WoW SoD DPS Rogue: Phase 3 BiS, Talents & Runes (2024)

WoW SoD DPS Rogue Talents & Runes

Choose the following talents and runes as a DPS Rogue for the Phase 3 raid Sunken Temple at level 50:

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Learn where to find each rune in our guide WoW SoD Rogue Runes.

DPS Rogue Rotation

The rotation for a DPS Rogue is better described as a priority list. Follow these priorities while doing raids or dungeons:

1. Keep Slice and Dice up. Don’t wait for 5 Combo Points. Cast it as early as possible.
2. If Slice and Dice is active, use Envenom with 5 Combo Points as your finisher.
3. Spam Mutilate

To improve your DPS further, you can use Vanish to refresh Master of Subtlety and activate Cold Blood before you use Envenom.

Rogue Raid Consumables

The following list of consumables can be used by DPS Rogues in Sunken Temple:

• Thistle Tea
• Elixir of the Mongoose / Elixir of Greater Agility
• Elixir of Giants
• Winterfall Firewater
• Grilled Squid
• Dense Sharpening Stone / Shadow Oil
• Dragonbreath Chili
• Atal'ai Mojo of War

Don’t use Dense Sharpening Stone or Shadow Oil on your main-hand weapon, if you have Windfury Totem or Wild Strikes in your party. Always use it on your off-hand weapon.

To get Atal'ai Mojo of War you need to get one Flask of Atal'ai Mojo from Sunken Temple. Head over to Stranglethorn Vale at 15.2 15.6 to buy Atal'ai Mojo of War.

SoD Phase 3 Rogue Pre-Raid BiS List

The following Rogue BiS list contains the best items you can get in Phase 3 of Season of Discovery before entering the raid Sunken Temple at level 50.

