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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Alixder
Frostmane
Alixder
02/12/2011
rogue very good class but it depend on the player ,some players know how to play rogues like sedach (player) , so they some time too hard to kill
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Nitrogsen
Khadgar
Nitrogsen
24/12/2011
@Alixder: many rogues start with ambush and just do damage, good rogues plan theyr cds good and know what to do and when to do it.
so yes it depends on the player :D
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Supermasterd
Spinebreaker
Supermasterd
01/12/2011
heii jeg er dansker og kommer fra danmark jeg elsker at spille wow og fodbold og hader dem der spiller godr horde er de seje
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Arnha
Magtheridon
Arnha
27/12/2011
@Supermasterd: wtf
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Reznov
Terenas
Reznov
01/02/2012
@Supermasterd: det her er ikke en chat site omg >.<
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Nightstep
Steamwheedle Cartel
Nightstep
01/12/2011
Where does The new rouge quest line start? The one for The legendarie daggers? (sry for My bad english) :P
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Exdagger
Sylvanas
Exdagger
30/11/2011
i think the rogue is the only class complainion about mop
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Exdagger
Sylvanas
Exdagger
30/11/2011
in mop the ranged weapon slot will be removed 4 rogue only but we will be able to throw the weapon in our main hand.
thats way awsomer than the ranged slot.
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Speedfist
Kazzak
Speedfist
30/11/2011
good season ^_^
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Omninova
Daggerspine
Omninova
29/11/2011
Soz it was meant to b soften not soften just a spellcheck error O_0
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Omninova
Daggerspine
Omninova
29/11/2011
Tha best class in WoW by far and if your a horde use a goblin or a blood elf and if ur an alliance use soften only just some tips,oh and their good with skinning and leather working profession as they use leather armor the most as is better than cloth and also they are really good in PvP and quests as their stealth ability allows them to sneak past the enemy easily which comes in handy when your trying to get the flag in PvP or detonating something in a quest full of enemy's in the area
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Arnha
Magtheridon
Arnha
27/12/2011
@Omninova: that was a long comment.
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Kbear
Stormscale
Kbear
02/01/2012
BREATHE! Some punctuation would be great.
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Kolak
Kor'gall
Kolak
26/11/2011
Best class!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Tychus
Ravencrest
Tychus
24/11/2011
That goblin rogue, looks like a Death Knight!
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Exdagger
Sylvanas
Exdagger
23/11/2011
Best class+best race=lvl85
(but still not a lvl 85)
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Sharpbreeze
Spinebreaker
Sharpbreeze
22/11/2011
Best class ever!
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Ksb
Quel'Thalas
Ksb
22/11/2011
I think that especially in PvP rogues are very very very unfair. All they do is stun you and hit you a bit, they repeat this until they run out of stuns then they just dissapear. Its cheap and unfair.
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Miracl
The Maelstrom
Miracl
19/12/2011
@Ksb: its not unfair cause they have only a leather armor and they cant use healing spells. So its very = lol...depends whos the player with this rogue. Same with other classes. I have seen how good can be a druid as well...so so unfair. Think about it how good are you really?
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Malfazar
Ragnaros
Malfazar
28/12/2011
@Ksb: unless people find the rogue before the rogue can stun and ambush
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Farron
Khadgar
Farron
20/11/2011
they will release the new talent system and we sub rogues will lose either shadowstep or preparation
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Zamax
Terokkar
Zamax
19/11/2011
If some GM or something it reading this chat. Please listen... Don't release the talent calculator in Mists of Pandaria. How can a subtlety rogue even play without use of both Preparation and Shadowstep? Can you please try to keep the talents we have now in Cataclysm to be the same in Pandaria? I bet alot of players is going to quit... =( Just a question however.
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Miracl
The Maelstrom
Miracl
19/12/2011
@Zamax: I will quit as well with my rogue then if blizzard really thinks so to do.
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Zamax
Terokkar
Zamax
19/11/2011
OMG!? We're only able to get ONE talent point per 15 levels in MoP? Now I can't get both [Shadowstep] and [Preparation]. If Blizzard will change the talents we already have now in Cataclysm. I'm Quitting. No way I can play sub without BOTH Preparation and Shadowstep. Gj Blizzard >.<
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Arnha
Magtheridon
Arnha
27/12/2011
@Zamax: omg is that true?! cus im thinking of deleting this char and replacing it with a rogue cus i never leared a proffesion and now i rly need it... rogues the only class that can replace this char...
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Nadav
Chamber of Aspects
Nadav
19/11/2011
cil
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Lawther
Darksorrow
Lawther
17/11/2011
dude tilada ......if a rogue got heirlooms is to strong in bgs with one ambush!!!
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Miracl
The Maelstrom
Miracl
19/12/2011
@Lawther: and what about hunters lol?...one arcane shot and hes dead....no
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Tilaga
Stormscale
Tilaga
17/11/2011
i just made one and i love them funny to kill hordies in one ambush
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Miracl
The Maelstrom
Miracl
19/12/2011
@Tilaga: i think you cant kill the same level of some class with one ambush.....i have tried so many times ....its possible only for example: you are lv 12 and hes lv 10...only then...and if you got a heirloom gear
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Sneekar
Azuremyst
Sneekar
04/11/2011
Those That hate on rogues wish they had rolled one. Goblin+ Rogue= EASEH MONEY!
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Omninova
Daggerspine
Omninova
05/11/2011
@Sneekar: same with blood elf + rogue
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Orazargh
Sylvanas
Orazargh
04/11/2011
will Pandarens and rogues "less falling dmg" stack or is just 1 of them going to work?
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It takes skills and timing to get your foe down. We are not just a cowardly class.
We are ment to be hiding in the shadows and make surprise attacks. If you can´t
handle it. Then I guess you´re not just good enough. :)
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Dwarfraper
Bronze Dragonflight
Dwarfraper
02/11/2011
hehe hunters are the best
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Miracl
The Maelstrom
Miracl
19/12/2011
@Dwarfraper: rogue can remove your bow or gun ...what then lol
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Omninova
Daggerspine
Omninova
01/11/2011
is it me or is every rough a subtletly rouge mainly
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Omninova
Daggerspine
Omninova
01/11/2011
@Omninova: soz 'rouge'
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Syridian
Azuremyst
Syridian
01/11/2011
@Omninova: *rogue
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Androidoleas
Wildhammer
Androidoleas
27/11/2011
@Omninova: Well I liked subtelty from 0-80 for the 1 shotting ambush which is too OP, but from 80, it just had low damage and low burst, in bgs like WSG its nice for double sprint and shadowstab (gets nerfed, tho) but assasinate is just badass, u can built energy by bleeds from rupture, then u can kidnet shot someone which bleeds to dead, and from 35% (which is alot at bossfights), ur backstab gives 30 energy back, combined with the rupture energyregen and ur Slice and Dice = hell of alot dps, so i like assasinate more then subtelty. and for combat well, u have alot AoE but still u can't tip hunters/mages because u use energy and u dont regen as much as u want in combat( needs to be buffed) so yea