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Assassination Rogue

  • Rated Battlegrounds
  • 59 players
  • Last Updated: 1 day 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

Djdarkxd

Djdarkxd

<Gallywix Dive Team>Sargeras (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
Jashyy

Jashyy

<Gallywix Dive Team>Tichondrius (us)

Talents (class)

-

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

-

Talents (pvp)

Takk

Takk

<and friends>Sargeras (us)

Talents (class)

Gouge
Elusiveness
Blackjack
Improved Ambush

Talents (spec)

Internal Bleeding
Iron Wire

Talents (hero)

Tempted Fate
Death's Arrival
Overflowing Purse

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

81% 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)

14% 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
Unyielding Netherprism

Unyielding Netherprism

Equip: Your harmful abilities draw focused void through the prism to deal 2,992 Cosmic damage split between your target and nearby enemies. Damage increased by 30% per enemy struck, up to 150%. This effect may occur every 10 sec and accumulates Latent Power within the prism, up to 18 times.

Use: Consume all Latent Power to gain 18 Agility per stack for 20 sec. (20 Sec Cooldown)

Astral Antenna

Astral Antenna

Equip: The antenna has a chance to detect and draw ambient arcane energy towards you, granting 147 Critical Strike for 10 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.

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

50%

+147 Mastery and +49 Versatility

Masterful Onyx

Masterful Onyx

11%

+176 Mastery

Enduring Bloodstone

Enduring Bloodstone

11%

+181 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 1 item
Elemental Focusing Lens

Elemental Focusing Lens

175%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 140,238 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

  • Ring 142%
  • Ring 237%
  • Neck9%
  • Feet4%
  • Main Hand3%
  • Off Hand3%
  • Waist2%
  • Hands1%
Writhing Armor Banding

Writhing Armor Banding

3%

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

  • Wrist50%
  • Feet50%
Captured Starlight

Captured Starlight

3%

Equip: When damaged below 30% health, gain a shield for 8 sec which absorbs up to 1.8 million damage. This effect can only be triggered once every 4 min but is reduced by 12 sec per unique Algari gem color socketed.

  • Ring 1100%

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

54%

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

32%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 47 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

68%

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

27%

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

69%

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

12%

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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Legs

Stormbound Armor Kit

Stormbound Armor Kit

93%

Use: Apply a Stormbound Armor Kit to your leg armor, causing it to permanently gain 61 Agility or Strength. Additionally, the item also gains 59 Stamina. (1 Sec Cooldown)

Charged Armor Kit

Charged Armor Kit

3%

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

76%

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

19%

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

78%

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.

Oathsworn's Tenacity

Oathsworn's Tenacity

12%

Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Forged Tenacity, bestowing 21 Versatility to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Ring

+21 Mastery

+21 Mastery

110%

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

Cursed Mastery

Cursed Mastery

63%

Permanently infuses a ring with a cursed chant, sapping 0 of your Critical Strike while granting 2 Mastery. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Wrist

+1000 Speed

+1000 Speed

78%

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

+2040 Leech

+2040 Leech

7%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 94 Leech. 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

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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

78%

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.

Hemotoxin

Hemotoxin

56%

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

Dismantle

Dismantle

46%

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

Preemptive Maneuver

Preemptive Maneuver

46%

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

Creeping Venom

Creeping Venom

3%

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.

Control is King

Control is King

2%

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

Thick as Thieves

Thick as Thieves

2%

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 10 Nature damage, and reduces their movement speed by 90% for 2 sec.