Scott Helfand

Scott has way too many names: Red-Hatted Rogue, Rfeann, @SvelteKumquat, that guy who thinks Cheat Death can keep saving him from fire infinitely. He's the cofounder of Ravenholdt, a fansite that brings together the brightest minds in Roguedom to focus exclusively on the class. He also writes and maintains Rogue class guides for Wowhead and BradyGames.

WoW

Scott HelfandOctober 15, 2015
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Encrypted Text: The best and worst of Rogue changes in Warlords

As we wander aimlessly through this slowly widening chasm between the announcement of Legion and the first major release of information about what new changes the game has in…
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Scott HelfandSeptember 17, 2015
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Encrypted Text: Your comment flurry on Rogues in Legion

You’ve all clearly coated your keyboards with Feedback Poison, because the conversation in the comments section of the last Encrypted Text column was outstanding. You posted over a hundred…
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WoW

Scott HelfandAugust 20, 2015
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Encrypted Text: How will Demon Hunters — and Legion — change the Rogue class?

Suddenly, one day, a new melee DPS class sauntered into WoWville. And lo, the Rogue class was most displeased. The new class’s loot table overlapped with Rogues’. Elements of…
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Scott HelfandAugust 7, 2015
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Encrypted Text: The illusion of rogue weapon choice

What if every Rogue spec could only wield swords? Imagine: No more fretting over those raid daggers that just won’t drop, preventing us from using our Assassination spec. No…
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Scott HelfandJuly 17, 2015
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Encrypted Text: Hellfire Citadel 101 for Rogues

Ah, Hellfire Citadel! A vast new raid to playfully plunder, a gaggle of new bosses to gleefully stab, a whole wor– wait, what just ambushed me in the hallway?…
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Scott HelfandJuly 10, 2015
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Encrypted Text: A guide to ShadowCraft, the raiding Rogue optimizer

If you play a Rogue, and if you raid on that Rogue at any difficulty level, then sheath your poison-tipped weapons, grab a steaming mug of Thistle Tea and…
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Scott HelfandJune 25, 2015
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Encrypted Text: Patch 6.2 Rogue Q&A

You can feel it in the air, like a scent on the breeze. Patch 6.2 has arrived, and with it we rogues have been bequeathed a new, fresh, verdant…
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Scott HelfandJune 11, 2015
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Encrypted Text: Our poison pill

Rogue poisons. What are they good for? Obviously, poison design has changed a lot throughout WoW's history. The evolution of poisons over the years highlights a lot of trial…
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Scott HelfandMay 22, 2015
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Encrypted Text: Rogue leveling vs. raiding

Recently, some asked me a question that drove directly to one of the key aspects of playing a rogue that I've long found dissonant: That leveling a rogue feels…
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Scott HelfandMay 7, 2015
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Encrypted Text: An early glimpse of your patch 6.2 rogue

The past few weeks have given us our first look at the changes in store for rogues in the next major content patch of the expansion. Join me, won't…
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