Why play Rogue?
Rogue gives you melee DPS gameplay with a toolkit built around its class identity and spec-specific cooldowns.
Specs and role differences
- AssassinationMelee DPS
Poison and bleed melee with Envenom and Deathmark execute windows.
Open draft & tools → - OutlawMelee DPS
Roll the Bones RNG melee with Blade Flurry cleave and Between the Eyes.
Open draft & tools → - SubtletyMelee DPS
Shadow Dance stealth melee with Eviscerate and Black Powder AoE.
Open draft & tools →
Playable races
Class toolkit
Defensives
Movement
Cloak of Shadows is a magic immunity window that also clears magic debuffs; Shroud skips trash.
Live performance rankings
Compare current Mythic+, raid, and PvP results on the live ranking pages. Rankings stay out of the guide request so external leaderboard delays never make a class guide unusable.
Arena comps
2v2
Rogue DPS + healer
Rogue healer + mortal-strike DPS
Rogue setup DPS + control partner
3v3
Rogue cleave
Rogue caster cleave
Rogue setup comp
Mythic+ comps and synergies
Rogue + Bloodlust + battle rez + soothe/purge coverage
Rogue + tank with strong stops + healer with external cooldowns + two uncapped AoE DPS
Synergy notes
- Bloodlust/Heroism users
- battle resurrection classes
- classes that cover your missing dispel or stop
- partners that align burst with your main cooldowns
Current Mythic+ dungeon fit
Rogue gives you melee DPS gameplay with a toolkit built around its class identity and spec-specific cooldowns.
Rogue gives you melee DPS gameplay with a toolkit built around its class identity and spec-specific cooldowns.
Rogue gives you melee DPS gameplay with a toolkit built around its class identity and spec-specific cooldowns.
Rogue gives you melee DPS gameplay with a toolkit built around its class identity and spec-specific cooldowns.
Rogue gives you melee DPS gameplay with a toolkit built around its class identity and spec-specific cooldowns.
Rogue gives you melee DPS gameplay with a toolkit built around its class identity and spec-specific cooldowns.
Rogue gives you melee DPS gameplay with a toolkit built around its class identity and spec-specific cooldowns.
Rogue gives you melee DPS gameplay with a toolkit built around its class identity and spec-specific cooldowns.
Current raid boss fit
Single-target tank-swap check with rotating melee soaks.
Add waves spawn on a timer - cleave them while sustaining the boss.
Single-target burn with positional soaks between phases.
Two-boss fight - keep both bosses in range for constant cleave.
Waves of Vanguard adds must be AoE'd down before they overwhelm.
Alternates single-target burn phases with priority add swaps.
Single-target damage race through heavy movement phases.
Single-boss fungal encounter with rot, spores, and priority add control.
Priority adds interrupt otherwise single-target phases.
Final single-target burn under a hard soft-enrage.
Signature spells and mechanics
AssassinationPoison and bleed melee with Envenom and Deathmark execute windows.
OutlawRoll the Bones RNG melee with Blade Flurry cleave and Between the Eyes.
SubtletyShadow Dance stealth melee with Eviscerate and Black Powder AoE.