Assassination Rogue PvP Guide (Shadowlands 9.0.5)

Assassination Rogues have high consistent damage thanks to their bleeds as well as powerful burst damage with Vendetta. They also have improved poisons, allowing them to have a strong slow and a strong healing reduction effect. They provide less control than other Rogue specializations but their damage and their silence effect, Garrote, make up for it.

• Great burst
• Good sustained damage
• Decent control
• Powerful defensive cooldowns

• No defensive abilities when stunned
• Long cooldown on defensive abilities
• Reliant on teammates to stay alive
• Predictable burst damage

This guide ended up being very long, so we decided to split it in different pages.

• On the Assassination Rogue PvP Talents page, you will find an analysis of each PvE talent row to help you decide which talent to pick on each row, as well as an overview of the PvP talents, which advice on which ones to take and under which conditions.
• On the Assassination Rogue PvP Rotation and Playstyle page, you will learn how to use your spells, depending on the situation (dealing damage, surviving, controlling enemy players, etc.), and what is generally expected of your class and spec in PvP.
• On the Assassination Rogue PvP Covenants and Legendary Powers page, you will find advice on choosing the best Covenant, Soulbind, and Conduits as well as the best PvP Legendary Powers.
• On the Assassination Rogue PvP Stat Priority and Gear page, you will find the stat priority to follow in PvP, as well as advice for choosing your gear, particularly trinkets.
• On the Assassination Rogue PvP Best Races page, you will find lists of the Alliance and Horde races, ranked by how good they are for Assassination Rogues in PvP, as well as explanations regarding why and how their racials benefit you.
• On the Assassination Rogue PvP Useful Macros page, you will find a collection of useful macros for PvP for Assassination Rogues.
• On the Assassination Rogue Arena Composition page, you will find the list of the most powerful Arena compositions featuring Assassination Rogues, in both 2v2 and 3v3 modes.