On this page, you will find our Rogue leveling Guide for TBC Classic and general information about the leveling process as a Rogue, along with links to our specialisation-specific leveling guides for Combat and Subtlety.

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 This guide will teach you the abilities and clear pathway to level 70 of TBC Classic. You will find specific talent builds for a couple of different playstyles including their weapon recommendations, their rotations and breakdown of ability.

 General TBC Leveling Advice

 Providing non-Hunter leveling advice is not the subject of this article. However, it is included in our general TBC leveling guide.

 Talent Specializations for Rogues in TBC Classic

 Rogues can choose from three tree of talents: Assassination, Combat, and Subtlety. You should either level up in Subtlety to improve your chances of survival, or in Combat to get a more damage output.

 Combat is a viable leveling specialty that has many offensive abilities like Blade Flurry IconBlade Flurry or Adrenaline Rush IconAdrenaline rush. Combat is the fastest way to increase your level, however the tree is a bit lacking in survival skills. If you plan to level in a group and you want to give the greatest DPS possible, then Combat is the best option.

 Although Subtlety is often considered the most effective PvP spec, it also comes with a lot of utility and survivability. If you are mostly leveling solo and will not be doing many dungeons, then Subtlety might be the best option to level. While your damage output may not be as impressive as Combat but you'll have many defensive tools which allow you to survive many situations you may not have as another kind of. If you fear world PvP or being ganked while playing, this is most likely the spec for you.

 Rogue Key Leveling Talents and Strategies

 This section will look at some of the best talents and strengths that were acquired during the process of becoming Rogue. Rogue.

 Riposte IconRiposte is an incredible ability for leveling. Alongside this ability, you can also acquire Deflection IconDeflection, which adds a wonderful benefit. Riposte is only 10 Energy and can disarm the target for a period of six seconds, and is extremely efficient.

 Blade Flurry IconBlade is a powerful tool that helps players pull pulls and move up. Although Rogues do not have the ability to cleave, they can utilize this talent to kill multiple mobs simultaneously , or gain an incredible explosions in dungeons. The highest damage per burst is possible when you pair Blade Flurry IconBlade Flash with Eviscerate IconEviscerate.

 Adrenaline Rush IconAdrenaline Rush offers an additional 100% Energy renewal for 15 seconds following every use, giving 150 Energy. It can be used in conjunction with Blade Flurry IconBlade Flurry to cause a massive burst of damage.

 Dirty tricks and IconDirty tricks increase the range of your blind and sap abilities. The Sap range increase specifically allows you to safely Sap targets without having to worry about being spotted. This talent can improve your quality of life and increase your leveling, since you are able to split multiple mob pulls into one pull.

 Ghostly Strike IconGhostly Strike is a nice ability to use on cooling down as an alternative to Hemorrhage IconHemorrhage or Sinister Strike IconSinister Strike because it grants you 15% of the dodge you need for 7 seconds after.

 Preparation IconPreparation is very straightforward. It will reset the cooldown of Evasion, Sprint, Vanish, Cold Blood, Shadowstep, and Premeditation. This ability will give you amazing survival and enable you to fight some of the most difficult elite mobs by using double Evasions.

 Shadowstep IconShadowstep is one of the most effective and well-known PvP abilities. You'll need to engage in PvP combat if you're leveling up in the open on the PvP server. This can be a huge opportunity to make a gap to your adversaries.

 Professions for Rogues while Leveling in TBC Classic

 It's very advantageous to increase your professional skills while you are leveling. The most straightforward ones to perform when leveling are First Aid, Mining, Herbalism, and Skinning. First Aid is almost the only profession you can do during the process of leveling, because the benefits of it are astronomical. You can save many lives by blinding the enemy and completely self-stimulation.

 Certain professions such as Engineering, Leatherworking, or Enchanting can take a considerable amount of time. If you're looking to improve any of them, yet place value in leveling to 70 quickly, it would be recommended to save any materials gathered in your savings account and then do it at the time of you reach your maximum level.

 Gear and Stat Priority leveling up for Rogues

 Your weapon will be the most important piece of gear you can upgrade. You'll need a slower mainhand because Sinister Strike IconSinister Strike is an attack based on damage to the main hand of the weapon.

 The offhand you have will typically be fast due to combat Potency IconCombat Potency or for the benefit of having more reliable poison procs.

 Your primary stats will be Hit and Agility gear. The majority of your damage will be from auto attacks and having abilities fall short at lower levels can be devastating.

 One of the advantages rogues have over other melee DPS classes is a higher level of survival. Rogues who are good apply Sprint, Evasion, and Vanish to full use. The game will decide how you will use each of these abilities. Try to determine the best method to use cooldowns to ensure your survival. Cloak of Shadows is utilized to block any damage or harmful debuffs. If you are learning about a new battle, one of the first steps you should take is learn about which of the boss's spells or debuffs could be cloaked. Evasion is much more situational; however, it can be utilized when possible, since most raid targets can take your life if they hit you with on a melee strike.

 Sprint may be activated any time you need to travel a long distance in order to be back within melee range, thereby reducing your distance from the target and increasing the overall DPS. You can also use it to quickly traverse any distance in order to reach the goal that isn't DPS. Vanish's primary function is to act as an attack wipe on all targets. It can be utilized for this purpose on any battle where there is a threat. You should keep Vanish at the start of every fight until you have almost surpassed the threat level of your tank, then you can use it. If the threat of your tank is decent and you are able to overcome it, this should allow you to play the remainder of the battle with no issues, or at most until Vanish comes back from cooldown. Be aware that Sprint and Vanish can both act as snare/root breakers, depending on the level of your talent, and can be very useful to use on trash as well as bosses who have snare abilities.