Season of Discovery Assassination Rogue DPS Gear and Best in Slot

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On this page, you will find the best PvE gear and best in slot items for your DPS Assassination Rogue in WoW Classic - Season of Discovery.

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1 Introduction 2 Talents and Runes 3 Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities 4 Stat Priority 5 Gear and Best in Slot 6 Leveling 7 Enchants and Consumables

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1. Assassination DPS Rogue Season of Discovery Best in Slot

2. Phase Best in Slot

Assassination DPS Rogue Season of Discovery Best in Slot

This is the gear we recommend as the best possible items available for each phase of Season of Discovery for your DPS Assassination Rogue. This list is assumes a stat priority of Hit Chance > Agility > Strength/Attack Power > Crit Chance > For more information on the stats that you should be looking for, check out the stats page listed below.

Assassination Rogue DPS PvE Stats

Phase Best in Slot

Scarlet Enclave Phase 8 Naxxramas Phase 7 Ahn'Qiraj Phase 6 Blackwing Lair Phase 5 Molten Core Phase 4 Sunken Temple Phase 3 Gnomeregan Phase 2 Blackfathom Depths Phase 1

2.1.

Scarlet Enclave (Phase 8) Assassination Rogue Best in Slot

Helm	Duskwraith Helmet	Scarlet Enclave
Neck	Kaigy's Clasp	Karazhan Crypts
Shoulders	Duskwraith Pauldrons	Scarlet Enclave
Back	Scarlet Commander's Cape	Scarlet Enclave
Chest	Deathdealer's Vest	AQ40
Wrists	Duskwraith Bracers	Scarlet Enclave
Hands	Duskwraith Gauntlets	Scarlet Enclave
Waist	Duskwraith Waistguard	Scarlet Enclave
Legs	Duskwraith Legplates	Scarlet Enclave
Feet	Deathdealer's Boots	AQ40
Rings	Bonescythe Ring Band of Unnatural Forces	Naxxramas Naxxramas
Trinkets	Abandoned Experiment Sir Dornel's Didgeridoo	Scarlet Enclave Scarlet Enclave
Main-Hand	Queensfall	Scarlet Enclave
Off-Hand	Kingsfall	Naxxramas
Ranged Weapon	Darkrider's Spine	Karazhan Crypts

2.2.

Naxxramas (Phase 7) Assassination Rogue Best in Slot

Helm	Deathdealer's Helm	AQ40
Neck	Kaigy's Clasp	Naxxramas
Shoulders	Bonescythe Pauldrons	Naxxramas
Back	Shroud of Dominion	Naxxramas
Chest	Bonescythe Breastplate	Naxxramas
Wrists	Bonescythe Bracers	Naxxramas
Hands	Gravedigger's Gloves	Naxxramas
Waist	Bonescythe Waistguard	Naxxramas
Legs	Bonescythe Legplates	Naxxramas
Feet	Deathdealer's Boots	AQ40
Rings	Bonescythe Ring Band of Unnatural Forces	Naxxramas Naxxramas
Trinkets	Venomous Totem Mark of the Champion	Blackwing Lair Naxxramas
Main-Hand	Dream Eater	Rogue class quest
Off-Hand	Harbinger of Doom	Naxxramas
Ranged Weapon	Toxin Injector	Naxxramas

2.3.

Temple of Ahn'Qiraj (Phase 6) Assassination Rogue Best in Slot

Helm	Deathdealer's Helm	AQ40
Neck	Prestor's Talisman of Connivery	Blackwing Lair
Shoulders	Bloodfang Spaulders	Blackwing Lair
Back	Cloak of Veiled Shadows	AQ40
Chest	Bloodfang Chestpiece	Blackwing Lair
Wrists	Qiraji Execution Bracers	AQ40
Hands	Gloves of Enforcement	AQ40
Waist	Belt of Never-ending Agony	AQ40
Legs	Bloodfang Pants	Blackwing Lair
Feet	Bloodfang Boots	Blackwing Lair
Rings	Band of Veiled Shadows Signet Ring of the Bronze Dragonflight	AQ40 Brood of Nozdormu Exalted
Trinkets	Venomous Totem Jom Gabbar	Blackwing Lair AQ40
Main-Hand	Dream Eater	Rogue class quest
Off-Hand	Dagger of Veiled Shadows	AQ40
Ranged Weapon	Crossbow of Imminent Doom	AQ20

2.4.

