Rogue Leveling Guide – Your Brand New Rogue Toon In Less Than One Week
Looking for a really good rogue leveling guide? I’m going to show you a resource that has helped many more players to level their rogue to 80 within a week – or less.
Sounds unbelievable right? Especially after hours and days of schlepping yourself through time-consuming quests with small rewards – or even worse – grinding the same kind of mobs for hours.
A good WoW rogue leveling guide doesn’t just tell you step-by-step which way to go. A good in-game addon takes all the thinking and guessing out of the game and tells you exactly what to do next. You just follow the next instruction.
This saves you lots and lots of time you usually waste on:
Being confused about where to go next.
Taking on a “junk quest” – one that takes ages but gives you little experience.
Get frustrated and decide to just grind a few levels.
All while growing sick and tired of the game.
And once you get to level 80 that way, what happens if you want to get another toon to explore the end-game? You probably won’t do it, right? Because it’s just so annoying.
With a WoW rogue leveling guide this won’t happen to you. In fact, you could easily level one new toon to 80 and then you have a small bank of completed chars to choose from and enjoy the end game with your friends and guild mates.
If you are looking for a Horde lockpicking guide 2010, here’s a overview that will surely help you to raise your skill level from 1-400 while you are leveling your character.
Level 1-170
Start off by practicing lock-picking on the ship off the Merchant coast. It’s right in the south of Ratchet.
Once you hit character level 20, you can do your poison quest – a great opportunity to level your lock-picking skill as well.
In this area you will also find dozens of humanoids, mostly pirates of some sort. Whenever you get the chance, pick their pockets in order to get as many lockboxes as possible and pick them as well.
This way you should be able to boost your skill up to 150-170.
Level 150-255
One option to level your skill up is to visit Desolace. Off the shore in the northwest you can find Mossy and Waterlogged Footlockers. The coordinates are 36/11 and 37/21. Since the Footlockers are waiting underwater you should get some Waterbreathing potions!
Around the Angorn Fortress in the Badlands you can find Dented and Battered Footlockers – the second option to raise your skill to 225.
Level 225-250
Your next stop is the Searing Gorge: Run down the Slag Pit and pick as many Footlockers as you need to get level 250.
Level 250-300
In my opinion, the best way to level your skill at this level is Tyr’s Hand. Circle around the area and pickpocket the mobs for Scarlet Footlockers.
Level 300-375
Head over to the Zangarmarsh and right to the Feralfen Village in the south of Coilfang. You will find three little villages and every village has some huts with enough chests for you to pick. While you are in the area, my Horde lockpicking guide 2010 recommends you to pickpocket the enemies for Strong Junkboxes, too.
Level 350-400
When you finally reach this level, the best way to get the last remaining skill points is picking the pockets of every humanoid mob you come across. If you do this, hitting your skill cap should be a piece of cake!
I hope you enjoyed my Horde lockpicking guide 2010 and have lots of fun leveling your Rogue!
Leveling a Troll Rogue? Trolls make fine Rogues and allow some pretty effective class / race / profession combinations. This Troll Rogue leveling guide will show you some tricks that will make leveling your Rogue twink easier.
Racial abilities
Berserking:“Activate to increase attack and casting speed by 20% for 10 seconds. 3 minute cooldown.”
Regeneration:“Health regeneration increased by 10%. 10% of total Health regeneration may continue during combat.“
Beast Slaying:“Damage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.“
Throwing Weapon Specialization:“Your chance to critically hit with Throwing Weapons is increased by 1%.”
Bow Specialization:“Your chance to critically hit with Bows is increased by 1%. “
Da Voodoo Shuffle:“Reduces the duration of all movement impairing effects by 15%. Trolls be flippin’ out mon!”