• Head (Lesser Arcanum of Voracity)
  Embrace of the Lycan (Zul'Farrak)
  Swashbuckler's Eyepatch of the Tiger (or similar item with +16 Str/Agi, World Drop)
  Glowing Gneuro-Linked Cowl (Leatherworking)
  Artemis Cowl (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Neck
  Gnomeregan Peace Officer's Torque (Gnomeregan)
  Skibi's Pendant (World Drop)
  Sentinel's Medallion ( Warsong Gulch – Honored)
  Scout's Medallion ( Warsong Gulch – Honored)
• Shoulders
  Blood Guard's Leather Shoulders ( PvP Rank 7)
  Knight-Lieutenant's Leather Shoulders ( PvP Rank 7)
  Emerald Leather Shoulders (Nightmare Incursions – Friendly)
  Clouddrift Mantle ( Ancient Spirit, req. Flute of Xavaric to unlock)
  Shadowskin Spaulders (Runecloth from Meilosh at 65.6 2.8 in Felwood)
  Swashbuckler's Shoulderpads of Agility (with +18 Agi, World Drop)
  Failed Flying Experiment (Rescue OOX-22/FE! in Feralas at 53 55, req. OOX-22/FE Distress Beacon to start)
  Phytoskin Spaulders (Maraudon)
• Cloak (Enchant Cloak - Lesser Agility)
  Blackveil Cape (Blackrock Depths)
  Blisterbane Wrap (World Drop)
  Dark Phantom Cape (World Drop)
  Engraved Cape of Agility (with +14 Agi, World Drop)
  Dark Hooded Cape (Drop from rare Nimar the Slayer in the Southeast corner of Arathi Highlands)
  Prototype Parachute Cloak (Gnomeregan)
• Chest (Enchant Chest - Stats)
  Righteous Armor of Power (with +50 AP, World Drop)
  Stone Guard's Leather Armor ( PvP Rank 6)
  Knight's Leather Armor ( PvP Rank 6)
  Emerald Leather Vest (Nightmare Incursions – Honored)
  Insulated Chestguard (Gnomeregan)
  Blazewind Breastplate ( Broken Alliances in Badlands)
  Blazewind Breastplate ( Tremors of the Earth in Badlands)
  Fungus Shroud Armor (Maraudon)
• Wrists (Enchant Bracer - Superior Strength)
  Forest Stalker's Bracers (Warsong Gulch – Exalted)
  Deepfury Bracers (World Drop)
  Peerless Bracers of Power (or similar item with up to +30 AP, World Drop)
  Wicked Leather Bracers (Leatherworking)
• Hands (Enchant Gloves - Greater Agility)
  Gloves of the Pathfinder (Winterfall Activity at 27.8 34.6 in Winterspring)
  Machinist's Gloves (Gnomeregan)
  First Sergeant's Leather Gauntlets ( PvP Rank 5)
  Sergeant Major's Leather Gauntlets ( PvP Rank 5)
  Nightfall Gloves ( Disharmony of Fire starts at 3.6 48.0 in Badlands)
• Waist
  Girdle of beasti*al Fury (Blackrock Depths)
  Wanderer's Belt of the Tiger (or similar item with +12 Str/Agi, World Drop)
  Skullduggery Waistband (Gnomeregan)
  Sagebrush Girdle ( Vyletongue Corruption / Vyletongue Corruption in Maraudon)
  Defiler's Leather Girdle (Arathi Basin – Honored)
• Legs (Lesser Arcanum of Voracity)
  Praetorian Leggings of Power (with up to +50 AP, World Drop)
  Stone Guard's Leather Pants ( PvP Rank 6)
  Knight's Leather Pants ( PvP Rank 6)
  Insulated Legguards (Gnomeregan)
  Emerald Leather Pants (Nightmare Incursions – Honored)
  Serpentskin Leggings (World Drop)
  Nimble Triprunner Dungarees (Rig Wars / The Grand Betrayal)
• Feet (Enchant Boots - Minor Speed)
  Sandstalker Ankleguards (Zul'Farrak)
  Albino Crocscale Boots (Maraudon)
  Praetorian Boots of Power (with up to +36 AP, World Drop)
  Shadefiend Boots (Blackrock Depths)
  Defiler's Leather Boots (Arathi Basin – Revered)
  Insulated Workboots (Gnomeregan)
• Rings
  Blackstone Ring (Maraudon)
  Band of the Wilds (12 Wild Offering)
  Protector's Band ( Warsong Gulch – Honored)
  Legionnaire's Band ( Warsong Gulch – Honored)
  Archaedic Stone of the Tiger (with +9 Str/Agi, Uldaman)
  Arctic Ring of the Tiger (or similar item with +9 Str/Agi, World Drop)
  Protector's Band ( Warsong Gulch – Honored)
  Legionnaire's Band ( Warsong Gulch – Honored)
  Masons Fraternity Ring (Divino-matic Rod in Zul'Farrak, starting in Gadgetzan)
  Hypercharged Gear of Devastation (Gnomeregan)
• Trinkets
  Rune of the Guard Captain ( Job Opening: Guard Captain of Revantusk Village at 79.0 79.0 in The Hinterlands)
  Breadth of the Beast (12 Wild Offering)
  Gyromatic Experiment 420b (Gnomeregan)
  Avenger's Void Pearl (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Main-Hand Weapon (Enchant Weapon - Agility)
  Gurubashi Backstabber (Stranglethorn Vale PvP event)
• Off-Hand Weapon (Enchant Weapon - Agility)
  Julie's Dagger (World Drop)
  Shadowblade (World Drop)
  Hookfang Shanker (Blackrock Depths)
  Scout's Blade ( Warsong Gulch – Revered)
  Sentinel's Blade ( Warsong Gulch – Revered)
• Ranged Weapon (Sniper Scope)
  Precisely Calibrated Boomstick (World Drop)
  Guttbuster (World Drop)
  Skull Splitting Crossbow (World Drop)
  Falco's Sting (Gnomeregan)

This pre-BiS list is still being worked on. Please use the feedback button below to send us your thoughts and suggestions.

SoD Phase 3 BiS List for DPS Rogues

The following DPS Rogue best-in-slot list contains the best items you can get in Phase 3 of Season of Discovery. You need to get loot from the 20-man raid Sunken Temple and do PvP to get the best items in the game.

