Rogues in World of Warcraft Season of Discovery may not have everything in their toolkit at Level 25, but in later phases, the class is sure to turn into a powerhouse. But despite historically being a DPS-only class across all three specs, Rogues (along with Warlocks, Shamans, and Mages) are getting brand-new dungeon and raid “specs” in SoD, in this case, the role of the Tank.
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WoW Season of Discovery – What Class Should You Play?
All nine classes in World of Warcraft Classic got major updates in the Season of Discovery – but which class should you play in SoD?
In Phase One, there were a total 12 SoD Rogue Runes, available for the Chest, Legs, and Gloves slots. In Phase Two, six more Rogue Runes were added for the Boots and Belt slots, making for a total of eighteen across all five. This guide details both the effects and locations of all Rogue SoD Runes.
Updated March 1, 2024 by Erik Petrovich: Thanks to the cadence of updates that the Season of Discovery has seen so far, the SoD Rogue Rune meta is constantly in flux. Some Runes that might seem useless early in a Phase might become extremely powerful later on thanks to a random SoD patch or hotfix. When you hit max level, it’s a good idea to find each of the remaining SoD Rogue Rune locations before worrying about which Rogue Runes are the best – by having every option available, you can easily adjust to the meta instead of going back to collect skipped Runes. As such, this guide to all Rogue Runes in SoD has been updated to focus on the locations and effects of each Rune, and less on ranking them.
To preserve the sense of mystery intended for the Season of Discovery, each SoD Rogue Rune location is hidden by default. Open the “Click to Reveal” box to show details on how to get all Rogue Runes in SoD. This guide will be regularly updated with details on new Rogue Runes available in future SoD Phases.
All Rogue Chest Runes
Deadly Brew, Just A Flesh Wound, Quick Draw, & Slaughter From The Shadows
Slaughter From The Shadows
Human
characters must climb onto the roof of a house north of Goldshire to find a chest containing the Rune
Dwarf and Gnome
characters must climb on top of the Kharanos Inn to find the chest
Night Elf
characters must kill Furbolgs inside the Furbolg Cave to get a key, which unlocks a chest found deeper in Ban’Ethil Hollow
Undead
characters must loot a key from mobs near the Agamand Family Crypt, then unlock a chest in the Crypt
Orc and Troll
characters must look for a chest in the Drygulch Ravine near a group of Harpies
Slaughter From The Shadows Effect
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- Reduces the Energy cost of your Backstab and Ambush abilities by 20.
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Deadly Brew
All characters must reach Level 20, at which point they will get a letter in the mail from an NPC named C. Head to Silverpine Forest, to Pyrewood Village, and look for a hut near the entrance to the Shadowfang Keep dungeon. Loot the chest here, then head to the Stonetalon Mountains and find an NPC named Veenix.
Pickpocket a Venture Co Work Order from nearby Venture Co. Operators, and trade it with Veenix to get a Breaching Charge. Enter Shadowfang Keep, on your own, and blow open the gate with the Breaching Charge.
Look for new elites named Gefell and Gemela in the dungeon and pickpocket them to get both halves of a key – both can be found in or near the Ballroom. Combine both pieces, then head to the Stables near the start of the dungeon. Loot the chest here, then head back out with the Horn of Xelthos in hand.
Turn in the quest at the hut, then go to a capital city to get the final part of the quest in the mail. Return to the hut in Pyrewood Village to unlock the Rune.
Deadly Brew Effect
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- When you inflict any other poison on a target, you also inflict Deadly Poison
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Quick Draw
All characters must pickpocket Treasure Map Fragments from different enemy types in their respective starting zones. Combine all four map pieces (labeled by corner) and follow the instructions to find a treasure chest containing the Rune.
Humans
must pickpocket Defias, Gnolls, Kobolds, and Murlocs to get each Map fragment.
Dwarves and Gnomes
must pickpocket Troggs, Trolls, Dark Iron Spies, and Lepers to get each Map fragment.
Night Elves
must pickpocket Harpies, Grells and Sprites, Timberlines, and Furbolg to get each Map fragment
Undead
must pickpocket Gnolls, Murlocs, Scarlet Monastery enemies and Human Farmers to get each Map fragment
Orcs and Trolls
must pickpocket Kul Tirans, Cultists, Quillboar, and Trolls to get each Map fragment
Quick Draw Effect
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- Draw your ranged weapon and fire a quick shot at an enemy, causing ranged weapon damage and reducing movement speed by 50% for 6 sec.
- Awards 1 combo point.