The main feature of a Troll Rogue is the “Berserking” and “Beast Slaying” racial ability. When you compare the Trolls “Berserking” to the Orcs’ “Blood Fury” it seems that the Troll has a slight disadvantage. But Trolls get a boost that always has the same percentage while the Orcs’ ability has a fixed value. “Berserking” scales with your gear.
Once you manage to get a high amount of attack rating / agility, “Berserking” can become more effective than any other racial ability.
“Beast Slaying” makes you more effective against Beasts and makes the combination with a certain profession very attractive, as you will see in the next section of my Troll Rogue leveling guide.
Professions
Skinning makes a fine gathering profession for the Troll Rogue, as it creates a Synergy with “Beast Slaying”. It also gives you a passive boost to your critical strike rating – mandatory for every Rogue!
Here’s the bonus you’ll receive:
Rank 1: Crit. rating +3, required level: 1
Rank 2: Crit. rating +6, required level: 1
Rank 3: Crit. rating +9, required level: 10
Rank 4: Crit. rating +12, required level: 25
Rank 5: Crit. rating +20, required level: 40
Rank 6: Crit. rating +40, required level: 55
Conclusion
If you combine Trolls, Skinning and Leatherworking, you will get a Rogue that is able to kill off Beasts faster than any other race, gets the most benefits from the killed mobs and can create items out of the loot. Plus you get extra crit. rating!
This concludes my Troll rogue leveling guide. I hope I was able to show you some new tricks. Have fun leveling your Troll Rogue!
Here is a combat rogue skill rotation guide that will show you an attack rotation for nearly every situation. You can easily take on up to 5 Mobs at once with the right combat rogue skill rotation.
Skill Rotation – 1 Mob
(Initiation Ability)
Slice and Dice
5x Sinister Strike
Eviscerate
This is the shortest and easiest combat rogue skill rotation. The first skill is your initiation. That means you can basically fill in any skill that creates combo points as your initiation ability. Garrot, Sinister Strike and Cheap Shot are viable options.
The most important thing is that you get at least 1 combo point for Slice and Dice.
Skill Rotation – 2 Mobs
Garrot Mob 1
Slice and Dice
Switch to Mob 2
Blade Flurry
5x Sinister Strike
Eviscerate
In case Mob 1 is still alive you can either auto-attack or just use the skill rotation for 1 Mob.
One note here: Although I write that you have to use Sinister Strikes five times, it’s actually about getting 5 combo points for your finishing move. Skip the Sinister Strike if you manage to get the 5 points and just execute Eviscerate.
Skill Rotation – 3 Mobs
Garrot Mob 1
Slice and Dice
Switch to Mob 2
Adrenaline Rush
Blade Flurry
Evasion
5x Sinister Strike
Eviscerate
Switch to next Mob
(Skill Rotation 1)
You see, as soon as you start to fight several mobs you start to repeat the first attack rotation against every mob until they are all dead. That’s why I’m going to write (Skill rotation 1) instead of: Slice and dice -> 5x Sinister Strike -> Eviscerate. Much easier this way.
Skill Rotation – 4 Mobs
Sap Mob 1
Wait until you have enough energy
Garrote Mob 2
Slice and Dice
Switch to Mob 3
Adrenaline Rush
Blade Flurry
Evasion
5x Sinister Strike
Eviscerate
(Skill Rotation 1) on all un-sapped Mobs
(Skill Rotation 1) on the sapped Mob
Skill Rotation – 5 Mobs
Sap Mob 1
Wait until you have enough energy
Garrote Mob 2
Slice and Dice
Swtich to Mob 3
Adrenaline Rush
Blade Flurry
Evasion
5x Sinister Strike
Eviscerate
(Skill Rotation 1) until only 1 un-sapped mob is still alive
Blind the un-sapped mob
Bandage yourself
(Skill Rotation 1) on blinded Mob
(Skill Rotation 1) on sapped Mob
Once you have mastered this last combat rogue skill rotation there’s hardly any group of mobs that you can’t solo. Have fun playing your combat rogue!
