WoW Rogues are great at PvP if played smartly. One on one, you’re tough to beat. You can disrupt enemy spellcasters and you can reduce the armor of those pesky plate-wearing warriors. In groups, attack from the flanks or rear. Use your stealth! It’s your greatest asset. You cannot survive being ganged up on. In raids and instances, your role is to inflict the most damage possible that you can without drawing aggro off the tanks in the group. You have several abilities, such as Feint and Vanish, to lessen your threat so your enemies will keep their attention away from you. Let the tanks keep the enemy focused on them while you stab (or bludgeon) the enemy unnoticed.

Defining Abilities

End game (level 70+) Rogues are masters of dealing damage. Your main choice is how you wish to inflict that damage. Common builds are Mutilate (heavy emphasis on Assassination) or Weapon DPS (main emphasis on Combat). The choice really depends upon your play style. Your ability to inflict maximum damage will be of great benefit to any group or raid.

All in all, the WoW Rogue is an extremely fun class to play. You are a master at dealing damage in combat and have cool abilities such as stealth and lockpicking. Using stealth provides a nice bit of strategy for you to employ in gameplay. You can easily solo and yet be an integral part of a group.  You will never be the focus of a group, but that’s all right. Rogues thrive in the shadows.