by slyThis list of items includes all the gear I personally think is the best to get, before you start raiding the 10 man or 25 man instances as a rogue. This guide is meant to be an overview of the available items. They are listed based on their Maximum DPS value.
The Item List:
Head – updated
- Mask of the Watcher (The Oculus Heroic, Cache of Eregos)
- Hateful Gladiator’s Leather Helm (49,600 HP, Requires personal and team arena rating of 1735)
- Titan-forged Leather Helm of Triumph (40 x Wintergrasp Mark of Honor)
- Shroud of Darkness (The Violet Hold Heroic, Zuramat the Obliterator)
- Helm of Cheated Fate (Gundrak Heroic, Drakkari Elemental)
- Headguard of Retaliation (Quest Reward: [80] Vengeance Be Mine!)Enchant
- Arcanum of Torment (Knights of the Ebon Blade – Revered)
Neck
- Pendant of the Outcast Hero (25 x Emblem of Heroism)
- Necklace of Arcane Spheres (The Violet Hold Heroic, Xevozz)
- The Severed Noose of Westwind (Quest Reward: [80] The Admiral Revealed)
Shoulders
- Trollwoven Spaulders (Leatherworking, Avg. Buyout Price: 400g)
- Spaulders of the Careless Thief (The Nexus Heroic, Grand Magus Telestra)
- Sprinting Shoulderpads (Ahn’kahet: The Old Kingdom Heroic, Elder Nadox)Enchant
- Greater Inscription of the Axe (The Sons of Hodir – Exalted)
- Lesser Inscription of the Axe (The Sons of Hodir – Honored)
Back
- Ice Striker’s Cloak (Leatherworking, Avg. Buyout Price: 400g)
- Cloak of the Gushing Wound (The Violet Hold Heroic, Erekem)Enchant
- Enchant Cloak – Major Agility (Enchanting, Avg. Buyout Price: 100g)
Chest
- Heroes’ Bonescythe Breastplate (80 x Emblem of Heroism)
- Darkheart Chestguard (Knights of the Ebon Blade – Exalted)
- Crystal-Infused Tunic (The Nexus Heroic, Keristrasza)Enchant
- Enchant Chest – Powerful Stats (Enchanting)
Wrist
- Dragonfriend Bracers (The Wyrmrest Accord – Exalted)
- Advanced Tooled-Leather Bands (Halls of Lightning Heroic, Loken)
- King’s Square Bracers (Avg. Buyout Price: 18g)Enchant
- Enchant Bracers – Greater Assault (Enchanting)
- Enchant Bracers – Striking (Enchanting, Avg. Buyout Price: 40g)
Hand
- Heroes’ Bonescythe Gauntlets (60 x Emblem of Heroism)
- Gilt-Edged Leather Gauntlets (Utgarde Pinnacle Heroic, King Ymiron)
- Charged-Bolt Grips (Halls of Lightning Heroic, Ionar)
- Bile-Cured Gloves (The Culling of Stratholme Heroic, Meathook)Enchant
- Enchant Gloves – Crusher (Enchanting, Avg. Buyout Price: 175g)
- Enchant Gloves – Major Agility (Enchanting, Avg. Buyout Price: 100g)
Waist
- Death-warmed Belt (Leatherworking)
- Jorach’s Crocolisk Skin Belt (40 x Emblem of Heroism)
- Trollwoven Girdle (Leatherworking, Avg. Buyout Price: 550g)
- Sharp-Barbed Leather Belt (Utgarde Keep Heroic, Ingvar the Plunderer)
- Ley-Whelphide Belt (Avg. Buyout Price: 200g)Enchant
- Eternal Belt Buckle (Blacksmithing, Avg. Buyout Price: 70g)
Legs
- Gored Hide Legguards (Gundrak Heroic, Gal’darah)
- Mind-Expanding Leggings (Kirin Tor – Revered)
- Ravenous Leggings of the Furbolg (Utgarde Pinnacle Heroic, Gortok Palehoof)
- Azure Strappy Pants (Frenzyheart Tribe – Revered)Enchant
- Icescale Leg Armor (Leatherworking, Avg. Buyout Price: 150g)
