Rogue races

Caleb Pavish, a worgen rogue.

This article lists races that are able to become rogues, along with the lore behind each. As of The War Within, every playable race may follow the path of the rogue.

Alliance

Sal Grimstalker, a dwarf rogue.

Human

Most human rogues in the kingdom of Stormwind are part of the SI:7, a secret organization made of spies and field operatives, working to keep the Wrynn Dynasty safe and protecting the realm from potential harm. It is referred to as Stormwind's most elite covert force, the Alliance's intelligence agency, and Azeroth's most elite spy organization. On the other hand, there are a considerable number of human rogues who find employment within the criminal Syndicate instead, while others are affiliated with the Syndicate's archenemies, the Ravenholdt.

As a primarily seafaring culture, the rogues of Kul Tiras primarily tend towards piracy, and they can be found among the pirate crews of the Irontide Raiders, Blacktooth Brawlers, and Cutwater Corsairs, often seen wielding swords and pistols in tandem. Piracy is seen as a capital offense in Boralus. In Tiragarde Sound, Freehold is a pirate town where the rogues of Kul Tiras congregate in great numbers; among them Flynn Fairwind is a notable Kul Tiran rogue and former pirate under the Alliance's employ.

Dwarves

Some dwarf rogues are part of the Hidden Circle organization based in the Forlorn Cavern. Currently led by Hulfdan Blackbeard, their members train apprentice thieves in Ironforge.

Dark Iron dwarves have some rogues as well, such as the Dark Iron Agents who inflitrated Gnomeregan, the Dark Iron Kidnappers in Searing Gorge, and Dope'rel of the The Seven.

Gnome

Gnome rogues are known to take advantage of their small stature to make excellent thieves, assassins, and anything else with a focus on subtlety. The Gnomeregan Covert Ops are notably an organization dedicated to special operations, often of a clandestine nature, in service to the gnomish nation and the Alliance. Tinker Town is Mathias Shaw' favorite place for supplementing the ranks of SI:7, with gnomes' intelligence, curious natures, nimble fingers, and small stature making them perfect spies.

Night elf

Sharial, a night elf rogue.

Night elf rogues such as Illiyana Moonblaze, while considered useful for their skills in scouting and tracking, belong in a group that is not exactly favored by most Sentinels.

The Rogue Academy in Shattrath City is run by the night elf Lonika Stillblade.

Draenei

The Rangari in alternate Draenor employed rogues in their ranks.

Star Captain Barabos and his crew in the Exodar are implied to be space pirates.

Worgen

As the Gilneans were once human, worgen rogues can be found among the Gilnean military, such as the Greywatch Infiltrators.

Void elf

During the Fourth War, many void elf rogues joined the ranks of the SI:7, and later could be found fighting the Horde during the Faction Assaults.

Lightforged draenei

With arkonite and Light magic, the Lightforged draenei rogue Zuronar created a "flashbang" for his work.

Horde

Azizi Daggerflick, a goblin rogue.

Orc

Many orc rogues base themselves in the Cleft of Shadow in Orgrimmar, where they belong to the Shattered Hand clan, which has reformed itself as the main assassin organization of the Horde. Based out of the Shadowswift Brotherhood, they are responsible for watching the Horde's enemies and for training aspiring rogues from various races in the ways of stealth, deception, and the brewing of deadly poisons. Warchief Thrall acknowledged that the Hand was necessary to ensure orc and troll safety.

The Mag'har orcs of the alternate Draenor also have rogues among their ranks. The Shattered Hand clan are master poison-users and assassins. Their assassins tend to leave their personal mark on their prey, using poison-coated weapons. Orcs like Poisonmaster Bortusk seem to be able to produce entire casks of such poison.

Troll

The madcaps of the Zandalar tribe are similar to rogues, but above all else they embrace madness, chaos, and the unpredictability of existence. A terror to behold on the battlefield, they sowed the seeds of confusion and mayhem amongst the Zandalari's enemies in the savage times after the tribes splintered. The tribe would not exist today without them.

