Human Rogue: your first 10 levels
Updated · ForeverDB
A gentle start for a Human Rogue in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Northshire 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 Human Rogue, and you start in Northshire Valley. Here are the three things you need first. Take your time: nothing here is in a rush.
- You appear at 48.1, 43.7 in Northshire Valley.
- Your first quest: talk to Deputy Willem (48.2, 43.0), 15 yards north of where you appear.
- Your Rogue trainer is Jorik Kerridan at 50.5, 40.0, 120 yards north-east of where you appear (seen in Forever). Walk: 140 yards, 20 sec.
- Your class quest: Marshal McBride also has Encrypted Letter 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northshire Valley | Jorik Kerridan (seen in Forever) | 50.5, 40.0 | 140 yards, 20 sec |
| Goldshire | Keryn Sylvius (seen once in Forever, not confirmed) | 43.8, 65.9 | 50 yards, 5 sec |
| Stormwind City | Lord Tony Romano (Classic data, may differ in Forever) | 80.3, 68.6 | 1325 yards, about 3 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 Letter | Marshal McBride (48.9, 41.6) |
| 10 | Seek out SI: 7 | Keryn Sylvius (43.9, 65.9) (Classic data) |
| 10 | Snatch and Grab | Master Mathias Shaw (78.3, 70.7) (Classic data) |
Your racials as a Rogue
- Ruthless: More critical strikes with everything you do. Helps every class.
- Will to Survive: Breaks you out of a stun straight away. A lifesaver when something knocks you out.
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.
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