Rogue Leveling Guide

By far, the fastest way to leveling a rogue is by using a combat talent build. Now the question is, what rotations should you use?  Which rotations will help you to level as fast as possible using the combat talent build?  Please remember I am just giving you some ideas based on my experience. I’m pretty good and will help you as much as I can, but really you should think about getting a good rogue leveling guide to help you past what I can do.

As a combat rogue, your primary attack will be Sinister Strike. Here is a sample rotation:

Garrote/Cheap Shot/Sinister Strike > Slice and Dice > Sinister Strike (until low health) > Eviscerate/Rupture/Kidney Shot

Targets	Sample Attack Routines
1	Sinister Strike, SnD, SSx5, Evis
2	Garrote mob #1, SnD, switch to mob #2, BF, SSx5, Evis
3	Garrote mob #1, SnD, switch to mob #2, AR, BF, Evasion, SSx5, Evis, SnD, SSx5, Evis
4	Sap mob #1, wait for energy regen, Garrote mob #2, SnD, switch to mob #3, AR, BF, Evasion, SSx5, Evis, SnD, SSx5, Evis, repeat until all unsapped mobs are dead, kill the Sapped mob
5	Sap mob #1, wait for energy regen, Garrote mob #2, SnD, switch to mob #3, AR, BF, Evasion, SSx5, Evis, repeat until only 1 unsapped mob remains, Blind the unsapped mob, bandage, kill the Blinded mob, kill the Sapped mob
6+	Sap mob #1, wait for energy regen, Garrote mob #2, SnD, switch to mob #3, AR, BF, Evasion, SSx5, Evis, SnD, SSx5, Evis, finish off any mob about to die, Sprint, CloS, Vanish, eat/bandage, return and mop up the rest
Abbreviations: SnD: Slice and Dice, SS: Sinister Strike, Evis: Eviscerate, BF: Blade Flurry, AR: Adrenaline Rush, CloS: Cloak of Shadows

*Table used with permission from ShadowPanther.net

So that is how to attack your enemies, now let’s see how we can be better prepared for them. Let’s look at poisons.

It’s best to use dual Instant Poisons when you are starting.  After you claw your way up to level 32, then I advise you to use dual Wound Poisons. This will give your bleed attacks a real boost in efficiency.  Now you have some choices, assuming you have improved poisons, you can always stay with the dual Instant Poisons or if you so chose, you can go with a Crippling Poison If you have problems with mobs running off, this works wonders.

Using the above tips, you are sure to be on your way to success as a combat rogue.  Feel free to refer to this post as often as you need to because I am sure it will be very helpful to your leveling ventures.

Andy