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The Rogue is a class in World of Warcraft that specializes in close combat. He resorts to stealth and sneaky attacks. Rogues use daggers or swords and can turn invisible. They deal high damage through ambushes and have stun abilities. Rogues can apply poison to their weapons and have evasion and escape mechanisms. In the Season of Discovery, villains can also tank in dungeons and raids.

Learn more about the Rogue in Season of Discovery, their runes, BiS gear, and builds in our WoW SoD Rogue Guide.

WoW SoD Rogue Talent Calculator

We developed a talent calculator for WoW Classic’s Season of Discovery. This talent calculator is up to date 1.15 and contains all the runes that you can currently select with the Rogue. You can find our WoW SoD Talent Planner here.

All Runes for Rogues in WoW SoD

Here you can find all the runes available to the Rogue in the Season of Discovery:

Rune	Effect	Slot
Deadly Brew Phase 1	Grants several improvements to your poisons: When you inflict any other poison on a target, you also inflict Deadly Poison. If your weapon does not have a poison applied, it has a chance to trigger Instant Poison as if Instant Poison were applied. Deadly Poison and Instant Poison now gain increased damage from your Attack Power.	Chest
Just a Flesh Wound Phase 1	You take 20% reduced Physical damage while Blade Dance is active. Additionally, you have 6% reduced chance to be critically hit by melee attacks, the threat generated by all your actions is massively increased, and your Feint ability is replaced with Tease, which Taunts the target to attack you. Taunts the target to attack you, but has no effect if the target is already attacking you.	Chest
Quick Draw Phase 1	Draw your ranged weapon and fire a quick shot at an enemy, causing normal ranged weapon damage and reducing the target's movement speed by 50% for 6 sec. Awards 1 combo point. Quick Draw benefits from all talents and effects that trigger from or modify Sinister Strike.	Chest
Slaughter from the Shadows Phase 1	Reduces the Energy cost of your Backstab and Ambush abilities by 20. Engrave Gloves - Mutilate Does not apply to Mutilate Does not apply to abilities learned from other runes.	Chest
Main Gauche Phase 1	Instantly strike with your off-hand weapon for normal off-hand weapon damage and increase your chance to parry by 10% for 10 sec. Awards 1 combo point. Main Gauche benefits from all talents and effects that trigger from or modify Sinister Strike.	Hands
Mutilate Phase 1	Instantly attacks with both weapons for 100% weapon damage plus an additional (100 / 100 *) with each weapon. Damage is increased by 20% against Poisoned targets. Awards 2 combo points. Mutilate benefits from all talents and effects that trigger from or modify Backstab unless otherwise specified.	Hands
Saber Slash Phase 1	Viciously slash an enemy for 100% weapon damage, and cause the target to bleed for (Attack power * 5 / 100) damage every 2 sec for 12 sec, stacking up to 3 times. Awards 1 combo point. Saber Slash benefits from all talents and effects that trigger from or modify Sinister Strike.	Hands
Shadowstrike Phase 1	Teleport behind your target and strike, causing 150% weapon damage to the target. Must be stealthed. Awards 1 combo point.	Hands
Shiv Phase 1	Instantly attack with your off-hand weapon to deal normal off-hand weapon damage with a 100% chance to apply the poison from your off-hand weapon to the target. Slower weapons require more energy. Awards 1 combo point. Shiv benefits from all talents and effects that trigger from or modify Sinister Strike.	Hands
Between the Eyes Phase 1	Ranged Finishing move that causes damage per combo point, increased by Attack Power, and Stuns the target: 1 point: [53 / 100 * ( + )] to [81 / 100 * ( + )] damage, 1 sec Stun 2 points: [53 / 100 * ( +* 2)] to [81 / 100 * ( +* 2)] damage, 2 sec Stun 3 points: [53 / 100 * ( +* 3)] to [81 / 100 * ( +* 3)] damage, 3 sec Stun 4 points: [53 / 100 * ( +* 4)] to [81 / 100 * ( +* 4)] damage, 4 sec Stun 5 points: [53 / 100 * ( +* 5)] to [81 / 100 * ( +* 5)] damage, 5 sec Stun Cooldown shared with Kidney Shot.	Legs
Blade Dance Phase 1	Finishing move that increases your Parry chance by 10%. Lasts longer per combo point: 1 point : 14 seconds 2 points: 18 seconds 3 points: 22 seconds 4 points: 26 seconds 5 points: 30 seconds	Legs
Envenom Phase 1	Finishing move that deals instant poison damage based on your Deadly Poison doses on the target. Following the Envenom attack you have a 75% increased frequency of applying Instant Poison for 1 sec plus an additional 1 sec per combo point. One dose is activated per combo point: 1 dose: [( * 100 / 100) * 1 + Attack power * 0.09] damage 2 doses: [( * 100 / 100) * 2 + Attack power * 0.18] damage 3 doses: [( * 100 / 100) * 3 + Attack power * 0.27] damage 4 doses: [( * 100 / 100) * 4 + Attack power * 0.36] damage 5 doses: [( * 100 / 100) * 5 + Attack power * 0.45] damage	Legs
Shuriken Toss Phase 2	Throw a shuriken at your enemy dealing damage equal to 25% of your Attack Power, and also strike up to 4 additional nearby targets. Awards 1 combo point.	Waist
Master of Subtlety Phase 2	Attacks made while stealthed and for 6 seconds after breaking stealth cause an additional 10% damage.	Feet

