RaceSkyborne · WindshaperA Horde Skyborne Rogue has island business to finish before heading for Orgrimmar. This step-by-step route covers Zephras Isle, the Barrens, and the Horde leveling zones through 30. Class quests, usable weapons and rewards, professions, and purchases are placed along the way. You'll spend less time wondering which upgrade is worth the detour.
What to install from CurseForge for Forever: the useful and the fun
Small things about your route, mobs, mana, and speed that add up to hours over a whole leveling run
Pick a build for 10-30 and follow its point order
You start spending points at 10 and have 21 by 30. I'd pick Combat: Main-Hand Axe. You start with a dagger and already know Swords and Maces. Use those on the island, then learn Axes from Sayoc on your first Orgrimmar visit. Reset with Rogue trainer Shenthul in Orgrimmar. Beta resets cost 1 if you haven't reset recently. At launch, expect 1 gold or more. I'd keep that money for training by settling on a tree early. Hover a talent for its tooltip. The calculator button opens the same build and point order.
Sinister Strike and finish harder with 
Eviscerate. Most mobs won't need many cycles. At 20, 
Riposte gives you a cheap hit after a parry. At 30, 
Blade Flurry lets you hit two targets, your only multi-target attack before 40.
Endurance at 22-23: 
Sprint and Evasion every ~2 minutes - you run faster and die less.
Dual Wield Specialization sits in the 5th row and doesn't fit before 30, so take 
Aggression at 26-28 (+15% to Sinister Strike and Eviscerate) and 
Composure at 29 for the new Poised.
Efficient Strikes 2/2
Coup de Grace 3/3
Precision 2/3
Deflection 3/3
Riposte 1/1Precision 3/3
Endurance 2/2
Improved Sprint 1/2
Flawless Execution 1/1
Aggression 3/3
Composure 1/2
Blade Flurry 1/1Sinister Strike with lots of crits and let poisons add damage. 
Mutilate costs 31 points since November 2 and only opens at 40, so take 
Venom at 30 for the new 
Shank.
Vigor adds 10 energy from 22, 
Cold Blood comes at 25, and 
Improved Poisons applies poisons more often from 26.Mutilate costs 31 points since November 2 and only opens at 40. Endurance, Riposte, and Blade Flurry aren't in this build. A beta tester measured about 20 DPS less than with Combat.Sinister Strike hit harder. You only need two daggers at 40, for Mutilate.
Remorseless Attacks 2/2
Malice 5/5
Ruthlessness 3/3
Lethality 2/2
Vigor 2/2
Improved Slice and Dice 1/3
Cold Blood 1/1
Improved Poisons 4/5
Venom 1/1
Backstab and Puncturing Wounds: +30% crit chance and a chance for an extra combo point. A Method build.Backstab with a dagger hits very hard. 
Remorseless Attacks gives you a crit after every kill.Endurance isn't in this build.Dual Wield Specialization and Blade Flurry here, but since November 2 both sit in the 5th row and don't fit in these 21 points. Keep the build as it is: Composure at 28-29 for the new Poised, and a point in Aggression at 30.Backstab uses weapon damage. Anything in the off hand.Remorseless Attacks 2/2Efficient Strikes 2/2Coup de Grace 3/3
Puncturing Wounds 3/3Deflection 3/3Riposte 1/1Precision 3/3Flawless Execution 1/1Composure 2/2Aggression 1/3
Hemorrhage at 30. Icy Veins and Mobalytics describe this path but don't recommend it for your first leveling character.
Improved Ambush boosts Ambush for a strong dagger opener. 
Camouflage increases movement speed in stealth. 
Ghostly Strike doesn't require you to be behind the target.Ambush at 18, it feels slow. You'll need a dagger and won't get multi-target damage. Mobalytics suggests leveling in Combat and switching at 30. I'd follow that advice for a first character.
Opportunity 5/5
Improved Ambush 3/3
Camouflage 2/3
Initiative 3/3
Premeditation 1/1
Serrated Blades 3/3
Ghostly Strike 1/1Camouflage 3/3
Dirty Deeds 1/2
Hemorrhage 1/1Skyborne starting area in northwestern Zephras Isle · first class quest
Start in northwestern Zephras Isle. Meet your class trainer, collect the first quest rewards, and learn Mining here for free.
Mining for Dummies manual from Harvesting Windstones[4]: Mining gives you ore to sell and a camping buff that boosts attack power.
Scout Ranger's Dagger from Foul Matriarch[5]. If a vendor has something stronger, weigh the price against your training budget.
Mining Pick ≈ 10. Warriors and Rogues don't need water.
Small Egg and 
Strider Meat: you need them for Restocking the Larders[6] in Shen'dar Village. Extra eggs make 
Herb Baked Egg (+5% kill XP for 15 minutes). Vendor the other greys.Sinister Strike builds combo points. Eviscerate spends them. Backstab requires a main-hand dagger and a position behind the target.Ailee Farheart at the grove entrance: accept !Coming of Age[1]. Rorian the Dayseeker : turn in ?Coming of Age[1], accept !Harmony in Balance[1]. Elatrell Featherlight : accept !Infestation Investigation[2].
Around the grove to the south and east : kill 8 Juvenile Vuldren for Harmony in Balance[1] and 8 Pesky Cirrusfly for Infestation Investigation[2].
Elatrell Featherlight: turn in ?Infestation Investigation[2], accept !The Cirrusfly Queen[3] - kill the queen later. Climb the spiral stairs up the watchtower: Halaan Hawk-Eye - accept !The Anchors of Zephras[2], speak again and look at the pylon for The Anchors of Zephras[2], then turn in ?The Anchors of Zephras[2]; Myriaal Mistwake - accept !Falling With Style[2]. Jump off the tower and use 
Walk on Air in midair for Falling With Style[2].
The Anchors of Zephras[2] didn't give credit before October 7. Still broken? Abandon it; it's worth 85 XP. Walk on Air stays useful: glide down island cliffs now, avoid lethal falls later.
Rorian the Dayseeker: turn in ?Harmony in Balance[1] and ?Falling With Style[2], accept !Elemental Unrest[3] and your class quest !At Home in the Shadows[2]. Read the note in your bags. In the watchtower, Akeri Duskblade : turn in ?At Home in the Shadows[2] and train available abilities.
Choose 
Vuldren Hide Bracers from Harmony in Balance[1]: leather bracers a Rogue can use.
Ventaari Brightwish : accept !The Gift of Skysight[4]; Dalia the Collector : accept !Harvesting Windstones[4].
Head east to Yala Windwatcher : turn in ?Elemental Unrest[3], accept !Agitators[3]. Around the Thendal monoliths : kill 7 Al'Aketh Convert and 6 Roiling Winds for Agitators[3]. At the Elemental Convergence , use 
Skysight for The Gift of Skysight[4]. Along the way, collect rough windstones on ridges and walls for Harvesting Windstones[4].
Skysight gives +15% movement speed for 15 seconds, or +30% with the Charged buff from an Elemental Convergence. Two-minute cooldown. Look for windstones on ridges and walls.
Yala Windwatcher: turn in ?Agitators[3], accept !Return to Rorian[4].
Hive to the southeast : kill Cirrusfly Queen for The Cirrusfly Queen[3]; collect the remaining windstones around for Harvesting Windstones[4].
Return to the grove. Dalia the Collector: turn in ?Harvesting Windstones[4], choose the Mining for Dummies manual. Elatrell Featherlight: turn in ?The Cirrusfly Queen[3], choose 
Exterminator's Vest. Ventaari Brightwish: turn in ?The Gift of Skysight[4].
Take the leather chest: Rogues can't wear mail.
Level 4, Akeri Duskblade: train Backstab and 
Pick Pocket. Rorian the Dayseeker: turn in ?Return to Rorian[4], choose 
Windblown Short Cloak, accept !Aetheen of the Gales[4]. Aetheen of the Gales : turn in ?Aetheen of the Gales[4], accept !Foul Matriarch[5]. Valreaa Valewind : accept !Aggressive Encroachment[4].
Read Mining for Dummies to learn Mining. Uualia Suncrest: buy a pick (Mining Pick) ≈ 10.
Sell the ore or use it for the miner's camping buff (+attack power). See Professions.
West of the grove: collect 6 claws from Scrawny Ursera for Aggressive Encroachment[4]; kill 8 Ursera Scavenger for Foul Matriarch[5]. In the western den , get the head of Urs'anah for Foul Matriarch[5].
Drops from: Head of Urs'anah - Urs'anah
Pull enemies one at a time toward the cave exit. Retreat while the path behind you is still clear.
Death skip out of the den. Aetheen of the Gales: turn in ?Foul Matriarch[5], accept !The Next Step[5] and !The Adventurer[6]. Valreaa Valewind: turn in ?Aggressive Encroachment[4].
Choose Scout Ranger's Dagger from Foul Matriarch[5]: a 2 DPS dagger usable with Backstab. From Aggressive Encroachment[4], choose the leather 
Thendal Ranger's Belt.
Head southwest to Hanaa Nightwind : accept !Al'Aketh Thugs[5]. At the temple to the south , kill 6 Al'Aketh Brute and 4 Al'Aketh Neophyte; Malduko Cloudcrush is at the top of the temple , all for Al'Aketh Thugs[5].
Kill the guards one at a time first. Line-of-sight the caster around a corner so he moves closer.
Hanaa Nightwind: turn in ?Al'Aketh Thugs[5].
Head south toward Shen'dar Village. On the way, Raan Wildwind sits by a campfire west of the village: come back after picking up the village quests (step).
Trainer, professions and camping · bandits, hippogryphs and High Order apprentices
Bind your hearth in Shen'dar Village. The inn, profession trainers, and camping introduction are here. Pick up the quests together before making the highland loop.
Curved Scimitar or dagger 
Stained Ritual Dagger. Don't spend all your silver on a temporary purchase.
Small Brown Pouch bag ≈ 5. Restock food whenever you return.
Prideclaw Pelt) for The Problem With Prideclaws[6], then vendor extras. Save bandit cloth for bandages: Naleeia Tattermend teaches First Aid.Herb Baked Egg before a long hunting loop: +5% kill XP for 15 minutes. Galestrider drops the eggs (Small Egg). Zerril Softbreeze sells the spices (
Mild Spices).Shen'dar Village:
At the inn, Coriella Calmbreeze : speak for Welcome to Shen'dar Village[6], then set your hearth in Shen'dar Village. Constable Aonda: turn in ?Welcome to Shen'dar Village[6], accept !The Criminal Element[7]. Level 6: Miriaan Mistblade teaches 
Gouge and Sinister Strike.
Teeri Wellwind : accept !Pilfered Windstones[7] and !Hippogryph Harassment[7]. Indari Sunseam : accept !The Problem With Prideclaws[6]. Taleen Shimmerthread : accept !A Little Beauty[7]. Zerril Softbreeze : accept !Restocking the Larders[6].
Learn First Aid from Naleeia Tattermend (1): bandages cut down food stops. Taking Skinning as your second profession? Mendalass Tattermend teaches it.
North of the village, at the standing stones : kill 6 High Order Apprentice for Meddlesome Mages[6]. Along the way, kill Prideclaw for pelts (The Problem With Prideclaws[6]) and Galestrider for meat and eggs (Restocking the Larders[6]).
Drops from: Small Egg - Greater Fleshripper, Young Fleshripper, Dire Condor and others · Strider Meat - Strider Clutchmother, Foreststrider Fledgling, Foreststrider and others
Head east to the waterfall: kill 10 Highlands Bandit for The Criminal Element[7]; they also drop 
Pilfered Windstone for Pilfered Windstones[7]. "Badwind" Bennic is in the cave behind the waterfall , for The Criminal Element[7].
Drops from: Pilfered Windstone - Highlands Bandit, "Badwind" Bennic
Sneak up from behind, but don't bypass living guards to reach the leader: keep your retreat clear.
Back in the village: Teeri Wellwind - turn in ?Pilfered Windstones[7]; Illaya Amberwind - turn in ?Meddlesome Mages[6].
These relic rewards are for other classes: choose one to sell rather than equipping it.
Campfire west of the village, Raan Wildwind: turn in ?The Adventurer[6], accept !The Great Outdoors[6]. Sit by the fire (/sit) and wait for the Boosted Rest buff for The Great Outdoors[6]. Turn in ?The Great Outdoors[6], accept !Camping 101: Cooking[6], !Camping 101: First Aid[6] and !Camping 101: Mining[6].
You already know First Aid and Mining. Camping 101: Cooking[6] takes you to learn Cooking, which doesn't use a primary profession slot. No buff at the fire? Relog and sit down again.
Hippogryphs in the western highlands : kill 8 Hippogryph Youth, 6 Hippogryph Protector and Hippogryph Matriarch for Hippogryph Harassment[7]; collect 8 feathers from the ground for A Little Beauty[7]. Jump off the cliff and use Walk on Air on the way down.
Fight the leader once the nearby guards are clear; pull the two hippogryphs separately first.
On the way back : collect 10 pelts from Prideclaw for The Problem With Prideclaws[6]; get 3 eggs and 8 pieces of meat from Galestrider for Restocking the Larders[6].
Drops from: Small Egg - Greater Fleshripper, Young Fleshripper, Dire Condor and others · Strider Meat - Strider Clutchmother, Foreststrider Fledgling, Foreststrider and others
Village:
Recipe: Skywall Souffle, speak for Camping 101: Cooking[6], turn in ?Camping 101: Cooking[6]
Simple Leather SatchelCook Herb Baked Egg with your extra eggs: Zerril Softbreeze sells the spices (Mild Spices). Learn Cooking while speaking with Zerril Softbreeze if you've not already.
