3.1 Rogue Changes Will Amaze You -

Since revieiwing all changes throughout 3.1 patch notes, I have come to realise some things about the Rogue in 3.1 that will affect the way most play. The 3.1 Rogue changes that I have noted below this are good AND bad and of course some Rogues will do more DPS this way and then again some Rogues will lack in DPS due to the 3.1 patch.

Being level 80 when this patch comes out means that you will be ready for the benefits such as the awesome new Glyphs and some may even like having Dual Spec’s on a Rogue (which I know it will not even phase me). If you have not got to 80 yet then you should consider the way you are leveling and read up on Zygor’s guides as I cannot stress his guides enough.

Now for the patch notes that may scare you but everyone needs a scare everyonce in a while, right?

Goodbye Assasination Builds!

It is not so much as getting rid of Assasination builds but it is increasing the damage and all around usefulness of Combat builds, so why not switch? As you can see, there will be a lot more worked on in the Combat side than the Assasination side .

Combat Buffs:

-Savage Combat now increases damage by 4% (up from 2%).
-Adrenaline Rush now has a 3 minute cooldown (down from 5).
-Lightning Reflexes is now a 3 point talent for 6% dodge and 10% melee haste.
-Killing Spree increases all damage done by 20% while in the spree.

Poisons:

-Poisons are now based on a PPM model.
-Envenom increases your chance to apply Instant Poison by 75% (up from 15%) for 6 seconds.
-Improved Poisons now increases your change to apply Instant Poison by 50% (up from 10%).

Glyphs:

-Glyph of Killing Spree (45 seconds off cooldown)
-Glyph of Adrenaline Rush (AR lasts 5 seconds longer)
-Glyph of Shadow Dance (lasts 4 seconds longer)
-Glyph of Fan of Knives (FoK does 20% more damage)
-Glyph of Tricks of the Trade (adds 10% additional bonus damage, so 25%)
-Glyph of Mutilate (Mutilate energy cost reduced by 5)
-Glyph of Cloak of Shadows (while Cloak is up, 40% less physical damage taken)
-Glyph of Hunter for Blood (Increases damage by 1% per application)

Other Changes:
-Hunger for Blood is now a single-stacking 15% damage buff, but requires there to be a bleed on the target.
-Expose Armor now reduces armor by 20%.

Since looking through the patch notes, I believe I will be creating myself an AoE setup that consists of Glyph of Fan of Knives and Glyph of Adrenaline Rush since Adrenaline Rush already has its cooldown lowered. This will make Mages jealous of your AoE damage! I personally can not wait for 3.1 to come out and as soon as it does, you can bet I will be working on the next best builds for my Rogue.

Note: If you are not 80 yet, then you should read up on how to change that TODAY! Zygor’s leveling guides will get you to 80 in less than 7 days, just in time to get raiding with the rest of your friends, or just in time to PWN some major Arena’s, it is up to you how to play but Zygor’s will allow you to do it faster, check him out here or read my review of it here.

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