Combat Rogue PVE Guide – Cataclysm

Welcome to the PVE Combat Rogue Guide for World of Warcraft Cataclysm!

This guide will teach you how to play a Combat Rogue in a raid. It covers talents, glyphs, gems, enchantments, rotation, and gameplay tips.

This build takes standard DPS talents.

Prime Glyphs

• Glyph of Adrenaline Rush
• Glyph of Sinister Strike
• Glyph of Slice and Dice

Major Glyphs

• Glyph of Feint
• Glyph of Sprint
• Glyph of Tricks of the Trade

Minor Glyphs

• Glyph of Blurred Speed
• Glyph of Poisons
• Glyph of Safe Fall

Gems are situational and depend on the build and equipment. They are used to reach the required stat caps.

• Meta – Agile Shadowspirit Diamond
• Red/Prismatic – Delicate Queen’s Garnet, Delicate Inferno Ruby (cheaper), or Delicate Chimera’s Eye (Jewelcrafting)
• Yellow
  • If Socket Bonus is not at least +10 Agility – Delicate Queen’s Garnet or Delicate Inferno Ruby (cheaper)
  • Otherwise, Deft Lava Coral or Deft Ember Topaz (cheaper)
• Blue
  • If Socket Bonus is not at least +10 Agility, Delicate Queen’s Garnet or Delicate Inferno Ruby (cheaper)
  • Otherwise, Glinting Shadow Spinel or Glinting Demonseye (cheaper)

• Head – Arcanum of the Ramkahen
• Shoulder – Greater Inscription of Shattered Crystal or Swiftsteel Inscription (Inscription)
• Cloak – Enchant Cloak – Major Agility or Swordguard Embroidery (Tailoring)
• Chest – Enchant Chest – Peerless Stats
• Bracers – Enchant Bracer – Agility or Draconic Embossment – Agility (Leatherworking) with Socket Bracer (Blacksmithing)
• Gloves – Enchant Gloves – Major Agility with Synapse Springs (Engineering) or Socket Gloves (Blacksmithing)
• Waist – Ebonsteel Belt Buckle or Grounded Plasma Shield (Engineering)
• Legs – Dragonscale Leg Armor or Dragonbone Leg Reinforcements (Leatherworking)
• Boots – Enchant Boots – Assassin’s Step
• Rings – Enchant Ring – Agility (Enchanting)
• Weapon – Enchant Weapon – Landslide

• Agility
• Hit Rating (to 8% hit cap)
• Expertise (to 26 cap)
• Haste
• Mastery
• Hit rating (between 8% to 27% hard melee hit cap)
• Critical Strike

Single Target Rotation

• Use Sinister Strike until you reach 5 Combo Points
• At 5 Combo Points
  • Use Slice and Dice if it is not applied
  • Refresh Slice and Dice if it is expiring
  • Use Eviscerate if you do not need to use Slice and Dice
• Repeat rotation

Multi Target Rotation

• Use Blade Flurry
• 10+ enemies
  • Use Fan of Knives

Poisons

• Use Instant Poison on your Main-hand weapon
• Use Deadly Poison on your Off-hand weapon
• Use Wound Poison on your Thrown Weapon if you’re using Fan of Knives

Cooldowns

• Use Adrenaline Rush on cooldown
• Use Killing Spree on cooldown
• Use Redirect if you have to fight different enemies