Blackwing Lair (Phase 5) Assassination Rogue Best in Slot

Helm	Glowing Gneuro-Linked Cowl	Leatherworking
Neck	Zandalarian Shadow Mastery Talisman	Zul'Gurub
Shoulders	Zandalar Madcap's Mantle	Zul'Gurub
Back	Puissant Cape	Azuregos
Chest	Bloodfang Chestpiece	Blackwing Lair
Wrists	Bloodfang Bracers	Blackwing Lair
Hands	Bloodfang Gloves	Blackwing Lair
Waist	Bloodfang Belt	Blackwing Lair
Legs	Bloodfang Pants	Blackwing Lair
Feet	Bloodfang Boots	Blackwing Lair
Rings	Band of Accuria Craft of the Shadows	Molten Core 50 Tarnished Undermine Real
Trinkets	Venomous Totem Renataki's Charm of Trickery	Blackwing Lair Zul'Gurub
Main-Hand	Dream Eater	Rogue class quest
Off-Hand	Core Hound Tooth	Molten Core
Ranged Weapon	Striker's Mark	Molten Core

2.5.

Molten Core (Phase 4) Assassination Rogue Best in Slot

Helm	Nightslayer Cover	Garr in Molten Core
Neck	Onyxia Tooth Pendant	Onyxia in Onyxia's Lair
Shoulders	Nightslayer Shoulder Pads	Sulfuron Harbinger in Molten Core
Back	Puissant Cape	Azuregos
Chest	Nightslayer Chestpiece	Golemagg the Incinerator in Molten Core
Wrists	Nightslayer Bracelets	Shazzrah in Molten Core
Hands	Aged Core Leather Gloves	Baron Geddon in Molten Core
Waist	Nightslayer Belt	Baron Geddon in Molten Core
Legs	Nightslayer Pants	Magmadar in Molten Core
Feet	Nightslayer Boots	Gehennas in Molten Core
Rings	Band of Accuria Quick Strike Ring	Ragnaros in Molten Core Multiple bosses in Molten Core
Trinkets	Breadth of the Beast Hand of Justice	12 Wild Offering Emperor Dagran Thaurissan in Blackrock Depths
Main-Hand	Eskhandar's Right Claw	Gehennas in Molten Core
Off-Hand	Shadowflame Sword	Blacksmithing
Ranged Weapon	Striker's Mark	Magmadar in Molten Core

2.6.

Sunken Temple (Phase 3) Assassination Rogue Best in Slot

This list is made up of Sunken Temple raid drops, world drops, profession gear, quest rewards and dungeon drops. As Horde you will have access to the quest for Rune of the Guard Captain Icon Rune of the Guard Captain, this is our second strongest trinket but as Alliance you should opt for Avenger's Void Pearl Icon Avenger's Void Pearl.

Helm	Glowing Gneuro-Linked Cowl	Leatherworking
Neck	Bloodstained Charm of Valor	Sunken Temple
Shoulders	Paranoia Mantle	Leatherworking
Back	Panther Fur Cloak	Sunken Temple
Chest	Blood Corrupted Tunic	Sunken Temple
Wrists	Void-Powered Slayer's Vambraces	Engineering
Hands	Sergeant Major's Leather Gauntlets	Honor Reward
Waist	Temple Looter's Waistband	Sunken Temple
Legs	Blood Corrupted Pants	Sunken Temple
Feet	Blood Corrupted Boots	Sunken Temple
Rings	Drakeclaw Band of the Berserker Band of the Wilds	Sunken Temple 12 Wild Offering
Trinkets	Darkmoon Card: Decay Darkmoon Card: Sandstorm	Plagues Deck Dunes Deck
Main-Hand	Degraded Dire Nail	Sunken Temple
Off-Hand	Debased Stealthblade	Sunken Temple
Ranged Weapon	Stinging Longbow	Sunken Temple

2.7.

