Rogue

Best Enchants

Head

  • Arcanum of Vicious Agility

    • +60 Agility

    • +35 Resilience Rating

    • This is the PvP-specific head enchant for Rogues in Cata Classic.

    • Purchased from your faction’s PvP vendor for Honor Points. Weapon Enchants (Your most important enchants)

  • Main-hand:
    Enchant Weapon - Landslide

    • Gives +100 Agility proc — massive burst damage.

    • Best for main-hand dagger or sword/mace (dagger preferred for Sub).

  • Off-hand:
    Enchant Weapon - Landslide (again)

    • Double Landslide stacking is the standard for PvP Rogues in Cata Classic.

    • Some niche builds used Pyrium Weapon Chain if against a lot of disarm classes (Warriors/Paladins), but double Landslide is optimal for burst and maintaining kill pressure.

Chest

  • Enchant Chest - Peerless Stats (+20 to all stats)

    • Standard PvP choice — gives stamina, agility, and everything you want.

Cloak

  • Enchant Cloak - Greater Spell Piercing (+35 Spell Penetration)

    • You need 130 Spell Penetration in total to ensure your poisons can’t be resisted.

    • The rest is made up with Spell Pen gems.

    OR if you already reach Spell Pen cap:

  • Enchant Cloak - Greater Agility (+22 Agility)

Bracers

  • Enchant Bracers - Agility (+50 Agility)

    • Pure damage output.

Gloves

  • Enchant Gloves - Agility (+20 Agility)

    • Pure damage; no PvP utility glove enchants are better.

Legs

  • Dragonscale Leg Armor

    • +190 Attack Power / +55 Critical Strike Rating

    • BiS for damage — stamina leg enchants are less common on Rogues because you’re focused on burst & controlling fights.

Boots

  • Enchant Boots - Assassin’s Step

    • +25 Agility and Minor Movement Speed

    • Movement speed is essential in PvP (to maintain uptime on targets, chase, avoid CC).

    • Never skip movement speed on boots as a PvP Rogue!

Rings (if you are an Enchanter)

  • Enchant Ring - Agility (+40 Agility per ring)

    • Only available if your Rogue has Enchanting as a profession.

    • Worth it — lots of top Rogues took Enchanting for this reason.

Subtlety

Weapon Enchants

Dual Wield Daggers (Mutilate requires daggers)

  • Main-hand (slow dagger — 1.8 speed optimal):
    Enchant Weapon - Landslide

    • +100 Agility proc — still best in slot for Assassination PvP.

  • Off-hand (fast dagger — 1.4 speed optimal):
    Enchant Weapon - Landslide

    • Double Landslide is optimal even though Assassination focuses more on poisons — Agility boosts crit, AP, and poison damage.

  • Note: Some niche builds used Pyrium Weapon Chain on OH vs disarm-heavy teams, but Landslide is optimal for kill pressure.

Head

  • Arcanum of Vicious Agility

    • +60 Agility / +35 Resilience

    • Standard PvP head enchant for all Rogue specs.

Chest

  • Enchant Chest - Peerless Stats (+20 to all stats)

    • All stats matter: stamina, agility, crit, etc.

Cloak

  • Enchant Cloak - Greater Spell Piercing (+35 Spell Penetration)

    • Essential for landing poisons through resistances — very important for Assassination PvP.

    OR, if already capped:

  • Enchant Cloak - Greater Agility (+22 Agility)

Bracers

  • Enchant Bracers - Agility (+50 Agility)

Gloves

  • Enchant Gloves - Agility (+20 Agility)

Legs

  • Dragonscale Leg Armor

    • +190 Attack Power / +55 Critical Strike Rating

    • Same as for Sub and Combat — BiS leg enchant.

Boots

  • Enchant Boots - Assassin’s Step

    • +25 Agility / Minor Movement Speed

    • Movement speed is absolutely required in PvP — to keep in range for Mutilate/Envenom pressure.

Rings (if Enchanter)

  • Enchant Ring - Agility (+40 Agility per ring)

    • Great boost to overall pressure and scaling.

Combat/Outlaw

Assassin

Weapon Enchants

Dual Wield Swords/Maces/Fists (Combat uses slow MH)

  • Main-hand (slow weapon):
    Enchant Weapon - Landslide

    • +100 Agility proc — absolute BiS for PvP burst and sustained damage.

  • Off-hand (slow or fast weapon — both work for Combat PvP):
    Enchant Weapon - Landslide

    • Double Landslide remains the best.

    • Some older guides used Pyrium Weapon Chain situationally, but with Combat’s burst windows and weapon-based scaling, double Landslide is meta.

Head

  • Arcanum of Vicious Agility

    • +60 Agility / +35 Resilience

    • PvP-specific head enchant.

Chest

  • Enchant Chest - Peerless Stats (+20 to all stats)

    • Stamina, Agility, and secondary stat bonuses.

Cloak

  • Enchant Cloak - Greater Spell Piercing (+35 Spell Penetration)

    • Hit 130 Spell Penetration so poisons land properly.

    OR, if capped with gems:

  • Enchant Cloak - Greater Agility (+22 Agility)

Bracers

  • Enchant Bracers - Agility (+50 Agility)

Gloves

  • Enchant Gloves - Agility (+20 Agility)

Legs

  • Dragonscale Leg Armor

    • +190 Attack Power / +55 Critical Strike Rating

    • Same as Sub — Combat relies on white hit + crit + Killing Spree burst windows.

Boots

  • Enchant Boots - Assassin’s Step

    • +25 Agility / Minor Movement Speed

    • Movement speed is crucial for positioning and staying on target in PvP.

Rings (if Enchanter)

  • Enchant Ring - Agility (+40 Agility per ring)

    • Top Rogues often took Enchanting just for this.