Premeditation

For the Classic version, see [Premeditation].

Premeditation
Premeditation Row 6 Subtlety rogue talent Passive After entering Stealth, your next Shadowstrike grants up to 10 sec of Slice and Dice, and generates 2 additional combo points if Slice and Dice is active.
Properties
Class	Rogue
Talents
Talent required	[Swift Death] or [Improved Shadow Techniques]
Other information
Affects	[Stealth]
Related buff
Premeditation Shadowstrike grants up to 10 sec of Slice and Dice, and generate 2 additional combo points if Slice and Dice is active.

"Leave nothing to chance."
—The Assassin's Creed, Chapter 1

In the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game.

Premeditation is a Subtlety rogue talent.

Patch changes

• Hotfix (2023-11-13): Fixed an issue with the interaction between Premeditation and [Shadow Techniques].
  
• Patch 10.2.0 (2023-11-07): Moved to row 6 (was row 3).
  
• Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Now a row 3 Subtlety talent (was a level 15 Subtlety talent).
  
• Patch 9.0.5 (2021-03-09): Fixed an issue that caused Premeditation to rarely not be applied when entering Stealth.
  
• Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Readded and redesigned as a level 15 talent (was level 90): After entering [Stealth], your next Shadowstrike grants up to 10 sec of [Slice and Dice], and generates 2 additional combo points if Slice and Dice is active.

  Old: Cheap Shot and Shadowstrike generate 1 additional combo point.
  

• Patch 7.2.5 (2017-06-13): Removed.
  
• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Redesigned as a passive level 90 Subtlety talent (was an active level 30 Subtlety ability). Now causes [Cheap Shot] and [Shadowstrike] to generate 1 additional combo point.

  Old: When used, adds 2 combo points to your target. You must add to or use those combo points within 18 sec or the combo points are lost.
  

• Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Now a level 30 Subtlety ability (was a tier 4 Subtlety talent).
  
• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Moved to tier 4 (was tier 7). No longer requires [Preparation].
  
• Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Duration increased to 20 seconds (was 10 seconds), cooldown reduced to 20 seconds (was 2 minutes).
  
• Patch 2.0.3 (2007-01-09): Range increased to 30 yards (was 20).
  
• Patch 1.12.0 (2006-08-22): Now instant cast with a 20-yard range.

  Old: 1 second cast time, 5-yard range.
  

• Patch 1.6.0 (2005-07-12): Fixed a bug where the combo points gained using the ability were not properly removed after the duration expired. Also increased range and duration.
  

See also

• Premeditation, TCG card

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB