Assassination Rogue Guide for Shadowlands
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Type | Top Choice | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
Talents | Elaborate Planning Master Assassin Marked for Death Cheat Death Iron Wire Alacrity Crimson Tempest | 49.9K | 28% |
Weapons | Edge of Night Edge of Night | 51.4K | 73% |
Trinkets | Kihra's Adrenaline Injector Eye of Command | 51.4K | 19% |
Head | Soulblade Guise | 51.4K | 92% |
Neck | Shadowghast Necklace | 51.4K | 18% |
Shoulders | Soulblade Nightwings | 50.2K | 88% |
Back | Soulblade Cloak | 50.2K | 36% |
Chest | Soulblade Leathers | 51.4K | 55% |
Wrist | Umbrahide Armguards | 50.2K | 62% |
Hands | Soulblade Grasps | 51.4K | 86% |
Waist | Soulblade Baldric | 50.2K | 27% |
Legs | Soulblade Leggings | 51.4K | 94% |
Feet | Daschla's Defiant Treads | 43.5K | 24% |
Rings | Logic Loop of Division Overclocking Bit Band | 49.9K | 28% |
Legendaries | Duskwalker's Patch | 50.2K | 97% |
Covenants | Venthyr | 51.4K | 84% |
Soulbinds |  | 45.2K | 48% |
Soulbind Abilities | Venthyr Agent of Chaos Friends in Low Places Dauntless Duelist Thrill Seeker Nimble Steps | 36.8K | 15% |
Conduit | Recuperator | 51.4K | 89% |
Conduit Combination | Lashing Scars Nimble Fingers Recuperator Quick Decisions Well-Placed Steel Lethal Poisons | 50.2K | 16% |
Gem | Deadly Jewel Cluster | 50.2K | 60% |
Gem Combination | Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster | 49.9K | 8% |
Back Enchant | Enchant Cloak - Fortified Avoidance | 49.9K | 42% |
Chest Enchant | Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats | 51.4K | 72% |
Wrist Enchant | Enchant Bracers - Shaded Hearthing | 51.4K | 51% |
Belt Enchant | Nitro Boosts | 31.6K | 9% |
Feet Enchant | Enchant Boots - Eternal Agility | 51.4K | 98% |
Ring Enchant | Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike | 51.4K | 36% |
Weapon Enchant | Enchant Weapon - Sinful Revelation Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance | 51.4K | 98% |
Race | Performance Gain |
|---|---|
 Void Elf | +1.45% |
Talents for Assassination Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Elaborate Planning Master Assassin Marked for Death Cheat Death Iron Wire Alacrity Crimson Tempest | 49.9K | 28% |
Elaborate Planning Master Assassin Marked for Death Cheat Death Internal Bleeding Alacrity Crimson Tempest | 45.2K | 21% |
Elaborate Planning Master Assassin Marked for Death Cheat Death Prey on the Weak Alacrity Crimson Tempest | 51.4K | 17% |
Elaborate Planning Master Assassin Vigor Cheat Death Prey on the Weak Alacrity Poison Bomb | 27.5K | 3% |
Elaborate Planning Master Assassin Vigor Cheat Death Iron Wire Alacrity Crimson Tempest | 20.3K | 2% |
Elaborate Planning Master Assassin Vigor Cheat Death Iron Wire Alacrity Poison Bomb | 20.4K | 2% |
Elaborate Planning Subterfuge Vigor Cheat Death Iron Wire Alacrity Crimson Tempest | 23.6K | 2% |
Elaborate Planning Master Assassin Vigor Cheat Death Internal Bleeding Alacrity Crimson Tempest | 28.8K | 2% |
Elaborate Planning Subterfuge Deeper Stratagem Cheat Death Internal Bleeding Alacrity Poison Bomb | 35.1K | 2% |
Elaborate Planning Master Assassin Deeper Stratagem Cheat Death Iron Wire Alacrity Crimson Tempest | 36.8K | 2% |
Weapons for Assassination Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Edge of Night Edge of Night | 51.4K | 73% |
Edge of Night Apex Perforator | 26.1K | 5% |
Edge of Night Trixie's Backup Backbiter | 25.8K | 3% |
Edge of Night Observer's Umbral Shiv | 34.3K | 3% |
Apex Perforator Edge of Night | 18.9K | 2% |
Edge of Night Fang of Alcruux | 20.4K | 2% |
Trixie's Backup Backbiter Edge of Night | 25.5K | 2% |
Edge of Night Keepcrawler's Gutripper | 21.6K | 1% |
Edge of Night Nathrian Assassin's Backbiter | 25.9K | 1% |
Edge of Night Betrayer's Shadowspike | 36.2K | 1% |
Trinkets for Assassination Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Kihra's Adrenaline Injector Eye of Command | 51.4K | 19% |
Kihra's Adrenaline Injector Decanter of Endless Howling | 39.4K | 12% |
