Assassination Rogue Guide

DPS

Top Assassination Rogue talent builds for WoW Midnight Season 1. Raid, Mythic+, and PvP builds with stat priorities, rotation tips, and Wowhead talent calculator links.

Updated for The War Within Season 2Last updated: April 9, 2026

Talent Builds

Raid Single Target (Deathstalker)

Maximum single-target damage for raid encounters. Deathstalker amplifies your poison and bleed damage through Mark for Death synergies, making Kingsbane and Deathmark windows devastating.

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Hero Tree: Deathstalker

Class Talents

Shadowstep Evasion Cloak of Shadows Shiv Thistle Tea Cold Blood

Spec Talents

Mutilate Garrote Rupture Envenom Kingsbane Deathmark Crimson Tempest Indiscriminate Carnage Caustic Spatter

When to use: Use for all raid bosses where sustained single-target damage is the priority. This is the default raid build for most encounters.

Mythic+ AoE (Fatebound)

Optimized for AoE and cleave in Mythic+ dungeons. Fatebound provides burst AoE through coin-flip mechanics and strong cleave via Crimson Tempest and Indiscriminate Carnage.

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Hero Tree: Fatebound

Class Talents

Shadowstep Evasion Cloak of Shadows Shiv Thistle Tea Acrobatic Strikes

Spec Talents

Mutilate Garrote Rupture Envenom Crimson Tempest Indiscriminate Carnage Kingsbane Deathmark Caustic Spatter

When to use: Use for all Mythic+ dungeons. Strong AoE burst with Fatebound coin procs and sustained multi-target damage through bleeds and poisons.

Raid Single Target (Fatebound)

Alternative raid build using Fatebound hero talents. Coin mechanics provide burst windows and strong single-target through lucky coin stacking. Comparable to Deathstalker with a more RNG-dependent playstyle.

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Hero Tree: Fatebound

Class Talents

Shadowstep Evasion Cloak of Shadows Shiv Thistle Tea Cold Blood

Spec Talents

Mutilate Garrote Rupture Envenom Kingsbane Deathmark Caustic Spatter Indiscriminate Carnage

When to use: Use if Fatebound is tuned higher or you prefer the coin-flip burst playstyle. Sim your character to compare with Deathstalker.

Stat Priority

Agility

Primary stat — always prioritize item level. Higher ilvl means more Agility.

Mastery

Increases poison and bleed damage (Potent Assassin). Your best secondary stat for sustained damage.

Critical Strike

Increases chance to critically strike with all abilities. Strong synergy with Seal Fate for extra combo points.

Haste

Increases energy regeneration and reduces GCD. Valuable for maintaining bleed and poison uptime.

Versatility

Flat damage increase and damage reduction. Lowest priority DPS stat but valuable for survivability.

Rotation Priority

Deathmark

Use on pull and on cooldown. Major damage cooldown — ensure bleeds and poisons are active before pressing.

Kingsbane

Use inside Deathmark windows for maximum damage. Envenom to buff its damage with Envenom stacks.

Garrote

Maintain on the target at all times. Apply from stealth for bonus damage and duration.

Rupture

Maintain at max combo points on all priority targets. Your strongest sustained damage source.

Envenom

Use at 4-5 combo points when Rupture and Garrote are active. Buffs poison application rate.

Mutilate

Primary combo point generator. Use to build combo points between finishers.

Shiv

Use on cooldown for the Nature damage amplification debuff. Especially important during Kingsbane.

Assassination Rogue Guide

Talent Builds

Raid Single Target (Deathstalker)

Mythic+ AoE (Fatebound)

Raid Single Target (Fatebound)

Stat Priority

Rotation Priority

Gear Tips