If you want to maximize your leveling speed with your combat rogue, this rogue gear guide will help you to find the perfect equipment for your character.
Your gear is very important for your leveling speed because the attributes and stats that gear can give you determine your damage and survivability.
This rogue gear guide will show you the most important stats for rogues, their priority and how they improve your character.
Agility
Agility is the top priority attribute of a rogue because it effects many different aspects at once: Your damage, armor, critical hit rating and dodge rating. Go for equipment that focuses on this attribute and seek to improve it all the time.
Attack Power
Also important for a rogue, because a rogue is a natural born damage dealer. For every 14 points in Attack Power your DPS increases by 1. Additionally, your off-hand gets half the bonus. However, this is the base damage and it takes into account your weapon speed, so each swing will deal different damage.
Hit Rating
As a natural dual-wielding class, rogues suffer from problems hitting the target. This handicap can be decreased by focusing on the Hit Rating to help you hit your target more often. Otherwise you would lose a lot of your damage potential and missing the enemy in a bad moment can be deadly.
Critical Strike Rating
This attrib should be self-explanatory. Note that the points of crit. rating needed to get a +1% crit. hit chance increases with your level. In higher levels you will need much more rating to get the same benefits.
Stamina
Although rogues rely more on their evasive abilities, a few more hitpoints can’t hurt. After all, even with all your skills and abilities, you won’t survive if you are more fragile than a glass cannon. Raid bosses often deal area of effect damage which is deadly if you are low on hitpoints.