Assassination Rogue Mythic+ Guide for Shadowlands
Patch 9.2.5Shadowlands Mythic+ Season 4
Updated on December 4, 2022
Everything you need to improve your DPS performance in Mythic+ Dungeons.
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Type | Top Choice | Max. Key | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
Talents | Elaborate Planning Subterfuge Vigor Cheat Death Iron Wire Alacrity Crimson Tempest | +23 | 32% |
Weapons | Edge of Night Edge of Night | +25 | 33% |
Trinkets | Kihra's Adrenaline Injector Eye of Command | +26 | 13% |
Head | Soulblade Guise | +26 | 93% |
Neck | Ornately Engraved Amplifier | +25 | 23% |
Shoulders | Soulblade Nightwings | +26 | 87% |
Back | Soulblade Cloak | +26 | 29% |
Chest | Soulblade Leathers | +26 | 59% |
Wrist | Umbrahide Armguards | +26 | 36% |
Hands | Soulblade Grasps | +26 | 82% |
Waist | Soulblade Baldric | +25 | 21% |
Legs | Soulblade Leggings | +26 | 85% |
Feet | Machinist's Treasured Treads | +24 | 21% |
Rings | Jeweled Signet of Melandrus Shadowghast Ring | +26 | 12% |
Legendaries | Duskwalker's Patch | +26 | 83% |
Covenants | Venthyr | +26 | 49% |
Soulbinds |  | +24 | 25% |
Soulbind Abilities | Necrolord Resourceful Fleshcrafting Runeforged Spurs Forgeborne Reveries Heirmir's Arsenal: Marrowed Gemstone Carver's Eye | +24 | 10% |
Conduit | Recuperator | +26 | 90% |
Conduit Combination | Lashing Scars Nimble Fingers Recuperator Quick Decisions Well-Placed Steel Lethal Poisons | +26 | 6% |
Gem | Quick Jewel Cluster | +26 | 50% |
Gem Combination | Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster | +22 | 6% |
Back Enchant | Enchant Cloak - Fortified Avoidance | +26 | 33% |
Chest Enchant | Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats | +26 | 73% |
Wrist Enchant | Enchant Bracers - Shaded Hearthing | +26 | 50% |
Belt Enchant | Nitro Boosts | +24 | 13% |
Feet Enchant | Enchant Boots - Eternal Agility | +26 | 92% |
Ring Enchant | Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste | +25 | 38% |
Weapon Enchant | Enchant Weapon - Sinful Revelation Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance | +26 | 89% |
Race | Performance Gain |
|---|---|
 Void Elf | +1.39% |
Talents +
Elaborate Planning Subterfuge Vigor Cheat Death Iron Wire Alacrity Crimson Tempest | +23 | 32% |
Elaborate Planning Subterfuge Deeper Stratagem Cheat Death Iron Wire Alacrity Crimson Tempest | +25 | 10% |
Elaborate Planning Master Assassin Vigor Cheat Death Iron Wire Alacrity Crimson Tempest | +21 | 6% |
Elaborate Planning Master Assassin Marked for Death Cheat Death Iron Wire Alacrity Crimson Tempest | +26 | 6% |
Elaborate Planning Subterfuge Vigor Cheat Death Internal Bleeding Alacrity Crimson Tempest | +22 | 4% |
Elaborate Planning Subterfuge Marked for Death Cheat Death Iron Wire Alacrity Crimson Tempest | +26 | 4% |
Elaborate Planning Master Assassin Vigor Cheat Death Prey on the Weak Alacrity Crimson Tempest | +20 | 3% |
Elaborate Planning Subterfuge Vigor Cheat Death Iron Wire Alacrity Poison Bomb | +20 | 3% |
Elaborate Planning Master Assassin Vigor Cheat Death Iron Wire Alacrity Poison Bomb | +21 | 3% |
Elaborate Planning Master Assassin Marked for Death Cheat Death Internal Bleeding Alacrity Crimson Tempest | +22 | 3% |
Weapons +
Edge of Night Edge of Night | +25 | 33% |
Trixie's Backup Backbiter Edge of Night | +23 | 13% |
Fang of Alcruux Edge of Night | +23 | 6% |
Apex Perforator Edge of Night | +24 | 5% |
Apex Perforator Fang of Alcruux | +20 | 3% |
Betrayer's Shadowspike Domina's Oozing Shiv | +17 | 2% |
Fang of Alcruux Fang of Alcruux | +21 | 2% |
