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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 92 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.

  • Versatility48.5%1,042 avg
  • Mastery38.0%823 avg
  • Haste9.1%204 avg
  • Critical Strike4.3%101 avg

92

Synced Blitz players

1,899

Average rating sampled

2,437

Highest rating sampled

PvP talents

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

Live ladder data
Smoke Bomb

Smoke Bomb

50%

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.

46 players

Preemptive Maneuver

Preemptive Maneuver

46%

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

42 players

Dismantle

Dismantle

41%

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

38 players

Hemotoxin

Hemotoxin

14%

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

13 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.

2 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.

2 players

System Shock

System Shock

1%

Casting Envenom with at least 5 combo points on a target afflicted by your Garrote, Rupture, and lethal poison deals 2,472 Nature damage, and reduces their movement speed by 90% for 2 sec.

1 players

Combat toolkit

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

Pressure & burst

  • Bloody Mess
    Bloody Mess100%

    Garrote and Rupture damage increased by 15%.

  • Canny Strikes
    Canny Strikes100%

    Increases Critical Strike chance by 2%.

  • Cloak of Shadows
    Cloak of Shadows

Most played equipment

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

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Cape

41% equipped · 263 ilvl

Back

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak

36% equipped · 288 ilvl

Chest

Chosen Bloodslayer's Banded Poncho

45% equipped · 305 ilvl

Assassination Rogue enchantments

  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness76%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei74%
  • Enchanted: +41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina73%

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Talent choices across 92 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.

  • Featherfoot90%

    80 players · Class

  • Improved Wound Poison90%

    80 players · Class

  • Avulsion89%

    79 players · Specialization

  • Swift Slasher89%

    79 players · Class

  • Systemic Failure87%

    77 players · Specialization

  • Doomblade81%

    72 players · Specialization

  • Dragon-Tempered Blades80%

    71 players · Specialization

  • Inspiring Strike80%

    71 players · Specialization

  • Atrophic Poison79%

    70 players · Class

  • Caustic Spatter75%

    67 players · Specialization

  • Virulent Poisons62%

    55 players · Class

  • Superior Mixture57%

    51 players · Class

  • Amplifying Poison45%

    40 players · Specialization

  • Fatal Concoction39%

    35 players · Specialization

  • Poison Bomb39%

    35 players · Specialization

  • Toxic Stiletto37%

    33 players · Class

  • Unbreakable Stride37%

    33 players · Class

  • Nimble Fingers36%

    32 players · Class

  • Zoldyck Recipe30%

    27 players · Specialization

  • Shadowrunner28%

    25 players · Class

  • Unstable Toxin20%

    18 players · Specialization

  • Improved Poisons16%

    14 players · Specialization

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

    89 players · Class

  • Blind100%

    89 players · Class

  • Bloody Mess100%

    89 players · Specialization

Rarely taken (26)under 15% — situational or out of favour
  • Recuperator12%

    11 players · Class

  • Cold Blooded Killer11%

    10 players · Class

  • Lethality11%

    10 players · Class

Import a real build

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

  • Kushjar

    illidan · US2,437

  • Télåviv

    ravencrest · EU2,406

  • Blindsaplol

    dun-modr · EU2,403

  • Marviher

    silvermoon · EU2,387

  • Qfx

    area-52 · US2,353

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
100%

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%

    You have a 20% chance to partially evade any damage dealt to you, reducing the damage it deals by 20%.

  • Deadly Poison
    Deadly Poison100%

    Coats your weapons with a Lethal Poison that lasts for 1 hour. Each strike has a 21% chance to poison the enemy for 5,067 Nature damage over 12 sec. Subsequent poison applications will instantly deal 573 Nature damage.

    • 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 Poison99%

      Adds a Leeching effect to your Lethal poisons, granting you 7.2% Leech.

    • Crimson Tempest
      Crimson Tempest96%

      Slash all enemies within 10 yds dealing 6,647 damage. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets. Copy the longest Garrote and Rupture on the enemies you hit onto up to 2 other enemies. Awards 1 combo point.

    • Soothing Darkness
      Soothing Darkness93%

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

    Control & mobility

    • Blind
      Blind100%

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

    • Fleet Footed
      Fleet Footed100%

      Movement speed increased by 15%.

    • Shiv
      Shiv100%

      Attack with your off-hand, dealing 2,436 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.

    • Iron Wire
      Iron Wire93%

      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
      Featherfoot90%

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

    Chest

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Chestpiece

    23% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Boots

    49% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Sliders

    14% equipped · 259 ilvl

    Hands

    Chosen Bloodslayer's Fanged Grips

    38% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Gloves

    28% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Helm

    60% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Optics

    13% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Leggings

    52% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Chosen Bloodslayer's Reinforced Pants

    29% equipped · 334 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Knife

    63% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Shank

    23% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Pendant

    54% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Thalassian Competitor's Amulet

    33% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Knife

    59% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Shank

    27% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    54% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    23% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    58% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    24% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Shirt

    Precious's Ribbon

    8% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Fashionable Undershirt

    7% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Chosen Bloodslayer's Voodoo Guards

    66% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Venomous Gladiator's Leather Shoulderpads

    11% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    15% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Tabard

    Astral Gladiator's Tabard

    5% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

    32% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    24% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    38% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    20% equipped · 259 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Belt

    51% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Belt

    29% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Wrist

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Armguards

    36% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Wristwraps

    36% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery
    73%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt71%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul66%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed49%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Arcane Mastery21%

    • Assassination Rogue gems & sockets

    • Enduring Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control79%
    • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Versatility72%
    • Prismatic Socket10%
    • Flawless Masterful Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Mastery8%
    • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +14 Mastery & +6 Versatility5%
    • Flawless Deadly Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Critical Strike4%
    • Flawless Quick Garnet · +16 Critical Strike & +7 Haste3%
    • Indecipherable Eversong Diamond · +32 Primary Stat3%
    Canny Strikes100%

    89 players · Specialization

  • Cheat Death100%

    89 players · Class

  • Cloak of Shadows100%

    89 players · Class

  • Danger Sense100%

    89 players · Class

  • Deadly Poison100%

    89 players · Specialization

  • Deathmark100%

    89 players · Specialization

  • Deep Cuts100%

    89 players · Class

  • Evasion100%

    89 players · Class

  • Finish the Job100%

    89 players · Specialization

  • Fleet Footed100%

    89 players · Class

  • Implacable100%

    89 players · Specialization

  • Improved Ambush100%

    89 players · Class

  • Improved Garrote100%

    89 players · Specialization

    • Thrown Precision11%

    10 players · Specialization

  • Iron Stomach10%

    9 players · Class

  • Bait and Switch9.0%

    8 players · Hero

  • Clear the Witnesses9.0%

    8 players · Hero

  • Corrupt the Blood9.0%

    8 players · Hero

  • Darkest Night9.0%

    8 players · Hero

  • Deathstalker's Mark9.0%

    8 players · Hero

  • Follow the Blood9.0%

    8 players · Hero

  • Hunt Them Down9.0%

    8 players · Hero