Kihra's Adrenaline Injector Scars of Fraternal Strife | 43.5K | 10% |
Kihra's Adrenaline Injector Salvaged Fusion Amplifier | 32.7K | 3% |
Eye of Command Cache of Acquired Treasures | 37.7K | 3% |
Eye of Command Salvaged Fusion Amplifier | 38.7K | 3% |
Hateful Chain Salvaged Fusion Amplifier | 22.2K | 2% |
Salvaged Fusion Amplifier Cache of Acquired Treasures | 36.2K | 2% |
Decanter of Endless Howling Salvaged Fusion Amplifier | 38.2K | 2% |
Kihra's Adrenaline Injector Cache of Acquired Treasures | 49.9K | 2% |
Head for Assassination Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Soulblade Guise | 51.4K | 92% |
Rakishly Tipped Tricorne | 40.4K | 2% |
Cowl of Haunting Precognition | 16.5K | 1% |
Unbound Reality Mask | 20.0K | 1% |
Shadebound Helm | 21.7K | 1% |
Leafmender Hood | 25.9K | 1% |
Sin-Steeped Coronet | 36.3K | 1% |
Neck for Assassination Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Shadowghast Necklace | 51.4K | 18% |
Interplanar Keystone | 45.2K | 15% |
Ornately Engraved Amplifier | 39.4K | 13% |
Cartel Xy's Proof of Initiation | 49.9K | 12% |
Worldkiller Iris | 43.5K | 10% |
Charm of Eternal Winter | 44.7K | 6% |
Weathered Talisman of the Shadowmoon | 37.6K | 5% |
Choker of Barbed Reins | 50.2K | 5% |
Amulet of the Last Guardian | 28.2K | 4% |
Periapt of Pristine Preservation | 36.6K | 4% |
Shoulders for Assassination Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Soulblade Nightwings | 50.2K | 88% |
Spaulders of the Crooked Confidant | 51.4K | 4% |
Unending Horizon Spaulders | 18.6K | 2% |
Epaulets of the Ailing Aria | 23.0K | 2% |
Wicked Flanker's Gorget | 37.7K | 2% |
Smuggler's Plundered Pauldrons | 17.5K | 1% |
Umbrahide Pauldrons | 20.3K | 1% |
Spaulders of Burning Focus | 23.5K | 1% |
Back for Assassination Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Soulblade Cloak | 50.2K | 36% |
Shroud of the Sire's Chosen | 38.8K | 11% |
Crest of the Legionnaire General | 44.7K | 7% |
Duplicating Drape | 36.6K | 6% |
Mountebank's Colorful Cloak | 26.5K | 5% |
Mantle of Manifest Sins | 51.4K | 5% |
Drape of Titanic Dreams | 23.5K | 3% |
Cowled Batwing Cloak | 24.4K | 3% |
Lurking Predator's Camouflage | 28.2K | 3% |
Self-Replicating Tissue | 35.7K | 3% |
Chest for Assassination Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Soulblade Leathers | 51.4K | 55% |
Umbrahide Vest | 49.9K | 40% |
Witherheart Studded Breastplate | 43.5K | 2% |
Vest of Wanton Deeds | 14.5K | 1% |
Fractured Colossus Core | 16.4K | 1% |
Miasma-Lacquered Jerkin | 26.2K | 1% |
Wrist for Assassination Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Umbrahide Armguards | 50.2K | 62% |
Soulblade Wristguard | 35.6K | 11% |
Clasps of the Unfortunate Troubadour | 39.3K | 6% |
Bracers of Autonomous Classification | 20.0K | 3% |
Devourer's Sandblown Hidebinders | 28.8K | 3% |
Precisely Calibrated Chronometer | 26.3K | 2% |
Bloodfeather Bracers | 26.3K | 2% |
Barkweave Wristwraps | 28.2K | 2% |
Blackfin Wristband | 31.6K | 2% |
Wrists of the Wicked Star | 51.4K | 2% |
Hands for Assassination Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Soulblade Grasps | 51.4K | 86% |
Bleakwing Assassin's Grips | 35.7K | 5% |
Loyal Kvaldir's Handwraps | 39.4K | 3% |
Gloves of Phantom Shadows | 22.8K | 1% |
Guileful Intruder Handguards | 27.2K | 1% |
Self-Sanitizing Handwraps | 27.8K | 1% |
Grasps of Abducted Fate | 28.8K | 1% |
Galvanized Leather Grips | 36.2K | 1% |
Custodian's Soothing Touch | 44.7K | 1% |
Waist for Assassination Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Soulblade Baldric | 50.2K | 27% |
Spell-Woven Tourniquet | 51.4K | 14% |
Umbrahide Waistguard | 39.3K | 10% |
Agonizing Spiked Belt | 35.9K | 7% |
Cinch of Improbable Desire | 49.9K | 7% |
Venza's Powderbelt | 31.5K | 6% |
Mekgineer's Championship Belt | 38.8K | 5% |
Windrunner's Baldric | 44.7K | 4% |
Runecarver's Twisted Ward | 32.7K | 4% |
Infinitely Collapsing Coil | 35.6K | 4% |
Legs for Assassination Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Soulblade Leggings | 51.4K | 94% |
Umbrahide Leggings | 34.3K | 2% |