Constable Aonda: turn in ?The Criminal Element[7], accept !Infiltrating the Cult[8]. Sania Silverstream : turn in ?Infiltrating the Cult[8], accept !Falaath Village[8] - she gives you a cult mark that makes the Falaath cultists leave you alone. Level 8, Miriaan Mistblade: train Eviscerate and Evasion.
Choose 
Bandit's Jerkin from The Criminal Element[7]: leather Rogue armor; compare it with what you're wearing.
Infiltrating the cult, Falaath ruins and a fallen peacekeeper
The cult of Al'Akir holds Falaath Village in the southern highlands. Eavesdrop first, then clear the ruins. Hearth to Shen'dar Village afterward before continuing to Valanaar.
Walk on Air off the highland cliffs: 10 seconds of gliding gets you down without damage. Walking around takes twice as long.Head south to Falaath Village: Missionary Jasaan at the entrance - turn in ?Falaath Village[8], accept !Among the Faithful[8]. The cult mark keeps the cultists from attacking you. Upstairs in the northern tavern, hide in the wardrobe , then return to the village and wait for the scene for Among the Faithful[8].
The mark disappears when you log out. Lost it? Sania Silverstream gives you another. If someone else already started the scene, you still get credit.
Return to Shen'dar Village; use Walk on Air off the cliff. Constable Aonda: turn in ?Among the Faithful[8], accept !Havoc in the Highlands[8] and !The Western Watch[8]. Danarii Bellowveil : accept !Stolen Supplies[8].
Choose Curved Scimitar from Among the Faithful[8] if using Sinister Strike; dagger builds take Stained Ritual Dagger. Skyborne Rogues know Swords from level 1.
Western pylon tower . The fastest route is the RestedXP death skip: die in the southwestern highlands to release at the graveyard near the tower. Peacekeeper Vaaniel : complete The Western Watch[8], turn in ?The Western Watch[8], accept !A Last Request[8]. The note is beside him ; the feather and signet are on bodies at the foot of the tower ; Skypriest Aanders is at the top , for A Last Request[8].
Make room in your bags: the note, feather and signet are separate items. Line-of-sight the caster around a corner.
Head east to the Falaath ruins : kill 6 Al'Aketh Stormcaller, 4 Living Lightning and get the head of Commander Cyclas for Havoc in the Highlands[8]; collect 10 stolen supplies from stormcallers and supply caches for Stolen Supplies[8].
Drops from: Stolen Shen'dar Supplies - Al'Aketh Stormcaller, Al'Aketh Healer, Tel'daeor the Stormspeaker and others
Stormcallers attack from range: break line of sight behind a wall to bring them closer.
Hearth to Shen'dar Village. Danarii Bellowveil: turn in ?Stolen Supplies[8]. Constable Aonda: turn in ?Havoc in the Highlands[8] and ?A Last Request[8], accept !To Valanaar[8] and !Deliver the Signet[9].
Choose 
Wolfhide Belt from Havoc in the Highlands[8]: leather Rogue armor; compare it with what you're wearing.
Head southeast to Valanaar. Jump off the highland cliff and use Walk on Air. Faster option, as in RestedXP: die at and release near Valanaar. Before level 10, this costs very little.
Windshaper city · orchard, bandits and a broken construct
Valanaar is the main Windshaper city, with an inn, vendors, a bank, and docks. Finish the orchard before taking the Shadowgale Forest quests.
Small Brown Pouch ≈ 5 and Brown Leather Satchel ≈ 25.Skysight nearby to get the Charged buff for an hour, and each cast will give +30% speed.At the inn, Donaal Downbreeze: set your hearth in Valanaar.
At the top of the council tower : Talaanis Shadowsong - turn in ?Deliver the Signet[9]; Valennia Stormfist - turn in ?To Valanaar[8], accept !The Grand Skyseer[9] and !Bugged[8].
Choose 
Traveler's Wraps from To Valanaar[8]: leather Rogue armor; compare it with what you're wearing.
Find 8 Skyhopper around the city for Bugged[8]. They often sit beside NPCs listening to someone. Valennia Stormfist: turn in ?Bugged[8].
Ayessa Dawnsinger in the Windshaper lodge: turn in ?The Grand Skyseer[9], accept !The Broken Construct[9]. Alvarion Windfield upstairs: accept !Blood Tithe[9]. In western Valanaar, Riaani Nightwind : turn in ?The Broken Construct[9], accept !The Broken Construct[9] and listen to him for The Broken Construct[9].
Windfield Orchard to the southwest : Aamelia Windfield - speak for Blood Tithe[9], turn in ?Blood Tithe[9], accept !Make Yourself Useful[9], !Flutterfly Dust[9] and !Ornery Ornery Galestriders[9]. Malfunctioning Cyclone Construct : accept !What Is My Purpose?[9].
Aamelia Windfield sometimes walks around during a scene; look nearby if she isn't at the marker.
Orchard:
Ripe Stormapple from the ground and kill 5 stealthed Hungry Bandit for Make Yourself Useful[9]
Flutterfly Swatter from your bags on the flutterflies and collect the dust that falls to the ground, 5 total for Flutterfly Dust[9]. On the road north above the orchard , collect the Air Construct Core for The Broken Construct[9].Use Flutterfly Swatter before combat. If the flutterfly stays put, swat it again.
Aamelia Windfield: turn in ?Make Yourself Useful[9], ?Flutterfly Dust[9], ?Ornery Ornery Galestriders[9] and ?What Is My Purpose?[9], accept !The Hills Have Eyes[9].
Warriors and Rogues don't need mana potion 
Minor Mana Potion from Flutterfly Dust[9]: sell it. Choose 
Well-Worn Pants from Ornery Ornery Galestriders[9]: leather Rogue armor; compare it with what you're wearing.
Finish the masks and orchard leader first (next section), then train when you return to Valanaar. Your first talent point unlocks at level 10.
Masks, the bandit leader and a free weapon
Finish the orchard chain and take a weapon your class can equip. Then continue to Shadowgale Forest.
Sinister Strike builds combo points. Eviscerate spends them. Backstab requires a main-hand dagger and a position behind the target.West of the orchard: collect 7 masks from Bandit Highwayman for The Hills Have Eyes[9].
Aamelia Windfield: turn in ?The Hills Have Eyes[9], accept !Standing Our Ground[9]. Speak when ready and follow her to fight the bandit leader (Ferauu the Bludgeon) for Standing Our Ground[9]. Turn in ?Standing Our Ground[9], accept !Deliver the News[9].
Someone else already started the scene? Wait for Aamelia Windfield to return.
Level 10, Eltheen Nightbreeze : train Dual Wield, 
Slice and Dice, Sprint and 
Sap. Dual wielding increases damage; keep your old dagger for the off hand.
Alvarion Windfield: turn in ?Deliver the News[9], choose 
Roofing Hammer.
A one-handed mace with 9-17 damage and 2.4 speed, suitable for main-hand Sinister Strike. You already know Maces. After training Dual Wield, keep your old dagger in the off hand; Backstab needs a dagger in the main hand.
Quests for the north:
Lake crabs, the ruins of Ban'aethal and the Druids' cave
Head north through the lake, Shadowgale Forest, and Ban'aethal's ruins. These 11-13 quests give a good chunk of experience together. Hearth to Valanaar when they're done.
Windsong Crawler Meat is only needed for Crab Season[9]. Keep cultist cloth for bandages.Sap.On the way north, collect Crystallized Lightning from the cave walls for The Broken Construct[9]. At the central lake, get 6 pieces of meat from Windsong Crawler for Crab Season[9]; collect the Enchanted Gyrozephyr from the lake bed for The Broken Construct[9].
Testers report fast crab respawns at . The meat isn't a guaranteed drop.
Shadowgale Forest, Strange Hermit : accept !The Strange Hermit[13], speak for The Strange Hermit[13], turn in ?The Strange Hermit[13], accept !The Forest's Bounty[13] and !Free the Hollows[13].
Ruins of Ban'aethal : kill 10 Wind Hollow for Free the Hollows[13] and collect 10 essences from them for Unwelcome Spirits[9]; collect 8 abandoned belongings from crates for Aid For The Refugees[11]; find the body of Resaan Nimbuswalker for The Fate of a Loved One[11].
A crate saying it's already being used is a beta bug. Testers report working crates at and , with roughly 8-minute respawns.
Northeastern forest, Elegael Thornpaw : turn in ?Unnerving Silence[11], accept !Tears of the Lady[12], !Feathers for Binding[11] and !Unwanted and Unworthy[11]. Vayn Moongaze : accept !Mercy Falls on Deaf Ears[13] - the ears drop from the same cultists.
Cultist camp : collect 10 heirlooms from Al'Aketh Footsoldier and Al'Aketh Stormchaser for Unwanted and Unworthy[11]. Get 20 feathers from Shadowgale Shriekling for Feathers for Binding[11]; collect 8 acorns under the nearby trees for The Forest's Bounty[13]. Gather 8 pieces of moss from tree trunks (look up) for Tears of the Lady[12]. Collect 10 
Al'Aketh Cultist's Ear from cultists for Mercy Falls on Deaf Ears[13]; finish before returning for turn-ins.
Drops from: Bloody Heirloom - Al'Aketh Stormchaser, Al'Aketh Footsoldier · Al'Alketh Cultist's Ear - Al'Aketh Stormchaser, Al'Aketh Footsoldier, Al'Aketh Guardian and others
Leave one humanoid under Sap, then fight the other.
Strange Hermit: turn in ?The Forest's Bounty[13] and ?Free the Hollows[13]. Elegael Thornpaw: turn in ?Tears of the Lady[12], ?Feathers for Binding[11] and ?Unwanted and Unworthy[11], accept !The Ties That Bind[11] and !The Wounds of Betrayal[12].
Choose 
Freedom Walkers from Free the Hollows[13]: leather Rogue armor; compare it with what you're wearing.
Get the head of Commander Haalien outside the cave for The Ties That Bind[11]; he also drops 
Ripped Missive, starting !Ripped Missive[12]. In the nearby cave , heal 7 wounded Druids, Jorel Windsinger, for The Wounds of Betrayal[12].
Click the Druids from close range while standing still: testers report broken credit from farther away. Stuck at 6 of 7? Abandon and retake the quest.
Elegael Thornpaw: turn in ?The Ties That Bind[11], ?The Wounds of Betrayal[12] and ?Ripped Missive[12], accept !The Fate of the Den[12]. Vayn Moongaze: turn in ?Mercy Falls on Deaf Ears[13], choose 
Nightclaw Gloves.
Leather gloves with +1 Agility; Rogues can't wear the mail boots offered by this quest.
Hearth to Valanaar (about a 4-minute walk if it's on cooldown). Ealaane Nimbuswalker: turn in ?Aid For The Refugees[11] and ?The Fate of a Loved One[11]; Endaria Mistgaze: turn in ?Unwelcome Spirits[9]; Nyalah Brightfire: turn in ?Crab Season[9] for Recipe: Pincer Bites; Lotheluum Starbreeze: turn in ?The Fate of the Den[12]; Riaani Nightwind: turn in ?The Broken Construct[9], accept !The Broken Construct[9].
Island story finale · dagger, belt and a skycutter to Azeroth
The final part of the island story: the Shrine of Akir and the decisive fight. Choose your weapon and armor rewards carefully.
Ayessa Dawnsinger: turn in ?The Broken Construct[9], accept !A Firm Response[9].
Road north toward the Shrine of Akir : confront Belathaan Brightwish for A Firm Response[9].
No credit? Testers suggest relogging.
Ayessa Dawnsinger: turn in ?A Firm Response[9] for 
Windshaped Shield, accept !In Service of Zephras[11] and !Blood for Blood[11]. Valennia Stormfist: turn in ?In Service of Zephras[11], accept !Tower Defense[11].
Rogues can't equip Windshaped Shield, and don't need the mana elixir. Choose a reward to sell.
Eastern pylon tower : Yorana Windyreed - turn in ?Tower Defense[11], accept !Disrupting Logistics[11] and !Breaking the Breaker[11].
Choose 
Defender's Bracers from Tower Defense[11]: leather Rogue armor; compare it with what you're wearing.
Gustberry Lowlands around the villa: kill 4 Al'Aketh Healer and 8 Al'Aketh Brawler for Disrupting Logistics[11]; kill Commander Belguilos beside the villa for Breaking the Breaker[11]. Collect 10 windstone charms from any cultists for Blood for Blood[11].
Drops from: Al'Aketh Windstone Charm - Al'Aketh Stormchaser, Al'Aketh Footsoldier, Al'Aketh Guardian and others
Kill healers first; once trained, interrupt their heals with 
Kick.
Yorana Windyreed: turn in ?Disrupting Logistics[11] and ?Breaking the Breaker[11], accept !Return to Valanaar[11].
Choose Hunter's Cord from Breaking the Breaker[11]: leather Rogue armor; compare it with what you're wearing.
Valennia Stormfist: turn in ?Return to Valanaar[11], choose 
Quickblade's Dagger, accept !The High Elder's Request[11]. Talaanis Shadowsong: turn in ?The High Elder's Request[11], accept !The Turncoat[11].
A 6.76 DPS dagger with +1 Agility. Dagger builds use it in the main hand; for Combat, compare it with your current main-hand weapon and keep the better one there.
The turncoat's house northwest of Valanaar : speak with Dead Cultist for The Turncoat[11], turn in ?The Turncoat[11], accept !Unfortunate News[11]. Nearby, Fendaal Windstone : accept !Al'Aketh Assassins[11]; kill 10 Al'Aketh Assassin around the house for Al'Aketh Assassins[11].
