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Assassination Rogue

  • Rated Battlegrounds
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 1 hour ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Assassination Rogue on the Rated Battlegrounds 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

Ký

Ravencrest (eu)

Talents (class)

Gouge
Elusiveness
Blackjack
Deadly Precision
Tight Spender

Talents (spec)

Internal Bleeding
Sanguine Stratagem
Iron Wire

Talents (hero)

Tempted Fate
Death's Arrival
Destiny Defined

Talents (pvp)

Hemotoxin
Smoke Bomb
Preemptive Maneuver
Windhawkz

Windhawkz

<Banana Meow>Silvermoon (eu)

Talents (class)

Gouge
Elusiveness
Blackjack
Deadly Precision
Tight Spender

Talents (spec)

Internal Bleeding
Sanguine Stratagem
Iron Wire

Talents (hero)

Tempted Fate
Inexorable March
Destiny Defined

Talents (pvp)

Smoke Bomb
Dismantle
Preemptive Maneuver
Bazzty

Bazzty

<Восставший легион>Silvermoon (eu)

Talents (class)

Gouge
Elusiveness
Blackjack
Deadly Precision
Tight Spender

Talents (spec)

Internal Bleeding
Sanguine Stratagem
Iron Wire

Talents (hero)

Symbolic Victory
Bait and Switch
Follow the Blood
Shadewalker

Talents (pvp)

Hemotoxin
Smoke Bomb
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

70% 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 14,113 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

24% 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
Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker

Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker

Equip: Repurpose a Seaforium charge to give your heart a kick, causing your first ability every 60 sec to trigger Explosive Adrenaline, granting 3,755 Critical Strike for 15 sec. While exploding, Critical Strikes cause you to blow up again, extending this duration by 1 sec, up to 15 times.

Signet of the Priory

Signet of the Priory

Use: Raise your signet to the Light, increasing your highest secondary stat by 9,306 for 20 sec. Your act inspires nearby signetbearers within your party, granting them 245 of the same stat for 20 sec. (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%

+147 Mastery and +49 Versatility

Enduring Bloodstone

Enduring Bloodstone

11%

+181 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control

Pure Energizing Fiber

Pure Energizing Fiber

10%

Pure Energizing Fiber

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 1 item
Elemental Focusing Lens

Elemental Focusing Lens

180%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 148,554 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

  • Ring 147%
  • Ring 244%
  • Neck8%
  • 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 89 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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Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

62%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 175 Speed and causing the cooldown of your Hearthstone to recover 15% faster while in Khaz Algar. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Chant of Leeching Fangs

Chant of Leeching Fangs

26%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 715 Leech and heal for 9,925 every 5 sec while out of combat. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Chest

Crystalline Radiance

Crystalline Radiance

78%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece with Earthen rune magic to increase your Intellect by 520. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Stormrider's Agility

Stormrider's Agility

18%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece to increase your Agility by 360 and Speed by 180. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Feet

Scout's March

Scout's March

68%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a scout's swiftness, increasing Speed by 175. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Defender's March

Defender's March

16%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a defender's tenacity, increasing Stamina by 625. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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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 930 Agility or Strength. Additionally, the item also gains 895 Stamina. (1 Sec Cooldown)

Charged Armor Kit

Charged Armor Kit

4%

Use: Apply a Charged Armor Kit to your leg armor, causing it to permanently gain 837 to all Primary stats and 805 Stamina. (1 Sec Cooldown)

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Main Hand

Authority of Radiant Power

Authority of Radiant Power

86%

Permanently enchants a weapon with the Authority of Radiant Power. Dealing damage has a chance to call upon that authority, smiting your target for 11,362 Radiant damage and temporarily increasing your Primary stat by 184. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Stonebound Artistry

Stonebound Artistry

14%

Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Artisanal Flourish, bestowing 323 Mastery to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Off Hand

Authority of Radiant Power

Authority of Radiant Power

84%

Permanently enchants a weapon with the Authority of Radiant Power. Dealing damage has a chance to call upon that authority, smiting your target for 11,362 Radiant damage and temporarily increasing your Primary stat by 184. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Oathsworn's Tenacity

Oathsworn's Tenacity

12%

Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Forged Tenacity, bestowing 323 Versatility to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Ring

+315 Mastery

+315 Mastery

94%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Mastery by 220. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Cursed Mastery

Cursed Mastery

74%

Permanently infuses a ring with a cursed chant, sapping 9 of your Critical Strike while granting 31 Mastery. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Wrist

+1000 Speed

+1000 Speed

82%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 700 Speed. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

+2040 Leech

+2040 Leech

4%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 1425 Leech. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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

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Best Class Talents

Tier 1

Best Hero Talents

Tier 1

Best Specialization Talents

Tier 1

Best PvP Talents

Smoke Bomb

Smoke Bomb

94%

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

66%

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

Hemotoxin

Hemotoxin

58%

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

Dismantle

Dismantle

54%

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

Thick as Thieves

Thick as Thieves

6%

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

System Shock

System Shock

2%

Casting Envenom with at least 5 combo points on a target afflicted by your Garrote, Rupture, and lethal poison deals 166 Nature damage, and reduces their movement speed by 90% for 2 sec.

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.