Assassination Rogue - Battleground Blitz (EU)

Assassination Rogue on the EU Battleground Blitz ladder

Assassination Rogue is the fifth most played of 34 specs on the EU Battleground Blitz ladder: 3,724 rated characters, 5.5% of everyone ranked in the bracket.

Rated characters

3,724

Share of the bracket

5.5% (fifth of 34 specs)

Highest rating

2,928

Median rating

1,349

Top 10% start at

2,017

Average win rate

56.4%

Games played

10 median, 610 most

Realms represented

240

Faction split

Alliance 2,146 (57.6%) Horde 1,578 (42.4%)

Assassination Rogue by rank

Rank	Rating	Rated characters	Share
Elite	2,400+	103	2.8%
Duelist	2,100+	198	5.3%
Rival	1,800+	567	15.2%
Challenger	1,400+	940	25.2%
Combatant	1,000+	335	9.0%
Unranked	below 1,000	1,581	42.5%

Realms with the most rated Assassination Rogue characters

1. Ravencrest 282 rated, best 2,909
2. Gordunni 205 rated, best 2,587
3. Silvermoon 187 rated, best 2,805
4. Kazzak 159 rated, best 2,731
5. Blackmoore 130 rated, best 2,894
6. Howling Fjord 126 rated, best 2,634

How Assassination Rogue compares

Every Rogue spec on this ladder

Spec	Rated	Share	Avg rating	Top rating	At 1,800+
Assassination	3,724	5.5%	1,201	2,928	23%
Subtlety	2,638	3.9%	1,267	3,258	29%
Outlaw	285	0.4%	1,111	2,829	24%

In Solo Shuffle the same spec has 5,001 rated characters in EU, the tenth most played of 34 specs, with a top rating of 3,344 and an average of 1,790. Assassination Rogue in Solo Shuffle.

The Assassination Rogue specialization

A deadly master of poisons who dispatches victims with vicious dagger strikes.

Class

Rogue

Role

DPS

Preferred weapons

Daggers

Mastery

Mastery: Potent AssassinIncreases the damage done by your Nature damage and bleeds.1%.

PvP talents in the client

11

Assassination Rogue talent tree · Assassination Rogue spec page

Assassination Rogue PvP talents

The 11 PvP talents the current game client lists for Assassination Rogue, in alphabetical order.

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  Control is KingUnlocks at level 35

  Cheap Shot grants Slice and Dice for 15 sec and Kidney Shot restores 10 Energy per combo point spent.

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  Creeping VenomUnlocks at level 30

  Your Envenom applies Creeping Venom, reducing the target's movement speed by 5% for 4 sec. Creeping Venom is reapplied when the target moves.

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  Dagger in the Dark

  Each second while Stealth is active, nearby enemies take an additional 2% damage from you for 10 sec.

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  Death from Above

  Finishing move that empowers your weapons with energy to perform a deadly attack.

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  Dismantle

  Disarm the enemy, preventing the use of any weapons or shield for 5 sec.

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  HemotoxinUnlocks at level 58

  Shiv also reduces the target's healing received by 30% for 8 sec.

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  Maneuverability

  Sprint has 50% reduced cooldown and 50% reduced duration.

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  Preemptive ManeuverUnlocks at level 30

  Feint decreases your damage taken by an additional 25% while stunned and its energy cost is reduced by 30%.

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  Smoke BombUnlocks at level 25

  Creates a cloud of thick smoke in an 8 yard radius around the Rogue for 5 sec. Enemies are unable to target into or out of the smoke cloud.

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  System ShockUnlocks at level 22

  Casting Envenom with at least 5 combo points on a target afflicted by your Garrote, Rupture, and lethal poison deals (31.4% of Attack Power) Nature damage, and reduces their movement speed by 90% for 2 sec.

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  Thick as ThievesUnlocks at level 48

  Tricks of the Trade now increases the friendly target's damage by 15% for 6 sec.