Combat Rogue endgame PvE build (18/33/0)

How to play it

• Slice and Dice first (Improved Slice and Dice), then Sinister Strike to 5 and Eviscerate with Flawless Execution and Coup de Grace. Shank on cooldown: with Flash of Steel it generates 30 Energy every 8 seconds and cannot miss.
• Poisons scale with Attack Power twice as hard as in Classic; Vile Poisons is worth 5 points even in Combat.
• Blade Flurry and Adrenaline Rush on cooldown; Composure makes your Poised opener nearly free.

Talents taken

Assassination (16)

• 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 3/3: Increases the duration of your Slice and Dice ability by 45%.
• Vigor 2/2: Increases your maximum Energy by 10.
• Lethality 2/2: Grants 20% increased Critical Strike damage to your Sinister Strike, Gouge, Backstab, Mutilate, Ghostly Strike, and Hemorrhage abilities.
• Vile Poisons 1/5: Increases the damage dealt by your poisons by 4% and gives your poisons an additional 8% chance to resist dispel effects.

Combat (35)

• 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.
• Lightning Reflexes 2/5: Increases your Dodge chance by 2%.
• Deflection 3/3: Increases your Parry chance by 6%.
• Precision 3/3: Improves your chance to hit by 3%.
• Composure 2/2: Increases the Energy cost reduction of your Poised ability by 10.
• Flawless Execution 1/1: Reduces the Energy cost of your Eviscerate ability by 15.
• Aggression 3/3: Increases the damage of Sinister Strike and Eviscerate by 15%.
• Weapon Expertise 2/2: Reduces the chance for your attacks to be Dodged or Parried by 2%.
• Blade Flurry 1/1: Increases your melee attack speed by 20% and your melee attacks strike an additional nearby opponent. Lasts 15 sec.
• Hack and Slash 5/5: Gives your melee weapon attacks a benefit depending on the weapon. Axe/Sword: Your successful melee attacks have a 5% chance to trigger an extra attack on the target. Dagger/Fist: Increases your critical strike chance by 5%. Mace: Your attacks ignore 15% of your target's armor.
• Dual Wield Specialization 2/2: Increases the damage done by your off-hand weapon by 50%.
• Flash of Steel 5/5: Increases the energy generated by your Shank ability by 15 and reduces its cooldown by 2.0 seconds.
• Adrenaline Rush 1/1: Increases your Energy regeneration rate by 100% for 15 sec.

Point order by level

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