Rogue DPS Pre-Raid Gear

On this page, you will find the best gear and best in slot items from Pre-Raid content for your Rogue DPS in WoW Classic. For more gearing advice, please refer to our Rogue DPS Gearing and Best in Slot guide.

Table of Contents

1. Pre-Raid Best in Slot List for Rogues 2. Rogue Pre-Raid Best in Slot 3. Phase Best in Slot

Pre-Raid Best in Slot List for Rogues

This is the gear we recommend for damage dealing as a Rogue, before setting foot into Molten Core or Onyxia's Lair.

Rogue Pre-Raid Best in Slot

Phase Best in Slot

Phase 4 Phase 3 Phase 2 Phase 1

3.1.

Phase 4 Rogue Best in Slot

Helm	Darkmantle Cap	Saving the Best for Last
Neck	Mark of Fordring	Reward from In Dreams
Shoulders	Darkmantle Spaulders	Anthion's Parting Words
Back	Cape of the Black Baron	Baron Rivendare in Stratholme
Chest	Darkmantle Tunic	Saving the Best for Last
Wrists	Darkmantle Bracers	An Earnest Proposition
Hands	Devilsaur Gauntlets	Leatherworking
Waist	Darkmantle Belt	Just Compensation
Legs	Devilsaur Leggings	Leatherworking
Feet	Darkmantle Boots	Anthion's Parting Words
Rings	Tarnished Elven Ring Tarnished Elven Ring	Mizzle the Crafty in Dire Maul North Mizzle the Crafty in Dire Maul North
Trinkets	Hand of Justice Blackhand's Breadth	General Angerforge in Blackrock Depths Reward from General Drakkisath's Demise/For The Horde!
Swords	Dal'Rend's Sacred Charge Dal'Rend's Tribal Guardian	Warchief Rend Blackhand in Upper Blackrock Spire Warchief Rend Blackhand in Upper Blackrock Spire
Daggers	Heartseeker Alcor's Sunrazor	Blacksmithing World BoE drop
Ranged Weapon	Blackcrow	Shadow Hunter Vosh'gajin in Lower Blackrock Spire

3.2.

Phase 3 Rogue Best in Slot

Helm	Mask of the Unforgiven	The Unforgiven in Stratholme
Neck	Mark of Fordring	Reward from In Dreams
Shoulders	Truestrike Shoulders	Pyroguard Emberseer in Upper Blackrock Spire
Back	Cape of the Black Baron	Baron Rivendare in Stratholme
Chest	Cadaverous Armor	Multiple bosses in Scholomance
Wrists	Shadowcraft Bracers	Trash in Scholomance
Hands	Shadowcraft Gloves	Shadow Hunter Vosh'gajin in Lower Blackrock Spire
Waist	Shadowcraft Belt	Trash in Lower Blackrock Spire
Legs	Shadowcraft Pants	Baron Rivendare in Stratholme
Feet	Shadowcraft Boots	Rattlegore in Scholomance
Rings	Tarnished Elven Ring Tarnished Elven Ring	Mizzle the Crafty in Dire Maul North Mizzle the Crafty in Dire Maul North
Trinkets	Hand of Justice Blackhand's Breadth	General Angerforge in Blackrock Depths Reward from General Drakkisath's Demise/For The Horde!
Swords	Dal'Rend's Sacred Charge Dal'Rend's Tribal Guardian	Warchief Rend Blackhand in Upper Blackrock Spire Warchief Rend Blackhand in Upper Blackrock Spire
Daggers	Heartseeker Alcor's Sunrazor	Blacksmithing World BoE drop
Ranged Weapon	Blackcrow	Shadow Hunter Vosh'gajin in Lower Blackrock Spire

3.3.

Phase 2 Rogue Best in Slot

Helm	Mask of the Unforgiven	The Unforgiven in Stratholme
Neck	Mark of Fordring	Reward from In Dreams
Shoulders	Truestrike Shoulders	Pyroguard Emberseer in Upper Blackrock Spire
Back	Cape of the Black Baron	Baron Rivendare in Stratholme
Chest	Cadaverous Armor	Multiple bosses in Scholomance
Wrists	Shadowcraft Bracers	Trash in Scholomance
Hands	Shadowcraft Gloves	Shadow Hunter Vosh'gajin in Lower Blackrock Spire
Waist	Shadowcraft Belt	Trash in Lower Blackrock Spire
Legs	Shadowcraft Pants	Baron Rivendare in Stratholme
Feet	Shadowcraft Boots	Rattlegore in Scholomance
Rings	Tarnished Elven Ring Tarnished Elven Ring	Mizzle the Crafty in Dire Maul North Mizzle the Crafty in Dire Maul North
Trinkets	Hand of Justice Blackhand's Breadth	General Angerforge in Blackrock Depths Reward from General Drakkisath's Demise/For The Horde!
Swords	Dal'Rend's Sacred Charge Dal'Rend's Tribal Guardian	Warchief Rend Blackhand in Upper Blackrock Spire Warchief Rend Blackhand in Upper Blackrock Spire
Daggers	Heartseeker Alcor's Sunrazor	Blacksmithing World BoE drop
Ranged Weapon	Blackcrow	Shadow Hunter Vosh'gajin in Lower Blackrock Spire

3.4.

Phase 1 Rogue Best in Slot

Helm	Mask of the Unforgiven	The Unforgiven in Stratholme
Neck	Mark of Fordring	Reward from In Dreams
Shoulders	Truestrike Shoulders	Pyroguard Emberseer in Upper Blackrock Spire
Back	Cape of the Black Baron	Baron Rivendare in Stratholme
Chest	Cadaverous Armor	Multiple bosses in Scholomance
Wrists	Deepfury Bracers	World BoE drop
Hands	Devilsaur Gauntlets	Leatherworking
Waist	Cloudrunner Girdle	Quartermaster Zigris in Lower Blackrock Spire
Legs	Devilsaur Leggings	Leatherworking
Feet	Swiftwalker Boots	Princess Moira Bronzebeard in Blackrock Depths
Rings	Painweaver Band Blackstone Ring	General Drakkisath in Upper Blackrock Spire Princess Theradras in Maraudon
Trinkets	Hand of Justice Blackhand's Breadth	General Angerforge in Blackrock Depths Reward from General Drakkisath's Demise/For The Horde!
Swords	Dal'Rend's Sacred Charge Dal'Rend's Tribal Guardian	Warchief Rend Blackhand in Upper Blackrock Spire Warchief Rend Blackhand in Upper Blackrock Spire
Daggers	Heartseeker Alcor's Sunrazor	Blacksmithing World BoE drop
Ranged Weapon	Blackcrow	Shadow Hunter Vosh'gajin in Lower Blackrock Spire

For more gearing advice, you can check out our gearing hub for Rogues.

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Changelog

01 May 2025: Updated for Phase 4 of Classic Anniversary.
08 Mar. 2025: Updated for Phase 3 Classic Anniversary.
04 Jan. 2025: Updated for Phase 2 of Classic Anniversary.
17 Nov. 2024: Updated for Classic re-release.
11 Feb. 2020: Guide added.

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