Overview
Rogue/Priest wins 2s two ways: a hard kill through a Cheap Shot → Blind → stunlock window, or a slow Mana Burn grind that starves the enemy healer. Against double-DPS you race for the kill; against healer comps you settle in and burn mana.
The rogue's job is to create a clean stun window on the kill target while the priest keeps Power Word: Shield and Renew rolling and dispels every root, poison, and magic snare off the rogue. The priest is never passive — Mana Burn, Fear, and Psychic Scream are as much of the offense as the rogue's daggers.
Win condition
Either kill through a full stun→Blind→stun chain before the enemy healer can react, or reduce the enemy healer to zero mana with Mana Burn while your Shield/dispel keep you even.
Strengths
- +Best-in-class kill setup: Cheap Shot → Blind → kill-target Stunlock
- +Mana Burn ends dampening games against healer comps
- +Priest dispels and Fear peel almost everything the rogue can't
Weaknesses
- −Vulnerable to Warrior/Druid until the rogue lands a full setup
- −A dispelled/UA'd priest under warlock pressure can fold
Cooldown timeline
Open from stealth: Cheap Shot the kill target → priest Shields the rogue and starts Mana Burn on the healer. Blind the healer/off-target to extend the kill window → Kidney Shot on the primary. Trinket + Adrenaline Rush during Kidney if the kill is close. If they survive, reset: Vanish, re-stealth, and start the Mana Burn game.
Positioning
Rogue plays on the kill target; priest hugs a pillar so the rogue can peel for them by LoS and Blind. Never let the priest get caught in the open by a warrior charge or hunter — use the pillar to force the enemy to commit.
Vs. the meta
You cannot out-sustain a Warlock's UA + dispel-punish on your priest. Swap to the warlock, purge/dispel nothing greedily, and try to burst the lock during a Blind on the priest instead of grinding.
The druid cyclones your rogue out of kills and the warrior trains your priest. Blind the druid on the kill attempt and Mana Burn on cooldown — druids have a smaller mana pool than you think.
Gear requirements
- ▸Rogue needs 400+ resilience before queuing above 1800
- ▸Priest wants a strong Mana Burn wand/weapon and enough resilience to survive a full swap
Tips
- •Blind is a setup tool, not a panic button — save it to extend a kill window, not to survive.
- •Mana Burn even when you're going for a kill; chip the healer's mana every spare global.
- •Pre-Shield the rogue before the opener so the first trade is free.
- •Re-stealth aggressively; a rogue out of stealth in a losing tempo is just a warrior with less armor.
Gear & talents for this comp
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