Assassination Rogue Guide for The War Within Patch 11.2.5 Season 3 - Best Builds, Rotations, and Tips

Assassination Rogue guide - updated for The War Within Patch 11.2.5 Season 3. This guide follows the reference structure and focuses on current PvE setups for raids, mythic plus, and delves, plus PvP strategies for solo shuffle, 2v2, 3v3, and RBG. It covers talents, rotation priorities, stat priority, gear approach, and practical tips to maximize Assassination performance. Default hero talent is Fatebound in raids once you have the Season 3 tier set, while Deathstalker is preferred in Mythic Plus cleave keys. The alternative hero talent offers a different pacing, with Fatebound emphasizing 90 second Kingsbane and Deathmark cycles and Deathstalker focusing on plague style ramp and funnel.

PvE Guide for Assassination Rogue in Patch 11.2.5 Season 3

Assassination is a single target focused damage over time spec that maintains poisons and bleeds, then amplifies them through Envenom windows and Kingsbane or Deathmark cooldowns. You maintain Garrote, Rupture, Crimson Tempest on multi target, and Slice and Dice while managing Energy and combo points. Fatebound is the default raid hero talent with the Season 3 tier set, turning your kit into a 90 second burst profile around Kingsbane and Deathmark. Swap to Deathstalker for heavy cleave, frequent add spawns, and Mythic Plus dungeons where plague cleave and funnel shine. Strengths are sustained boss damage with strong priority funnel. Weaknesses are ramp time, target swap cost, and limited instant burst AoE.

Assassination Rogue Raid Guide in Season 3

Plan raid cooldowns around boss timers so Deathmark, Kingsbane, and on use trinkets align with key damage windows and the Season 3 Fatebound tier set cooldown reduction. Do not be afraid to hold Kingsbane or the on use trinket a few seconds to match add waves or shield phases, but avoid missing full casts over the fight. When playing Fatebound, aim for 90 second cycles with Kingsbane, Deathmark, and Lily of the Eternal Weave or a similar on use trinket. With Deathstalker in cleave fights, focus on maintaining Deathstalker marks and plague uptime on priority targets while multi dotting secondary enemies. Movement is handled through pre placed bleeds, Shadowstep, Sprint, and using Vanish windows to reapply empowered Garrotes while moving. In raids you excel at long single target and funnel, but suffer on very short lived packs or heavy target swap encounters.

Best Talents for Assassination Rogue Raids

For raids, use a single target Fatebound build once you have the Season 3 tier set. Take standard throughput nodes like Improved Garrote, Elaborate Planning, Shiv enhancers, Crimson Tempest, and talents that buff Kingsbane and Deathmark. In the class tree, keep essential tools like Feint, Cheat Death, Cloak of Shadows, Evasion, and utility nodes such as Gouge, Kidney Shot, and Atrophic Poison where needed. Hero talent is Fatebound by default for pure boss damage and 90 second burst cycles. On encounters with frequent adds or cleave, swap to a Deathstalker build that leans into Fan of Knives, Crimson Tempest, and Rupture cleave while still maintaining strong boss pressure.

Best Stats for Assassination Rogue Raids

1. Critical Strike
2. Mastery
3. Haste
4. Versatility

Agility is the primary stat. In Season 3, general all content stat ranking is Agility, then Critical Strike, then Mastery, followed by Haste, with Versatility trailing as mostly defensive. Exact secondary values shift with gear level, hero talent choice, and encounter type, especially when balancing Fatebound and Deathstalker builds. Always simulate your own character when possible to fine tune secondary breakpoints, particularly if you change tier set pieces, trinkets, or weapon item levels.

Best Consumables, Enchants, and Gems for Assassination Rogue Raids

• Potion: Use Tempered Potion as your main damage potion. Pre pot for important boss pulls if allowed and pair the second potion with Kingsbane and Deathmark during a high value phase.
• Food: Use Feast of the Divine Day from your group when available. Otherwise, choose single stat food that buffs your best secondary, usually Critical Strike.
• Flask: Use Flask of Alchemical Chaos as your default flask in Season 3 for a strong, constantly shifting secondary stat mix that aligns well with your overall damage profile.
• Weapon oil: Apply Algari Mana Oil to both daggers for additional damage and valuable Critical Strike and Haste, refreshing before pulls and between wipes.

Enchants

• Weapon: Use Authority of Radiant Power on both weapons as the standard raid choice. For pure single target progression, consider Authority of the Depths on one weapon if sims show a gain.
• Rings: Enchant rings with Radiant Mastery or the current equivalent that aligns with your top secondary, usually Critical Strike or Mastery.
• Cloak, Bracers, Boots, Chest, Legs: Use Chant of Winged Grace on cloak, Chant of Armored Leech on bracers, Defender's March on boots, Crystalline Radiance on chest, and Stormbound Armor Kit on legs for a strong mix of throughput and survivability in raids.

Gems

• Unique epic: Socket Culminating Blasphemite as your primary unique gem. As an alternative, use the crit leaning Blasphemite variant if simulations suggest a small gain in your current gear set.
• Other sockets: Fill remaining sockets with Deadly Onyx, Masterful Ruby, and Deadly Emerald, leaning toward Critical Strike and Mastery consistent with your stat priority.

Best Gear for Assassination Rogue Raids

Prioritize your highest item level daggers, with a fast main hand and an off hand that maintains high DPS and strong enchant uptime. Aim to secure the Season 3 Fatebound themed tier set 4 piece as soon as possible, as it significantly improves Kingsbane and Deathmark cycles by extending Kingsbane and reducing both cooldowns. This tier set turns you into a 90 second cooldown spec and is central to endgame raid performance. Focus on raid and Mythic Plus trinkets like Araz's Ritual Forge, Lily of the Eternal Weave, Unyielding Netherprism, and Astral Antenna depending on hero talent and fight length. Do not drop major item level upgrades for minor secondary gains; overall item level and tier completion remain the highest gearing priorities.

Rotation and Ability Priority for Assassination Rogue Raids

In raids, maintain all key damage over time effects and plan your rotation around major cooldown windows. Keep Garrote, Rupture, and Crimson Tempest active where appropriate, and never let Slice and Dice fall off. Use Mutilate or Ambush to build combo points, then Envenom at high combo counts to extend and buff poison damage. Align Kingsbane and Deathmark with your strongest trinkets and external buffs, and use Shiv before these windows to amplify nature damage and poison output. Manage Energy by pooling before burst sequences so you can spam finishers while Kingsbane and Deathmark are active, but avoid capping Energy and combo points outside cooldowns.

Single Target

• Keep Deadly Poison active, maintain Slice and Dice, and ensure Garrote and Rupture never fall off the boss. Apply Crimson Tempest only when you expect sustained multi target cleave.
• Generate combo points with Mutilate and Ambush, consuming Blindside procs quickly without disrupting your finisher timing. Spend at 5 or more combo points on Envenom, avoiding overcapping.
• Use Shiv before Kingsbane and Deathmark windows, then activate Kingsbane, Deathmark, and your on use trinket. During these windows, spam Envenom while maintaining bleeds and do not let Energy cap. Outside cooldowns, continue standard maintenance and avoid clipping bleeds early without reason.
• In execute style phases or burn checks, maintain your usual priority but commit additional defensives like Feint to stay in melee and maintain uptime, which is your primary damage gain.

AoE Rotation

• On stacked cleave, open with Fan of Knives to generate combo points, then apply Rupture across multiple targets and maintain Crimson Tempest. Keep Garrote on key enemies for higher priority damage and control.
• Use Deathstalker when chosen to funnel plague damage from secondary targets into priority enemies by maintaining marks and consuming them with finishers. Even in heavy AoE, keep your focus on maintaining strong Rupture and Crimson Tempest uptime while spending excess combo points on Envenom when bleeds are stable.

