Rogue
Combat is the raid spec (Hack and Slash consolidates weapon specs — axes work now), Subtlety the open-world duelist (Thousand Cuts, Cutthroat, Dirty Deeds), Assassination the Mutilate/Venom poison build.
Source pending
Alliance races: Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome, SkyborneHorde races: Orc, Troll, Undead, Skyborne
Sourced: Blizzard news · 22 Sep
What the tier lists say
Each rating exactly as its tier list gives it, with the list's own date. Ratings are opinions, so lists often differ; we compare them only within one role.
Assassination
PvE · damage listsOne ratingA on 1 list
| Rating | List | Page date | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | damage dealers | page 3 Oct · read 6 Oct | 6 Oct |
Combat
PvE · damage listsDifferent scalesS on one list, #5 of 5 on a ranked list
| Rating | List | Page date | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | damage dealers | page 3 Oct · read 6 Oct | 6 Oct |
| #5 of 5 | best raid DPS | page not shownnot dated · read 6 Oct | 6 Oct |
Subtlety
PvE · damage listsOne ratingB on 1 list
| Rating | List | Page date | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | damage dealers | page 3 Oct · read 6 Oct | 6 Oct |
The whole class
PvP · class listsLists agreeS on 2 lists
| Rating | List | Page date | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | PvP tier list | page 2 Oct · read 6 Oct | 6 Oct |
| S | PvP tier list | page not shownnot dated · read 6 Oct | 6 Oct |
Leveling
One rating
- Bclass leveling tier list (levels 1–20) · page not dated
Class tier list, no mode stated
One rating
- Bclass tier list · page not dated
What changed this patch
1 Oct: Expose Armor missing no longer eats combo points; Subtlety's Setup only adds combo points on the target you dodged/resisted.
Sourced: Dev notes · 1 Oct
Sap now correctly flags the Rogue for PvP when used on a PvP-flagged target.
Sourced: Dev notes · 24 Sep
Seen in the beta
Combo points persist on target swap; Dirty Deeds removes Garrote's positional requirement.
Source pending
Sim, 11 Oct run: Combat 682 (14th of 20 damage results), Subtlety 667 (15th), Assassination 646 (18th).
Sourced: Sim · 11 Oct run
Level 20 community route (Combat): Improved Eviscerate, Improved Sinister Strike, Lightning Reflexes, Endurance; Blade Flurry lands at 30 with 20 Combat points.
Source pending