• Head (Lesser Arcanum of Voracity)
  Glowing Gneuro-Linked Cowl (Leatherworking)
  Embrace of the Lycan (Zul'Farrak)
• Neck
  Bloodstained Charm of Valor (Sunken Temple)
• Shoulders (Atal'ai Signet of Might)
  Paranoia Mantle (Leatherworking)
  Blood Guard's Leather Shoulders ( PvP Rank 7)
  Knight-Lieutenant's Leather Shoulders ( PvP Rank 7)
• Cloak (Enchant Cloak - Lesser Agility)
  Panther Fur Cloak (Sunken Temple)
• Chest (Enchant Chest - Stats)
  Blood Corrupted Tunic (Sunken Temple)
• Wrists (Enchant Bracer - Superior Strength)
  Void-Powered Slayer's Vambraces (Engineering)
  Forest Stalker's Bracers (Warsong Gulch – Exalted)
• Hands (Enchant Gloves - Greater Agility)
  Gloves of the Pathfinder (Winterfall Activity at 27.8 34.6 in Winterspring)
• Waist
  Temple Looter's Waistband (Sunken Temple)
• Legs (Lesser Arcanum of Voracity)
  Blood Corrupted Pants (Sunken Temple)
• Feet (Enchant Boots - Minor Speed)
  Blood Corrupted Boots (Sunken Temple)
• Rings
  Drakeclaw Band of the Berserker (Sunken Temple)
  Blackstone Ring (Maraudon)
• Trinkets
  Rune of the Guard Captain ( Job Opening: Guard Captain of Revantusk Village at 79.0 79.0 in The Hinterlands)
  Breadth of the Beast (12 Wild Offering)
  Gyromatic Experiment 420b (Gnomeregan)
• Main-Hand Weapon (Enchant Weapon - Agility)
  Degraded Dire Nail (Sunken Temple)
  Gurubashi Backstabber (Stranglethorn Vale PvP event)
• Off-Hand Weapon (Enchant Weapon - Agility)
  Debased Stealthblade (Sunken Temple)
• Ranged Weapon (Sniper Scope)
  Stinging Longbow (Sunken Temple)

Use our Epic Crafting Guide for Phase 3 to learn how to craft Paranoia Mantle and Glowing Gneuro-Linked Cowl.

Phase 2 Rogue BiS in WoW SoD

Here you can find the Phase 2 Pre-Raid BiS list and BiS list from Gnomeregan for WoW SoD.

SoD Phase 2 Rogue Pre-Raid BiS List

The following Rogue BiS list contains the best items you can get in phase 2 of Season of Discovery before entering the raid Gnomeregan at level 40.

