Classic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (2024)

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On this page, you will find out the best PvE talent choices and builds for your Rogue DPS in WoW Classic.

If you were looking for TBC Classic content, please refer to our TBC Classic Rogue DPS talents.

Rogues have a different build depending on whether they are using daggers orswords.

1.

Leveling Builds

If you were looking for leveling builds, please refer to our leveling guide for Rogues.

Rogue leveling guide

2.

Rogue Talent Build for Combat Swords

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This build is one of the best PvE Raiding build that you can use as a Rogue. Thisbuild will utilize the cooldowns Classic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (2) Adrenaline Rush and Classic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (3) Blade Flurry forgood burst as a combat heavy build.

This build uses Classic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (4) Sinister Strike as the main combo point generator. You alsowant to maintain your Classic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (5) Slice and Dice buff at all times.

DPS Rogue Rotation - Sword Opener

3.

Rogue Talent Build for Combat Daggers

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A major benefit of being a dagger Rogue is that the best PvP build also uses daggers,making it easier to gear for PvP if you are playing daggers in PvE. Just like swords, thisbuild makes sure to get Classic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (7) Blade Flurry, Classic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (8) Adrenaline Rush, andClassic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (9) Weapon Expertise, as they are just incredibly strong talents.

The main difference in the rotation of daggers is that you will be usingClassic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (10) Backstab as your main combo point generator and Classic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (11) Ambush as your outof stealth opener. See the opener section in our rotation page.

DPS Rogue Rotation - Dagger Opener

4.

Rogue Talent Build for Seal Fate Daggers

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If you are playing Horde, then you will not be using Classic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (13) Instant Poison IVon your main hand in order to fully take advantage of the Shaman abilityClassic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (14) Windfury Totem. Because you will not be using Instant Poison IV on yourmain hand, then you will not need all 5 points in Classic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (15) Improved Poisons, so asHorde, you can put 3 of those points into Classic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (16) Improved Eviscerate.

With the release of Phase 6 Seal Fate Daggers becomes a much more viable and strongbuild. You want to have at least 30% crit change as well as the given 9% Hit Rating sincethe build revolves around critical strikes with your generators in order to gain extracombo points from the talent Classic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (17) Seal Fate. See our stat page for more informationon that.

DPS Rogue Stats

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Notable Rogue Talents

5.1.

Assassination Tree

Both main PvE builds for Rogue will go about half way into this talent tree, as itholds some very strong talents for Rogue in general.

Classic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (18) Improved Eviscerate is sometimes run instead of Classic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (19) Murder, dependingon what type of targets you will be encountering.

Classic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (20) Ruthlessness is run in the sword build for Rogue. This talent is very strongand, when it has all 3 points put into it, will net you a fair amount of combo points gained.

Classic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (21) Improved Slice and Dice is a staple in both Rogue builds, since it helps youspend less combo points on maintaining the buff, which can be spent on other finisherssuch as Classic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (22) Eviscerate.

Classic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (23) Relentless Strikes is a strong choice that the swords build uses. Thesword build does end up using more finishers in a fight than the dagger version does,thanks to the lower Energy cost of Sinister Strike as opposed to Backstab, and thetalent Classic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (24) Ruthlessness allows them to take advantage of this talent moreeffectively than dagger Rogue.

Classic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (25) Cold Blood is run in the PvP build for Rogues and is best used toguarantee a critical hit on your Classic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (26) Eviscerate. This talent is very powerfulfor PvE as well in the Seal Fate Dagger build.

5.2.

Combat Tree

Classic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (27) Improved Sinister Strike nets you a total Energy cost reduction of 5, allowingyou to cast more Sinister Strikes in a fight. This is a staple when it comes to the swordbuild for Rogues.

Classic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (28) Sword Specialization can be run instead of using both Classic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (29) Improved Gougeand Classic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (30) Improved Sprint, if you would rather have the extra DPS instead of theutility. The chance on this talent proccing may be low, however in a long fight whereyou are attacking a lot, this does proc a decent amount.

Classic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (31) Blade Flurry is one of the main reasons that both Rogue specs go so deepinto the Combat talent tree. This is both a single-target and AoE cooldown providingyou with a great amount of attack speed (which is very strong for Rogues) and isthe only way, besides Engineering, that Rogues can AoE.

Classic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (32) Weapon Expertise is a staple in both dagger and sword builds, since it offersyou with a significant increase in your Weapon Skill, which is incrediblyimportant for Rogues in PvE since Raid bosses are Level 63.

Classic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (33) Adrenaline Rush is a super strong cooldown that increases your Energyticks from 20 Energy per 2 seconds to 40 Energy for 2 seconds. This allows youto effectively Sinister Strike every 2 seconds.

5.3.

Subtlety

Classic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (34) Master of Deception is incredibly useful in gold farming and PvP, makingit a staple in the PvP build.

Classic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (35) Camouflage is super strong in the PvP and gold making builds. Theincreased speed while stealthed nets a 15% increase, which is a significant movementspeed increase.

Classic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (36) Hemorrhage is your main combo point generator in PvP if you are runningthe easier PvP build. When you are better geared, then you may end up making the changeto the dagger build which does not run this talent and is a bit smoother on itsdamage.

Classic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (37) Preparation is a cooldown that is very strong in PvP, since it allows youto perform your burst all over again, as you will also reset the cooldown onClassic Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents (38) Cold Blood.

6.

Changelog

  • 02 Dec. 2020: Changed notes on Seal Fate build's viability with release of Phase 6.
  • 29 Sep. 2019: Fixed Ruthlessness' explanation.
  • 28 Sep. 2019: Clarified description of Ruthlessness.
  • 13 Aug. 2019: Added the Seal Fate Dagger build guide.
  • 20 Jun. 2019: Page added.

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