Combat Potency

For the Season of Discovery rune, see [Combat Potency].

Combat Potency
Combat Potency Row 3 Outlaw rogue talent Passive Increases your Energy regeneration rate by 16%.
Properties
Class	Rogue
Talents
Talent required	[Adrenaline Rush] or [Retractable Hook]/ [Blinding Powder]

Combat Potency is an Outlaw rogue talent.

Patch changes

• Patch 12.0.0 (2026-01-20): Now increases Energy regeneration by 16% (was 30%).
  
• Patch 11.0.2 (2024-08-13): Now increases Energy regeneration by 30% (was 25%).
  
• Patch 10.2.0 (2023-11-07): Moved to row 3 (was row 2).
  
• Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Now a row 2 Outlaw talent (was a level 37 Outlaw ability). Energy regeneration reduced to 25% (was 35%). Rank 2 converted into the [Fatal Flourish] talent.
  
• Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now learned at level 37 (was 10). Rank 2 now learned at level 43 (was 50), and proc chance increased to 75% (was 40%).
  
• Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Redesigned as a level 10 ability (was 50), merging with [Vitality]. Now increases Energy regeneration by 35%. Rank 2, at level 50, grants off-hand attacks a 40% chance to generate 10 Energy.
  
• Patch 7.2.5 (2017-06-13): Combat Potency proc rate increased to 30% (was 20%), and Energy per proc reduced to 10 (was 15).
  
• Patch 7.1.0 (2016-10-25): Now learned at level 50 (was 34).
  
• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): No longer increases Haste. Now learned at level 34 (was 30).
  
• Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Now the Combat rogue secondary stat attunement. In addition to its previous effects, Combat Potency will now also grant 5% increased Haste from all sources.
  
• Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Now a passive ability for Combat at level 30 (was a Tier 4 Combat talent). The chance to proc is now based off the off-hand weapon's speed (previously was a flat 20% chance).
  
• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Moved from tier 8 to tier 4. Reduced from 5 points to 3 points.
  
• Patch 3.0.3 (2008-11-04): Now only works with autoattacks (no more [Shiv].)
  
• Patch 2.0.7 (2007-02-13): The talent Combat Potency no longer causes rogues to have a chance to gain energy when other players hit them with off-hand attacks.
  
• Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): Added.
  

Other versions

• BC Classic

  Combat Potency
  Combat Potency (5 ranks) Tier 8 combat rogue talent Passive Gives your successful off-hand melee attacks a 20% chance to generate 3/6/9/12/15 Energy.
  Properties
  Class	Rogue

• Cataclysm Classic

  Combat Potency
  Combat Potency (3 ranks) Tier 4 combat rogue talent Passive Gives your successful off-hand melee attacks and Main Gauche attacks a 20% chance to generate 5/10/15 Energy.
  Properties
  Class	Rogue
  Other information
  Affects	[Main Gauche]

• MoP Classic

  Combat Potency
  Combat Potency Level 30 Combat rogue ability Passive Gives your successful off-hand melee attacks and Main Gauche attacks a chance to generate 15 Energy. Slower off-hand weapons have a proportionally higher chance to trigger Combat Potency.
  Properties
  Class	Rogue
  Other information
  Level learned	30
  Affects	[Main Gauche]

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