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#1 Dec 13 2008 at 9:54 PM Rating: Decent
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I'm a Night Elf Rogue. I've just acquired a pair of boots that are supposed to give me an additional stealth level. I've also seen an enchantment for a cloak that is suppose to give additional stealth protection. My questions are: How much does my Shadowmeld actually help me? How much can I stack these bonuses? Are there any other stealth enhancers? And, how much higher level of MOB could I stealth past with each additional stealth level?

If there are sites that give this information I'd like to know about them. I've found lots of sites about Rogues but separating the chaff from the wheat is very time consuming.

Thanks guys. You've been very helpful with my past questions.
#2 Dec 14 2008 at 9:23 AM Rating: Good
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Let me try and answer that.

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How much does my Shadowmeld actually help me?


I'll just go back to basics here for a second; You can imagine 'stealth' as a skill similar to lockpicking, mining, or whatsoever. Every level you'll automatically increase 5 points in it, meaning 5 points of 'stealth skill' = your stealth will be equal to that of a player 1 level higher.

Back to shadowmeld. To be a bit more specific; Shadowmeld itself no longer adds any stealth 'skill' (I'll name it like that from here on). A racial named Elusiveness is the (passive) buff that actually adds stealth skill. As you can read on Wowhead, it's 'value' is 5, meaning 5 points of stealth skill meaning Shadowmelding makes you harder to see as if you were one actual level higher than your current.

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How much can I stack these bonuses?


The stealth 'cap' so to speak lies at 1 'yard'. Read trough Nabterayl's post over here for some more details on that.

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Are there any other stealth enhancers?


Yes, a couple. For rogues, Master of Deception is the most well known enhancer. Back when it was 5 talent points, it used to enhance 3 stealth skill per point, adding up to 15 skill aka 3 levels. As it is now, it simply adds 5 stealth skill per talent point, still adding up to 15 skill aka 3 levels. There's also a level 70 jewelcrafter's panther which also adds 5 stealth skill. Aside from that, there's a level 80 enchant named Shadow Armor which adds 5 stealth skill as well (if I recall correctly).
#3 Dec 16 2008 at 9:04 PM Rating: Decent
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You could stack +stealth on boots, with a chest enchant, cloak enchant, night elf racial, and 3/3 Master of Deception. That would be more than enough to make equal-level enemies with no improved stealth sight see you only at 1 yards.
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