The most popular builds for each specialization: raids and dungeons, PvP and leveling. Open any build in the talent calculator to see every point, or in theorycrafting to test it.
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Assassination: 30, Combat: 21, Subtlety: 0
Assassination for raids: Seal Fate turns crits into extra combo points, Cold Blood guarantees a big finisher, and Combat adds Blade Flurry.
1/1Relentless Strikes
4/5Improved Poisons
1/1Cold Blood
5/5Seal Fate
1/1Blade FlurryTalent order included
Assassination: 19, Combat: 32, Subtlety: 0
The top raid rogue: extra attacks from Sword Specialization, Weapon Expertise and Aggression for Sinister Strike, with Blade Flurry and Adrenaline Rush for burst.
1/1Blade Flurry
5/5Sword Specialization
2/2Weapon Expertise
3/3Aggression
1/1Adrenaline RushTalent order included
Assassination: 15, Combat: 31, Subtlety: 5
Combat daggers built around Backstab: Dagger Specialization, Improved Backstab and Opportunity push its crits, and Adrenaline Rush is still in reach.
1/1Relentless Strikes
5/5Dagger Specialization1/1Blade Flurry2/2Weapon Expertise1/1Adrenaline RushTalent order included
Assassination: 16, Combat: 35, Subtlety: 0
A 1–60 Combat path: Riposte, Deflection and Lightning Reflexes keep you alive, Blade Flurry handles two mobs and Adrenaline Rush ends emergencies.
1/1Relentless Strikes1/1Blade Flurry2/2Weapon Expertise3/3Aggression1/1Adrenaline RushTalent order included
Assassination: 7, Combat: 13, Subtlety: 31
Subtlety in raids: Hemorrhage raises physical damage taken for the whole melee group, while Serrated Blades and Deadliness keep your own damage up.
1/1Ghostly Strike
1/1Preparation
1/1Hemorrhage
5/5Deadliness
1/1PremeditationTalent order included
Assassination: 0, Combat: 21, Subtlety: 30
For world PvP and duels: Preparation resets Vanish and Evasion, Ghostly Strike and Hemorrhage keep pressure up, and Combat adds Blade Flurry and Lightning Reflexes.
1/1Blade Flurry
2/2Heightened Senses1/1Preparation1/1Hemorrhage5/5DeadlinessTalent order included