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Assassination Rogue RBG PvP Guide for TWW Season 3

Welcome to Murlok.io’s Assassination Rogue PvP build guide for Rated Battlegrounds in The War Within Season 3.

Using data from the top 50 Assassination Rogues across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the most used stats, talents, gear, enchantments, and gems for competitive matches in Patch 11.1.7.

Top Assassination Rogues

  1. Jashyy's icon
    1
    Jashyy
    Tichondrius (US)
    Night Elf | Fatebound | 715 ilvl
    2662
  2. Wlx's icon
    2
    Wlx
    Tarren Mill (EU)
    Night Elf | Fatebound | 685 ilvl
    2594
  3. Cørek's icon
    3
    Cørek
    Blackhand (EU)
    Night Elf | Fatebound | 678 ilvl
    2478
  4. Takk's icon
    4
    Takk
    Sargeras (US)
    Night Elf | Fatebound | 678 ilvl
    2462
  5. Ghostelf's icon
    5
    Ghostelf
    Ragnaros (US)
    Blood Elf | Fatebound | 676 ilvl
    2448

Stats

Stats are core attributes that directly affect a character’s performance. They appear on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

Each stat has diminishing returns once the bonus reaches +20% from equipped sources, so balancing them is key to maximizing effectiveness.

Secondary Stats

  • +3063
    16% Critical Strike
  • +1062
    2% Haste
  • +22485
    68% Mastery
  • +17837
    23% Versatility

Stat priority

  1. Mastery
  2. Versatility
  3. Critical Strike
  4. Haste

Minor Stats

  • +20
    0% Avoidance
  • +469
    6% Leech
  • +0
    7% Speed

Stat priority

  1. Leech
  2. Avoidance
  3. Speed

Talents

Talents define a character’s build and have a direct impact on performance in Rated Battlegrounds. This section highlights the most popular Assassination Rogue class, specialization, hero, and PvP talents based on top player data from Season 3.

Talents are shown as heatmaps, where colors indicate frequency:

  1. Most used talents, strongly recommended!
  2. Frequently used talents, offer flexibility or suit personal preference.
  3. Rarely used talents, usually chosen to unlock deeper rows in the tree.

Best In Slot Gear

Gear refers to the items equipped in each slot. It provides most of a character’s stat bonuses and can come from the Great Vault, crafted gear, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

Frequently equipped by top players, these items represent the current best-in-slot gear for RBG.

