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Discover the best World of Warcraft rogue builds! Learn about stealth, combat, and assassination specializations, weapon choices, armor types, and essential poisons to dominate your enemies.

Alright, let's talk about Rogues in World of Warcraft! This is a class I know inside and out, so I'm excited to share all the tips I can. You've got three main paths to choose from: Stealth, Combat, or Assassination. Each one plays a bit differently, focusing on different strengths like sneaking around, dealing raw damage, or landing massive burst hits.

When it comes to gear, Rogues have some restrictions. You can equip almost any weapon except for two-handed weapons, polearms, and staves. For armor, you're limited to cloth and leather. Early on, keep an eye out for items with 'of the Monkey' on them. Later, 'of the Bandit' gear is good, and by level 80, you'll want gear with Agility and Stamina, followed by Attack Power. After that, prioritize stats like Hit, Haste, Critical Strike, Armor Penetration, and Expertise, in that order. Since there are no cloth items with Agility or Strength, leather is always your best bet.

Your weapon choice really depends on your talent build. If you're going for an Assassination or Subtlety build, daggers are your go-to. For Combat, you'll want a slower weapon in your main hand and a faster one, like a dagger, in your off-hand. We'll dive deeper into this later.

Once you hit level 20, you'll be able to buy poisons from vendors, usually found near the Rogue trainers. These poisons actually get stronger as you level up, so always check for upgrades!

Besides managing your Energy, Rogues use Combo Points for their most powerful attacks. These are your finishing moves, and they get stronger the more combo points you've built up on an enemy, up to a maximum of 5. You can apply these through your instant abilities and by choosing specific talents.

Now, about Dual-Talent Specialization: honestly, I'd say skip it. But if you're curious, PvP builds often go all-in on Subtlety or a Combat build with some Subtlety for abilities like Killing Spree. For PvE, you've got your main builds. Since it's not too hard to get two epic daggers early on, you could even main Mutilate daggers until you find a slow mace, sword, axe, or fist weapon.