• Head
  Artemis Cowl (Blackfathom Deeps)
  Tracker's Headband of the Tiger (or similar head with up to +12 Agi/Str, World Drop)
  White Bandit Mask (Tailoring)
• Neck
  Sentinel's Medallion ( Warsong Gulch – Honored)
  Scout's Medallion ( Warsong Gulch – Honored)
  High Tide Choker (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Shoulders
  Failed Flying Experiment (Rescue OOX-22/FE! in Feralas at 53 55, req. OOX-22/FE Distress Beacon to start)
  Imposing Shoulders of Agility (World Drop)
  Forest Tracker Epaulets (World Drop)
  Flintrock Shoulders (Random Drop in Scarlet Monastery)
  Revelosh's Spaulders of Agility (Uldaman)
• Cloak (Enchant Cloak - Lesser Agility)
  Dark Hooded Cape (Drop from rare Nimar the Slayer in the Southeast corner of Arathi Highlands)
  Gryphon Cloak of Agility (or similar cloak with up to +10 Agi, World Drop)
  Parachute Cloak (Engineering)
• Chest (Enchant Chest - Lesser Stats)
  Blazewind Breastplate ( Broken Alliances starting at Gorn in Badlands)
  Blazewind Breastplate ( Tremors of the Earth starting at Garek in Badlands, req. Mirages from Sigrun Ironhew at 53.8 43.6 in Badlands)
  Quillward Harness (Random Drop in Razorfen Downs)
• Wrists (Enchant Bracer - Strength)
  Forest Stalker's Bracers (Warsong Gulch – Exalted)
  Unearthed Bands of Power (World Drop)
  Unearthed Bands of Agility (World Drop)
  Cabalist Bracers of Power (or similar wrists with up to +20 AP, World Drop)
  Imperial Leather Bracers (World Drop)
  Dusky Bracers (Leatherworking)
• Hands (Enchant Gloves - Agility)
  Void-Touched Leather Gloves (Leatherworking)
  Gloves of Holy Might (World Drop)
  Arachnid Gloves of the Tiger (Razorfen Downs)
  Pratt's Handcrafted Gloves ( The Mark of Quality in Feralas)
  Jangdor's Handcrafted Gloves ( The Mark of Quality in Feralas)
  Swine Fists (Razorfen Downs)
  Tiger Hunter Gloves (Tiger Mastery in Stranglethorn Vale)
• Waist
  Defiler's Leather Girdle ( Arathi Basin – Honored)
  Highlander's Leather Girdle ( Arathi Basin – Honored)
  Tracker's Belt of the Tiger (or similar Waist with up to +9 Agi/Str, World Drop)
  Ogron's Sash (World Drop)
  Scorpashi Sash (World Drop)
  Deftkin Belt ( Je'neu of the Earthen Ring in Ashenvale)
• Legs (Thick Armor Kit)
  Basilisk Hide Pants (World Drop)
  Imposing Pants of Power (or similar legs with up to +38 AP, World Drop)
  Imposing Pants of Agility (or similar legs with up to +19 Agi, World Drop)
  Dragonflight Leggings (Set Them Ablaze! in Searing Gorge, Pre-Quest starts at Velarok Windblade at 39 39)
  Ferine Leggings (Razorfen Kraul)
  Dusky Leather Leggings (Leatherworking)
• Feet (Enchant Boots - Lesser Agility)
  Imposing Boots of Power (or similar boots with up to +28 AP, World Drop)
  Excelsior Boots (Excelsior in Stranglethorn Vale, pre-Q is Some Assembly Required)
  Swampwalker Boots (World Drop)
  Imperial Leather Boots (World Drop)
  Dusky Boots (Leatherworking)
• Rings
  Protector's Band ( Warsong Gulch – Honored)
  Legionnaire's Band ( Warsong Gulch – Honored)
  Ironspine's Eye (Scarlet Monastery)
  Marsh Ring of the Tiger (World Drop)
  Ring of the Underwood (World Drop)
• Trinkets
  Avenger's Void Pearl (Blackfathom Deeps)
  Thunderbrew's Boot Flask ( Sweet Amber, quest chain starting at Grimbooze Thunderbrew in Westfall at 44.6 80.2)
  Rune of Duty (Warsong Gulch – Friendly)
• Main-hand Weapon (Enchant Weapon - Striking)
  Gut Ripper ( World Drop)
  Bloodharvest Blade ( Stranglethorn Vale PvP event)
  Scout's Blade ( Warsong Gulch – Revered)
  Sentinel's Blade ( Warsong Gulch – Revered)
  Protector's Sword ( Warsong Gulch – Revered)
  Legionnaire's Sword ( Warsong Gulch – Revered)
  Heaven's Light ( World Drop)
  Stonevault Bonebreaker ( Random Drop in Uldaman)
  
• Off-hand Weapon (Enchant Weapon - Striking)
  Sacrificial Kris of Power ( World Drop)
  Sacrificial Kris of the Tiger ( World Drop)
  Scout's Blade ( Warsong Gulch – Revered)
  Sentinel's Blade ( Warsong Gulch – Revered)
  Vanquisher's Sword ( Bring the End in Razorfen Downs, starts in UC)
  Vanquisher's Sword ( Bring the Light in Razorfen Downs, starts in SW)
  Swift Sanguine Strikers ( Stranglethorn Vale PvP event)
  Sacrificial Kris of Power ( or similar Dagger with up to +20 Attack Power, World Drop)
• Ranged Weapon (Sniper Scope)
  The Silencer (World Drop)
  Swiftwind (World Drop)
  Monolithic Bow (Random Drop in Uldaman)
  Crusader Bow of the Tiger (or similar weapon with +4 Agi/Str, World Drop)
  Bael Modan Blunderbuss (Blackfathom Deeps)

Legend: Items marked with are BiS for Backstab specs, items marked with are BiS for Mutilate specs, and items marked with are BiS for Saber Slash specs.