Head

  1. Hood of the Sudden Eclipse

    • Set
    • 23
    Hood of the Sudden Eclipse icon

  2. Algari Competitor's Leather Goggles

    • 22
    Algari Competitor's Leather Goggles icon

  3. Astral Gladiator's Leather Helm

    • 5
    Astral Gladiator's Leather Helm icon

Neck

  1. Algari Competitor's Amulet

    • 49
    Algari Competitor's Amulet icon

  2. Astral Gladiator's Amulet

    • 1
    Astral Gladiator's Amulet icon

Shoulders

  1. Astral Gladiator's Leather Shoulderpads

    • 23
    Astral Gladiator's Leather Shoulderpads icon

  2. Algari Competitor's Leather Shoulderpads

    • 21
    Algari Competitor's Leather Shoulderpads icon

  3. Smokemantle of the Sudden Eclipse

    • Set
    • 6
    Smokemantle of the Sudden Eclipse icon

Back

  1. Reshii Wraps

    • 49
    Reshii Wraps icon

  2. Astral Gladiator's Shawl

    • 1
    Astral Gladiator's Shawl icon

Chest

  1. Tactical Vest of the Sudden Eclipse

    • Set
    • 20
    Tactical Vest of the Sudden Eclipse icon

  2. Algari Competitor's Leather Chestpiece

    • 17
    Algari Competitor's Leather Chestpiece icon

  3. Astral Gladiator's Leather Jerkin

    • 12
    Astral Gladiator's Leather Jerkin icon

  4. Astral Warmonger's Jerkin

    • 1
    Astral Warmonger's Jerkin icon

Wrist

  1. Algari Competitor's Leather Wristwraps

    • 20
    Algari Competitor's Leather Wristwraps icon

  2. Algari Competitor's Leather Bracers

    • 17
    Algari Competitor's Leather Bracers icon

  3. Astral Warmonger's Wraps

    • 10
    Astral Warmonger's Wraps icon

  4. Astral Aspirant's Leather Armguards

    • 1
    Astral Aspirant's Leather Armguards icon

  5. Astral Gladiator's Leather Wristguards

    • 1
    Astral Gladiator's Leather Wristguards icon

Hands

  1. Deathgrips of the Sudden Eclipse

    • Set
    • 50
    Deathgrips of the Sudden Eclipse icon

Waist

  1. Algari Competitor's Leather Belt

    • 32
    Algari Competitor's Leather Belt icon

  2. Astral Warmonger's Belt

    • 14
    Astral Warmonger's Belt icon

  3. Astral Aspirant's Leather Belt

    • 1
    Astral Aspirant's Leather Belt icon

  4. Astral Gladiator's Leather Belt

    • 1
    Astral Gladiator's Leather Belt icon

  5. Astral Gladiator's Leather Strap

    • 1
    Astral Gladiator's Leather Strap icon

Legs

  1. Pants of the Sudden Eclipse

    • Set
    • 49
    Pants of the Sudden Eclipse icon

  2. Astral Gladiator's Leather Legwraps

    • 1
    Astral Gladiator's Leather Legwraps icon

Feet

  1. Algari Competitor's Leather Boots

    • 32
    Algari Competitor's Leather Boots icon

  2. Bladed Boots of the Sudden Eclipse

    • 14
    Bladed Boots of the Sudden Eclipse icon

  3. Astral Gladiator's Leather Boots

    • 1
    Astral Gladiator's Leather Boots icon

  4. Astral Gladiator's Leather Treads

    • 1
    Astral Gladiator's Leather Treads icon

  5. Astral Warmonger's Boots

    • 1
    Astral Warmonger's Boots icon

Rings

  1. Algari Competitor's Signet

    • Craft
    • 99
    Algari Competitor's Signet icon

  2. Astral Gladiator's Signet

    • 1
    Astral Gladiator's Signet icon

Trinkets

  1. Astral Gladiator's Medallion

    • Set
    • 49
    Astral Gladiator's Medallion icon

  2. Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

    • Set
    • 39
    Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity icon

  3. Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

    • Set
    • 10
    Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity icon

  4. Astral Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    • Set
    • 1
    Astral Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity icon

  5. Astral Aspirant's Medallion

    • Set
    • 1
    Astral Aspirant's Medallion icon

Main Hand

  1. Algari Competitor's Dagger

    • 30
    Algari Competitor's Dagger icon

  2. Astral Gladiator's Dagger

    • 19
    Astral Gladiator's Dagger icon

  3. Prodigious Gene Splicer

    • 1
    Prodigious Gene Splicer icon

Off Hand

  1. Algari Competitor's Dagger

    • 30
    Algari Competitor's Dagger icon

  2. Astral Gladiator's Dagger

    • 20
    Astral Gladiator's Dagger icon

Embellishments

Embellishments are special effects tied to crafted items. Some are built into recipes, while others can be added using optional reagents.

Only two embellished items can be equipped at a time, so choosing the right effects is crucial. The following embellishments are most commonly used in top Assassination Rogue builds for RBG.

  1. Elemental Focusing Lens

    • 95
    Algari Competitor's Signet icon

  2. Captured Starlight

    • 1
    Algari Competitor's Signet icon

  3. Concealed Chaos Component

    • 1
    Algari Competitor's Signet icon

  4. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 1
    Algari Competitor's Leather Boots icon

Enchantments

Enchantments add effects to gear, including stat bonuses, damage or healing procs, and other enhancements. Most are created through Enchanting, while leg enchants are crafted by Leatherworkers.

These are the most used enchantments across each slot in Season 3 RBG builds.

Head

  1. Greater Rune of the Void Ritual

    • 2
    Greater Rune of the Void Ritual icon

  2. Greater Rune of Gushing Wound

    • 1
    Greater Rune of Gushing Wound icon

  3. Greater Rune of Twilight Devastation

    • 1
    Greater Rune of Twilight Devastation icon

Back

  1. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

    • 27
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon

  2. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 17
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  3. +160 Speed

    • 1
    +160 Speed icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 35
    Crystalline Radiance icon

