WotLK Classic Assassination Rogue Guide

Rogues, for the most part, bring a very useful set of tools to parties and raid groups alike and are desirable for almost all content throughout the Wrath of the Lich King expansion.

Assassination uses a combination of poisons and hard-hitting finisher moves to ensure a constant flow of single-target damage output, as well as bringing the Master Poisoner debuff to the raid, which increases the Critical Strike chance of everyone's attacks on any enemy you have poisoned. Alongside this debuff, they also bring Tricks of the Trade, which will greatly boost the threat of their target, as well as increase their damage.

For a better understanding of where Rogue falls in regards to other classes and specializations in Wrath Classic, you can check out our PvE DPS rankings below. However, ultimately, you should not let these lists dissuade you from playing what you enjoy.

Strengths

• Brings Master Poisoner to the raid.
• Extremely high single-target sustained damage.
• Does not require as much gear as Combat.
• Brings Tricks of the Trade to the raid.

Weaknesses

• Low damage when switching targets.
• AoE situations are more difficult for Assassination than Combat.
• No burst damage.

For the most part, the choice of race for Assassination depends entirely on the faction you choose, as for Alliance players, it makes little to no difference for PvE.

For Alliance players, the choice of race comes down entirely to the utility of Humans and Gnomes, with Will to Survive and Escape Artist.

If you wish to choose based on an absolutely minimal DPS increase, you could choose Night Elf, but the different is only in their base stats when compared to other races, and the difference is truly tiny.

Horde is where the difference between races shines slightly more for Rogues, with Troll and Orc pulling ahead, but for Assassination, Troll reigns as the best choice for the whole of Wrath Classic.

Engineering grants the most damage-increasing benefits of any profession for Rogue and should definitely be taken as one of your choices. With the glove enchantment granting massive Haste rating, their consumable bombs, and more benefits available, Engineering is simply the top output profession by far.

Jewelcrafting is the best pairing with Engineering due to the gems you can use, such as Bright Dragon's Eye, but it is worth noting that Tailoring is very close behind with its Attack Power buff on the cloak. The two are nearly on par with one another and you can choose which to use based on your preferences and the economy of your server for gold-making.

Using macros and addons makes your life significantly easier when playing Wrath Classic, and they can improve your experience a lot, depending on how skilled you are at customizing them.