Edge of Night Trixie's Backup Backbiter | +25 | 2% |
Edge of Night Nathrian Assassin's Backbiter | +18 | 1% |
Trinkets +
Kihra's Adrenaline Injector Eye of Command | +26 | 13% |
Thundertower's Targeting Reticle Kihra's Adrenaline Injector | +26 | 9% |
Kihra's Adrenaline Injector Decanter of Endless Howling | +21 | 7% |
Kihra's Adrenaline Injector Cache of Acquired Treasures | +23 | 6% |
Thundertower's Targeting Reticle Soul Cage Fragment | +20 | 3% |
Eye of Command Cache of Acquired Treasures | +25 | 3% |
Stone Legion Heraldry Titanic Ocular Gland | +17 | 2% |
Thundertower's Targeting Reticle Eye of Command | +18 | 2% |
Kihra's Adrenaline Injector Titanic Ocular Gland | +20 | 2% |
Kihra's Adrenaline Injector So'leah's Secret Technique | +25 | 2% |
Head +
Soulblade Guise | +26 | 93% |
Leafmender Hood | +17 | 2% |
Rakishly Tipped Tricorne | +20 | 2% |
Hood of Refracted Shadows | +17 | 1% |
Neck +
Ornately Engraved Amplifier | +25 | 23% |
Shadowghast Necklace | +26 | 20% |
Cabochon of the Infinite Flight | +22 | 13% |
Choker of Barbed Reins | +26 | 10% |
Amulet of the Last Guardian | +23 | 8% |
Noble's Birthstone Pendant | +23 | 5% |
Cartel Xy's Proof of Initiation | +20 | 4% |
Worldkiller Iris | +25 | 4% |
Charm of Eternal Winter | +21 | 3% |
Interplanar Keystone | +22 | 3% |
Shoulders +
Soulblade Nightwings | +26 | 87% |
Unending Horizon Spaulders | +23 | 4% |
Spaulders of Burning Focus | +20 | 2% |
Breakbeat Shoulderguards | +21 | 2% |
Umbrahide Pauldrons | +22 | 2% |
Staccato Mantle | +16 | 1% |
Back +
Soulblade Cloak | +26 | 29% |
Duplicating Drape | +24 | 17% |
Wine-Stained Mantle | +23 | 13% |
Mountebank's Colorful Cloak | +23 | 9% |
Grim-Veiled Cape | +23 | 6% |
Drape of Titanic Dreams | +22 | 4% |
Cloak of Sweltering Flame | +21 | 4% |
Crest of the Legionnaire General | +25 | 2% |
Chest +
Soulblade Leathers | +26 | 59% |
Umbrahide Vest | +25 | 32% |
Mawsworn Eviscerator's Cuirass | +22 | 6% |
Cryptic Vest | +16 | 1% |
Wrist +
Umbrahide Armguards | +26 | 36% |
Soulblade Wristguard | +23 | 20% |
Bracers of Autonomous Classification | +24 | 14% |
Bloodfeather Bracers | +23 | 11% |
Blackfin Wristband | +21 | 6% |
Clasps of the Unfortunate Troubadour | +22 | 3% |
Devourer's Sandblown Hidebinders | +22 | 2% |
Wraps of Electrostatic Potential | +18 | 1% |
Precisely Calibrated Chronometer | +26 | 1% |
Hands +
Soulblade Grasps | +26 | 82% |
Galvanized Leather Grips | +20 | 5% |
Custodian's Soothing Touch | +21 | 4% |
Loyal Kvaldir's Handwraps | +22 | 2% |
Jabber Grookin' Gauntlets | +24 | 2% |
Staccato Grips | +16 | 1% |
Gloves of Obscure Rituals | +17 | 1% |
Knuckle-Dusting Handwraps | +24 | 1% |
Self-Sanitizing Handwraps | +21 | 1% |
Bleakwing Assassin's Grips | +23 | 1% |
Waist +
Soulblade Baldric | +25 | 21% |
Umbrahide Waistguard | +23 | 17% |
Venza's Powderbelt | +24 | 15% |
Cinch of Improbable Desire | +23 | 8% |
Mekgineer's Championship Belt | +23 | 7% |
Cinch of Unity | +21 | 7% |
Mad King's Sporran | +23 | 5% |
Sapgorger Belt | +20 | 4% |
Girdle of Ghostly Exclusion | +20 | 3% |
Agonizing Spiked Belt | +25 | 3% |
Legs +
Soulblade Leggings | +26 | 85% |
Umbrahide Leggings | +21 | 5% |
Flame-Seared Leggings | +22 | 4% |
Cryptic Trousers | +16 | 1% |
Staccato Leggings | +16 | 1% |
Willbreaker Legguards | +17 | 1% |
Greaves of Miraculous Magnificence | +17 | 1% |
Unseen Predator's Breeches | +18 | 1% |
Feet +
Machinist's Treasured Treads | +24 | 21% |
Ooey-Gooey Galoshes | +23 | 16% |
Soulblade Footpads | +26 | 16% |
Umbrahide Treads | +22 | 13% |
Calliard's Galoshes | +21 | 9% |
