Assassination Rogue DPS Mythic+ Tips in Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.0.1

Table of Contents

• +Introduction
  • 1. Class Overview
  • 2. Patch 8.0.1 Changes for Assassination Rogue
  • 3. Assassination Rogue Strengths
  • 4. Assassination Rogue Weaknesses
  • 5. Assassination Rogue Viability in the Current Patch
  • 6. Contents
  • 7. Changelog
• +Easy Mode
  • 1. Foreword
  • 2. The Basics for Assassination Rogue
  • 3. Talent Choice for Assassination Rogue
  • 4. Stat Choice for Assassination Rogue
  • 5. Basic Rotational Priority for Assassination Rogue
    • 5.1. Tips and Tricks
  • 6. Azerite Traits
  • 7. Changelog
• +Spell Summary
  • 1. Assassination Rogue Spell Summary
  • 2. Main Resources for Assassination Rogue
  • 3. Basic Abilities for Assassination Rogue
  • 4. Important Procs for Assassination Rogue
  • 5. DPS Cooldowns for Assassination Rogue
  • 6. Defensive Cooldowns for Assassination Rogue
• +Builds and Talents
  • 1. Talent Choices for Assassination Rogue
  • 2. Talent Cheat Sheets for Assassination Rogue
    • 2.1. Poison Build
  • 3. Tier 1 (Level 15) Talents for Assassination Rogue
  • 4. Tier 2 (Level 30) Talents for Assassination Rogue
  • 5. Tier 3 (Level 45) Talents for Assassination Rogue
  • 6. Tier 4 (Level 60) Talents for Assassination Rogue
  • 7. Tier 5 (Level 75) Talents for Assassination Rogue
  • 8. Tier 6 (Level 90) Talents for Assassination Rogue
  • 9. Tier 7 (Level 100) Talents for Assassination Rogue
  • 10. PvP Talents (War Mode)
    • 10.1. Assassination Rogue War Mode Talents
      • 10.1.1. General PvP Talents
      • 10.1.2. Assassination Rogue PvP Talents
  • 11. Changelog
• +Azerite Traits and Armor
  • 1. Choosing Azerite Gear as an Assassination Rogue
  • 2. Choosing Azerite Traits as an Assassination Rogue
    • 2.1. Outer Ring
    • 2.2. Middle Ring
    • 2.3. Inner Ring
  • 3. Azerite Traits Details and Rotation Changes for Assassination Rogue
  • 4. Recommended Azerite Pieces for Assassination Rogue
    • 4.1. Head
    • 4.2. Shoulders
    • 4.3. Chest
  • 5. Trait Simulations for Assassination Rogues
    • 5.1. Outer Ring
    • 5.2. Middle Ring
    • 5.3. Outer Ring AoE
    • 5.4. Middle Ring AoE
    • 5.5. Trait Descriptions
      • 5.5.1. Assassination-specific
      • 5.5.2. Generic
      • 5.5.3. Uldir
    • 5.6. Middle Ring Traits for Assassination Rogue
    • 5.7. Inner Ring Traits for Assassination Rogue
  • 6. Find Azerite Armor By Trait/Power
  • 7. Changelog
• +Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities
  • 1. Single Target Ability Priority List for Assassination Rogue
  • 2. Multiple Target Ability Priority List for Assassination Rogue
  • 3. Important Notes
  • 4. Poisons
  • 5. Notable Mechanics for Assassination Rogue
    • 5.1. Nightstalker
    • 5.2. Pandemic and Rupture Refresh
  • 6. Academic Information for Assassination Rogue
    • 6.1. The Interaction Between Combo Points and Energy
    • 6.2. Pooling Energy and Combo Points
    • 6.3. Defensive Utility
  • 7. Opening Sequences for Assassination Rogue
  • 8. Extended Assassination Rotation
  • 9. Changelog
• ×Mythic+ Tips
  • 1. Assassination Rogue in Mythic+
  • 2. Rogue Shroud Skips
  • 3. Assassination Rogue Mythic+ Rotation
    • 3.1. Managing Packs with an Infested Mob
    • 3.2. Assassination Rogue Utility
  • 4. Mythic+ Talents for Assassination Rogues
