For rogues, the only code is the contract, and their honor is purchased in gold. Free from the constraints of a conscience, these mercenaries rely on brutal and efficient tactics. Lethal assassins and masters of stealth, they will approach their marks from behind, piercing a vital organ and vanishing into the shadows before the victim hits the ground.

Rogues can dip their weapons in paralyzing toxins that render foes unable to defend themselves. These silent stalkers wear leather armor so they can move unencumbered, ensuring that they land the first strike.

With the rogue’s poisons and speed, the first strike is often the last step before the killing blow.

Rogue Information

Rogues often initiate combat with a surprise attack from the shadows, leading with vicious melee strikes. When in protracted battles, they utilize a successive combination of carefully chosen attacks to soften the enemy up for a killing blow. Rogues must take special care when selecting targets so that their combo attacks are not wasted, and they must be conscious of when to hide or flee if a battle turns against them.

  • Type Melee Damage Dealer
  • Standard Bars Health, Energy
  • Available Armor Cloth, Leather
  • Available Weapons Bows, Crossbows, Daggers, Fist Weapons, One-Handed Axes, One-Handed Maces, One-Handed Swords
Rogue Talents

Rogue talents can strengthen their ability to hide in shadows, kill foes with quick, deadly strikes, and survive in extended slugfests.

Rogue Talent Specialization
Rogue Features
Stealth

Rogues sneak about the battlefield, hiding from enemies and delivering surprise attacks to the unwary when opportunity arises.

Melee damage

By coating their dual-wielded blades with deadly poisons, rogues can deliver catastrophic damage to their targets.

Evasion

When endangered, rogues have many tools at their disposal to avoid their enemies’ gaze and, if necessary, their attacks.

Combos

By planning and combining successive melee attacks, rogues can build up combo points that allow them to deliver devastating finishing blows in combat.

