Blade Dance Rune – Season of Discovery (SoD)

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Phase 1 Rogue Runes

Between the Eyes

Blade Dance

Deadly Brew

Envenom

Just a Flesh Wound

Main Gauche

Mutilate

Quick Draw

Saber Slash

Shadowstrike

Cutthroat

Slaughter from the Shadows

Phase 2 Rogue Runes

Master of Subtlety

Poisoned Knife

Rolling with the Punches

Shadowstep

Shuriken Toss

Waylay

Phase 3 Rogue Runes

Carnage

Combat Potency

Cut to the Chase

Focused Attacks

Honor Among Thieves

Unfair Advantage

Phase 4 Rogue Runes

Blunderbuss

Crimson Tempest

Fan of Knives

Rogue Skill Books

Atrophic Poison

Numbing Poison

Occult Poison

Redirect

Sebacious Poison

This guide will cover how to get the Blade Dance rune for Rogues in Season of Discovery. We’ll go over all of the locations and requirements in the walkthrough below as well as any useful tips and tricks.

• Rune: Blade Dance
• Engraving: Engrave Pants – Blade Dance
• Class: Rogue
• Slot: Legs
• Added: Phase 1
• Level: 14 (Recommended)

How to Get the Blade Dance Rune

As of Phase 6, all runes and skill books can be purchased from Rune Brokers in starting zones and major cities for 1 copper a piece. Each of these vendors is simply named “Rune Broker” and can be easily spotted by their purple glow, lurking very close to where new characters enter the game. You can see all of their locations in our guide below.

Rune Broker Locations

Original Discovery Method

This rune can be discovered in Darkshore, Loch Modan, The Barrens, or Westfall.

Darkshore ( Alliance Zone)

To get the Blade Dance rune, head to the Cliffspring River Cave in northeast Darkshore and kill Stormscale Sirens and Stormscale Wave Riders until one drops a Cliffspring Key.

Head to the end of the cave and look for a ledge that has a cluster of three mobs (56.3, 34.9). Unlock the chest on that ledge to loot a Rune of Blade Dance. Right-click this item to learn the rune.

Loch Modan ( Alliance Zone)

To get the Blade Dance rune, head to Loch Modan and use Pick Pocket on Dark Iron Dwarves until you get a Dark Iron Lockbox. You’ll need to have Lockpicking trained to open it, but you’ll only need level 1. Loot the Rune of Blade Dance from the lockbox and right-click it learn the rune.

The Barrens ( Horde Zone)

To get the Blade Dance rune, head to The Barrens and use Pick Pocket on Southsea Brigand and Southsea Cannoneer south of Ratchet to get the Buccaneer’s Matchbox. Then follow the path up the hill (62.0, 44.0) to find a camp with a wooden log fence.

Locate the Gunpowder Keg inside the fenced-in area, at about 61.8, 45.8. Click it to make it explode. Open the chest to loot a Rune of Blade Dance. Right-click this item to learn the rune.

Westfall ( Alliance Zone)

To get the Blade Dance rune, head to southwestern Westfall and use Pick Pocket on Defias Looter, Defias Pathstalker, Defias Smuggler, and Defias Trapper until you get a Discreet Envelope. Right-click this envelope to open it and you will get a Message from Emily and an Equipment Stash Key.

Take the key and head to the back entrance to The Deadmines and look for an Equipment Stash nearby, around 41, 80. Open the chest to loot a Rune of Blade Dance. Right-click this item to learn the rune.