r/classicwow • u/Antalus-2 • 2d ago

Classic 20th Anniversary Realms Which class hard counters Rogues in a 1v1 open world scenario?

Seeing how toxic PvP servers are, there would be nothing more than to make a Rogue seethe in PvP. I'm think it's either hunters or warlocks but is there a best of the beat class to do the job well??

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u/SnooPaintings1385 2d ago

Mage is a great counter for rogue, they go cooldown for cooldown and by the end the rogue either has to retreat or die

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u/NuklearFerret 1d ago

Anything in cloth is helpless against a good rogue. Maybe not in a duel, where the mage is spamming AE because they know they’re against a rogue, but anywhere that the rogue gets the jump on a mage, the rogue wins.

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u/SnooPaintings1385 1d ago

They go cooldown for cooldown, in mage/rogue duels its common practice to stand still and allow the rogue to open up. If youre caught with your shield down then yeah youre probably boned, but mages can escape any rogue cc and reset combo points at any time

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u/Keep-panicking 14h ago

Frost mage is strong against rogue. Both are glass canons so you have to know what you're doing, but with equal skill and an even plaing field (like a duel), mage should win because they will trade cd's for cd's until the rogue become helpless and mage still has nova and blink.

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u/reenactment 2d ago

It’s a decent counter, but if the rogue knows what they are doing they should win that engagement. The only chance the mage should have assuming similar gear is if they have all of their frost stuff up, and are expecting the gank.