Level 30 evil rogues should be running structured hunt loops through Chaos, Zildanric, Frostholt, and Sharra'La. Backstab damage scales with hitroll and dice on your dagger; treat every slot as another chance to land the stab. Tweakable gear is the norm at this tier.
Recommended gear
Backstab dagger
- A long, jagged bone (Lv 28, 6d6, +8 hitroll, +6 damroll, dagger): fanged demon in the Ruins of Darksbay
- An unholy shortsword of Ashatem (Lv 25, 6d5, +5 hitroll, +4 damroll, +0 wisdom, dagger, unholy): priests of Ashatem in the Caves of Zildanric and fallen paladin in Darksbay
- A black adamantite dagger (Lv 25, 7d4, +4 hitroll, +4 damroll, dagger): assassins and Jorysse in Zildanric
Melee weapon
- Volhannen, Axe of the Giants (Lv 30, 5d11, +5 damroll, +5 hitroll): Brule in Frostholt Mountain
- A large meteoric iron broadsword (Lv 34, 6d10, +4 hitroll, +5 damroll, smitegood): Chaos Knight in Frostholt
- A rusty halberd (Lv 21, 6d5, +3 hitroll, +2 damroll, smitegood): Clan Warlord in the Forest of Sharra'La
Light
- A rough shard of crystal burning with an inner red flame (Lv 21, +3 hitroll, armor -18): from mobs in The Forest of Sharra'La
- A rod of office (Lv 23, +22 HP, +2 damroll): from mobs in The Village of Nurrsberg
Neck
- A swirling blood red cloak (Lv 21, +4 hitroll, +32 HP): Chaos Warrior in Nurrsberg (neck slot)
Body
- A midnight black robe (Lv 24, +2 hitroll, +33 HP): cult leader in the Caves of Chaos
Head
- A glowing circlet of power (Lv 23, +4 hitroll, +2 damroll): skeletal warriors in Chaos
- A red-fringed prayer shawl (Lv 9, +36 move, +3 hitroll): from mobs in The Cathedral of All Saints
Legs
- Voluminous white pantaloons (Lv 29, +5 hitroll, +17 HP): eunuch guards in the Casshiir Desert
Feet
- Shifting strips of chaos matter (Lv 37, +46 HP, +4 hitroll) drop from vortex mobs in the Caves of Zildanric
Hands
- A pair of battered steel gauntlets, covered in blood (Lv 30, +3 hitroll, +3 damroll, +4 hit regen): insane berserker in Frostholt
- The warped claws of Ghul'kxar (Lv 27, +37 HP) from skinning the warpstone guardian are excellent hands if you hunt Sharra'La regularly
Arms
- An iron band of solidified chaos (Lv 25, +4 damroll, +0 mana, +20 HP): Ghul'kxar in Sharra'La
Shield
- An iron tower shield (Lv 28, +5 damroll, armor -22): from mobs in Frostholt Mountain
- A shield carved from dragon bone (Lv 25, +4 hitroll, +3 damroll): from mobs in Castle Azeloth
About
- A cloak, stained with the blood of innocents (Lv 22, +3 hitroll, +25 HP): from mobs in The Caves of Chaos
- A tassled orange silk shawl (Lv 12, +3 hitroll, armor -15): from mobs in The Tk'il Hive
Waist
- A dragonhide belt adorned with shrunken heads (Lv 25, +4 hitroll, +15 HP): Brule in Frostholt
- The sash of precision (Lv 25, +4 hitroll, +2 dexterity): Allina in Castle Azeloth
Wrist
- A sapphire circlet of rejuvenation (+10 hit regen, +10 mana regen): from mobs in The Celestial Fortress
- A band of chiselled stone (Lv 28, +4 damroll, +2 hitroll): from mobs in The Gremlin Hovel
Finger
- Williadement's ring of carnage (Lv 28, +2 hitroll, +4 damroll): Williadement in Village of Vangalis
- A star sapphire ring (Lv 28, +4 hitroll, +2 damroll): Sultan's hoard in the Casshiir Desert
Hold
- A jagged crystal (Lv 27, +4 damroll, armor -20): from mobs in Frostholt Mountain
Hip
- An engraved ivory flask (+5 move regen): shop stock in City of Korpel
- A reddish skin of blood-wine (armor -4): from mobs in Caves of the Kuisinara Monks