At home in the shadows and skilled at disappearing from sight, the Rogues of Azeroth are most comfortable when acting in the background. Twisting events to their favor, striking only when advantage is greatest: this is where a Rogue excels. With their cunning tricks, physical abilities, and mastery of concealment and disguise, Rogues have no trouble finding employment as thieves, cutthroats, spies, and assassins.

The Rogue is a very involved and fun class to play. There is a lot to take in, but players can master the Rogue with knowledge and experience. Here are a few sample skills available to Rogues.

Class Role
The stealthy Rogue is an up-close damage dealer. Like the Mage, they can rip through mobs quickly and brutally using their wide range of combination moves. They are also worthy scouts, being able to sneak past monsters if they are skilled enough to see what lies beyond. And there's no one better than a Rogue at the end of a dungeon when a locked chest or door stands between you and hard-earned riches.

Strengths Weaknesses

Stealth abilities allow the Rogue to reach places more easily than most classes No party buffs available
Can create and use poisons to damage or slow enemies Restricted to wearing cloth and leather armor
Very high melee damage potential No healing ability available
Can pick locks
Effective in escaping battle with sprint, vanish, and blind

Challenges

Mastering Stealth Usage
Managing monster hate/aggro so that tanks can take the majority of damage when possible
Learning and using effective combos
Allowable Races: Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome, Orc, Troll, Undead
Standard Bars: Health/Energy

Allowable Equipment: Cloth, Leather
Allowable Weapons: Daggers, Thrown, Swords (with training), Bows (with training), Crossbows (with training), Maces (with training), Fist Weapons (with training), Guns (with training)

Starting Stats

Race Strength Agility Stamina Intellect Spirit Armor Health

Human 21 23 21 20 21 48 55
Dwarf 23 19 24 19 19 40 85
Night Elf 18 28 20 20 20 58 45
Gnome 16 26 20 24 20 54 45
Orc 24 20 23 17 23 42 75
Troll 22 25 22 16 21 49 52
Undead 20 21 22 18 25 44 65

Racial Traits
Check out the racial traits before deciding which race you are going to pick.