The Keep:Merfy's Rogue guide

This is my guide on how to get the most out of HabitRPG as a Rogue.

Why should I be a Rogue?

 * Aesthetics — ninja gear, dual-wielding weapons… could it get any cooler?
 * Stats — Dual-wielding grants more Strength than even a Warrior.  The Perception from your equipment enables Stealth to negate all your missed dailies for a Perfect Day, which is a huge stat boost.
 * Skills — By far, Rogue skills have the most utility.  Backstab enables obscene amounts of gold and experience gain for just 15MP.  Stealth is a 45MP Perfect Day.
 * Fun — I'll admit, I like big numbers, and Backstabbing for 1000+ GP/XP is incredibly fun and motivating — more so than collecting redundant drops or killing bosses that yield comparatively tiny rewards.  You'll also get access to all the class's equipment extremely quickly.
 * No other class compares — Rogue skills supersede almost all the advantages of other classes.  These will likely be fixed due to sheer brokenness, but as of now, Rogues level the fastest, make the most gold, find the most stuff, take the least damage from missed dailies, and are least affected by HP loss.

Stats
Everything into Intelligence. Not only does it let you level much faster, but also increases your max MP and the amount of MP you gain. This translates to more XP and MP per to-do, and more MP per cron.  For example, at level 40 and with 40 allocated INT, you level twice as fast and have 80 more MP (5⅓ additional Backstabs) — and that's without a Perfect Day!

Crits from Strength pale in comparison to the gains from Backstab. Unfortunately, pure INT means you won't do much boss damage, but that's a small price to pay for all the levels and gold you'll get.

Stealth (and/or discipline), rapid leveling (which refills your HP), and the GP gain from Backstabs (with which you can easily afford HP potions) obsolete Constitution.

You get more than enough Perception from equipment to dodge all your dailies with Stealth. Personal productivity obsoletes an increased drop rate; I tend to hit my drop-cap before the afternoon, and it takes a whopping 25 PER to increase the drop cap by 1 — I'd rather level 62.5% faster with INT.

Skills
Backstab is your go-to skill. It scales with task value, which has no cap; this means the potential for XP/GP gain per Backstab is limitless. And it costs only 15MP! To make the most of this:
 * As mentioned above, allocate attribute points towards Intelligence to maximize the number of Backstabs you can perform.


 * Create a +/- habit and keep it very blue; cast Backstab only on this task.
 * Complete many to-dos, which grant MP to fuel more Backstabs.  This is in contrast to habits, which don't grant MP.


 * Minimize your need to cast Stealth for a Perfect Day by being disciplined and completing all your dailies yourself.  Get Perfect Days as often as possible; they provide a huge stat boost.  For example, at level 40, a pure INT build will level an additional 50% faster and afford 2⅔ more Backstabs after a Perfect Day.
 * At the end of the day, make sure you have ≤90% of your MP bar filled, so that your 10% max MP gained from cron is not wasted on overfill.  If you have Mages in your party, it may be a good idea to keep your MP bar even lower in case they cast Ethereal Surge and refill your MP.

Conclusion
Please note this guide represents my personal opinion. At the end of the day, the optimal class and playstyle is wholly dependent on what best motivates you to be productive. If quick cash and rapid leveling are disincentivizing for you, then pure INT and abusing Backstab might not be the way to go.