Outlaw Rogue Guide

Outlaw Rogue Overview

As the name suggests, Outlaws are a notorious crew of gangsters, pirates, and other rogues willing to do whatever it takes to achieve their goals. Cloaked in shadows, Outlaw Rogues engage in combat employing all the dirty tricks in their arsenal.

Like all Rogue specializations, Outlaw utilizes Energy to execute their abilities. These abilities can be divided into Generators, which build Combo Points, and Spenders, which consume those Combo Points for powerful attacks. Interestingly, Rogues refer to their spenders as Finishing Moves.

Outlaw is characterized by its fast-paced playstyle, where players can rapidly execute a variety of abilities to deal direct damage. A hallmark of this specialization is the iconic Blade Flurry mechanic, which allows you to deal AoE damage while maintaining your standard attack rotation, rather than relying solely on special AoE abilities. Roll the Bones adds a layer of complexity to the gameplay, which can be somewhat challenging for newcomers. However, don’t let this deter you from enjoying this exciting specialization.

Outlaw Rogue Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths	Weaknesses
✅ Consistent AoE DPS.	⛔️ High demand to target attendance.
✅ Good both in M+ and Raiding.	⛔️ Lacks of utility.
✅ Decent survivability.	⛔️ Reactive gameplay.
✅ Exceptional Crowd Control.	⛔️ Lack of actual burst window.
✅ Restless BladesRestless Blades-oriented gameplay.	⛔️ Roll the Bones‘ random mechanics.

Outlaw Rogue Changes In The War Within

The Outlaw Rogue has undergone a significant transformation in the latest update, The War Within, featuring major changes to both class and specialization talent trees. Firstly, it’s essential to highlight the new WoW Outlaw Rogue talent tree — Hero Talent Tree. This new system adds an extra layer of customization and flexibility, enabling players to fine-tune their abilities with greater precision.

Outlaw Rogue Hero Talents

• Fatebound: is a tree that focuses on enhancing Hand of Fate and a percentage-based damage increase to your damage profile;
• Trickster: this tree is centered around Unseen Blade and allows you to improve your performance in AoE fights.

Fatebound	Trickster
Hand of Fate	Unseen Blade
Chosen’s Revelry	Surprising Strikes
Tempted Fate	Smoke
Mean Streak	Mirrors
Inexorable March	Flawless Form
Death’s Arrival	Don’t Be Suspicious
Deal Fate	So Tricky
Edge Case	Devious Distractions
Fate Intertwined	Thousand Cuts
Delivered Doom	Flickerstrike
Inevitabile End	Disorienting Strikes
Destiny Defined	Cloud Cover
Double Jeopardy	No Scruples
Fateful Ending	Nimble Flurry
	Coup de Grace

Changes to The Existing Abilities And Talents

In the The War Within expansion, the Outlaw Rogue talents in WoW have undergone significant revisions, including a complete rework of several key abilities. The ability Acrobatic Strikes no longer increases melee attack range; instead, it boosts auto-attack damage and movement speed. Additionally, Cut to the Chase has now become a baseline ability available to all Rogue specs, while Subterfuge has been adjusted to last for 6 seconds and is now a 2-point talent within the class tree.

Within the specialization tree, Adrenaline Rush no longer independently reduces the global cooldown (GCD) but now scales with Haste, making Haste a more valuable stat for Outlaw Rogues. The ability Count the Odds now provides consistent benefits both inside and outside of stealth, while Underhanded Upper Hand no longer affects Slice and Dice, which now automatically extends through Cut to the Chase.

The removal of Shadow Dance from the class tree, replaced by an additional charge of Vanish, alongside the removal of Sepsis, clearly indicates that reliance on stealth is no longer the primary focus for Outlaw Rogues.

