Season of Discovery Rogue: Rune Slots and Rune Locations (2024)

GlovesPantsChestBeltBootsHelmWrist

Between the EyesBlade DanceEnvenom

MutilateShadowstrikeSaber SlashMain GaucheShiv

Deadly BrewJust a Flesh WoundQuick DrawSlaughter from the Shadows

Poisoned KnifeShadowstepShuriken Toss

Master of SubtletyWaylay Rolling with the Punches

Honor Among ThievesCombat PotencyFocused Attacks

Cut to the ChaseCarnageUnfair Advantage

Between the Eyes — Ranged finishing move that causes damage per Combo Point, increased by Attack Power,and Stuns the target:

• 1 point: 27 to 41 damage, 1 second Stun
• 2 points: 43 to 66 damage, 2 second Stun
• 3 points: 59 to 91 damage, 3 second Stun
• 4 points: 76 to 116 damage, 4 second Stun
• 5 points: 92 to 141 damage, 5 second Stun

As a Human, it can be found in Cutthroat Alley in Stormwind. Go to the end of the alley and into the house.Upstairs next to the bed there is a chest; open it and two Level 10 enemies will spawn. Dispatch them and you will receive this Rune.

As Undead, it can be found in a chest underwater near the Northern coast of Tirisfal Glades, almost directly north from Brill.Pickpocket the key from any Murloc in the area.

As a Dwarf or Gnome, it can be found in a Dusty Crate located just outside of the building where the Rogue training in the Fornlorn Cave in Ironforge is,just to the right of the stairs inside of a small cubby.

As a Night Elf, kill Gnarlpine enemies in Teldrassil until you receive a Gnarlpine Stash Key and then head over to the Gnarlpine Stash locatedat (37.9, 82.5). The Rune will be inside this chest.

As an Orc or Troll, this can be found in The Drag in Orgrimmar, look for the NPC Zilzibin Drumlore and next to hishouse you will find the chest containing this Rune.

Blade Dance — A finishing move that increases your Parry chance. Lasts longer and grants moreParry chance per Combo Point:

• 1 point: 14 seconds, 6% parry
• 2 points: 18 seconds, 7% parry
• 3 points: 22 seconds, 8 % parry
• 4 points: 26 seconds, 9% parry
• 5 points: 30 seconds, 10% parry

As a Human, pickpocket any member of the Defias in Westfall until you receive an Discreet Envelope.Inside the envelope should be a note and a key. The note will show the location of the Rune,and the key will unlock a chest at this location.

As a Dwarf, pickpocketing Dark Iron Dwarves has a chance to give you a Dark Iron Lockbox, lockpickthe box and the rune will be inside.

As a Night Elf, kill Naga at the Cliffspring River Cave in North Western Darkshore. In theback of the cave, there will be a ledge and atop that ledge you will see a chest with the Rune inside.

As an Orc or a Troll, you can pickpocket Southsea Cannoneers located south of Ratchetuntil you find a Buccaneer's Matchbox. West of where you found the Cannoneers, atop thehill, you will find a bucket of gunpowder found at (61.78, 45.80). Click it and a chest will spawnwith the Rune inside.

Envenom — A finishing move that deals instant poison damage based on your Deadly Poisondoses on the target. Following the Envenom attack you have a 75% increased frequency of applyingInstant Poison for 1 second plus an additional 1 second per Combo Point.One dose is activated per Combo Point:

• 1 dose: 40 damage
• 2 dose: 80 damage
• 3 dose: 120 damage
• 4 dose: 160 damage
• 5 dose: 200 damage

As any race, inside of the ruins of Durnholde Keep in the Hillsbrad foothills,there is a vendor that sells an item called Hot Tip. Thisvendor can be found behind the Orc Tog'Thar who is sitting atop the brokenbuilding on top of the hill within Durnholde. Afterbuying this item, it will contain a map and a Safe Combination. The mapwill instruct you to "Follow the river north; past the Alterac Mountains.What you seek lies beneath the falling rapids." Follow the river north untilyou reach the Plaguelands. You will see a waterfall with a chest at the beneath itthat contains the Rune.

Mutilate — Instantly attacks with both weaponsfor 100% weapon damage plus an additional 20 with eachweapon damage is increased by 20% against Poisoned targets.Awards two Combo Points. Mutilate benefits from all talents andeffects that trigger from or modify Backstab unlessotherwise specified.

As a Human, pickpocket Garrick Padfoot. The note you recieve will lead you to the location at the wall.

As a Dwarf, kill Dark Iron Dwarves just south of Helm's Bed Lake which is found in South EasternDun Morogh. They will drop the item Blackrat's Note, return this item to Blackrat who is locatedat Misty Pine Refuge near the boat you will be able to see along the road.

As a Night Elf, this Rune drops off of Lord Melenas in the cave north of Dolanaar.

As an Undead, pickpocket Captain Perrine, then take his signet ring to the Brill town hall to create aforged document. Take this to Jamie Nore to receive the Rune.

As an Orc or a Troll, you will acquire the Rune from the troll Ba'so in Durotar. Pickpocketthe members of the Burning Blade north of Razor Hill and you will get anote. Return to Ba'so and turn it in.

Shadowstrike — Teleport behind your target andstrike, causing 150% weapon damage to the target.Must be stealthed. Awards one Combo Point.

As a Human, this Rune can be found in a chest by the outhouses near the vineyard in Northshire.

As a Dwarf, this Rune can be found in a chest in the frost troll cave in Coldridge Valley. The chest can be foundtowards the back of the cave just below the ledge where Grik'nir spawns.

As a Night Elf, this can be found on the roof above the inn inside of Shadowglen.

As an Orc or a Troll, Rogue Shadowstrike is a reward from the quest Atop the Cliffs, which will have you jump onto nearby cliffs.It is mere feet from your initial spawn point in the Valley of Trials.

As a Undead, you will be tasked with killing/pickpocketing Scarlet Converts which will drop the rune.

Saber Slash — Viciously Slash an enemyfor 130% weapon damage, and cause the target to bleed for11 damage every 2 seconds for 12 seconds, stacking up tothree times. Awards one Combo Point.Saber Slash benefits from all talents and effects thattrigger from or modify Sinister Strike.

As Alliance, this can be found in Loch Modan, Darkshore and Westfall.

In Loch Modan, this Rune can be looted from a toolbox found near the Dwarf NPCs located towards the middle of theStonewrought Dam which is located at the very north of the Loch.

In Darkshore, this Rune can be looted from a small pile of dirt you can find beneath the tree near the lighthouse in Auburdine.

in Westfall, on the hill directly behind the Sentinel Hill Inn, there is an Elite Defias Scout with an Escape Plan buff,which will cause them to flee if they you get too close. Use Stealth to avoid detection and Pickpocket Defias Scout and thiswill reward you with this Rune.

As Horde, this Rune can be found in both the Barrens and Silverpine Forest.

In The Barrens, head over to Northwatch Hold, when you pass the main gate, look to your left; you willsee a stable with a chest on the roof. You will have to complete a small jumping puzzleto get your Rune. Go around to the right and jump down onto the wall behind the stable. Once there, you can jump tothe roof and loot the chest for the Rune. You will need 80 Lockpicking skill to open this chest.

In Silverpine Forest, go to the entrance of Shadowfang Keep and use Sprint tojump to this small platform at 45.3, 67.3. You will need some kind of movement speed bonus to make the jump.

Main Gauche — Instantly strike with youroff-hand weapon for normal off-hand weapon damage andincrease your chance to parry by 10% for 10 seconds. Awards one Combo Point.Main Gauche benefits from all talents and effects that triggerfrom or modify Sinister StrikeSinister Strike.

This Rune can be purchased from Grizzby in Ratchet. In order to unlock Grizzbyas a vendor you must be level 20 and complete a series of tasks to earn his favor.There are three quests to complete, these can be completed in any order.

For the first you must provide him with 24 Fish Oil.

The second you must deliver him 20 Dark Iron Ordinances which drop from Dark Iron Dwarvesin northern Wetlands or Southern Arathi Highlands.

The third you must deliver 16 Shredder Turbochargers which can only be acquired from ShredderNPCs using the Shredder Autosalvage Unit.

Shiv — Instantly attack with your off-hand weapon with a 100% chance toapply the poison from your off-hand weapon to the target. Slower weapons require more energy.Awards one Combo Point.

As either faction, pick pocket a Defias Night Runner located on the farm directly south ofThe Twilight Grove until you find a Engraved Gold Ring, equip the ring and head to Raven Hillthere will be a staute in the center of the courtyard at Raven Hill, /Kneel infront of it and you willbe able to loot the Rune.

Deadly Brew — When you inflict any other poison on a target, you also inflictDeadly Poison.

As any race, upon reaching level 20 you will receive a letter in the mail that will instruct youto go to Pyrewood Village in Silverpine Forest. Next to the the ramp leading to Shadowfang Keepyou will find a hut with a chest inside; opening the chest will begin The Horn of Xelthos quest.

This quest will have you go to find Veenix who is located in the western part of the Windshear Cragin Stonetalon Mountains. He will ask you for a work order, which you can be pick pocketed or kill from Venture Co Operatorsto obtain. When you return the Venture Co. Work Order to Veenix, he will give you the Breaching Charge needed forthe next part of the quest.

Next, head back to Shadowfang Keep and enter the dungeon aloneYou must enter solo in order for the rare elites you need to spawn.With the Breaching Charge you can open the gate straight ahead of you when you enter the dungeon,allowing you access to the entire instance without having to kill the first boss.

You will need to stealth around the dungeon and pick pocket the two rare elites, Gemela and Gefell, for theSister's Half-Key and Brother's Half-Key. Make sure to be careful, as there are many areas in the instance thatthe halls are filled with mobs so navigating without being pulled out of stealth can be quite difficult.

When you have both halves, find a safe spot to create the Twin Key this action will pull you out of stealth.Head back to the stables found in the courtyard near to the entranceand use the key on the chest found there and inside you will find the horn.Exit the instance and return to the original hut where you can turn in the quest.

After re-entering a major city you'll receive a mail which prompts you to head back to the same hut where you willfinally be able to receive the Rune.

Just a Flesh Wound — You take 20% reduced Physical damage while Blade Dance is active.Additionally, you have 6% reduced chance to be critically hit by melee attacks, the threat generatedby all your actions is massively increased, and your Feint ability is replaced with Tease, whichTaunts the target to attack you.

At Honored reputation standing with the Azeroth Commerce Authority you will be able to purchase this Runefrom the Commerce Authority Reputation in your faction's major city.

Quick Draw — Draw your ranged weapon and fire a quick shot at an enemy, causing normalranged weapon damage and reducing the target’s movement speed by 50% for 6 seconds. Awards one Combo Point.Quick Draw benefits from all talents and effects that trigger from or modify Sinister Strike.

As a Human, loot or pickpocket Treasure Map Fragments to create an Elwynn Treasure Map. These come from Gnolls, Kobolds, DefiasNPCs and Murlocs. You can then use the Elwynn Treasure Map to reveal the treasure.

As a Dwarf, loot or pickpocket Treasure Map Fragments to create an Dun Morogh Treasure Map. These come from Leper Gnomes,Dark Iron Dwarves and Trolls found throughout the zone. You can use the Dun Morogh Treasure Map to reveal the treasure.

As a Night Elf, loot or pickpocket Treasure Map Fragments to create a Teldrassil Treasure Map.You can then use the Teldrassil Treasure Map to reveal the treasure in the hollow stump behind thebuilding in Rutheran Village.

As an Undead, loot or pickpocket Treasure Map Fragments to create a Tirisfal Treasure Map. These come fromGnolls, Scarlet Crusade members and Murlocs throughout the zone. You can then use theTirisfal Treasure Map to reveal the treasure under the bridge in Tirisfal Glades.

As an Orc or a Troll, pickpocket pieces of the Treasure map from Kultirans in Tirisgarde Keep, Burning Blade Members, Quilboar,and Trolls in Echo Isles. Combine the pieces to create Durotar Treasure Map, which has you dig up treasure in the southern most Echo Isles.

Slaughter from the Shadows — Reduces the Energy cost ofyour Backstab and Ambush abilities by 20. Does not apply to Mutilate.Does not apply to abilities learned from other Runes.

As a Human, there is a jump puzzle at the house just northeast of Goldshire. Use the cratesto climb on the roof; there will be a chest on the roof containing the Rune.

As a Dwarf or a Gnome, there is a jump puzzle to get atop Kharanos Inn go around to the north side ofthe inn and head up the mountain to get there.