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Tarohin
Burning Legion
Tarohin
23/04/2013
Who is the best race for rouge?
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Badkid
Archimonde
Badkid
18/04/2013
Humans Rogues are the best !
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Lammas
Zenedar
Lammas
12/04/2013
being a rogue is hard (sorry for noob english)
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Tinkorn
Aerie Peak
Tinkorn
28/04/2013
@Lammas: Some times (np, it's not noob)
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Zagozaa
Sylvanas
Zagozaa
10/04/2013
Best rogue gotta be the dwarfs
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Trykillkony
Auchindoun
Trykillkony
04/04/2013
plzzzzzzzzzz! Blizzard, can you just take away the overpowered spells on rogues they are way to overpowered plzzz !
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Shakor
Burning Legion
Shakor
27/03/2013
I do not know if anyone can help me, but I'm lvl 70 and have won 2 areana battles with no deaths. but when it was over, I got nothing? is it only at level 90 you get something for areana battles?
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Kattniss
Anachronos
Kattniss
29/03/2013
@Shakor: yep, at lvl 70 you get nothing from arena's
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Kiqqi
Talnivarr
Kiqqi
13/03/2013
ROGUES NEED BUFF REALLY
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Tinkorn
Aerie Peak
Tinkorn
28/04/2013
@Kiqqi: They are too OP.
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Trueseeker
Silvermoon
Trueseeker
07/03/2013
The coolest Class We are rock!!!!!
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Клинтиствуд
Gordunni
Клинтиствуд
28/02/2013
Дааа рогуе клевые
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Потос
Howling Fjord
Потос
13/02/2013
Я русский и селе чё не до понял,это англ чат?
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Потос
Howling Fjord
Потос
13/02/2013
Hello ( I'm rassian) I am playing on rassian servers and know English not well , I think so.
Help me, how can I play on English / American servers????
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Plösö
Wildhammer
Plösö
07/02/2013
Human rogue or Gnome rogue what is better? tell pls.
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Splódgé
Terenas
Splódgé
13/02/2013
@Plösö: I would say Human Rogue they have got a Second Trinket :)
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Mmoonnae
Stormrage
Mmoonnae
10/03/2013
@Plösö: Gnome rogues with wacky gnomish engineering! Yea, top bananas.
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Damiannös
Argent Dawn
Damiannös
06/02/2013
lol i want anyone whos reading this scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the 16...then see the coments of the ones who arent rogues complaining about how the die in bgs then read everything below me and then say'thats why blizz nerfed rogues"
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Jackofnight
Aerie Peak
Jackofnight
11/02/2013
@Damiannös: Yeah ok i checked it out and all i see is QQ'ers complaining about rogues being so cowardly and invicible........Well i got news flash for you retards ---> Rogues have ''stealth'' capability, thats what rogues are fuging known for from day one.
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Lolpicks
Bloodfeather
Lolpicks
26/01/2013
nerf rogues omg to op atm nerf
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Dagyhy
Bronze Dragonflight
Dagyhy
29/01/2013
@Lolpicks: You're terrible if you think rogues are op atm...
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Exzzio
Lightning's Blade
Exzzio
16/01/2013
Yeah!
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Xtremlee
Archimonde
Xtremlee
15/01/2013
the Best class !
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Peacepally
Mazrigos
Peacepally
13/01/2013
To the people that are moaning about rogues getting horribly nerfed, I think that blizzard wanted to give rogue players more of a challenge in battle since lets face it in cata all a subtlety rogue had to do to succesfully kill someone was to go in stealth ambush them then finish them of with a few other attacks while having them stunned for a long period of time. As for assasination they could heal for unbelievable amounts of health while causing a devestating amount of damage while again having them stunned for a long period of time, im not trying to say it doesnt require any skill to be a rogue because most of it does but come on you guys should of seen it coming sometime.
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Sappér
Bladefist
Sappér
08/01/2013
Rogues is the best classe :D
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Thaí
Thunderhorn
Thaí
08/01/2013
rogues is nice
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Grayes
Daggerspine
Grayes
04/01/2013
guys you cannot say that rogues suck bad we still have a chance
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Silverfur
Thunderhorn
Silverfur
04/01/2013
what is the best spec for dungeoneering?
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Almightyx
Bronze Dragonflight
Almightyx
04/01/2013
I can't believe how badly they nerfed rogues... i mean, they did need a nerf but not so harshly that it makes them completely useless and can be killed in 3 - 4 hits. Hopefully 5.2 will fix this we will wait and see.
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Warluk
Darksorrow
Warluk
07/03/2013
@Almightyx: Well they are buffed and we are useless now. :) Btw thank you blizz.. We love you!
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Juggernautre
Sylvanas
Juggernautre
03/01/2013
Rogue sucks ? :D :D :D :D Lets wait the next patch my rogue friends!
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Quelsorei
Argent Dawn
Quelsorei
03/01/2013
Rogues are, in my opinion, currently the worst class to play. They have lost their unique(ness?) to stuns, nearly every other class can stun for a good amount of time. As well as that, stealth detection in pvp has been risen, so you are more likely to get caught which means you cant use your opener, and with no opener the battle is lost in most cases. As for poisons, they know dont do as much damage since the new system, in cata you could have 2 damage poisons ( 1 on each weapon) now you are forced to have 1 utility and 1 damage which lowers dps on an already nerfed class.

That is all my opinion, but i find the best way to play a rogue is:
-go combat spec
-get druid tank gear
-tank lower lvl raids
Use the right talents and abIlities, and you are a decent tank.
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Akhier
Draenor
Akhier
01/01/2013
yea MAN
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Poundingpan
Twisting Nether
Poundingpan
26/12/2012
Rogue rule
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Picor
Lightbringer
Picor
20/12/2012
I LOVE ROGUE<3
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ßyx
Twisting Nether
ßyx
14/11/2012
what is the best class to rogue?
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Obviousfabbe
Frostmane
Obviousfabbe
16/12/2012
@ßyx: Goblin i think :)
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Xtremlee
Archimonde
Xtremlee
15/01/2013
@ßyx: Undead or Worgen
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Razun
Azjol-Nerub
Razun
13/11/2012
Stop whining and just get some skills in the class, like warlocks in cata.
People were whining that the warlock was to weak, but they aren't they were just hard to master.
Now its the rogue turn, your ambush isn't a instant kill anymore try to live with it.
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Jackofnight
Aerie Peak
Jackofnight
17/11/2012
@Razun: Says the Lock with a 150k Chaos bolt crit and insane self-heals, not to mention that instant fear that never breaks even though you get raped by 5 players -_- OMG DAT SKILLZ!!!!!11!..........................plz gtfo