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Assassination Rogue

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  • Last Updated: 11 days ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Assassination Rogue on the Blitz leaderboard. The data on this page is updated every 24 hours in order for the data to be as relevant as possible.

This page only shows what the best players in the world are using. This might not apply to every skill bracket in Mythic+. Use this page as the starting point of your journey, and don’t be afraid to stray away from what is presented on this page!

Players

Mik

Mik

<Anti DK Coalition>Shandris (us)

Talents (class)

Gouge
Elusiveness
Blackjack
Tight Spender

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Tempted Fate
Death's Arrival
Destiny Defined

Talents (pvp)

Smoke Bomb
Dismantle
Preemptive Maneuver
Grøõvýgerald

Grøõvýgerald

<Anti DK Coalition>Stormrage (us)

Talents (class)

Gouge
Elusiveness
Blackjack
Tight Spender

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Tempted Fate
Death's Arrival
Destiny Defined

Talents (pvp)

Smoke Bomb
Dismantle
Preemptive Maneuver
Blindsaplol

Blindsaplol

<Por encima de la media>Dun Modr (eu)

Talents (class)

Gouge
Elusiveness
Blackjack
Numbing Poison
Tight Spender

Talents (spec)

Internal Bleeding
Iron Wire
Secondary Poisoning
Inspiring Strike

Talents (hero)

Tempted Fate
Inexorable March
Overflowing Purse

Talents (pvp)

Smoke Bomb
Control is King
Preemptive Maneuver

Stat Priority

Values are relative to the highest stat. The stat priority for a Assassination Rogue is
Mastery > Versatility > Critical Strike > Haste

Best Races

The best race for a Assassination Rogue for the Alliance is Night Elf and for the Horde is Orc

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

64% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)

Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 65 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

30% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 11,910 primary stat for 20 sec.

2% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 65 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

Astral Aspirant's Medallion

Astral Aspirant's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)

Best Sockets

Values are based on the total amount of sockets of all players. The most popular socket for a Assassination Rogue is Versatile Onyx
Versatile Onyx

Versatile Onyx

58%

+10 Mastery and +3 Versatility

Masterful Ruby

Masterful Ruby

13%

+147 Critical Strike and +49 Mastery

Enduring Bloodstone

Enduring Bloodstone

12%

+12 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control

Best Embellishments

Embellishments are specific abilities that can be added onto a piece of gear or weapons to add an equip bonus. The most popular embellishment for a Assassination Rogue is Elemental Focusing Lens on a Ring 2 item
Elemental Focusing Lens

Elemental Focusing Lens

188%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 724 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

  • Ring 251%
  • Ring 148%
  • Waist1%
Writhing Armor Banding

Writhing Armor Banding

2%

Equip: Embrace the darkness. Double the effects of your other Nerubian embellished item, positive and negative.

  • Wrist100%
Ascendance

Ascendance

2%

Equip: Gain Ascendance every 8 seconds spent in combat. Ascendance grants 1 of a random secondary stat for 15 sec, stacking up to 10 times. This is a Nerubian embellishment.

  • Main Hand100%

Best Enchants

Percentages are calculated in relation to 50 players. If an enchant has a value of more than 100%, it means the enchant is found more than 50 times. This usually happens when the same enchant is applied to both rings.
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Back

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

78%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 12 Speed and causing the cooldown of your Hearthstone to recover 15% faster while in Khaz Algar. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Chant of Leeching Fangs

Chant of Leeching Fangs

14%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 18 Leech and heal for 1,527 every 5 sec while out of combat. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Chest

Crystalline Radiance

Crystalline Radiance

72%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece with Earthen rune magic to increase your Intellect by 34. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Stormrider's Agility

Stormrider's Agility

22%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece to increase your Agility by 24 and Speed by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Feet

Scout's March

Scout's March

82%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a scout's swiftness, increasing Speed by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Defender's March

Defender's March

6%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a defender's tenacity, increasing Stamina by 41. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Hands

Shadowlands Gathering

2%

Shadowlands Gathering

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Legs

Stormbound Armor Kit

Stormbound Armor Kit

90%

Use: Apply a Stormbound Armor Kit to your leg armor, causing it to permanently gain 8 Agility or Strength. Additionally, the item also gains 8 Stamina. (1 Sec Cooldown)

Defender's Armor Kit

Defender's Armor Kit

10%

Use: Apply a Defender's Armor Kit to your leg armor, permanently increasing its Agility or Strength by 8. Additionally, the item also gains 10 armor. (1 Sec Cooldown)

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Main Hand

Authority of Radiant Power

Authority of Radiant Power

56%

Permanently enchants a weapon with the Authority of Radiant Power. Dealing damage has a chance to call upon that authority, smiting your target for 998 Radiant damage and temporarily increasing your Primary stat by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Stonebound Artistry

Stonebound Artistry

22%

Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Artisanal Flourish, bestowing 21 Mastery to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Off Hand

Authority of Radiant Power

Authority of Radiant Power

52%

Permanently enchants a weapon with the Authority of Radiant Power. Dealing damage has a chance to call upon that authority, smiting your target for 998 Radiant damage and temporarily increasing your Primary stat by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Stonebound Artistry

Stonebound Artistry

20%

Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Artisanal Flourish, bestowing 21 Mastery to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Ring

Cursed Mastery

Cursed Mastery

108%

Permanently infuses a ring with a cursed chant, sapping 3 of your Critical Strike while granting 16 Mastery. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+21 Mastery

+21 Mastery

78%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Mastery by 15. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Wrist

+66 Speed

+66 Speed

98%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 46 Speed. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+72 Avoidance

+72 Avoidance

2%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 50 Avoidance. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Talents

The new talent system is not as straight-forward as the talent systems from previous expansions. Many talents are situational, and choosing your talents should be done based on the content you are doing. This heat map will show what talents are must-picks, which ones are situational, and which ones are rarely chosen.

