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Assassination Rogue

Damage specialisation · Tier B in Mythic+, 3.5% of the sample

PvE GuideRaid logs, Mythic+ players and PvE buildsACTIVEPvP GuideRated ladder talents, gear stats and builds

Opener

The order abilities first landed across 4 top-parsing pulls, with the median time into the fight. The percentage is how many of those parses used the ability at all — a step at 100% is the opener, one at 60% is a choice some players make.

  1. 1Garrote+0.4s100%
  2. 2Mutilate+1.4s100%
  3. 3Rupture+2.9s100%
  4. 4Envenom+5.9s100%
  5. 5Algeth'ar Puzzle+6.6s75%
  6. 6Deathmark+8.6s75%

What follows what

What was pressed next, counted over every observed pair. This is the closest a log gets to a priority list — but it describes behaviour, not a rule: a player casting Execute because it lit up looks the same here as one following a plan.

  • Mutilate64 casts→Mutilate100%
  • Mutilate64 casts→Envenom39%Mutilate37%Rupture11%
  • Envenom35 casts→Fatebound Coin (Tails)44%Mutilate38%Algeth'ar Puzzle6%
  • Fatebound Coin (Tails)24 casts→Mutilate54%Fatebound Coin (Tails)17%Draught of Rampant Abandon8%
  • Garrote15 casts→Mutilate57%Envenom29%Shadowstep7%
  • Rupture8 casts→Mutilate63%Fatebound Coin (Tails)25%Garrote13%

Ability usage

Casts per minute across 20 top-parsing kills in The Venomous Abyss. Per minute rather than totals, so a long fight does not read as a heavily used ability.

Single target

7 fights where almost all damage went to the boss

  1. 1Fan of Knives15.1per min
  2. 2Envenom11.6per min
  3. 3Hand of Fate8.2per min
  4. 4Mutilate7.6per min
  5. 5Garrote2.8per min
  6. 6Crimson Tempest2.4per min
  7. 7Rupture0.3per min

Multi-target

10 fights with substantial add damage

  1. 1Mutilate16.6per min
  2. 2Envenom11.6per min
  3. 3Crimson Tempest3.7per min
  4. 4Hand of Fate3.3per min
  5. 5Fan of Knives3.2per min
  6. 6Garrote3.1per min
  7. 7Shiv0.3per min
  8. 8Rupture0.3per min

Fights are sorted by how much damage landed on boss units rather than by a hand-kept list of which encounter is the AoE one, so the split stays right after a retune. Fights in between are left out of both columns.

Updated 31/08/2026. These are observed casts, not a recommended priority — the order reflects how often an ability came up, which is not the same as when to press it.

Secondary stats

Secondary stat split across the 100 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.

  • Critical Strike31.5%806 avg
  • Haste29.8%765 avg
  • Mastery24.9%815 avg
  • Versatility13.8%519 avg

Assassination Rogue PvE enchantments

  • Enchanted: +41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina83%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul59%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei49%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle45%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness43%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt37%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery37%
  • Thalassian Phoenix Oil32%

Assassination Rogue PvE gems & sockets

  • Indecipherable Eversong Diamond · +32 Primary Stat40%
  • Enduring Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control34%
  • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Versatility34%
  • Flawless Quick Garnet · +16 Critical Strike & +7 Haste32%
  • Prismatic Socket21%
  • Flawless Deadly Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Critical Strike17%
  • Flawless Masterful Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Mastery11%
  • Flawless Deadly Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Critical Strike9%

What PvE players are playing

Talent choices across 1,171 synced characters playing this specialisation. These are observed picks, not recommendations — they say what the ladder is doing, not what you should do.

Where builds differ

Taken by between 15% and 90% of players. This is where the real decisions are.

  • Improved Wound Poison90%

    1,022 players · Class

  • Atrophic Poison90%

    1,020 players · Class

  • Inspiring Strike89%

    1,013 players · Specialization

  • Dragon-Tempered Blades89%

    1,012 players · Specialization

  • Improved Garrote88%

    1,001 players · Specialization

  • Avulsion88%

    995 players · Specialization

  • Amplifying Poison87%

    985 players · Specialization

  • Doomblade81%

    923 players · Specialization

  • Featherfoot78%

    887 players · Class

  • Caustic Spatter75%

    854 players · Specialization

  • Superior Mixture69%

    786 players · Class

  • Virulent Poisons62%

    709 players · Class

  • Amplifying Poison60%

    678 players · Specialization

  • Nimble Fingers47%

    533 players · Class

  • Fatal Concoction35%

    403 players · Specialization

  • Iron Wire34%

    387 players · Specialization

  • Toxic Stiletto31%

    350 players · Class

  • Unbreakable Stride25%

    279 players · Class

  • Zoldyck Recipe19%

    219 players · Specialization

Near-universal picks (61)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
  • Blackjack100%

    1,136 players · Class

  • Blind100%

    1,136 players · Class

  • Cheat Death100%

    1,136 players · Class

  • Cloak of Shadows100%

    1,136 players · Class

  • Deep Cuts100%

    1,136 players · Class

  • Evasion100%

    1,136 players · Class

  • Improved Sprint100%

    1,136 players · Class

  • Master Poisoner100%

    1,136 players · Class

  • Thrill Seeking100%

    1,136 players · Class

  • Danger Sense100%

    1,135 players · Class

  • Evasion100%

    1,135 players · Class

  • Improved Ambush100%

    1,135 players · Class

  • Shiv100%

    1,132 players · Class

  • Leeching Poison99%

    1,127 players · Class

  • Bloody Mess99%

    1,124 players · Specialization

  • Bloody Mess99%

    1,124 players · Specialization

Rarely taken (116)under 15% — situational or out of favour
  • Shadowrunner15%

    165 players · Class

  • Improved Poisons14%

    162 players · Specialization

  • Thrown Precision10%

    119 players · Specialization

  • Iron Stomach10%

    118 players · Class

  • Arterial Precision10%

    115 players · Specialization

  • Recuperator9.8%

    111 players · Class

  • Lethality9.6%

    109 players · Class

  • Cold Blood9.3%

    106 players · Class

  • Bait and Switch8.5%

    96 players · Hero

  • Clear the Witnesses8.5%

    96 players · Hero

  • Corrupt the Blood8.5%

    96 players · Hero

  • Darkest Night8.5%

    96 players · Hero

Import a real build

Loadouts from the highest-rated synced players of this specialisation. Paste straight into the game.

  • Zerøcool

    silvermoon · EU3,766

  • Spammingg

    silvermoon · EU3,657

  • Dydankr

    illidan · US3,642

  • Charrend

    malganis · US3,618

  • Zeross

    kazzak · EU3,617

Learn the spec

This page measures what players do. For rotation, stat priority and matchup play, these are the references.

  • WowheadpveRotation, stat priority, gear and consumables. The most complete free PvE reference.
  • Icy VeinspveRotation walkthroughs and talent reasoning, written for players learning a spec.
  • Raider.IOpveMythic+ routes, affix planning and dungeon-by-dungeon breakdowns.

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