Damage specialisation · Tier S in PvP, 5.7% of the sample
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.
Secondary stat split across the 100 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.
150
Synced PvP players
2,338
Average rating sampled
2,755
Highest rating sampled
The three dedicated PvP slots, measured from Battle.net profiles.
Smoke BombCreates 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 ManeuverFeint decreases your damage taken by an additional 40% while stunned and its energy cost is reduced by 30%.
54 players
DismantleDisarm the enemy, preventing the use of any weapons or shield for 5 sec.
33 players
HemotoxinShiv also reduces the target's healing received by 30% for 8 sec.
16 players
Thick as ThievesTricks of the Trade now increases the friendly target's damage by 15% for 6 sec.
10 players
Control is KingCheap Shot grants Slice and Dice for 15 sec and Kidney Shot restores 10 Energy per combo point spent.
3 players
Creeping VenomYour 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 AboveFinishing 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
ManeuverabilitySprint has 50% reduced cooldown and 50% reduced duration.
1 players
Common high-rated choices grouped by purpose. This is a PvP toolkit, not a fake raid rotation.
Cloak of ShadowsProvides a moment of magic immunity, instantly removing all harmful spell effects. The cloak lingers, causing you to resist harmful spells for 5 sec.
Danger SenseIncreases the critical strike chance of your attacks that generate combo points by 5%.
Deep CutsTop 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
Talent choices across 487 synced characters playing this specialisation. These are observed picks, not recommendations — they say what the ladder is doing, not what you should do.
Taken by between 15% and 90% of players. This is where the real decisions are.
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Loadouts from the highest-rated synced players of this specialisation. Paste straight into the game.
ravencrest · EU2,755
laughing-skull · US2,692
gordunni · EU2,676
gordunni · EU2,620
outland · EU2,614
Feint has 1 additional charge.
EvasionIncreases your dodge chance by 100% for 10 sec.
Improved AmbushAmbush generates 1 additional combo point.
BlackjackEnemies have 30% reduced damage and healing for 6 sec after Blind or Sap's effect on them ends.
Cheat DeathEvasion also reduces damage taken by 20%, and Feint also reduces non-area-of-effect damage taken by 20%.
Leeching PoisonAdds a Leeching effect to your Lethal poisons, granting you 7% Leech.
Soothing DarknessYou are healed for 30% of your maximum health over 6 sec after activating Vanish.
Sudden DemiseBleed 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.
BlindBlinds the target, causing it to wander disoriented for 1 min. Damage may interrupt the effect. Limit 1.
ShivAttack 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 StrikesAuto-attacks increase auto-attack damage and movement speed by 1.0% for 3 sec, stacking up to 10%.
Intent to KillGarrotes 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.
FeatherfootSprint 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
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