Cataclysm Classic Assassination Rogue Pre-Raid Gear

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Last updated on Feb 14, 2025 at 12:00 by Sellin

On this page, you will find the best pre-raid gear for Assassination Rogue in Cataclysm Classic.

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1 Introduction 2 Builds, Talents, Glyphs 3 Rotation and Cooldowns 4 Spell Summary 5 Stat Priority 6 Enchants, Consumables 7 Gear and Best in Slot 8 Leveling 9 Pre-Raid Gear

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1. Assassination Rogue Pre-Raid Gear Set

2. Pre-raid Best in Slot

Assassination Rogue Pre-Raid Gear Set

The gear listed on this page is considered to be the best gear you are able to obtain before entering a raid instance. The items highlighted on this page will mostly follow the stat priority of the Assassination Rogue spec, which is as follows:

Agility
Hit Rating (17%)
Mastery Rating
Haste Rating
Expertise Rating (6.5%)
Critical Strike Rating
Hit Rating (27%)

For more information on the best available gems and enchants, check out our Enchants and Gems Guide.

Pre-raid Best in Slot

Phase Four Phase Three Phase Two Phase One

Slot	Item		Source
Helm	Agile Bio-Optic Killshades	–	Engineering
Neck	Don Rodrigo's Fabulous Necklace	–	World BoE drop
Shoulder	Caridean Epaulettes	Expertise → Mastery	Commander Ulthok (H)Throne of the Tides
Cloak	Dory's Finery	Critical Strike → Mastery	World BoE drop
Chest	Assassin's Chestplate	Critical Strike → Mastery	Leatherworking
Bracer	Poison Fang Bracers	Haste → Mastery	Temple Guardian Anhuur (H)Halls of Origination
Gloves	Liar's Handwraps / Stormbolt Gloves	Critical Strike → Mastery	Exalted Dragonmaw Clan / Wildhammer Clan
Belt	Belt of Nefarious Whispers	–	Leatherworking
Legs	Beauty's Chew Toy	Haste → Mastery	Beauty (H)Blackrock Caverns
Boots	Treads of Fleeting Joy	Critical Strike → Mastery	1650 Valor Points
Ring 1	Gilnean Ring of Ruination	Haste → Mastery	World BoE Drop
Ring 2	Signet of the Elder Council	–	Exalted The Earthen Ring
Trinket 1	Fluid Death	–	1650 Valor Points
Trinket 2	Unsolvable Riddle	–	Exalted Baradin's Wardens / Hellscream's Reach
Main-hand Weapon	Steelbender's Masterpiece	Hit → Haste	Karsh Steelbender (H)Blackrock Caverns
Off-hand Weapon	Quicksilver Blade	–	Slabhide (H)The Stonecore
Thrown	Spinerender	Critical Strike → Mastery	World BoE drop

Slot	Item		Source
Helm	Agile Bio-Optic Killshades	–	Engineering
Neck	Don Rodrigo's Fabulous Necklace	–	World BoE drop
Shoulder	Caridean Epaulettes	Expertise → Mastery	Commander Ulthok (H)Throne of the Tides
Cloak	Dory's Finery	Critical Strike → Mastery	World BoE drop
Chest	Wind Dancer's Tunic	Expertise → Mastery	2200 Valor Points
Bracer	Poison Fang Bracers	Haste → Mastery	Temple Guardian Anhuur (H)Halls of Origination
Gloves	Liar's Handwraps / Stormbolt Gloves	Critical Strike → Mastery	Exalted Dragonmaw Clan / Wildhammer Clan
Belt	Belt of Nefarious Whispers	–	Leatherworking
Legs	Beauty's Chew Toy	Haste → Mastery	Beauty (H)Blackrock Caverns
Boots	Treads of Fleeting Joy	Critical Strike → Mastery	1650 Valor Points
Ring 1	Gilnean Ring of Ruination	Haste → Mastery	World BoE Drop
Ring 2	Signet of the Elder Council	–	Exalted The Earthen Ring
Trinket 1	Fluid Death	–	1650 Valor Points
Trinket 2	Unsolvable Riddle	–	Exalted Baradin's Wardens / Hellscream's Reach
Main-hand Weapon	Steelbender's Masterpiece	Hit → Haste	Karsh Steelbender (H)Blackrock Caverns
Off-hand Weapon	Quicksilver Blade	–	Slabhide (H)The Stonecore
Ranged	Kickback 5000	Critical Strike → Mastery	Engineering