Fendaal Windstone: turn in ?Al'Aketh Assassins[11].
Valanaar, Talaanis Shadowsong: turn in ?Unfortunate News[11], accept !The Cult's True Plans[11]; watch the conversation for The Cult's True Plans[11]; turn in ?The Cult's True Plans[11], accept !Desperate Times[11]. Speak with Valennia Stormfist, Ayessa Dawnsinger and Elaadrin Evengale for Desperate Times[11]. Valennia Stormfist: turn in ?Desperate Times[11], accept !Prepare for Battle[12].
Choose Skywatcher's Vestments from Desperate Times[11] and Tracker's Pants from Unfortunate News[11]: leather Rogue armor; compare each with what you're wearing.
Before the final fight, vendor greys, repair your weapon and restock food and bandages. Eltheen Nightbreeze : level-12 abilities - Kick and Backstab.
Road north, Valennia Stormfist : speak for Prepare for Battle[12], turn in ?Prepare for Battle[12], accept !Making Our Move[12]. At the Shrine of Akir, kill 7 Al'Aketh Guardian, 7 Al'Aketh Spiritcaller and 7 Al'Aketh Blademaster for Making Our Move[12].
Kill healers first; once trained, interrupt their heals with Kick.
Hyusaa Quickbreeze : report for Making Our Move[12], turn in ?Making Our Move[12], accept !The Inner Sanctum[12]. In the inner sanctum, Valennia Stormfist : turn in ?The Inner Sanctum[12], accept !Confront Lorthuna[12].
Take the portal to the Rohashi Spires for the island's final battle alongside your allies, Confront Lorthuna[12].
Start at full health. Wait for the fight to end and the objective to count before leaving through the portal.
Valanaar: Ayessa Dawnsinger - turn in ?Confront Lorthuna[12] and ?Blood for Blood[11], accept !The Fate of Zephras[12]. Talaanis Shadowsong: speak for The Fate of Zephras[12], turn in ?The Fate of Zephras[12], accept !What Comes Next[13]. Ayessa Dawnsinger: turn in ?What Comes Next[13], accept !The Earthen Ring[13].
Choose the leather 
Belt of Blades from Confront Lorthuna[12]: +2 Strength and Agility. Rogues can't use the two-handed sword, and the leather Intellect boots give less damage.
Southwestern docks: **Windshapers Dockmaster at the westernmost dock** - take this skycutter to Mulgore. High Order Dockmaster at the eastern dock serves the High Order ship to Dalaran.
Unsure? Ask the dockmaster to confirm the destination. Testers report waits of up to 8 minutes for the skycutter.
Skycutter to Mulgore, flight to Orgrimmar, new city quests and Hidden Enemies[12]
The skycutter lands on Skywatcher Plateau in Mulgore, northwest of Thunder Bluff. Fly to Orgrimmar for Thrall, the new Forever city quests and Hidden Enemies[12]. Skip Exploring the Horde[13]: the final leg goes to Lady Sylvanas Windrunner in Undercity, where you'll only arrive around 27 for a tenth of the XP. Testers also report that this leg doesn't give credit.
Skywatcher Plateau: Alaana Stormwalker - turn in ?The Earthen Ring[13], accept !Welcome to Azeroth[13].
Reach Thunder Bluff by the bridge, or jump down with Walk on Air. Tal : unlock the flight path.
Tal: fly to Orgrimmar, as the text of Welcome to Azeroth[13] instructs and RestedXP recommends. In Orgrimmar, Doras : unlock the flight path.
Whether Skyborne start with the Orgrimmar flight path unlocked hasn't been checked in the beta. If Orgrimmar is missing from the list, walk east through Mulgore into the Barrens to the Crossroads, then north through Far Watch Post and Razor Hill: do this section and the next in reverse order.
Valley of Strength: Thatog on the upper level - accept !Meal Appeal[15]. Borstan : turn in ?Meal Appeal[15], accept !Favorite Food[15]. Kor'geld : accept !Yelmak's Medley[15].
Gather cattails and spearflowers beside the water in the Valley of Honor for Yelmak's Medley[15]. Kor'geld: turn in ?Yelmak's Medley[15]. Yelmak : accept !Whuut's the Rush[15] (you may need to wait about 10 seconds), then deliver the potion to Whuut : turn in ?Whuut's the Rush[15].
The reward is 
Healing Potion: save it for elites.
Behind Grommash Hold: Migi - turn in ?Favorite Food[15]; Thra - accept !Rocks to Rests[15].
Smooth boulders lie all over the city - 8 of them, Rocks to Rests[15]. Thra: turn in ?Rocks to Rests[15].
Choose leather Agility bracers after comparing them with yours. Boulders are scarce: if it's crowded, make a loop around the city.
Thrall : turn in ?Welcome to Azeroth[13], accept !Journey to the Crossroads[13] and !Hidden Enemies[12]. Shenthul : level-10-14 abilities, prioritizing Dual Wield, Slice and Dice, Sprint, Evasion and Kick. Sayoc : learn one-handed axes if you'll buy 
Cleaver.
Turn in Journey to the Crossroads[13] at the Crossroads. Too low for an ability? You return at 16.
Leave the city for Skull Rock beyond the main gates : kill Burning Blade mobs for the lieutenant's insignia, Hidden Enemies[12]. Deep inside the cave, Gazz'uz drops 
Eye of Burning Shadow, starting !Burning Shadows[12].
Drops from: Lieutenant's Insignia - Burning Blade Fanatic, Burning Blade Apprentice
The insignia only drops while Hidden Enemies[12] is active. Leave one humanoid under Sap and interrupt the other's cast with Kick.
Back in Orgrimmar: Thrall - turn in ?Hidden Enemies[12], accept !Hidden Enemies[12]. In the Cleft of Shadow, Neeru Fireblade : speak for Hidden Enemies[12]; turn in ?Burning Shadows[12]. Thrall: turn in ?Hidden Enemies[12].
Orgrimmar to the Barrens through Durotar
Pick up the short quests while passing through Razor Hill, then head to the Crossroads.
Razor Hill: Takrin Pathseeker - accept !Conscript of the Horde[12]; Orgnil Soulscar - accept !A Missing Hand[11].
Heglan Shadeeye north of Tiragarde Keep: turn in ?A Missing Hand[11], accept !Threat from Below[11]. Find three clues nearby at , and for Threat from Below[11]. Orgnil Soulscar: turn in ?Threat from Below[11].
Skip the follow-up (Threat from Below[11]): the naga are on Durotar's northern coast, and the route doesn't return there.
Take the western road across the Southfury River bridge to Far Watch Post in the Barrens. Kargal Battlescar : turn in ?Conscript of the Horde[12] and accept !Crossroads Conscription[12].
Razormane and Ratchet pirates
The Barrens means long runs between hubs. Collect the Crossroads quests together, clear a loop, and bring the turn-ins back together. Backtracking costs time here. Keep your hearthstone at the Crossroads all the way to level 20.
Tel'Abim Banana ≈ 24 - food until 15. Kalyimah Stormcloud : 
Heavy Brown Bag ≈ 2 - 10 slots.
Hatchet ≈ 24 and 
Jambiya ≈ 24 (level 11) - if you didn't buy them in Orgrimmar.Cleaver ≈ 44 (level 15) - a 9.1 DPS axe, and 
Poniard ≈ 37 (level 14) - an 8.5 DPS dagger for your off hand. It's too early now. Remember them at 14-15.Sap one from stealth and hit the other. The sapped one wakes up later, so you fight them one at a time instead of both at once.Head south to the Crossroads: Devrak - unlock the flight path; Innkeeper Boorand Plainswind - set your hearth at the Crossroads.
Crossroads:
Thorn Hill to the northeast:
Drops from: Plainstrider Beak - Greater Plainstrider, Ornery Plainstrider, Fleeting Plainstrider · Raptor Head - Sunscale Lashtail, Sunscale Screecher, Sunscale Scytheclaw and others
Ratchet:
The pirate camp south of Ratchet : 12 Brigands and 6 Cannoneers - Southsea Freebooters[14]; parts in the upper camp - Parts and Pieces[14].
Use Pick Pocket from stealth before fighting humanoids.
Ratchet:
Back to the pirate camp: the "Drizzlik's Emporium" crate and the "Fragile - Don't Drop" crate - Stolen Booty[16]. Then Gazlowe: turn in ?Stolen Booty[16].
Rogues can't wear the mail boots. Compare the cloth gloves with yours; otherwise choose a reward to sell.
Fly to the Crossroads: Thork - turn in ?Disrupt the Attacks[12] and ?Supplies for the Crossroads[14], accept !The Disruption Ends[15]; Sergra Darkthorn - turn in ?Plainstrider Menace[12], accept !The Zhevra[13].
Back east to the Razormane: Geomancers and Defenders and the leader Kreenig Snarlsnout - The Disruption Ends[15]. Zhevras on the way - hooves, The Zhevra[13].
Drops from: Zhevra Hooves - Zhevra Runner, Zhevra Charger, Zhevra Courser
Geomancers throw fire from range - start with them: sneak up close, and Kick interrupts their spell.
The Crossroads: Thork - turn in ?The Disruption Ends[15] (reward - 
Binding Girdle, leather); Sergra Darkthorn - turn in ?The Zhevra[13], accept !Prowlers of the Barrens[15].
Regthar, the Forgotten Pools, the Witchwing harpies
West and northwest of the Crossroads. By the end of this section you're about level 16: then a short flight to Orgrimmar for your level 14-16 skills, Lockpicking and the class quests.
West of the Crossroads, Regthar Deathgate : accept !Kolkar Leaders[16] and !Centaur Bracers[14].
Around Regthar:
Drops from: Centaur Bracers - Kolkar Wrangler, Kolkar Stormer, Kolkar Pack Runner and others
Barak Kodobane hits hard and has guards: pull the guards separately, then engage him at full energy. At half health, use Evasion.
Regthar Deathgate: turn in ?Kolkar Leaders[16] and ?Centaur Bracers[14], accept !Verog the Dervish[18].
Centaur Bracers[14]: the reward is 
Pointed Axe, one-handed, 7.1 DPS and +1 Agility. If you already have Hatchet, the damage is almost the same: then take whichever sells for more.
Northwest, the Dry Hills : Witchwing harpies - 8 talons, Harpy Raiders[15]. Savannah Prowlers on the way - claws, Prowlers of the Barrens[15].
Drops from: Witchwing Talon - Witchwing Harpy, Witchwing Roguefeather, Witchwing Slayer and others
The Crossroads:
The follow-up to Fungal Spores[15] is Apothecary Zamah[15], a timed quest to Thunder Bluff. Don't take it: the route only gets there at 22. The exception is a group for Wailing Caverns (section).
Training and quests before the northern Barrens
Return to Orgrimmar for level-14-16 training and the Lockpicking class chain.
Cleaver ≈ 44 (level 15) - a one-handed axe with 9.1 DPS, the best one you can buy until 19.Poniard ≈ 37 (level 14) - an 8.5 DPS dagger for your off hand.
Thieves' Tools (
Pick Lock doesn't work without them) and 
Flash Powder (you'll need it from 22). The apparatus in Ratchet gives you Thieves' Tools for free (step), so you can skip them here.Devrak : fly from the Crossroads to Orgrimmar.
Cleft of Shadow, Shenthul : level 14 - Sinister Strike (rank 3), 
Garrote and 
Expose Armor, 12 each; level 16 - Eviscerate (rank 3), Pick Lock and 
Feint, 18 each. Accept !Zando'zan[16]. Zando'zan nearby: turn in ?Zando'zan[16], accept !Wrenix of Ratchet[16].
You need Pick Lock in Ratchet: Plundering the Plunderers[18] is waiting there, and you'll get the Thieves' Tools on the spot (step). Short on money? Garrote and Expose Armor can wait: the first is only for opening from stealth, the second is for dungeons. Not 16 yet? Get the level first: Pick Lock and Zando'zan[16] are only available from 16.
Zor Lonetree in the Valley of Wisdom: accept !The Spirits of Stonetalon[17] - it's turned in on the Stonetalon border (at 18).
Have a group? Now's the time for Ragefire Chasm: the entrance is right here, in the Cleft of Shadow (section). Run it with your group before you fly back.
After training and the optional dungeon, fly back to the Crossroads.
A level 13-18 dungeon right in Orgrimmar · a dagger or a slow mace from "Hidden Enemies"
Entrance in the Cleft of Shadow. The main reward is from Hidden Enemies[16]: Rogues can use 
Kris of Orgrimmar (an 8.0 DPS dagger) or 
Hammer of Orgrimmar (12.4 DPS, slow, an excellent main-hand weapon). Skyborne already know Maces, so you can use Hammer of Orgrimmar immediately. No group? Don't accept these quests. See Dungeons for Rogue group play tips.
Thrall: accept !Hidden Enemies[16]. Neeru Fireblade: accept !Slaying the Beast[16].
Ragefire Chasm, entrance : Taragaman the Hungerer - his heart, Slaying the Beast[16]; Bazzalan and Jergosh the Invoker - Hidden Enemies[16].
Cultists and trogg Shamans cast spells - interrupt them with Kick. Hit the tank's target, from behind; pulled a mob off the tank? Feint, and if that doesn't help - Evasion.
After the Chasm:
Kris of Orgrimmar or Hammer of Orgrimmar).According to the Forever database Hidden Enemies[16] gives a choice of weapons. In Classic Era players reported that it has no reward - if the quest window is empty, let us know.
