Gnome Rogue: your first 10 levels
Updated · ForeverDB
A gentle start for a Gnome Rogue in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Coldridge Valley, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Written for the WoW Forever beta, for your first 10 levels. Where each person stands comes from what players recorded in WoW Forever wherever we have it. Anything else is marked: "Classic data" means the spot comes from the original game and may have moved in Forever.
Right now
Welcome! You're a Gnome Rogue, and you start in Coldridge Valley. Here are the three things you need first. Take your time: nothing here is in a rush.
- You appear at 29.9, 72.0 in Coldridge Valley.
- Your first quest: talk to Sten Stoutarm (29.9, 71.3), 20 yards north of where you appear.
- Your Rogue trainer is Solm Hargrin at 28.4, 67.5, 165 yards north-west of where you appear (seen once in Forever, not confirmed). Walk: 240 yards, 35 sec.
- Your class quest: Sten Stoutarm also has Encrypted Memorandum for you. It sends you to your trainer, and it's free experience.
Tip: If you die, that's fine: everyone does. Click Release Spirit, run back to your body as a ghost, and carry on. Fight one enemy at a time and eat or drink between fights.
Playing a Rogue at first
You're quick and sneaky. You fight up close with daggers or swords, you can hide in stealth, and you use Energy, which refills quickly by itself.
- Press Sinister Strike to build combo points (the little dots on your enemy's portrait).
- With a few combo points, finish with Eviscerate for a big hit.
- Use Stealth to walk past enemies or to start a fight on your terms.
Tip: You can't heal yourself, so eat food between fights.
Tip: From level 4, Backstab hits hard from behind with a dagger.
Your spells up to level 10
You start with your level 1 spells. The rest you learn from your trainer, for a few coins, at levels 4, 6, 8, 10. A few come from class quests instead. From the WoW Forever game client:
| Level | Spell | Learned from |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eviscerate (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 1 | Sinister Strike (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 1 | Stealth (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 4 | Backstab (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 4 | Pick Pocket | Trainer |
| 6 | Gouge (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 6 | Sinister Strike (Rank 2) | Trainer |
| 8 | Evasion | Trainer |
| 8 | Eviscerate (Rank 2) | Trainer |
| 10 | Sap (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 10 | Slice and Dice (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 10 | Sprint (Rank 1) | Trainer |
Where your Rogue trainers are
| Where | Trainer | Spot (click for the map) | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coldridge Valley | Solm Hargrin (seen once in Forever, not confirmed) | 28.4, 67.5 | 240 yards, 35 sec |
| Kharanos | Hogral Bakkan (seen once in Forever, not confirmed) | 47.6, 52.6 | 80 yards, 10 sec |
| Ironforge | Fenthwick (Classic data, may differ in Forever) | 51.5, 15.3 | 1745 yards, about 4 min |
Walks start from where you appear (the first trainer), the middle of the town (town trainers) or the first town (city trainers).
Class quests
| Level | Quest | Starts with |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Encrypted Memorandum | Sten Stoutarm (29.9, 71.3) |
| 1 | A Gently Shaken Gift | Gently Shaken Gift (33.5, 65.6) (Classic data) |
| 10 | Road to Salvation | Hogral Bakkan (47.6, 52.6) (Classic data) |
| 10 | Simple Subterfugin' | Hulfdan Blackbeard (52.0, 14.8) (Classic data) |
| 10 | Onin's Report | Onin MacHammar (25.2, 44.5) (Classic data) |
Your racials as a Rogue
- Eureka!: Some of your attacks cost less and hit harder.
Professions
For a Rogue, the best pair is Leatherworking and Skinning. Leatherworking makes leather armor you can wear, and Skinning takes leather from the beasts you kill anyway, so you never have to buy it. As a Gnome, Engineering Specialization also helps with Engineering.
Tip: Not sure yet? Pick two gathering professions (Herbalism, Mining or Skinning). They make money from the very first herb, vein or beast, and you can swap one for a crafting profession later. Dropping a profession loses its skill, so decide before you've raised it far.
More on this: the best professions for each class.
After level 10
At level 10 you get your first talent point. Our Rogue leveling guide takes you on from there, and the leveling guide shows where to go next. Your first dungeon comes a bit later: see your first dungeon.
Checked against WoW Forever beta build 1.60.1.70658.
Explore next
- Quest guides
- Rogue: Changes · Builds · Gear planner