Rogues are among the most dangerous adversaries in classic World of Warcraft in PvP and the best damage dealers in PvE. They can also open locked chests and doors.
- Possible Races: Orcs, Undead, Trolls, Skyborn, Humans, Dwarves, Night Elves, Gnomes
- Possible Roles: Melee Fighter
- Resources: Energy
- Greatest Features: Builds combo points with attacks to invest them into powerful finishers; coats weapons with various poisons for more damage or control
- Available Weapons: One-Handed Axes, Daggers, One-Handed Swords, One-Handed Maces, Fist Weapons, Bows, Crossbows, Firearms, Throwing Weapons
Official Description: Rogues are most successful when their misdeeds remain undetected. As staunch proponents of poisons and silent projectile weapons, Rogues employ a mix of stealth and a touch of mystique. They are usually hired by wealthy nobles or governments to redistribute wealth or eliminate specific targets. A Rogue’s loyalty lasts only as long as their current contract.
What are the strengths? Rogues were so strong (but not too strong) in Vanilla and Classic that little has changed with Forever initially. That changed with the last update. Now all 3 specializations have a clear focus: Assassination revolves around poisons, Combat focuses on direct damage, and Subtlety revolves around bleeds from stealth.
According to Blizzard, Rogues are said to possess the highest damage potential for static fights against single bosses in Forever.
Those who want to dominate in PvP need to invest more talents into Subtlety and act from stealth. When all cooldowns like Vanish (activates stealth in combat), Escape (increases dodge rating), and Blind (takes a target out of the fight for a while) are ready, Rogues can defeat anyone in a duel.
However, without these key skills, every fight becomes a struggle. In the open world, Rogues fortunately determine with their stealth when to unexpectedly attack their prey and when not. An enormous advantage.
Rogues also benefit from their stealth when leveling and farming. For example, they can sneak up to poorly guarded chests or bosses in dungeons. And they don’t need anyone to open locked doors or chests. Solo runs in the dungeon Darkbreak? Were no problem for experienced Rogues in Classic.
What are the weaknesses? Apart from their damage, control, lockpicking, and armor weakening (reduces the armor of a target), they possess little that a group or raid can benefit from. Once a boss is immune to nature effects, the poisons lose their effectiveness.
Due to the 2-minute cooldown of Blade Flurry (the Rogue’s attacks hit other nearby enemies for a limited time), they only have the ability to deal high damage to multiple targets occasionally.
Those who want to get the most out of playstyles with Assassination and Ambush must constantly get behind their opponents. This is only conditionally achievable in solo situations.
The Rogue is ideal for: Anyone who enjoys stealthily sneaking around, controlling their opponents in PvP, or dealing high single-target damage in PvE. The Rogue excels at all of this. However, the playstyle involving poisons, energy, and position-dependent daggers may not appeal to everyone. Rogues were among the least played classes in Vanilla and Classic.
Have you already picked a favorite for your first character? Feel free to share your class choice with us in the comments! WoW: Forever was released on November 5th. Included are many old, revised, but also new classic content. You can find all important information about Blizzard’s official interpretation of Classic Plus in our overview: Release, Roadmap, Beta – Everything Important about World of Warcraft: Forever
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