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Rogue
Backstab, backstab, backstab. Look away, backstab.
The single highest sustained DPS on raid targets by PoP. Rogues exist to position behind the mob, stab it with a piercer, and lock down evade-shed aggro. Pick-pocket and sneak as bonus utility.
Races
HumanHalf ElfDwarfGnomeHalflingDark ElfWood ElfIksarVah ShirBarbarian
Strengths
- ·Highest raid DPS in the game
- ·Pick Pocket (farm gil off mobs)
- ·Evade (wipe aggro on parses)
Weaknesses
- ·Positional — all DPS is conditional on being behind the mob
- ·No group utility beyond damage
Key abilities by level
1
Backstab
The entire class.
20
Pick Pocket
Farm coin and occasionally rare items off humanoids.
40
Sneak / Hide
Stealth-pull and camp-setup. Quality of life.
51
Duelist Discipline
Burst damage disc. Triple backstabs.
59
Kinesthetics
Free dodges window. Rogue get-out-of-jail card.
Gearing by era
Classic
Guardian Tonfa isn't Rogue — try Ragebringer precursors and Flowing Black Silk Sash.
Kunark
Epic 1.0 (Ragebringer); KC/Sebilis weapons and armor.
Velious
Kael/NToV class armor; Prismatic Dragon Blade for the graphic alone.
PoP
Time/Elemental class armor; Primal piercer from Time.
Spell lists by level are a large piece of research and will roll in per-class as they're compiled. For the moment the abilities table above carries the signal.