Rogue · Assassination · PvE · DPS

Assassination Rogue endgame PvE build (31/20/0)

Mutilate, Seal Fate, Venom, Vile Poisons, Improved Poisons and Relentless Strikes with Precision, Puncturing Wounds, Dual Wield Specialization and Efficient Strikes.

Open in calculator33/18/0Level 6051 pointsUpdated 2026-11-04

How to play it

  • Daggers: Mutilate with Puncturing Wounds crit, Seal Fate for double combo points, Shank then Venom for 30% poison damage. Deadly Poison main hand, Instant Poison off hand.
  • Rupture with Blood Splatter lasts 6 seconds longer; Cold Blood into Eviscerate for burst.

Talents taken

Assassination (33)

  • Malice 5/5: Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks and Poisons by 5%.
  • Ruthlessness 3/3: Gives your finishing moves a 60% chance to add a Combo Point to your target.
  • Improved Slice and Dice 2/3: Increases the duration of your Slice and Dice ability by 30%.
  • Vigor 2/2: Increases your maximum Energy by 10.
  • Blood Splatter 1/1: Increases the duration of your Rupture ability by 6 seconds and your Garrote ability by 9 seconds.
  • Lethality 2/2: Grants 20% increased Critical Strike damage to your Sinister Strike, Gouge, Backstab, Mutilate, Ghostly Strike, and Hemorrhage abilities.
  • Vile Poisons 5/5: Increases the damage dealt by your poisons by 20% and gives your poisons an additional 40% chance to resist dispel effects.
  • Cold Blood 1/1: When activated, increases the critical strike chance of your next Sinister Strike, Backstab, Ambush, Eviscerate, or Mutilate by 100%.
  • Improved Poisons 5/5: Increases the chance to apply Poisons to your target by 10%, and gives Poison applications a 50% chance to not consume a charge.
  • Relentless Strikes 2/5: Your finishing moves have a 8% chance per Combo Point to restore 25 Energy.
  • Venom 1/1: Causes your Shank ability to increase your Poison damage by 30% and your chance to apply Poisons by 20% for 6 seconds.
  • Seal Fate 3/3: Your critical strikes from abilities that add Combo Points have a 100% chance to add an additional Combo Point.
  • Mutilate 1/1: Instantly attacks with both weapons for 90% weapon damage plus an additional amount with each weapon (Blizzard: the amount was also increased). Damage increased by 20% against Poisoned targets. Awards 2 Combo Points.

Combat (18)

  • Coup de Grace 3/3: Increases the damage done by your Eviscerate ability by 20%, and the damage and storage rate of your Death Mark ability by 20%.
  • Efficient Strikes 2/2: Reduces the Energy costs of Sinister Strike and Hemorrhage by 5.
  • Puncturing Wounds 3/3: Increases the critical strike chance of your Backstab by 30% and your Mutilate by 15%, and gives Backstab a 45% chance to add an additional Combo Point.
  • Deflection 2/3: Increases your Parry chance by 4%.
  • Precision 3/3: Improves your chance to hit by 3%.
  • Endurance 2/2: Reduces the cooldown of your Sprint and Evasion abilities by 60%.
  • Aggression 3/3: Increases the damage of Sinister Strike and Eviscerate by 15%.

Point order by level

First point at level 10 (set the Talented perk in the calculator if you start earlier).

LevelsSpend on
1–10Malice ×1
11–20Malice ×4, Ruthlessness ×3, Improved Slice and Dice ×2, Vigor ×1
21–30Vigor ×1, Blood Splatter ×1, Lethality ×2, Coup de Grace ×3, Vile Poisons ×3
31–40Efficient Strikes ×2, Vile Poisons ×2, Puncturing Wounds ×3, Cold Blood ×1, Improved Poisons ×2
41–50Deflection ×2, Improved Poisons ×3, Precision ×3, Relentless Strikes ×2
51–60Endurance ×2, Venom ×1, Seal Fate ×3, Aggression ×3, Mutilate ×1
Every point, one per level
  1. L10 Malice (Assassination)
  2. L11 Malice (Assassination)
  3. L12 Malice (Assassination)
  4. L13 Malice (Assassination)
  5. L14 Malice (Assassination)
  6. L15 Ruthlessness (Assassination)
  7. L16 Ruthlessness (Assassination)
  8. L17 Ruthlessness (Assassination)
  9. L18 Improved Slice and Dice (Assassination)
  10. L19 Improved Slice and Dice (Assassination)
  11. L20 Vigor (Assassination)
  12. L21 Vigor (Assassination)
  13. L22 Blood Splatter (Assassination)
  14. L23 Lethality (Assassination)
  15. L24 Lethality (Assassination)
  16. L25 Coup de Grace (Combat)
  17. L26 Vile Poisons (Assassination)
  18. L27 Coup de Grace (Combat)
  19. L28 Vile Poisons (Assassination)
  20. L29 Coup de Grace (Combat)
  21. L30 Vile Poisons (Assassination)
  22. L31 Efficient Strikes (Combat)
  23. L32 Vile Poisons (Assassination)
  24. L33 Efficient Strikes (Combat)
  25. L34 Vile Poisons (Assassination)
  26. L35 Puncturing Wounds (Combat)
  27. L36 Cold Blood (Assassination)
  28. L37 Puncturing Wounds (Combat)
  29. L38 Improved Poisons (Assassination)
  30. L39 Puncturing Wounds (Combat)
  31. L40 Improved Poisons (Assassination)
  32. L41 Deflection (Combat)
  33. L42 Improved Poisons (Assassination)
  34. L43 Deflection (Combat)
  35. L44 Improved Poisons (Assassination)
  36. L45 Precision (Combat)
  37. L46 Improved Poisons (Assassination)
  38. L47 Precision (Combat)
  39. L48 Relentless Strikes (Assassination)
  40. L49 Precision (Combat)
  41. L50 Relentless Strikes (Assassination)
  42. L51 Endurance (Combat)
  43. L52 Venom (Assassination)
  44. L53 Endurance (Combat)
  45. L54 Seal Fate (Assassination)
  46. L55 Aggression (Combat)
  47. L56 Seal Fate (Assassination)
  48. L57 Aggression (Combat)
  49. L58 Seal Fate (Assassination)
  50. L59 Aggression (Combat)
  51. L60 Mutilate (Assassination)

Questions players ask

What is the point split for this Assassination Rogue build?
33/18/0 across Assassination, Combat, Subtlety at level 60.
Can I change it?
Yes. Open it in the calculator, add or remove points, and copy your own link. The order shown here is the order the calculator will replay.
This build at lower levels

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