Rogue Leveling in WoW

Rogue leveling in World of Warcraft can be considered a relatively straight foward process. This is due to the fact that playing as a Rogue character you are really designed as a killing machines able to kill mobs very quickly. When I first started playing WoW I played a rogue main character the majority of the time. Eventually I leveled up my night elf rogue to level 60 - actually using daggers the whole process! What a mistake and ineffective use of time that was!

One of the first decisions you may need to decide is Sword or Dagger. My advice is to you as a fellow rogue is to lose the dagger. Your mainhand weapon needs to be a sword/mace. The benefit of using a sword (or mace) as your mainhand weapon is that every hit will result in dealing a large damage to the enemy. When using a sword sinister strikes are twice as powerful, particularly in these early WoW level sinister strikes can be almost as powerful as a backstab attack - whilst limiting the risk of missing which some when using backstab.

When using Swords and Maces you don't really need to be concerned with positioning - just smash with your Sinister Strike. Unfortunately, when you're rogue leveling, good fist weapons are few and far between in the leveling process.

Gearing up a rogue (like most other melee classes during the WoW leveling process) is all focused on maximizing damage whilst leaving just enough stamina for a reasonable health recovery.

For a full review on Rogue Leveling check: Rogue Leveling Guide.
For all additional Warcraft Tips and Secrets check out: WoW Leveling Guides