Rogue best in slot gear.
At 30 the Rogue list moves to the Scarlet Monastery Graveyard, Razorfen Kraul, Gnomeregan and the new City of Dalaran. The class quest The Eye of Bhossca gives Ruby-Adorned Blade for the main hand, and Interrogator Vishas drops Bloody Brass Knuckles for the off hand. Leatherworking matters more than at 20, and Forever still lets Rogues use axes.
Combat Rogue BiS
Ruby-Adorned Blade from the Rogue quest The Eye of Bhossca is the slow main hand, and Bloody Brass Knuckles from Interrogator Vishas in the Scarlet Monastery Graveyard go in the off hand. Both factions can get Triprunner Dungarees from the last Gnomeregan quest and Tiger Hunter Gloves from the Tiger Mastery chain in Stranglethorn. Leatherworkers make Brawler's Leather Helm and Skulker's Leather Belt, and anyone can buy Dusky Leather Armor, Forest Tracker Epaulets and the Hawkeye's pieces. Ironspine's Eye and the Wyvern Heart Band from Heartrazor are the rings. Horde wear Shapeshifting Sentinel's Strides from a night elf rare in Stonetalon, Alliance wear Feet of the Lynx.
Stat priority: Slow sword or axe main hand (Sinister Strike) + fast off hand > Agility > hit > crit > Strength/Attack Power; Stamina low; Int/Spirit worthless. Hack and Slash gives swords and axes extra attacks, daggers and fists crit.
Brawler's Leather HelmHead · Leather · ilvl 30
Ghostshard TalismanNeck · ilvl 35
Forest Tracker EpauletsShoulder · Leather · ilvl 31
Hawkeye's CloakBack · ilvl 35
Dusky Leather ArmorChest · Leather · ilvl 35
CosmeticShirt
CosmeticTabard
Hawkeye's BracersWrist · Leather · ilvl 35
Undead Rogue
Level 30 · Combat- Armor
- +630
- Strength
- +32
- Agility
- +108
- Stamina
- +47
- Spirit
- +4
- Attack Power
- +65
Tiger Hunter GlovesHands · Leather · ilvl 37
Skulker's Leather BeltWaist · Leather · ilvl 35
Triprunner DungareesLegs · Leather · ilvl 37
Shapeshifting Sentinel's StridesFeet · Leather · ilvl 29
Wyvern Heart BandRing · ilvl 34
Ironspine's EyeRing · ilvl 35
Cursed Murloc EyeTrinket · ilvl 29
Minor RecombobulatorTrinket · ilvl 28
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself. Without Leatherworking you can still get it as a rare boss drop in those dungeons.
An Infiltrator Cap of Power from the auction house beats these.
Horde only, from level 26. Frostmaw is a level 37 elite yeti in Alterac Mountains: take a group.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need Engineering 210 yourself.
Azshir the Sleepless is a rare spawn, so he is not there every run.
Binds when equipped: look for it on the auction house.
A Twilight Cape of Power from the auction house beats these.
Binds when equipped, so you can buy one if you are not a leatherworker.
An Infiltrator Armor of Power from the auction house beats it.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Unearthed Bands of Power (Uldaman trash or the auction house) beat these.
Binds when equipped. The pattern is sold in limited supply by Saenorion in Darnassus and Joseph Moore in Tirisfal Glades.
The last of four Tiger Mastery quests from Ajeck Rouack at Nesingwary's Expedition, open from level 28. Sin'Dall is a level 37 tiger: take a group.
The 2 Nature damage on each hit also hits you.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself. Trainers teach it at 150, no pattern needed.
The last quest of Gnomeregan for either faction, open from level 25. Mekgineer Thermaplugg is a level 34 elite: go with a full group.
Feet of the LynxAllianceReported by a player, not confirmed. Brother Ravenoak and Sentinel Amarassan are the two night elf rares up there, both serve Darnassus, so only the Horde can kill them. Which one drops the boots is not known.
A Ghostwalker Boots of Power from the auction house beats Feet of the Lynx.
Heartrazor is a rare wyvern in Thousand Needles. The band is not unique, so you can wear two if you get it twice.
Jarl wants a Moonsteel Broadsword, a Blacksmithing craft: make one, buy one, or ask a blacksmith.
Ironspine is a rare spawn, so he is not there every run.
A second Wyvern Heart Band is a little better: it is not unique.
The end of a long chain: you kill Stalvan Mistmantle, a level 35 elite, in Duskwood. Take a group.
Needs Engineering (140) to use.
Needs Engineering (200) to use.
Rogue only, open from level 25. It starts at C's dead drop near Pyrewood Village in Silverpine Forest and sends you alone into the Scarlet Monastery.
An axe. Forever lets Rogues use axes, and Hack and Slash gives axes and swords the same extra attacks.
A mace gets armor penetration from Hack and Slash instead of extra attacks.
Hack and Slash gives fist weapons and daggers extra crit instead of extra attacks.
An elite quest of level 34, open from level 24, against the Dragonmaw near Grim Batol: take a group.
From the Call to Arms chain at Hammerfall, open from level 30. The Boulderfist ogres are level 38 to 40 elites: take a strong group.
