Raid preparation
Combat Rogue Pre-Raid BiS
The best gear for every slot before raids open on 9 December 2026, with two alternatives and where each item comes from.
Stat priority used
- Hit to 8% against raid bosses (Precision gives 3%). Dual-wield auto attacks miss more often, but that cap is not worth chasing
- Expertise (Weapon Expertise gives 2% fewer dodges and parries)
- Agility
- Attack Power and Strength
- Crit
- Main-hand weapon damage matters most; slow main hand, fast off hand
| Slot | Best | Alternatives |
|---|---|---|
| Head |  Darkmantle CapQuest: Saving the Best for Last · AllianceQuest: Saving the Best for Last · HordeClassic data |  Outlaw's CollarLeatherworking (300) Mask of the UnforgivenThe Unforgiven, Stratholme |
| Neck |  Mark of FordringQuest: In DreamsClassic data |  Beads of Ogre MightQuest: Falrin's Vendetta Medallion of the DawnQuest: Epic Armaments of Battle - Friend of the Dawn |
| Shoulders |  Theramore PauldronsExalted with Theramore Expeditionary ForceDarkspear PauldronsExalted with Darkspear Raiders | |
| Back |  Earthweave CloakQuest: Volunteer's Battlegear Deathguard's CloakExalted with The Defilers | |
| Chest |  Darkmantle TunicQuest: Saving the Best for Last · Alliance Cadaverous ArmorLady Illucia Barov, Scholomance | |
| Wrists |  Forest Stalker's BracersSold by Illiyana MoonblazeClassic data |  Bracers of the EclipsePrince Tortheldrin, Dire MaulForest Stalker's BracersSold by Illiyana Moonblaze |
| Hands |  Raider GlovesExalted with Darkspear Raiders Devilsaur GauntletsLeatherworking (265) | |
| Waist |  Belt of Preserved HeadsQuest: A Collection of HeadsClassic data |  Highlander's Leather GirdleHonored with The League of ArathorDefiler's Leather GirdleHonored with The Defilers |
| Legs |  Outrider's Leather PantsSold by Kelm HargunthSentinel's Leather PantsSold by Illiyana Moonblaze | |
| Feet |  Dunestalker's BootsQuest: Armaments of WarShadowcraft BootsRattlegore, Scholomance | |
| Rings |  Watcher's Signet of FerocityRevered with The Watchers Band of Earthen MightQuest: Veteran's Battlegear | |
| Trinkets |  Royal Seal of Eldre'ThalasQuest: Garona: A Study on Stealth and TreacheryClassic data Blackhand's BreadthQuest: For The Horde! · HordeQuest: General Drakkisath's Demise · AllianceClassic data |  Hand of JusticeEmperor Dagran Thaurissan, Blackrock Depths Frozen Heart of the MountainEnchanting (265) |
| Main hand |  Ironwood BladeBlacksmithing (300) PersuaderBlacksmithing (300) | |
| Off hand |  Distracting DaggerPrince Tortheldrin, Dire Maul Gargoyle Shredder TalonsStonespine, Stratholme | |
| Ranged / relic |  Satyr's BowZevrim Thornhoof, Dire Maul Gorewood BowQuest: The Scarlet Oracle, Demetria · Horde |
Truestrike Shoulders
Cape of the Black Baron
Dawn Armor
Devilsaur Leggings
Pads of the Dread Wolf
Don Julio's Band
Greenhammer
Dal'Rend's Tribal Guardian
BlackcrowHow these lists are made
Items and stats are read from the WoW Forever game client. Each item is scored with weights built from the spec’s raid stat priority on its build page (hit up to the cap first, then the main stats).
The client holds no loot or quest tables, so drop chances, bosses, quests and vendors come from Classic 1.12 data (CMaNGOS) and are marked as Classic data until Forever’s own loot is known. Forever reworked dungeon loot, so some drops may have moved.
Raid drops, raid-linked quests, world drops and PvP rank rewards are left out, and so is crafted gear whose recipe or reagents only come from raids. Procs and on-use effects are not scored, so trinkets like Hand of Justice rank lower than they play.
Forever client 1.60.1.70790 · CMaNGOS classic-db (GPL-3) · Updated 13 November 2026
Questions
What is the best pre-raid gear for Combat Rogue?
The top picks are Darkmantle Cap, Dawn Armor, Devilsaur Leggings, Greenhammer. The table lists the best item and two alternatives for every slot.
Which stats does Combat Rogue want before raiding?
This list follows the raid stat priority: Hit to 8% against raid bosses, Expertise, Agility, Attack Power and Strength.
Which dungeons should Combat Rogue farm?
Most of this list drops in Blackrock Spire, Stratholme.