The Rogue is a very involved and fun class to play. Your effectiveness depends on how well you learn to use the Rogue. There is a lot to take in, but players can master the Rogue with knowledge and experience. Here are a few sample skills available to Rogues.

Strengths:

• Stealth abilities allow the Rogue to reach places more easily than most classes
• Strong lock picking abilities/access as opposed to other classes
• Sprint ability allows the Rogue to more easily escape battle and get a free short burst of speed in traveling

• More susceptible to damage than Paladins/Warriors because Rogues can only wear cloth or leather armor

• Mastering Stealth Usage
• Managing monster hate/aggro so that tanks can take the majority of damage when possible
• Learning and using effective combos

Other Information:

Stats
Agility is not the main factor in determining Rogue attack power. Attack Power is only determined by Strength for all classes, and Agility affects additional things like Defense and Critical Hit chances. The main purpose of Agility for Rogues is for the AC bonus, the Dodge bonus, huge Critical Damage chance increases, and ranged attack bonuses (if ranged attacks are used).

Energy
The Rogue requires energy to perform most abilities. Energy is built up over time. You cannot increase your energy pool or the rate at which it regenerates. Abilities cost less energy if they miss or are blocked.

Stealth
Stealth is the ability to remain undetected by the enemy. It is not the same as invisibility. When something is in Stealth mode it can still be seen. However, players in Stealth mode become clear or transparent and blend in with the background making them more difficult to spot.

Your success at remaining undetected depends on your Stealth skill level, direction of the monster, and how close you get to the monster.

Abilities will not cancel Stealth/Vanish when they fail to go off.

Using Stealth
By using Stealth you can sneak up behind monsters to perform various abilities such as Sap, Backstab, and Ambush. Without Stealth the monster would simply turn around and attack. Try to predict the movement/patterns of the monster and then sneak up behind them at the right moment. This becomes much easier once you reach Stealth level 2 which allows you to move faster. A common way for a Rogue to fight is to first sneak up on a monster from behind using Stealth. The Rogue then uses a Backstab, Sap, Ambush, or Cheap Shot. The Rogue then continues with combat now that the monster is in a weakened state.

Stealth Pulling
Stealth is also great for pulling. The Rogue can activate Stealth, and then sneak up on the enemy without aggroing nearby monsters. Then the Rogue can Sap an extra monster to start the pull. As Rogues' skill in Stealth becomes higher they can become even more effective at pulling and scouting for pullers.

Building up Stealth
To increase the Stealth skill you need to be facing a monster and grab its attention. You will know you have its attention when the monster stops and makes their normal (under alert/angry) sound. You must continue to remain undetected (by not moving and stopping in the right spot) and you will then receive a skill level increase.

Combo Points and Finishing Moves
There are many Rogue abilities that build up combo points which can later be used to perform deadly "finishing" moves.

Combo Points Indicator
After you have earned your first combo point, look at the monster's name bar located at the top-middle of the screen. To the right of the portrait you will see a little light-up dot next to other dots that are not lit. This is the combo point indicator. It tells you that you have one combo point. If you receive a second combo point two dots will become lit. By watching this indicator you can tell how many combo points you have stored up and you will know when to release them with a finishing move. Look at the description of the finishing moves in your character's ability screen to see how many combo points are required for a particular effect.

Deception

Feint (Combo Move) - Perform a Feint, causing no damage but lowering your threat a small amount. The point of this ability is to reduce the amount of monster hate so a target will attack another party member that is better equipped to handle the attack such as a Paladin or Warrior.

Distract - Throws a distraction, attracting the attention of all nearby monsters for X seconds. Does not break Stealth.

Blind - Blinds the target, causing it to wander at X% of move speed confused for up to Y seconds. This requires Blinding Powder. Any damage will cancel the Blind effect. Blind cancels combat when used.

Street Fighting

Sinister Strike (Combo Move) - A wicked strike that adds X damage to your normal weapon damage. This is typically the main skill used for generating combo points.

Gouge (Combo Move) - Causes X damage and dazes the opponent for Y seconds. Target must be facing you. This ability can give you time to run, give you time to get some extra hits, or can allow you to get behind the monster for a Backstab.

Kick - A quick kick that injures a single foe for X damage and interrupts the spell being cast Y% of the time for Z seconds. This ability should be used against spell casters to interrupt them when they are in the process of casting. Watch for the casting animation, and then wait until you have enough energy to Kick. Good Rogue players are always on top of using Kick.

Slice and Dice (Finishing Move) - Finishing move that increases melee attack speed by X%. Lasts longer per combo point. You only need to power up this ability enough such that you have the increased speed for the duration of the fight. If you are fighting multiple monsters you might find it useful to power-up on one monster, release, then use the speed on the second monster.

Cheap Shot (Combo Move)(Requires Stealth) - Stuns the target for X seconds. This ability allows you to start off the fight with some cheap hits on the enemy that they can't respond to. A Rogue could also Stealth during a fight using Vanish (while in a party) and use a Cheap Shot at the end of the fight to prevent the monster from escaping.

Kidney Shot (Finishing Move) - Finishing move that stuns the target. Lasts longer per combo point. This ability can also be used to stun a monster to prevent them from escaping or to prevent any further damage.

