Assassination Rogue Talent Build & Glyphs
The 51/13/7 Assassination Rogue build for WotLK 3.3.5a, point by point. It is already loaded in the calculator below, so you can change a talent, try another build or copy a link to share it.
- 51/13/7 main build
- 3 builds
- Glyphs included
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3.3.5a · LEVEL 80
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Minor Glyphs
Glyph recommendations aren't compiled yet for this build — the talent split above is still fully real and verified against actual WotLK 3.3.5a game data.
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About the Assassination Rogue build
Assassination Rogue is a 51/13/7 build in the calculator, with two variants for a deeper Combat hybrid and a Blade Flurry hybrid. The spec is defined by Mutilate, Hunger for Blood, Master Poisoner, Cut to the Chase, Overkill and Cold Blood. The three builds share the Assassination core, and the differences are in the thirteen or so points outside it: Close Quarters Combat, Relentless Strikes, Lightning Reflexes and Blade Flurry.
- 51/13/7main build
- 3builds to compare
- 6glyphs
- 71points at level 80
Assassination Rogue builds compared
The calculator above has 3 builds for this spec. Pick one from the Build menu to load it. Every build totals 71 points, and the last column shows what it changes compared with the main build.
| Build | Split | Use it when | What changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Mutilate main build | 51/13/7 | Our recommended Mutilate build, with 13 points in Combat and 7 in Subtlety. Load this one first. | the reference |
| Deep Combat Mutilate | 51/18/2 | Assassination with a deeper Combat tree: more Close Quarters Combat and Lightning Reflexes, fewer points in Relentless Strikes and Opportunity. | Lightning Reflexes 0 → 3 Relentless Strikes 5 → 2 Close Quarters Combat 3 → 5 Opportunity 2 → 0 |
| Blade Flurry Hybrid | 44/21/6 | A Mutilate and Blade Flurry hybrid for cleave fights and encounters that reward it. It gives up Cut to the Chase and Hunger for Blood. | Cut to the Chase 5 → 0 Lightning Reflexes 0 → 3 Close Quarters Combat 3 → 5 Improved Slice and Dice 0 → 2 Blade Flurry 0 → 1 Find Weakness 3 → 2 and 2 smaller changes |
Every talent in the main Assassination Rogue build
This is the 51/13/7 build, talent by talent, with what each one does at the rank the build takes. Talents are listed from the top of each tree to the bottom.
Assassination51 points
| Talent | Rank | What it does at this rank |
|---|---|---|
| Malice | 5/5 | Increases your critical strike chance by 5%. |
| Ruthlessness | 3/3 | Gives your melee finishing moves a 60% chance to add a combo point to your target. |
| Puncturing Wounds | 3/3 | Increases the critical strike chance of your Backstab ability by 30%, and the critical strike chance of your Mutilate ability by 15%. |
| Vigor | 1/1 | Increases your maximum Energy by 10. |
| Lethality | 4/5 | Increases the critical strike damage bonus of all combo point-generating abilities that do not require stealth by 24%. |
| Vile Poisons | 3/3 | Increases the damage dealt by your poisons and Envenom ability by 20% and gives your damage over time poisons an additional 30% chance to resist dispel effects. |
| Improved Poisons | 5/5 | Increases the chance to apply Deadly Poison to your target by 20% and the frequency of applying Instant Poison to your target by 50%. |
| Fleet Footed | 2/2 | Reduces the duration of all movement impairing effects by 30% and increases your movement speed by 15%. This does not stack with other movement speed increasing effects. |
| Cold Blood | 1/1 | Instant · 3 min cooldownWhen activated, increases the critical strike chance of your next offensive ability by 100%. |
| Seal Fate | 5/5 | Your critical strikes from abilities that add combo points have a 100% chance to add an additional combo point. |
