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Assassination Rogue

Damage specialisation · Tier S in PvP, 5.7% of the sample

PvE GuideRaid logs, Mythic+ players and PvE buildsPvP GuideRated ladder talents, gear stats and buildsACTIVE

Rated PvP data

A complete live guide built from rated Battle.net profiles: bracket-specific talents, PvP talents, gear, gems, enchantments, statistics and importable builds. PvE raid casts are never presented as PvP advice.

All PvPSolo2v23v3BlitzRBG

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.

  • Versatility39.1%1,046 avg
  • Mastery35.8%997 avg
  • Haste13.8%343 avg
  • Critical Strike11.3%287 avg

150

Synced PvP players

2,340

Average rating sampled

2,755

Highest rating sampled

PvP talents

The three dedicated PvP slots, measured from Battle.net profiles.

Live ladder data
Smoke Bomb

Smoke Bomb

40%

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.

60 players

Preemptive Maneuver

Preemptive Maneuver

36%

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

54 players

Dismantle

Dismantle

22%

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

33 players

Hemotoxin

Hemotoxin

11%

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

16 players

Thick as Thieves

Thick as Thieves

7%

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

10 players

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.

3 players

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.

3 players

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 Envenom your target on the way back down, with such force that it has a 15% stronger effect.

3 players

Maneuverability

Maneuverability

1%

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

1 players

Combat toolkit

Common high-rated choices grouped by purpose. This is a PvP toolkit, not a fake raid rotation.

Pressure & burst

  • Cloak of Shadows
    Cloak of Shadows100%

    Provides a moment of magic immunity, instantly removing all harmful spell effects. The cloak lingers, causing you to resist harmful spells for 5 sec.

  • Danger Sense
    Danger Sense100%

    Increases the critical strike chance of your attacks that generate combo points by 5%.

  • Deep Cuts

Most played equipment

Top two choices per slot among the highest-rated hydrated profiles.

Back

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak

47% equipped · 285 ilvl

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Cape

35% equipped · 263 ilvl

Chest

Thalassian Competitor's Leather Chestpiece

45% equipped · 259 ilvl

Assassination Rogue enchantments

  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei82%
  • Enchanted: +41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina79%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul78%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery74%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness73%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt68%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed51%

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Talent choices across 521 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 Garrote89%

    447 players · Specialization

  • Atrophic Poison88%

    445 players · Class

  • Dragon-Tempered Blades87%

    439 players · Specialization

  • Inspiring Strike87%

    439 players · Specialization

  • Systemic Failure86%

    433 players · Specialization

  • Doomblade81%

    407 players · Specialization

  • Featherfoot80%

    403 players · Class

  • Caustic Spatter70%

    353 players · Specialization

  • Superior Mixture68%

    343 players · Class

  • Virulent Poisons62%

    313 players · Class

  • Amplifying Poison57%

    286 players · Specialization

  • Nimble Fingers44%

    223 players · Class

  • Fatal Concoction37%

    186 players · Specialization

  • Toxic Stiletto32%

    163 players · Class

  • Iron Wire31%

    158 players · Specialization

  • Unbreakable Stride25%

    127 players · Class

  • Zoldyck Recipe18%

    92 players · Specialization

  • Improved Poisons17%

    83 players · Specialization

  • Shadowrunner15%

    77 players · Class

Near-universal picks (63)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
  • Blackjack100%

    503 players · Class

  • Blind100%

    503 players · Class

  • Cheat Death100%

    503 players · Class

Rarely taken (114)under 15% — situational or out of favour
  • Arterial Precision11%

    57 players · Specialization

  • Recuperator9.1%

    46 players · Class

  • Bait and Switch8.3%

    42 players · Hero

Import a real build

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

  • Finnëas

    ravencrest · EU2,755

  • Wildcard

    laughing-skull · US2,692

  • Пергамонстр

    gordunni · EU2,676

  • Àkròlolz

    outland · EU2,672

  • Ноумингод

    gordunni · EU2,620

Learn the spec

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

  • Skill-CappedpvpArena guides, matchup play and comp theory. Subscription, and the standard reference for PvP.
  • Murlok.iopvpTalent and gear data from the PvP ladder, broken down per bracket.

Other Rogue specs

  • Outlaw
  • Subtlety
Deep Cuts100%

Feint has 1 additional charge.

  • Evasion
    Evasion100%

    Increases your dodge chance by 100% for 10 sec.

