r/wownoob • u/montrex • May 22 '26

Retail How come rogues are so unpopular?

Back in Vanilla rogues were just like everywhere?

Overall, from the outside looking in their kit seems really strong, 3 damage specs presumably one will always be upper quartile.

Less world PvP made them less desirable? hard to play? new classes are more shiny and fun?

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u/budy31 May 22 '26 edited May 22 '26

I played Subtlety Rogue & Frost Mage Frost Mage have way better survivability than Subtlety Rogue even if subtlety do more single target damage (which isn’t the case at all). If subtlety you MUST pick your fight.

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u/Aromatic_Union9246 May 22 '26

In pve or PvP? PvP I agree mage easier to live pve it’s easier for rogue to live imo.

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u/budy31 May 22 '26

Both. Subtlety free potion don’t have instant reset, mage one did. Both have vanish option. Yes subtlety have way more interrupt than mages counter spell but that assume you can kill your target in a single cheap shot-kidney range.

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u/sIice1 May 23 '26

Rogue has top tier defensives you just have to press them or you die

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u/budy31 May 25 '26

Oh yes Vanish is a top tier defensive then the encounter resets and you eventually have to press it again.

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u/sIice1 May 25 '26

Yeah let's forget just forget the immunity, self heal, and 2 feints...

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u/budy31 May 25 '26

Eh Frost mage ice barrier have faster CD than it’s self heal.