SoD Phase 2 BiS List for DPS Rogues

The following Rogue best-in-slot list contains the best items you can get in Phase 2 of Season of Discovery. You need to get loot from the 10-man raid Gnomeregan and do PvP to get the very best items in the game.

• Head
  Glowing Gneuro-Linked Cowl (Leatherworking)
  Artemis Cowl (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Neck
  Gnomeregan Peace Officer's Torque (Gnomeregan)
• Shoulders
  Failed Flying Experiment (Rescue OOX-22/FE! in Feralas at 53 55)
• Cloak (Enchant Cloak - Lesser Agility)
  Dark Hooded Cape (Drop from rare Nimar the Slayer in the Southeast corner of Arathi Highlands)
  Prototype Parachute Cloak (Gnomeregan)
• Chest (Enchant Chest - Lesser Stats)
  Insulated Chestguard (Gnomeregan)
• Wrists (Enchant Bracer - Strength)
  Forest Stalker's Bracers (Warsong Gulch – Exalted)
• Hands (Enchant Gloves - Agility)
  Machinist's Gloves (BiS against mechanical enemies, Gnomeregan)
  Gloves of Holy Might (World Drop)
• Waist
  Skullduggery Waistband (Gnomeregan)
• Legs (Thick Armor Kit)
  Insulated Legguards (Gnomeregan)
• Feet (Enchant Boots - Lesser Agility)
  Insulated Workboots (Gnomeregan)
• Rings
  Protector's Band ( Warsong Gulch – Honored)
  Legionnaire's Band ( Warsong Gulch – Honored)
  Hypercharged Gear of Devastation (Gnomeregan)
• Trinkets
  Gyromatic Experiment 420b (Gnomeregan)
  Avenger's Void Pearl (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Main-Hand Weapon (Enchant Weapon - Dismantle)
  Gut Ripper (World Drop)
  Toxic Revenger II (Gnomeregan)
• Off-Hand Weapon (Enchant Weapon - Dismantle)
  Sacrificial Kris of Power (World Drop)
• Ranged Weapon (Sniper Scope)
  Falco's Sting (Gnomeregan)

Phase 1 Rogue BiS in WoW SoD

Here you can find the Phase 1 Pre-Raid BiS list and BiS list from Blackfathom Deeps for WoW SoD.

Rogue Pre-BiS in Phase 1 of Season of Discovery

The Pre-Raid BiS List contains the best items you can get as a Rogue, outside of the raid “Blackfathom Deeps”. The BiS list is optimized for phase 1 of Season of Discovery.

• Head
  Humbert's Helm ( Dun Garok Rifleman in Hillsbrad)
  Ringed Helm ( Garneg Charskull in Wetlands)
  Green Tinted Goggles (Engineering)
• Neck
  Sentinel's Medallion ( Warsong – Honored)
  Scout's Medallion ( Warsong – Honored)
• Shoulders
  Bristlebark Amice (World Drop)
  Dark Leather Shoulders (Leatherworking)
• Cloak (Enchant Cloak - Minor Agility)
  Sergeant's Cloak (PvP Rank 3)
  Glowing Lizardscale Cloak (Wailing Caverns)
  Cape of the Brotherhood (Deadmines)
• Chest (Enchant Chest - Minor Stats)
  Panther Armor ( The Den in Stonetalon Mountains)
  Tunic of Westfall ( The Defias Brotherhood in Deadmines)
• Wrists (Enchant Bracer - Lesser Strength)
  Headhunter's Bands of Power (World Drop)
  Scaled Leather Bracers of Power (World Drop)
  Jurassic Wristguards (Drop from Razormaw Matriarch in Wetlands)
  Madwolf Bracers (Drops from Nightbane Vile Fang in Duskwood)
• Hands (Heavy Armor Kit)
  Heavy Earthen Gloves (Leatherworking)
  Pilferer's Gloves (Leatherworking)
• Waist
  Windborne Belt ( Highperch Venom in Dustwallow Marsh)
  Deftkin Belt ( Je'neu of the Earthen Ring in Ashenvale)
  Deviate Scale Belt (Leatherworking)
• Legs (Heavy Armor Kit)
  Troll's Bane Leggings (World Drop)
  Leggings of the Fang (Wailing Caverns)
• Feet (Enchant Boots - Minor Agility)
  Warsong Boots ( Warsong Supplies in Ashenvale)
  Feet of the Lynx (World Drop)
  Lancer Boots ( Mortality Wanes in Razorfen Kraul)
• Rings
  Thunderbrow Ring (World Drop)
  Protector's Band ( Warsong – Honored)
  Legionnaire's Band ( Warsong – Honored)
  Savannah Ring of the Tiger (World Drop)
  Monkey Ring (Willix the Importer in Razorfen Kraul)
  Ring of Precision (World Drop)
  Seal of Wrynn ( The Unsent Letter into The Attack! quest chains, starting with a drop from Edwin VanCleef)
  Silverlaine's Family Seal (Shadowfang Keep)
  Seal of Sylvanas ( Arugal Must Die)
• Trinkets
  Rune of Duty (Warsong – Friendly)