You can find more details about the runes and how to find them in our WoW SoD Rogue Runes Guide.

Rogue Builds in WoW SoD

In the Season of Discovery, the runes and new game content will change the meta and its builds in WoW Classic. Below are level 25 Rogue builds designed for the first phase of Season of Discovery.

Rogue DPS Build in WoW SoD

The DPS build for Rogues in WoW SoD is a spec to optimize the damage you deal in dungeons and raids. Find talents, the best runes, and BiS gear in our WoW SoD Rogue DPS build.

Rogue Tank Build in WoW SoD

The tank build for Rogues in WoW SoD is a spec optimized to tank dungeons and raids. Find talents, the best runes, and BiS gear in our WoW SoD Rogue Tank build.

What are the Best Macros for Rogues in WoW Classic?

You can write very useful macros for a Rogue in WoW Classic to improve your gameplay. Find the most important macros in our guide “WoW Classic Rogue Macros“. You’ll learn how to write macros yourself by reading through the examples, too.

What is the Best Race for Rogues in WoW Classic?

The best race for a Rogue depends on whether you are playing on the Alliance or horde side:

What Are the Best Professions for Rogues in WoW Classic?

In WoW Classic, and especially in Season of Discovery, the best professions for Rogues are Leatherworking and Engineering. With Leatherworking you can craft leather armor pieces that are pre-Raid BiS or even BiS for the current phase of SoD. Engineering is always a useful profession. Even more so, if you play on a PvP realm.

But having 2 crafting professions has some downsides too. If you are unsure what professions to pick, these are your options:

Learn more about all professions, find gold-making tips, and a leveling guide for each profession in our WoW Classic Profession Guide.

How to level Lockpicking as a Rogue in WoW Classic?

Lockpicking is a class skill in WoW Classic that only Rogues can learn. A high skill in Lockpicking allows your character to pick locks on chests, doors, and lock boxes. In our WoW Classic Lockpicking Guide, you will learn how to level up Lockpicking quickly.

How to Unlock Poisons as a Horde Rogue in WoW Classic?

To get access to poisons as a Horde Rogue in WoW Classic, you need to complete a quest from your rogue trainer. You need to be character level 20 or above to accept this quest. Complete the following steps to unlock poisons:

Make sure to have your lockpicking skill at 80 or higher, before you attempt to complete this quest.

Visit Shenthul in Orgrimmar to receive the quest

The Shattered Salute.

Target Shenthul and type “/salute” into your chat, to perform the salute emote.

Turn in the quest and pick up the quest

Deep Cover.

Go to Taskmaster Fizzule in The Barrens. Use the Flare you got while picking up the quest twice after you’re close to Taskmaster Fizzule. He will turn friendly. Use “/salute” on him.

Mission: Possible But Not Probable. With level 20, you most likely need some help to complete this quest.

Steal

Silixiz's Tower Key from Foreman Silixiz. Enter the tower afterward.

Kill the enemies on the first floor by opening with

Ambush on them.

Kill the enemies on the second floor by opening with

Rupture on them.

Kill the enemies on the third floor by using

Eviscerate as soon as possible.

Kill Grand Foreman Puzik Gallywix by opening with

Ambush on him.

Lockpick the chest and take

Cache of Zanzil's Altered Mixture.

Return to Shenthul in Orgrimmar.

Accept the follow-up quest and visit Serge Hinott in Hillsbrad Foothills to complete the quest.

Your Rogue can now craft poisons.

How to Unlock Poisons as an Alliance Rogue in WoW Classic?

To get access to poisons as an Alliance Rogue in WoW Classic, you need to complete a quest from your rogue trainer. You need to be character level 20 or above to accept this quest. Complete the following steps to unlock poisons: