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Assassination Rogue Guide for Raid (Updated August 2026)

Learn how to optimize your Assassination Rogue for Raid in World of Warcraft. This comprehensive guide covers talents and gear for PvE content.

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Patch:12.1.0

Expansion:Midnight

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Raid Tier
14
Raid Runs
293
Ilvl
0.84%
Raid Popularity
104 366
Raid DPS

Assassination Rogue Stats for Raid

Haste > Critical Strike > Mastery > Versatility
535
Critical Strike
564
Haste
510
Mastery
119
Versatility
1 359
Agility
34
Avoidance
77
Leech
20
Speed
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Assassination Rogue Talents for Raid

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Shiv1/1Blind1/1Cloak of Shadows1/1Toxic Stiletto1/1Fleet Footed1/1GougeThrill Seeking1/1ShadowrunnerMaster Poisoner1/1Cheat Death1/1Tricks of the Trade1/1Improved Wound PoisonNimble Fingers1/1Deadened Nerves1/1Quick Fingers1/1Improved Sprint1/1Superior MixtureEvasion1/1Iron Stomach1/1Virulent Poisons1/1StillshroudGraceful Guile1/1Featherfoot1/1Atrophic Poison1/1Deadly Precision1/1Sanguine VialDeep Cuts1/1Unbreakable StrideDanger Sense1/1Swift Slasher1/1Tight Spender1/1Leeching Poison1/1Lethality2/2Recuperator1/1Alacrity2/2Soothing DarknessVigor2/2SuperchargerSubterfugeThistle Tea1/1Cold Blooded Killer1/1Echoing ReprimandDeeper Stratagem1/1Without a Trace

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Rogue · Assassination

Rogue · Assassination
Bait and Switch1/1Corrupt the Blood1/1Lingering Darkness1/1Clear the Witnesses1/1Singular Focus1/1Shadewalker1/1Momentum of Despair1/1Hunt Them Down1/1Unshakeable Drive1/1Deathstalker's Mark1/1Darkest Night1/1Mass Casualty1/1Quietus Celeris1/1Precise Killer1/1
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Deadly Poison1/1Motivated Murderer1/1Improved PoisonsPath of Blood1/1Crimson Tempest1/1Canny Strikes1/1Improved Garrote1/1Thrown Precision1/1Seal Fate1/1DoombladeRazor Wire1/1Bloody Mess1/1Deathmark1/1Caustic Spatter1/1Sanguine Stratagem1/1Intent to KillFatal Concoction1/2Finish the Job1/1Lethal Dose2/2Flying DaggersPoison Bomb1/1Amplifying Poison1/1Venomous Wounds1/1Systemic FailureDashing ScoundrelKingsbane1/1Rapid Injection2/2Shrouded Suffocation1/1BlindsideZoldyck Recipe2/2Regicide's RewardInspiring Strike1/1AvulsionScent of Blood2/2Unstable ToxinDragon-Tempered Blades1/1Sudden DemiseImplacable4/4
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Assassination Rogue Best In Slot Gear for Raid

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Assassination Rogue Best Sockets for Raid

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Assassination Rogue Best Enchants for Raid

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Assassination Rogue Recommended Raid ilvl