| Murder | 2/2 | Increases all damage caused by 4% |
| Overkill | 1/1 | While stealthed, and for 20 seconds after breaking stealth, you regenerate 30% additional energy. |
| Focused Attacks | 3/3 | Your melee critical strikes have a 100% chance to give you 2 energy. |
| Find Weakness | 3/3 | Offensive ability damage increased by 6%. |
| Master Poisoner | 3/3 | Increases the critical hit chance of all attacks made against any target you have poisoned by 3%, reduces the duration of all Poison effects applied to you by 50%, and gives Envenom a 100% chance not to consume Deadly Poison. |
| Mutilate | 1/1 | 60 Energy · Melee range · Instant · Requires DaggersInstantly attacks with both weapons for 100% weapon damage plus 44 with each weapon. Damage is increased by 20% against Poisoned targets. Awards 2 combo points. |
| Cut to the Chase | 5/5 | Your Eviscerate and Envenom abilities have a 100% chance to refresh your Slice and Dice duration to its 5 combo point maximum. |
| Hunger for Blood | 1/1 | 15 Energy · 30 yd range · InstantEnrages you, increasing all damage caused by 5%. Requires a bleed effect to be active on the target. Lasts 1 min. |
Combat13 points
| Talent | Rank | What it does at this rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dual Wield Specialization | 5/5 | Increases the damage done by your offhand weapon by 50%. |
| Precision | 5/5 | Increases your chance to hit with weapon and poison attacks by 5%. |
| Close Quarters Combat | 3/5 | Increases your chance to get a critical strike with Daggers and Fist Weapons by 3%. |
Subtlety7 points
| Talent | Rank | What it does at this rank |
|---|---|---|
| Relentless Strikes | 5/5 | Your finishing moves have a 20% chance per combo point to restore 25 energy. |
| Opportunity | 2/2 | Increases the damage dealt with your Backstab, Mutilate, Garrote, and Ambush abilities by 20%. |
Assassination Rogue glyphs
Major glyphs
Glyph of MutilateReduces the cost of Mutilate by 5 energy.
Glyph of Hunger for BloodIncreases the bonus damage from Hunger For Blood by 3%.
Glyph of Tricks of the TradeThe bonus damage and threat redirection granted by your Tricks of the Trade ability lasts an additional 4 sec.
Minor glyphs
Glyph of VanishIncreases your movement speed by 30% while the Vanish effect is active.
Glyph of DistractIncreases the range of your Distract ability by 5 yards.
Glyph of Safe FallIncreases the distance your Safe Fall ability allows you to fall without taking damage.
Assassination Rogue talents FAQ
QWhat is the best Assassination Rogue talent build in WotLK 3.3.5a?
Our main build is 51/13/7: 51 points in Assassination, 13 in Combat and 7 in Subtlety. The deepest talents it takes are Hunger for Blood, Cut to the Chase, Master Poisoner and Mutilate. The calculator on this page loads it, and you can change any point to see what it costs.
QWhich glyphs should a Assassination Rogue use?
The main build uses Glyph of Mutilate, Glyph of Hunger for Blood and Glyph of Tricks of the Trade as major glyphs and Glyph of Vanish, Glyph of Distract and Glyph of Safe Fall as minor glyphs.
QHow should a Assassination Rogue split talent points?
Level 80 gives 71 talent points. The main build spends them as 51/13/7 across Assassination, Combat and Subtlety. The other 2 builds (Deep Combat Mutilate 51/18/2, Blade Flurry Hybrid 44/21/6) move some of the points, and the table above shows which ones.
QWhich Assassination Rogue build should I pick?
Standard Mutilate (51/13/7): Our recommended Mutilate build, with 13 points in Combat and 7 in Subtlety. Load this one first. Deep Combat Mutilate (51/18/2): Assassination with a deeper Combat tree: more Close Quarters Combat and Lightning Reflexes, fewer points in Relentless Strikes and Opportunity. Blade Flurry Hybrid (44/21/6): A Mutilate and Blade Flurry hybrid for cleave fights and encounters that reward it. It gives up Cut to the Chase and Hunger for Blood.