Orcs are one of the best races to level up and play a Rogue. In this Orc Rogue guide I want to show you the advantages of Orc Rogues, the best talent spec to level 1-80 and how to get the most out of your attack rotation.
Orc Rogue Guide – Racial Abilities
Blood Fury – Increases your attack power by (Level*4)+2. Lasts 15 seconds. 2 minutes cooldown.
Blood Fury is a perfect racial for a melee DPS class such as the Rogue. It gives +322 attack and statistically increases your attack power by 40 all the time (on level 80) if properly used.
Command – Damage dealt by Death Knight, Hunter and Warlock pets increased by 5%.
Well, this racial ability is useless for Rogues.
Axe Specialization – Expertise with Axes, Two-Handed Axes and Fist Weapons increased by 5.
In the past this was totally useless until with patch 3.2 Rogues are able to wield axes. I haven’t seen a good Rogue build that relies an axes yet.
Hardiness – Duration of Stun effects reduced by an additional 15%.
Hardiness is mainly a PvP skill for the Rogue. Although 15% isn’t really much, it can help out in critical situations.
Orcs make great Rogues mainly due to Blood Fury. It’s the bread-and-butter racial that you should have activated whenever you can while leveling. In a raid group you should save it for moments when burst damage is required or keep it up all the time for consistently high damage.
Orc Rogue Guide – Combat Spec (13/53/5)
This is how I recommend you to spend your talent points:
Improved Sinister Strike 2/2
Dual Wield Specialization 5/5
Precision 5/5
Improved Slice and Dice 2/2
Endurance 1/2
Aggression 5/5
Blade Flurry 1/1
Lightning Reflexes 3/3
Hack and Slash 1/5
Weapon Expertise 2/2
Blade Twisting 2/2
Hack and Slash 2/5
Adrenaline Rush 1/1
Vitality 3/3
Hack and Slash 3/5
Combat Potency 5/5
Surprise Attacks 1/1
Unfair Advantage 2/2
Savage Combat 2/2
Prey on the Weak 5/5
Killing Spree 1/1
Relentless Strikes 5/5
Malice 5/5
Remorseless Attacks 2/2
Improved Eviscerate 3/3
Vigor 1/1
Hack and Slash 5/5
Lethality 2/5
Please note that this is the *exact* order in which I recommend you to spend your points to get the best effect.
Orc Rogue Guide – Leveling Attack Rotation
Having a proven leveling spec is good, knowing how to use the skills is better. Here are some basic attack rotations that my Orc Rogue guide highly recommends:
Fighting against 1 Mob: Sinister Strike, Slice and Dice, Sinister Strike (x5), Eviscerate.
Fighting against 2 Mobs: Garrot target(1), Slice and Dice, Switch to target(2), Blade Flurry, Sinister Strike (x5), Eviscerate.
By now the targets should both be dead, but if target(1) is still alive, just switch back and finish it off.
I hope you got lots of value from my Orc Rogue guide and have fun leveling your Rogue twink. Now go out and gather some exp or read my more detailed guide about rogue attack rotations. J
So, you are leveling up a new rogue and want to get to level 80 as soon as possible? This rogue power leveling guide will help you to optimize your rogue for fast leveling and reveal the best methods to gather exp.
Don’t Join Groups
First question is: How do you level faster? On your own or in a group with your friends? The answer is simple: Right now the majority off all quests can be solved on your own and only a few quests actually need you to group up. But these quests take too much time to do them anyway.
Cataclysm will change this as Blizzard wants to support groups in the early game. But right now my rogue power leveling guiderecommends you to level on your own.
Don’t Visit Instances
Doing quests and killing mobs in an instance gives more exp than regular quests/mobs. But don’t be fooled – you have to invest a lot more time as well. When it comes to xp/hour, most instances aren’t worth your time. They are fun when visited with friends, but when it comes to power leveling, instances waste your time.
