Class Guide
Assassination Rogue
How this spec actually plays, read from real archived arena matches: the talents top-rated players converge on, which of them earn their slot in-game, and the burst window.
10 matches · rated 2679–2422
Druid
Hunter
Paladin
Priest
Rogue
Shaman
Warlock
Warrior
• = match sample analysed
The core kit
Taken by nearly every sampled player, and put to work in nearly every game.
Bloody Mess
used in 10/10
Master Poisoner
used in 10/10
Improved Wound Poison
used in 10/10
Improved Sprint
used in 10/10
Subterfuge
used in 10/10
Soothing Darkness
used in 10/10
Swift Slasher
used in 10/10
Graceful Guile
used in 10/10
Rapid Injection
used in 10/10
Kingsbane
used in 10/10
Scent of Blood
used in 10/10
Shrouded Suffocation
used in 10/10
Razor Wire
used in 10/10
Superior Mixture
used in 10/10
Lucky Coin
used in 10/10
Without a Trace
used in 10/10
Ravenholdt Mint
used in 10/10
Implacable
used in 10/10
Hand of Fate
used in 10/10
Elusiveness
used in 10/10
Thistle Tea
used in 10/10
Improved Garrote
used in 9/10
Deathmark
used in 9/10
Finish the Job
used in 9/10
Featherfoot
used in 9/10
Dismantle
used in 9/10 PvP
Blind
used in 8/10
Atrophic Poison
used in 8/10
Burst window
View the full talent build →The single highest-damage real 12s window in the sample
- Kingsbane
- →
- Envenom
- →
- Crimson Tempest
- →
- Mutilate
- →
- Kick
- →
- Envenom
- →
- Mutilate
- →
- Mutilate
- →
- Envenom
Also commonly taken
▶ The sample — 10 matches
| Match | Rating | Length | Flagged talents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | 2679 | 93s | 2 |
| Match 2 | 2674 | 86s | 6 |
| Match 3 | 2669 | 101s | 5 |
| Match 4 | 2643 | 66s | 7 |
| Match 5 | 2637 | 108s | 6 |
| Match 6 | 2531 | 136s | 3 |
| Match 7·i18n | 2450 | 82s | 5 |
| Match 8·i18n | 2448 | 290s | 2 |
| Match 9·i18n | 2427 | 271s | 3 |
| Match 10·i18n | 2422 | 102s | 7 |