  • 5. Mythic+ Affixes
    • 5.1. Tier One Affixes
    • 5.2. Tier Two Affixes
    • 5.3. Tier Three Affixes
    • 5.4. Seasonal Affix
  • 6. Mythic+ Azerite Traits
  • 7. Changelog
• +Common and Worst Mistakes
  • 1. Overcapping Resources
  • 2. Not Pooling Energy
  • 3. Holding Cooldowns For too Long
  • 4. Mismanaging Bleeds
  • 5. Not Knowing How To Sim Yourself
  • 6. Analyzing Your Mistakes as a Assassination Rogue
  • 7. Changelog
• +Frequently Asked Questions
  • 1. Battle for Azeroth Frequently Asked Questions
    • 1.1. Why Does Haste Have Such High Value in SimulationCraft?
    • 1.2. Does Our Stat Priority Change on Multi-Target?
    • 1.3. What Piece is Better, X or Y?
    • 1.4. How Much of X Stat Should I Have?
  • 2. Changelog
• +Boss by Boss Strategies
  • 1. Assassination Rogue in Uldir
    • 1.1. Talent Cheatsheet
  • 2. Taloc
    • 2.1. Suggested Talents for Assassination Rogue on Taloc
    • 2.2. Assassination Rogue Playstyle on Taloc
  • 3. M.O.T.H.E.R.
    • 3.1. Suggested Talents for Assassination Rogue on M.O.T.H.E.R.
    • 3.2. Assassination Rogue Playstyle on M.O.T.H.E.R.
  • 4. Fetid Devourer
    • 4.1. Suggested Talents for Assassination Rogue on Fetid Devourer
    • 4.2. Assassination Rogue Playstyle on Fetid Devourer
  • 5. Zek'voz, Herald of N'Zoth
    • 5.1. Suggested Talents for Assassination Rogue on Zek'voz, Herald of N'Zoth
    • 5.2. Assassination Rogue Playstyle on Zek'voz, Herald of N'Zoth
  • 6. Vectis
    • 6.1. Suggested Talents for Assassination Rogue on Vectis
    • 6.2. Assassination Rogue Playstyle on Vectis
  • 7. Zul, Reborn
    • 7.1. Suggested Talents for Assassination Rogue on Zul, Reborn
    • 7.2. Assassination Rogue Playstyle on Zul, Reborn
  • 8. Mythrax the Unraveler
    • 8.1. Suggested Talents for Assassination Rogue on Mythrax the Unraveler
    • 8.2. Assassination Rogue Playstyle on Mythrax the Unraveler
  • 9. G'huun
    • 9.1. Suggested Talents for Assassination Rogue on G'huun
    • 9.2. Assassination Rogue Playstyle on G'huun
  • 10. Changelog
• +Stat Priority
  • 1. The Basics of Stats for Assassination Rogue
• +Gems, Enchants, and Consumables
  • 1. Gems for Assassination Rogue
  • 2. Enchants for Assassination Rogue
  • 3. Consumables for Assassination Rogue
  • 4. Changelog
• +Macros and Addons
  • 1. Macros for Assassination Rogue
    • 1.1. Generic Macros for Rogues
    • 1.2. Startattack Macros
    • 1.3. Tricks of the Trade
    • 1.4. Specific Macros for Assassination Rogues
      • 1.4.1. Talent Swap
  • 2. Addons for Assassination Rogue
    • 2.1. Generic Addons for Rogues
    • 2.2. ElvUI
    • 2.3. Weak Auras
    • 2.4. Boss Mods
      • 2.4.1. BigWigs Bossmods
      • 2.4.2. Deadly Boss Mods
    • 2.5. Name Plates
      • 2.5.1. KUI Nameplates
      • 2.5.2. TidyPlates
    • 2.6. Damage Meters
      • 2.6.1. Skada
      • 2.6.2. Details
    • 2.7. Extra AddOns
      • 2.7.1. Mik's Scrolling Battle Text
      • 2.7.2. Death Note
      • 2.7.3. Doom CooldownPulse
      • 2.7.4. Angry Assignments
    • 2.8. Specific Addons for Assassination Rogues
  • 3. Changelog
• +Gear and Best in Slot
  • 1. Best in Slot List for Assassination Rogue
    • 1.1. Raid Gear
    • 1.2. Dungeon Gear
  • 2. Trinket List for Assassination Rogue
  • 3. Changelog
• +Simulations
  • 1. Disclaimer Page
  • 2. Assassination Rogue Racial Bonus Simulation
  • 3. Changelog