As a Night Elf, kill Furbolgs inside Banethil until you receive a key. The chest is located randomly inside the Barrows.

As an Undead, it will be found inside a chest in Tirisfal Glades at Agamand Family Crypt; Agamand Relic CofferKey can be looted from nearby mobs to open the chest.

As an Orc or a Troll, it will be found inside a chest in Durotar at Drygulch Ravine.

Poisoned Knife — Instantly throw your off-hand weapon to deal normal off-hand weapon damagewith a 100% chance to apply the poison from your off-hand weapon to the target. Awards 1 combo point.Poisoned Knife benefits from all talents and effects that trigger from or modify Sinister Strike.

Head to Desolace to start the Highway Robbery quest at the extinguished Campfire. (found at 47, 54)This quest will task you with finding someone who knows about the pillaged campsite, you will need to headto Bibbly F'utzbuckle who you can turn in the Highway Robbery Quest to and he will begin your second partof this quest, On the Lam. (Bibbly can be found at 63, 39 near Kormek's hut.)

Head to the Inn in Booty Bay where you will be able to turn in On the Lam to Tokal who can be foundon the first floor of the inn. She will offer you the quest Cherry for your Thoughts? You will needto buy her a Cherry Grog and then she will give you the next part of your quest, No Honor Among Thieves.

Next you will be heading to the Arathi Highlands to find a row boat, the boat can be found along the southern coat of Arathi Highlands just a biteast of where the demolition camp of Dark Iron dwarves is set up right when you walk across Thandol Span to your east, the boat will teleport you to where youcan find Illari Duskfeather, upon killing her she will drop the Illari's Key that you need to open the Jewel-Encrusted Boxthat you have been carrying around throughout these quests. Open the Jewel-Encrusted Box and you will find the Psychosophic Epiphanythat will teach you the Rune.

Shadowstep — Attempts to step through the shadows and re-appear behind your enemyand increases movement speed by 70% for 3 seconds.

Upon reaching level 30 you will receive a mail that will task you with heading to Pyrewood Villagein Silverpine.(found at 47.1, 71.1) Loot the chest and it will begin the quest The Eye of Bhossca. Thefirst step of this quest being finding a disguise to enter the Scarlet Monastery, this disguise can be found in a boxin the stables found a bit to the west of Scarlet Monastery but still within the rocky ridge.

Make sure your disguise is active and then head into the Graveyard wing of the Scarlet Monastery, pickpocket aScarlet Scryer found inside for their Scryer's Key and then head over to the Library and in the hallwayleading up to the final boss you will see a box on the eastern wall you will be able to interact with, loot itadn then head back to the Graveyard. Once inside of the Graveyard head into the courtyard and you will see twobenches directly across from each other on the northern and southern sides of the courtyard, type /sit and thenwalk across the courtyard to the other bench and repeat this process. Doing this will cause a chest to spawnjust to the west of the bench on the northern side of the courtyard. To ensure you have done this correctlyyou should see an emote in chat that says 'You hear a faint click' each time you sit on the benches.

Open the newely spawned chest and head back to the Library and in the Gallery of Treasures youshould see a side room with another new chest to open. Open this final chest that will contain the Eye of Bhossca that you have been looking for this entire time and then returnback to where your quest began at the Dead Drop in Silverpine Forest and turn in the quest.

Return back to a major city and check your mail, there will be a letter from the same personwho originally started this quest for you and you will then one final time have to return to theDead Drop in Pyrewood Village to recieve your rune.

Shuriken Toss — Throw a shuriken at your enemy dealing damage equal to 25% of your Attack Power,and also strike up to 4 additional nearby targets. Awards 1 combo point.

Head to the Swamp of Sorrows, you will find a trap attached to a tree almost directly north of Stonard at (42, 30)once you have found this trap simply cast Disarm Trap on it and you will be awarded with this Rune.

Master of Subtlety — Attacks made while stealthed and for 6 seconds after breaking stealth cause an additional 10% damage.

Head to the Kurzen camp in northern Stranglethorn Vale (around 44.8, 8.6) once there enter the largestone tower. Inside of the tower you will find Wendel Mathers inside of a cage, talk with him and he willbegin your quest for the rune with your first task of getting the key to free him.

