(Written by Ryan S.) (Write for us!)

This guide covers how to max out everything possible to have the highest stats and killing power in the level 29 battlegrounds as a Rogue. If you want to get to 29 as quick as possible you should check out Zygor’s in-game leveling add-on walkthrough showing you the most efficient questing routes.

Index

1.      Gear

2.      Enchants

3.      Talents

4.      Glyphs

5.      Your job in the battlegrounds

6.      Warsong Gulch

7.      Arathi Basin

8.      Some friendly advice

1.      Gear

Head

Humbert’s Helm -Cheap, easy to get, and not bad at all.

Scaled Leather Headband of the monkey -better then Humbert’s but is a rare drop and can cost you a fortune.

Pathfinder Hat of the Monkey- Very Rare, but is definitely the best twink headpiece, even a 8/9, 9/8 will go for 100+ gold on my server and the 9/9 of the monkey goes for 1000 gold. The best twinks will have this item.

Neck

Wolfpack Medallion – great to use while you are getting the marks/honor for the WSG necklace, easily farmable too.

Scout’s/Sentinel’s Medallion The best necklace by far, costs 95 honor, and 20 WSG marks of honor.

Shoulders

BoA shoulders- Best choice in my opinion, but not all twinks have an 80, or access to these.

Mantle of thieves- very good shoulders as well, but very rare expect to pay 100+ gold on these.

Watchman Pauldrons -in my opinion these are not all that good and should only be used if u are a Flag carrier, or are lacking stamina.

Cutthroat’s Mantle of the monkey- Best looking shoulders by far, I would use these rather than watchman Pauldrons.

Cloak

Parachute cloak- definitely the best option, but it requires 225 engineering, it’s the best because it can be enchanted with +12 agility.

Tigerstrike Mantle- Also a very good option, but is not ilvl 35+ so cannot be enchanted with BC chants

Chest

Raptor Hunter Tunic- The only option for a twink can be given BC chants making it even better. Requires you to do a 4 quest chain that you should start at level 28, and you will need help from a higher level friend.

Tabard

Your Tabard doesn’t matter at all, but 2 really cool looking pvp tabards are

Private’s/Scout’s Tabard both costing 3 WSG marks and 3 AB marks.

Bracers

Barbaric Bracers- Very good, and very cheap, Second best twink option.

Emissary cuffs of the monkey- The best twink bracers, though very rare, they are definitely worth trying a few gnomeregan runs for.

Hands

Razzeric’s Racing Grips- the best gloves you can get, although you can put +26 attack power on them, +15 agility is much better for rogues.

Headhunter’s Mitts of the monkey- also a very good choice, in my eyes these are better than Wolfclaw gloves, but it is debatable.

Wolfclaw gloves- Another good choice these are the easiest of these gloves to obtain.

Waist

Defiler’s/Highlander’s leather girdle- The best 29 twink rogue belt, cost 175 honor points, and 20 AB marks.

Deftkin Belt-the best belt to use while waiting to get the AB belt

Ghostwalker Belt of the monkey- also a very good belt to use while waiting for the AB belt, but very rare.

Legs

Triprunner Dungarees- The only choice of legs if you are planning on making a serious twink.

Feet

Defiler’s/Highlander’s Leather boots-the best boots for a 29 twink, cost 175 honor and 20 AB marks.

Insignia boots- very good temporary pair of boots, almost always a pair or two on the auction house.

Harbringer boots- Best Stamina boots in the 29 bracket, buy a pair if u plan on being a flag carrier.

Rings

Deadman’s Hand- the best ring in my opinion, I farmed 43 runs to get this ring, and I think it is very much worth it.

Charged gear of the monkey, or of the tiger- hard to farm, but these are definitely worth it.

Legionnaire’s/protector’s Band- it’s a matter of preference in this over charged gear, but either way this is a very good ring too, costs 95 honor and 20 WSG marks.

Signet of Argas- Easily obtained through a quest, is worth getting while you are farming for the other rings.

Trinkets

Inherited Signet of the Horde/Alliance- is a must have, if u can’t get this then get the normal insignia of the alliance/horde.

Rune of Duty-a very good trinket, these 2 are the only trinkets I have ever wanted. Costs 118 honor and 30 WSG marks

Daggers

Torturing Poker- Absolutely the best dagger in this bracket, should be used in the main hand.

Scout’s/Sentinel’s Blade- Very good Daggers to be used in the offhand, costs 316 honor and 30 WSG marks.

Balanced Heartseeker- very good dagger to use in the main hand or off hand. I personally use it in the offhand with torturing poker in the main hand.

Ranged

Charmed Ancient Bone Bow- Best bow by far, can be traded for the BOA gun if you would like some more resilience.

Naga Heartpiercer-Best non-BoA Bow for a rogue in my opinion.

NightStalker bow- Another great bow, I would only use it if it dropped in a RFK and you didn’t want to run BFD.

2.      Enchants

Cloak-+3agi/+12agi (only if you used parachute cloak)

Chest-+6 stats, or +150 hp

Bracers- +9 stam

Gloves- +15agi

Legs- +32 armor

Boots- +7agi

Weapons- +15agi on both weapons

Ranged- +3 dmg scope

3.      Talents

Ambush Spec

Crit strike rating

Flag carrier build

4.      Glyphs

Glyph of Ambush

Glyph of Sinister Strike

Glyph of Vanish

When choosing glyphs it is really just preference whether you want glyph of Ambush, or Glyph of Sinister Strike. I use Glyph of Ambush because when I get an ambush crit for 1100 damage it makes a fight.

5.      Your job in the battlegrounds.

A rogue’s job in the battleground is to provide support, keep the enemy dead. It isn’t always best to get in combat. Use Sap a lot, especially on hunters, then distract people away from your flag carrier.

When you are carrying the flag make sure that you use your cooldowns, and make sure to communicate with your teammates, you wouldn’t believe how many times I’ve been going for the last cap and a huge group of enemies is coming up the tunnel only 3 seconds after a teammate said it was safe.

6.      Warsong Gulch

A very basic Battleground where you try to capture the opponent’s flag, while protecting your own from being captured. Teamwork will be very important if you are planning on winning many of these. If you can get in a Twink guild your best choice is to run Pre-made WSG so that you might be able to win a warsong in 10 minutes or less. I consider it almost impossible to get the 6 minute WSG victory achievement if you are not using a Pre-made group.

7.      Arathi Basin

My personal favorite Battleground, The objective is to contol as many of the 5 points as possible. To win an AB you have to communicate well with your teammates, call incomings EX. Inc GM would mean incoming gold mine, meaning there are enemies heading toward gold mine and it would be wise to have some of your team head over there.

8.      General Tips

1.      As an ambush specced rogue most of your damage will come from ambush of course, so if you see hunters coming stealth as soon an you can to avoid getting hunter’s mark.

2.      Don’t aim for the most damage in a battleground, try to have a good balance of flag caps, damage, and flag returns. The game isn’t only about stats, so if u have a bad game, but you still won give yourself a pat on the back, you must have been doing something right.

3.      Avoid hunters as best as you can, Hunters are the only class that I really have much of a problem on.

4.      Distract/sap people who are attacking your flag carrier.

5.      Distract will be a huge help when you are trying to catch up to that guy who is 10 yards ahead of you.

6.      Focus on teamwork, not how well you are doing.

7.      Sap hunters

8.      Have fun, If you keep losing take a break then come back, owning isn’t worth it if you aren’t having fun.

9.      Finally. Good Luck!