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RoguePvP · level 39

Level 39 Assassination Rogue twink build

“Cold Blood swords” — Player vs player (PvPPlayer versus player: duels, battlegrounds, world fights.“PvP server, expect to die in STV.” Full entry →) · a twinkA low-level character kept at the top of a battleground bracket (19, 29, 39…) with the best gear, enchants and consumables money can buy.“Level 19 twink rogue with Shadowfang, welcome to Warsong Gulch.” Full entry → for the 30–39 bracketA range of levels that queue together for a battleground, e.g. 10–19, 20–29. Twinks live at the top of each one.“The 29 bracket is all hunters.” Full entry →.

A level 39 Cold Blood sword rogue built around reliable openers, near player-hit cap, high-stamina twink gear, and guaranteed Eviscerate burst.

Open in the builder →Compare with mineRating today80.9 / 100

Solid. A few specific changes below would lift it further.

Talents

21 Assassination / 9 Combat / 0 Subtlety · 30 points at level 39

Assassination · 21

  • Improved Eviscerate3/3
  • Malice5/5
  • Murder2/2
  • Relentless Strikes1/1
  • Lethality5/5
  • Improved Poisons4/5
  • Cold Blood1/1

Combat · 9

  • Improved Gouge3/3
  • Improved Sinister Strike2/2
  • Precision4/5

Subtlety · 0

No points.

Gear

SlotItemStatsSource
HeadAdventurer's Pith Helmet94 armor · +7 Spirit · +9 Agility · +14 StaminaUldaman · Trash
NeckScout's Medallion+11 Agility · +7 StaminaPvP · Warsong Gulch reputation · Honored
ShouldersFleshhide Shoulders95 armor · +5 Strength · +15 Stamina · +6 AgilityRazorfen Downs · Glutton
BackTigerstrike Mantle25 armor · +8 Agility · +7 Stamina—
ChestWarden's Wraps120 armor · +12 Agility · +12 Stamina—
WristsScorpashi Wristbands52 armor · +7 Stamina · +6 Agility · +1 Intellect—
HandsGloves of Holy Might86 armor · +1% Critical strike chance · +20 Attack PowerWorld drop · World drop (bind on equip)
WaistOgron's Sash71 armor · +9 Strength · +9 Agility · +9 Stamina—
LegsBasilisk Hide Pants113 armor · +21 Agility · +3 Spirit · +8 Stamina—
FeetDefiler's Leather Boots89 armor · +10 Stamina · +8 Agility · +6 Attack PowerPvP · Arathi Basin
Ring 1Assault Band+7 Stamina · +5 Spirit · +20 Attack Power—
Ring 2Legionnaire's Band+8 Strength · +8 Agility · +5 StaminaPvP · Warsong Gulch reputation · Honored
Trinket 1Tidal Charm—
Trinket 2Arena Master+5 StaminaPvP · Gurubashi Arena chest
Main HandVanquisher's Sword46–86 · 2.2s · 29.9 dps · +28 Attack Power—
Off HandSword of Omen39–74 · 1.9s · 29.9 dps · +9 Strength · +4 Stamina · +3 Agility—
Ranged / RelicOutrider's Bow38–71 · 2.4s · 22.9 dps · +6 Stamina · +3 AgilityPvP · Warsong Gulch reputation · Revered

Rotation

  1. 1Stealthbuff not active on you
  2. 2Sapopener only
  3. 3Cheap Shotopener only
  4. 4Kickwhen ready
  5. 5Cold Blood5 combo points
  6. 6Eviscerate5 combo points
  7. 7Kidney Shot4+ combo points
  8. 8Gougewhen ready
  9. 9Blindyou are low on health
  10. 10Vanishyou are low on health
  11. 11Sprintwhile moving
  12. 12Sinister Strikewhen ready

Read top to bottom: use the first ability that is ready and whose condition holds.

Why it works

This is a 21/9/0 PvP build: Assassination reaches Cold Blood for the kill window, with Malice, Lethality, Improved Eviscerate and Relentless Strikes making your finisher much more threatening. The Combat splash gives Improved Sinister Strike, Improved Gouge and 4/5 Precision; against players that nearly covers the 5% melee hit target, which is a huge consistency gain when a missed Gouge, Kick or builder can lose the duel.

The gear is the standard balanced-twink point: about the balance-50 knee from your curve, around 116 stamina from gear, 745 armor, and the Gloves of Holy Might crit package. Going much tougher after this jumps to balance 60: +290 HP, but throughput drops from about -7% to -15%, so this set keeps burst while still being hard to delete. Key pieces are Adventurer’s Pith Helmet, Fleshhide Shoulders, Warden’s Wraps, Basilisk Hide Pants, Defiler’s Leather Boots for run speed, Vanquisher’s Sword main hand, and Sword of Omen off hand. Tidal Charm is your swing trinket; Arena Master supplies passive stamina.

Play from Stealth. Sap to create the fight you want, Cheap Shot the kill target, build with Sinister Strike, and pool enough energy to Cold Blood into a 5-combo-point Eviscerate. Use Kick aggressively into casts, Gouge to stop pressure or create a restealth/reset line, Kidney Shot at 4+ combo points when control matters more than immediate damage, and Blind or Vanish when low to reset the duel.

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Generated by the optimizer from Classic Era client build 1.15.9.69722 and checked against the builder's rules (row gates, prerequisites, what the class can wear). The rating above is recomputed from today's data. Race not set — pick yours in the builder for racial bonuses.