Opener

• Practical Fatebound raid opener: Pre apply poisons and weapon oils. A few seconds before the pull, enter Stealth. On pull, use Tempered Potion, then Garrote, Rupture, Slice and Dice, Shiv, Kingsbane, Deathmark, on use trinket, and then cycle Mutilate and Envenom while keeping bleeds active. Use Vanish for an empowered Garrote reapplication when Subterfuge is active. For Deathstalker, ensure you apply the mark early through Ambush and follow the finisher cycle to keep the mark and capstone buff rolling.
• Survival and utility: Use Feint proactively before heavy raid damage, combine Cloak of Shadows with movement to ignore or bypass magic mechanics, and plan a defensive rotation with your healers for high risk overlap phases so you can maintain uptime on the boss during dangerous timings.

Assassination Rogue Mythic Plus Guide in Season 3

In Mythic Plus, plan around pull sizes, affixes, and cooldown chaining across the dungeon. Deathstalker is the default hero talent in keys thanks to its plague cleave, improved Fan of Knives, and strong funnel into priority targets, while Fatebound remains a situational pick for routes that emphasize boss damage over trash. Chain defensive cooldowns with your tank and healer on dangerous pulls, and hold Kingsbane or Deathmark for priority mobs and mini bosses rather than every trash pack. Your strengths in keys are controlled pull planning, massive sustained bleed cleave, and high priority single target on fortified weeks. Weaknesses include ramp time on fast dying mobs and limited emergency AoE burst when packs die before your bleeds tick.

Best Talents for Assassination Rogue Mythic Plus

For Mythic Plus, use a Deathstalker build focused on AoE and cleave. In the spec tree, pick Crimson Tempest, Improved Fan of Knives, and multi target talents that boost Rupture and poison application. In the class tree, invest in tools like Gouge, Kidney Shot, and additional stuns or stops depending on dungeon needs, while retaining Feint, Cheat Death, and Cloak of Shadows for survival. Deathstalker is preferred for keys because it adds plague damage, enhances Fan of Knives and Crimson Tempest, and improves funnel into priority targets. Fatebound remains an option on keys with very dangerous bosses and low trash pressure, especially on Tyrannical weeks.

Best Stats for Assassination Rogue Mythic Plus

1. Critical Strike
2. Mastery
3. Haste
4. Versatility

Mythic Plus stat priority remains similar to raids, but you can tolerate slightly more Versatility and Mastery for survivability and cleave stability if your group struggles with high damage pulls. Critical Strike and Mastery continue to drive your core damage profile via extra combo points, stronger bleeds, and higher Envenom output. Adjust small differences through sims once you secure your key gear pieces and tier set.

Best Consumables, Enchants, and Gems for Assassination Rogue Mythic Plus

1. Use Tempered Potion for large pulls and boss burns, pre potting before dangerous packs and combining with Kingsbane and Deathmark. Consider saving potions for boss phases on Tyrannical weeks.
2. Food: Rely on Feast of the Divine Day from your group, or use single stat Critical Strike food for more consistent damage. If you die often to unavoidable damage, you may experiment with stamina feasts in pugs.
3. Flask: Flask of Alchemical Chaos remains the standard choice for keys, providing a powerful, ever shifting mix of secondary stats that scales well with your kit.
4. Weapon oil: Keep Algari Mana Oil applied for all keys, refreshing between dungeons or after deaths to maintain maximum throughput.
5. Enchants and gems: Use the same enchant and gem setup as in raids, with Culminating Blasphemite and a mix of Deadly Onyx, Masterful Ruby, and Deadly Emerald, skewing toward Versatility only if survivability is a serious issue.

Rotation and Ability Priority for Assassination Rogue Mythic Plus

On packs, open in Stealth when possible and establish control before you commit cooldowns. Maintain Garrote and Rupture on priority enemies, then spread bleeds and apply Crimson Tempest as enemies group up. Use Fan of Knives to generate combo points while gaining Deathstalker value or spreading poisons. Chain cooldowns like Deathmark, Kingsbane, and Araz's Ritual Forge across packs rather than stacking them on every pull, unless you are on a fortified boss style mini boss. Use Feint and Cloak of Shadows proactively to survive heavy magic damage, and coordinate stuns, blinds, and kicks with your group so your damage windows are not interrupted by mechanics.

