Ruthlessness
Your finishing moves have a chance per combo point spent to grant a combo point.
Tree position
In the Outlaw Rogue talent tree, Ruthlessness sits in the Outlaw specialization talents, row 6 of 11. It is a single-point node. Its row opens once 8 points are spent in Outlaw Talents.
Connected above
The tree draws a line into Ruthlessness from Devious Stratagem.
Devious StratagemGain 1 additional max combo point. Your finishing moves that consume more than 5 combo points have increased effects, and your finishing moves deal 5% increased damage.
Connected below
Ruthlessness leads on to Audacity, Heavy Hitter and Find an Opening.
AudacityUsing Pistol Shot with Opportunity has a 30% chance to make your next Ambush usable without Stealth. Chance to trigger this effect matches the chance for Sinister Strike to grant Opportunity. Ambush damage increased by 80%.

Find an OpeningYour chance for Sinister Strike to strike twice and grant Opportunity is increased by 10%
Same row
Also on this row: Blade Rush, Loaded Dice, Sleight of Hand, Improved Between the Eyes and Thief's Versatility or Flickering Steel.
Blade RushCharge to your target with your blades out, dealing Physical damage to the target and (375.3% of Attack Power)w1 to all other nearby enemies. Damage reduced beyond (375.3% of Attack Power)w3 targets. While Blade Flurry is active, damage to non-primary targets is increased by 100%. Generates over 5 sec.
Loaded DiceActivating Adrenaline Rush improves the result of your next Roll the Bones by one level.
Sleight of HandRoll the Bones has a 20% increased chance of granting more powerful results.

Thief's VersatilityVersatility increased by 3%.
Flickering SteelSinister Strike and Ambush deal 20% increased damage. They also generate 5 Energy when they grant you Opportunity.
Talent trees
Ruthlessness is in the talent tree of 3 specializations. Rogue: Assassination (DPS), Outlaw (DPS), Subtlety (DPS).
Ruthlessness Changes by patch
Tracked changes to this talent between game data builds, newest first.
- First tracked in the game data (patch 12.1.0)
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