- Quick Draw benefits from all talents and effects that trigger from or modify Sinister Strike.
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Just A Flesh Wound
Purchased from Waylaid Supply vendors after reaching Honored with the new faction, the Azeroth Commerce Authority/Durotar Supply and Logistics.
Just A Flesh Wound Effect
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- You take 20% reduced Physical damage while Blade Dance is active. Additionally;
- The player gains a 6% reduced chance to be critically hit by melee attacks
- Threat generated by all actions is massively increased
- Feint is replaced with Tease, which Taunts the target to attack you.
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All Rogue Legs Runes
Between the Eyes, Blade Dance, & Envenom
Envenom
All characters must find Tog’thar, a vendor in Durnholde Keep in Hillsbrad Foothills. Purchase the Hot Tip for 75s, and read the hint. Head north along the river, through the Alterac Mountains until the river reaches the Western Plaguelands and turns into a waterfall. Loot the chest at the base of the falls to get Envenom.
Envenom Effect
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- Finishing move that deals instant poison damage based on your Deadly Poison doses on the target.
- Following the Envenom attack you have a 75% increased frequency of applying Instant Poison for 1 sec plus an additional 1 sec per combo point
- One dose is activated per combo point.
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Blade Dance
Alliance
characters must pickpocket Defias enemies in Westfall, or Dark Iron Dwarves in Loch Modan, to find either a Note or a Lockbox. The Note leads to a chest containing the Rune, while the Lockbox can be opened with the Lockpicking skill. Night Elves must kill Naga in the Cliffspring River Cave in northwestern Darkshore to get a key, and its matching chest is found deeper in the cave.
Horde
characters must pickpocket the Southsea Cannoneer mobs near Ratchet to get the Buccaneer’s Matchbox. Look for a camp on top of a nearby hill, and interact with a Gunpowder Bucket with the Matchbox in the inventory. It will blow up and drop Blade Dance in a chest.
Blade Dance Effect
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- Finishing move that increases your Parry chance. Lasts longer and grants more Parry chance per combo point.
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Between the Eyes
Human
characters must find Cutthroat Alley in the Dwarven district of Stormwind. Go to the end of the row of houses, open a chest in the top floor of a house, then kill the Cutthroat Mugger who appears.
Dwarf and Gnome
characters must find the Dusty Crate in the Forlorn Cavern near the Rogue trainer, then kill the Cutthroat Mugger that appears.
Night Elf
characters must get a key by pickpocketing Furbolgs, then open the Gnarlpine Stash in the deep southwest of Teldrassil.
Undead
characters must get a key by pickpocketing Murlocks, then open a chest found underwater in northern Tirisfal Glades
Orc and Troll
characters must look for the chest in The Drag in Orgrimmar, right across from the entrance to the Valley of Honor
Between the Eyes Effect
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- Ranged Finishing move that causes damage per combo point, increased by Attack Power, and Stuns the target.
- Cooldown shared with Kidney Shot.
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All Rogue Gloves Runes
Main Gauche, Mutilate, Saber Slash, Shadowstrike, & Shiv
Shiv
All characters must pickpocket Defias Night Runner enemies in Duskwood to get the Engraved Gold Ring. Go to Raven Hill, equip the Engraved Gold Ring, then perform a /kneel emote in front of the statue in the center of the area.
Shiv Effect
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- Instantly attack with your off-hand weapon with a 100% chance to apply the poison from your off-hand weapon to the target.
- Slower weapons require more energy.
- Awards 1 combo point.
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Mutilate
Human
characters must pickpocket Garrick Padfoot in the starting zone to get a note, then speak with Cutty, an NPC hidden north from Crystal Lake
Dwarf and Gnome
characters must pickpocket Dark Iron Dwarf enemies in Dun Morogh to get a note, then speak with an NPC near the frozen lake in the zone
Night Elf
characters must kill Lord Melenas
Undead
characters must pickpocket Caprain Perrine to get his Ring, then bring it to Brill to create a Forged Document. Bring this to an NPC named Jamie Nore
Orc and Troll
characters must pickpocket Burning Blade enemies near Razor Hill to get a note, then look for a stealthed Troll named Ba’So
Mutilate Effect
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- Instantly attacks with both weapons for 100% weapon damage plus additional damage with each weapon.
- Damage is increased by another 20% against Poisoned targets
- Awards 2 combo points.
