Orc Rogue: your first 10 levels
Updated · ForeverDB
A gentle start for an Orc Rogue in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Valley of Trials, 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 an Orc Rogue, and you start in Valley of Trials. Here are the three things you need first. Take your time: nothing here is in a rush.
- You appear at 43.3, 68.8 in Valley of Trials.
- Your first quest: talk to Kaltunk (43.3, 68.6), next to where you appear.
- Your Rogue trainer is Rwag at 41.3, 68.0, 110 yards west of where you appear (seen in Forever, spot from Classic data). Walk: 115 yards, 15 sec.
- Your class quest: Gornek also has Encrypted Parchment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley of Trials | Rwag (seen in Forever, spot from Classic data) | 41.3, 68.0 | 115 yards, 15 sec |
| Razor Hill | Kaplak (seen in Forever, spot from Classic data) | 52.0, 43.7 | 55 yards, 10 sec |
| Orgrimmar | Ormok (Classic data, may differ in Forever) | 43.9, 54.6 | 2780 yards, about 7 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 Parchment | Gornek (42.1, 68.3) (Classic data) |
| 4 | Vile Familiars | Zureetha Fargaze (42.9, 69.1) |
| 10 | Therzok | Kaplak (52.0, 43.7) (Classic data) |
Your racials as a Rogue
- Blood Fury: A short burst of more damage. Press it at the start of a hard fight.
- Hardiness: Stuns on you end sooner.
- Shatter Curse: Clears curses off you, and you take a little less magic damage for a short time.
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