Rogue Speccing

This is actually the toughest class for me to spec...

Why?

I've never played a Rogue past level 20... I honestly have little ideas on how the class as a whole work (besides knowing that the class beat things to death from behind with little sharp sticks)...

I've taken a pretty cookie-cutter Combat Swords spec from Wowwiki's writeup on Rogue builds.

However, this spec is really a Level 70 raid/grouping spec and had skipped Deflection and Riposte as logically, Parrying isn't something a Level 70 Rogue in a group should be doing too much of.




But I'm not sure what I should be giving up to get this. One possibility is Improved Slice and Dice, but I've grown to really like it.



I find that Eviscerate doesn't get used too much against non-Elites; I get up to four combo points, and white damage will kill the mob before I get enough energy for Evis. At three combo points, Evis doesn't even finish it off. So, I've been using SnD as a finishing move, especially against multiple mobs, when the speed boost is just nice to help in the next mob.

Now, of course, this spec also means I need to find nice Swords for my Rogue... While Elainith will also be a Blacksmith, the BoP 1-Handed Swords are really tanking swords which makes them unsuitable. The Maces are nice, stats-wise, but look terrible... Somehow, dual-wielding maces just look odd... The PvP swords are the other option, but I'm still not too sure about that... While this is a problem for the future, it's something to keep in mind at level 30 when the Specialisation will be picked. While re-specs are possible, I just hate spending G on something, especially if the cost could have been avoided with more careful planning of talents, as compared to available weapons...