Mists of Pandaria Classic Combat Rogue Pre-Raid Gear

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Last updated on Nov 28, 2025 at 10:45 by Sellin

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

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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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1. Combat Rogue Pre-Raid Gear Set

2. Mists of Pandaria Classic Gear Sets

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 to cap (7.5%)
Expertise Rating to cap(7.5%)
Haste
Mastery
Critical Strike

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

Mists of Pandaria Classic Gear Sets

Phase 3 Phase 1

2.1.

Phase 3 Best in Slot

Please note that the reforges on this list are assuming you have every piece of gear listed. Missing even a single piece of this gear can completely change the way you reforge/gem/enchant your gear so always keep your Hit/Expertise caps in mind.

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Nine-Tailed Helmet	Hit → Expertise	60x August Stone Fragment Celestial Dungeons
Neck	Flanker's Battletags	Hit → Mastery	Shado-Pan Assault Neutral
Shoulder	Nine-Tailed Spaulders	Critical Strike → Haste	50x August Stone Fragment Celestial Dungeons
Cloak	Pinionfeather Greatcloak	Critical Strike → Haste	30x August Stone Fragment Celestial Dungeons
Chest	Vest of the Bordomorono	–	Oondosta
Bracer	Bracers of the Midnight Comet of Haste	–	30x August Stone Fragment Celestial Dungeons
Gloves	Nine-Tailed Gloves	Critical Strike → Haste	50x August Stone Fragment Celestial Dungeons
Belt	Girdle of the Derrodoccus	Expertise → Haste	Oondosta
Legs	Nine-Tailed Legguards	–	55x August Stone Fragment Celestial Dungeons
Boots	Quilen Hide Boots	Hit → Mastery	Leatherworking
Ring 1	Forzarra's Last Meal	Expertise → Haste	Oondosta
Ring 2	Gore-Soaked Gear	Critical Strike → Mastery	30x August Stone Fragment Celestial Dungeons
Trinket 1	Renataki's Soul Charm	Expertise → Haste	50x August Stone Fragment Celestial Dungeons
Trinket 2	Bad Juju	Mastery → Haste	50x August Stone Fragment Celestial Dungeons
Weapon	Wu-Lai, Bladed Fan of the Empyreans	Critical Strike → Hit	30x August Stone Fragment Celestial Dungeons
Off-hand	Wu-Lai, Bladed Fan of the Empyreans	Critical Strike → Expertise	30x August Stone Fragment Celestial Dungeons

2.2.

Phase 1 Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Helmet of the Thousandfold Blades	Expertise → Haste	50x August Stone Fragment Celestial Dungeons
Neck	Hellrider's Choker	Critical Strike → Haste	Galleon
Shoulder	Spaulders of the Thousandfold Blades	Expertise → Mastery	50x August Stone Fragment Celestial Dungeons
Cloak	Blackguard Cape	Hit → Haste	1250 Valor Points Shado-Pan Honored
Chest	Flameshot Wrap	Hit → Haste	Galleon
Bracer	Quillpaw Family Bracers	Critical Strike → Haste	1250 Valor Points The August Celestials Honored
Gloves	Gloves of the Thousandfold Blades	Hit → Haste	50x August Stone Fragment Celestial Dungeons
Belt	Cannoneer's Gunpowder Carrier	Critical Strike → Haste	Galleon
Legs	Legguards of the Thousandfold Blades	Hit → Mastery	50x August Stone Fragment Celestial Dungeons
Boots	Flamefoot Tabi	Hit → Mastery	Galleon
Ring 1	Seal of the Windreaver	Hit → Expertise	Shadow of the Empire
Ring 2	Hereditary Saurok Loop	Hit → Mastery	Galleon
Trinket 1	Terror in the Mists	–	40x August Stone Fragment Celestial Dungeons
Trinket 2	Relic of Xuen	–	Tiger Deck at Darkmoon Faire
Weapon	Claws of Shek'zeer	Critical Strike → Haste	30x August Stone Fragment Celestial Dungeons
Off-hand	Claws of Shek'zeer	Critical Strike → Haste	30x August Stone Fragment Celestial Dungeons

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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