The Sludge Fen, Lockpicking in Ratchet, the southern oases and Camp Taurajo
A long loop: north through the Venture Co. Goblins and the Sludge Fen, Ratchet, then south through the oases, centaurs and Camp Taurajo. Ratchet has Plundering the Plunderers[18], the Lockpicking quest aboard a pirate ship. There's no Rogue trainer in the Barrens. Train level-18 abilities together with level 20 in Orgrimmar.
Cleaver ≈ 44 (level 15) - if you haven't bought it yet.Flash Powder, poison reagents and Thieves' Tools. It's the nearest place where they might be on sale - check when you're there.The north:
The Sludge Fen : Wizzlecrank's Shredder - accept !Ignition[18]. Supervisor Lugwizzle carries the Ignition Key - Ignition[18]. Turn in ?Ignition[18], accept !The Escape[18] and escort the shredder (The Escape[18]) - it's turned in at Ratchet.
Ratchet:
Thieves' Tools from itCompare the one-handed mace from Samophlange[16] with your weapon: Skyborne already know the skill. Keep a main-hand dagger for dagger abilities.
Pirate camp south of Ratchet : Baron Longshore (level 16) with guards, for WANTED: Baron Longshore[16]. On the first ship by the shore , pick the main chest's lock below deck (Pick Lock) for Plundering the Plunderers[18]. A level-50 parrot flies out: stealth beforehand and use the E.C.A.C. on it to turn it into an ordinary bird. That's Polly, which drops 
Southsea Treasure. Then Gazlowe: turn in ?WANTED: Baron Longshore[16].
Pull the baron's guards one at a time. Open the locked practice chests on the ship to raise Lockpicking.
Fly to the Crossroads: Sergra Darkthorn - turn in ?Echeyakee[16], accept !The Angry Scytheclaws[17].
Northwest, the Dry Hills: Witchwing Slayers - 6 rings, Harpy Lieutenants[16].
The Crossroads, Darsok Swiftdagger: turn in ?Harpy Lieutenants[16], accept !Serena Bloodfeather[20].
Serena Bloodfeather is level 20: you'll kill her at 18-19.
South of the Crossroads, a loop:
Drops from: Intact Raptor Horn - Sunscale Scytheclaw, Ishamuhale, Takk the Leaper
Ratchet is close:
Barkeeper's Cloak)
Thistle Tea, 10 of them). Fly to the Crossroads: Gazrog - turn in ?Stolen Silver[18] (reward - 
Rambling Boots, +3 Agility)Thistle Tea gives you full energy instantly: save it for elites and fights against two. You'll turn in Jorn Skyseer[18] at Camp Taurajo (step).
Lushwater Oasis to the south : Oasis Snapjaws - shells, Altered Beings[16]; Hezrul Bloodmark with guards by the water - Hezrul Bloodmark[19]. Further south - the Beaten Corpse : Lost in Battle[20].
Hezrul Bloodmark walks with two guards: Sap one, pull the other and kill it, and kill him last. If it gets hot - Evasion or Thistle Tea.
Camp Taurajo in the south: Omusa Thunderhorn - flight path; Jorn Skyseer - turn in ?Jorn Skyseer[18].
Don't take the follow-up (Ishamuhale[19]) yet: you'll come back here at 20 (step).
Fly to the Crossroads: Tonga Runetotem - turn in ?Altered Beings[16], accept !Hamuul Runetotem[16]; Mankrik - turn in ?Lost in Battle[20]. Walk west to Regthar Deathgate: turn in ?Hezrul Bloodmark[19] (reward - 
Bounty Hunter's Ring, +3 Agility).
Hamuul Runetotem[16] leads to Thunder Bluff - you'll take it there at 22, or earlier with a group going to the Wailing Caverns (step).
Serena, the Stonetalon border, the Grimtotem Tauren
The last stretch of the first part: Serena Bloodfeather in the Dry Hills and the Grimtotem Tauren on the Stonetalon border. Serena Bloodfeather[20]: the reward is Harpy Skinner, a 9.6 DPS dagger with +3 Agility, for your off hand.
Pick Pocket each of them. Their pockets drop coins and lockboxes, and your level 18 and 20 skills together cost about 150.The Dry Hills: Serena Bloodfeather among the harpies - Serena Bloodfeather[20].
She's level 20 and calls harpies for help: clear the ones standing nearby first. When she starts casting - Kick; at half health - Evasion and Thistle Tea.
The Crossroads, Darsok Swiftdagger: turn in ?Serena Bloodfeather[20] (reward - Harpy Skinner).
Alternative: 
Elegant Shortsword, 10.0 DPS; you already know Swords. Leave the follow-up (Letter to Jin'Zil[20]) until 20 (step).
The Stonetalon border to the west : Seereth Stonebreak - turn in ?The Spirits of Stonetalon[17], accept !Goblin Invaders[19]; Makaba Flathoof - accept !Avenge My Village[18].
Stonetalon Mountains, Kaya Flathoof : accept !Protect Kaya[18].
Stonetalon Mountains:
Kill the Grimtotem casters first; Kick interrupts their spells.
Makaba Flathoof: turn in ?Avenge My Village[18] and ?Protect Kaya[18], accept !Kill Grundig Darkcloud[18] and !Kaya's Alive[18].
Kaya's Alive[18] is turned in at Sun Rock Retreat (at ~22).
Grundig Darkcloud and 6 Grimtotem Brutes - Kill Grundig Darkcloud[18].
Makaba Flathoof: turn in ?Kill Grundig Darkcloud[18]. Seereth Stonebreak: turn in ?Goblin Invaders[19], accept !The Elder Crone[18].
The Elder Crone[18] is turned in at Thunder Bluff (at 22).
Hearth to the Crossroads. Level 20: next, fly to Orgrimmar for training and the poison chain. This starts the 20-30 part (step).
Dungeon 17-24 · quests in Thunder Bluff, Ratchet and at the entrance
With a group, Wailing Caverns completes eight quests. Leaders of the Fang[22] rewards 
Wingblade, a sword with +5 Agility. You already know Swords. No group? Don't accept any quests from this section. See Dungeons for Rogue group play tips.
The Crossroads, Apothecary Helbrim: accept !Apothecary Zamah[15] - a timed quest. Fly straight to Camp Taurajo and run west through Mulgore to Thunder Bluff.
Use Sprint on cooldown the whole way - that's exactly what it's for on runs like this.
Thunder Bluff:
Have Hammer of Orgrimmar from Ragefire Chasm? You can use it immediately; you already know Maces.
Ratchet: Mebok Mizzyrix - accept !Smart Drinks[18] (offered once you've turned in Raptor Horns[18]); Crane Operator Bigglefuzz - accept !Trouble at the Docks[18].
The hill above the cave entrance: Nalpak - accept !Deviate Hides[17]; Ebru - accept !Deviate Eradication[21].
Wailing Caverns, entrance : Deviate Hides - Deviate Hides[17]; Deviate beasts - Deviate Eradication[21]; Serpentbloom - Serpentbloom[18]; the gems of the four Fanglords - Leaders of the Fang[22]; Wailing Essence - Smart Drinks[18]; Mad Magglish's port - Trouble at the Docks[18]. The last boss is Mutanus the Devourer: he drops 
Glowing Shard, which starts !The Glowing Shard[26].
Drops from: Deviate Hide - Deviate Coiler, Deviate Stinglash, Deviate Creeper and others · Gem of Cobrahn - Lord Cobrahn, Cobrahn Snake Form · Gem of Anacondra - Lady Anacondra · Gem of Pythas - Lord Pythas · Gem of Serpentis - Lord Serpentis · Wailing Essence - Devouring Ectoplasm, Evolving Ectoplasm, Nightmare Ectoplasm and others
Druids of the Fang cast Sleep and heal themselves - interrupt them with Kick. Before the group pulls a pack of Druids, you can take one of them out of the fight - Sap.
After the caverns:
Slick Deviate Leggings, +4 Agility and +4 Stamina)Falla Sagewind southwest of the Crossroads, on the way to the Wailing Caverns: turn in ?The Glowing Shard[26], accept !In Nightmares[25]. Fly to Thunder Bluff: Apothecary Zamah - turn in ?Serpentbloom[18] (reward - 
Heat Resistant Mitts, +4 Agility); Nara Wildmane - turn in ?Leaders of the Fang[22] (reward - Wingblade); Arch Druid Hamuul Runetotem - turn in ?In Nightmares[25].
Skyborne know Swords and Maces from character creation; no extra weapon trainer trip is needed.
Level 18 and 20 skills, the start of the poison chain, Camp Taurajo and the Field of Giants
At 20, Orgrimmar has two jobs: level-18 and level-20 training, and the start of the poison chain. Then finish the Barrens through 21: Camp Taurajo, Field of Giants and elite Chol'aruk (bring a partner). Leave your hearth at the Crossroads for the return from Fizzule's tower (step).
Vanish. The route takes you to the tower on its own (at 22).
Double Axe ≈ 70 (level 19) - a one-handed axe with 11.0 DPS, 2.5 speed. The main purchase at 20: 20% stronger than Cleaver, and the next vendor axe only comes at 24-30.
Kris ≈ 71 (level 19) - a 10.9 DPS dagger for your off hand. If you have Harpy Skinner (9.6, +3 Agility), you can save the money.
Blood Shard from Bristlebacks: Mangletooth gives you an Agility buff for them (step).Sap one (in Forever you stay in stealth after it) and hit the other. And Pick Pocket before every fight: your level 22 skills and the powder for them will cost about 2.Gouge, get behind them and attack. Arathi Basin opens at 20 on launch. Beta testers report that only the new level-30 battleground is available in beta.Crossroads, Devrak: fly to Orgrimmar. Cleft of Shadow, Shenthul : level 18 - Gouge (Rank 2), Ambush, and the new passive Poised; level 20 - 
Rupture and Stealth (Rank 2), 30 each; using a dagger? Add Backstab (Rank 3). Valley of Honor, Zendo'jian : Double Axe ≈ 70, your main purchase at 20.
Training at 18 and 20 costs about 150. Ambush only works with a dagger in your main hand: with an axe you can skip it. Rupture is for long fights and elites, when Slice and Dice is already up; Eviscerate finishes a normal mob faster. 
Blade of Cunning is 6.75 DPS, weaker than what you have: the quest is for the 455 experience, so sell the dagger.
Shenthul: accept !The Shattered Salute[20]. Wait until he finishes talking and answer him with /salute - The Shattered Salute[20]. Turn in ?The Shattered Salute[20], accept !Deep Cover[20]: 
Flare Gun appears in your bags.
This is the start of the poison chain. Deep Cover[20] leads to the Venture Co. tower in the northern Barrens - the route gets there at 22, when you already have Vanish.
Doras: fly to Camp Taurajo. Jorn Skyseer - accept !Ishamuhale[19]; Mangletooth - accept !Tribes at War[21]; Grunt Logmar - accept the new !Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23] if you have a partner.
Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23] has a level 23 elite pillager and level 22-23 Alliance soldiers - solo at 20-21 you have almost no chance. A Rogue doesn't need the rewards: the axe 
Pathfinder's Clearway is 10 DPS, weaker than Double Axe - take whichever sells for more.
Fly to the Crossroads:
Letter to Jin'Zil[20] is a letter to Stonetalon; you'll deliver it on the next loop (step).
Northeast of the Crossroads, if you took the quest: Chol'aruk with elite guards - his head, Chol'aruk the Ravener[21]. Ishamuhale doesn't roam: while you have the quest, any zhevra drops a fresh carcass - use it at the withered tree and he comes running. The fang - Ishamuhale[19].
Drops from: Chol'aruk's Head - Chol'aruk
Chol'aruk is a level 20 elite and his guards are elite too: only with a partner. Pull the guards one at a time. Didn't work out? Drop Chol'aruk the Ravener[21]: the quest doesn't unlock anything. Ishamuhale hits hard - start with full energy, and at half health - Evasion.
Back south toward Taurajo:
Drops from: Bristleback Quilboar Tusk - Bristleback Hunter, Bristleback Water Seeker, Bristleback Thornweaver and others
The rare elite Swinegart Spearhide fears everyone around him - go around him. Kill the Geomancers first: they cast from range, and Kick interrupts their spell.
The Field of Giants south of Taurajo : 12 Silithid Eggs from the mounds and the Digging Claw - Egg Hunt[22]. Farther south - Burned-Out Remains : inspect them, that's the new !Stepping Stones[24]. Took Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23]? The Dustwallow Marsh border to the southeast : soldiers and the elite pillager, Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23].
Silithid Swarmers call a bunch of small critters - kill the Swarmers first; if the crowd swarms you - Evasion, and if that doesn't help - Sprint and get out. The pillager is too tough? Drop Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23]: at 29 you can solo it (step). Stepping Stones[24] leads to Stonetalon - you'll turn it in there.
Camp Taurajo: Mangletooth - turn in ?Tribes at War[21], accept !Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21] and turn it in right away ?Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21], then the same with !Agamaggan's Agility[20] (?Agamaggan's Agility[20]): an Agility buff. Jorn Skyseer - turn in ?Ishamuhale[19] and ?Lakota'mani[22], accept !Enraged Thunder Lizards[18]. Grunt Logmar - turn in ?Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23].
You already have the Blood Shard - they drop from the same Bristlebacks. For a Rogue, Agility means both attack power and crit. Don't skip Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21]: without it you won't get Betrayal from Within[25] at 29.
South of the camp - Thunder Lizards : 3 Thunder Lizard Blood, Enraged Thunder Lizards[18]. Jorn Skyseer: turn in ?Enraged Thunder Lizards[18], accept !Cry of the Thunderhawk[20].
Drops from: Thunder Lizard Blood - Stormhide, Thunderhead, Stormsnout
Thunderhawks around the camp - wings, Cry of the Thunderhawk[20]. Jorn Skyseer: turn in ?Cry of the Thunderhawk[20] (reward - 
Gloves of the Moon).