Gnomeregan (Phase 2) Assassination Rogue Best in Slot

Helm	Glowing Gneuro-Linked Cowl	Leatherworking
Neck	Gnomeregan Peace Officer's Torque	Gnomeregan
Shoulders	Failed Flying Experiment	Rescue OOX-22/FE! Quest in Feralas
Back	Dark Hooded Cape	Drop from Nimar the Slayer a rare mob found in Arathi Highlands
Chest	Insulated Chestguard	Gnomeregan
Wrists	Forest Stalker's Bracers	Exalted Warsong Gulch
Hands	Machinist's Gloves	Gnomeregan
Waist	Skullduggery Waistband	Gnomeregan
Legs	Nimble Triprunner Dungarees	Rig Wars/The Grand Betrayal Quest
Feet	Insulated Workboots	Gnomeregan
Rings	Protector's Band/ Legionnaire's Band Hypercharged Gear of Devastation	Warsong Gulch Honored Gnomeregan
Trinkets	Acolyte's Void Pearl Gyromatic Experiment 420b	Blackfathom Deeps Gnomeregan
Main-Hand	Gut Ripper	World Drop
Off-Hand	Bloodharvest Blade	10 Silver Blood Coin
Ranged Weapon	Falco's Sting	Blackfathom Deeps

2.8.

Blackfathom Deeps (Phase 1) Best in slot

This list is made up of dungeon/world drops, world event rewards and quest rewards.

Helm	Twilight Slayer's Cowl	Blackfathom Deeps
Neck	High Tide Choker	Baron Aquanis in Blackfathom Deeps
Shoulders	Mantle of Thieves	Trash inside of Razorfen Kraul
Back	Sergeant's Cape	PvP Vendor in Stormwind/Orgrimmar
Chest	Twilight Slayer's Tunic	Blackfathom Deeps
Wrists	Jurassic Wristguards	Trash Drop in Razorfen Kraul
Hands	Void-Touched Leather Gloves (If Leatherworker) Wolfclaw Gloves	Leatherworking Razorfen Kraul zone drop
Waist	Cord of Aquanis	Lord Aquanis in Blackfathom Deeps
Legs	Troll's Bane Leggings	Bind on equip world drop
Feet	Twilight Slayer's Footpads	Blackfathom Deeps
Rings	Band of the Iron Fist Thunderbrow Ring	Blackfathom Deeps World drop bind on equip
Trinkets	Avenger's Void Pearl Rune of Duty	Blackfathom Deeps Silverwing Sentinel/Warsong Outriders friendly
Weapons	Honed Darkwater Talwar Chipped Bite of Serra'kis	Blackfathom Deeps Blackfathom Deeps
Ranged Weapon	Bael Modan Blunderbuss	Blackfathom Deeps

Changelog

01 Apr. 2025: Updated for Scarlet Enclave release.
26 Jan. 2025: Updated for Naxxramas release.
21 Sep. 2024: Updated for Blackwing Lair loot.
24 Aug. 2024: Updated for Saber Slash change.
11 Jul. 2024: Updated to include Molten Core loot.
25 May 2024: Updated for Sunken Temple Loot update.
03 Apr. 2024: Updated for Phase 3.
15 Feb. 2024: Updated for phase 2.
15 Dec. 2023: Guide updated.

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Pages in this Guide

1 Introduction 2 Talents and Runes 3 Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities 4 Stat Priority 5 Gear and Best in Slot 6 Leveling 7 Enchants and Consumables

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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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