Flameclasp-Scorched Legguards | 16.5K | 1% |
Flame-Seared Leggings | 21.9K | 1% |
Volatile Shadestitch Legguards | 22.2K | 1% |
Elite Aranakk Breeches | 31.5K | 1% |
Unseen Predator's Breeches | 50.2K | 1% |
Feet for Assassination Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Daschla's Defiant Treads | 43.5K | 24% |
Soulblade Footpads | 39.4K | 18% |
Machinist's Treasured Treads | 36.3K | 13% |
Unstable Energizer Boots | 45.2K | 9% |
Ooey-Gooey Galoshes | 36.2K | 6% |
Enchanted Toe-Tappers | 50.2K | 5% |
Umbrahide Treads | 38.8K | 5% |
Stud-Scarred Footwear | 36.9K | 5% |
Treads of Titanic Deconversion | 51.4K | 4% |
Calliard's Galoshes | 22.3K | 3% |
Rings for Assassination Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Logic Loop of Division Overclocking Bit Band | 49.9K | 28% |
Jeweled Signet of Melandrus Shadowghast Ring | 51.4K | 23% |
Logic Loop of Recursion Overclocking Bit Band | 35.1K | 6% |
Shadowghast Ring Modified Defense Grid | 23.9K | 6% |
Shadowghast Ring Sworn Oath of the Nine | 36.3K | 3% |
Terestian's Signet Ring Shadowghast Ring | 27.6K | 3% |
Shadowghast Ring Ritualist's Treasured Ring | 27.8K | 3% |
Logic Loop of Division Shorting Bit Band | 26.3K | 3% |
Logic Loop of Maintenance Shadowghast Ring | 40.4K | 2% |
Shadowghast Ring Miniature Breaking Wheel | 31.5K | 2% |
Legendaries for Assassination Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Duskwalker's Patch | 50.2K | 97% |
Obedience | 51.4K | 83% |
Deathspike | 40.4K | 9% |
Toxic Onslaught | 27.5K | 8% |
Dashing Scoundrel | 16.5K | 1% |
Zoldyck Insignia | 38.8K | 1% |
Covenants for Assassination Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Venthyr | 51.4K | 84% |
Necrolord | 40.4K | 9% |
Night Fae | 27.5K | 8% |
Soulbinds for Assassination Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
| 45.2K | 48% |
 | 51.4K | 36% |
 | 27.5K | 7% |
 | 36.6K | 4% |
 | 40.4K | 4% |
Soulbind Abilities for Assassination Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Venthyr Agent of Chaos Friends in Low Places Dauntless Duelist Thrill Seeker Nimble Steps | 36.8K | 15% |
Venthyr Agent of Chaos Friends in Low Places Dauntless Duelist Thrill Seeker Sinful Preservation | 38.7K | 10% |
Venthyr Leisurely Gait Soothing Shade Token of Appreciation Exquisite Ingredients Life is but an Appetizer | 50.2K | 7% |
Venthyr Leisurely Gait Soothing Shade Token of Appreciation Life of the Party Life is but an Appetizer | 51.4K | 5% |
Venthyr Agent of Chaos Friends in Low Places Familiar Predicaments Thrill Seeker Nimble Steps | 23.3K | 3% |
Venthyr Watch the Shoes! Soothing Shade Token of Appreciation Exquisite Ingredients Life is but an Appetizer | 39.4K | 3% |
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Plagueborn Cleansing Slime Ultimate Form Undulating Maneuvers | 40.4K | 3% |
Venthyr Agent of Chaos Friends in Low Places Familiar Predicaments Thrill Seeker Sinful Preservation | 26.1K | 2% |
Venthyr Watch the Shoes! Soothing Shade Token of Appreciation Life of the Party It's Always Tea Time | 31.6K | 2% |
Venthyr Thrill Seeker Agent of Chaos Friends in Low Places Dauntless Duelist Nimble Steps | 37.7K | 2% |
Conduit for Assassination Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Well-Placed Steel | 51.4K | 89% |
Recuperator | 51.4K | 89% |
Quick Decisions | 51.4K | 86% |
Lashing Scars | 51.4K | 83% |
Lethal Poisons | 51.4K | 68% |
Nimble Fingers | 50.2K | 45% |
Condensed Anima Sphere | 44.7K | 41% |
Prepared for All | 39.3K | 31% |
Fade to Nothing | 45.2K | 22% |
Rushed Setup | 45.2K | 16% |
Conduit Combination for Assassination Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Lashing Scars Nimble Fingers Recuperator Quick Decisions Well-Placed Steel Lethal Poisons | 50.2K | 16% |
Lashing Scars Recuperator Quick Decisions Well-Placed Steel Lethal Poisons Condensed Anima Sphere | 38.2K | 10% |
Lashing Scars Recuperator Quick Decisions Fade to Nothing Prepared for All Well-Placed Steel | 31.5K | 5% |
Lashing Scars Nimble Fingers Recuperator Well-Placed Steel Lethal Poisons Condensed Anima Sphere | 39.4K | 5% |
