Rogue PvP Gear Guide

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Last updated on Jan 12, 2026 at 12:03 by Sellin 5 comments

On this page, we will go over the Phase 5 best in slot gear for Rogues in PvP.

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Rogue BiS List for PvP in TBC Classic

This is our recommended gear set for PvPing as a Rogue. This gear maximizes your damage while giving you high enough Resilience. Your gear set will be heavily dependent on your playstyle. If you prefer to live longer consider swapping out some of the PvE items for more Resilience-heavy PvP items. The Hit Cap for PvP is only 5% for your specials; having more hit is not necessarily bad but you want to prioritize Agility and Attack Power after the soft cap. Please note that we suggest Vengeful Gladiator's Shiv Icon Vengeful Gladiator's Shiv over Vengeful Gladiator's Slicer Icon Vengeful Gladiator's Slicer due to the 1.4 Attack Speed on the Dagger which will apply Poisons more often and have a lower-Energy-costing Shiv. It is important that you run 4-piece at a minimum for the set bonus when playing Rogue in PvP.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Cursed Vision of Sargeras Vengeful Gladiator's Leather Helm	Illidan Stormrage — The Black Temple PvP Vendor
Neck	Vindicator's Pendant of Triumph	PvP Vendor
Shoulders	Vengeful Gladiator's Leather Spaulders	PvP Vendor
Back	Thalassian Wildercloak Shadowmoon Destroyer's Drape	Kael'thas Sunstrider — The Eye Teron Gorefiend — The Black Temple
Chest	Vengeful Gladiator's Leather Tunic	PvP Vendor
Wrists	Vindicator's Dragonhide Bracers	PvP Vendor
Hands	Vengeful Gladiator's Leather Gloves	PvP Vendor
Waist	Vindicator's Leather Belt Belt of Deep Shadow	PvP Vendor Leatherworking
Legs	Vengeful Gladiator's Leather Legguards	PvP Vendor
Feet	Vindicator's Leather Boots	PvP Vendor
Rings	Band of the Eternal Champion Stormrage Signet Ring Vindicator's Band of Triumph	The Scale of the Sands — Exalted Illidan Stormrage — The Black Temple PvP Vendor
Trinkets	Berserker's Call Medallion of the Horde or Medallion of the Alliance	Zul'jin — Zul'Aman PvP Vendor
Main-Hand	Warglaive of Azzinoth Vengeful Gladiator's Slicer	Illidan Stormrage — The Black Temple PvP Vendor
Off-hands	Warglaive of Azzinoth Vengeful Gladiator's Shiv	Illidan Stormrage — The Black Temple PvP Vendor
Ranged	Vengeful Gladiator's War Edge	PvP Vendor

Best Enchants for PvP Rogue

Slot	Enchantment
Head	Glyph of Ferocity
Shoulders	Might of the Scourge — Sapphiron in Naxxramas Greater Inscription of Vengeance — Exalted reputation with the The Aldor Greater Inscription of the Blade — Exalted reputation with the The Scryers
Back	Enchant Cloak - Greater Agility
Chest	Enchant Chest - Exceptional Stats or Enchant Chest - Major Resilience
Wrists	Enchant Bracer - Assault
Hands	Enchant Gloves - Superior Agility
Legs	Nethercobra Leg Armor
Feet	Enchant Boots - Cat's Swiftness
Weapons	Enchant Weapon - Mongoose
Rings	Enchant Ring - Stats or Enchant Ring - Striking (before stats are available)

Best Gems for PvP Rogue

Rogues will use Relentless Earthstorm Diamond as their meta gem as it will increase your damage the most, Delicate Crimson Spinel Icon Delicate Crimson Spinel in Red sockets, Glinting Pyrestone Icon Glinting Pyrestone or Wicked Pyrestone Icon Wicked Pyrestone if Hit-capped in Yellow sockets, and Shifting Shadowsong Amethyst Icon Shifting Shadowsong Amethyst in Blue sockets. Generally there are two ways to socket your gear. You can opt for a balanced build where you socket for all of your socket bonuses or you can go with a heavily-offensive build where you socket 10 Agility gems in all of your gear. Keep in mind you will need to always use at least two Blue gems and two Yellow gems to satisfy your meta gem requirement.