Basics of Outlaw Rogue Gameplay

• Solid Defensive Cooldowns: Feint  is effective against AOE damage. Evasion  provides exceptional protection from physical attacks. Cloak of Shadows  grants complete immunity to magic damage and effects. Crimson Vial  is an efficient heal, costing only 20 Energy. Cheat Death helps you avoid occasional fatalities.
• Exceptional Mobility: Grappling Hook  is a versatile travel ability that uses a ground target option. It operates without a target, similar to the Warrior’s Leap . Shadowstep  teleports you behind your target, enhancing your mobility options. Sprint  is a standard ability across all rogue specializations. Fleet Footed is a passive ability that increases your movement speed.
• Effective Crowd Control: Cheap Shot  delivers a 4-second stun, but requires you to be in Stealth . Kidney Shot  is a finishing move that can stun your target for up to 6 seconds. Sap  requires stealth and can disable a target not currently in combat. Blind  is a combat variant of Sap  that does not require Stealth but can be broken by damage.

Outlaw Rogue Rotation

Playing an Outlaw Rogue in WoW involves a unique approach. You should utilize a range of abilities as they become available. At the same time, you need to generate and spend Combo Points. To simplify the Outlaw Rogue rotation, we can outline a specific order of operations. Remember, missing your priority ability will result in a loss of DPS.

• Use  Blade Flurry  before the pull and refresh it if it drops off.
• Use  Adrenaline Rush  and  Slice and Dice  before the pull.
• Use  Sinister Strike  as your primary Combo Point builder.
• Use  Ambush  when available, and  Pistol Shot  when you have an  Opportunity  proc, at either 0-1 CP or during  Shadow Dance.
• Use  Dispatch  as your main Finisher.
• Use  Between the Eyes  on cooldown whenever possible. During  Shadow Dance ,  Vanish , or  Subterfuge , use  Between the Eyes .
• Use  Roll the Bones  on cooldown if you only have one or two buffs and Loaded Dice is not active.
• Use  Slice and Dice  when necessary.

Offensive Cooldowns

Spell	Cooldown	Description
Adrenaline Rush	3 min	Increases Energy regeneration rate and attack speed by 20% for 20 seconds.
Blade Flurry	25 sec	Strikes up to 4 nearby enemies for 40% of the damage done to your primary target for 12 seconds.
Killing Spree	2 min	Teleports you to an enemy and strikes for high damage over 2 seconds, prioritizing targets with Between the Eyes debuff.
Dreadblades	1,5 min	Empowers your next melee ability to deal additional Shadow damage, but causes you to take a portion of damage dealt as backlash for 12 seconds.

Defensive Cooldowns

Spell	Cooldown	Description
Cloak of Shadows	2 min	Provides immunity to magic damage and harmful effects for 5 seconds.
Evasion	2 min	Increases your dodge chance by 100% for 10 seconds.
Riposte	2 min	It increases your parry chance by 100% for 10 seconds and allows you to parry spells.
Feint	15 sec	Reduces damage taken from area-of-effect attacks by 50% for 6 seconds.

Outlaw Rogue Build

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Outlaw Rogue Stats

• Agility;
• Versatility;
• Haste;
• Critical Strike;
• Mastery.

Agility is our primary stat, providing Attack Power that increases the damage of your abilities. Versatility enhances your damage output while also reducing damage taken. Critical Strike boosts your chance to deal double damage with attacks and enhances Improved Between the Eyes when it critically hits. Haste increases your attack speed, Energy regeneration, and the frequency of Main Gauche procs, while also reducing the Global Cooldown (GCD) during Adrenaline Rush . Mastery is the least important stat; it increases the damage of Mastery: Main Gauche procs, which can trigger Combat Potency to boost Energy regeneration.

Outlaw Rogue Leveling

Having access to Blade Flurry early on, along with Evasion and a cheap, easy heal later, should make leveling up smoother.Generally speaking, Outlaw Rogues have fairly weak basic cooldowns, but they compensate by dealing consistently high overall damage. Whenever you have Evasion and Cloak of Shadows ready, you can take on multiple targets, provided you can defeat them quickly—which shouldn’t be a problem.

You can choose to level through dungeons or quests. Simply queue for random or timewalking dungeons to gain significant XP, or opt for the Draenor/Legion timeline at Chromie for questing. Alternatively, you can request Power Leveling, and our trained professionals will help you level up faster than you could on your own.