Single Target

• On bosses and priority mobs, follow your raid single target priority: maintain Slice and Dice, Garrote, Rupture, and poisons, then spend at 5 combo points on Envenom. Keep Crimson Tempest only if there are consistent adds or cleave opportunities.
• Plan Deathmark and Kingsbane uses for dangerous or time critical boss phases. On Tyrannical weeks, align potions with these windows, while on fortified weeks you may hold cooldowns for tough mini bosses instead.
• Keep track of procs like Blindside and Deathstalker capstone effects, consuming them quickly without letting Energy or combo points cap, and always prioritize bleed uptime over minor filler casts.

AoE Rotation

• On large packs, open with control, then Fan of Knives into Rupture application and Crimson Tempest. Maintain these bleeds while using Fan of Knives to build combo points and funnel Deathstalker plague damage into targets that matter.
• Use defensive cooldowns early rather than late on very dangerous pulls so you can stay in melee range and maintain uptime. Combine utility like Kidney Shot, Gouge, Blind, and poisons with your group to stop casts and stabilize packs.

Opener

• In keys, if pre potting is allowed, start in Stealth with poisons and oils active, then on the first pull apply Garrote and Rupture to priority targets, drop Crimson Tempest, pop Tempered Potion, Kingsbane, Deathmark, and your AoE trinket, then spam Fan of Knives and Envenom while maintaining bleeds. Save Feint and Cloak of Shadows for predictable spikes such as big magic pulses or burst cleave mechanics.

Affix notes: On Tyrannical weeks, prioritize cooldowns for bosses and particularly dangerous mini bosses, accepting slightly slower trash clears. On Fortified weeks, invest more cooldowns into large pulls where your bleeds and Deathstalker plagues can fully tick, using careful pull planning with your tank to avoid overpulling beyond available defensives.

Assassination Rogue Delves Guide in Season 3

In Delves, you play a more self reliant, control heavy style that leans on kiting, stuns, and defensives while maintaining strong single target pressure on elites and bosses. Deathstalker is usually preferred for Delves because of its added cleave, plague damage, and synergy with Fan of Knives and Crimson Tempest, letting you clean up packs while focusing on a single dangerous target. Fatebound remains a strong alternative when you plan around large Kingsbane and Deathmark windows against sturdy elites or bosses and want a more predictable 90 second burst cycle. Your survival plan is based on constant crowd control, careful pull selection, and smart defensive usage rather than pure face tanking.

Best Talents for Assassination Rogue Delves

For Delves, start from your Mythic Plus Deathstalker build, then invest more points into survivability and utility. In the class tree, prioritize Feint upgrades, Cheat Death, Evasion, additional mobility, and control such as Gouge, Blind, and extra Kidney Shot talents. In the spec tree, keep core throughput but do not hesitate to drop small damage nodes for improved healing or mitigation if you are struggling. Hero talent is Deathstalker by default for its control friendly plague cycle and multi target pressure. If you are comfortable surviving and want stronger boss burn windows, switch to Fatebound and focus on timing your Kingsbane and Deathmark around dangerous elites or boss phases.

Best Stats for Assassination Rogue Delves

1. Critical Strike
2. Mastery
3. Haste
4. Versatility

In Delves, stat priority mirrors PvE content, but small adjustments toward Versatility can be justified if you frequently die on high tiers. Critical Strike and Mastery still deliver the main throughput, while Haste smooths Energy and bleed tick frequency. Add a moderate amount of Versatility through natural gearing to improve damage reduction without forcing awkward gear choices.

Best Consumables, Enchants, and Gems for Assassination Rogue Delves

• Potion choices for elites and bosses: Use Tempered Potion for tough pulls and bosses, saving it for situations where you expect to chain stuns and finish enemies quickly.
• Food and flask guidance: Keep using Feast of the Divine Day when grouping, or single stat Critical Strike food when solo, and pair this with Flask of Alchemical Chaos as your standard flask. If you find yourself dying often, experiment with stamina leaning food or more defensive flasks where available.
• Weapon oil, enchants, gems: Use Algari Mana Oil, Authority of Radiant Power or Depths, defensive armor enchants, and Blasphemite plus secondary gems as in raids, unless personal testing strongly suggests a different mix for survival.

