One of the most popular questions people ask me every day is "Are rogues viable for raids?". This means essentially are rogues good DPS choices for raids at the moment? Can they top the DPS meters in encounters, can they handle trash well? Do they have abilities that are useful in raids? The answer is a resounding YES to all of these.
Rogues are one of the best Melee DPS classes in the game currently if played well. With the right gear optimisation, rotation and build your rogue could easily be the top of every single DPS meter in any group or raid. What's even better about this is that rogues are still one of the most underplayed classes in the game with just 6% of all players having a rogue as their main toon. This means that rogues are not only extremely powerful characters but also very much in demand in many raiding guilds at the moment.
There are usually spots free in raids for rogues when looking for a PuG (Pick up Group) as well as rogue vacancies in many top raiding guilds. Not only this, but rogues (unlike casters) have very little competition for loot. Rogues share their armour drops with feral druids alone which are themselves usually very hard to come by. At most you will find yourself in a group with one feral druid tank and it's extremely unlikely there will be a feral cat DPS there. On top of this, Rogue loot drops very frequently! Combine these factors together and you will quickly find your rogue is not only wanted by most raiding guilds but you can also gear her/him up extremely quickly making you eligible for higher standard progress guilds too.
If that wasn't enough to tickle your tastebuds, rogues are also one of the few lucky classes to get 4 Epic quality Bind on Equip drops from raid trash which include a Dagger, Head, Thrown and Trinket. That means you can get most of your epics without even touching a raid boss at all allowing your rogue to become extremely desirable for many guilds quickly and easily.
Now all you have to do is make sure you are completely raid ready as a rogue and you are well on your way to becoming the best DPS in your guild.
