What is the most popular Assassination Rogue build in WoW Forever?

Assassination Rogue 38/11/2, #1 of every Rogue build by what people did with it, Sep 13 to Oct 25, 2026. It holds 2.8% of every Rogue share, save and link open counted here since 13 Sep (shared 96, saved 244, opened 1,773). It maxes Malice, Ruthlessness, Improved Slice and Dice, Relentless Strikes, Lethality, Vile Poisons and 10 more.

How many Rogue builds are Assassination?

13,144 of the 46,574 Rogue builds with 41 or more points planned here Sep 13 to Oct 25, 2026 lead in Assassination, 28%, behind Subtlety (46%).

Which talents do Assassination Rogue builds take?

Nearly all of them (90% or more) take Malice (100%), Lethality (95%) and Relentless Strikes (94%). Most (50 to 89%) take Mutilate (88%), Ruthlessness (87%), Cold Blood (86%), Seal Fate (69%), Improved Poisons (64%) and Murder (62%). Outside Assassination the most taken are Opportunity (73%), Improved Eviscerate (64%) and Puncturing Wounds (64%). Each build counted once.

What do Assassination Rogues take first while leveling?

The Assassination leveling order, 29% of 85,657 recorded Rogue orders, starts with Malice, Ruthlessness and Murder from level 10.

Is this an Assassination Rogue tier list?

No. It counts what people plan on this site, not how strong a build is. The count starts again when a beta build changes the Rogue trees.

WoW Forever Assassination Rogue Build: Most Popular Talents

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WoW Forever Assassination Rogue buildFrom the 13,144 Rogue builds that lead in Assassination, of 46,574 with 41 or more points planned on this site Sep 13 to Oct 25, 2026, recounted a few times a day. Counted by this site's own counter, no identities.

13,144 of the 46,574 Rogue builds with 41 or more points planned here (28%) lead in Assassination, Sep 13 to Oct 25, 2026. Subtlety has 46%. Every build below opens in the Rogue calculator.

Counted on 25 Oct 2026, recounted a few times a day.

Subtlety 46%
Assassination 28%
Combat 26%

The most popular Assassination Rogue build Assassination / Combat / Subtlety points

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Assassination Rogue 38/11/2
#1 of every Rogue build by what people did with it Assassination 38 / Combat 11 / Subtlety 2 2.8% of every Rogue share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 96 · saved 244 · opened 1,773 · across 158 close builds Maxes Malice, Ruthlessness, Improved Slice and Dice, Relentless Strikes, Lethality, Vile Poisons and 10 more. Goes to Venom (row 7).
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The talents Assassination Rogue builds take

Of the 13,144 Rogue builds with 41 or more points that lead in Assassination, the share with a point in each talent:

In nearly every Assassination build, 90% or more: Malice 100%, Lethality 95% and Relentless Strikes 94%.

In most, 50 to 89%: Mutilate 88%, Ruthlessness 87%, Cold Blood 86%, Seal Fate 69%, Improved Poisons 64%, Murder 62%, Vile Poisons 62%, Vigor 61% and Improved Slice and Dice 50%.

In some, 20 to 49%: Venom 49%, Improved Gouge 36%, Improved Kidney Shot 31% and Improved Expose Armor 20%.

From the other trees, 20% or more: Opportunity 73%, Improved Eviscerate 64%, Puncturing Wounds 64%, Precision 58%, Lightning Reflexes 53%, Camouflage 49%, Master of Deception 38%, Endurance 37%, Improved Sprint 35%, Elusiveness 33%, Initiative 33% and Improved Sinister Strike 27% and 4 more.

Leveling as Assassination, and the level 30 cap

29% of the 85,657 Rogue leveling orders recorded here between 18 Sep and 16 Oct 2026 lead in Assassination (24,842). The Assassination order starts with Malice, Ruthlessness and Murder from level 10, and its first 21 points are Malice 5, Ruthlessness 3, Murder 2, Improved Gouge 3, Lethality 5, Relentless Strikes 1, Cold Blood 1 and Mutilate 1. Open those 21 points at level 30. Every bracket to 60 is on the Rogue leveling order.

At the level 30 cap, the most made 21-point Assassination build is 21/0/0: 2.8% of the level 30 Rogue builds counted between 1 and 16 Oct 2026 (13 people-days), maxing Malice, Ruthlessness, Improved Slice and Dice, Relentless Strikes, Lethality and Cold Blood. Load it.

Questions

What is the most popular Assassination Rogue build in WoW Forever?: Assassination Rogue 38/11/2, #1 of every Rogue build by what people did with it, Sep 13 to Oct 25, 2026. It holds 2.8% of every Rogue share, save and link open counted here since 13 Sep (shared 96, saved 244, opened 1,773). It maxes Malice, Ruthlessness, Improved Slice and Dice, Relentless Strikes, Lethality, Vile Poisons and 10 more.
How many Rogue builds are Assassination?: 13,144 of the 46,574 Rogue builds with 41 or more points planned here Sep 13 to Oct 25, 2026 lead in Assassination, 28%, behind Subtlety (46%).
Which talents do Assassination Rogue builds take?: Nearly all of them (90% or more) take Malice (100%), Lethality (95%) and Relentless Strikes (94%). Most (50 to 89%) take Mutilate (88%), Ruthlessness (87%), Cold Blood (86%), Seal Fate (69%), Improved Poisons (64%) and Murder (62%). Outside Assassination the most taken are Opportunity (73%), Improved Eviscerate (64%) and Puncturing Wounds (64%). Each build counted once.
What do Assassination Rogues take first while leveling?: The Assassination leveling order, 29% of 85,657 recorded Rogue orders, starts with Malice, Ruthlessness and Murder from level 10.
Is this an Assassination Rogue tier list?: No. It counts what people plan on this site, not how strong a build is. The count starts again when a beta build changes the Rogue trees.

The other Rogue specs: Combat Rogue and Subtlety Rogue. The rank (#) is among every Rogue build on the most popular Rogue builds; a share or a save weighs 5, a link open 3, making the build 2 and a view 1. Also for Rogues: the leveling order, every talent in words, what changed since Classic, the abilities, new and changed, the races and their racials, questions answered from the data, and the Rogue calculator.