Rotation and Ability Priority for Assassination Rogue Delves

Delves demand a control first approach. Pull small, open from Stealth, and chain crowd control and kiting tools while maintaining bleeds and poisons on dangerous enemies. Use Feint liberally, maintain distance during heavy damage telegraphs with Sprint and Shadowstep, and plan Kingsbane and Deathmark around the scariest enemies in each room instead of every pull.

Single Target

• Use your standard single target priority from raids, but add safety considerations: do not chase enemies through dangerous ground effects just to refresh a bleed. Instead, wait for mechanics to end, then reapply Garrote, Rupture, and Envenom windows.
• Use Blind and Kidney Shot to lock down elites while bleeds tick, and maintain enough Energy to move or interrupt at any time rather than playing on the edge of capping.

AoE Rotation

• On multiple enemies, pull line of sight around corners, then open with crowd control on casters and apply Crimson Tempest and Rupture across the pack. Use Fan of Knives and Deathstalker plagues to burn them down while kiting and rotating Evasion, Feint, and Cloak of Shadows.

Opener

• In dangerous rooms, pre plan your escape route, open from Stealth with Garrote on the most threatening target, then Rupture, Crimson Tempest, and defensive cooldowns. Use Tempered Potion plus Kingsbane and Deathmark to quickly eliminate the highest priority enemy, then kite remaining mobs with slows, Crippling Poison, and crowd control.

Best PvP Guide for Assassination Rogue in Patch 11.2.5 Season 3

In PvP, Assassination plays around constant pressure with poisons and bleeds, regular damage spikes with Kingsbane, and strong control through Cheap Shot, Kidney Shot, Gouge, and Blind. You apply Wound Poison, maintain Garrote and Rupture on kill targets, and use Shiv and Kingsbane to create kill windows. Healing reduction comes primarily from sustained Wound Poison and Bleed pressure and talents that amplify poisons or Hemotoxin effects. Baseline control includes Sap, Blind, stuns, and slows, letting you coordinate setups with your team. General PvP stat priority is Versatility, then Mastery, then Critical Strike, then Haste, balancing damage, durability, and resource flow.

Assassination Rogue Solo Shuffle Guide

In Solo Shuffle, focus on consistent setups with clear communication through pings and macros. Your gameplan is to establish Wound Poison, Garrote, and Rupture on the primary kill target, then coordinate Kidney Shot into Shiv and Kingsbane, followed by Envenom spam. Maintain control on healers with Blind, Sap off crowd control when possible, and slow melee enemies with Crippling Poison and Dismantle style disarms to keep pressure manageable. Trade defensives like Feint, Cloak of Shadows, Evasion, and trinket intelligently, avoiding overlap with healer cooldowns. Use mobility and kiting to avoid getting stuck in bad positions when dampening rises and enemy cooldowns stack.

Best Talents for Assassination Rogue Solo Shuffle

Run a Fatebound oriented hero talent setup by default in Solo Shuffle for stronger single target Kingsbane bursts, but swap to Deathstalker if you prefer more constant rot pressure and easier cleave. For PvP talents, core options generally include Smoke Bomb for kill setups, Preemptive Maneuver for extra survivability, and Dismantle into melee comps. Against heavy healing or tanky teams, consider Hemotoxin for stronger healing reduction during Shiv. Flex additional talents like Maneuverability or Control is King versus roots, slows, and control heavy enemies.