Best Gear for Outlaw Rogue

Slot	Item	Source
Head	K’areshi Phantom’s Emptiness	Catalyst / Raid / Vault
Neck	Elder’s Hemolymphal Periapt	City of Threads
Shoulders	K’areshi Phantom’s Shoulderpads	Catalyst / Raid / Vault
Cloak	Wings of Shattered Sorrow	Rasha’nan
Chest	K’areshi Phantom’s Nexus Wraps	Catalyst / Raid / Vault
Wrist	Rune-Branded Armbands with Elemental Focusing Lens	Crafting
Gloves	K’areshi Phantom’s Grips	Catalyst / Raid / Vault
Belt	Sapgorger Belt	Mists of Tirna Scithe
Legs	Rune-Branded Legwraps with Elemental Focusing Lens	Crafting
Boots	Viscera-Stitched Footpads	The Necrotic Wake
Ring	Stitchflesh’s Misplaced Signet	The Necrotic Wake
Ring	Experiment 08752’s Band	City of Threads
Trinket	Void Reaper’s Contract	Nexus-Princess Ky’veza
Trinket	Ara-Kara Sacbrood	Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
Main Hand	Void Reaper’s Warp Blade	Nexus-Princess Ky’veza
Off Hand	Blood-Kissed Kukri	The Bloodbound Horror

Best Outlaw Rogue Trinkets in The War Within

• Void Reaper’s Contract;
• Ara-Kara Sacbrood;
• Bottled Flayedwing Toxin;
• Mad Queen’s Mandate;

• Dead-Eye Spyglass;
• Overclocked Gear-a-Rang Launcher;
• Sikran’s Endless Arsenal;

• Twin Fang Instruments;
• Mistcaller Ocarina;
• Spelunker’s Waning Candle;
• Detachable Fang.

Tier Set Bonuses for Outlaw Rogue

K’areshi Phantom’s Bindings is the Outlaw Rogue Tier Set for Season 1 in the War Within.

2-set	Your Sinister Strike, Pistol Shot, and Ambush have a 20% chance to Ethereal Rampage, dealing 15% increased damage as Shadow.
4-set	Ethereal Rampage additionally increases the damage of your next Between the Eyes by 6%, stacking up to 3 times.

Best Consumables for Outlaw Rogue

Type	Best	Options
Flask	Flask of Tempered Versatility	—
Combat Potion	Tempered Potion	—
Health Potion	Algari Healing Potion	—
Weapon Buff	Ironclaw Whetstone	Ironclaw Weightstone
Augment Rune	Crystallized Augment Rune	—
Food	Feast of the Midnight Masquerade	The Sushi Special
Diamond	Culminating Blasphemite	—
Other Gems	Quick Sapphire	Versatile Emerald

Best Outlaw Rogue Enchants

Slot	Best Enchant	Cheaper Version
Weapon	Enchant Weapon – Authority of the Depths	—
Cloak	Enchant Cloak – Chant of Winged Grace	Enchant Cloak – Whisper of Silken Avoidance
Chest	Enchant Chest – Crystalline Radiance	Enchant Chest – Stormrider’s Agility
Bracers	Enchant Bracer – Chant of Armored Avoidance	Enchant Cloak – Whisper of Silken Avoidance
Legs	Stormbound Armor Kit	Dual Layered Armor Kit
Boots	Enchant Boots – Defender’s March	—
Ring – Regular	Enchant Ring – Radiant Versatility	Enchant Ring – Glimmering Versatility
Ring – Cursed	Enchant Ring – Cursed Versatility	—
Ring	Enchant Ring – Devotion of Haste	Enchant Ring – Writ of Haste

Outlaw Rogue End-Game

End-game content consists of three main forms: Raiding, Mythic+, and PvP. Each of these avenues features different class performance variations. The new raid introduced in Season 1 is essential, as it ties into the overarching story and offers valuable rewards. Mythic+ dungeons now include new affixes, making them a primary source for gear upgrades. Regarding PvP, the system has undergone slight reworks, providing a variety of options to explore its new features.