Combat is the tree to go deep if you want to level fast. However for levels 20-24 you can not pick DPS talents in the combat tree, so I suggest you to take a little deviaton into the Assassination tree until level 35. Then unlearn your talents and throw everything in the Combat tree.
Level 20-24: Malice
25,26: Remorseless Attacks
27,28: Murder
29: Ruthlessness
30: Relentless Strikes
31-35: Lethality
So, at level35 your talents should be like this.
The only point not spent in DPS talent is Ruthlessness. You could have picked Improved Eviscerate(1/3) at level 29. However, 5% increase of 10-15% of your total damage(Eviscerate will do even less) is not noticable at all. With Ruthlessness 1/3 you will get a combo point for every 1 out of 5 finishers. This is not much but combined with Relentless Strikes will stimulate you to do 1-2 combo points finishers more often. Combinations like Sinister Strike x2 Slice and Dice or Sinister Strike x2 Expose Armor will sometimes reward you energy and combo points. I use such combos against mobs of my (or higher) level, mobs with high armor and named mobs. Expose Armor adds damage for every hit you deliver (improves your white and yellow damage). Slice and Dice improves only your white damage, but with it you will score more Poison procs. If you use two Instant Poison Slice and Dice is a huge DPS boost.
Use Expose Armor/Slice and Dice combos only against high armor/strong opponents. For normal mobs revert to the normal strategy. Charge in, several Sinister Strikes + Eviscerate. IF your Eviscerate did not kill the mob and you got extra combo point from Ruthlessness, if you feel the mob is dying any moment you can use Slice and Dice(SnD) and immediately jump into another mob while SnD is active.
Remorseless Attacks is a great DPS boost. Exrta critical strike on your first Sinister Strike(SS) is great, and with it SS will do over 30% of your total damage. And it will keep you running fast between opponents because you will always want to get the Remorseless bonus.
At level 35 or 36 unlearn you talents and spend everything in Combat. If you are 35 get 5/5 Sword Specialization and then 5/5 Dual Wield Specialization at 36. You should be using two Swords now. Sword of Omen is the best you can get at level36. Use it in the main hand and buy some fast sword "of the monkey" from the AH for your offhand.
Also you have learned Riposte. You can use it after you parry opponents strikes. It deals nice damage will disarm your opponent if he uses a weapon. You can bind it to a key, watch for parries and use it manually, or you can use a macro. A macro like
/castrandom Sinister Strike,Riposte
will randomly do one of them. Its not a perfect solution, you will have to mash the button with this macro alot not to waste an energy. Its up to you. Riposting manually is still good, you just have to watch for those parries.
Level 20-24: Malice
25,26: Remorseless Attacks
27,28: Murder
29: Ruthlessness
30: Relentless Strikes
31-35: Lethality
So, at level35 your talents should be like this.
The only point not spent in DPS talent is Ruthlessness. You could have picked Improved Eviscerate(1/3) at level 29. However, 5% increase of 10-15% of your total damage(Eviscerate will do even less) is not noticable at all. With Ruthlessness 1/3 you will get a combo point for every 1 out of 5 finishers. This is not much but combined with Relentless Strikes will stimulate you to do 1-2 combo points finishers more often. Combinations like Sinister Strike x2 Slice and Dice or Sinister Strike x2 Expose Armor will sometimes reward you energy and combo points. I use such combos against mobs of my (or higher) level, mobs with high armor and named mobs. Expose Armor adds damage for every hit you deliver (improves your white and yellow damage). Slice and Dice improves only your white damage, but with it you will score more Poison procs. If you use two Instant Poison Slice and Dice is a huge DPS boost.
Use Expose Armor/Slice and Dice combos only against high armor/strong opponents. For normal mobs revert to the normal strategy. Charge in, several Sinister Strikes + Eviscerate. IF your Eviscerate did not kill the mob and you got extra combo point from Ruthlessness, if you feel the mob is dying any moment you can use Slice and Dice(SnD) and immediately jump into another mob while SnD is active.
Remorseless Attacks is a great DPS boost. Exrta critical strike on your first Sinister Strike(SS) is great, and with it SS will do over 30% of your total damage. And it will keep you running fast between opponents because you will always want to get the Remorseless bonus.
At level 35 or 36 unlearn you talents and spend everything in Combat. If you are 35 get 5/5 Sword Specialization and then 5/5 Dual Wield Specialization at 36. You should be using two Swords now. Sword of Omen is the best you can get at level36. Use it in the main hand and buy some fast sword "of the monkey" from the AH for your offhand.
Also you have learned Riposte. You can use it after you parry opponents strikes. It deals nice damage will disarm your opponent if he uses a weapon. You can bind it to a key, watch for parries and use it manually, or you can use a macro. A macro like
/castrandom Sinister Strike,Riposte
will randomly do one of them. Its not a perfect solution, you will have to mash the button with this macro alot not to waste an energy. Its up to you. Riposting manually is still good, you just have to watch for those parries.
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