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Level 14 Twink Rogue - Guide
WHY 14 Twink? Rather simple, actually.
a. 14 is the top of the Arena bracket
b. You can get most of the 19 twink gear at 14.
c. Stat conversions are more "kind" at 14, giving you more for your stats.
I've done my calculations, and if you twink at 14, you're getting a good deal. You get up to 8% more dodge, and more crit, and you lose DPS because 19 twink weapons are indeed superior. More dodge is more survivability, and the crit easily makes up for the DPS loss. Basically, in the long run you get an extra 8% dodge and a bunch of extra crit, and there's a LOT less grinding involved, and a LOT less buying rare items. As well as, in Arenas, you get to have a lot more fun.
Gearing and Professions.
Head: [ITEM]Lucky Fishing Hat[/ITEM]
Neck: [ITEM]Malachite Pendant[/ITEM]
Shoulders: [ITEM]Exceptional Stormshroud Shoulders[/ITEM]
Back:[ITEM]Subterranean Cape[/ITEM] +3 Agility / Increased Stealth (if Sub spec)
Chest: [ITEM]Bard's Tunic[/ITEM] of Agility +4 All Stats
Chest (Alliance): [ITEM]Tunic of Westfall[/ITEM] +4 All Stats
Wrist:[ITEM]Bandit Bracers[/ITEM] of Agility +9 Stamina
Hands: [ITEM]Gloves of the Fang[/ITEM] +15 Agility
Waist: [ITEM]Beastmaster's Girdle[/ITEM]
Legs: [ITEM]Lupine Leggings[/ITEM] of Agility +24 Armor
Feet: [ITEM]Feral Shoes[/ITEM] of Agility + Minor Hit
Ring: [ITEM]Slayer's Band[/ITEM]
Ring: [ITEM]Bounty Hunter's Ring[/ITEM]
Trinket: [ITEM]Inherited Insignia of the Horde[/ITEM] / [ITEM]Arena Grand Master[/ITEM]
Trinket: [ITEM]Arena Grand Master[/ITEM]
Mining: 225
Herbalism: 225
Skinning: 225
Pick 2 of 3.
Weapon: [ITEM]Chanting Blade[/ITEM] +5 Weapon Damage (if Sub)
Weapon: [ITEM]Chanting Blade[/ITEM] +15 Agility
Weapon: [ITEM]Chanting Blade[/ITEM] +15 Agility
Weapon (Horde): [ITEM]Wingblade[/ITEM] +15 Agility
Offhand: [ITEM]Throat Piercers[/ITEM]
Consumables: [ITEM]Halaani Whiskey[/ITEM], [ITEM]Scroll of Agility[/ITEM], [ITEM]Elixir of Minor Agility[/ITEM]
Talents and Attacks.
Talents:
Assassination - 5/0/0 - Relentless Attacks 2/2, Improved Eviscerate 3/3
Hybrid - 3/0/2 - Improved Eviscerate 3/3, Improved Sinister Strike 2/2
Sub - 0/0/5 - Master of Deception 3/3, Opportunity 2/2
Rotations:
Stealth, Sap, Garrote, Gouge, (Repeat: ) Sinister Strike(x2), Slice and Dice, Sinister Strike(x5), Eviscerate.
Stealth, Garrote, Sinister Strike(x5), Slice and Dice, (Repeat: ) Sinister Strike(x5), Eviscerate.
(Sub) - Stealth, Sap, Blood Fury (If Orc), Garrote, Gouge, (Repeat: ) Backstab, Slice and Dice
10 vs 14 vs 19 Explained further
The difference between 10 and 14 is the gear.
Gear at 10 is far inferior, such as the Agi and AP is far lower and less total damage.
Ex:
Level 10 twink bracers:
[ITEM]Bard's Bracers[/ITEM] of the Monkey
+1 Stamina
+1 Agility
[ITEM]Bard's Bracers[/ITEM] of Agility
+2 Agility
Add 4 Levels, add 2 Stat points.
Level 14 twink bracers:
[ITEM]Bandit Bracers[/ITEM] of the Monkey:
+2 Stamina
+2 Agility
[ITEM]Bandit Bracers[/ITEM] of Agility:
+4 Aglity
Add 5 levels, add 1 stat point.
Level 19 twink bracers:
[ITEM]Wrangler's Wristbands[/ITEM] of the Monkey:
+3 Stamina
+3 Agility
[ITEM]Wrangler's Wristbands[/ITEM] of Agility:
+5 Agility
The difference is extremely minimal in almost all cases of 19 vs 14, so more AP and more crit on top of that AP = More damage than 10.
The above gear comparison is true for Chest, Bracers, Gloves, Leggings, and Waist. All others are either fishing gear or Blues. Head, Feet, Gloves, and Offhand are exactly the same as 19's. Same goes for the trinkets.
Edit: WHOOPS, forgot weapons. Added now, recalculated totals.
Edit: Updated with Heirlooms.
Edit: Updated with Alliance only and Horde only items.
Edit: Updated with Rotations.
Edit: Updated with new Talent Builds and Item Links.
Edit: Updated with new layout and lots of new information.
Edit: Updated for 3.1.
