you. Any damage taken will break the effect. Awards 1 combo points.

    In Classic

    Causes 10 damage, incapacitating the opponent for 4 sec, and turns off your attack. Target must be facing you. Any damage caused will revive the target. Awards 1 combo points.

  2. Rank 2 · level 18

    Causes 20 damage, stops your attack, and incapacitates the target for 4 sec. The target must be facing you. Any damage taken will break the effect. Awards 1 combo points.

    In Classic

    Causes 20 damage, incapacitating the opponent for 4 sec, and turns off your attack. Target must be facing you. Any damage caused will revive the target. Awards 1 combo points.

  3. Rank 3 · level 32

    Causes 32 damage, stops your attack, and incapacitates the target for 4 sec. The target must be facing you. Any damage taken will break the effect. Awards 1 combo points.

    In Classic

    Causes 32 damage, incapacitating the opponent for 4 sec, and turns off your attack. Target must be facing you. Any damage caused will revive the target. Awards 1 combo points.

  4. Rank 4 · level 46

    Causes 55 damage, stops your attack, and incapacitates the target for 4 sec. The target must be facing you. Any damage taken will break the effect. Awards 1 combo points.

    In Classic

    Causes 55 damage, incapacitating the opponent for 4 sec, and turns off your attack. Target must be facing you. Any damage caused will revive the target. Awards 1 combo points.

  5. Rank 5 · level 60

    Causes 75 damage, stops your attack, and incapacitates the target for 4 sec. The target must be facing you. Any damage taken will break the effect. Awards 1 combo points.

    In Classic

    Causes 75 damage, incapacitating the opponent for 4 sec, and turns off your attack. Target must be facing you. Any damage caused will revive the target. Awards 1 combo points.

Compared with Classic

Changes: tooltip

Rank 5 · level 60
In Forever

Causes 75 damage, stops your attack, and incapacitates the target for 4 sec. The target must be facing you. Any damage taken will break the effect. Awards 1 combo points.

In Classic

Causes 75 damage, incapacitating the opponent for 4 sec, and turns off your attack. Target must be facing you. Any damage caused will revive the target. Awards 1 combo points.

Talents that mention it

Forever Rogue talents whose text names Gouge.

More on the Rogue

Beta client data (build 1.60.1.70205), compared with Classic Era 1.15.9.69722.

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