  Ranged Weapon
  Ranger Bow (World Drop)

• Mainhand (Enchant Weapon - Lesser Striking)
  Protector's Sword / Legionnaire's Sword (Warsong – Revered)
  Beazel's Basher (World Drop)
  Cruel Barb (Deadmines)
  Shadowfang (Shadowfang Keep)
  Stinging Viper (Wailing Caverns)
• Offhand (Enchant Weapon - Lesser Striking)
  Scout's Blade / Sentinel's Blade (Warsong – Revered)
  Meteor Shard (Shadowfang Keep)
  Cross Dagger of Agility (World Drop)

SoD BiS List for DPS Rogues in Phase 1

The following Rogue BiS List contains the best items you can get in phase 1 of Season of Discovery. You need to get loot from the 10-man raid “Blackfathom Deeps” and do PvP to get the very best items in the game.

• Head
  Twilight Slayer's Cowl (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Neck
  High Tide Choker (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Shoulders
  Mantle of Thieves (Random Drop in Razorfen Kraul)
• Cloak (Enchant Cloak - Minor Agility)
  Sergeant's Cloak (PvP Rank 3)
• Chest (Enchant Chest - Minor Stats)
  Twilight Slayer's Tunic (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Wrists (Enchant Bracer - Lesser Strength)
  Headhunter's Bands of Power (World Drop)
• Hands (Heavy Armor Kit)
  Void-Touched Leather Gloves (Leatherworking)
• Waist
  Deftkin Belt ( Je'neu of the Earthen Ring in Ashenvale)
  Cord of Aquanis (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Legs (Heavy Armor Kit)
  Troll's Bane Leggings (World Drop)
• Feet (Enchant Boots - Minor Agility)
  Twilight Slayer's Footpads (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Rings
  Band of the Iron Fist ( Allegiance to the Old Gods in Blackfathom Deeps)
  Protector's Band ( Warsong – Honored)
  Thunderbrow Ring (World Drop)
• Trinkets
  Avenger's Void Pearl (Blackfathom Deeps)
  Rune of Duty (Warsong – Friendly)
• Mainhand (Enchant Weapon - Lesser Striking)
  Honed Darkwater Talwar (Blackfathom Deeps)
  Chipped Bite of Serra'kis (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Offhand (Enchant Weapon - Lesser Striking)
  Vampiric Boot Knife (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Ranged Weapon (Standard Scope)
  Bael Modan Blunderbuss (Blackfathom Deeps)

DPS Rogue Stat Priority

As a DPS Rogue you want to prioritize gear with the following stats:

1. Hit Chance (up to 6% against enemies 2 levels above you like raid bosses in Level Up Raids)
2. Crit Chance
3. Agility
4. Strength
5. Attack Power

After having a 6% hit chance when fighting against bosses in Level Up Raids, Hit Chance loses some of its value.

Rogue Macros in WoW Classic

You can write very useful macros for a Rogue in WoW Classic to improve your gameplay. Find the most important macros in our guide “WoW Classic Rogue Macros“. You’ll learn how to write macros yourself by reading through the examples, too.

Rogue Tank Build in Season of Discovery

To tank in dungeons and raids, use the WoW SoD Rogue Tank Spec. The Tank Rogue spec is optimized to maintain your opponents’ threat and reduce incoming damage.