Best Stats for Assassination Rogue Solo Shuffle

1. Versatility
2. Mastery
3. Critical Strike
4. Haste

Rotation and Kill Setup

Standard kill setup is crowd control on the healer, then stun on the kill target, then burst. For example, Sap or Blind the healer, Cheap Shot or Kidney Shot the kill target, apply Garrote and Rupture if missing, then Shiv, Kingsbane, and Envenom spam. Use Smoke Bomb during this window to deny healing if dampening is high or if the enemy has limited outs. Maintain poisons and bleeds between goes so the enemy remains under pressure even when heals are available. Micro positioning around pillars and line of sight is key: stay near cover, avoid being the first target in open spaces, and use Shadowstep aggressively to escape roots or reposition behind enemies.

Macros and Addons

• Essential macros include focus Kick, focus Kidney Shot, focus Blind, startattack macros for main builders, mouseover Garrote and Rupture, and arena1, arena2, arena3 hotkeys for quick stuns and interrupts.
• Useful PvP addons include cooldown and interrupt trackers, enemy cast bars for arena frames, and an arena unit frame addon that shows trinkets and diminishing returns. Use combat log and damage analysis tools to review failed goes and defensive trades after matches.

Assassination Rogue 2v2 Guide

In 2v2, you typically pair with healers or off heal hybrids that can help sustain long dampening games while you apply constant poison and bleed pressure. Coordinate peels with your partner through stuns, slows, roots, and knockbacks, and plan kill attempts around cross crowd control. Trap or sleep based openers are replaced by Sap and Blind chains, so timing and diminishing returns management matter. Peel allies with Kidney Shot, Gouge, and Dismantle when enemies swap targets, and save Cloak of Shadows and Evasion for enemy offensive cooldowns rather than random damage. Your kill condition is a clean Kidney Shot into Shiv and Kingsbane with healer in crowd control and minimal defensive responses available.

Best Talents for Assassination Rogue 2v2

Use similar PvP talents as Solo Shuffle, keeping Smoke Bomb, Preemptive Maneuver, and Dismantle as core picks. Swap in Hemotoxin against healer comps where increased healing reduction secures kills more reliably, or mobility and control talents against kiting or control heavy teams. Adjust between Fatebound and Deathstalker hero talents depending on whether your comp relies more on short burst goes or constant rot damage.

Best Stats for Assassination Rogue 2v2

1. Versatility
2. Mastery
3. Critical Strike
4. Haste

Rotation and Win Conditions

First go usually happens with trinkets up and should test enemy defensive layering. Force major cooldowns by combining Kidney Shot, Shiv, Kingsbane, and Smoke Bomb with healer in crowd control. Expect the enemy to trade trinkets and large defensives on this go. The second or third go is usually your win condition once trinkets are down, especially at higher dampening. Maintain Rupture and Garrote uptime throughout the match and use Feint often to survive dampening. Call for peels from your partner if caught without trinket and major defensives.

Macros and Addons

• Include focus Sap and focus Blind macros for opener and reset plays, arena1, arena2, arena3 CC macros for fast crowd control, cancelaura macros for defensive resets when needed, and mouseover macros to reveal or slow stealth targets with Fan of Knives or other tools.
• Standard PvP addons for 2v2 include cooldown and trinket trackers, enemy cast bars, and unit frame enhancements that show diminishing returns and important debuffs.

Assassination Rogue 3v3 Guide

In 3v3, your goal is to create repeated crowd control chains on the healer while using cross control on the off target and pushing kill targets into unrecoverable situations. Coordinate trap like or stun chains with your teammates, staggering your Blind, Kidney Shot, and partner CC. Position to avoid swaps by keeping line of sight options and staying away from enemy melee when your defensives are down. Communicate explicitly about enemy offensive cooldowns so you can respond with Feint, Evasion, Cloak of Shadows, and Smoke Bomb defensively when needed.

Best Talents for Assassination Rogue 3v3

Talent choices mirror Solo Shuffle, with Fatebound preferred for hard hitting set play comps that want strong Kingsbane goes, and Deathstalker used in comps that value rot pressure and consistent damage. Core PvP talents continue to be Smoke Bomb, Preemptive Maneuver, and Dismantle, with Hemotoxin flexed in when facing healing heavy compositions. Adjust other PvP talents to cover weaknesses in your comp such as mobility, displacement, or survivability.