Treads of Titanic Deconversion | +21 | 7% |
Daschla's Defiant Treads | +22 | 4% |
Stud-Scarred Footwear | +24 | 3% |
Treads of Titanic Curiosity | +25 | 1% |
Rings +
Jeweled Signet of Melandrus Shadowghast Ring | +26 | 12% |
Logic Loop of Division Overclocking Bit Band | +25 | 11% |
Terestian's Signet Ring Shadowghast Ring | +21 | 10% |
Logic Loop of Recursion Overclocking Bit Band | +23 | 8% |
Overclocking Bit Band Shadowghast Ring | +21 | 5% |
Logic Loop of Division Shorting Bit Band | +21 | 5% |
Ring of Collapsing Futures Shadowghast Ring | +20 | 4% |
Logic Loop of Recursion Shorting Bit Band | +21 | 4% |
Logic Loop of Division Shadowghast Ring | +23 | 4% |
Shorting Bit Band Shadowghast Ring | +20 | 2% |
Legendaries +
Duskwalker's Patch | +26 | 83% |
Obedience | +26 | 49% |
Deathspike | +25 | 39% |
Zoldyck Insignia | +22 | 13% |
Toxic Onslaught | +21 | 10% |
Dashing Scoundrel | +19 | 2% |
Doomblade | +16 | 1% |
Resounding Clarity | +20 | 1% |
Covenants +
Venthyr | +26 | 49% |
Necrolord | +25 | 39% |
Night Fae | +21 | 10% |
Kyrian | +20 | 1% |
Soulbinds +
| +24 | 25% |
 | +23 | 24% |
 | +26 | 24% |
 | +25 | 13% |
 | +20 | 6% |
 | +20 | 2% |
 | +22 | 2% |
 | +20 | 1% |
 | +20 | 1% |
 | +21 | 1% |
Soulbind Abilities +
Necrolord Resourceful Fleshcrafting Runeforged Spurs Forgeborne Reveries Heirmir's Arsenal: Marrowed Gemstone Carver's Eye | +24 | 10% |
Venthyr Agent of Chaos Friends in Low Places Familiar Predicaments Thrill Seeker Nimble Steps | +22 | 7% |
Venthyr Leisurely Gait Soothing Shade Token of Appreciation Exquisite Ingredients Life is but an Appetizer | +26 | 4% |
Necrolord Resourceful Fleshcrafting Heirmir's Arsenal: Gorestompers Bonesmith's Satchel Forgeborne Reveries Carver's Eye | +19 | 4% |
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Plagueborn Cleansing Slime Ultimate Form Undulating Maneuvers | +25 | 4% |
Venthyr Agent of Chaos Friends in Low Places Familiar Predicaments Thrill Seeker Sinful Preservation | +23 | 3% |
Venthyr Watch the Shoes! Soothing Shade Token of Appreciation Life of the Party It's Always Tea Time | +24 | 2% |
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Plaguey's Preemptive Strike Plagueborn Cleansing Slime Ultimate Form Undulating Maneuvers | +21 | 2% |
Venthyr Watch the Shoes! Soothing Shade Token of Appreciation Exquisite Ingredients Life is but an Appetizer | +21 | 2% |
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Plagueborn Cleansing Slime Ultimate Form Viscous Trail | +25 | 2% |
Conduit +
Recuperator | +26 | 90% |
Quick Decisions | +26 | 76% |
Lethal Poisons | +26 | 75% |
Well-Placed Steel | +26 | 69% |
Condensed Anima Sphere | +25 | 51% |
Lashing Scars | +26 | 48% |
Nimble Fingers | +26 | 42% |
Sudden Fractures | +25 | 33% |
Cloaked in Shadows | +25 | 27% |
Poisoned Katar | +26 | 26% |
Conduit Combination +
Lashing Scars Nimble Fingers Recuperator Quick Decisions Well-Placed Steel Lethal Poisons | +26 | 6% |
Lashing Scars Recuperator Quick Decisions Well-Placed Steel Lethal Poisons Condensed Anima Sphere | +22 | 5% |
Recuperator Quick Decisions Poisoned Katar Well-Placed Steel Lethal Poisons Condensed Anima Sphere | +18 | 4% |
Sudden Fractures Nimble Fingers Recuperator Quick Decisions Well-Placed Steel Condensed Anima Sphere | +21 | 4% |
Lashing Scars Recuperator Quick Decisions Poisoned Katar Lethal Poisons Condensed Anima Sphere | +23 | 4% |
Sudden Fractures Nimble Fingers Recuperator Quick Decisions Lethal Poisons Condensed Anima Sphere | +24 | 4% |
Sudden Fractures Nimble Fingers Recuperator Cloaked in Shadows Quick Decisions Well-Placed Steel | +21 | 4% |
