I’m hoping the datamining for rogues was incomplete given only 9 runes were shown compared to 12 or 13 for other classes, but the boot runes shown so far are pretty disappointing.
Master of subtlety in particular needs to be buffed or replaced. A 10% damage increase for 6 seconds twice per fight is pretty terrible, but it somehow the best pick for dps when compared to a health stacking mechanic for tank rogues and waylay, which is mostly pvp oriented and does nothing for damage.
There are quite a few talents from later expansions that would be amazing to see on a rune.
- Cut to the chase: refresh SnD on envenom cast
- Prey on the weak: increase damage when your hp percentage is higher than the target.
- Killing spree: we all know what killing spree is…
Please make the boot runes less awful, Blizz. There is already enough utility on the belt runes.
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its a pvp rune.
Ambush, backstab, tea, backstab, backstab.
the 10% is going to add a lot of damage to your daggers opener.
you can probably even get 1 more backstab into that with the 10% buff as I didn’t account for the backstab rune for p1 I was just going off what I know 1shots people from Era.
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The other class aren’t getting 10-12 runes next phase; we are only getting 2 more rune slots officially, and the extra runes are likely leftovers from dev testing that they either a) forgot to clean up, b) left because it was too messy to clean up, or c) left knowing they would serve as our teaser for later phases.
Honestly, I would take everything that’s been datamined with a verging-on-unhealthy heaping of salt.
Were acrually getting 3 rune spots bracers belt and boots
Are you sure? Because they only have officially shown us belt and boot runes.
And there have been 9 total datamined rune slots, so giving us three next phase would mean that either a) we get no new runes at 60 or b) we get 2 runes at 50 and only 1 at 60. While they could do that, I feel like they are much more likely to just give us 2 new rune slots at 40, 50, and 60.
I could be wrong though 
This is false.
We are getting 2 this phase…which takes us to 40.
Two next phase to 50 …
Then the 60 runes remains to be seen … I don’t think there will be many then …
The only thing your class will be good at is ganking solo players and you will like it.
It may be a pvp rune, but it’s the only dps upgrade for pve as well. Waylay is useless for pve and so is rolling with the punches. I’m just looking for some sort of pve rune on the boots
Rogue runes look insane, and youre here complaining. Wild…
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Rogue doesn’t need PvE upgrades, homie.
What they officially showed isn’t all there is.
It literally says that.
Which one of those boot runes is “wild”?
Meaning we will get more than two runes, not necessarily more than two rune slots. I don’t see a way they can keep giving us 3 rune slots a phase and also not run out of slots before 60.
Don’t get me wrong, I’d love three more rune slots, I just don’t think it’s happening.
no one cares, nerf rogues
It shows bracers and helm to on wowhead runes and on the talent calc and nowhere does it say required lcl 50
I agree that the PvE DPS runes on boots look pretty bad, but I wouldn’t expect a change. Hunter leg runes were absolutely useless - literally pointless - for the entirety of phase 1. To my knowledge the datamine shows no new leg runes for Hunters, so it will continue to be a lost slot.
They don’t care.
Cut to the chase is insanely powerful, it removes the need to spend CP on maintenance and all CP go into damage.
Not saying thats bad. But it would be a massive buff for rogue damage.
Also the dmg from stealth rune is clearly for pvp
We are not. We are getting belt and boots.
Well then tell that to the wowhead guys that have helm and bracer runes up to. Its literally on the phase 2 rune page
Datamined info on wowhead… officially announced was Boots and Belt …
Bracers and Helm are 100% datamined and with a little thought it is obvious they are placeholder stuff they are testing internally