Drops from: Thunderhawk Wings - Thunderhawk Hatchling, Greater Thunderhawk, Thunderhawk Cloudscraper
Gloves of the Moon is leather, +3 Agility and +3 Stamina.
Fly to the Crossroads:
Rewards: Consumed by Hatred[20] - 
Boar Hunter's Cape (+3 Agility); Egg Hunt[22] - mail or cloth, both to sell; Chol'aruk the Ravener[21] - 
Chol'aruk's Trophy Sword, 12.3 DPS, stronger than Double Axe. You already know Swords and can use it immediately.
Malaka'jin, Windshear Crag, Sun Rock Retreat
Level 20-22 quests on the way through the mountains and the flight path at Sun Rock Retreat - you'll need it at 27. From the Retreat, fly to Camp Taurajo and walk to Thunder Bluff.
Pick Pocket before the fight, and take the second one of a pair out of the fight in advance - Sap. Spiders are beasts: neither works on them.From the Crossroads go west to the mountain border , then take the same path as to the Grimtotem into Stonetalon. Malaka'jin : Witch Doctor Jin'Zil - turn in ?Letter to Jin'Zil[20]; Xen'Zilla - accept !Blood Feeders[19].
Spiders northwest of Malaka'jin: Deepmoss Creepers in the southern valley and Venomspitters - Blood Feeders[19]. The "Wanted" poster - !Arachnophobia[21]: the elite Besseleth , only with a friend (Arachnophobia[21]).
The spiderlings can call a level 22 matriarch: that's what Evasion and Thistle Tea are for.
Xen'Zilla: turn in ?Blood Feeders[19].
Ziz Fizziks by the road north: accept !Super Reaper 6000[21].
Windshear Crag : Venture Co. Operators - blueprints, Super Reaper 6000[21]. Piznik : accept !Gerenzo's Orders[22], protect him for 5 minutes (Gerenzo's Orders[22]), turn in ?Gerenzo's Orders[22] and accept !Gerenzo's Orders[22].
Two rare elites roam here - a Venture Co. overseer and a foreman. Go around them. If the goblin dies, the quest fails: abandon Gerenzo's Orders[22] and take it again when he's back. Doesn't work the second time either? Abandon it and later turn in only Super Reaper 6000[21]. While you guard the goblin, keep the attackers on yourself: interrupt the casters with Kick, and if two are on you - Evasion. The second wave has four: that's where Thistle Tea comes in handy.
Ziz Fizziks: turn in ?Super Reaper 6000[21] and ?Gerenzo's Orders[22].
Gerenzo's Orders[22]: the reward is the mail 
Dredge Boots - sell them. Don't take the follow-up Further Instructions[21]: it leads to Ratchet, and the route doesn't go back there.
Sun Rock Retreat:
Didn't manage the spider? Keep the quest: you're back here at 27 (step), and by then Besseleth is doable solo.
Mirkfallon Lake : 10 Gaea Seeds by the water - Cycle of Rebirth[23]. On the way back, west of the Retreat - Pocket Litter : turn in ?Stepping Stones[24] (the reward is 
Old Toolbox, a 12-slot bag), accept !Scramble[24]; Mound of Dirt nearby - turn in ?Scramble[24].
The next quest in the chain, Wet Job[32], leads to Loch Modan in Alliance land - don't take it.
Tammra Windfield: turn in ?Cycle of Rebirth[23].
You'll take the follow-up (New Life[25]) at 27 - right now it would just take up space in your log.
Sun Rock Retreat, Tharm: fly to Camp Taurajo, then walk to Thunder Bluff (step).
Want another 6-7 thousand experience and the Zoram'gar flight path? Visit western Ashenvale first (optional). Leveling without a group? Definitely go: you won't have dungeon quests, and the experience will come in handy. Did the Wailing Caverns? Then you already have the Thunder Bluff flight path: fly straight to Thunder Bluff (step).
New Forever quests and the Zoram'gar flight path
About 6-7 thousand experience and the Zoram'gar flight path (useful for Blackfathom Deeps). Skipping it now? You'll get the flight path at 28.
From Windshear Crag - Talondeep Path → Ashenvale.
Va'xug Firefure : accept !Never Coming Back[22] - 6 Shadowhorn Stags and 6 Ashenvale Bears around (Never Coming Back[22]). Turn in ?Never Coming Back[22], accept !A Void Path[22]: lead Eye of Kilrogg to the road (A Void Path[22]) and turn in ?A Void Path[22] right there.
Zoram'gar Outpost: Andruk - flight path. Marukai : accept !Naga at the Zoram Strand[19] - 20 naga heads on the Zoram Strand (Naga at the Zoram Strand[19]), then turn in ?Naga at the Zoram Strand[19].
Drops from: Wrathtail Head - Wrathtail Myrmidon, Wrathtail Razortail, Wrathtail Wave Rider and others
Naga sirens cast from range: approach in stealth, and Kick interrupts their spell.
From Zoram'gar, fly to Camp Taurajo, then on to Thunder Bluff.
Did the Wailing Caverns? Then you already have the Thunder Bluff flight path: fly straight to Thunder Bluff (step).
Magatha's chain, then the trainer in Orgrimmar: Vanish and the powder for it
On foot from Camp Taurajo through Mulgore to Thunder Bluff: this is where you turn in The Elder Crone[18], which you've been carrying since level 19. Then fly to Orgrimmar: at 22 the trainer teaches Vanish, and from there - on to Fizzule's tower.
Flash Powder ≈ 24, poison reagents and vials. Get 5-10 powder: Vanish doesn't work without it.Double Axe, and from 30 - Crescent Axe: 17.1 DPS. Remember it.Thunder Bluff: Magatha Grimtotem - turn in ?The Elder Crone[18], accept !Forsaken Aid[18]; Apothecary Zamah on Spirit Rise - turn in ?Forsaken Aid[18], accept !Journey to Tarren Mill[18].
Journey to Tarren Mill[18] is turned in at Tarren Mill - the route gets there at ~24.
Elder Rise: Arch Druid Hamuul Runetotem - turn in ?Hamuul Runetotem[16], accept !Nara Wildmane[16]; Nara Wildmane - turn in ?Nara Wildmane[16].
Did the Wailing Caverns? Then this is already done. The follow-up, Leaders of the Fang[22], is a Wailing Caverns quest: don't take it without a group.
Tal: fly to Orgrimmar. Cleft of Shadow, level 22, Shenthul: Vanish, Sinister Strike (rank 4), 
Distract and Garrote (rank 2), 40 each. Rekkul : Flash Powder, 5-10 of them.
Vanish is your main escape button: the mob loses you, and slows and roots come off. Press it while you still have a third of your health, not at the last second: a hit landing at the same moment knocks you out of stealth. Garrote (rank 2) is only needed if it's your opener from stealth; Distract turns mobs' backs to you - handy for sneaking past. Not 22 yet? You'll learn it after the tower, when you come back here (step).
An undercover agent at the Venture Co. Tower, the elite Gallywix and the Thistle Tea recipe
The last loop through the Barrens: the undercover agent Taskmaster Fizzule is waiting at the Venture Co. Tower in the north, and the main part of the poison chain is in the tower itself. Then hearthstone to the Crossroads and a flight to Orgrimmar: the turn-in, the next quest in the chain and the zeppelin to Undercity.
Recipe: Thistle Tea, and you can make the tea with Cooking 60 (step).Endurance: the cooldowns of two buttons - Sprint and Evasion - are 60% shorter. Press Sprint every time it's ready while you run between points: until level 40 it's almost a mount. The other three builds don't have this talent: Sprint has a 5-minute cooldown - save it for escapes.Doras: fly to the Crossroads. From there go north past the Sludge Fen to the Venture Co. tower : by our estimate, 5-6 minutes on foot.
Chol'aruk the Ravener[21] still in your log? Chol'aruk is almost on the way.
Near the tower - Taskmaster Fizzule , the undercover agent: Deep Cover[20]. The order matters: first Flare Gun - two shots near the tower, then walk up to him, target him and do /salute. Turn in ?Deep Cover[20], accept !Mission: Possible But Not Probable[24].
Get the order wrong and Taskmaster Fizzule attacks: he kills anyone who looks suspicious to him. Only approach once he turns friendly.
The tower key: Foreman Silixiz walks around the entrance - pick his pocket (Pick Pocket), Mission: Possible But Not Probable[24]. In the tower - two each of Mutated Venture Co. Drones, Venture Co. Patrollers and Venture Co. Lookouts, Mission: Possible But Not Probable[24].
Drops from: Gallywix's Head - Grand Foreman Puzik Gallywix
Steal the key rather than killing for it, as the quest says. Empty pocket? Kill the foreman and wait for Foreman Silixiz to respawn. Inside, dagger builds open with Ambush; with an axe, use Garrote from behind if trained. Patrols walk in pairs: leave one under Sap. Mutated Drones are the toughest; fight them singly with full energy.
Ambush kills each in one hit: start with one, back off, then do the second the same way. With an axe or a sword your opener from behind is Garrote, and take them one at a time. In Forever they see stealth better - testers couldn't get through the door at 20.Ambush too: it takes half the boss's health.
Touch of Zanzil lasts 7 days, and 
Hinott's Oil removes it - Hinott's reward for the next quest.At the top - Grand Foreman Puzik Gallywix , a level 23 elite: the head, Mission: Possible But Not Probable[24]. Next to him is Gallywix's Lockbox - pick its lock (Pick Lock): inside is 
Cache of Zanzil's Altered Mixture, Mission: Possible But Not Probable[24].
Drops from: Silixiz's Tower Key - Foreman Silixiz
Start stealthed at full energy. This is a long fight: use Gouge to regenerate energy while he is incapacitated; at half health, use Evasion and Thistle Tea, then a healing potion if you drop lower. In trouble? Vanish. Beta reports say the box opens without Lockpicking skill. It poisons you with Touch of Zanzil for 7 days, as intended. The antidote is Hinott's Oil, from Hinott's Assistance[20] in Tarren Mill (step).
Hearthstone → the Crossroads. Devrak: fly to Orgrimmar. Shenthul: turn in ?Mission: Possible But Not Probable[24] (reward - Recipe: Thistle Tea), accept !Hinott's Assistance[26]. Didn't learn your level 22 skills? Learn them now (list).
Recipe: Thistle Tea: the tea gives 100 energy once every 5 minutes; you need Cooking 60. You'll take Hinott's Assistance[26] to Tarren Mill (at ~24) - that's where the route is headed anyway. Hearthstone not ready yet? It's about a 6-minute walk south to the Crossroads, by our estimate.
The zeppelin tower outside the gates has two zeppelins. Frezza sends you to Undercity - that's yours. Snurk Bucksquick sends you to Grom'gol (Stranglethorn Vale) - not that one.
Not sure? Talk to the zeppelin master: he'll tell you where his zeppelin goes.
Your hearthstone, the Shadowfang Keep quest and the weapon master for swords
The zeppelin lands in Tirisfal, next to Undercity. Here you get your hearthstone, the Shadowfang Keep quest and the weapon master for swords. Dungeons are done in a group of five: no group - don't take The Book of Ur[26], or it will just sit in your log. You'll take the Ruins of Lordaeron quests right before the run (at 24). Without dungeons you'll fall about 2 levels behind (an estimate from beta data: dungeon quests at 22-29 are worth about 75 thousand experience): western Ashenvale, the southern Barrens and the backup quests in Thousand Needles (step) cover part of it, and you make up the rest with mobs along the way.
Weathered Deathstalker's Blade and 
Outlaw Sabre with your current weapon.
Longsword ≈ 87 (from 21) - a sword with 12.2 DPS if you don't have swords from quests.The zeppelin lands in Tirisfal, not far from Undercity: follow the road to the ruins of the capital, then take the elevator down into the city.
Undercity: Michael Garrett - flight path; Innkeeper Norman - set your hearthstone in Undercity.
You'll need your hearthstone at the end of Hillsbrad: from Dun Garok, straight to the trainer and the zeppelin (step).
Undercity, if you have a group for Shadowfang Keep: Keeper Bel'dugur - accept !The Book of Ur[26].
Skyborne already know Swords; no training needed. Compare upcoming rewards Weathered Deathstalker's Blade and Outlaw Sabre with your current weapon.
You already know Swords. Been using another weapon for a while? Catch up your sword skill on lower-level mobs before a hard fight.
Walk to Silverpine: from Undercity take the road southwest through Tirisfal to the Sepulcher. You can only get the Sepulcher flight path by reaching it on foot.
The Sepulcher, Ambermill, Beren's Peril and new Forever quests
This is your first time here, but skip the early Silverpine quests: they give little experience now. Take the level 20-22 quests around the Sepulcher.
Wool Cloth from Dalaran Mages and refugees - for Wool Bandages, sell the extra at the auction house.The Sepulcher : Karos Razok - flight path.
The Sepulcher:
No group? Don't take A Frightened Request[22], Arugal Must Die[27] and Deathstalkers in Shadowfang[25]: they're dungeon quests.
Ambermill: 8 Dalaran Wizards and 8 Dalaran Watchers - Watching the Roads[20].
Dalaran Spellscribe (rare, level 21) freezes you and calls for help; the protectors summon snakes. The Mages cast from range: approach in stealth, and Kick interrupts their spells. The Mages are humanoids: Pick Pocket before the fight.
Beren's Peril : 6 Ravenclaw Drudgers and 6 Ravenclaw Guardians - Beren's Peril[21].