Slot	Item		Source
Helm	Agile Bio-Optic Killshades	–	Engineering
Neck	Necklace of Smoke Signals	Critical Strike → Mastery	1250 Valor Points
Shoulder	Wind Dancer's Spaulders	Critical Strike → Hit	60 Fissure Stone Fragment
Cloak	Mistral Drape of the Zephyr	Haste → Hit	28 Fissure Stone Fragment
Chest	Dark Phoenix Tunic	Critical Strike → Hit	2200 Valor Points
Bracer	Flamebinder Bracers	Critical Strike → Hit	1250 Valor Points
Gloves	Clutches of Evil	Haste → Hit	Leatherworking
Belt	Belt of the Fallen Brood	Critical Strike → Hit	80 Fissure Stone Fragment
Legs	Dark Phoenix Legguards	Critical Strike → Mastery	2200 Valor Points
Boots	Treads of the Craft	Haste → Hit	Leatherworking
Ring 1	Splintered Brimstone Seal	Critical Strike → Hit	1250 Valor Points
Ring 2	Mistral Circle of the Zephyr	Haste → Hit	28 Fissure Stone Fragment
Trinket 1	Prestor's Talisman of Machination	–	50 Fissure Stone Fragment
Trinket 2	Unsolvable Riddle	–	Exalted Baradin's Wardens / Hellscream's Reach
Main-hand Weapon	Twinblade of the Hakkari	Critical Strike → Hit	Jin'do the Godbreaker (H)Zul'Gurub
Off-hand Weapon	Scaleslicer	Expertise → Mastery	Trash in (H)Blackwing Descent
Thrown	Morningstar Shard	Expertise → Mastery	700 Valor Points

Slot	Item		Source
Helm	Blackfang Battleweave Helmet	Critical Strike → Mastery	Warmaster Blackhorn (H) Dragon Soul;
Neck	Cameo of Terrible Memories	Haste → Mastery	1250 Valor Points
Shoulder	Blackfang Battleweave Spaulders	Critical Strike → Mastery	Hagara the Stormbinder (H) Dragon Soul
Cloak	Batwing Cloak	Critical Strike → Hit	1250 Valor Points
Chest	Blackfang Battleweave Tunic	Haste → Hit	Ultraxion (H) Dragon Soul
Bracer	Bladeshadow Wristguards	Haste → Mastery	Leatherworking
Gloves	Blackfang Battleweave Gloves	Expertise → Mastery	Warlord Zonozz Dragon Soul
Belt	Nightblind Cinch	Critical Strike → Mastery	Trash inside of Dragon Soul
Legs	Bladeshadow Leggings	–	Leatherworking
Boots	Rooftop Griptoes	Critical Strike → Hit	1650 Valor Points
Ring 1	Seal of Primordial Shadow	Expertise → Hit	Multiple Bosses inside of Dragon Soul
Ring 2	Emergency Descent Loop	Haste → Hit	1250 Valor Points
Trinket 1	Kiroptyric Sigil	Haste → Mastery	1650 Valor Points
Trinket 2	Matrix Restabilizer	–	80 Obsidian Fragment
Main-hand Weapon	Blade of the Unmaker	Haste → Hit	Madness of Deathwing Dragon Soul
Off-hand Weapon	Blade of the Unmaker	Haste → Hit	Madness of Deathwing Dragon Soul
Thrown	Windslicer Boomerang	Haste → Hit	1250 Valor Points

Changelog

14 Feb. 2025: Updated for Dragonsoul.
31 Oct. 2024: Updated for Firelands.
17 Sep. 2024: Reviewed for Phase 3.
25 Jul. 2024: Updated for ZG/ZA release.
13 Jun. 2024: Updated to reflect new sims.

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Pages in this Guide

1 Introduction 2 Builds, Talents, Glyphs 3 Rotation and Cooldowns 4 Spell Summary 5 Stat Priority 6 Enchants, Consumables 7 Gear and Best in Slot 8 Leveling 9 Pre-Raid Gear

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This guide has been written by Sellin, a former top 10 US raider and current season and several time Gladiator, long time WoW Player and passionate about all things Warcraft and Theorycrafting. You can follow him on Twitter and watch him on Twitch.

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