Rogues are one of 10 classes you can choose from in WoW. They wield melee weapons and do tons of damage with them when combined with the devastating attacks they learn. The Rogue’s attacks are usually made by spending an amount of Energy. An Energy bar which shows the available amount of Energy can be found under the hit point bar of the player. A Rogue can have 100 Energy (with a certain talent 110 Energy even) which recovers over time if it is not at the maximum amount.

A Rogue can be chosen by Dwarf, Gnome, Night Elf and Human players from the Alliance side and by Troll, Orc, Undead and Blood Elf players of the Horde side. Rogues are very popular especially among players that want to entertain themselves by fighting with the other faction. Because the Rogues can go stealth they can usually make a first move which gives them an edge in combat. Once in stealth a series of attacks becomes available followed by a series of attacks that become available once they are visible. Click here to watch the video: WoW Rogue

The Rogue’s attacks usually award him with combo points which are applied on their target. In total you can place five combo points on a target. Besides the attacks that award combo points Rogues also have access to several finishing moves which do more damage, stun longer etc. when the target has more combo points on it. If you have 5 combo points on a target you will deal more damage or stun longer in example, than when a target only has one combo point on it.

Let it be clear that Rogues can’t heal and can’t tank. They are designed to do loads of damage though. If you want to be on top of the damage list you should know the class well. This means that you must know all the attacks, good talent trees, the best attack rotations, which gear you should chase, which professions you should level and more. Probably the most important aspects are the talent trees. Subtlety, Assassination, and Combat are the names of the three talent trees that are available for the Rogue. For more information on WoW class guides, read our review: Warcraft Pros Review

The talent tree that is best for leveling is definitely the Combat talent tree. The Combat talent tree will provide the Rogue with talents which make him harder to kill and he will also obtain attacks that will boost his damage like Ghost Strike. You will gain a lot of avoidance which means that you will take less hits, both the hit and crit percentage will increase and your offhand will function better which will make leveling up easier.

Once you hit your level cap you and want to play PvE, the Assasination tree is great for you. With the Assassination talent tree you will be able to dish out great amount of damage with Backstab and other good attacks. For those of you who like to play PvE it is a great build that especially focuses on the Backstab attack. In order to perform a Backstab you need to be at the back your enemy and that is why it is not that good when you are playing alone.

If you have an enemy that is turned towards the tank however, you can attack the target from behind and spam your attacks to make amazing amounts of damage. Finally there is the Subtlety tree which is normally chosen by people that enjoy playing PvP. With an even greater survivability and great talent trees that allow nice bursts of damage this tree is great for PvP purposes. The build isn’t suited for PvP because you will lack damage on longer fights.

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