They drop a Note Scrap - it starts The Offering Stone[23], a new Forever chain. Don't start it: it isn't part of the route, and its last fight is elite.
Pyrewood Village : 5 Haggard Refugees and 5 Sickly Refugees - Stop the Spread[20].
The Sepulcher: Dalar Dawnweaver - turn in ?Stop the Spread[20]; Shadow Priest Allister - turn in ?Watching the Roads[20] and ?Beren's Peril[21].
Beren's Peril[21]: the reward is a wand, which a Rogue doesn't need - sell it.
Silverpine dungeon · with a group
According to beta data, dungeon quests in Forever give 2-3 times the experience of normal ones - the keep's three quests are worth it. After that it all depends on a group for the Ruins of Lordaeron: if you have one, fly from the Sepulcher to Undercity (step). If not, go from the Sepulcher straight to Hillsbrad (step), and if you did the keep, turn in The Book of Ur[26] in Undercity at 26 (step).
Shadowfang Keep (entrance ), with a group. Inside, Deathstalker Vincent: turn in ?Deathstalkers in Shadowfang[25] (the reward is 
Tanned Shoulderpads). 
The Book of Ur - in the room where Fenrus the Devourer is, The Book of Ur[26]; 
Head of Arugal - Arugal Must Die[27].
Drops from: Head of Arugal - Archmage Arugal, Arugal
Your job is damage from behind on the tank's target, plus crowd control. Worgen are humanoids: before the pull, take one out of the fight with Sap, and use Kick on the casters. Pulled aggro - Feint; didn't help - Vanish. Tanned Shoulderpads is leather, +3 Strength: the other reward is mail.
The Sepulcher, Dalar Dawnweaver: turn in ?Arugal Must Die[27] (the reward is 
Seal of Sylvanas).
Seal of Sylvanas - a ring, +8 Stamina and +6 attack power.
Have a group for the Ruins of Lordaeron? Karos Razok: fly to Undercity. There, Morbin Lightbane - accept !Light's Justice[22]; Theodore Griffs - accept !The New Plague[22]. The Ruins themselves are in the ruined capital right above the city.
The level 24 Rogue trainer is in Undercity too, after the Ruins (step). No group for the Ruins? Don't fly: go from the Sepulcher straight to Hillsbrad (step), and learn your level 24 skills with a flight to Undercity from Tarren Mill (step).
A new Forever dungeon above Undercity · Detect Traps and a letter from Ravenholdt
A group of five, six bosses in any order. The quests are level 21-22, and dungeon quests in Forever give 2-3 times the experience of normal ones - one of the most rewarding stops in 20-30. Two rewards here for a Rogue: A Frightened Request[22] - Edward's Knife (an off-hand dagger with 12.2 DPS) and Light's Justice[22] - Spare Part Bindings (+3 Agility and Stamina). After the Ruins - the level 24 trainer in Undercity: the class quest in Hillsbrad only counts if you've learned 
Detect Traps. No group for the Ruins? Go from the Sepulcher straight to Hillsbrad (step).
Before you go in - Deathguard Kristof at the guard post on the road to Brill: accept !The Wrath of Rath'mael[22]. Ruins of Lordaeron with a group (5 players) - the entrance is in the ruins of the capital, immediately to the left as you enter Lordaeron: 25 Intact Limbs - Light's Justice[22]; Rath'mael - The Wrath of Rath'mael[22]; Witherfang drops the toxic strain - The New Plague[22]; Edward's fate - A Frightened Request[22], look for him in the same place as Rath'mael; The Baron drops an abomination head - it starts !Unending Torment[21]; somewhere inside you'll find a crest - !Crest of Lordaeron[22].
Drops from: Intact Limbs - Skeleton, Cadaver, Ragged Ghoul and others
The Ruins are almost all undead: Sap doesn't work on them - your control here is Gouge, and Kick interrupts the casters. Hit the tank's target from behind.
Once you're out of the Ruins, first go to the guard post on the road to Brill: Deathguard Kristof - turn in ?The Wrath of Rath'mael[22].
A Rogue doesn't need either reward (a two-handed axe and a staff) - take the one that sells for more.
Undercity:
Rogue rewards: Light's Justice[22] - Spare Part Bindings (+3 Agility and +3 Stamina); The New Plague[22] - the sword 
Plaguefang, 12.4 DPS; Unending Torment[21] - the cloak Grave Shroud (+3 Strength and Stamina), but if you're wearing Boar Hunter's Cape, take whichever sells for more; The Book of Ur[26] - Grizzled Boots (leather, +7 Stamina).
Rogues' Quarter, level 24, Carolyn Ward : Detect Traps, Eviscerate (rank 4), and the new Shank (an off-hand strike, +15 energy, 10-second cooldown). Talk to her: at 24 Rogue trainers hand out 
Elegant Letter - the letter starts !The Manor, Ravenholdt[24].
The Manor, Ravenholdt[24] only counts if you've learned Detect Traps: otherwise you can't pass the test at Ravenholdt Manor. No letter in the dialogue? Check your mail. Not 24 yet? You'll learn it with a trip from Tarren Mill (step).
Michael Garrett: fly to the Sepulcher. Tabitha Heartweaver - turn in ?A Frightened Request[22] (the reward is Edward's Knife).
Edward's Knife - a dagger with 12.2 DPS, +2 Agility and +2 Stamina: for your off hand, stronger than Kris.
The road southeast into Hillsbrad Foothills: Deathstalker Lesh at the border - accept !Time To Strike[20]. Then follow the road east to Tarren Mill.
Poisons from Hinott, the Hillsbrad fields, Ravenholdt Manor and Durnholde Keep
In Tarren Mill you finally learn poisons: you're carrying Hinott's Assistance[26] from Orgrimmar. This is also where you turn in Journey to Tarren Mill[18] from Thunder Bluff, and in the mountains above Durnholde is Ravenholdt Manor, the Rogues' guild: The Manor, Ravenholdt[24] and the new Syndicate Sabotage[24]. That's why Durnholde comes at the end of the section, together with the manor. Don't go into Southshore (Alliance) - it has guards.
Detect Traps (the level 24 trainer): didn't learn it in Undercity after the Ruins? You'll fly there from the Mill (step).
Empty Vial - vials for poisons. 
Dust of Decay - also in the game files: Smudge Thunderwood at Ravenholdt and Ezekiel Graves in Undercity. Check on the spot what's actually for sale on the beta.Callous Axe ≈ 25 (from 24) - a one-handed axe with 15.0 DPS, speed 2.8, +8 attack power. If it's for sale, buy it: it's the best axe before 30.Heavy Brown Bag ≈ 2 - 10 slots.Wool Cloth from the Hillsbrad humans - for Wool Bandages, sell the extra at the auction house. The Syndicate in Durnholde are humanoids: Pick Pocket each one, and the locked lockboxes from their pockets train Lockpicking.Instant Poison on both hands is a noticeable damage boost on every mob. Poison skill only goes up from crafting, and Instant Poison II at 28 needs skill 120: make a couple at every stop.Evasion and Vanish ready, and from 26 start the fight yourself - 
Cheap Shot from stealth.Tarren Mill: Zarise - flight path. Serge Hinott : turn in ?Hinott's Assistance[26], accept !Hinott's Assistance[20], wait while he prepares the cure (Hinott's Assistance[20]) and turn in ?Hinott's Assistance[20] - you've learned poisons.
You also get Hinott's Oil - use it right away: it removes Touch of Zanzil from Fizzule's tower. You know Instant Poison right away: one dose takes Dust of Decay and Empty Vial. Rogue trainers teach the other recipes: 
Crippling Poison (slows a runner) - at 26.
Also there:
Blood of Innocents[23], WANTED: Syndicate Personnel[22] and The Rescue[22] are in Durnholde Keep: it's at the end of the section, together with Ravenholdt (step).
South first: gray bears and creepers on the way - tongues and ichor, Elixir of Suffering[22]. New in Forever: Deathstalker Masoj by Dun Garok - turn in ?Scout Support[25], accept !Valuable Vantages[25]. Place the first vial on the peak southeast of him (Valuable Vantages[25]).
Drops from: Gray Bear Tongue - Gray Bear, Vicious Gray Bear, Elder Gray Bear and others · Creeper Ichor - Elder Moss Creeper, Giant Moss Creeper, Forest Moss Creeper and others
According to beta data, the exact spot where Deathstalker Masoj stands is still being confirmed - follow the quest marker. South of the vantage point, in Dun Garok itself , there are level 28-30 dwarves, and the riflemen shoot from range: approach the vantage point from the north and don't go down.
On the way to the fields - the third peak , above the yeti cave (Valuable Vantages[25]). Hillsbrad Fields : 6 Farmers, 6 Farmhands, Farmer Ray and Farmer Getz - Battle of Hillsbrad[24]; mountain lions - blood, Elixir of Pain[24].
Drops from: Mountain Lion Blood - Starving Mountain Lion, Feral Mountain Lion, Mountain Lion and others
Farmers and Farmhands are humanoids: Pick Pocket before the fight, Sap on the second of a pair. Hillsbrad Footmen block and shield bash. Don't go into Southshore.
Tarren Mill:
Elixir of Pain[24]: take Stomping Boots - leather, +4 Strength and +4 Agility.
Back to the fields:
Drops from: Hillsbrad Human Skull - Farmer Ray, Syndicate Shadow Mage, Syndicate Rogue and others
Tarren Mill: High Executor Darthalia - turn in ?Battle of Hillsbrad[25]; Deathguard Samsa - turn in ?Souvenirs of Death[25].
Leave the next quest in the chain, Battle of Hillsbrad[26], and everything after it for 30+.
Didn't learn Detect Traps in Undercity (step)? Zarise: fly to Undercity. Rogues' Quarter, Carolyn Ward : Detect Traps, Eviscerate (rank 4), and the new Shank; already 26 - your level 26 skills too (list). Talk to her: at 24 trainers hand out Elegant Letter - the letter starts !The Manor, Ravenholdt[24]. Michael Garrett: fly back to Tarren Mill.
Ran Shadowfang but haven't turned in The Book of Ur[26] yet? Keeper Bel'dugur , since you're in Undercity anyway. Learned everything at 24 after the Ruins? Skip this step.
Ravenholdt: from the Mill go east across the river; behind a huge tree a path zigzags up the mountain to the manor . In the tunnel before the manor, turn on Detect Traps and walk up to the chest - don't open it (The Manor, Ravenholdt[24]). Fahrad : turn in ?The Manor, Ravenholdt[24]. Myrokos Silentform : accept the new !Syndicate Sabotage[24].
The level 50 manor guards are neutral - no need to hide. Smudge Thunderwood in the manor - according to the game files he has poison reagents and powder.
Detect Traps - learned from the trainer at 24. In the tunnel before the manor turn it on and walk up to the chest: the objective counts once you see the trap. Don't open the chest.Down to Durnholde Keep : 10 Syndicate Rogues and 10 Syndicate Watchmen - WANTED: Syndicate Personnel[22]; 5 Vials of Innocent Blood from the Shadow Mages - Blood of Innocents[23]; Jailor Eston and Jailor Marlgen - keys to the cells holding Tog'thar and Drull (The Rescue[22]); Lord Tomas walks around the keep - Syndicate Sabotage[24]. The second vantage point for the vial is between Durnholde and Tarren Mill (Valuable Vantages[25]).
Drops from: Vial of Innocent Blood - Syndicate Shadow Mage
The Syndicate stand close together: Sap one of a pair and fight the other. Shadow Mages cast from range - approach in stealth, Kick interrupts their spells. Two on you - Evasion, three - Vanish and back off.
Back up to the manor: Myrokos Silentform - turn in ?Syndicate Sabotage[24].
Next Myrokos Silentform offers A Way In[34] - that's already the Arathi Highlands and a level 34 quest: don't take it. Back down the same path to the Mill.
Tarren Mill:
The Rescue[22]: both rewards are mail and cloth - take whichever sells for more. You'll turn in Return to Thunder Bluff[23] at Thunder Bluff (at 27).
South to Deathstalker Masoj by Dun Garok: turn in ?Valuable Vantages[25] (the reward is Weathered Deathstalker's Blade).
Weathered Deathstalker's Blade - a sword with 12.7 DPS, +4 Strength: with the Swords skill it's stronger than Double Axe. No swords? Take it anyway: it sells for more than the vial.
Hearthstone to Undercity, Cheap Shot, the zeppelin by Brill
Hillsbrad is done - hearth to Undercity for the Rogue trainer, then take the zeppelin home to Kalimdor.
Cheap Shot - a 4-second stun from stealth, the best way to open on a player. A stunned player can't start a bandage or cast a spell: you have time to build combo points.From Dun Garok - Hearthstone → Undercity.
Haven't done Shadowfang Keep and only found a group now? Keeper Bel'dugur is right here - accept The Book of Ur[26]. Then Michael Garrett: fly to the Sepulcher; there High Executor Hadrec - accept Deathstalkers in Shadowfang[25], Dalar Dawnweaver - accept Arugal Must Die[27]. Then run the keep, turn in at the Sepulcher and fly back to Undercity.
Rogues' Quarter, level 26, Carolyn Ward: Cheap Shot, Kick (rank 2) and Expose Armor (rank 2), 60 each; fighting with daggers - also Ambush (rank 2). The recipe is here too: Crippling Poison. Skipped the trainer at 24 - your level 24 skills too (list). Ran Shadowfang but haven't turned in The Book of Ur[26] yet? Keeper Bel'dugur .
Cheap Shot is a stun from stealth: open every tough fight with it. Expose Armor is for dungeons - you can save the money while leveling. While you're here, sell your wool, leather and ore at the auction house.
