WotLK Classic Assassination Rogue Gear and Best in Slot
On this page, you will find the best PvE gear and best in slot items for your Assassination Rogue in WotLK Classic.
Assassination Rogue Phase 5 Best in Slot List
The overall goal of Assassination Rogues in Wrath Classic when gearing is to ensure that they meet two caps: the Poison Hit cap and the Expertise cap.
You can read more about these on our stats page linked below, as well as the relative worth beyond reaching the caps.
Other Assassination Rogue Best in Slot Lists
If you are starting out as a freshly-leveled Assassination Rogue, our pre-raid best in slot list is meant to give you an idea of non-raid items you can chase as a solo / pug player in preparation for raids.
To check out our recommended pre-raid or pre-patch best in slot gear, head over to their respective lists below.
Best In Slot by Phase
Phase 5 / Tier 10 Best in Slot
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Phase 4 / Tier 10 Best in Slot
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Further Enhancements
If you have further questions about gemming and enchanting these items, our Assassination Rogue Enchants and Gems page below provides more information.
Changelog
- 09 Sep. 2023: Updated for Phase 4
- 06 Jun. 2023: Updated for Phase 3
- 18 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Phase 2 release ahead of Ulduar raid release.
- 27 Sep. 2022: Updated sources for multiple items.
- 22 Sep. 2022: Page added.
This guide was written by Sellin and reviewed by Simonize.
This guide has been written by Sellin, a former top 10 US raider and several time Gladiator, long time WoW Player and passionate about all things Warcraft and Theorycrafting. You can follow him on Twitter and watch him on Twitch.
Simonize is a long time rogue player and WoW Classic enjoyer focused on PvE content. He has developed spreadsheets and gear analysis tools for Vanilla, Burning Crusade, and Wrath of the Lich King PvE rogues.
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