Assasination 3.3.5 PVE DPS
Introduction
Assasination rogue can do one thing, stand still and do good dps on a single target! It is an okay spec until ICC it beats the combat spec, but in ICC you should not play assasination since you can only give one raid buff which the retribution paladin can provide as well (3% crit on target), until ICC assasination rog is good to have but don't use it in ICC.
Talent
Glyphs
- Glyph of Mutilate Reduces the cost of Mutilate by 5 energy.
- Glyph of Hunger for Blood Increases the bonus damage from Hunger For Blood by 3%.
- Glyph of Tricks of the Trade The bonus damage and threat redirection granted by your Tricks of the Trade ability lasts an additional 4 sec. (with the T10 2 set bonus) without use Glyph of Fan of Knives
Stat Priorities
1. Hit cap (315)
2. Expertise (26/26)
3. Attack Power cap until 4000
4. Haste after 4000 Attack Power
5. Crit
6. Armor Penetration
Gems
Meta: Relentless Earthsiege Diamond +21 Agility and 3% Increased Critical Damage
Red: Bright Cardinal Ruby +40 attack power
Stark Ametrine +20 attack power +10 haste
Yellow: Stark Ametrine +20 attack power +10 haste
Quick King's Amber +20 haste
Blue: Nightmare Tear +10 all stats
Enchants
Head - Arcanum of Torment +50 attack power +20 crit
Shoulders - Greater Inscription of the Axe +40 attack power +15 crit
Cloak - Greater Speed +23 haste
Chest - Powerful Stats +10 all stats
Bracers - Greater Assault +50 attack
Mainhand - Berserking +400 attack power procs (135 attack power on average)
Offhand - Berserking +400 attack power procs (135 attack power on average)
Gloves - Crusher +44 attack power
Belt - Eternal Belt Buckle +1 belt socket
Legs - Icescale Leg Armor +75 attack power +22 crit
Boots - Greater Assault +32 attack power
Profession
1. Engineering , haste hands enchant is amazing
2. Jewelcrafting
3. Blacksmithing
4. Inscription / Enchanting
5. Leatherworking
6. Skinning
Best in Slot Gear
1. Head - Geistlord's Punishment Sack
2. Neck - Sindragosa's Cruel Claw
3. Shoulders - Cultist's Bloodsoaked Spaulders
4. Cloak - Shadowvault Slayer's Cloak
5. Chest - Ikfirues's Sack of Wonder
6. Bracer - Umbrage Armbands
7. Gloves - Sanctified Shadowblade Gauntlets
8. Belt - Astrylian's Sutured Cinch
9. Legs - Sanctified Shadowblade Legplates
10. Boots - Frostbitten Fur Boots
11. Ring 1 - Ashen Band of Endless Vengeance
12. Ring 2 Signet of Twilight
13. Trinket 1 - Deatbringer's Will
14. Trinket 2 - Sharpened Twilight Scale
15. Ranged - Fal'inrush, Defender of Quel'thalas
16. Mainhand - Heaven's Fall, Kryss of a Thousand Lies
17. Offhand - Lungbreaker
Trinket ranking:
Comet's Trail
Shard of the Crystal Heart
Tears of Bitter Anguish
Mark of Norgannon
It is worth mentioning that Tiny Abomination in a Jar used to have a bug on some servers like Warmane, where it used to proc from the poison (like it works for Ret paladin's Seal of Vengeance), and on those guides it is a BIS trinket. I can be still buggy on Warmane, but I am not sure about that if it is. I suggest following our guidance.