The zeppelin tower near Brill has two zeppelins. Zapetta sends you to Orgrimmar - that's yours. Hin Denburg sends you to Grom'gol (Stranglethorn Vale) - not that one.
Not sure? Talk to the zeppelin master: he'll tell you where his zeppelin goes.
The Ashenvale Hunt, turn-ins in Thunder Bluff, Sun Rock Retreat, the Charred Vale
The Sun Rock Retreat chains lead into Ashenvale and Thousand Needles - so the mountains first, then the forest. Along the way you do two quests from Thunder Bluff.
The zeppelin lands outside Orgrimmar. In the city, Warcaller Gorlach : accept !The Ashenvale Hunt[20]. Doras: fly to Thunder Bluff.
Thunder Bluff:
The Flying Machine Airport[23] and Pigments for Paints[26] are done in Stonetalon, The Sacred Flame[25] in Ashenvale; you'll turn them in right here at 29 (step).
Fly to Sun Rock Retreat:
Mirkfallon Lake : 
Mirkweed Pods - 30 of them in the water and on the shore, Pigments for Paints[26]. There are no mobs at the lake.
Stonetalon Peak in the north : 4 each of Sons of Cenarius, Daughters of Cenarius and Cenarion Botanists - Cenarius' Legacy[25].
Daughters of Cenarius heal themselves - interrupt them with Kick. A rare elite, Sorrow Wing (27), flies around here - it drains health.
The Charred Vale in the southwest:
Drops from: Incendrites - Rogue Flame Spirit, Burning Ravager, Burning Destroyer · Glittering Sunstone - Bloodfury Harpy, Bloodfury Roguefeather, Bloodfury Slayer and others
Harpies are humanoids: Sap the second of a pair. Bloodfury Slayers can execute you when your health is low: at half health - Evasion. Go around the rare elite Sister Riven (28).
Sun Rock Retreat:
New Life[25]: both rewards are mail and cloth, to sell. Arachnophobia[21] still in your log? Besseleth is now doable solo - , turn it in right here.
Windshear Crag, the Venture Co. airport : place the sprayer - The Flying Machine Airport[23].
Talondeep Path → Ashenvale.
Didn't visit western Ashenvale at 22? Not far from the tunnel exit, Va'xug Firefure - Never Coming Back[22] and A Void Path[22], new Forever quests.
Splintertree Post, Thistlefur, Zoram'gar
Splintertree Post is a big Horde quest hub. The eastern loop first, then Zoram'gar and, if you have a group, Blackfathom Deeps. You'll also finish The Sacred Flame[25] from Thunder Bluff here.
Wool Cloth and your first 
Silk Cloth: for bandages or the auction house.Splintertree Post: Vhulgra - flight path; Innkeeper Kaylisk - set your hearthstone in Splintertree.
Splintertree:
The eastern loop:
Drops from: Satyr Horns - Xavian Rogue, Xavian Betrayer, Xavian Felsworn and others
Pull the guards one at a time; if both come at you - Evasion, and Gouge the second one.
The south and Mystral Lake:
The rare Eck'alom (27) stuns for 15 seconds - leave it alone.
Splintertree Post:
Torek's Assault[24] rewards Slatemetal Cutlass, a 12.3 DPS sword with +2 Strength and Agility. Dagger builds should compare the other stats; Rogues can't use the staff.
Zoram'gar (fly if you got the flight path at 22, otherwise walk west): Andruk - flight path; Je'neu Sancrea - turn in ?Je'neu of the Earthen Ring[27] and ?Trouble in the Deeps[22]; Karang Amakkar - accept !Between a Rock and a Thistlefur[24]; Mitsuwa - accept !Troll Charm[24].
Je'neu of the Earthen Ring[27]: take 
Deftkin Belt - a leather belt with +4 Agility and +3 Stamina. No Zoram'gar flight path? It's about 8-10 minutes on foot (an estimate), Sprint whenever it's off cooldown; give Astranaar a wide berth: the Alliance guards will attack.
Thistlefur Village : Thistlefur Avengers and Shamans - Between a Rock and a Thistlefur[24]; 8 Troll Charms in the cave - Troll Charm[24]; Ruul Snowhoof - accept !Freedom to Ruul[24] and escort him (Freedom to Ruul[24]).
Before the escort, clear the way to the village exit - you'll be attacked on the way. Kill the Shamans first; Kick interrupts their spells. Furbolgs are humanoids: Sap the second of a pair.
Zoram'gar: Karang Amakkar - turn in ?Between a Rock and a Thistlefur[24], accept !King of the Foulweald[26]; Mitsuwa - turn in ?Troll Charm[24]. Hearthstone → Splintertree Post.
West of Splintertree, the Foulweald, Greenpaw Village : plant the banner at the totem and fight off the furbolg waves, Chief Murgut comes last - King of the Foulweald[26]. Back at Splintertree: Yama Snowhoof - turn in ?Freedom to Ruul[24].
The furbolgs come in twos and threes: Gouge one and fight the other; three - Evasion and Thistle Tea. Start at full health with poisons on your weapons.
Fly to Zoram'gar, Karang Amakkar: turn in ?King of the Foulweald[26] (the reward is 
Boorguard Tunic).
Boorguard Tunic - a leather chest with +7 Agility and +6 Stamina: the best armor reward for a Rogue before 30.
Blackfathom Deeps with a group (through the ruins on the Zoram Strand ). Before you go: Je'neu Sancrea - accept !The Essence of Aku'Mai[22] and !Amongst the Ruins[27]. Inside: 20 Sapphires of Aku'Mai - The Essence of Aku'Mai[22]; Damp Note starts !Allegiance to the Old Gods[22]; 
Fathom Core - Amongst the Ruins[27]; Baron Aquanis drops 
Strange Water Globe, which starts !Baron Aquanis[30]; Argent Guard Thaelrid - accept !Blackfathom Villainy[27]: Twilight Lord Kelris drops the head (Blackfathom Villainy[27]).
Half the dungeon is underwater: watch your breath bar and fight in the water only near air bubbles. The naga are humanoids: before the pull, take one out of the fight with Sap; Kick interrupts the priestesses and oracles who heal.
After Blackfathom, Zoram'gar, Je'neu Sancrea: turn in ?The Essence of Aku'Mai[22], ?Amongst the Ruins[27], ?Allegiance to the Old Gods[22] and ?Baron Aquanis[30].
The best reward from Baron Aquanis[30] is Outlaw Sabre, a 20.4 DPS sword: your strongest Rogue weapon before 30. You already know Swords; no extra training is needed.
Fly from Zoram'gar to Orgrimmar. Level 28, Shenthul: Rupture (rank 2), Sap (rank 2) and Feint (rank 2), 80 each; fighting with daggers - also Backstab (rank 4); Poisons skill already 120 - the Instant Poison II recipe. Then Doras: fly to Thunder Bluff.
Didn't go to Blackfathom? Fly to Orgrimmar right after the Foulweald. Not 28 yet? You'll learn these at 30 together with the level 30 skills (step). Poisons skill too low? Make more poisons: reagents - Rekkul (according to the game files).
Quest turn-ins · a new Forever camp on Skywatcher Plateau
Turning in the Stonetalon and Ashenvale quests - and something new in Forever: in northwestern Mulgore, above Thunder Bluff, an Earthen Ring camp on Skywatcher Plateau. Three level 30 quests worth ~2.5 thousand experience each, mobs 27-29.
Main Gauche ≈ 193 (from 29) - a dagger with 16.6 DPS, 50% stronger than Kris: for your off hand. The same dagger - Kareth in Orgrimmar.Crescent Axe ≈ 225 - an axe with 17.1 DPS, but only from 30: you'll come back for it (at 30).Thunder Bluff:
Blackfathom Villainy[27]: take 
Cultist's Armguards - leather bracers with +7 Stamina and +10 attack power - stronger than Spare Part Bindings.
Skywatcher Plateau northwest of Thunder Bluff : Muln Earthfury - accept !Defending the Dead[30], and if you have a group, !The Broodmother[31] too; Yorn Grimtotem - accept !Stronger than Steel[30]; Mazu'kon - accept !Talkin' bout Toxins, Mon[30].
Thunder Bluff has two elevators - on the southwest and northeast sides. The plateau is northwest of the bluff: take either one down and go around the bluff (which elevator is closer hasn't been checked yet).
Gloomrise at the northern edge of Mulgore : Gloomrise Hatchling and Gloomrise Soldier - Defending the Dead[30]; Gloomrise Spinner - 3 strands of Crystalline Silk, Stronger than Steel[30]; Gnawed Corpse - 5 Gloomrise Toxin Samples with the Toxin Extractor from the quest, Talkin' bout Toxins, Mon[30].
The spiders come in packs, and Sap doesn't work on beasts: pull them one at a time with a thrown weapon (
Throw); two on you - Evasion. Bandage between packs.
Group only: Broodmother Valraxx (level 31 elite) - The Broodmother[31]. She drops 
Bloody Parchment, which starts !A Darker Truth[30].
Skywatcher Plateau:
Spidersilk Pouch with 12 slots)The Broodmother[31]: the reward is 
Transformative Cocoon: it absorbs damage and stuns you for 5 seconds, then gives +60% speed for 8 seconds. Good for escaping.
Back to Thunder Bluff by the same elevator. Tal: fly to Camp Taurajo.
Is your level 29 experience bar less than half full? Do the Southern Barrens first (about 15 thousand experience, by an estimate), otherwise Thousand Needles might not be enough to reach 30.
Razormane camps, Bael Modan, a dungeon
About 15 thousand experience near Taurajo, on the way to Thousand Needles. Useful if you're short of 30 or you've got a group for Razorfen Kraul: there you get Willix the Importer[30] and 
Monkey Ring (+5 Agility).
Camp Taurajo: Mangletooth - accept !Betrayal from Within[25]; Tatternack Steelforge - accept !Weapons of Choice[24]. Didn't take Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23] at 21, or abandoned it? Grunt Logmar: take it now - you can handle the pillager solo by now (step).
Betrayal from Within[25] is only offered if you've turned in Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21]: didn't do it at 20? First accept and turn in Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21] (you need one Blood Shard from the Bristlebacks).
The Razormane camps in the south:
Drops from: Razormane Backstabber - Razormane Pathfinder, Razormane Stalker · Charred Razormane Wand - Razormane Seer · Razormane War Shield - Razormane Warfrenzy
Kuz is a Mage: Frostbolt, Frost Nova and Fire Blast. Get right up to him in stealth and interrupt his spells: Kick, and Gouge between cooldowns.
The Dustwallow Marsh border : soldiers and the elite pillager - Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23], if you took it now.
Open on the pillager from stealth with Cheap Shot; at half health, use Evasion and Thistle Tea. At 29 you can solo him.
Gann Stonespire : accept !Gann's Reclamation[23]. Bael Modan : 15 Excavators, 5 Foremen and the prospector's journal - Gann's Reclamation[23].
Bael'dun Officers parry and speed up their attacks - only hit them from behind.
Gann Stonespire: turn in ?Gann's Reclamation[23], accept !Revenge of Gann[26] - 6 each of Nitroglycerin, Wood Pulp and Sodium Nitrate from the dwarves (Revenge of Gann[26]); turn in ?Revenge of Gann[26], accept !Revenge of Gann[26] and blow up the flying machine (Revenge of Gann[26]); turn in ?Revenge of Gann[26].
Drops from: Nitroglycerin - Bael'dun Soldier, Bael'dun Rifleman, Bael'dun Officer and others · Wood Pulp - Bael'dun Soldier, Bael'dun Rifleman, Bael'dun Officer and others · Sodium Nitrate - Bael'dun Soldier, Bael'dun Rifleman, Bael'dun Officer and others
Razorfen Kraul (entrance ), with a group: inside, in a cage - Willix the Importer. Free him, accept !Willix the Importer[30], escort him to the exit (Willix the Importer[30]) and turn in ?Willix the Importer[30] (the reward is Monkey Ring). The last boss, Charlga Razorflank, drops the heart - A Vengeful Fate[34], if you took the quest.
Monkey Ring: +5 Agility and +5 Spirit.
Camp Taurajo:
Weapons of Choice[24]: the reward is 
Demolition Hammer, a two-handed mace: a Rogue sells it.
Freewind Post, the Galak centaurs, the Sacred Flame · Kidney Shot in Orgrimmar
This is where you hit level 30, followed by a short loop through the capitals: a level 30 axe in Thunder Bluff, and the trainer in Orgrimmar, who teaches 
Kidney Shot at 30. Set aside about 8 for 30: training is 4, the axe and the dagger about four more. The rest of Thousand Needles is already part of 30+.
Heavy Brown Bag ≈ 2 - 10 slots.Cheap Shot from stealth, then Kidney Shot - the whole time your opponent can't heal or cast.From Taurajo, head south to the Great Lift and ride it down into Thousand Needles: Grish Longrunner - turn in ?Calling in the Reserves[28]; Brave Moonhorn - accept !Message to Freewind Post[25].
Freewind Post:
Galak centaurs - Pacify the Centaur[25]; the ancient brazier north of their camp - the cloven hoof, The Sacred Flame[29]; the Alien Egg in one of three places - , or - Alien Egg[26]. Dorn Plainstalker : accept !Test of Faith[26], jump off his platform (Test of Faith[26]) and turn in ?Test of Faith[26] - the start of the trials that lead to the Scarlet Monastery.
Galak Windchasers are casters - start with them; Kick interrupts their spells. Centaurs are humanoids: Pick Pocket and Sap work on them.
