Outlaw Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents — Midnight Season 1

The below builds each come with their own caveats, i.e. playing Trickster in raid might be slightly higher DPS performance, but is more difficult to play. As such, you might end up performing worse than with a build that has a lower theoretical DPS ceiling, but is easier to execute.

We recommend reading each of the build's descriptions, so you can find one that best suits your experience and gameplay preferences!

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Best Talents for Outlaw Rogue

Fatebound Raid and Single-Target Trickster Raid and Single-Target Fatebound Dungeon/AoE Trickster Dungeon/AoE Low-Crit Build and Delves

2.1.

Recommended Fatebound Single-Target Talents

This is our go-to Fatebound single-target build for the Midnight. It sports high sustained single-target, at the cost of some AoE. If you are fighting a single high-difficulty elite, or want to swap to maximum boss damage, this is the best build you can play.

Be sure to use the 'Export Talents' button to import our build in-game!

Fatebound Single-Target Show Copy

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2.2.

Trickster Single-Target Talents

This is the Trickster single-target build. It does slightly less damage than the Fatebound variant.

Be sure to use the 'Export Talents' button to import our build in-game!

Trickster Single-Target Show Copy

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2.3.

Fatebound AoE Talents

This is the higher-performing AoE/Dungeon build for Outlaw, playing Fatebound. It does great sustained AoE damage, although it sacrifices a bit of single-target to do so, and sports a higher ceiling than the equivalent Trickster build. You may also want to play this build on any raid boss with regular add spawns or permanent cleave opportunities.

Be sure to use the 'Export Talents' button to import our build ingame!

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2.4.

Trickster AoE Talents

This is the lower-performing AoE/Dungeon build for Outlaw, playing Trickster. It does great sustained AoE damage, although it sacrifices a bit of single-target to do so, and sports a slightly lower ceiling than the equivalent Fatebound build.

Be sure to use the 'Export Talents' button to import our build ingame!

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2.5.

Recommended Low-Crit and Delve Build

Early into Midnight, you will be sitting at very low Crit and Haste, and this may lead to some struggles to get a smooth rotation going. The below build is tailor-made for this environment, and will be replaced by the Fatebound build once you reach higher levels of gear again. But, until then, it is a better choice, especially if you have very low crit.

It is also a great build for early Delve spamming, so if you plan on grabbing some gear from Delve, this is the build you want!

Be sure to use the 'Export Talents' button to import our build ingame!

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The new main feature for Midnight are Apex Talents, with Outlaw's Gravedigger focusing on additional free-of-charge Between the Eyes casts, as well as more damage bonuses for all your damage from BtE. Up to 4 points can be spent here. Currently, these are arranged in a 1 ➜ 2 ➜ 1 point investment:

1. Gravedigger (1 pt)
   Grants each of your BtE casts a chance to apply an additional stack of its buff.
2. Gravedigger (2 pts)
   2-point talent tax node that essentially just adds more damage whenever you cast Dispatch.
3. Gravedigger (1 pt)
   Causes you to slowly build up to a free BtE cast that does not incur a cooldown or cost any resources.

These Apex talents help smooth out the lows of the rotation by granting a consistent way to get a free BtE every once in a while, while also granting some more bonus damage. While not the most inspired or impactful of Apex Talents, this does help out with the weakness of the spec in some ways.

Outlaw gets to pick between two distinct Hero Talent choices: Fatebound and Trickster.

Fatebound is the less complex option in all environments, due to having fewer rotational buttons and sporting a higher consistency in its procs. This alone makes it a very solid choice for a spec that already boasts incredible high sustained DPS, and due to it being a little easier to play, many Outlaw players should consider Fatebound as their first choice before delving deeper into the spec.

Historically Trickster needed to outperform Fatebound on raw numbers by a bit to be worth recommending, due to the additional rotational fluidity that Fatebound provides, while Trickster has more buttons to press and more rotational priorities to keep track off.

Trickster does have one upside though, which is that it scales very well into AoE thanks to Nimble Flurry. Its capstone also provides additional damage and automatically spends Combo Points by casting Dispatch as if it had consumed 5 additional CP.

This adds a lot of extra cooldown reduction, which can help smooth out the rotation a bit, while adding an extra layer of complexity and skill expression to the rotation.

In any major capitol, there will be the option to go into "War Mode." Enabling War Mode provides the following benefits:

• PvP talents enabled in the outdoor world.
• 10% increase in World Quest rewards at maximum level.
• 10% more experience gained while leveling.
• Earn Conquest Points, which can reward gear every week.

With the benefits of enabling War Mode for leveling and PvE content, it is recommended enabling the feature to maximize your leveling and rewards at maximum level. However, you will make yourself available for open-world PvP, and the possibility of being "ganked" while leveling or doing World Quests exists.

In this section, we will rank the PvP talents best for leveling and doing solo / small group PvE content. Below is a ranking of both General PvP Talents and Outlaw Rogue-specific PvE talents.

1. Take Your Cut causes you and allies within 15 yards to gain 15% Haste for 8 seconds after you use Roll the Bones. It is fairly good since it acts as a mini- Adrenaline Rush and has decent uptime when you are questing in the open-world.
2. Boarding Party makes Between the Eyes increase the movement speed of all friendly players within 15 yards by 30% for 5 seconds. Movement speed is always nice while world-questing, so this is highly recommended.
3. Enduring Brawler increases the chance for your Sinister Strike to hit an additional time the longer you remain in combat. While this will be only a small gain in most engagements with enemies in the open-world, it is very potent when trying to kill Elites, chain-pulling, or fighting World Bosses.