Combat Rogue Guide — WoW Forever
Reliable weapon damage and cleave. Weapon speed, sustained uptime and defensive cooldown management are valuable in dungeon groups.
Playstyle and priorities
Weapon speed, sustained uptime and defensive cooldown management are valuable in dungeon groups.
Stealth, positioning and Energy management let you select encounters and limit downtime. Weapons affect your playstyle.
Leveling 1–60: what to plan
Build around the abilities already unlocked at your current level. Keep your most important survival, control or recovery tools available and adjust your talent order for solo play versus coordinated dungeon runs. The full level-60 allocation can differ from an efficient leveling order.
Playable races for Rogue
Race availability follows the current reference matrix; racial abilities and faction restrictions should be checked before committing a character. Open a race in the interactive reference to compare its abilities.
Other Rogue specializations
Verification and next steps
This specialization primer is not a verified rotation, BiS list or point-by-point talent order. Those recommendations require current talent data and playtesting. Use the calculator for your level and validate ability tooltips in game.