Assassination Rogue - Battleground Blitz (US)

Assassination Rogue on the US Battleground Blitz ladder

Assassination Rogue is the sixth most played of 34 specs on the US Battleground Blitz ladder: 3,119 rated characters, 4.7% of everyone ranked in the bracket.

Rated characters

3,119

Share of the bracket

4.7% (sixth of 34 specs)

Highest rating

2,900

Median rating

1,348

Top 10% start at

1,978

Average win rate

57.4%

Games played

10 median, 598 most

Realms represented

228

Faction split

Alliance 1,853 (59.4%) Horde 1,266 (40.6%)

Assassination Rogue by rank

Rank	Rating	Rated characters	Share
Elite	2,400+	70	2.2%
Duelist	2,100+	134	4.3%
Rival	1,800+	494	15.8%
Challenger	1,400+	827	26.5%
Combatant	1,000+	264	8.5%
Unranked	below 1,000	1,330	42.6%

Realms with the most rated Assassination Rogue characters

1. Tichondrius 551 rated, best 2,827
2. Stormrage 180 rated, best 2,480
3. Illidan 155 rated, best 2,574
4. Area 52 150 rated, best 2,815
5. Moon Guard 144 rated, best 2,591
6. Sargeras 143 rated, best 2,732

How Assassination Rogue compares

Every Rogue spec on this ladder

Spec	Rated	Share	Avg rating	Top rating	At 1,800+
Assassination	3,119	4.7%	1,190	2,900	22%
Subtlety	2,018	3.1%	1,195	2,841	25%
Outlaw	322	0.5%	1,090	2,688	21%

In Solo Shuffle the same spec has 5,167 rated characters in US, the first most played of 34 specs, with a top rating of 3,053 and an average of 1,523. 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.

• 
  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.