Questing > Grinding
For a long time grinding was the way to power level your character, but these days are gone. Blizzard has changed the game mechanics because they want the players to level up by questing. If you seriously want to grind, then grind quests and quest mobs!
Swords > Daggers
I highly recommend the Combat Leveling Spec! Use swords instead of daggers – you are not on the battleground, you are killing quest mobs. Sneaking up on the target and use any kind of Subtlety or Assassination spec slows you down.
The combat spec on the other hand enables you to take on groups of 5+ mobs at once and deal with them really fast. Take a look at my rogue skill guide for some great attack rotations.
Use An Ingame Leveling Guide
If you haven’t heard of ingame leveling guides, it’s about time. If you are serious about power leveling your rogue, you don’t want to rely on a text-guide and alt-tab back and forth. The only way to get the maximum xp/hour is to follow the perfect questing path given by a leveling add-on.
If you miss this, you will waste a lot of time doing junk-quests that give you little xp/hour and you will run in circles and do quests in a very ineffective manner.
I hope you got some value from this rogue power leveling guide – follow my advice and you’ll ding 80 in no time.
Want to level your Lockpicking skill up to 400? My rogue lockpicking leveling guide will show you how it’s done.
The Simple Approach
One way to approach leveling your lockpicking skill is doing every quest that involves killing humanoids that you can pickpocket from.
Simply use every opportunity to pickpocket lockboxes from your targets and pick them to increase your skill. You can also get some rogue poisons this way.
The More Detailed Way
First of all, my rogue lockpicking leveling guide will show you how to level your skill from lv. 1-170.
Alliance rogues should start in Alther’s Mill in the Redridge Mountains – the practice lockboxes respawn very quickly. Then proceed with the rogues’s poison quest which you can pick up at level 20. The lock can be picked even after the quest is completed, but note that the poison “Touch of Zanzil” is applied every time you pick the lock. You can easily get level 170 this way.
Horde Rogues should start to practice picking the locks on the ship off the Merchant Coast south of Ratchet. When they get to level 20, Horde rogues can also level their skill with the poison quest.
Your next step in my rogue lockpicking leveling guide is to get from level 150-225.
Two paths are available. One option is to pick Waterlogged and Mossy Footlockers in Desolace. You can find them off the NW shore around 37, 21 and around 36, 11. Don’t forget to get enough water breathing potions!
The next option is to lockpick Battered and Dented Footlockers in the Angor Fortress in the Badlands.
If you are not at level 225 by now, sneak into the Sacrlet Monastery and pickpocket the first 3 mobs you encounter. Sneak out again and reset the dungeon timer. Once you reach level 225 head to the Searing Gorge, down the Slag Pit and lockpick the Dented Footlockers.
To get from level 250-255, dive around the Sunken Temple in the Swamp of Sorrows and get all the Mossy Footlockers.
The next step in this rogue lockpicking leveling guide – get from 250-300. A good way to do it is to circle Tyrs Hand and pickpocket the mobs for Scarlet Footlockers. There are other options as well, but this one should do the job for you.
Now, from 300-375 I recommend you to go to the Feralfen Village in Zangarmarsh (south of Coilfang Reservoir). There are 3 areas of buildings with more than enough chests. Don’t forget to pickpocket the mobs for Strong Junkboxes!
You can also visit the Black Temple: Pickpocket the Warrior/Paladin Blood Elves outside the Temple for Strong Junkboxes.
To get from level 350-400, I suggest you make it a habit to pickpocket each and every humanoid target before you kill them. This way you will get enough Reinforced Junkboxes to max your lockpicking skill.
I hope you got some value from my Rogue lockpicking leveling guide – I’m sure you’ll get lockpicking maxed soon!
If you want to level your horde rogue 1-80 as fast as possible, you have to know about every factor that determines your leveling speed. My horde rogue leveling guide will help you to master every part of it.
