Before getting your teeth into a good rogue raiding guide you first need to learn the basics about the Rogue class. Rogues are a solid DPS class which means their job in dungeons and raids is to deal massive amount of damage. The term DPS is an acronym for Damage per Second and this is how rogues measure how well they doing in terms of damage versus other classes. Rogues are one of the most powerful damage dealers in the game with some very interesting and fun abilities at their disposal.
When dealing damage, Rogues use a selection of "Combo Point generators" such as Sinister Strike or Mutilate on their target. These are abilities that not only deal damage to your target but also apply one or more combo points. These combo points can then be used (removing them from your target) by using a "combo point finisher". These finishing moves do more damage the higher the number of combo points you have on your target. You can stack up to a maximum of 5 combo points at any one time and this will give you the best damage from your finishers.
Each rogue ability also uses something called Energy. Energy is depicted in the game by a yellow bar underneath your health bar. You can have a maximum of 100 energy at a time and when used it naturally begins to refill back up to 100. Stacking haste can improve the speed as which your energy refills allowing you to use more abilities more often. Nearly all rogue abilities require energy to use them.
Rogues can also do many fun things in the game that other classes cannot do. For example, rogues can Pick Pocket humanoid mobs to gain extra loot from them, even looting Epic Quality rogue weapons that you can either keep for yourself or sell! In addition, rogues can open locked boxes and treasure chests found in loot or around the world itself giving them access to even more loot and goodies.
Rogues also have the ability to Vanish from sight allowing them to quickly drop enemy creatures when they get into trouble or to Stealth past creatures they do not want to fight. Rogues even get the chance to earn Exalted with a faction that no other class can have!
Rogues overall can be a very rewarding experience for any player and they can be used effectively in a variety of situations such as questing, PVP (battlegrounds and arena), dungeons runs and raids. There really isn't anything a rogue cannot master in the game whereas other classes may struggle in different situations.