Freewind:
The Sacred Flame[29] rewards 
Cliffrunner's Aim for ranged pulls. You already know Bows; bring arrows. Still short of 30? Finish up here: Cliffwatcher Longhorn now offers Grimtotem Spying[28], three notes in crates at the Grimtotem camp on Darkcloud Pinnacle ; Elu offers Wind Rider[29], 10 wyvern eggs in Highperch to the west . Turn each quest in to its giver.
Level 30. Freewind Post, Nyse: fly to Thunder Bluff. Delgo Ragetotem : Crescent Axe ≈ 225 - a one-handed axe with 17.1 DPS, speed 2.6. Didn't buy it at 29? Kard Ragetotem : Main Gauche ≈ 193, a 16.6 DPS dagger for your off hand. Took A Vengeful Fate[34] and got the heart? Auld Stonespire : turn in ?A Vengeful Fate[34].
Crescent Axe is 55% stronger than Double Axe: unless you have Outlaw Sabre in your main hand, it's the key purchase at 30. According to Wowhead, Boarton Shadetotem also trains Rogues in Thunder Bluff - this hasn't been checked in game. If he does, learn your level 30 skills from him and hearth straight back to Freewind Post (step).
Tal: fly to Orgrimmar. Cleft of Shadow, Shenthul: Kidney Shot, Sinister Strike (rank 5), 
Disarm Trap and Garrote (rank 3), 1 each; Poisons skill 130 - the 
Deadly Poison recipe. Skipped the trainer at 28 - your level 28 skills too (list).
Cheap Shot from stealth, then Kidney Shot - and the mob stands still for almost the whole fight. In the main build, 30 unlocks Blade Flurry; in Assassination - Venom for the new Shank. You don't need Disarm Trap and Garrote for leveling: short on money - save 2 on them.
Hearthstone → Freewind Post.
Quests offered far from the entrance, and what a Rogue does in a group
Sap - on a humanoid before the pull. In Forever it doesn't break stealth, so you can take one more out of the fight. Mark the sapped mob so nobody touches it.Kick is your main button against casters: cultists and trogg Shamans in Ragefire Chasm, Druids of the Fang in Wailing Caverns, worgen casters in Shadowfang Keep.Feint (16) drops twice as much threat in Forever: use it on cooldown on bosses. Still pulled aggro? Evasion, from 22 - Vanish.Expose Armor is strong in Forever and no longer gets in a Warrior's way: put it on the boss even if your tank is a Warrior.Distract (22) turns a patrol away from your group, and in Forever it also lowers enemies' stealth detection.Kris of Orgrimmar or Hammer of OrgrimmarNo group? Don't take any of the quests from here.
WingbladeGlowing Shard drops from the last boss - Mutanus the DevourerSkyborne know Swords and Maces from character creation. No extra weapon trainer trip is needed.
Edward's Knife, a daggerThe New Plague[22]: the reward is Plaguefang, a sword with 12.4 DPS. The run itself - at 24, then the level 24 trainer in Undercity (step).
The run itself - at 23-24. Shadowfang Keep has lots of worgen casters: Kick will come in handy more than once.
Baron Aquanis[30]: the reward is Outlaw Sabre, a sword with 20.4 DPS - the Rogue's best weapon before 30 (step).
Monkey Ring, +5 AgilityWhat to learn, what to hit with and how not to die - up to level 30
Backstab is weaker (its flat bonus was cut by a third), and Rupture by about 40%. Sap no longer breaks stealth, Distract also reduces enemies' stealth detection, and Feint drops twice as much threat. Poisons still come through the chain starting at 20, with the final quest granting the skill directly. More charges, less damage per proc, though their attack power scaling doubled on November 2. **Rogues can use one-handed axes. Skyborne learn them in Orgrimmar from Sayoc .** Blade Flurry is a 21-point talent that opens exactly at 30, while Mutilate costs 31 points since November 2 and waits until 40. The trainer has new things too: the passive Poised at 18 and the off-hand strike Shank at 24.Axe or dagger? The main build uses a main-hand axe: a slow axe makes Sinister Strike hit harder. Learn Axes in Orgrimmar from Sayoc . Until then, use a slow sword or mace. From 10, put a fast weapon with good DPS in the off hand, usually a dagger. A main-hand dagger is only needed for builds centered on Backstab or Ambush (18): Combat: Daggers and Subtlety.
| Lvl | Skill | Cost | Take it? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stealth | 10 | Yes |
| 4 | Pick Pocket | 1 | Yes - coins and junkboxes |
| 4 | Backstab | 1 | If you fight with a dagger |
| 6 | Sinister Strike (rank 2) | 1 | Yes |
| 6 | Gouge | 1 | Yes - a window to bandage, interrupts a spell |
| 8 | Evasion | 2 | Yes |
| 8 | Eviscerate (rank 2) | 2 | Yes |
| 10 | Dual Wield | 3 | A must |
| 10 | Slice and Dice | 3 | Yes |
| 10 | Sprint | 3 | Yes - no mount until 40 |
| 10 | Sap | 3 | Yes - against pairs of humanoids |
| 12 | Kick | 8 | Yes - against casters |
| 12 |  Parry | 8 | Yes |
| 12 | Backstab | 8 | If you fight with a dagger |
| 14 | Sinister Strike (rank 3) | 12 | Yes |
| 14 | Garrote | 12 | Optional - an opener from stealth |
| 14 | Expose Armor | 12 | For dungeons |
| 16 | Eviscerate (rank 3) | 18 | Yes |
| 16 | Pick Lock | 18 | Yes - Plundering the Plunderers[18] needs it |
| 16 | Feint | 18 | For dungeons |
| 18 | Gouge | 29 | Yes |
| 18 | Ambush | 29 | If you fight with a dagger |
| 18 | Poised | - | Yes - a new passive: out of combat at full energy, your next ability costs 10 less |
| 20 | Rupture | 30 | Yes - on long fights |
| 20 | Stealth (rank 2) | 30 | Optional |
| 20 | Backstab | 30 | If you fight with a dagger |
| 22 | Vanish | 40 | Yes - needs Flash Powder |
| 22 | Sinister Strike (rank 4) | 40 | Yes |
| 22 | Garrote (rank 2) | 40 | If Garrote is your opener |
| 22 | Distract | 40 | Optional |
| 24 | Eviscerate (rank 4) | 50 | Yes |
| 24 | Detect Traps | 50 | Yes - The Manor, Ravenholdt[24] requires it |
| 24 |  Mind-numbing Poison | - | Against casters - after the poison chain and with Poisons skill 100 |
| 24 | Shank | - | Yes - a new off-hand strike: 5 energy, 10-second cooldown, gives back 15 energy |
| 26 | Cheap Shot | 60 | Yes - a stun from stealth |
| 26 | Kick (rank 2) | 60 | Yes |
| 28 | Rupture (rank 2) | 80 | Yes |
| 28 | Sap (rank 2) | 80 | Yes |
| 28 | Instant Poison II | - | Poisons skill 120 |
| 30 | Kidney Shot | 1 | Yes |
| 30 | Sinister Strike (rank 5) | 1 | Yes |
| 30 | Deadly Poison | - | Poisons skill 130 |
Up to level 20 all ranks cost about 3 gold, and from 20 to 30 about 13 gold more (prices from Wowhead Forever). And save up: at 40 riding training will most likely cost about 100 gold, as in Classic.
Trainers along the route: Akeri Duskblade in Thendal Grove, Miriaan Mistblade in Shen'dar, Eltheen Nightbreeze in Valanaar. Then Shenthul in Orgrimmar and Miles Dexter in Undercity.
Instant Poison: one dose takes Dust of Decay and Empty Vial. The trainer teaches Crippling Poison (at 26).Mind-numbing Poison. Level 28 and skill 120: Instant Poison II. Level 30 and skill 130: Deadly Poison.Scout Ranger's Dagger from Foul Matriarch[5]. Curved Scimitar or Stained Ritual Dagger from Among the Faithful[8]. Roofing Hammer from Deliver the News[9]. Quickblade's Dagger from Return to Valanaar[11]. Backstab and Ambush require a main-hand dagger.Dual Wield, equip your main weapon in the main hand and a second in the off hand. A Main Hand restriction prevents equipping that item in the off hand.Kris of Orgrimmar (8.0 DPS) or Hammer of Orgrimmar (12.4 DPS mace. You already know the skill).Callous Axe (15.0, speed 2.8, +8 attack power, from 24) - check whether it's actually for sale.Thistle Tea, 10 of them (step).Elegant Letter - the trainer in Undercity (step or from the Mill) → The Manor, Ravenholdt[24] - Ravenholdt Manor (step). The new Syndicate Sabotage[24] is there too: Lord Tomas in Durnholde. You need Detect Traps.Endurance at 22-23, Blade Flurry at 30. Also "Assassination" (poisons and Venom at 30), "Combat: Daggers" and "Subtlety: Ambush and Hemorrhage".Gouge → bandage → back into the fight. Damage interrupts the bandage, so incapacitate the mob first.Evasion and focus one down. Three? I'd use Sprint to leave. From 22, Vanish gives you another escape option.Sap. It leaves you in stealth in Forever, so you can position before engaging the other.Skysight gives +30% with it) and use it on long runs.Cheap Shot at 26 for a stun opener. At 30, follow it with Kidney Shot when you need a longer stun chain.Vanish: the mob loses you, and slows come off. You won't have 
Blind before 30: in Forever, as in Classic, it's only taught at 34.What to take, where to learn it and what to collect - up to level 30
Mining for Dummies from Harvesting Windstones[4] (step).Thistle Tea. Mission: Possible But Not Probable[24] gives Recipe: Thistle Tea (Fizzule's tower, at 22).Gouge, provided the target has no DoT ticking. Make 
Linen Bandage from linen, 
Heavy Linen Bandage from skill 40, then wool bandages.
Light Leather and 
Light Hide from beasts, 
Copper Ore - for the auction house. 
Linen Cloth and Wool Cloth - for bandages.
Medium Leather from skinning, 
Tin Ore in the hills of Hillsbrad and Ashenvale.Only what matters for this route
Weathered Deathstalker's Blade. Ravenholdt: Syndicate Sabotage[24] - Rogues only.Sap doesn't break stealth. Distract lowers enemies' stealth detection. Feint drops twice as much threat. Expose Armor is stronger and doesn't get in a Warrior's way.Backstab is weaker (the flat bonus was cut by a third), Rupture by about 40%, and poisons hit a third weaker but have about 1.5 times more charges. You can now apply a poison on top of a sharpening stone.
Hack and Slash replaced four weapon specializations, Mutilate and 
Flawless Execution were added, and Subtlety became the bleed tree. On November 2 the trees were shuffled again: Mutilate moved to the 31st point, and the trainer got Poised (18) and Shank (24).
Wind Blessed: +2% attack and casting speed (raised to 3% on October 15, cut back to 2% on October 26).Skysight: +15% movement speed for 15 seconds, +30% with the Charged buff from an Elemental Convergence. Charged lasts an hour and persists through death. A 0.5-second cast and 2-minute cooldown.Walk on Air: glide for 10 seconds, with a 1.5-minute cooldown. Activate after jumping for a safe landing.
Elemental Insight: +5% damage against elementals.Sap on a PvP-flagged player flags you too - on "Normal" realms as well. Since October 8, crits in PvP are no longer reduced, so your first strike from stealth decides a lot again.The hearthstone, dangerous mobs, what not to forget
| Lvl | Key points | Don't miss |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Dual Wield, Sprint, Sap | A second weapon in your off hand - right away |
| 12 | Orgrimmar: Hatchet, the Cleft of Shadow, city quests | Hidden Enemies[12]: the insignia is at Skull Rock |
| 14-15 | Pointed Axe, Cleaver | Pick Pocket on every humanoid |
| 19-20 | Serena Bloodfeather[20]: Harpy Skinner | The Elder Crone[18] and Kaya's Alive[18] - you'll turn them in at 21-22 |
| 21 | The southern Barrens: Blood Shards of Agamaggan[21] → Agamaggan's Agility[20] - an Agility buff | Chol'aruk the Ravener[21] and Wrongly Blamed, Justly Corrected[23] - only with a partner |
| 22 | Orgrimmar: Vanish; Fizzule's tower - Mission: Possible But Not Probable[24] | You need Flash Powder; at the tower - two flare shots, then /salute |
| 23 | Undercity: hearth and class training | No group - don't take dungeon quests |
| 24 | Ruins of Lordaeron: Edward's Knife; trainer: Detect Traps, the new Shank, and Elegant Letter | You need Detect Traps, or The Manor, Ravenholdt[24] won't count |
| 24-25 | Tarren Mill: Hinott's Assistance[20] - poisons; The Manor, Ravenholdt[24] and Syndicate Sabotage[24] | Make poisons right away: at 28 you need skill 120 |
| 26 | Undercity: Cheap Shot | From Dun Garok - hearth to Undercity |
| 28 | Orgrimmar: Instant Poison II with Poisons skill 120 | Trouble in the Deeps[22] - even without a group |
| 29 | Blackfathom Deeps: Outlaw Sabre | Ordanus[29] - you'll turn it in at 30+ |
| 30 | Crescent Axe in Thunder Bluff; Kidney Shot; Blade Flurry or Venom | Talent reset - at the trainer in Orgrimmar |
Sinister Strike is your main attack: a slow axe hits harder.Evasion at the last few percent of health: use it as soon as you see the fight is tough.Flash Powder - Vanish won't work: keep 5-10 in your bags.Detect Traps before Ravenholdt Manor - The Manor, Ravenholdt[24] won't count: learn it at 24 in Undercity.Instant Poison lasts 30 minutes or until the charges run out. When it falls off, apply it again. The NoPoizen addon reminds you (see the "Addons" section).