One important factor is your race. Believe it or not, some races are better for leveling your rogue and my horde rogue leveling guide will help you to find the best race for your character.
Let’s take a look at the races and their benefits:
Orc
Orc rogues get a great bonus from their racial ability “Blood Fury” which increases your attack power for a few seconds. Especially in combination with the combat rogue talent build and the right skill rotations, you can use Blood Fury to level a lot faster!
Orcs are great for leveling, but they also shine in raids and PvP.
Undead
The leveling potential of undead rogues is okay. “Cannibalize” will help you recover health after killing humanoid or undead mobs. Use it whenever you have a cooldown on your bandages.
The Undead are okay for leveling, but their true strength lies in their PvP ability.
Trolls
Troll rogues get the racial ability “Berserk” which helps you to deal more damage, but it’s not as good as Blood Fury. All in all, trolls are right behind orcs when it comes to leveling speed.
Blood Elves
Blood Elves do not help you to level any faster. In my opinion, they lack any ability to support your leveling or raid potential. Their “Arcane Torrent” silence ability can be used for PvP, but that’s it.
What Else Do You Need?
When you have chosen the best race for your character, you can start to optimize the other important factors. My horde rogue leveling guide will give you an overview:
You need an effective and proven leveling talent spec. In my opinion, one of the best builds is the combat spec. It focuses on direct confrontation instead of sneaking around and can deal with more mobs simultaneous.
Of course you have to supplement your build with the matching Glyphs.
Your gear is also important. I recommend you to look out for gear that focuses on Agility, Hit Rating and Attack Power.
And last but not least, a very important factor is streamlining your questing path. Questing is the fastest way to level 1-80 (better than grinding). Still, many inexperienced players waste lots of time stumbling through the world and doing “junk-quests” that give them little reward.
That’s why I recommend you to get yourself an in-game leveling guide. That’s an add-on which gives you an exact step-by-step blueprint to lead you to level 80 the fastest way possible.
What’s the best combat rogue skill rotation? If you can answer this question, you can do most anything with your rogue. My rogue skill guide will help you to figure out how to get the most out of your combat rogue.
This skill rotation will help you to kill mobs much faster and greatly increase your leveling and farming speed! Also there will never again be a situation when you can’t complete a quest because there are “too many mobs” close to each other.
Before I jump into the combinations, here are some important abbreviations:
SS – Sinister Strike
SnD – Slice and Dice
Evis = Eviscerate
BF = Blade Flurry
AR = Adrenaline Rush
Now, on to the skill rotations!
Rogue Leveling Guide – Rotations For The Combat Rogue
Fighting 1 Mob – Basic Rotation:
SS > SnD > SS x5 > Evis
This is the most basic rogue skill rotation and you will see that in all the other rogue skill rotations this procedure will come up again and again. It’s basically the one attack rotation you use to kill one mob after another.
You see that it says you have to use SS 5 times? Of course you can eviscerate earlier if you’ve got your 5 combo-points up.
Once you are done with mob(2) you can switch back to mob (1) if it’s not already killed by your Blade Flurry.
Fighting 3 Mobs
Garrote mob(1) > SnD > Target mob(2) > AR > BF > Evasion > SS x5 > Evis > Switch to next target > SnD > SS x5 > Evis
Usually you can proceed like this. Whenever one target dies (and you are not about to die) switch to the next, SnD, SS and Evis.
Fighting 4 mobs
Sab mob (1) > Regen energy > Garrote mob(2) > SnD > Target mob(3) > AR > BF > Evasion > SS x5 > Evis > Repeat SnD, SS x5 and Evis until unsapped mobs are down
Much like when fighting 3 mobs, only that you have to sap one first.
Fighting 5 mobs
Fighting 5 mobs is just like fighting 4 mobs with one difference:
Follow the above until only 1 unsapped mob remains > Blind unsappend mob > Bandage > Repeat basic killing routine
