The foundation for leveling a Rogue quickly and effectively is set when you decide your priority on stats so lets give a quick class specific breakdown. Agility above all else, it strengthens your attack power, your critical strike rate, while improving your armor and dodge slightly. Second priority is Stamina, while you level you will be soloing a fair amount so you need to be able to take a few hits and shrug them off. So where can you get armor and weapons with the right stats? It might mean periodic trips the local auction house. What are you looking for? Any green leather armor or (usable) weapon “of the monkey” (of the monkey offers combined agil and sta, exactly what you need) within 5 levels of your character, higher levels being better.

It is possible to level as any rogue spec(ialization) but certain specs are better suited to some situations than others. Combat spec leveling is widely accepted as the fastest route because it does equally well in most situations and adds some multi target attack utility with blade flurry, multi target damage being the driving force in most leveling dungeon groups. Middle of the road is Assassination, suited to mid-high level characters & perfect for soloing this spec revolves around the use of poisons and stuns, ideal for dealing with single targets quickly, it is also a solid pvp choice. Lastly we have subtly, in terms of leveling this is best left to those who aren’t in a hurry, it revolves around getting the drop on targets with stealth, which while great in pvp is not ideal for your experience points per min.

With a little simple preparation you can get past the obstacles of buying mounts, paying for training and new gear. Sounds hard? It isn’t just learn the skinning skill, and perhaps a second supporting gathering profession and level them casually as you quest. Herbalism is a good complementary skill as is mining, the former being easier to level casually. When deciding where to roll a new character check the server population, you want to have a large enough market to support your gathering, medium population or better. Make sure to sell your wares in full stacks, and to undercut the competition, but only by a tiny amount. Ensure a quick sale without starting a full on price war.

Instances are great if you are a strong social player and have connections with similarly leveled tanks and healers. If you aren’t a social butterfly or are a casual player than your best bet is to quest selectively and round it out with the occasional grind/instance. When I say quest selectively I mean that you should complete quests that are simple and fast. The courier quests are notoriously bad for experience generation since you spend a ton of time on mounts and transports instead of fighting. Avoid them if you can unless you are headed in their direction anyways.

Occasional 5man instances will help you by giving you quality equipment when you join them with the new dungeon finder. An additional though minor source of experience is fighting in the various organized battlegrounds though the experience is slow PvP helps to build a solid understanding of how your class handles under pressure. Join in the later half of each level bracket so you don’t get rocked though. (Levels that end in 8/9 for example) Last thing to cover is when you should grind. When you end the quests in the area but aren’t quite the level for the next quest area. Your best bet is to find a secluded group of monsters around yellow difficulty and grind until you level them down to green difficulty

So you’ve wrapped things up in your current town and are ready to move on and it’s unclear where to go next. It’s usually fairly simple, just follow the road down into the next zone but if you can’t find your way just ask. Other players love to show off how much they know, give them the chance to do so and you’ll be surprised at what little pearls of wisdom you can pick up, just take it all with a grain of salt. Supposing you can’t find the way even after asking around in general chat then your next move is to head over to a capitol city and ask around. Hanging out in a capitol city is also a good way to find a helpful guild. Just remember when you are moving to the next zone not to get in over your head. Fighting enemies that are at red and orange difficulty levels leads to getting killed and wasting time, avoid doing it like the plague.

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