Level 80 specs and upcoming changes.

Here is a rundown of suggested level 80 specs gathered by other players and suggested by me.

15/51/5 - Combat: Highest DPS spec. Good for PvE geared rogues and recommended for
Healer/DPS combo. Great spec for leveling to 80.

42/5/24 - Mutilate/Prep: Great for burst damage and recommended for Healer/DPS combo for
PvP geared rogues.


25/5/41 - Shadow step/Cold blood: This is what would be the old 20/0/41 spec used widely in
2.4 but with greater damage output with cold blood combined

with survivability of prep with shadow step.

These three specs are the basis for a PvP oriented rogue. There may be alternatives but this is the basic rundown of old specs expanded to be more effective at level 80. Lets face it, old specs for PvP cannot change much because that would mean the whole class has been revamped.

What can we look forward to in WotLK? Well there is the chance to redeem yourself in PvE or PvP in case you missed your chance at raiding or arena. If you have been slacking in gear then have no worries as level 70 gear will be near obsolete at level 80. With level 80 characters in PvP gear reaching nearly 20,000+ HP it is obvious that the gear change is significant.

We can also hope for the new arena system to be more balanced with class changes and gear specific queuing system that is not based on ratings. There will be problems with this change but they will be addressed later.

Keep checking back regularly as I update strategies and specs along with changes to our class.