The Dark Iron Ambassador is a rare spawn, so he is not there every run.
Needs Honored with Booty Bay.
Level 20 lists.
What to wear at 20, from when the beta was capped there. Still useful on the way up to 30.
Combat Rogue BiS
Slow main hand, fast off hand. Cruel Barb from Edwin VanCleef is the Sinister Strike weapon, and Butcher's Cleaver from Razorclaw in Shadowfang Keep goes in the off hand. Wear Gloves, Leggings and Footpads of the Fang from Wailing Caverns, and do the twenty library books: the Field Researcher's Loop is Rogue only and the best ring you can get.
Stat priority: Slow main hand (Sinister Strike) + fast off hand > Agility > crit > Strength/Attack Power; Stamina low; Int/Spirit worthless. Forever lets rogues use axes (skill starts at 1).
Brawler's Leather HoodHead · Leather · ilvl 25
Erudite's AmuletNeck · ilvl 23
Serpent's ShouldersShoulder · Leather · ilvl 23
Glowing Lizardscale CloakBack · ilvl 23
Panther ArmorChest · Leather · ilvl 27CosmeticShirtCosmeticTabard
Cultist's ArmguardsWrist · Leather · ilvl 29Undead Rogue
Level 20 · Combat- Armor
- +538
- Strength
- +16
- Agility
- +68
- Stamina
- +41
- Intellect
- +10
- Spirit
- +8
- Attack Power
- +50
- (2) +10 Intellect.
- (3) +10 Attack Power.
- (4) Taking damage while at or below 25% health causes you to restore 100 health and mana over 5 sec. This effect can only trigger once every 5 min. (5m cooldown)
- (5) Grants your melee attacks a chance to inflict Dream Venom, stunning the target for 1 sec.
Gloves of the FangHands · Leather · ilvl 19
Blackened Defias BeltWaist · Leather · ilvl 22
Leggings of the FangLegs · Leather · ilvl 22
Footpads of the FangFeet · Leather · ilvl 22
Field Researcher's LoopRing · ilvl 35Pyrewood Signet RingRing · ilvl 25Minor RecombobulatorTrinket · ilvl 28
Lookie's SpyglassTrinket · ilvl 23
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Tunic of WestfallAlliancePanther ArmorHordeBinds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Staghide ArmguardsAllianceCultist's ArmguardsHordeBinds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Kill Nightveiled Rotheap, a new elite patrol on the Wetlands river (around 49, 33), for Rotheap Innards and trade them to Rethiel the Greenwarden (around 56, 40). Alliance only, one ring per character.
Needs Engineering (140) to use.
Rogue gearing tips.
- Two Rogue quests give gear: The Horn of Xelthos (Pyrewood Signet Ring) and The Eye of Bhossca (Ruby-Adorned Blade). The second opens at 25 at C's dead drop near Pyrewood Village and sends you alone into the Scarlet Monastery.
- Leatherworking pays at 30: trainers teach Brawler's Leather Helm (130), Skulker's Leather Belt (150) and Dusky Leather Armor (150). The helm and belt bind on pickup, the armor can be sold.
- Faction differences: Horde get Shapeshifting Sentinel's Strides from a night elf rare in northern Stonetalon and Silent Hunter from the Call to Arms chain. Alliance get Subdued Dragon's Fang from Stopping the Cycle in the Wetlands. Triprunner Dungarees come from Gnomeregan for both.
- The Field Researcher's Loop from the twenty library books is still a good ring at 30 until Ironspine's Eye or a Wyvern Heart Band drops.
- In the City of Dalaran the constructs and elementals take no poison or bleed damage, so Rupture and your poisons do nothing to them. Plan your finishers around it.
How these lists are built
The picks start from ForeverChanges' lists, the only ones that cover every spec for both factions at 20 and at 30. The level 20 lists are cross-checked against Icy Veins, Wowhead, Realm First and wowtbc.gg, the level 30 lists against The Forever Era, Kami-Labs and wowtbc.gg ("Also picked by"). Every item is read from Wowhead's Forever database, which fills in from the beta client as testers loot things. Blizzard hides item stats until an item has dropped, so a list can only use what has been seen. We check each pick fits its slot, can be used by the class and does not need a higher level than the list is for.
At 30 two kinds of items stay off the top line even when they would win. Random-suffix greens (the "of the Owl" kind) have no fixed stats to check, and rewards behind level 40 elites are out of reach for most level 30 groups. Both are named in the notes where they beat the pick. Class quest weapons are the exception: the Shaman and Warrior chains open at 30, so they stay on top.
Hover any item for the full Wowhead tooltip. The stats and totals on this page were read on October 15, 2026 and will move with beta builds.
Trinkets are still thin at 30. The Minor Recombobulator needs Engineering 140 to use, and casters who are Engineers can wear the Spellpower Goggles Xtreme from 215. Crafted pieces marked "binds when picked up" can only be worn by the crafter.
The 3D preview
Wowhead does not allow its 3D viewer on other sites, so "See it in 3D" opens its Forever dressing room with the whole set already equipped on the race and gender you picked. Neck, rings and trinkets have no model, so they are left off there.