You will need two items before returning back to Mathers. Pickpocket the mobs found in the cave foundon the northern side of the compound until you loot a Compound Cage Key and then head a bit deeperinto the cave, in the south eastern most corner of the cave you will see a ramp, follow the ramp upwards andtowards the top you should see a chest you will need to unlock to obtain the Kurzen Fighter's Uniform.You will need at least 125 lock picking to open the chest.

With both items now we will return to Wendel Mathers and free him from the cage. After this head back toBooty Bay and meet with Captain Aransas (who can be found at roughly 27.8 76.6) they will then award youwith the Rune.

Waylay — Your Ambush and Backstab hits unbalance your target, increasing the time between their melee attacks by 10%,and reducing movement speed by 50% for 8 sec.

Head to Deadwind Pass and speak to the Dalaran Agent that can be found at Ariden's Camp which can be found just north of the turnwhere you would head east into Swamp of Sorrows (roughly 52, 35).This agent will give you Ariden's Sigilthis Sigil has an on use to provoke nearby Dark Riders to reveal themselves. You will know when you are near aDark Rider as you will gain the buff Dark Presence when near one but otherwise they are just disguisedas regular NPCs. Upon killing a Dark Rider you will be rewarded with a Dalaran Relic, we need 7 relics to earn this Rune sowe will need to kill 7 different Dark Riders. Below is my recommend order to quickly complete this task. Dark Riders can bedifficult to kill but certainly should be able to be soloed, consider partying up with a friend to make this task easier, especiallya Mage as we will have to cover a significant amount of distance to complete this task.

Please note that the Dark Riders do have a small patrol area and the coordinates recommend beloware a rough approximation, if you walk around the recommend location you should quickly be able to find them.

The closest Dark Rider to your starting point can be found in Deadwind Pass at (43, 29)

The second Dark Rider can be found at (69, 28) in the Swamp of Sorrows.

The third Dark Rider can be found in Duskwood at (22, 51)

The fourth Dark Rider can be found in The Badlands at (58, 54)

the fifth Dark Rider can be found in the Arathi Highlands at (60, 40)

Next we will need to head to Kalimdor, the sixth Dark Rider can be found at (52, 36) in the Barrens.

The 7th and final Dark Rider we need can be found in Desolace at (65, 25).

Return to the Dalaran Agent in Deadwind Pass with the 7 relics you have acquired and turn in their respectivequests and the Rune will be your reward!

Rolling with the Punches — Each time you Dodge or Parry, you gain 6% increased Health, stacking up to five times.

Head to Camp E'thok in northern Thousand Needles (Follow the ridge going west/north west). Once there head into the largest of the tents and insideyou will find a lockbox on the floor, open it and it will award you with a smaller lockbox you must lock pick, continue lock picking the boxes thatcome from this box and eventually you will be awarded with the Rune.

Honor Among Thieves — When any player in your party critically hits with a spell or ability, you gain acombo point on your current target. This effect cannot occur more than once every second.

After reaching level 45 and returning to any of your factions capital cities, you will receive a mail sending you to Ravenholdt Manor inthe Alterac Mountains. In order to receive this mail, you must have completed the quest The Manor, Ravenholdt.

The first quest, Fool Me Twice will task you with speaking to Fahrad who can be found at Ravenholdt Manor. Fahradwill then send you to Zul'Farrak to complete the quest The Talisman of Kazdor.You must head through the instance portal without being in a group to be phasedinto the solo version of this instance that is required to complete the quest.

Search through the Troll tents throughout the instance for jars containing Vile Concoction. You will need two to completethe rest of the steps.

Use your first Vile Concoction on the cauldron found near Antu'sul and loot the Offering of Bone from the satchel found nearby.

Use your second on the cauldron found near Witch Doctor Zum'rah and loot the Ward of the Dead from the satchel nearby.

Equip the Ward of the Dead you received from the satchel near Witch Doctor Zum'rah and it should highlight one of the nearbysand graves, click on the highlighted grave and receive the Offering of Flesh which you will then combine with the Offering of Bonefrom earlier to create the Blood Magic Essence.

Head towards the pyramid in the next room and climb and look to the rightfacing the pyramid, you will see some small Troll buildings along the wall.Climb the hill just north of the Pyramid and jump onto the wall that is linedwith the Troll buildings. In the second buildingyou should find a chest which contains a Hollow Emblem.

