RogueRaid DPS · level 60Level 60 Assassination Rogue raid DPS build
“Venom Fang” — Damage in dungeons and raids.
A dagger Mutilate/Venom raid rogue that reaches reliable boss hit, stacks dagger skill and crit, and converts frequent Mutilate crits into fast finishers and strong poison uptime.
Excellent. This is close to the best this item pool and tree allow for the goal.
Talents
31 Assassination / 20 Combat / 0 Subtlety · 51 points at level 60
Assassination · 31
Malice5/5
Ruthlessness3/3
Murder2/2
Relentless Strikes1/1
Lethality5/5
Vile Poisons3/5
Improved Poisons5/5
Mutilate1/1
Seal Fate5/5
Venom1/1
Combat · 20
Improved Eviscerate3/3
Lightning Reflexes2/5
Puncturing Wounds3/3
Precision3/3
Endurance2/2
Improved Sprint2/2
Dual Wield Specialization5/5
Subtlety · 0
No points.
Gear
| Slot | Item | Stats | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head |  Bonescythe Helmet | 205 armor · +30 Agility · +29 Stamina · +18 Strength · +10 Hit · +28 Critical Strike | Bonescythe Armor |
| Neck |  Prestor's Talisman of Connivery | +30 Agility · +10 Hit | Blackwing Lair · Nefarian |
| Shoulders |  Bonescythe Pauldrons | 186 armor · +22 Agility · +15 Stamina · +22 Strength · +14 Critical Strike · +10 Hit | Bonescythe Armor |
| Back |  Cloak of the Fallen God | 66 armor · +26 Agility · +11 Strength · +15 Stamina | — |
| Chest |  Bonescythe Breastplate | 262 armor · +29 Stamina · +28 Critical Strike · +80 Attack Power · +10 Hit | Bonescythe Armor |
| Wrists |  Bonescythe Bracers | 111 armor · +26 Agility · +14 Stamina · +14 Critical Strike | Bonescythe Armor |
| Hands |  Bonescythe Gauntlets | 158 armor · +20 Stamina · +10 Hit · +66 Attack Power · +14 Critical Strike | Bonescythe Armor |
| Waist |  Belt of Never-ending Agony | 142 armor · +20 Stamina · +64 Attack Power · +14 Critical Strike · +10 Hit | Temple of Ahn'Qiraj · C'Thun |
| Legs |  Bonescythe Legplates | 221 armor · +32 Agility · +25 Stamina · +31 Strength · +14 Critical Strike · +10 Hit | Bonescythe Armor |
| Feet |  Bonescythe Sabatons | 171 armor · +18 Stamina · +10 Hit · +14 Critical Strike · +64 Attack Power | Bonescythe Armor |
| Ring 1 |  Band of Unnatural Forces | +14 Critical Strike · +10 Hit · +52 Attack Power | Naxxramas · Loatheb |
| Ring 2 |  Bonescythe Ring | +10 Stamina · +20 Agility · +20 Strength · +10 Hit | Naxxramas · Kel'Thuzad · Bonescythe Armor |
| Trinket 1 |  Drake Fang Talisman | +56 Attack Power · +20 Hit · +12 Dodge | Blackwing Lair · Ebonroc |
| Trinket 2 |  Kiss of the Spider | +14 Critical Strike · +10 Hit | Naxxramas · Maexxna |
| Main Hand |  Death's Sting | 83–156 · 1.8s · 66.7 dps · +10 Stamina · +38 Attack Power · +3 Dagger skill | Temple of Ahn'Qiraj · C'Thun |
| Off Hand | Death's Sting | 83–156 · 1.8s · 66.7 dps · +10 Stamina · +38 Attack Power · +3 Dagger skill | Temple of Ahn'Qiraj · C'Thun |
| Ranged / Relic |  Larvae of the Great Worm | 103–192 · 3.0s · 49.1 dps · +14 Critical Strike · +18 Attack Power | Temple of Ahn'Qiraj · Ouro |
- Bonescythe Armor (8/9) — (2) Your normal melee swings have a chance to Invigorate you, healing you for 100.; (4) Your Backstab, Sinister Strike, and Hemorrhage critical hits cause you to regain 5 energy.; (6) Reduces the threat from your Backstab, Sinister Strike, Hemorrhage, and Eviscerate abilities.; (8) Your Eviscerate has a chance per combo point to reveal a flaw in your opponent's armor, granting a 100% critical hit chance for your next Backstab, Sinister Strike, or Hemorrhage.
Rotation
- 1
Ambushopener only - 2
Slice and Dicebuff not active on you - 3Venombuff not active on you
- 4
Rupturedebuff missing on target - 5Eviscerate5 combo points
- 6Mutilatewhen ready
- 7
Poisoned Knifewhile moving
Read top to bottom: use the first ability that is ready and whose condition holds.
Why it works
This build goes deep Assassination for Mutilate, Seal Fate, and Venom: Mutilate is the main combo-point engine, Seal Fate turns crits into extra points, and Venom makes your poisons a sustained raid-DPS multiplier. Combat supplies the essentials: Precision for boss hit reliability, Puncturing Wounds for Mutilate crit, and Dual Wield Specialization for off-hand damage.
The gear is built around raid boss consistency. Death's Sting in both hands is the key pick: high dagger DPS plus dagger skill, which is extremely valuable against level 63 bosses because it reduces glancing-blow penalty. The Bonescythe-heavy armor set gives large amounts of agility, attack power, crit, and hit; Belt of Never-ending Agony from C'Thun, Drake Fang Talisman from Ebonroc, and Kiss of the Spider from Maexxna are the standout non-set damage pieces. Prestor's Talisman from Nefarian and the chosen rings keep hit high enough that specials are dependable, while extra hit still helps dual-wield white swings.
Open from stealth with Ambush when practical. Keep Slice and Dice up first, then maintain Venom for poison throughput. Keep Rupture on longer-lived bosses if the debuff is missing, then spend excess 5-point finishers on Eviscerate. Use Mutilate as your builder, pooling enough energy so you can refresh Slice/Venom cleanly instead of letting them fall. Use Poisoned Knife only when forced out of melee range.
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Generated by the optimizer from WoW Forever client build 1.60.1.69913 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.