- Nerubian Leg Armor (Leatherworking, Avg. Buyout Price: 35g)
Feet
- Boots of the Neverending Path (Argent Crusade – Exalted)
- Boots of the Whirling Mist (Halls of Stone Heroic, Sjonnir The Ironshaper)
- Slag Footguards (Halls of Lightning Heroic, Volkhan)
- Titan-forged Boots of Triumph (15 x Wintergrasp Mark of Honor)Enchant
- Enchant Boots – Icewalker (Enchanting, Avg. Buyout Price: 75g)
- Enchant Boots – Surefooted (Enchanting)
Finger
- Hemorrhaging Circle (Gundrak Heroic, Gal’darah)
- Titanium Impact Band (Jewelcrafting, Avg. Buyout Price: 750g)
- Mobius Band (The Culling of Stratholme Heroic, Chrono-Lord Epoch)
- Ring of Scarlet Shadows (Jewelcrafting, Avg. Buyout Price: 190g)
- Bjarngrim Family Signet (Halls of Lightning Normal, General Bjarngrim)Enchant
- Enchant Ring – Assault (Enchanting)
- Enchant Ring – Stats (Enchanting)
Trinket
- Darkmoon Card: Greatness (Nobles Deck, Avg. Buyout Price: 5600g)
- Mirror of Truth (40 x Emblem of Heroism)
- Incisor Fragment (Drak’Tharon Keep Heroic, King Dred)
- Meteorite Whetstone (Utgarde Pinnacle Heroic, King Ymiron)
- Sphere of Red Dragon’s Blood (The Nexus Heroic, Keristrasza)
MH
- The Fleshshaper (Halls of Stone Heroic, Sjonnir The Ironshaper) Dagger
- Namlak’s Supernumerary Sticker (Avg. Buyout Price: 650g) Dagger
- Greed (The Culling of Stratholme Heroic, Mal’Ganis) Fist
- Titansteel Shanker (Blacksmithing, Avg. Buyout Price: 1100g) DaggerEnchant – updated
- Enchant Weapon – Berserking (Enchanting)
- Enchant Weapon – Mongoose (Enchanting)
- Enchant Weapon – Icebreaker (Enchanting)
- Enchant Weapon – Executioner (Enchanting)
- Enchant Weapon – Accuracy (Enchanting)
- Enchant Weapon – Superior Potency (Enchanting)
- Enchant Weapon – Exceptional Agility (Enchanting)
OH
- Namlak’s Supernumerary Sticker (Avg. Buyout Price: 650g)
- Librarian’s Paper Cutter (Avg. Buyout Price: 50g)Enchant – updated
- Enchant Weapon – Berserking (Enchanting)
- Enchant Weapon – Mongoose (Enchanting)
- Enchant Weapon – Icebreaker (Enchanting)
- Enchant Weapon – Executioner (Enchanting)
- Enchant Weapon – Accuracy (Enchanting)
- Enchant Weapon – Superior Potency (Enchanting)
- Enchant Weapon – Exceptional Agility (Enchanting)
Thrown
- Lillehoff’s Winged Blades (15 x Emblem of Heroism)
- Tracker’s Balanced Knives (Avg. Buyout Price: 35g)
Ranged
- Amanitar Skullbow (Ahn’kahet: The Old Kingdom Heroic, Amanitar)
- Zombie Sweeper Shotgun (Argent Crusade – Revered)Enchant
- Heartseeker Scope (Engineering, Avg. Buyout Price: 50g)
- Sun Scope (Engineering, Avg. Buyout Price: 30g)
Gems
- Meta
- Relentless Earthsiege Diamond (Avg. Buyout Price: 85g)
- Chaotic Skyflare Diamond (Avg. Buyout Price: 80g)
- Relentless Earthstorm Diamond (Avg. Buyout Price: 40g)
- Red
- Bright Scarlet Ruby (Avg. Buyout Price: 85g)
- Delicate Scarlet Ruby (Avg. Buyout Price: 90g)
- Yellow
- Pristine Monarch Topaz (Avg. Buyout Price: 40g)
- Glinting Monarch Topaz (Avg. Buyout Price: 46g)
- Blue
- Enchanted Tear (Avg. Buyout Price: 200g)
- Balanced Twilight Opal (Avg. Buyout Price: 30g)
- Shifting Twilight Opal (Avg. Buyout Price: 35g)
The Item List By Source:
I’ve tried to list the instances by the complexity.
