Assassination Rogue Frequently Asked Questions — The War Within (11.1.7)
On this page, we go over several of the most frequently asked questions regarding Assassination Rogue in World of Warcraft — The War Within (11.1.7). This will be updated as more common repeated questions surface over the course of the expansion.
Is Haste Good for Assassination Rogue?
Your bleeds scale with Haste, making them tick faster. This lets you generate more Energy through 
Venomous Wounds.
However, we generate a lot of Energy already, making it our third-best stat after Critical Strike
and Mastery.
Is There a Haste Cap for Assassination Rogue?
There is currently no breakpoint that is required for Assassination, nor is there a realistic value that causes Haste to become useless on a single target.
What Stats do I Want for Raid as an Assassination Rogue?
Critical Strike and Mastery. Mastery improves our bleed and poison damage the
best, while Critical Strike drastically improves our ability to generate
additional Combo Points thanks to 
Seal Fate.
What Stats do I Want for Mythic+ as an Assassination Rogue?
Critical Strike, Mastery, and Haste. Mastery improves our cleave and AoE damage the
best, while Critical Strike drastically improves our ability to generate
additional Combo Points thanks to Seal Fate. Haste improves the damage
our Damage over Time effects and allows us to generate more resources.
How to play around the T32 Set Bonus, Spectral Gambler's Last Call?
The set bonus has no effect on your rotational priorities.
Which Race is the Best for Assassination Rogue?
The DPS differences between the races are fairly minimal. The best races for DPS on Horde are Tauren, Troll, and Blood Elf. Orc has slightly higher 2-minute burst. For Alliance, Human, Dwarf, and Gnome are the best.
Changelog
- 15 Jun. 2025: Page was reviewed for Patch 11.1.7 and no changes were required.
- 21 Apr. 2025: Page was reviewed for Patch 11.1.5 and no changes were required.
- 24 Feb. 2025: Page has been reviewed and updated for TWW Patch 11.1.
- 15 Dec. 2024: Page has been reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
- 21 Oct. 2024: Page reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
- 09 Sep. 2024: Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
- 21 Aug. 2024: Updated for The War Within.
- 23 Jul. 2024: Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
- 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 22 Apr. 2024: Page has been reviewed and updated for Dragonflight Season 4.
- 21 Mar. 2024: Page has been reviewed for Patch 10.2.6, no changes were necessary.
- 15 Jan. 2024: Page has been reviewed and updated for Patch 10.2.5.
- 06 Nov. 2023: Page updated for the Patch 10.2 Rogue rework.
- 04 Sep. 2023: Page was reviewed for Patch 10.1.7 and no changes were necessary.
- 10 Jul. 2023: Page was reviewed for Patch 10.1.5 and no changes were necessary as Assassination received no changes for the Patch.
- 01 May 2023: Added T30 Setbonus FAQ for Patch 10.1.
- 26 Mar. 2023: Updated for Primordial Gem hotfixes.
- 20 Mar. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
- 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 25 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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