Best Stats for Assassination Rogue 3v3

1. Versatility
2. Mastery
3. Critical Strike
4. Haste

Rotation and Win Conditions

Win conditions in 3v3 are structured around clean crowd control chains and high value Kingsbane and Shiv windows. Coordinate a long CC chain on the healer using stuns, fears, or polymorphs, followed by Blind or Sap when diminishing returns allow. During these windows, commit Kidney Shot, Shiv, Kingsbane, and Smoke Bomb to secure kills. Track enemy defensives carefully; once key cooldowns and trinkets are down, pressure becomes overwhelming. Rotate your own defensives with teammates rather than overlapping, and abuse line of sight to avoid unnecessary damage between goes.

Macros and Addons

• Use focus macros for all major crowd control, arena1, arena2, arena3 macros for stuns and kicks, stopcasting macros for instant responses, and mouseover macros for quick slows and anti stealth tools.
• Standard 3v3 addons include enemy cooldown trackers, arena frames with diminishing returns, and tools that show interrupt and crowd control history so you can refine your chains.

Assassination Rogue RBG Guide

In rated battlegrounds, you provide high sustained pressure on clumped targets, strong kill secure on focused calls, and choke control around objectives. On team fight maps, spread poisons and bleeds over large enemy groups, then focus Kingsbane, Shiv, and Kidney Shot on marked targets to secure kills. On flag maps, you switch between peeling for your carrier with crowd control and stuns, and joining offensive pushes to eliminate enemy healers or flag carriers. Your role is not usually flag carrying, but rather disrupting enemy backlines and securing kills at critical moments.

Best Talents for Assassination Rogue RBG

Default PvP talents for RBGs mirror arena choices: Smoke Bomb, Preemptive Maneuver, and Dismantle are common, with Hemotoxin added on maps where healer pressure is crucial. For hero talents, take Fatebound if you want stronger single target kill potential on focused calls, or Deathstalker when your team composition favors rot pressure over time. Adapt talent swaps to specific maps and roles, such as more mobility against spread out teams or extra control versus melee stacks.

Best Stats for Assassination Rogue RBG

1. Versatility
2. Mastery
3. Critical Strike
4. Haste

Rotation and Ability Priority for RBG

In team fights, keep poisons and bleeds applied widely, then follow your shot caller on kill targets with coordinated stuns, Shivs, and Kingsbane windows. Use crowd control like Blind and Sap to deny reinforcements or peel for friendly healers. In chokes, keep Crimson Tempest and Rupture rolling while you cycle crowd control on enemies trying to cross line of sight. Your peel duties include disrupting melee on your backline, interrupting critical casts, and applying Dismantle at key moments to blunt enemy pressure.

Opener

On node fights, open from Stealth with Sap or Cheap Shot on priority targets, then Garrote and Rupture key enemies and coordinate your team’s stun and burst sequence. On flag maps, start by scouting in Stealth, reporting enemy positions, and either helping secure early kills or peeling for your flag carrier as instructed.

Macros and Addons

• Use focus and mouseover macros for crowd control and interrupts, cancelaura macros for defensive swaps, and target nearest enemy macros for chaotic clumps around nodes and flags.
• RBG UI addons that enhance raid style frames, display battleground objectives clearly, and track enemy cooldowns and defensive usage help you coordinate better with your team and time Kingsbane and Smoke Bomb for key pushes.

Conclusion

Assassination Rogue in Patch 11.2.5 Season 3 revolves around maintaining poisons and bleeds, then amplifying them through Kingsbane, Deathmark, and strong Envenom windows. Fatebound is your default hero talent for raids and many PvP burst setups once you have the Season 3 tier set, providing a smooth 90 second cooldown cycle, while Deathstalker excels in Mythic Plus and Delves by enhancing plague cleave and funnel damage. Across all content, prioritize Critical Strike, Mastery, Haste, and then Versatility in PvE, with Versatility and Mastery leading in PvP. Align cooldowns with encounter and match pacing, respect your ramp requirements, and use your extensive control and defensives to maintain uptime and create decisive kill windows.