One Rogue's Journey

So you’re a level 80 rogue and you want to get in on this whole “raiding” thing everyone seems to be so keen on? Well, great! If you ask me more raids need the sound of spamming Fan of Knives. Don’t let people trick you, it’s really not annoying, I swear.

So what do you need before you can step into the doors of Naxx? Well, truth be told, there is no hard and fast rule on what you must have gear-wise in order to go but you shouldn’t be in your leveling greens.

While there is no set in stone rule, I will say that you should do your best to hit the “yellow hit cap” of 99 hit (with 5/5 Precision) and be working your way toward the “poison hit cap” of 237 (with Misery or Improved Fairie Fire)

Below I’ve compiled a list of several items for each slot that you can obtain to help you get ready for Naxx. I’ve included items you can get for reputation, items from heroics, items from emblems of heroism, and crafted items. The items are not in a particular order except that the first item listed is my choice for “best in slot” pre-Naxx10.

So, work on your reputations and make friends with a leather worker!  Here we go!

Head

Mask of the Watcher – The Oculus (Heroic)

Shroud of Darkness – Violet Hold (Heroic)

Helm of Cheated Fate – Gundrak (Heroic)

Hood of the Furtive Assassin – Halls of Lightning (Normal)

Neck

Pendant of the Outcast Hero – Emblems of Heroism

Necklace of the Chrono Lord – The Culling of Stratholme (Normal)

Necklace of Arcane Sphere – The Violet Hold (Heroic)

Shoulders

Trollwoven Spaulders – Crafted

Spaulders of the Careless Thief – The Nexus (Heroic)

Sprinting Shoulderpads – Ahn’kahet (Heroic)

Back

Ice Striker’s Cloak – Crafted

Shrod of Reverberation – Halls of Lightning (Normal)

Embrace of Sorrow – Halls of Stone (Heroic)

Chest

Heroes’ Bonescythe Breastplate – Emblems of Heroism

Darkheart Chestguard – Knights of the Ebon Blade (Exalted)

Custodian’s Chestpiece – Azjol-Nerub (Heroic)

Wrists

Dragonfriend Bracers – Wyrmrest Accord (Exalted)

Drake-Champion’s Bracers – Oculus (Trash Drop)

Bindings of the Tunneler – Utgarde Keep (Heroic)

Hands

Heroes’ Bonescythe Guantlets – Emblems of Heroism

Gilt-Edged Leather Gauntlets – Utgarde Pinnacle (Heroic)

Charged-Bolt Grips – Halls of Lightning (Heroic)

Rings

Hemorrhaging Circle – Gundrak (Heroic)

Band of the Kirin Tor – 8500 gold

Mobius Band – The Culling of Stratholme (Heroic)

Bjarngrim Family Signet – Halls of Lightning (Normal)

Waist

Trollwoven Girdle – Crafted

Jorach’s Crocolisk Skin Belt – Emblems of Heroism

Sharp-Barbed Leather Belt – Uthgarde Keep (Heroic)

Batrider’s Cord – Drak’Tharon Keep (Heroic)

Glitterscale Wrap – The Oracles (Revered)

Legs

Gored Hide Legguards – Gundrak (Heroic)

Mind-Expanding Leggings – Kirin-Tor (Revered)

Ravenous Leggings of the Furbolg – Utgarde Pinnacle (Heroic)

Boots

Boots of the Neverending Path – Argent Crusade (Exalted)

Boots of Whirling Mist – Halls of Stone (Heroic)

Gorloc Muddy Footpads – Gundrak (Heroic)

Ranged

Drake-Mounted Crossbow – Utgarde Keep(Heroic)

Lillehoff’s Winged Blade – Emblems of Heroism

Zombie Sweeper Shotgun – Argent Crusade (Revered)

Trinkets

Mirror of Truth – Emblems of Heroism

Meteorite Whetstone – Utgarde Pinnacle (Heroic)

Sphere of Red Dragon’s Blood – The Nexus (Heroic)

Incisor Fragment – Drak’Tharon Keep (Heroic)

Weapons

Combat – Mainhand

Greed – The Culling of Stratholme (Heroic)

Reaper of Dark Souls – Knights of the Ebon Blade (Revered)

Ymiron’s Blade – Utgarde Pinnacle (Normal)

Combat – Offhand

Librarian’s Paper Cutter – BoE from Halls of Stone, check the AH often

Grasscutter – Emblems of Heroism

Fang of Truth – Wyrmrest Accord (Revered)

Mutilate

Librarian’s Paper Cutter – BoE from Halls of Stone, check the AH often

Lightblade Rivener Kirin-Tor (Honored)

Titansteel Shanker – Crafted

Dagger of Betrayal – Utgarde Keep (Heroic)

Now you don’t need to collect all of these before you can start raiding (you actually need very little if you can find a group that can carry you…but who wants that), however, if you really want to get into raiding you should be running a lot of Heroics anyways because not only are they fun, but they’re good practice.

Happy Stabbing.