On this page, we present you with the best gems and enchants fora Combat Rogue in World of Warcraft MoP 5.4.We also list the best consumables (food, flasks, and potions) andprofession-specific perks.

Make sure to check our GearOptimisation Guide, which serves as a support guide for this page.

The other pages of our Combat Rogue guide can be accessedfrom the table of contents on the right.

1. Gems↑top

Sockets	Gems
	Agile Primal Diamond or Capacitive Primal Diamond (better)
	Having issues reaching the expertise cap? → Precise Primordial Ruby/ Perfect Precise Pandarian Garnet or Precise Serpent's Eye (JC) Having issues reaching the hit cap? → Glinting Imperial Amethyst/ Perfect Glinting Roguestone Otherwise → Deft Vermilion Onyx/ Perfect Deft Tiger Opal or Delicate Serpent's Eye (JC)
	If item level below 500 Deft Vermilion Onyx/ Perfect Deft Tiger Opal If item level above 500 Quick Sun's Radiance/ Perfect Quick Sunstone
	Having issues reaching the hit cap? → Rigid River's Heart/ Perfect Rigid Lapis Lazuli or Rigid Serpent's Eye (JC) Otherwise (if item level below 500) → Glinting Imperial Amethyst/ Perfect Glinting Roguestone Otherwise (if item level above 500) → Lightning Wild Jade/ Perfect Lightning Alexandrite

2. Enchants↑top

Slot	Main Enchantments	Extra Enchantments
Shoulders	Greater Tiger Claw Inscription Tiger Claw Inscription (cheaper) Secret Tiger Claw Inscription (Inscription)
Back	Enchant Cloak - Accuracy Enchant Cloak - Superior Critical Strike Swordguard Embroidery (Tailoring)
Chest	Enchant Chest - Glorious Stats
Wrists	Enchant Bracer - Greater Agility Fur Lining - Agility (Leatherworking)	Socket Bracer (Blacksmithing)
Hands	Enchant Gloves - Superior Expertise Enchant Gloves - Greater Haste	Synapse Springs (Engineering) Socket Gloves (Blacksmithing)
Waist		Living Steel Belt Buckle
Legs	Shadowleather Leg Armor Primal Leg Reinforcements (Leatherworking)
Feet	Enchant Boots - Blurred Speed Enchant Boots - Greater Haste (cheaper)
Rings	Enchant Ring - Greater Agility (Enchanting)
Weapons	Enchant Weapon - Dancing Steel Enchant Weapon - Windsong (cheaper)

Note that Extra Enchantments can be applied to an item in addition to aMain Enchantment.

3. Consumables↑top

3.1. Food

You should always eat food that gives you Agility. You will be granted:

• 300 Agility by Sea Mist Rice Noodles, Seasoned Pomfruit Slices, or Pandaren Treasure Noodle Soup;
• 275 Agility by Valley Stir Fry, Deluxe Noodle Soup, Banquet of the Wok, or Great Banquet of the Wok;
• 250 Agility by Sauteed Carrots, Noodle Soup, or any of other banquets.

3.2. Flask

Your flask should be a Flask of Spring Blossoms.

3.3. Potion

During the encounter, your best choice for a potion will be Virmen's Bite.

4. Summing-up Profession Perks↑top

Choosing a profession for your Combat Rogue can impact your raidperformance. As a rule, you should shy away from gathering professions (withthe exception of Herbalism), which leaves the following viable professions forraiding:

Profession	Perks
Blacksmithing	Provides a 320 Agility gain through two extra sockets, Socket Bracer and Socket Gloves, in which you can fit 2 Delicate Primordial Ruby.
Jewelcrafting	Provides a 320 Agility gain through the ability of using 2 Delicate Serpent's Eye.
Alchemy	Provides an 320 Agility gain to your flask through Mixology.
Enchanting	Provides a 320 Agility gain through Enchant Ring - Greater Agility.
Engineering	Provides +1,920 Agility for 10 seconds every minute through Synapse Springs (the overall gain is +320 Agility).
Inscription	Provides a 320 Agility gain through Secret Tiger Claw Inscription.
Leatherworking	Provides a 320 Agility gain through Fur Lining - Agility. Also provides Primal Leg Reinforcements, a much cheaper equivalent to Shadowleather Leg Armor, the traditional leg enchant.
Tailoring	Provides +1000 Attack Power in average through Swordguard Embroidery, instead of +180 Critical Strike from Enchant Cloak - Superior Critical Strike and +180 Hit from Enchant Cloak - Accuracy.
Herbalism	Provides a 480 Haste Rating gain in average through Lifeblood.

Engineering is currently the best profession for Combat Rogues, as itprovides you with Synapse Springs, which you can lineup with Adrenaline Rush and Shadow Blades (their cooldown variesbecause of Restless Blades), for increased benefits. The rest of the time,you should use Synapse Springs on cooldown.For your second profession, any of the passive Agility gain will do.

5. Changelog↑top

• 21 May 2013: Improved gem recommendations.
• 13 Jan. 2014: Added new food items added in patch 5.4.
• 20 Oct. 2013: Updated gemming recommendation to include advice specific for players above item level 500.
• 10 Sep. 2013: Patch 5.4: removed Frag Belt, following its nerf.
• 20 May 2013: Dryaan's second review of the guide: changed pure haste gems to agility/haste gems.
• 24 Apr. 2013: Added legendary meta-gem.
• 02 Apr. 2013: Removed green-quality gems.
• 02 Apr. 2013: Improved advice for choosing your profession.

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