ClassRogue

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Assassination

Assassination Rogue Raid Build

Last updated: 5 hours ago · Based on top players in the last 7 days

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Assassination Rogue Cheat Sheet

Raid · most popular build — 8% of top players run it

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Stat priority

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Consumables

Flask of the Shattered SunFlask of the Blood KnightsFlask of the Magisters

Key talents — Deathstalker

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Build popularity

of top players run the most popular build

The most popular Assassination build is run by 8% of top players.

Builds

Top 100 players sampled

These are the most popular Assassination Rogue builds. The most popular build is run by 8% of sampled players (8 of 100 players).

Open in Wowhead calc

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RogueSpent: 11

DeathstalkerSpent: 11

AssassinationSpent: 19

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Deathstalker

ET CO LI1/1 CL1/1 SI1/1 SH1/1 MO1/1 HU UN1/1 DE1/1 DA1/1 MA1/1 QU1/1 PR1/1

DE MO IM PA1/1 CR1/1 CA IM TH SE DO1/1 RA1/1 BL DE CA1/1 SA IN1/1 FA2/2 FI LE FL1/1 PO1/1 AM1/1 VE SY1/1 DA1/1 KI1/1 RA SH BL ZO2/2 RE IN AV SC2/2 UN DR1/1 SU1/1 IM

Alternative Builds

vs. the recommended build

Talent import codes

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Deathstalker

Most popular · 8%Build →
Alt #2 · 6%Build →
Alt #3 · 5%Build →
Alt #4 · 4%Build →
Alt #5 · 4%Build →
Alt #6 · 3%Build →
Alt #7 · 2%Build →
Alt #8 · 1%Build →

Consumables

Flask of the Shattered Sun

flask / 60%

Flask of the Blood Knights

flask / 20%

Flask of the Magisters

flask / 20%

Hearty Well Fed

food / 100%

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Macros

Well-established universal and Rogue macro conventions. Copy a macro, then adapt spell names to your talents.

Curated conventions — not derived from logs

Universal

Set focus (mouseover, else target)
```
/focus [@mouseover,exists][]
```
Use top trinket
```
#showtooltip 13
/use 13
```
Use bottom trinket
```
#showtooltip 14
/use 14
```
Stop casting
```
/stopcasting
```

Rogue basics

Focus interrupt — Kick

#showtooltip Kick
/cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Kick

Focus crowd control — Blind

#showtooltip Blind
/cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Blind

Utility — Tricks of the Trade

#showtooltip Tricks of the Trade
/cast [@focus,help,nodead][] Tricks of the Trade

Race distribution

Dwarf26% Alliance

Night Elf18% Alliance

Blood Elf8% Horde

Human8% Alliance

Void Elf8% Alliance

Orc7% Horde

Pandaren3% Alliance

Tauren3% Horde

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Guide sites

Hero Damage (Rogue)

Creators

Whispyr Eleem

FAQ

How is this Assassination Rogue Raid guide generated?

WoWPulse aggregates the talents, gear, enchants, gems, races, and top players observed on the highest-rated US Raid players into one statistical guide.

How often is this guide updated?

Guides refresh automatically every few hours from the latest leaderboard data.

Why should I trust these recommendations?

Every recommendation is derived from what top players actually run, not manually written assumptions.

Does region or mode change the build?

Yes. Region and mode can change talent, item, race, and stat distributions. Use the region selector and mode switcher to compare Assassination Rogue builds across PvP and PvE contexts.