Colors

The colors indicate the popularity of the talent. The numbers below indicate the percentage of the top 50 players that have chosen this talent.

  • 90% - 100% (best)
  • 50% - 89% (good)
  • 20% - 49% (situational)
  • 0% - 19% (unpopular)

Talent Tree

Talent Tree Background
Shiv
90%
Blind
90%
Cloak of Shadows
90%
Toxic Stiletto
18%
Fleet Footed
90%
Gouge
86%
Thrill Seeking
90%
Shadowrunner
16%
Master Poisoner
90%
Elusiveness
88%
Blackjack
90%
Improved Wound Poison
82%
Nimble Fingers
44%
Deadened Nerves
22%
Quick Fingers
90%
Improved Sprint
74%
Superior Mixture
50%
Evasion
90%
Iron Stomach
10%
Virulent Poisons
54%
Stillshroud
64%
Graceful Guile
52%
Featherfoot
26%
Numbing Poison
12%
Deadly Precision
90%
Deep Cuts
90%
Unbreakable Stride
12%
Danger Sense
90%
Swift Slasher
80%
Tight Spender
90%
Leeching Poison
70%
Lethality
44%
2 / 2
Recuperator
6%
Alacrity
18%
2 / 2
Soothing Darkness
68%
Vigor
70%
2 / 2
Supercharger
0%
1 / 2
Subterfuge
68%
2 / 2
Thistle Tea
64%
Cold Blooded Killer
40%
Echoing Reprimand
0%
Deeper Stratagem
14%
Without a Trace
66%

Fatebound

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Deal Fate
95.3%
Destiny Defined
100%
Delivered Doom
93%
Edge Case
97.7%
Mean Streak
100%
Hand of Fate
100%
Lucky Coin
97.7%
Rush to the Inevitable
86%
Inexorable March
97.7%
Tempted Fate
100%
Fate Intertwined
100%
Ravenholdt Mint
7%
Sometimes Lucky
16.3%
Controlled Chaos
9.3%
Deadly Poison
90%
Motivated Murderer
90%
Improved Poisons
68%
Path of Blood
90%
Crimson Tempest
90%
Internal Bleeding
30%
Improved Garrote
90%
Thrown Precision
74%
Seal Fate
90%
Doomblade
50%
Razor Wire
86%
Bloody Mess
90%
Deathmark
90%
Caustic Spatter
86%
Sanguine Stratagem
70%
Iron Wire
28%
Fatal Concoction
18%
2 / 2
Finish the Job
36%
Lethal Dose
88%
2 / 2
Secondary Poisoning
14%
Poison Bomb
44%
Systemic Failure
54%
Venomous Wounds
40%
Amplifying Poison
36%
Blindside
4%
Kingsbane
70%
Rapid Injection
34%
2 / 2
Shrouded Suffocation
70%
Avulsion
22%
Zoldyck Recipe
64%
2 / 2
Regicide's Reward
36%
Inspiring Strike
24%
Deadly Momentum
36%
Scent of Blood
70%
2 / 2
Dashing Scoundrel
50%
Dragon-Tempered Blades
18%
Sudden Demise
62%
Implacable
0%

Best PvP Talents

Smoke Bomb

Smoke Bomb

88%

Creates a cloud of thick smoke in an 8 yard radius around the Rogue for 5 sec. Enemies are unable to target into or out of the smoke cloud.

Preemptive Maneuver

Preemptive Maneuver

80%

Feint decreases your damage taken by an additional 40% while stunned and its energy cost is reduced by 30%.

Dismantle

Dismantle

46%

Disarm the enemy, preventing the use of any weapons or shield for 5 sec.

Hemotoxin

Hemotoxin

34%

Shiv also reduces the target's healing received by 30% for 8 sec.

Thick as Thieves

Thick as Thieves

8%

Tricks of the Trade now increases the friendly target's damage by 15% for 6 sec.

Control is King

Control is King

8%

Cheap Shot grants Slice and Dice for 15 sec and Kidney Shot restores 10 Energy per combo point spent.

Maneuverability

Maneuverability

2%

Sprint has 50% reduced cooldown and 50% reduced duration.

Creeping Venom

Creeping Venom

2%

Your Envenom applies Creeping Venom, reducing the target's movement speed by 5% for 4 sec. Creeping Venom is reapplied when the target moves. Max 18 stacks.

Death from Above

Death from Above

2%

Finishing move that empowers your weapons with energy to perform a deadly attack. You leap into the air and Eviscerate your target on the way back down, with such force that it has a 15% stronger effect.