Cataclysm Classic Combat Rogue Pre-Raid Gear

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Last updated on Oct 31, 2024 at 12:00 by Sellin

On this page, you will find the best pre-raid gear for Combat Rogue in Cataclysm Classic.

Pages in this Guide

1 Introduction 2 Builds, Talents, Glyphs 3 Rotation and Cooldowns 4 Spell Summary 5 Stat Priority 6 Enchants, Consumables 7 Gear and Best in Slot 8 Leveling 9 Pre-Raid Gear

TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE

1. Combat Rogue Pre-Raid Gear Set

2. Pre-raid Best in Slot

Combat Rogue Pre-Raid Gear Set

The gear listed on this page is considered to be the best gear you are able to obtain before entering a raid instance. The items highlighted on this page will mostly follow the stat priority of the Combat Combat Rogue spec, which is as follows:

Agility
Hit Rating (8%)
Expertise Rating (6.5%)
Haste Rating
Mastery Rating
Critical Strike Rating

For more information on the best available gems and enchants, check out our Enchants and Gems Guide.

Pre-raid Best in Slot

Phase Three Phase Two Phase One

Slot	Item		Source
Helm	Agile Bio-Optic Killshades	–	Engineering
Neck	Don Rodrigo's Fabulous Necklace	–	World BoE drop
Shoulder	Caridean Epaulettes	–	Commander Ulthok (H)Throne of the Tides
Cloak	Dory's Finery	Critical Strike → Haste	World BoE drop
Chest	Assassin's Chestplate	Critical Strike → Haste	Leatherworking
Bracer	Poison Fang Bracers	Hit → Mastery	Temple Guardian Anhuur (H)Halls of Origination
Gloves	Liar's Handwraps / Stormbolt Gloves	Critical Strike → Mastery	Exalted Dragonmaw Clan / Wildhammer Clan
Belt	Belt of Nefarious Whispers	Hit → Haste	Leatherworking
Legs	Leggings of the Burrowing Mole	Mastery → Haste	2200 Justice Points
Boots	Treads of Fleeting Joy	Critical Strike → Expertise	1650 Valor Points
Ring 1	Gilnean Ring of Ruination	Hit → Mastery	World BoE Drop
Ring 2	Signet of the Elder Council	–	Exalted The Earthen Ring
Trinket 1	Fluid Death	Hit → Mastery	1650 Valor Points
Trinket 2	Left Eye of Rajh	Expertise → Haste	Rajh (H)Halls of Origination
Main-hand Weapon	Krol Decapitator	Hit → Mastery	World BoE drop
Off-hand Weapon	Quicksilver Blade	Mastery → Expertise	Slabhide (H)The Stonecore
Thrown	Spinerender	Critical Strike → Mastery	World BoE drop

Slot	Item		Source
Helm	Agile Bio-Optic Killshades	–	Engineering
Neck	Don Rodrigo's Fabulous Necklace	–	World BoE drop
Shoulder	Caridean Epaulettes	–	Commander Ulthok (H)Throne of the Tides
Cloak	Dory's Finery	Critical Strike → Haste	World BoE drop
Chest	Morrie's Waywalker Wrap	Critical Strike → Haste	World BoE drop
Bracer	Poison Fang Bracers	Hit → Mastery	Temple Guardian Anhuur (H)Halls of Origination
Gloves	Liar's Handwraps / Stormbolt Gloves	Critical Strike → Mastery	Exalted Dragonmaw Clan / Wildhammer Clan
Belt	Belt of Nefarious Whispers	Hit → Haste	Leatherworking
Legs	Leggings of the Burrowing Mole	Mastery → Haste	2200 Justice Points
Boots	Treads of Fleeting Joy	Critical Strike → Expertise	1650 Valor Points
Ring 1	Gilnean Ring of Ruination	Hit → Mastery	World BoE Drop
Ring 2	Signet of the Elder Council	–	Exalted The Earthen Ring
Trinket 1	Fluid Death	Hit → Mastery	1650 Valor Points
Trinket 2	Left Eye of Rajh	Expertise → Haste	Rajh (H)Halls of Origination
Main-hand Weapon	Krol Decapitator	Hit → Mastery	World BoE drop
Off-hand Weapon	Quicksilver Blade	Mastery → Expertise	Slabhide (H)The Stonecore
Thrown	Spinerender	Critical Strike → Mastery	World BoE drop

Slot	Item		Source
Helm	Agile Bio-Optic Killshades	–	Engineering
Neck	Necklace of Smoke Signals	Critical Strike → Mastery	1250 Valor Points
Shoulder	Wind Dancer's Spaulders	Critical Strike → Hit	60 Fissure Stone Fragment
Cloak	Mistral Drape of the Zephyr	Haste → Expertise	28 Fissure Stone Fragment
Chest	Dark Phoenix Tunic	Critical Strike → Mastery	2200 Valor Points
Bracer	Flamebinder Bracers	Critical Strike → Mastery	1250 Valor Points
Gloves	Clutches of Evil	Mastery → Expertise	Leatherworking
Belt	Belt of the Fallen Brood	Critical Strike → Haste	80 Fissure Stone Fragment
Legs	Dark Phoenix Legguards	Critical Strike → Expertise	2200 Valor Points
Boots	Treads of the Craft	Mastery → Hit	Leatherworking
Ring 1	Splintered Brimstone Seal	Critical Strike → Hit	1250 Valor Points
Ring 2	Mistral Circle of the Zephyr	Mastery → Hit	28 Fissure Stone Fragment
Trinket 1	Prestor's Talisman of Machination	–	50 Fissure Stone Fragment
Trinket 2	Fluid Death	Hit → Haste	1650 Valor Points
Main-hand Weapon	Stormwake, the Tempest's Reach of the Zephyr	Mastery → Hit	28 Fissure Stone Fragment
Off-hand Weapon	Scaleslicer	Hit → Haste	Trash in (H)Blackwing Descent
Thrown	Morningstar Shard	Expertise → Haste	700 Valor Points

Changelog

31 Oct. 2024: Updated for Firelands.
17 Sep. 2024: Reviewed for Phase 3.
26 Jul. 2024: Updated for ZG/ZA release.

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Pages in this Guide

1 Introduction 2 Builds, Talents, Glyphs 3 Rotation and Cooldowns 4 Spell Summary 5 Stat Priority 6 Enchants, Consumables 7 Gear and Best in Slot 8 Leveling 9 Pre-Raid Gear

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This guide has been written by Sellin, a former top 10 US raider and current season and several time Gladiator, long time WoW Player and passionate about all things Warcraft and Theorycrafting. You can follow him on Twitter and watch him on Twitch.

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