Combat Rogue

Combat Rogue DPS revolves around keeping Slice and Dice up at all times, building combo points with Sinister Strike, and using Rupture and cooldowns for maximum sustained damage.

1. 
   Slice and Dice — Always your #1 priority. Keep this buff active at all times. Open with 1 CP SnD then refresh at 5 CP.
2. 
   Sinister Strike — Your main combo point builder. Spam to 5 CP between finishers.
3. 
   Rupture — Apply at 5 CP when Slice and Dice is already active. High sustained damage over time.
4. 
   Blade Flurry — Use on cooldown. 20% attack speed increase plus cleave damage to a nearby target.
5. 
   Adrenaline Rush — Use for burst phases. 100% increased Energy regeneration for 15 seconds. Pair with Blade Flurry for maximum output.

Best gear obtainable from heroic dungeons, crafting, reputation, and quests before entering Karazhan. Focus on reaching the hit cap (363 rating for dual wield white hits) then stack agility and attack power.

Best endgame gear from SSC, Tempest Keep, Hyjal, Black Temple, and Sunwell Plateau. Stat priority: Hit (until 363 for dual wield) > Expertise > Agility > Crit > AP > Haste.

Essential Combat Rogue macros for TBC Classic raiding and dungeons.

Sinister Strike + Blade Flurry

#showtooltip Sinister Strike /cast Blade Flurry /cast Sinister Strike

Uses Blade Flurry if available, then Sinister Strike. Ensures cooldowns don't get missed.

Focus Kick

#showtooltip Kick /cast [@focus,exists,nodead][@target] Kick

Kicks your focus target without switching targets. Critical for raid interrupt duties.

Trinket + Adrenaline Rush

#showtooltip Adrenaline Rush /use 13 /use 14 /cast Adrenaline Rush

Pops trinkets with Adrenaline Rush for maximum burst.

Stealth + Cheap Shot

#showtooltip /cast [nostealth] Stealth /cast [stealth] Cheap Shot

Toggles stealth or uses Cheap Shot if already stealthed.

• + Keep Slice and Dice up 100% of the time — it's your highest DPS ability. Refresh at 1-2 combo points if needed.
• + Use Expose Armor if no Warrior is applying Sunder Armor — the debuff is essential for physical DPS.
• - Don't use Eviscerate when Slice and Dice is about to fall off — SnD uptime always comes first.
• - Don't forget to use poisons — Instant Poison on MH, Deadly Poison on OH for sustained fights.
• i Hit cap is 9% for special attacks (142 rating). You also need 28% hit for off-hand auto attacks (dual wield penalty).
• i Combat Potency procs from off-hand hits — a fast off-hand weapon (1.4-1.5 speed) generates more energy.

Meta Gem

Relentless Earthstorm Diamond — +12 Agility, +3% Critical Strike Damage. Requires more red gems than blue.

Gem Priority

Use Delicate Living Ruby (+8 Agility) in red sockets. Use Glinting Noble Topaz (+4 Agi / +4 Hit) in yellow sockets if you need hit rating. Ignore blue sockets unless the bonus is +4 Agility or better — use Shifting Nightseye (+4 Agi / +6 Stamina) to activate meta requirement.

Enchants

Flasks & Elixirs

Flask of Relentless Assault

Flask — +120 Attack Power

Food

Roasted Clefthoof

+20 Strength, +20 Spirit

Other

Haste Potion

+400 Haste for 15s — Use in burst

Adamantite Sharpening Stone

+12 Damage, +14 Crit — Melee weapon