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Assassination Rogue PvP Guide - World of Warcraft The War Within

Welcome to Skill Capped's Assassination Rogue PvP Guide for The War Within Season 3

All sections for Assassination Rogue PvP have been divided into corresponding sections for the most optimal hero talents, class talents, spec talents, race, stats, gear, enchants, gems, and macros. This will help you have a good understanding of Assassination Rogues in PvP for The War Within, the strengths and weaknesses associated with this specialization, and help you conquer the arena. This section provides a brief overview of Assassination Rogues in The War Within.

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Assassination Rogue

Assassination Rogue

Melee DPS

Bleed and poison specialist with consistent DoT rot pressure. Great entry point to the Rogue class due to having a relatively straightforward win condition: damage. As long as you keep up bleeds and Kidney on CD, you are doing something right.

DoT/RotControlBurstMortal StrikeSustained Pressure

Current Meta Position

Shuffle
S-Tier
2v2
S-Tier
3v3
S-Tier
Overall
S
Skill Floor
Moderate
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Best Race

Shadowmeld allows you to re-stealth in combat, immune projectiles, and set up additional openers. Extremely versatile for Rogues.

Blood Fury provides a damage cooldown that synergizes with your burst windows. Hardiness reduces stun duration by 20%, crucial against stun-heavy comps.

Stat Priority
Versatility > Mastery: Potent Assassin > Critical Strike > Haste

Versatility increases your damage and reduces damage taken, essential for PvP survivability as a melee that gets trained. Mastery: Potent Assassin increases the damage of your poisons and bleeds, your primary damage sources. Critical Strike provides burst potential but is less consistent than Mastery: Potent Assassin. Haste is the lowest priority as Assassination relies on DoT damage rather than fast attacks.

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