275
LFR
291
Normal
291
Mythic

Assassination Rogue Minimum Raid ilvl

244
LFR
286
Normal
286
Mythic

Assassination Rogue Best comps for Raid

Blood Death KnightVengeance Demon HunterHoly PaladinHoly PaladinHoly PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanAffliction WarlockArcane MageArcane MageArcane MageArms WarriorAssassination RogueBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDestruction WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFury WarriorRetribution PaladinUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
42.86%
Blood Death KnightProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinHoly PaladinPreservation EvokerRestoration DruidArcane MageArms WarriorArms WarriorAssassination RogueBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDestruction WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFrost MageSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
28.57%
Blood Death KnightBrewmaster MonkDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinHoly PaladinRestoration DruidArcane MageArcane MageArms WarriorAssassination RogueBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanElemental ShamanFeral DruidRetribution PaladinShadow Priest
21.43%
Blood Death KnightVengeance Demon HunterHoly PaladinHoly PaladinHoly PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanArcane MageArcane MageArcane MageArms WarriorAssassination RogueBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDestruction WarlockDestruction WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFury WarriorRetribution PaladinUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
14.29%
Blood Death KnightVengeance Demon HunterHoly PaladinHoly PaladinHoly PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanAffliction WarlockArcane MageArcane MageArcane MageArms WarriorAssassination RogueBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFury WarriorRetribution PaladinUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
14.29%
Blood Death KnightVengeance Demon HunterHoly PaladinHoly PaladinHoly PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanArcane MageArcane MageArcane MageArms WarriorAssassination RogueBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDestruction WarlockDestruction WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFury WarriorFury WarriorRetribution PaladinUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
14.29%
Brewmaster MonkGuardian DruidHoly PaladinRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanArcane MageArcane MageArms WarriorArms WarriorArms WarriorAssassination RogueBalance DruidDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanEnhancement ShamanFire MageFrost Death KnightRetribution PaladinWindwalker Monk
14.29%
Blood Death KnightBlood Death KnightDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinHoly PaladinHoly PaladinRestoration ShamanArcane MageArcane MageAssassination RogueBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDestruction WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterEnhancement ShamanFrost Death KnightFrost MageFury WarriorFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterMarksmanship HunterRetribution PaladinUnholy Death Knight
14.29%
Blood Death KnightBlood Death KnightDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinHoly PaladinRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanArms WarriorArms WarriorAssassination RogueBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanEnhancement ShamanFeral DruidFrost Death KnightFrost MageFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinWindwalker Monk
14.29%
Blood Death KnightBlood Death KnightDiscipline PriestHoly PriestMistweaver MonkMistweaver MonkArcane MageArms WarriorAssassination RogueBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDestruction WarlockDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinSubtlety RogueWindwalker MonkWindwalker Monk
14.29%
Blood Death KnightBrewmaster MonkHoly PaladinMistweaver MonkRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanArcane MageArcane MageArms WarriorAssassination RogueBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDestruction WarlockDestruction WarlockDevastation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFeral DruidFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinShadow PriestSubtlety RogueUnholy Death Knight
14.29%
Blood Death KnightGuardian DruidHoly PaladinHoly PriestPreservation EvokerArms WarriorAssassination RogueBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDestruction WarlockDevastation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFrost MageFrost MageRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinShadow PriestSubtlety RogueWindwalker Monk
14.29%
Blood Death KnightGuardian DruidDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinHoly PaladinPreservation EvokerRestoration DruidRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanArcane MageArms WarriorArms WarriorAssassination RogueBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanEnhancement ShamanEnhancement ShamanFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinShadow PriestUnholy Death Knight
7.14%
Guardian DruidGuardian DruidHoly PaladinRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanArcane MageArcane MageArms WarriorArms WarriorArms WarriorAssassination RogueDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanEnhancement ShamanFire MageFrost Death KnightRetribution PaladinShadow PriestWindwalker Monk
7.14%
Blood Death KnightProtection PaladinDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinMistweaver MonkPreservation EvokerRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanArcane MageArcane MageArms WarriorArms WarriorArms WarriorAssassination RogueBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevastation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterEnhancement ShamanMarksmanship HunterOutlaw RogueOutlaw RogueShadow PriestShadow PriestUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
7.14%
Blood Death KnightProtection PaladinDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinMistweaver MonkPreservation EvokerRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanArcane MageArms WarriorArms WarriorArms WarriorAssassination RogueBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDestruction WarlockDevastation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterEnhancement ShamanFrost MageMarksmanship HunterOutlaw RogueOutlaw RogueShadow PriestShadow PriestUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
7.14%
Blood Death KnightBlood Death KnightDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanArcane MageArms WarriorAssassination RogueBalance DruidBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevastation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanMarksmanship HunterMarksmanship HunterRetribution PaladinShadow PriestShadow PriestUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
7.14%
Protection PaladinProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinPreservation EvokerRestoration ShamanArcane MageArcane MageArcane MageArms WarriorAssassination RogueBalance DruidBalance DruidBalance DruidDemonology WarlockElemental ShamanHavoc Demon HunterHavoc Demon HunterMarksmanship HunterRetribution PaladinShadow PriestUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
7.14%
Blood Death KnightProtection PaladinHoly PaladinMistweaver MonkPreservation EvokerRestoration ShamanAffliction WarlockArcane MageArms WarriorArms WarriorArms WarriorAssassination RogueBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevastation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterFrost Death KnightFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterMarksmanship HunterRetribution PaladinWindwalker Monk
7.14%
Blood Death KnightBlood Death KnightDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinPreservation EvokerRestoration ShamanArcane MageArms WarriorArms WarriorAssassination RogueBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDestruction WarlockDevastation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterFeral DruidFrost Death KnightFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterShadow PriestUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
7.14%
Blood Death KnightProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanArcane MageArcane MageArms WarriorAssassination RogueBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevastation EvokerElemental ShamanHavoc Demon HunterMarksmanship HunterRetribution PaladinSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
7.14%
Blood Death KnightProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanArcane MageArcane MageArms WarriorAssassination RogueBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevastation EvokerElemental ShamanHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
7.14%
Brewmaster MonkProtection PaladinHoly PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanArcane MageArcane MageArms WarriorAssassination RogueBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDestruction WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanShadow PriestShadow PriestShadow PriestUnholy Death Knight
7.14%
Blood Death KnightBlood Death KnightDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinHoly PaladinRestoration DruidArms WarriorArms WarriorAssassination RogueBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanEnhancement ShamanFeral DruidFrost Death KnightFrost MageFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinWindwalker Monk
7.14%
Blood Death KnightBlood Death KnightDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinHoly PaladinRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanArms WarriorArms WarriorAssassination RogueBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanElemental ShamanFeral DruidFrost Death KnightFrost MageFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinWindwalker Monk
7.14%
Blood Death KnightBlood Death KnightDiscipline PriestHoly PriestMistweaver MonkMistweaver MonkArcane MageArms WarriorArms WarriorAssassination RogueBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDestruction WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinSubtlety RogueWindwalker Monk
7.14%
Brewmaster MonkGuardian DruidHoly PaladinRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanArcane MageArms WarriorArms WarriorArms WarriorAssassination RogueAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDestruction WarlockDestruction WarlockDevastation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFrost MageRetribution PaladinShadow PriestUnholy Death Knight
7.14%
Blood Death KnightBrewmaster MonkDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinHoly PaladinPreservation EvokerRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanArcane MageArcane MageArms WarriorArms WarriorAssassination RogueBalance DruidBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDestruction WarlockDestruction WarlockDestruction WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanElemental ShamanFrost Death KnightMarksmanship HunterRetribution PaladinShadow PriestShadow PriestUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
7.14%
Brewmaster MonkGuardian DruidHoly PaladinRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanArcane MageArms WarriorArms WarriorAssassination RogueAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDestruction WarlockDestruction WarlockDevastation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFrost MageFury WarriorRetribution PaladinShadow PriestUnholy Death Knight
7.14%
Blood Death KnightBrewmaster MonkDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinHoly PaladinPreservation EvokerRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanArcane MageArms WarriorArms WarriorAssassination RogueBalance DruidBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDestruction WarlockDestruction WarlockDestruction WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanElemental ShamanFrost Death KnightFrost MageMarksmanship HunterRetribution PaladinShadow PriestShadow PriestUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
7.14%