  • Improved Ambush
    Improved Ambush100%

    Ambush generates 1 additional combo point.

    • Survival

    • Blackjack
      Blackjack100%

      Enemies have 30% reduced damage and healing for 6 sec after Blind or Sap's effect on them ends.

    • Cheat Death
      Cheat Death100%

      Evasion also reduces damage taken by 20%, and Feint also reduces non-area-of-effect damage taken by 20%.

    • Leeching Poison
      Leeching Poison98%

      Adds a Leeching effect to your Lethal poisons, granting you 7% Leech.

    • Soothing Darkness
      Soothing Darkness92%

      You are healed for 30% of your maximum health over 6 sec after activating Vanish.

    • Sudden Demise
      Sudden Demise91%

      Bleed damage increased by 10%. Targets below 35% health instantly bleed out and take fatal damage when the remaining Bleed damage you would deal to them exceeds 150% of their remaining health.

    Control & mobility

    • Blind
      Blind100%

      Blinds the target, causing it to wander disoriented for 1 min. Damage may interrupt the effect. Limit 1.

    • Shiv
      Shiv99%

      Attack with your off-hand, dealing 2,323 Physical damage, dispelling all enrage effects and applying a concentrated form of your Crippling Poison, reducing movement speed by 84% for 5 sec. Awards 1 combo point.

    • Acrobatic Strikes
      Acrobatic Strikes95%

      Auto-attacks increase auto-attack damage and movement speed by 1.0% for 3 sec, stacking up to 10%.

    • Intent to Kill
      Intent to Kill92%

      Garrotes applied from stealth or during the Improved Garrote window silence their target for 5 sec. Enemies silenced by Garrote deal 15% reduced damage for 5 sec.

    • Featherfoot
      Featherfoot80%

      Sprint increases movement speed by an additional 30% and has 4 sec increased duration.

    Chest

    Chosen Bloodslayer's Banded Poncho

    30% equipped · 302 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Boots

    61% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Sliders

    15% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Hands

    Chosen Bloodslayer's Fanged Grips

    43% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Gloves

    24% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Helm

    60% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Chosen Bloodslayer's Spirit Shroud

    15% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Leggings

    44% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Chosen Bloodslayer's Reinforced Pants

    41% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Knife

    75% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Shank

    11% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Pendant

    46% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Thalassian Competitor's Amulet

    41% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Knife

    71% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Shank

    15% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    73% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    11% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    65% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    21% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Shirt

    Fashionable Undershirt

    5% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Precious's Ribbon

    5% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Chosen Bloodslayer's Voodoo Guards

    67% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Shoulderpads

    16% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    11% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Tabard

    Venomous Gladiator's Tabard

    9% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

    41% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    25% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    42% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

    25% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Belt

    57% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Belt

    29% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Wristwraps

    45% equipped · 282 ilvl

    Wrist

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Armguards

    31% equipped · 263 ilvl

  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Arcane Mastery28%

    • Assassination Rogue gems & sockets

    • Enduring Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control83%
    • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Versatility73%
    • Flawless Masterful Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Mastery9%
    • Prismatic Socket7%
    • Indecipherable Eversong Diamond · +32 Primary Stat7%
    • Flawless Quick Garnet · +16 Critical Strike & +7 Haste4%
    • Flawless Masterful Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Mastery3%
    • Flawless Deadly Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Critical Strike3%
    Cloak of Shadows100%

    503 players · Class

  • Danger Sense100%

    503 players · Class

  • Deep Cuts100%

    503 players · Class

  • Evasion100%

    503 players · Class

  • Improved Ambush100%

    503 players · Class

  • Improved Sprint100%

    503 players · Class

  • Master Poisoner100%

    503 players · Class

  • Thrill Seeking100%

    503 players · Class

  • Evasion100%

    502 players · Class

  • Shiv99%

    499 players · Class

  • Improved Sprint99%

    498 players · Class

  • Deadened Nerves98%

    495 players · Class

  • Leeching Poison98%

    495 players · Class

    • Clear the Witnesses8.3%

    42 players · Hero

  • Corrupt the Blood8.3%

    42 players · Hero

  • Darkest Night8.3%

    42 players · Hero

  • Deathstalker's Mark8.3%

    42 players · Hero

  • Follow the Blood8.3%

    42 players · Hero

  • Hunt Them Down8.3%

    42 players · Hero

  • Lingering Darkness8.3%

    42 players · Hero

  • Mass Casualty8.3%

    42 players · Hero

  • Precise Killer8.3%

    42 players · Hero