General Information

On this page, you will various tips and pieces of advice for clearing high Mythic+ content with your Assassination Rogue.

The other pages of our Assassination Rogue guide can be accessed from the table of contents on the right.

About Our Author

This guide has been reviewed and approved by Gray_Hound, a Rogue theorycrafter who raids in Strawberry Puppy Kisses. You can find him on Twitch and Twitter.

1. Assassination Rogue in Mythic+

The playstyle of Assassination in Mythic+ stays almost the same in Battle for Azeroth. It revolves around setting up your bleeds on multiple targets, ramping up your Energy regeneration until you become global cooldown locked, and then continuing to cycle bleeds between targets. A key feature of Assassination AoE is that while it is most optimal in evenly multi-dotting across a number of targets, you can still channel it more into single target damage, at the cost of efficiency.

2. Rogue Shroud Skips

While at this stage many groups do different pulls, due to different composition or preferences, some of the shroud skips in dungeons are still more common than others. As such, the most popular skips have been compiled in a Shroud of Concealment Mythic+ guide for Rogues with diagrams showing each of the skips.

3. Assassination Rogue Mythic+ Rotation

For the most part, Assassination Rogue's rotation is the same as referred in the Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities page.

3.1. Managing Packs with an Infested Mob

Since you can not kill the rest of the pack as long as Infested mob is alive and healing them, there is no point in focus on AoE damage, as such you should avoid using Crimson Tempest until the Infested enemy dies. However, you should still apply two full sets of bleeds to secondary targets, in order to boost your Energy generation, and increase your priority damage.

3.2. Assassination Rogue Utility

• Pick Lock allows you to skip a few pulls in Tol Dagor, and unlock cells granting damage and survival boost.
• Sap and Blind can be great for crowd controlling two targets during one pull.
• Shroud of Concealment projects AoE Stealth around you. It is important to note, however, that in the current expansion there is a much greater number of enemies who can detect through Stealth or Invisibility, whom you will need to be on the lookout for.
• Feint, Cloak of Shadows, Evasion, and Cheat Death form a very powerful set of defensive cooldowns, and are one of the biggest reasons for Rogue's strength in Mythic+.
• Tricks of the Trade is not exceptionally great normally, however it is extremely useful during Skittish weeks, helping the tank maintain threat.

4. Mythic+ Talents for Assassination Rogues

Below are the suggested talents for Mythic+. These talents are recommended for all groups and keys at the current time.

Level	Choices
15	✘ Master Poisoner	✔ Elaborate Planning	✘ Blindside
30	✘ Nightstalker	✔ Subterfuge	✘ Master Assassin
45	✔ Vigor	✔ Deeper Stratagem	✔ Marked for Death
60	✘ Leeching Poison	✔ Cheat Death	✘ Elusiveness
75	✘ Internal Bleeding	✔ Iron Wire	✔ Prey on the Weak
90	✘ Venom Rush	✔ Toxic Blade	✘ Exsanguinate
100	✔ Poison Bomb	✘ Hidden Blades	✔ Crimson Tempest

5. Mythic+ Affixes

The way Mythic+ affixes are tiered in Battle for Azeroth has changed quite a bit since their launch in Legion.

There are now three weekly affixes and one seasonal affix. The first affix is available instantly at level two and three, the second affix starts at level four, the third affix is enabled at level seven, and finally the seasonal affix is at level ten.

5.1. Tier One Affixes

On Fortified weeks, Assassination Rogues might favor Crimson Tempest over Poison Bomb and vice versa on Tyrannical weeks, however it will still depend on your group composition, and your expected pulls.

5.2. Tier Two Affixes

• Bolstering is a good affix for Assassination, since you do not have AoE burst and you are able to meticulously DoT them up, and dump excess Combo Points into high health targets.
• Sanguine can cause a lot of movement from the group, and might make your Poison Bomb miss some of the ticks.
• Bursting debuff can be removed with Cloak of Shadows which also negates new applications until it expires. This means that you generally want to delay Cloak of Shadows until the first few debuffs go out.

5.3. Tier Three Affixes

• Quaking damage can be decreased by Feint, helping the healer.
• Fan of Knives does not hit the Explosive Orbs from Explosive, requiring them to be targeted directly.
• During Skittish weeks your Tricks of the Trade is extremely helpful in helping tanks manage aggro in AoE situations. Due to Assassination damage patters, it is also very powerful later into the fight, once you have your DoTs ticking on most enemies.

5.4. Seasonal Affix

As mentioned previously, we believe that currently the best way of dealing with Infested is to initially get bleeds up on the primary target and two additional ones, which will ensure that you have almost infinite Energy.

6. Mythic+ Azerite Traits

To learn how different Azerite traits perform on single-target and multi-target situations, refer to the Simulations page.

7. Changelog

• 04 Sep. 2018: Added affixes and utility descriptions.
• 13 Aug. 2018: Page added (placeholder for now).

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