Assassination’s looking pretty good these days, at least from my point of view. Here are a pair of builds, one for PvE and one for PvP. Naturally some talents may change depending on your exact team, raid, preferences, etc.
For both builds…
- Daggers only
- Slow main, fast off-hand
- Instant poison in main, deadly in off, crippling is applied via deadly brew
- Wpn DPS > Agility > Mastery/Haste/Expertise > Crit
Level 85 Assassination Rogue DPS Build (31/2/8)
This build is aimed at maximum DPS, not max suvivability.
Assassination (31 Points)
- Coup de Grace – Rank 3/3
- Lethality – Rank 3/3
- Ruthlessness – Rank 3/3
- Quickening – Rank 2/2
- Puncturing Wounds – Rank 3/3
- Deadly Brew – Rank 1/2
- Cold Blood – Rank 1/1
- Vile Poisons – Rank 3/3
- Seal Fate – Rank 2/2
- Murderous Intent – Rank 2/2
- Overkill – Rank 1/1
- Master Poisoner – Rank 1/1
- Cut to the Chase – Rank 3/3
- Venomous Wounds – Rank 2/2
- Vendetta – Rank 1/1
Combat (2 Points)
- Precision – Rank 2/3
Subtlety (8 Points)
- Nightstalker – Rank 2/2 – In theory this will allow for more “attack from stealth” situations.
- Relentless Strikes – Rank 3/3
- Opportunity – Rank 3/3
Glyphs
- Prime – Glyph of Mutilate
- Prime – Glyph of Rupture
- Prime – Glyph of Backstab
- Major – Glyph of Tricks of the Trade
- Major – Glyph of Feint
- Major – Glyph of Sprint
- Minor – Glyph of Safe Fall
Level 85 Assassination Rogue PvP build (32/2/7)
Think of this build as a starting point and adjust to fit your game. For example, if Improved Expose Armor doesn’t work for you then change it.
Assassination (32 Points)
- Coup de Grace – Rank 3/3
- Lethality – Rank 3/3
- Ruthlessness – Rank 3/3
- Quickening – Rank 2/2
- Puncturing Wounds – Rank 3/3
- Deadly Brew – Rank 2/2
- Cold Blood – Rank 1/1
- Vile Poisons – Rank 3/3
- Seal Fate – Rank 2/2
- Overkill – Rank 1/1
- Master Poisoner – Rank 1/1
- Improved Expose Armor – Rank 2/2
- Cut to the Chase – Rank 3/3
- Venomous Wounds – Rank 2/2
- Vendetta – Rank 1/1
Combat (2 Points)
- 1. Improved Recuperate – Rank 2/2
Subtlety (7 Points)
- Nightstalker – Rank 2/2
- Relentless Strikes – Rank 3/3
- Opportunity – Rank 2/3
Glyphs
- Prime – Glyph of Mutilate
- Prime – Glyph of Rupture
- Prime – Glyph of Vendetta
- Major – Glyph of Blind
- Major – Glyph of Kick
- Major – Glyph of Garrote
- Minor – Glyph of Distract
- Minor – Glyph of Poisons
- Minor – Glyph of Safe Fall
More details here: Assassination Rogue Guide