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Assassination Rogue

  • Rated Battlegrounds
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 3 days 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

Anianx

Anianx

<mac n cheese n feet pics>Kel'Thuzad (us)

Talents (class)

Gouge
Cheat Death
Blackjack
Tight Spender

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Tempted Fate
Death's Arrival
Overflowing Purse

Talents (pvp)

Smoke Bomb
Dismantle
Preemptive Maneuver
Windhawkz

Windhawkz

<Banana Meow>Silvermoon (eu)

Talents (class)

Gouge
Elusiveness
Blackjack
Tight Spender

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Tempted Fate
Inexorable March
Destiny Defined

Talents (pvp)

Smoke Bomb
Dismantle
Preemptive Maneuver
Xlook

Xlook

<Sanctum PvP>Bloodfeather (eu)

Talents (class)

Gouge
Elusiveness
Blackjack
Tight Spender

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Tempted Fate
Inexorable March
Destiny Defined

Talents (pvp)

Creeping Venom
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

82% 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)

16% 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 55 primary stat for 20 sec.

2% of the best players use this combination
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)

Astral Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Astral Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 9,813 for 15 sec. (1 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

59%

+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 2 item
Elemental Focusing Lens

Elemental Focusing Lens

186%

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 242%
  • Ring 141%
  • Neck9%
  • Waist2%
  • Feet2%
  • Main Hand2%
  • Off Hand2%
Writhing Armor Banding

Writhing Armor Banding

2%

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

  • Feet100%
Captured Starlight

Captured Starlight

2%

Equip: When damaged below 30% health, gain a shield for 8 sec which absorbs up to 14,726 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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Back

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

60%

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

26%

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

74%

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

18%

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

78%

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

94%

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

4%

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

70%

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

26%

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

70%

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

14%

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

+21 Mastery

+21 Mastery

108%

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

60%

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.

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Wrist

+66 Speed

+66 Speed

90%

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

4%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 38 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

Talent Tree Background
Shiv
76%
Blind
76%
Cloak of Shadows
76%
Toxic Stiletto
0%
Fleet Footed
76%
Gouge
74%
Thrill Seeking
76%
Shadowrunner
8%
Master Poisoner
76%
Elusiveness
72%
Blackjack
76%
Improved Wound Poison
68%
Nimble Fingers
52%
Deadened Nerves
6%
Quick Fingers
76%
Improved Sprint
58%
Superior Mixture
44%
Evasion
76%
Iron Stomach
12%
Virulent Poisons
56%
Stillshroud
68%
Graceful Guile
34%
Featherfoot
4%
Numbing Poison
4%
Deadly Precision
76%
Deep Cuts
76%
Unbreakable Stride
6%
Danger Sense
76%
Swift Slasher
76%
Tight Spender
76%
Leeching Poison
62%
Lethality
42%
2 / 2
Recuperator
2%
Alacrity
22%
2 / 2
Soothing Darkness
62%
Vigor
60%
2 / 2
Supercharger
0%
1 / 2
Subterfuge
60%
2 / 2
Thistle Tea
60%
Cold Blooded Killer
38%
Echoing Reprimand
0%
Deeper Stratagem
22%
Without a Trace
58%

Fatebound

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Deal Fate
97.1%
Destiny Defined
100%
Delivered Doom
97.1%
Edge Case
100%
Mean Streak
100%
Hand of Fate
100%
Lucky Coin
100%
Rush to the Inevitable
100%
Inexorable March
100%
Tempted Fate
97.1%
Fate Intertwined
100%
Ravenholdt Mint
2.9%
Sometimes Lucky
2.9%
Controlled Chaos
2.9%
Deadly Poison
76%
Motivated Murderer
76%
Improved Poisons
74%
Path of Blood
76%
Crimson Tempest
74%
Internal Bleeding
14%
Improved Garrote
76%
Thrown Precision
62%
Seal Fate
76%
Doomblade
50%
Razor Wire
76%
Bloody Mess
76%
Deathmark
72%
Caustic Spatter
72%
Sanguine Stratagem
62%
Iron Wire
18%
Fatal Concoction
14%
2 / 2
Finish the Job
14%
Lethal Dose
76%
2 / 2
Flying Daggers
4%
Poison Bomb
46%
Systemic Failure
62%
Venomous Wounds
20%
Amplifying Poison
48%
Blindside
0%
Kingsbane
64%
Rapid Injection
12%
2 / 2
Shrouded Suffocation
64%
Avulsion
32%
Zoldyck Recipe
60%
2 / 2
Regicide's Reward
44%
Inspiring Strike
10%
Deadly Momentum
38%
Scent of Blood
64%
2 / 2
Dashing Scoundrel
48%
Dragon-Tempered Blades
4%
Sudden Demise
64%
Implacable
0%

Best PvP Talents

Smoke Bomb

Smoke Bomb

76%

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.

Dismantle

Dismantle

54%

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

Preemptive Maneuver

Preemptive Maneuver

50%

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

Hemotoxin

Hemotoxin

38%

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

Creeping Venom

Creeping Venom

4%

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.

Maneuverability

Maneuverability

2%

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

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.

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