Assassination

Backstab (Combo Move) - Backstab the target, causing +X% weapon damage plus Y to the target. Must be behind the target. This ability uses a lot of energy. You can backstab fleeing monsters.

Eviscerate (Finishing Move) - Finishing move that causes additional damage per combo point. This is your instant damage SLAM spell that you should use to finish monsters off or take a chunk out of them.

Rupture (Finishing Move)(DOT) - Finishing move that causes damage over time. Lasts longer per Combo point. This is another damage-over-time ability that is more useful when you fight the monster long enough so that it reaches the full effect; otherwise, you should use another finishing move.

Garrote (DOT) - Garrote the enemy, causing X damage over Y seconds. Must be in Stealth mode behind the target. If you are going to fight the target for a long time it's a wise idea to sneak up and use this skill. The monster will be damaged over time as you fight them.

Sap (Requires Stealth) - Knocks the target out for X seconds. Must be Stealthed. Only works on humanoids. Any damage caused will revive the target. Only one target may be Sapped at a time. Sap will not work on a target that is in combat.

Ambush (Combo move)(Requires Stealth) - Ambush the target, causing X% weapon damage plus Y to the target. Must be Stealthed and behind the target.

Sprint
Sprint is useful in two situations. Its main purpose is to act as a special "oh no" ability which gets you out of trouble. If too many monsters come at you at once, if a special monster aggros on you, etc., you can press this button and run away from danger. The second use of Sprint is for a short burst of speed as you're traveling around the world. You can also use it to beat other players in foot races. There are certain timed quests which Sprint can also help with. Place Sprint on your first action bar page so you can always see when it is ready to be used again.

Vanish
Allows the Rogue to vanish from sight, entering an improved Stealth mode, but reducing the speed to X% of normal for Y seconds. Spellcasting against a Rogue that successfully uses Vanish will now be interrupted.

Evasion
The Rogue's dodge chance will increase by X% for Y seconds. This is your "oh no" ability that you should use in emergency situations.

Pick Pocket (Requires Stealth)
Pick the target's pocket. You can use this ability to get some free loot off the monster. It does not take away loot that would be normally received when killing the monster. Pick Pocket is a special chance to loot the monster. Typically minor amounts of cash or items are found. You can find valuable gems at higher levels. Successfully pick pocketing can increase the skill.

Sap (Sleep) Pull
The Rogue can use Sap to put monsters to sleep. If you are alone you can use Sap to break up a group of two monsters. Sneak up on the monsters from behind using Stealth. Then use Sap to put one of them to sleep. Then pull the still awake monster and kill it, and then finish off the sleeping monster.

Typical Battle
Sneak up behind the monster using Stealth. Perform a Backstab, Ambush, Cheap Shot, or DOT on the monster. Then begin combat with the monster. Start using Sinister Strike to build up combo points. Then release with a DOT, direct damage finishing move such as Eviscerate, or use Slice and Dice. Now build up combo points again using Sinister Strike. You should always perform a move the second you have enough energy unless you're building up more energy for a more powerful ability. A common mistake among novice Rogues is to not use their abilities enough.

Rogue Combos
Use Gouge to stun a monster during a battle. Then use a Backstab from behind. You will need enough energy for this to work otherwise the monster will wake up before you can do your Backstab.

Use Sinister Strike to build up combo points. Then use Slice-N-Dice after earning a couple of Combo Points. Now gain more Combo points using Sinister Strike again. Now release with Eviscerate.

Use Cheap Shot to stun a monster at the start of combat. Then power up additional combo points with abilities like Sinister Strike while the monster cannot move.

Away from Keyboard
When you have to leave your computer, enter Stealth mode and move to a spot where the monsters are unlikely to patrol. Using Stealth, the Rogue can go AFK in places that other classes generally can't.

Skill Points
Rogues should focus on getting more Agility which adds to their damage. Additionally, you could also focus on Stamina for added health and defense.

Weapons
Rogues use daggers by default. You can, however, train in swords if you wish to be different. You can even build up both skills and use the best depending on what weapons you have. At level 10 you can dual wield.

Rogues can also use throwing weapons or train in bows or crossbows. Throwing weapons such as throwing daggers are recommended because they don't require a quiver or ammo pouch. However, bows and crossbows will typically do more damage. You can use throwing weapons to get some additional damage done to the monster before it reaches you. They can also be used to finish off monsters that are running away. Additionally, these weapons are useful for pulling monsters rather than sneaking up on them in Stealth mode.

Poisoning
The Rogue has the unique ability to create and apply special poisons to weapons. Poisoning can be trained at level 20. To create poisons you will need to buy empty vials and purchase various reagents as dictated by each recipe. At higher character levels the Rogue can train in more powerful and unique poison recipes. There are even additional extremely powerful recipes to be found which require rare ingredients available out in the world.

Crippling Poison, which can slow an enemy's movement speed, is very effective against monsters that run when they are about to die. This makes the Rogue very useful in a party. Party members become accustomed to having a Rogue around for this helpful ability.

Lock Picking
The Rogue has a special bonus to Lock Picking. You can improve this skill on locked chests. You should also create practice locks with engineering, or purchase them from engineers, to develop this skill more quickly.

You can also offer to unlock locked boxes from other players for free to build up skill in Lock Picking.

Only rogues may train in Lock Picking.