Utgarde Keep
- Waist: Sharp-Barbed Leather Belt (Utgarde Keep Heroic, Ingvar the Plunderer)
The Nexus
- Shoulders: Spaulders of the Careless Thief (The Nexus Heroic, Grand Magus Telestra)
- Chest: Crystal-Infused Tunic (The Nexus Heroic, Keristrasza)
The Violet Hold
- Head: Shroud of Darkness (The Violet Hold Heroic, Zuramat the Obliterator)
- Neck: Necklace of Arcane Spheres (The Violet Hold Heroic, Xevozz)
- Back: Cloak of the Gushing Wound (The Violet Hold Heroic, Erekem)
The Culling of Stratholme
- Hand: Bile-Cured Gloves (The Culling of Stratholme Heroic, Meathook)
- Finger: Mobius Band (The Culling of Stratholme Heroic, Chrono-Lord Epoch)
- MH Fist: Greed (The Culling of Stratholme Heroic, Mal’Ganis)
Drak’Tharon Keep
- Trinket: Incisor Fragment (Drak’Tharon Keep Heroic, King Dred)
Gundrak
- Head: Helm of Cheated Fate (Gundrak Heroic, Drakkari Elemental)
- Legs: Gored Hide Legguards (Gundrak Heroic, Gal’darah)
- Finger: Hemorrhaging Circle (Gundrak Heroic, Gal’darah)
Azjol-Nerub
- nothing interesting
Ahn’kahet: The Old Kingdom
- Shoulders: Sprinting Shoulderpads (Ahn’kahet: The Old Kingdom Heroic, Elder Nadox)
- Ranged: Amanitar Skullbow (Ahn’kahet: The Old Kingdom Heroic, Amanitar)
Utgarde Pinnacle
- Hand: Gilt-Edged Leather Gauntlets (Utgarde Pinnacle Heroic, King Ymiron)
- Legs: Ravenous Leggings of the Furbolg (Utgarde Pinnacle Heroic, Gortok Palehoof)
- Trinket: Meteorite Whetstone (Utgarde Pinnacle Heroic, King Ymiron)
Halls of Stone
- Feet: Boots of the Whirling Mist (Halls of Stone Heroic, Sjonnir The Ironshaper)
- MH: The Fleshshaper (Halls of Stone Heroic, Sjonnir The Ironshaper)
Halls of Lightning
- Wrist: Advanced Tooled-Leather Bands (Halls of Lightning Heroic, Loken)
- Hand: Charged-Bolt Grips (Halls of Lightning Heroic, Ionar)
- Feet: Slag Footguards (Halls of Lightning Heroic, Volkhan)
- Finger: Bjarngrim Family Signet (Halls of Lightning Normal, General Bjarngrim)
The Oculus
- Head: Mask of the Watcher (The Oculus Heroic, Cache of Eregos) – new
Emblems of Heroism
I recommend the purchase in that order.
- Trinket: Mirror of Truth (40 EoH)
- Hand: Gloves of the Lost Vanquisher (60 EoH) -> Heroes’ Bonescythe Gauntlets
- Chest: Chestguard of the Lost Vanquisher (80 EoH) -> Heroes’ Bonescythe Breastplate
- Neck: Pendant of the Outcast Hero (25 EoH)
- Waist: Jorach’s Crocolisk Skin Belt (40 EoH)
Honor Points – new
- Head: Hateful Gladiator’s Leather Helm (49,600 HP, Requires personal and team arena rating of 1735)
Wintergrasp Marks of Honor
- Head: Titan-forged Leather Helm of Triumph (40 MoH)
Crafting
- Shoulders: Trollwoven Spaulders (Leatherworking)
- Back: Ice Striker’s Cloak (Leatherworking)
- Waist: Death-warmed Belt (Leatherworking)
- Waist: Trollwoven Girdle (Leatherworking)
- Finger: Titanium Impact Band (Jewelcrafting)
- Finger: Ring of Scarlet Shadows (Jewelcrafting)
Reputation
- The Wyrmrest Accord
- Dragonfriend Bracers (Exalted)
- Argent Crusade
- Feet: Boots of the Neverending Path (Exalted)
- Ranged: Zombie Sweeper Shotgun (Revered)
- Knights of the Ebon Blade
- Enchant: Arcanum of Torment (Revered)
- Chest: Darkheart Chestguard (Exalted)
- The Sons of Hodir
- Enchant: Greater Inscription of the Axe (Exalted)
- Enchant: Lesser Inscription of the Axe (Honored)
- Kirin Tor
- Legs: Mind-Expanding Leggings (Revered)
- Frenzyheart Tribe
- Legs: Mind-Expanding Leggings (Revered)
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That would probably need toThat would probably need to be a new guide.