  2. Stormrider's Agility

    • 12
    Stormrider's Agility icon

  3. Stormrider's Agility

    • 1
    Stormrider's Agility icon

Wrist

  1. +1000 Speed

    • 41
    +1000 Speed icon

  2. +2040 Leech

    • 3
    +2040 Leech icon

  3. +850 Speed

    • 2
    +850 Speed icon

Hands

  1. Enchant Gloves - Legion Surveying

    • 1
    Enchant Gloves - Legion Surveying icon

Legs

  1. Stormbound Armor Kit

    • 45
    Stormbound Armor Kit icon

  2. Charged Armor Kit

    • 2
    Charged Armor Kit icon

  3. Defender's Armor Kit

    • 1
    Defender's Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Scout's March

    • 38
    Scout's March icon

  2. Defender's March

    • 6
    Defender's March icon

  3. Scout's March

    • 1
    Scout's March icon

Rings

  1. +315 Mastery

    • 51
    +315 Mastery icon

  2. Cursed Mastery

    • 38
    Cursed Mastery icon

  3. +315 Versatility

    • 8
    +315 Versatility icon

Main Hand

  1. Authority of Radiant Power

    • 38
    Authority of Radiant Power icon

  2. Stonebound Artistry

    • 12
    Stonebound Artistry icon

Off Hand

  1. Authority of Radiant Power

    • 38
    Authority of Radiant Power icon

  2. Oathsworn's Tenacity

    • 6
    Oathsworn's Tenacity icon

  3. Stonebound Artistry

    • 6
    Stonebound Artistry icon

Gems

Gems provide bonus secondary stats and help fine-tune a character’s build. They are crafted through Jewelcrafting and socketed into gear.

Additional sockets can be added to Neck and Rings using the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting , or to other gear using a seasonal item typically sold by the Token of Merit vendor near the Great Vault.

Used to round out secondary stats, these gems are the most used in high-rated RBG.

Algari Diamond

  1. Enduring Bloodstone

    • 45
    Enduring Bloodstone icon

  2. Determined Bloodstone

    • 1
    Determined Bloodstone icon

Fiber

  1. Pure Energizing Fiber

    • 37
    Pure Energizing Fiber icon

  2. Energizing Fiber

    • 10
    Energizing Fiber icon

  3. Pure Dexterous Fiber

    • 2
    Pure Dexterous Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Versatile Onyx

    • 234
    Versatile Onyx icon

  2. Masterful Onyx

    • 55
    Masterful Onyx icon

  3. Masterful Sapphire

    • 47
    Masterful Sapphire icon

  4. Deadly Onyx

    • 7
    Deadly Onyx icon

  5. Versatile Sapphire

    • 1
    Versatile Sapphire icon

Tinker

    • 33

  2. Tinker: Earthen Delivery Drill

    • 3
    Tinker: Earthen Delivery Drill icon

  3. Tinker: Heartseeking Health Injector

    • 2
    Tinker: Heartseeking Health Injector icon

  4. Tinker: Earthen Delivery Drill

    • 1
    Tinker: Earthen Delivery Drill icon

  5. Tinker: Heartseeking Health Injector

    • 1
    Tinker: Heartseeking Health Injector icon

Races

Racial traits can affect performance in PvP, with their impact varying by class and game mode. While the differences may not be noticeable in most games, the right racial choice can provide a competitive edge.

These races are most often chosen for their edge in Rated Battlegrounds.

  1. Night Elf

    • 40
    Night Elf icon

  2. Orc

    • 3
    Orc icon

  3. Blood Elf

    • 2
    Blood Elf icon

  4. Kul Tiran

    • 2
    Kul Tiran icon

  5. Undead

    • 2
    Undead icon

Frequently Asked Questions

Here are answers to common questions about how this guide is built and how to interpret the data.

How is this Assassination Rogue RBG guide created?

The guide is created by collecting live data from the 50 top-rated Assassination Rogues in RBG, using the Battle.net API . Their builds are then analyzed to identify the most used stats, talents, gear, and enhancements for Season 3.

How often is the information updated?

The data is refreshed every 8 hours.

Why is this called a guide?

It’s called a guide because it helps players make informed build decisions by showing what top players are using. While it doesn’t teach gameplay step by step, it serves as a reference for optimizing your setup.

Is this guide good for beginners?

Yes. It shows what top players are using, which can be useful for understanding current trends. However, it’s not a how-to guide.

Why is my character not listed in the top section?

Your character might not appear due to inactivity, not meeting the current rating threshold (which increases as the season progresses), frequent spec changes, or gear that doesn’t align with the PvP format.