Spec guide
Assassination Rogue Raid Build
The most popular Assassination Rogue build in WoW Midnight — data-driven, updated daily.
Last updated: · Total players sampled: 100 · Based on top players in the last 7 days
Build popularity
4%
of top players run the most popular build
Assassination Rogue Cheat Sheet
Raid · most popular build — 4% of top players run it
Stat priority
CritHasteMasteryVers
WeaponsGear section →
TrinketsGear section →
Tier & ArmorGear section →
Consumables
Flask of the Shattered SunFlask of the Blood KnightsHearty Well Fed
Key talents — Deathstalker
Hero
Class
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The most popular Assassination build is run by 4% of top players.
Builds
Top 100 players sampled
These are the most popular Assassination Rogue builds. The most popular build is run by 4% of sampled players (4 of 100 players).
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DeathstalkerSpent: 13
AssassinationSpent: 0
Alternative Builds
vs. the recommended build
Rotation
Observed casting patterns from top Assassination Rogue players in recent raid kills.
Opener sequence
First casts of the fight, position by position — % shows how many sampled players agree on each step.
93%
71%- 71%
57%- 36%
- 36%
- 50%
- 50%
- 29%
- 29%
29%
21%
Casts per minute
Cast share
- Mutilate20.1/min25%
- Mutilate20.0/min25%
- Envenom12.9/min16%
- Fatebound Coin (Tails)10.4/min13%
- Garrote3.0/min4%
Crimson Tempest2.5/min3%
Fan of Knives2.5/min3%- Rupture2.4/min3%
Kingsbane1.0/min1%
Shadowstep0.8/min1%
Major cooldowns
First use
Voracious Heart of Ula'tek0:063.9×/fight
Deathmark0:074.1×/fight
Vanish0:153.7×/fight
Sprint1:024.2×/fight
Cloak of Shadows2:132.0×/fight
Feint2:473.0×/fight
Observed from top raid logs — 14 players sampled
93% of top Assassination players wear Chosen Bloodslayer's Fanged Grips in the hands slot.
Sim your character →Trinkets
The most popular trinkets among top Assassination Rogue players, combined across both trinket slots.
% = share of top players
Gear
These are the most popular items equipped by top Assassination Rogue players. The most used item in each slot is best in slot by usage.
% = share of top players
Main-Hand
Popularity
Rings
Popularity
Head
Popularity
Neck
Popularity
Shoulders
Popularity
Back
Popularity
Chest
Popularity
Wrist
Popularity
Gloves
Popularity
Waist
Popularity
Legs
Popularity
Feet
Popularity
Off-Hand
Popularity
Tier set
Chosen Bloodslayer's Hexweave
2pcSet: Envenom damage increased by 10% and it increases your damage dealt by 3%.
4pcSet: Deadly Poison increases your bleed damage on the target by 10%. Auto-attacks to targets with your Amplifying Poison deal 3% increased damage per stack. Wound Poison hits a second time.
Bite of Zul'jan
2pc(2) Set: Perfect your Guillotine technique to ricochet to a second nearby enemy, dealing 100% of its damage and applying Venomfang to both targets.
Enchants & Gems
These are the most popular enchants, gems, and embellishments used by top Assassination Rogue players.
% = share of top players
Enchants
Popularity
- Rite of the Hash'eyMain-Hand79%
- Thalassian Phoenix OilMain-Hand61%
- Berserker's RageMain-Hand9%
- Acuity of the Ren'doreiMain-Hand6%
- Jan'alai's PrecisionMain-Hand4%
- Arcane MasteryMain-Hand2%
Gems
Popularity
Embellishments
Popularity
- Hunter's Ritual Stone86%
- Arcanoweave Lining73%
- Adorned Fang28%
- Masterwork Sin'dorei Band10%
- Embellishment: Hunt8%
- Aetherlume Runners3%
Stat priority
Based on data in the last 7 days, the stat priority for Assassination looks to be Crit > Haste > Mastery > Vers.
Crit1,117
Haste963
Mastery644
Vers196
The highest-rated Assassination Rogue players in Raid right now.
Top players running this spec
Consumables
Flask of the Shattered Sun
flask / 80%
Flask of the Blood Knights
flask / 20%
Hearty Well Fed
food / 60%
Well Fed
food / 40%
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
Night Elf17% Alliance
Dwarf16% Alliance
Blood Elf15% Horde
Human8% Alliance
Void Elf8% Alliance
Orc7% Horde
Pandaren7% Horde
Tauren4% Horde
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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.