Sudden Fractures Recuperator Quick Decisions Well-Placed Steel Lethal Poisons Condensed Anima Sphere | +20 | 3% |
Lashing Scars Nimble Fingers Recuperator Well-Placed Steel Lethal Poisons Condensed Anima Sphere | +24 | 3% |
Lashing Scars Recuperator Cloaked in Shadows Fade to Nothing Well-Placed Steel Lethal Poisons | +23 | 3% |
Gem +
Quick Jewel Cluster | +26 | 50% |
Deadly Jewel Cluster | +25 | 44% |
Versatile Jewel Cluster | +26 | 26% |
Masterful Jewel Cluster | +26 | 17% |
Leviathan's Eye of Agility | +22 | 4% |
Straddling Jewel Doublet | +21 | 2% |
Straddling Sage Agate | +18 | 1% |
Gem Combination +
Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster | +22 | 6% |
Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster | +20 | 5% |
Quick Jewel Cluster | +21 | 5% |
Deadly Jewel Cluster | +20 | 5% |
Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster | +21 | 4% |
Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster | +20 | 3% |
Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster | +23 | 3% |
Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster | +21 | 3% |
Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster | +22 | 3% |
Back Enchant +
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Avoidance | +26 | 33% |
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Leech | +23 | 31% |
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Speed | +24 | 19% |
Enchant Cloak - Soul Vitality | +22 | 6% |
Chest Enchant +
Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats | +26 | 73% |
Enchant Chest - Eternal Skirmish | +24 | 17% |
Enchant Chest - Eternal Bulwark | +18 | 1% |
Enchant Chest - Sacred Stats | +20 | 1% |
Wrist Enchant +
Enchant Bracers - Shaded Hearthing | +26 | 50% |
Belt Enchant +
Nitro Boosts | +24 | 13% |
Feet Enchant +
Enchant Boots - Eternal Agility | +26 | 92% |
Ring Enchant +
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste | +25 | 38% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike | +24 | 24% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility | +26 | 9% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste | +25 | 8% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility | +23 | 7% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery | +23 | 4% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility | +21 | 2% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery | +21 | 2% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste | +20 | 1% |
Weapon Enchant +
Enchant Weapon - Sinful Revelation Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance | +26 | 89% |
Enchant Weapon - Lightless Force Enchant Weapon - Sinful Revelation | +20 | 3% |
Enchant Weapon - Lightless Force Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance | +24 | 3% |
Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance | +16 | 1% |
Enchant Weapon - Lightless Force Enchant Weapon - Lightless Force | +19 | 1% |
Races +
| +1.39% |
 | +1.25% |
 | +1.06% |
 | +0.86% |
 | +0.84% |
 | +0.83% |
 | +0.82% |
 | +0.80% |
 | +0.79% |
 | +0.77% |
 | +0.77% |
 | +0.71% |
 | +0.71% |
 | +0.57% |
 | +0.50% |
 | +0.42% |
 | +0.32% |
 | +0.31% |
 | +0.30% |
 | +0.29% |
 | +0.00% |
This guide covers all the essential parts of character optimization needed to maximize your DPS in Mythic+ Dungeons as Assassination Rogue.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where does the data come from?
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How to use this guide?
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