Sim-Verified Pre-Raid BiS
Open in SimulatorCombat Rogue Pre-BiS & Rotation Guide
Canonical Vanilla dual-wield swords specialist with 100% Slice and Dice uptime, Sinister Strike, and Blade Flurry bursts. Optimized using 10,000 Monte Carlo discrete-event simulations for Classic Vanilla Phase 1 Molten Core & Onyxia raid prep.
Optimal Priority Action List (APL)
- 1.Maintain Slice and Dice (100% uptime for +30% attack speed)
- 2.Spam Sinister Strike to build combo points
- 3.Cast Eviscerate at 5 combo points when Slice and Dice has > 10s remaining
- 4.Pop Blade Flurry and Adrenaline Rush on boss burn phases
Stat Priority & Equivalence Points (EP)
Simulated stat weights normalized against 1 Attack Power (AP = 1.00 EP).
Hit (up to 9%)
14.2 EP
Crit Rating
12.5 EP
Strength
2.0 EP
Recommended Pre-Raid Best-in-Slot Items
Level 60 Cap • Phase 1Head
Lionheart Helm
Blacksmithing Crafted
ilvl 61Sim Item →
Neck
Prestor's Talisman of Conspiracy
Nefarian Head Quest
ilvl 83Sim Item →
Shoulders
Truestrike Shoulders
Pyroguard Emberseer (UBRS)
ilvl 61Sim Item →
Chest
Savage Gladiator Chain
Gorosh the Dervish (BRD)
ilvl 57Sim Item →
Wrists
Battleborn Armbraces
Rend Blackhand (UBRS)
ilvl 63Sim Item →
Hands
Edgemaster's Handguards
World Drop (Boe)
ilvl 49Sim Item →
Waist
Brigam Girdle
General Drakkisath (UBRS)
ilvl 63Sim Item →
Legs
Devilsaur Leggings
Leatherworking Crafted
ilvl 60Sim Item →
Feet
Bloodmail Boots
Scholomance Bosses
ilvl 61Sim Item →
Ring 1
Don Julio's Band
Alterac Valley Exalted
ilvl 65Sim Item →
Ring 2
Band of Accuria
Ragnaros (Molten Core)
ilvl 75Sim Item →
Trinket 1
Blackhand's Breadth
General Drakkisath Quest
ilvl 63Sim Item →
Trinket 2
Hand of Justice
General Angerforge (BRD)
ilvl 58Sim Item →
Main Hand
Ironfoe
Emperor Dagran Thaurissan (BRD)
ilvl 60Sim Item →