Lashing Scars Nimble Fingers Recuperator Quick Decisions Prepared for All Well-Placed Steel | 39.3K | 4% |
Lashing Scars Nimble Fingers Recuperator Quick Decisions Rushed Setup Well-Placed Steel | 36.2K | 4% |
Lashing Scars Recuperator Quick Decisions Prepared for All Well-Placed Steel Condensed Anima Sphere | 36.8K | 3% |
Lashing Scars Recuperator Cloaked in Shadows Quick Decisions Well-Placed Steel Lethal Poisons | 51.4K | 3% |
Lashing Scars Recuperator Quick Decisions Fade to Nothing Rushed Setup Well-Placed Steel | 32.7K | 2% |
Lashing Scars Recuperator Quick Decisions Fade to Nothing Well-Placed Steel Condensed Anima Sphere | 36.9K | 2% |
Gem for Assassination Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Deadly Jewel Cluster | 50.2K | 60% |
Quick Jewel Cluster | 50.2K | 49% |
Versatile Jewel Cluster | 39.3K | 27% |
Masterful Jewel Cluster | 51.4K | 23% |
Leviathan's Eye of Agility | 19.6K | 2% |
Gem Combination for Assassination Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster | 49.9K | 8% |
Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster | 40.4K | 6% |
Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster | 28.4K | 5% |
Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster | 24.9K | 4% |
Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster | 51.4K | 4% |
Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster | 31.6K | 4% |
Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster | 45.2K | 4% |
Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster | 27.8K | 3% |
Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster | 28.8K | 3% |
Deadly Jewel Cluster | 26.3K | 2% |
Back Enchant for Assassination Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Avoidance | 49.9K | 42% |
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Leech | 40.4K | 25% |
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Speed | 51.4K | 25% |
Enchant Cloak - Soul Vitality | 23.3K | 4% |
Chest Enchant for Assassination Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats | 51.4K | 72% |
Enchant Chest - Eternal Skirmish | 43.5K | 26% |
Wrist Enchant for Assassination Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Enchant Bracers - Shaded Hearthing | 51.4K | 51% |
Belt Enchant for Assassination Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Nitro Boosts | 31.6K | 9% |
Belt Enchant: Personal Space Amplifier | 22.3K | 1% |
Feet Enchant for Assassination Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Enchant Boots - Eternal Agility | 51.4K | 98% |
Ring Enchant for Assassination Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike | 51.4K | 36% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste | 39.4K | 26% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery | 40.4K | 9% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste | 50.2K | 9% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility | 35.9K | 8% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility | 39.3K | 4% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility | 27.8K | 3% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery | 26.8K | 2% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery | 28.2K | 1% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility | 37.6K | 1% |
Weapon Enchant for Assassination Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Enchant Weapon - Sinful Revelation Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance | 51.4K | 98% |
Enchant Weapon - Lightless Force Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance | 14.7K | 1% |
Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance | 16.9K | 1% |
Races for Assassination Rogue
-Name | Performance Gain |
|---|---|
| +1.45% |
 | +0.89% |
 | +0.84% |
 | +0.76% |
 | +0.72% |
 | +0.62% |
 | +0.60% |
 | +0.57% |
 | +0.56% |
 | +0.55% |
 | +0.46% |
 | +0.46% |
 | +0.39% |
 | +0.26% |
 | +0.21% |
 | +0.21% |
 | +0.21% |
 | +0.19% |
 | +0.04% |
 | +0.01% |
 | +0.00% |
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