Next combine the Hollow Emblem and the Blood Magic Essence into the Emblem of Blood Magic. Head back to the nearbyPyramid and loot the Spellbound War Chest which will contain the Talisman of Kazdor.

The next quest, Best Laid Plans will task you with heading back to Ravenholdt Manor to bring the Talisman of Kazdor toZan Shivsproket. Zan will then modify the talisman, giving you the Modified Talisman you need for the next partof our quest. Head to the dead drop located in Pyrewood Village just south of Shadowfang Keep and place the Modified Talismaninside.

Finally return to Fahrad at Ravenholdt Manor and he will reward you with this Rune.

Combat Potency — You have a 20% chance to gain 15 Energy every time you deal melee damage with your off-hand weapon.

The first step in unlocking this Rune is heading to the Emerald Sanctuary in southern Felwood and starting the questThe Wild Gods from the Shadowtooth Emissary. This quest will task you to head all over Azeroth to collecta series of items for the Shadowtooth Emissary.

First, head to Jinth'Alor in southeastern Hinterlands to collect the Wildwhisper Draught which can dropfrom any of the elite Trolls.

Next, head to Razorfen Downs and clear to the last boss, Amnennar the Coldbringer, consume the Wildwhisper Draughtand it will cause the Spirit of Agamaggan to spawn. Speak to the Spirit of Agamaggan to begin the next part of the quest andreceive the item Agamaggan's Roar which we will need for the remaining part of this quest.

Next, we will be tasked with heading to three different dungeons to kill Delirious Ancients. While the Wild Offeringcan drop from any of these three dungeons, you do not need to kill three different Delirious Ancients. You can farm all three of the Wild Offeringsneeded to complete this quest in the same dungeon if you are willing to reset the dungeon and re-clear it.

• Head to Zul'Farrak. After completing the Pyramid event, a ghostly spiderwill spawn in Gahz'rilla's room. While you do not need to kill Gahz'rilla, it makes iteasier to find the spider that is patrolling around. Use the Agamaggan's Roar near theghostly spider and kill the Delirious Ancient that spawns and loot the Wild Offering.
• Head to Maraudon Purple and kill Princess Theradras and use the Agamaggan's Roarnear the devilsaur that is patrolling around the area where Princess Theradras was and kill the Delirious Ancientand loot the Wild Offering.
• Head to Blackrock Depths and kill the following three bosses, High Interrogator Gerstahn,Houndmaster Grebmar and complete the Ring of Law event. This will cause the ghostly basilisk to spawn nearBael'Gar. Use the Agamaggan's Roar and kill the Delirious Ancient and loot the Wild Offering.

With all three Wild Offerings in hand, return to the Shadowtooth Emissary and you will receive the Rune.

Focused Attacks — You gain 2 Energy every time you deal a melee or ranged critical strike.

Head to the eastern side of the Hinterlands and near the Vilebranch Ruins (roughly (72.0, 53.0)there is a small chest guarded by a Vilebranch Mask use your Blind ability on theVilebranch Mask and you will be able to loot the chest and receive the Rune.

Cut to the Chase — Your Eviscerate and Envenom abilities refresh either your Slice and Diceor your Blade Dance duration to its 5 combo point maximum. If both are active, only the one with shortestremaining duration will be refreshed.

This Rune is purchased from the Emerald Wardens reputation vendor at Friendly standing.

Carnage — Your abilities deal 20% increased damage to targets afflicted by one ofyour Bleed effects.

Head over to the Blasted Lands to the tower located at (45.3, 16.4), head inside and, at the top of the tower,you will find a lockbox that requires 225 Lockpicking to open. Unlock the box and a level 46 Murderous Lost Onewill spawn. Kill the mob and you will be able to loot this Rune from it.

Unfair Advantage — Gain the Unfair Advantage ability: Whenever you dodge an attack you gain an Unfair Advantage, striking back for 100% of your main hand weapon's damage. This cannot occur more than once per second.

In Lost Rigger Cove on the eastern side of Tanaris—the entrance can be found at (71, 45)— Pick Pocket any of the pirate mobsuntil you find receive a Kidnapper's Coin Purse. Inside it you will find a Precious Medallion. Once you have the Medallion,head back to Gadgetzan and look for Jabbey. Return the Medallion to Jabbey and they will give you the Rune.