Assassination Rogue Frequently Asked Questions — Shadowlands 9.1.5
On this page, we go over several of the most frequently asked questions regarding Assassination Rogue in World of Warcraft — Battle for Azeroth Shadowlands 9.1.5. This will be updated as more common repeated questions surface over the course of the expansion.
Is Haste Good for Assassination Rogue?
In Shadowlands, your bleeds scale with Haste. This lets you
generate more Energy through 
Venomous Wounds. As such it has become
a very strong stat for Assassination Rogue for single-target DPS.
Is There a Haste Cap for Assassination Rogue?
There is currently no breakpoint which is required for Assassination, nor is there a realistic value which causes Haste to become useless on single target.
What Stats do I Want for Mythic+ as an Assassination Rogue?
Critical Strike and Mastery. 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.
What Domination Sockets are best as an Assassination Rogue?
Frost Shards. You will want all three Frost Shards, as well as the Frost bonus that you can find on Shoulders and Legs that drop from Sanctum of Domination. The best choices besides the Frost Shards are Bek for Blood and Dyz for Unholy.
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 Vulpera, Orc and Blood Elf. For Alliance, Mechagnome, Dark Iron Dwarf and Gnome are the best.
What Covenant is best for Assassination Rogue?
All Covenants are viable choices. Venthyr currently sims best for single-target and Necrolord for AoE/Mythic+.
What Legendary is best for Assassination Rogue?
Doomblade and 
Zoldyck Insignia, followed by 
Mark of the Master Assassin.
Dashing Scoundrel or 
Obedience if you chose the Venthyr Covenant.
What Conduit is best for Assassination Rogue?
Well-Placed Steel followed by 
Lethal Poisons.
Lashing Scars and 
Sudden Fractures should
be played as the second potency conduit if you picked the Venthyr or
Necrolord Covenant.
Changelog
- 02 Nov. 2021: Updated for Patch 9.1.5.
- 28 Jun. 2021: Updated for Patch 9.1.
- 09 Mar. 2021: Updated Covenant and stat recommendations.
- 23 Nov. 2020: Page updated for the Shadowlands release.
- 12 Oct. 2020: Page updated for the Shadowlands pre-patch.
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This guide has been written and reviewed by Seliathan, who has been playing Rogue since the first day of Classic. He currently raids in Familiar with Drama, and is one of the foremost Mythic+ Rogue players. You can often find him streaming on Twitch, or follow him on his personal Discord server.
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