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RogueRaid DPS · level 60

Level 60 Combat Rogue raid DPS build

“Combat swords raider” — Damage in dungeons and raids.

A 19/32/0 Combat sword rogue built around capped special attacks, very high sword skill, Sword Specialization procs, and cooldown-stacked white damage for raid and dungeon DPS.

Open in the builder →Compare with mineRating today91.1 / 100

Excellent. This is close to the best this item pool and tree allow for the goal.

Talents

19 Assassination / 32 Combat / 0 Subtlety · 51 points at level 60

Assassination · 19

  • Malice5/5
  • Ruthlessness3/3
  • Murder2/2
  • Improved Slice and Dice3/3
  • Relentless Strikes1/1
  • Lethality5/5

Combat · 32

  • Improved Gouge3/3
  • Improved Sinister Strike2/2
  • Deflection5/5
  • Precision5/5
  • Dual Wield Specialization5/5
  • Blade Flurry1/1
  • Sword Specialization5/5
  • Weapon Expertise2/2
  • Aggression3/3
  • Adrenaline Rush1/1

Subtlety · 0

No points.

Gear

SlotItemStatsSource
HeadBonescythe Helmet205 armor · +30 Agility · +29 Stamina · +18 Strength · +1% Hit chance · +2% Critical strike chanceBonescythe Armor
NeckPrestor's Talisman of Connivery+30 Agility · +1% Hit chanceBlackwing Lair · Nefarian
ShouldersBonescythe Pauldrons186 armor · +22 Agility · +15 Stamina · +22 Strength · +1% Critical strike chance · +1% Hit chanceBonescythe Armor
BackShroud of Dominion68 armor · +11 Stamina · +1% Critical strike chance · +50 Attack PowerNaxxramas · Sapphiron
ChestBonescythe Breastplate262 armor · +29 Stamina · +2% Critical strike chance · +80 Attack Power · +1% Hit chanceBonescythe Armor
WristsBonescythe Bracers111 armor · +26 Agility · +14 Stamina · +1% Critical strike chanceBonescythe Armor
HandsBonescythe Gauntlets158 armor · +20 Stamina · +1% Hit chance · +66 Attack Power · +1% Critical strike chanceBonescythe Armor
WaistBelt of Never-ending Agony142 armor · +20 Stamina · +64 Attack Power · +1% Critical strike chance · +1% Hit chanceTemple of Ahn'Qiraj · C'Thun
LegsBonescythe Legplates221 armor · +32 Agility · +25 Stamina · +31 Strength · +1% Critical strike chance · +1% Hit chanceBonescythe Armor
FeetBonescythe Sabatons171 armor · +18 Stamina · +1% Hit chance · +1% Critical strike chance · +64 Attack PowerBonescythe Armor
Ring 1Band of Unnatural Forces+1% Critical strike chance · +1% Hit chance · +52 Attack PowerNaxxramas · Loatheb
Ring 2Bonescythe Ring+10 Stamina · +20 Agility · +20 Strength · +1% Hit chanceNaxxramas · Kel'Thuzad · Bonescythe Armor
Trinket 1Slayer's Crest+64 Attack PowerNaxxramas · Sapphiron
Trinket 2Kiss of the Spider+1% Critical strike chance · +1% Hit chanceNaxxramas · Maexxna
Main HandGressil, Dawn of Ruin138–257 · 2.7s · 73.3 dps · +15 Stamina · +40 Attack PowerNaxxramas · Kel'Thuzad
Off HandThe Hungering Cold76–143 · 1.5s · 73.3 dps · +14 Stamina · +6 Sword skillNaxxramas · Kel'Thuzad
Ranged / RelicNerubian Slavemaker128–238 · 3.2s · 57.2 dps · +24 Attack Power · +1% Critical strike chanceNaxxramas · Kel'Thuzad
  • Bonescythe Armor (8/9) — (2) Your normal melee swings have a chance to Invigorate you, healing you for 110.; (4) Your Backstab, Sinister Strike, and Hemorrhage critical hits cause you to regain 5 energy.; (6) Reduces the threat from your Backstab, Sinister Strike, Hemorrhage, and Eviscerate abilities.; (8) Your Eviscerate has a chance per combo point to reveal a flaw in your opponent's armor, granting a 100% critical hit chance for your next Backstab, Sinister Strike, or Hemorrhage.

Rotation

  1. 1Garroteopener only
  2. 2Slice and Dicebuff not active on you
  3. 3Blade Flurrywhen ready
  4. 4Adrenaline Rushwhen ready
  5. 5Eviscerate5 combo points
  6. 6Sinister Strikewhen ready
  7. 7Kickdebuff missing on target

Read top to bottom: use the first ability that is ready and whose condition holds.

Why it works

This is the standard sustained PvE sword setup: Assassination takes Malice, Lethality, Murder, Improved Slice and Dice, Ruthlessness, and Relentless Strikes so your combo-point cycle feeds itself and your main builder/finisher crits harder. Combat supplies the engine: Improved Sinister Strike, Precision, Dual Wield Specialization, Sword Specialization, Weapon Expertise, Aggression, Blade Flurry, and Adrenaline Rush.

The key gearing choice is Gressil in the main hand with The Hungering Cold off hand. Gressil is slow and high-DPS for stronger Sinister Strikes, while The Hungering Cold adds sword skill; together with Weapon Expertise this pushes boss glancing penalties down hard, which is one of the biggest melee DPS gains in Classic. The Bonescythe-heavy armor set is chosen because the listed pieces combine hit, crit, attack power, agility, and stamina without wasting budget. Belt of Never-ending Agony, Prestor’s Talisman, Band of Unnatural Forces, Slayer’s Crest, Kiss of the Spider, and Nerubian Slavemaker are the strongest listed off-set damage picks; the build is well beyond yellow hit cap, but extra hit still helps dual-wield white swings.

Play as a Slice and Dice maintenance rogue. Open with Garrote if the target will live and bleed slots are acceptable, then get Slice and Dice running immediately. Use Blade Flurry and Adrenaline Rush on cooldown, ideally while Slice and Dice is active and while you can stay glued to the boss. Build with Sinister Strike, spend 5 combo points on Eviscerate when Slice and Dice is safe, and Kick important casts.

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Generated by the optimizer from Classic Era client build 1.15.9.69722 and checked against the builder's rules (row gates, prerequisites, what the class can wear). The rating above is recomputed from today's data. Race not set — pick yours in the builder for racial bonuses.