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Saber Slash
Human
characters must pickpocket the Elite Defias Scout, above Sentinel Hill, without being seen
Dwarf and Gnome
characters must look for an interactive toolbox at the Stonewrought Dam of Loch Modan
Night Elf
characters must look for an interactive dirt pile on an island right across from the Auberdine Docks
Undead
characters must use Sprint to jump across a platform near Shadowfang Keep, a jump that can only be made with the Sprint movement buff active
Orc and Troll
characters must go to Northwatch Hold and climb onto the Stable to find a chest containing the Rune. Jump onto the wall, then jump down to the stable. Lockpicking 80 required.
Saber Slash Effect
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- Viciously slash an enemy for 130% weapon damage, and cause the target to bleed every 2 sec for 12 sec, stacking up to 3 times.
- Awards 1 combo point.
- Saber Slash benefits from all talents and effects that trigger from or modify Sinister Strike.
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Shadowstrike
All characters get Shadowstrike after completing the Level 2 introductory questline for the Rune system. The requirements are different for every race.
Human
characters must find a chest just south of Millie’s Vineyard
Dwarf and Gnome
characters must look for a chest near the Grik’nir the Cold enemy in the Troll cave
Night Elf
characters must look for a Small Owl Statue on the roof of the starting zone inn
Undead
characters must either pickpocket or kill the Scarlet Convert found in Deathknell
Orc and Troll
characters must look for a chest on the cliffs behind Sarkoth, practically visible from the spawn point
Shadowstrike Effect
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- Teleport behind your target and strike, causing 150% weapon damage to the target.
- Must be stealthed.
- Awards 1 combo point.
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Main Gauche
Purchased from Grizzby in the Ratchet Inn after completing a series of quests requiring several items – 24 Fish Oil, 20 Dark Iron Ordinance, and 16 Shredder Turbochargers. Players have at least 5 Gold to interact with Grizzby
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Main Gauche Effect
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- Instantly strike with your off-hand weapon for normal off-hand weapon damage and increase your chance to parry by 10% for 10 sec.
- Awards 1 combo point.
- Main Gauche benefits from all talents and effects that trigger from or modify Sinister Strike.
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All Rogue Belt Runes
Poisoned Knife, Shadowstep, & Shuriken Toss
Poisoned Knife
To get the Rune of the Poisoned Blade, and thus the Poisoned Knife Rune,
head to Desolace and look for an extinguished Campfire just northwest of the Kodo Graveyard (slightly north of the “D” in “Kodo” on the map). Pick up the quest Highway Robbery, then go directly northwest to find Kormek’s Hut on the ridge overlooking the graveyard. Turn in Highway Robbery, pick up the next quest On The Lam, then head to Booty Bay.
In the Inn, talk to Tokal to continue the questline and pick up Cherry For Your Thoughts. Purchase some Cherry Grog from the barkeep and give it to her to continue onto the next part, No Honor Among Thieves.
Go to the border of the Wetlands and the Arathi Highlands and look for a boat underneath the Thandol Span bridge. Jump down into the water and interact with this boat to teleport to the far eastern shore of the Highlands. Talk to Illari Duskfeather, choose either Dialogue option, and kill her to get Illari’s Key. Open the nearby Illari’s Loot Cache to get the Rune.
Poisoned Knife Effect
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- Throw your Off-hand weapon to deal 100% Off-hand weapon damage with a 100% chance to apply the Poison from your off-hand weapon to the target
- Awards 1 combo point.
- Poisoned Knife benefits from all talents and effects that modify Sinister Strike
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Shadowstep
To get the Rune of Shadowstep, you must first reach Level 30 and have completed the Deadly Brew series of quests from Phase One (which are still available in Phase Two).
At Level 30, you will get another letter from the mysterious “C” instructing you to return to the Dead Drop in Pyrewood Village. Return here to learn your next job: to steal the Eye of Bhossica from the Scarlet Monastery. There are several steps to this process, but first, go to Scarlet Monastery and look behind the area to find a Supply Locker inside the Monastery stable. Loot this to get a Scarlet Monastery disguise.
After getting the disguise, head into the Graveyard wing, and put it on before running into enemies. This will turn them neutral, but interacting with anything or casting abilities will get rid of the disguise. Be sure to bring plenty of Flash Powder to escape if necessary. Pickpocket a Scarlet Scryer (which gets rid of the disguise) to get a Scryer’s Key, then leave the instance.
Next, go into the Library wing, put on your disguise, and go all the way to nearly the end of the instance to find the Athanaeum. Look for a Personal Letterbox on a ledge in here, and loot it to get the Confidential Message.
