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Every Wednesday, Chase Christian of Encrypted Text invites you to enter the world of shadows, as we explore the secrets and mechanics of the rogue class. This week, we talk about leveling a rogue from level 51 to level 70.

If you’ve ever leveled a rogue (or really any class) to 80 before, you know that there’s certain spots in the leveling curve that can get downright boring. We play like a “dual wielding warrior” far too often, preferring to simply walk up to enemies and Slice and Dice our way to a kill. Rogues have a variety of skills, but it seems like Sinister Strike is really the only one worth pushing. Where’s the fun in spamming one ability mindlessly until the enemy falls over from boredom?

Luckily for us, all of that ends at level 50 and above. We receive some of our core abilities via our 41-point talents, and each spec becomes a completely different playstyle from what you’ve been using for the past 50 levels. In addition, we pick up some of the clutch PvP abilities that were added in TBC that allowed rogues to compete in the arena environment. To summarize: leveling a rogue just got real.

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Encrypted Text: Leveling a rogue, level 51-70 originally appeared on WoW.com on Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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