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Combat Rogue

Our PvE and leveling pick · Recommendation

Melee DPS

Raid spec: Hack and Slash, Blade Flurry, Adrenaline Rush, Weapon Expertise (requires Blade Flurry). Dual Wield Specialization requires Precision 3/3.

Our tiers: PvE SPvP BLeveling BSim: 682 DPSSourced: Sim · 11 Oct run · Sim your character

What the tier lists say

Different scalesS on one list, #5 of 5 on a ranked list

Combat, PvE · damage lists
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

Ratings of the whole class are on the overview.

Talent build

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Planned

Precision 3/3 unlocks Dual Wield Specialization (row 4); Flawless Execution (new); Blade Flurry with the 21st point (row 5 at 20).

21 / 0 / 0 of 21 points

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Combat PvE build at level 30 for a Rogue: Combat 21, Assassination 0, Subtlety 0.

Combat

21 points

Rotation at level 30

Recommendation

Single target

Open with Cheap Shot (26), Sinister Strike.

Slice and Dice always
Sinister Strike
Eviscerate at 5 combo points
Blade Flurry on 2+ targets
Kick casters

Groups

Blade Flurry with 2 targets

Tip

Hack and Slash means swords, maces, axes and fists all work — pick by DPS.

Stat priority

Main-hand weapon DPS (slow)
Hit
Crit
Agility
Attack Power
Expertise
Stamina

No explicit priority; guide focuses on talents, rotation and gear sourcing

Recommendation

Level 20: best and second best per slot

Slot	Best	Second best
Head	Brawler's Leather Hood Crafted: Leatherworking	—
Neck	Erudite's Amulet quest Friend of the Library	—
Shoulders	Serpent's Shoulders Wailing Caverns	—
Back	Glowing Lizardscale Cloak Wailing Caverns	—
Chest	Tunic of Westfall quest The Defias Brotherhood	Brawler's Leather Armor Crafted: Leatherworking
Wrist	Bravo's Armbands quest Underground Assault	—
Hands	Gloves of the Fang Wailing Caverns	Brawler's Leather Gloves Crafted: Leatherworking
Waist	Blackened Defias Belt The Deadmines	Brawler's Leather Belt Crafted: Leatherworking
Legs	Leggings of the Fang Wailing Caverns	Brawler's Leather Pants Crafted: Leatherworking
Feet	Footpads of the Fang Wailing Caverns	Brawler's Leather Boots Crafted: Leatherworking
Ring	Field Researcher's Loop quest Greater Friend of the Library	—
Main Hand	Cruel Barb The Deadmines	Butcher's Cleaver Shadowfang Keep
Off Hand / Shield	Wingblade quest Leaders of the Fang	Assassin's Blade Shadowfang Keep

Sourced: Guide · 26 Sep

Level 60: where gear will come from

Pre-raid: Blackmaw Hold, Krol'dok Stronghold, Alcaz Prison for weapons — weapon DPS is still the biggest single upgrade, and weapon-skill racials are gone, so pick by DPS not type.
Crafted: Blacksmithing weapons and 'Veteran's' mail/plate, Leatherworking 'Brawler's' leather; Enchanting ring Attack Power; Engineering gadgets.
Expertise is new — dodge/parry reduction on gear matters for anyone attacking from the front (tanks' targets included).
Raids open 9 December; no level-60 BiS exists yet.

Theory

One point per level from 10. Every point is checked against row gates and prerequisites. ◆ marks the step that crosses level 20 or 30, where the builds above stop.

Level	Talent	Tree	Points
10–12	Improved Eviscerate	Combat	+3
13–14	Improved Sinister Strike	Combat	+2
15–19	Lightning Reflexes	Combat	+5
20 ◆	Endurance	Combat	+1
21–23	Puncturing Wounds	Combat	+3
24–26	Precision	Combat	+3
27	Endurance	Combat	+1
28	Flawless Execution	Combat	+1
29	Dual Wield Specialization	Combat	+1
30 ◆	Blade Flurry	Combat	+1
31–35	Hack and Slash	Combat	+5
36–39	Dual Wield Specialization	Combat	+4
40–41	Weapon Expertise	Combat	+2
42–44	Aggression	Combat	+3
45	Adrenaline Rush	Combat	+1
46–50	Malice	Assassination	+5
51–53	Ruthlessness	Assassination	+3
54–55	Murder	Assassination	+2
56	Relentless Strikes	Assassination	+1
57–59	Improved Slice and Dice	Assassination	+3
60	Lethality	Assassination	+1