Then, go back to the Graveyard wing, and follow the Confidential Message instructions. As you enter the Graveyard proper, there should be two small walled-off areas to the right and left. Perform the /sit emote on the benches between the statues in each of these areas – you’ll know you’ve done it right if your character “hears a click” in chat.
Go to the center-north of the Graveyard and loot the Stone Coffer inside of a Mausoleum to get a Reliquary key. Finally, head back to the Library, to the Gallery of Treasures, and look for a Padlocked Reliquary in a room off to the side. Loot this to get the Eye of Bhossica, and return to the Dead Drop in Pyrewood Village.
After turning in the Eye, return to a Capitol City, and you should receive another message from “C”. Return to the Dead Drop one last time to get the Rune of Shadowstep.
Shadowstep Effect
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- Reappear behind an enemy within 25 yards
- Also increases movement speed by 70% for 3 seconds
- Must be in Stealth to activate
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Shuriken Toss
To get the Rune of the Assassin, which unlocks the Shuriken Toss Rune, head to the northern Swamp of Sorrows around (42, 30). On a nearby tree, look for a Dart Trap attached to the trunk, which shoots Poison Darts if players get too close. Select the Trap, use Disarm Trap, and loot the Conspicuous Cache that spawns to get the Shuriken Rune.
Shuriken Toss Effect
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- Throw a shuriken at a target within 25 yards, dealing damage equal to 15% of your AP
- Hits up to 4 additional nearby targets within range
- Awards 1 combo point
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All Rogue Boot Runes
Master of Subtlety, Waylay, & Rolling With The Punches
Waylay
The Rune of the Assailant (and the Waylay Rune) unlocks via the Phase Two Dark Rider questline. To begin, head to Ariden’s Camp in Deadwind Pass at around (52, 34.5) in the zone. Talk to the Dalaran Agent at the camp to get Ariden’s Sigil. He will ask you to recover seven Dalaran Relics from Dark Riders throughout Azeroth. Each of the Dark Riders is about as difficult as a Dungeon boss at 40, but because all classes have one Rune tied to the SoD Dark Rider, it’s not too hard to get a five to ten-man group together.
The Dark Riders can be found in Duskwood, Deadwind Pass, Swamp of Sorrows, Badlands, The Barrens, Desolace, and the Arathi Highlands. After killing each one, head back to the Dalaran Agent and give him the recovered Dalaran Relics. After completing each quest (which reward about 1.5g at Level 40), the Agent will give you a bag containing the Rune.
Waylay Effect
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- Using Ambush or Backstab on a target increases the time between their melee attacks by 10% for 8 seconds
- Also reduces the target’s movement speed by 50% for 8 seconds
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Master of Subtlety
To get the Master of Subtlety Rune, go to Kurzen’s Compound in northeastern Stranglethorn Vale. In the only large stone tower in the camp, you will find an NPC named Wendel Mathers. Talk to him, then go into the nearby cave and pickpocket Kurzen enemies within until you get a Compound Cage Key. While you are still in the cave, look for a Kurzen Supply Crate in the deeper area of the cave with lots of Kurzen Elites. Use Lockpicking on this to get a Kurzen Disguise – you need at least 125 Lockpicking to open it.
Then, return to Wendel Mathers in the tower, and give him the key and the disguise. He will leave, without revealing much about what to do next. Head to Booty Bay and jump into the water, then swim towards the ramp that leads back upward. An NPC named Captain Aransas will be standing to the north of this ramp – talk to her to receive the Rune, as well as Jani’s Charm, part of a Priest Rune quest line.
Master of Subtlety Effect
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- Attacks made while Stealthed, and for 6 seconds after breaking Stealth, cause an additional 10% damage
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Rolling With The Punches
To get the Rolling with the Punches Rune, go to Thousand Needles, and head to Camp E’Thok at about (18.5, 21). Look for the largest tent in the Camp and head inside. You should see a Sizable Stolen Strongbox on the wall. Open it to discover a slightly smaller chest, which contains another smaller chest, and so on and so forth. The Lockpicking requirement for each of the smaller chests gets higher and higher as you go, so be sure to max out the skill before going for this Rune.
After opening enough chests-within-chests (starting with the Large Strongbox and ending with the Small Strongbox), you will loot the Rune of the Southpaw, which unlocks Rolling with the Punches.
Rolling With The Punches Effect
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- When you Dodge or Parry an enemy, you gain a 6% boost to your HP
- Can stack up to 5 times, for a total of 30% extra max HP
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World of Warcraft
- Released
- November 23, 2004
- ESRB
- T for Teen: Blood and Gore, Crude Humor, Mild Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol, Violence (online interactions not rated)