Usually, troll rogues worship loa such as Shadra the Mistress of Spies, Jani the Lord of Thieves, and many others whose keen intellect or stealth capabilities match that of a true rogue. Those trolls usually unite in a cult centered around the worship of their loa, but sometimes they might join a more centralized organization, such as Shera Ali'kh or the Shattered Hand clan.

Tauren

See also: Tauren rogue

Although big in stature, tauren and Highmountain tauren rogues do exist. The Longwalkers, a group of highly skilled scoutswere able to infiltrate Theramore Isle during a siege without being noticed. According to the Bluffwatchers, Boarton Shadetotem showed up one day at Thunder Bluff and insisted he had been around the whole time. They don't know how he managed to be so quiet with such enormous hooves, but they are sure he can sneak up on anyone.

Forsaken

Deathstalker Leanna, a Forsaken rogue.

The Forsaken rogues of the Deathstalkers are feared not only for their phenomenal skills of infiltration and murder, but also because they are undead assassins who have no need for sleep, air, food, water, or physical rest. They can pose as corpses in a battlefield or a graveyard, since by all means, that is exactly what they are, and can remain submerged in water indefinitely. The Shadowstalkers worked as spies under the command of Varimathras during the war against the Lich King.

Blood elf

The Murder Row is a seedy walkway and home to the blood elven's rogue and warlock guilds in Silvermoon City. Mathias Shaw mentioned that thieves and cutthroats are found in this area.

Goblin

As goblins love money, there has been many of them who have taken up the art of thievery, just as well they may hire other goblins to steal for them.

Renzik "The Shiv" was member of the SI:7 acting as Spymaster Mathias Shaw's second in command. He often served as the organization's spy in Orgrimmar and other Horde territories.

Nightborne

Nightborne rogues are notably be seen as members of the Duskwatch, with the most notable example being the Duskwatch Infiltrators and Shal'dorei Infiltrators found in Suramar

Vulpera

Despite their small stature, vulpera are fierce and cunning in battle, bringing down any enemy foolish enough to underestimate them.

Other races

Pandaren

Most pandaren rogues that have been seen are in the service of the Shado-Pan, using their skills of stealth and combat to protect Pandaria. In contrast to other races who may see rogues as outlaws and criminals, pandaren rogues seem to enjoy a uniquely respected position as disciplined protectors in pandaren culture. For instance, Sho is seen as an equal by her fellow Tillers, due to being a protector of the Valley of the Four Winds and their harvests despite not being a real farmer. Tenwu of the Red Smoke and He Softfoot are other examples of skilled pandaren rogues, while Taoshi is the second in command to Lord Taran Zhu and a champion of the Uncrowned.

High elf

Some high elf assassins can be found in the ranks of the Silver Covenant and Cult of the Dark Strand, while Theramore Guard had a few high elven infiltrators.

In the RPG

This section contains information from the Warcraft RPG which is considered non-canon.

High elf rogues

For the high elves, such a profession is an alien concept and therefore rare (if not-existent) among their people. In the pen-and-paper RPG, infiltrators are a special prestige class, and are like a multi-classed rogue.

Satyr rogues

Many satyrs become rogues, and this disparity is one reason they prefer ambushes and guerrilla tactics — hopefully, satyr rogues can incapacitate enemy warriors soon after combat is joined, thereby leaving them free to strike at vulnerable spellcasters and war machine crews.

Satyr rogues who distinguish themselves — or show a certain penchant for painful traps and ambushes — are called satyr tricksters. Satyr ranged support usually comes from magic. A few satyrs become necromancers or warlocks; some become dark spellcasters called soulstealers or hellcallers. Satyr rogues are fairly common. Some rogues take a few levels in warlock in order to add some curses to their repertoire; these individuals are called shadowdancers.