I’m stuck with poor DPSInspite that I have some nice gear.
I was wondering if you could add talents and perhaps the best DPS button combos. Cause I’m at around 1.5k. and refuse to enter Naxx with that.
Or is that a whole new guide?
Yours.
Shang
As of 3.1:
– You don’t needAs of 3.1:
– You don’t need anymore arena points nor rating for: http://www.wowhead.com/?item=41670 .
– For Waist: http://www.wowhead.com/?item=45709 gives a huge lot of hit rating and would be perfect to make you reach the hit cap for raid instances.
– For Legs: http://www.wowhead.com/?item=45141 That’s, this time, a huge lot of expertise rating, along with the awesome stats: critical rating AND attack power. You have to hope people gets lucky with their T8…
Craftable Items (would even be rarer than the legs I quoted…):
– http://www.wowhead.com/?item=45555 : belt, hit/crit/AP + blue and red socket
– http://www.wowhead.com/?item=45564 : feet, hit/crit/AP + blue and red socket again
We can also note that if you’re doing some Arenas, you’ll probably look up for the iLvl213 head.
Brilliant list; I’d beenBrilliant list; I’d been wondering where to get some of this gear, for when the rogue I’m leveling hits 80.
Rep RewardsIn the end you have the same legs as reward from Kirin Tor and Frenzyheart.
thanks for the help!
1.thanks for the help!
1. guide updated 🙂
2. yes, it is
Nice workNice work. Neat and organized. Looks like you put some time into it. Couple of suggestions/questions.
1. In the intro
This guide is meant to be an overview of the available items wich listed in accordance with Maximum DPS value.
The sentence seems to be a bit of a run on. Did you mean to say “which” instead of “wich”? Maybe it would sound better if you made it into two sentences.
This guide is meant to be an overview of the available items. They are listed based on their Maximum DPS value.
2. In the section “The Item List by Source”, Azjol-Nerub has no items listed. Is that intentional?
Krowa
thanks for the nice comment!guide updated 🙂
Well, that’s a quite niceWell, that’s a quite nice guide.
However, you’re missing out one of the honor points “award” that gives more important stats than the Wintergrasp one (the armor penetration is replaced by attack power).
Also, there’s some places where expertise-giving items are missing. A lot of assassination rogues really like the comfort of not failing any finishing move (energy generation, more damage, etc.) which requires 315 hit rating and a 26 expertise (214 expertise rating).
You’re also currently missing the best-in-slot-before-raids (for assassination rogues) in head slot: the Mask of the Watcher ( http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37293 ) because of the fact it’s giving firstly a meta gem, secondly a enormous amount of expertise (that’ll made you able to get real upgrades in other slots). However, I admit this is a quite difficult to get item.
Also, concerning the weapon enchants: Berserker, Mongoose and Icebreaker are really expensive. I’ll recommand for people that doesn’t have much money to spend (as naxxramas-10/25 isn’t currently that hard) some +22 agility enchants, who give a quite nice boost for not that much money. 🙂
Berserker, Mongoose and Icebreaker will become a nice option after you’ve started raid, but when doing heroics or normal quests, you shouldn’t spend too much money on enchants however because your weapons are much likely to change fast.
asdfGreat guide dude!