WoW Forever Combat Rogue Guide

Hunting

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Use your slower weapon in the main hand. Start each fight with a full Energy bar. Hack and Slash depends on your weapon: axes and swords can trigger an extra attack, daggers and fist weapons raise critical strike chance, and maces ignore part of the target's armor. Use Riposte first when it lights up. Open with Garrote from behind and use Shank whenever it's ready. Build with Sinister Strike and finish with Eviscerate at 5 points or when the enemy is close to death. If another enemy stands nearby to pull next, spend the points on Slice and Dice instead. The attack speed carries into the next fight. When a second enemy joins, turn on Blade Flurry. Your attacks also hit the second enemy.

Solo

• Extra coinSneak up on humanoids and use Pick Pocket before you attack.
• Stopping castsInterrupt casters with Kick. Hold them with Gouge while it's on cooldown.
• EscapingWhen a fight goes wrong, Gouge the enemy and back off to make room to escape. You must be in front of it, and damage breaks it.
• Splitting a pairWhen humanoids stand together, use Sap on one from Stealth. It costs a lot of Energy, so wait for it to refill before attacking the other. It doesn't work on enemies already in combat.
• Running awayIf a fight turns bad, escape with Sprint. It doesn't break Stealth, so it also helps you through dangerous areas.
• Sneaking pastWhen sneaking past, throw Distract to draw the attention of enemies in your way. It doesn't break Stealth.
• In troubleIf a fight turns bad, disappear with Vanish. It also removes movement impairing effects.
• Dangerous enemiesOpen dangerous enemies with Cheap Shot from Stealth. It stuns them and awards 2 combo points, and you don't need to be behind them.
• StunningStun enemies that heal or hit hard with Kidney Shot. More combo points mean a longer stun.
• Locking one downIf two or more are too much, disable one with Blind and kill the rest first. Any damage breaks it, including damage over time.
• RunnersWhere enemies often flee, coat one weapon with Crippling Poison.
• CastersAgainst enemies that cast a lot, coat your off-hand with Mind-numbing Poison to slow their casts.
• Next pullWhen another enemy stands nearby to pull next, finish with Slice and Dice instead of Eviscerate. The attack speed carries into the next fight.
• Two enemiesIf you've pulled two enemies, use Blade Flurry and Evasion together. Watch that it doesn't wake anything nearby.
• Tough enemiesUse Adrenaline Rush on tough enemies and big pulls. Save it on normal enemies.
• Big hitOn tough enemies, use Cold Blood, then a 5-point Eviscerate. It guarantees a critical strike if it hits.

Party

Deal damage from behind the enemy your tank holds without pulling threat.

• When to startGive your tank time to build threat, then attack the same enemy.
• Pulling threatIf an enemy turns on you, hold on with Evasion and bring it back to your tank.
• InterruptsInterrupt heals and dangerous spells with Kick. If a caster in the back keeps casting at your party, close in with Sprint and Kick it so it comes to your group.
• Stopping castsWhile Kick is on cooldown, stop casts with Kidney Shot, or step in front of the enemy and use Gouge.
• Lowering armorIf your party deals mostly physical damage and the boss will last, apply Expose Armor.
• Crowd controlBefore a pull, use Sap on one humanoid from Stealth. It costs a lot of Energy, so let it refill before the fight starts.
• ThreatUse Feint when you get close to your tank's threat.
• CastersIn dungeons full of casters, coat your off-hand with Mind-numbing Poison.
• Long fightsOn bosses, coat your off-hand with Deadly Poison. It stacks up over a long fight.
• Caught by an enemyIf an enemy won't let go, disappear with Vanish, and attack again once your tank has it back.
• Loose enemiesWhen your tank is busy, disable a loose enemy with Blind.
• Single targetBuild with Sinister Strike and finish with Eviscerate.
• BossesKeep Slice and Dice from dropping on bosses.
• Opening hitOnce your tank has the enemy, sneak behind it and open with Garrote.
• CleaveUse Blade Flurry when your tank holds two together, but not next to an enemy under Sap.
• Big pullsUse Adrenaline Rush on bosses and big pulls once your tank is settled. Threat climbs fast, so be careful.
• Locked chestsKeep training your lockpicking, and open locked chests you find for your party with Pick Lock.

Dungeons

• Lower Blackrock Spire57–60
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• Dire Maul West59–60
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• Dire Maul North59–60
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• Stratholme Main Gate59–60
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• Stratholme Service Gate59–60
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• Scholomance59–60
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• Upper Blackrock Spire60–60
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Skills

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Build Order

Assassination18Combat33Subtlety0

1. LV 10–11Efficient Strikes2/2
2. LV 12–14Coup de Grace3/3
3. LV 15–16Precision2/3
4. LV 17–19Deflection3/3
5. LV 20Riposte1/1
6. LV 21Precision3/3
7. LV 22–23Endurance2/2
8. LV 24Lightning Reflexes1/5
9. LV 25Flawless Execution1/1
10. LV 26–28Aggression3/3
11. LV 29Weapon Expertise1/2
12. LV 30Blade Flurry1/1
13. LV 31–34Hack and Slash4/5
14. LV 35Weapon Expertise2/2
15. LV 36–37Dual Wield Specialization2/2
16. LV 38Hack and Slash5/5
17. LV 39Flash of Steel1/5
18. LV 40Adrenaline Rush1/1
19. LV 41–42Flash of Steel3/5
20. LV 43–47Malice5/5
21. LV 48–50Ruthlessness3/3
22. LV 51–52Improved Slice and Dice2/3
23. LV 53–54Lethality2/2
24. LV 55–56Vigor2/2
25. LV 57Blood Splatter1/1
26. LV 58Cold Blood1/1
27. LV 59–60Vile Poisons2/5

Recommended professions

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  Skinning

  Gather rugged leather.

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  Leatherworking

  Your trainer has no more green gear, so replace the other slots with dungeon rewards. From 55, expensive gear with hard-to-find patterns is also worth chasing.

  • LV 55Devilsaur LeggingsSkill 290×30×14×1×1
    Pattern · drops in Un'Goro Crater
  • LV 56Wicked Leather ArmorSkill 280×20×2×6×4×2
    Pattern · drops in Scholomance
  • LV 57Mongoose BootsSkill 290×12×6×4×2×4
    Pattern · Knot Thimblejack's Cache
  • LV 57Shifting CloakSkill 300×30×12×4×8×4×8
    Pattern · Knot Thimblejack's Cache

Camping

• LV 1Camp ChairSkill 20×3×2
• LV 28Field GuideSkill 140×3×2×1
  Blueprint · drops in Wailing Caverns
• LV 1Camp TentSkill 20×5
• LV 28Tanning RackSkill 125×5×3×2
  Blueprint · drops in Shadowfang Keep

• The three best damage camping buffs are Lodestone from Mining, Camp Chair from Skinning and Fish Bowl from Fishing.

Mounts

• Apprentice Riding90g