Assassination Rogue race distribution for Raid

Alliance

  • Night Elf
    Night Elf29.3%
  • Dwarf
    Dwarf19.5%
  • Human
    Human17.1%
  • Void Elf
    Void Elf14.6%
  • Dracthyr
    Dracthyr4.9%
  • Gnome
    Gnome4.9%
  • Earthen
    Earthen3.7%
  • Pandaren
    Pandaren3.7%
  • Kul Tiran
    Kul Tiran1.2%
  • Mechagnome
    Mechagnome1.2%

Horde

  • Blood Elf
    Blood Elf38.6%
  • Undead
    Undead23.5%
  • Orc
    Orc16.7%
  • Mag'har Orc
    Mag'har Orc9.1%
  • Dracthyr
    Dracthyr3%
  • Goblin
    Goblin2.3%
  • Tauren
    Tauren2.3%
  • Pandaren
    Pandaren1.5%
  • Vulpera
    Vulpera1.5%
  • Troll
    Troll0.8%
  • Zandalari Troll
    Zandalari Troll0.8%

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How the Assassination Rogue guide is built

Where the data comes from

This Assassination Rogue raid guide is built from real boss kill logs uploaded to Warcraft Logs for the current raid, enriched with character data from the official Blizzard API. The talents, gear, item levels, and stat priorities shown here reflect how Assassination Rogue players actually perform on raid bosses, while the pick rate shows how often the spec appears in those logs. Extreme outlier parses are capped so a few standout kills cannot skew the numbers.

How tiers are assigned

The raid tier shown for Assassination Rogue comes from two factors. Performance compares its average damage against the highest damage spec among raid damage dealers, and popularity compares its raid pick rate against an even share across all damage specs. Strong damage with real representation earns S or A, while weaker output or low usage moves it down through B and C to D.

This Assassination Rogue raid placement is a snapshot of the current tier and shifts with patches, class tuning, and sample size. Use the guide as a starting point and adapt the build to your fight and group.

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