Outlaw Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents — Midnight Pre-Patch (12.0)

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 Talents
Keep It Rolling Fatebound Mythic+ Talents Trickster Raid Talents Trickster Mythic+ Talents

2.1.

Recommended Fatebound Raid Talents

This is our go-to Fatebound build for the Midnight Pre-Patch. It sports high sustained single-target, and will be the baseline for what you will be playing in Midnight as well once we unlock our Apex talent and can grab the remaining Hero Talents as well.

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

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2.2.

Recommended Fatebound Mythic+ Talents

This is the Fatebound Mythic+ build. It sports great AoE, and still does fairly well on single-target.

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

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2.3.

Best Trickster Keep It Rolling Raid Talents

This is our Trickster build for Raid scenarios. It is noticeably worse on single-target, but offers better cleave, especially if you choose to drop Heavy Hitter and Blinding Powder to pick up Dancing Steel and Swift Slasher.

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

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2.4.

Best Trickster Hidden Opportunity Mythic+ Talents

This is the Mythic+ build you can play when you still do not yet have the Season 3 Tier set. Without it, the old Trickster HO build still holds up quite well, but we recommend already familiarizing yourself with the other builds, as you will inevitably switch to one of the other suggestion. But, if you just want to grind some Mythic+ at the start of the season, this is the build to play!

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

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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.

As of the Midnight Pre-Patch, Trickster still performs slightly better than Fatebound, due to Fatebound benefiting more from hitting Level 90 once the Midnight expansion launches. The difference sits somewhere around 3-5%, so you can easily play either Hero Talent and still do well.

In Dragonflight, 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.