Rogue - Mutilate

Purpose

A Mutilate Rogue is a pure damage dealer with an emphasis on single-target damage. She uses two Daggers and Poisons.

Talent Builds

Standard: 51/13/7∞
Variant 1: 51/13/7∞ - Take Master Poisoner∞ to give a critical strike buff to the raid. Use this build if you do not have a Paladin with Heart of the Crusader∞.

Ability Rotation

Use Instant Poison∞ on the Main-Hand weapon, and Deadly Poison∞ on the Off-Hand weapon.

The default attack is Mutilate∞. A Mutilate Rogue's goal is to keep Rupture∞ up and use Envenom∞ to refresh Slice and Dice∞.

Start-up:

1. Use Hunger for Blood∞ 3 times to get a full stack. You can do this before combat starts.
2. Mutilate, then Slice and Dice

Main Rotation:

1. Mutilate to 4+ Combo Points
2. Refresh Hunger for Blood if necessary
3. If Rupture has finished, Rupture. Otherwise Envenom.
4. Repeat from step 1

Key Cooldowns

Most cooldowns, especially those which increase damage, should be used early and often.

1. Tricks of the Trade∞

Key Stats

Stats are listed in order of importance. All these stats are useful, but look for gear with more stats from the top of the list.

1. Hit Rating
2. Agility
3. Attack Power - 2 points of Attack Power is comparable to 1 point of another stat
4. Expertise Rating - up to a cap of 214 Expertise Rating (26 Expertise, 6.5%)
5. Critical Strike Rating
6. Haste Rating
7. Armor Penetration
8. Strength

Recommended Glyphs

1. Glyph of Slice and Dice∞
2. Glyph of Rupture∞

Recommended Enchants

Enchants are listed from best and most expensive to least expensive. If you have a crafting profession, you may have access to crafter-only enchants which are better than these recommendations.

• Head: Arcanum of Torment∞
• Shoulders: Greater Inscription of the Axe∞ or Lesser Inscription of the Axe∞
• Chest: Powerful Stats∞ or Super Stats∞
• Cloak: Major Agility∞ or Greater Speed∞ or Superior Agility∞
• Bracers: Greater Assault∞ or Striking∞
• Hands: Crusher∞ or Major Agility∞ or Greater Assault∞
• Belt: Eternal Belt Buckle∞
• Legs: Icescale Leg Armor∞ or Nerubian Leg Armor∞
• Feet: Icewalker∞ or Greater Assault∞
• Weapon: Berserking∞ or Accuracy∞ or Superior Potency∞ or Exceptional Agility∞ or Greater Potency∞

Recommended Gems

• Meta: Relentless Eathsiege Diamond∞
• Red: Delicate∞ or Bright∞
• Yellow: Glinting∞ or Pristine∞
• Blue: Enchanted Tear∞ or Shifting∞ or Balanced∞
• Prismatic: Delicate∞ or Bright∞

Recommended Consumables

• Flask: Flask of Endless Rage∞
• Food: Blackened Dragonfin∞ or Mega Mammoth Meal∞

Additional Tips

• Always attack from behind or from the side. If you attack a mob from the front, it can parry your attacks.

Sources and Other Resources

• ShadowPanther.net∞
• Elitist Jerks: Pocket Guide to WotLK∞