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Rogue · Assassination · PvE · level 20 of 60

Assassination Rogue endgame PvE build at level 20

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

Open at level 20 in the calculator11/0/011 of 11 pointsFull build to 60 →
Assassination11
0/30/25/5
3/30/2
2/31/20/10/2
0/50/10/5
0/50/10/2
0/3
0/1
Combat0
0/30/20/5
0/30/30/30/20/20/1
0/20/20/10/30/2
0/10/50/2
0/5
0/1
Subtlety0
0/30/30/5
0/30/20/20/30/30/10/3
0/10/2
0/20/20/10/1
0/5
0/1

Talents at level 20

TalentTreeRankTaken at
MaliceAssassination5/510, 11, 12, 13, 14
RuthlessnessAssassination3/315, 16, 17
Improved Slice and DiceAssassination2/318, 19
VigorAssassination1/220

Next five points (21–25)

  1. Level 21: Vigor (Assassination)
  2. Level 22: Blood Splatter (Assassination)
  3. Level 23: Lethality (Assassination)
  4. Level 24: Lethality (Assassination)
  5. Level 25: Coup de Grace (Combat)

Notes that apply by 20

  • 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.

Questions players ask

What should a level 20 Assassination Rogue have in its talent trees?
Malice 5/5, Ruthlessness 3/3, Improved Slice and Dice 2/3, Vigor 1/2: 11/0/0 across Assassination/Combat/Subtlety. That is every point from 10 to 20 in the order this build replays.
What comes next after level 20?
Vigor at 21, Blood Splatter at 22, Lethality at 23, Lethality at 24, Coup de Grace at 25. The full order to 60 is on the build page.
Can I open the calculator at this level?
Yes. The link below opens the Rogue talent calculator with the level set to 20, so only the first 11 points of the order are shown and you can continue from there.