Edit: Updated for 3.1.2
WHY 14 Twink? Rather simple, actually.
a. 14 is the top of the Arena bracket
b. You can get most of the 19 twink gear at 14.
c. Stat conversions are more "kind" at 14, giving you more for your stats.
I've done my calculations, and if you twink at 14, you're getting a good deal. You get up to 8% more dodge, and more crit, and you lose DPS because 19 twink weapons are indeed superior. More dodge is more survivability, and the crit easily makes up for the DPS loss. Basically, in the long run you get an extra 8% dodge and a bunch of extra crit, and there's a LOT less grinding involved, and a LOT less buying rare items. As well as, in Arenas, you get to have a lot more fun.
Gearing and Professions.
Head: [ITEM]Lucky Fishing Hat[/ITEM]
Neck: [ITEM]Malachite Pendant[/ITEM]
Shoulders: [ITEM]Exceptional Stormshroud Shoulders[/ITEM]
Back:[ITEM]Subterranean Cape[/ITEM] +3 Agility / Increased Stealth (if Sub spec)
Chest: [ITEM]Bard's Tunic[/ITEM] of Agility +4 All Stats
Chest (Alliance): [ITEM]Tunic of Westfall[/ITEM] +4 All Stats
Wrist:[ITEM]Bandit Bracers[/ITEM] of Agility +9 Stamina
Hands: [ITEM]Gloves of the Fang[/ITEM] +15 Agility
Waist: [ITEM]Beastmaster's Girdle[/ITEM]
Legs: [ITEM]Lupine Leggings[/ITEM] of Agility +24 Armor
Feet: [ITEM]Feral Shoes[/ITEM] of Agility + Minor Hit
Ring: [ITEM]Slayer's Band[/ITEM]
Ring: [ITEM]Bounty Hunter's Ring[/ITEM]
Trinket: [ITEM]Inherited Insignia of the Horde[/ITEM] / [ITEM]Arena Grand Master[/ITEM]
Trinket: [ITEM]Arena Grand Master[/ITEM]
Mining: 225
Herbalism: 225
Skinning: 225
Pick 2 of 3.
Weapon: [ITEM]Chanting Blade[/ITEM] +5 Weapon Damage (if Sub)
Weapon: [ITEM]Chanting Blade[/ITEM] +15 Agility
Weapon: [ITEM]Chanting Blade[/ITEM] +15 Agility
Weapon (Horde): [ITEM]Wingblade[/ITEM] +15 Agility
Offhand: [ITEM]Throat Piercers[/ITEM]
Consumables: [ITEM]Halaani Whiskey[/ITEM], [ITEM]Scroll of Agility[/ITEM], [ITEM]Elixir of Minor Agility[/ITEM]
Talents and Attacks.
Talents:
Assassination - 5/0/0 - Relentless Attacks 2/2, Improved Eviscerate 3/3
Hybrid - 3/0/2 - Improved Eviscerate 3/3, Improved Sinister Strike 2/2
Sub - 0/0/5 - Master of Deception 3/3, Opportunity 2/2
Rotations:
Stealth, Sap, Garrote, Gouge, (Repeat: ) Sinister Strike(x2), Slice and Dice, Sinister Strike(x5), Eviscerate.
Stealth, Garrote, Sinister Strike(x5), Slice and Dice, (Repeat: ) Sinister Strike(x5), Eviscerate.
(Sub) - Stealth, Sap, Blood Fury (If Orc), Garrote, Gouge, (Repeat: ) Backstab, Slice and Dice
10 vs 14 vs 19 Explained further
The difference between 10 and 14 is the gear.
Gear at 10 is far inferior, such as the Agi and AP is far lower and less total damage.
Ex:
Level 10 twink bracers:
[ITEM]Bard's Bracers[/ITEM] of the Monkey
+1 Stamina
+1 Agility
[ITEM]Bard's Bracers[/ITEM] of Agility
+2 Agility
Add 4 Levels, add 2 Stat points.
Level 14 twink bracers:
[ITEM]Bandit Bracers[/ITEM] of the Monkey:
+2 Stamina
+2 Agility
[ITEM]Bandit Bracers[/ITEM] of Agility:
+4 Aglity
Add 5 levels, add 1 stat point.
Level 19 twink bracers:
[ITEM]Wrangler's Wristbands[/ITEM] of the Monkey:
+3 Stamina
+3 Agility
[ITEM]Wrangler's Wristbands[/ITEM] of Agility:
+5 Agility
The difference is extremely minimal in almost all cases of 19 vs 14, so more AP and more crit on top of that AP = More damage than 10.
The above gear comparison is true for Chest, Bracers, Gloves, Leggings, and Waist. All others are either fishing gear or Blues. Head, Feet, Gloves, and Offhand are exactly the same as 19's. Same goes for the trinkets.
Edit: WHOOPS, forgot weapons. Added now, recalculated totals.
Edit: Updated with Heirlooms.
Edit: Updated with Alliance only and Horde only items.
Edit: Updated with Rotations.
Edit: Updated with new Talent Builds and Item Links.
Edit: Updated with new layout and lots of new information.
Edit: Updated for 3.1.
Edit: Updated for 3.1.2
