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Updated Rogue PvE boards · Sep 2026

WoW Forever Rogue PvE Guide

Updated 2026-09-29 · 12 min read · by LFCarry PRO team

SS picks for Rogue raid nights at launch, kit still unpublished.
Orc, S tierOrcS · Blood Fury
Troll, S tierTrollS · Berserking
Combat, S tierCombatS swords
Kick, S tierKickCaster packs

1 board for Combat vs Assassination, 1 board for races. Grades rest on attack-power racials.

Rogue trees · raid PvE Combat lead

S
Combat Swords, energy, provisional
A
Assassination Daggers, poisons

Rogue races · PvE Orc, Troll

S
Orc Blood Fury APTroll Berserking haste
A
Human Sword SpecGnome Energy racialUndead Touch of the Grave
B
Skyborne both factionsNight Elf Shadowmeld

The Rogue raid-melee mega. Launch 4 November 2026. Lockouts from 9 December. Trees stay provisional (beta, 29 September 2026). Energy spenders, Kick and Engineering sit below.

WoW Forever Rogue PvE Guide: Combat vs Assassination, BiS

Rogue PvE in WoW Forever

KickCaster packs
EnergyNo mana drink
PoisonsUnpublished ranks

This page is raid and dungeons melee: Kick, Slice identity, Combat swords or Assassination daggers. Hub: WoW Forever Rogue. Sibling: Rogue PvP.

Your Rogue at 60 before Barrow Deeps opens

Engineering + Enchanting on the Starter Pack. Combat swords set before the 1st session. Full refund until then.

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Combat vs Assassination at 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 (PvE)

Subtlety openers belong on the PvP page. Here you pick Combat or Assassination for lockouts. Provisional (beta, 29 September 2026).

10Stealth + Kick
20Energy spender
40Blade Flurry identity
50–60Forever 16-pt

Combat. Swords, extra energy, Blade Flurry identity on dungeons packs. Watch threat: a stealthed opener still dumps into the tank's meter.

Assassination. Daggers, poison ticks. Swap weapons when the kit posts if Combat wins parses.

Do not spend golds in Subtlety for raid night. Recheck the talent calculator.

Rogue BiS by week (PvE)

Agility, hit, crit. Matching 1-handers. Named lists stay provisional.

Week 1. Quest agility blues. Get week-1 gear done.

Weeks 2–3. Pre-raid dungeon set. 1 clear for quests. Get the dungeon set done.

From 9 December. Barrow Deeps (10), Hyjal Summit (20) and Onyxia. Raid carry options.

Open gear offer →Agility 1-handers through raid night.

Rogue profession tiers (PvE)

Rogue PvE Ultimate is Engineering + Enchanting: gadgets and weapon enchants. Live packages match checkout.

Open a tier to land on Rogue Combat with that pair selected.

UltimateTop for you

PvE Basic

  • Engineering
  • Mining
  • Bombs and utility for early raids
  • Mining keeps Engi self-funded
  • Bombs and gadgets help early raids
  • LW+Skin if you want crafted leather
  • Levels with you on the route
  • No gatherer partner required
Open Starter Pack
Balanced

PvE Max

  • Engineering
  • Enchanting
  • Bombs plus weapon enchants
  • Gatherer or auction house for mats
  • Rogue/Enhancement raid hybrid pick
  • Leatherworking if you want crafted armor
  • Mats bought or a gatherer partner
  • Both crafts levelled on the route
Open Starter Pack
Alternative

Gold farming

  • Mining
  • Skinning
  • Ore sells; skins are free on beast kills
  • Skinning barely slows a quest route
  • Funds Engineering mats or auction sales
  • Swap Skin→Herb if herb prices spike
  • Nodes while you quest
  • Stack for the launch AH
Open Starter Pack
pvp_basic

PvP Basic

  • Engineering
  • Mining
  • Engineering is the PvP profession
  • Mining feeds bombs, scopes, gadgets
  • Self-sufficient on a contested realm
  • Grenades and nets decide world PvP
  • Levels with you on the route
  • No gatherer partner required
Open Starter Pack
pvp_max

PvP Max

  • Engineering
  • Enchanting
  • Gadgets plus permanent enchants
  • Partner gathers ore; buy greens for dust
  • Gadgets plus lasting weapon enchants
  • Worth it if you live in world PvP
  • Mats bought or a gatherer partner
  • Both crafts levelled on the route
Open Starter Pack

Addons for a Forever Rogue (PvE)

Raid melee addons for Rogue.

  • ThreatClassic2: opener dump.
  • Energy tick weakaura ports: optional until combat log is public.
  • Questie: 1 to 60.
  • Details!: parse after lockouts; Forever ports provisional.
  • ClassicCodex: quest backup.

Stealth detect frames wait for the PvP sibling.

Leveling hours and the 2 speeds

Stealth skips camps, energy still gates pull speed. Count on 150 hours of quests. Pack $299 or $420. Normal realm. Rogue power leveling.

FAQ

This page treats Combat swords as the raid default. Assassination daggers are the poison tree. Subtlety is the PvP sibling.

Open Starter Pack →$299 with 1 booster or $420 with 2. Full refund before the 1st session.

What changed
  • Published the Rogue PvE mega: Combat boards, dungeon BiS, Engineering tiers, kick addons.

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