Damage specialisation · Tier S in PvP, 5.7% of the sample
A complete live guide built from rated Battle.net profiles: bracket-specific talents, PvP talents, gear, gems, enchantments, statistics and importable builds. PvE raid casts are never presented as PvP advice.
Secondary stat split across the 85 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.
85
Synced Blitz players
1,899
Average rating sampled
2,437
Highest rating sampled
The three dedicated PvP slots, measured from Battle.net profiles.
Smoke BombCreates a cloud of thick smoke in an 8 yard radius around the Rogue for 5 sec. Enemies are unable to target into or out of the smoke cloud.
40 players
Preemptive ManeuverFeint decreases your damage taken by an additional 40% while stunned and its energy cost is reduced by 30%.
37 players
DismantleDisarm the enemy, preventing the use of any weapons or shield for 5 sec.
31 players
HemotoxinShiv also reduces the target's healing received by 30% for 8 sec.
11 players
Creeping VenomYour Envenom applies Creeping Venom, reducing the target's movement speed by 5% for 4 sec. Creeping Venom is reapplied when the target moves. Max 18 stacks.
2 players
Death from AboveFinishing move that empowers your weapons with energy to perform a deadly attack. You leap into the air and Envenom your target on the way back down, with such force that it has a 15% stronger effect.
2 players
Common high-rated choices grouped by purpose. This is a PvP toolkit, not a fake raid rotation.
Bloody MessGarrote and Rupture damage increased by 15%.
Canny StrikesIncreases Critical Strike chance by 2%.
Cloak of ShadowsTop two choices per slot among the highest-rated hydrated profiles.
Back
Venomous Aspirant's Cape
40% equipped · 263 ilvl
Back
Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak
36% equipped · 288 ilvl
Chest
Chosen Bloodslayer's Banded Poncho
44% equipped · 305 ilvl
Talent choices across 85 synced characters playing this specialisation. These are observed picks, not recommendations — they say what the ladder is doing, not what you should do.
Taken by between 15% and 90% of players. This is where the real decisions are.
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Loadouts from the highest-rated synced players of this specialisation. Paste straight into the game.
illidan · US2,437
ravencrest · EU2,406
dun-modr · EU2,403
silvermoon · EU2,387
area-52 · US2,353
Provides a moment of magic immunity, instantly removing all harmful spell effects. The cloak lingers, causing you to resist harmful spells for 5 sec.
Danger SenseYou have a 20% chance to partially evade any damage dealt to you, reducing the damage it deals by 20%.
Deadly PoisonCoats your weapons with a Lethal Poison that lasts for 1 hour. Each strike has a 21% chance to poison the enemy for 5,067 Nature damage over 12 sec. Subsequent poison applications will instantly deal 573 Nature damage.
BlackjackEnemies have 30% reduced damage and healing for 6 sec after Blind or Sap's effect on them ends.
Cheat DeathEvasion also reduces damage taken by 20%, and Feint also reduces non-area-of-effect damage taken by 20%.
Leeching PoisonAdds a Leeching effect to your Lethal poisons, granting you 7.2% Leech.
Crimson TempestSlash all enemies within 10 yds dealing 6,647 damage. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets. Copy the longest Garrote and Rupture on the enemies you hit onto up to 2 other enemies. Awards 1 combo point.
Soothing DarknessYou are healed for 30% of your maximum health over 6 sec after activating Vanish.
BlindBlinds the target, causing it to wander disoriented for 1 min. Damage may interrupt the effect. Limit 1.
Fleet FootedMovement speed increased by 15%.
ShivAttack with your off-hand, dealing 2,452 Physical damage, dispelling all enrage effects and applying a concentrated form of your Crippling Poison, reducing movement speed by 84% for 5 sec. Awards 1 combo point.
Iron WireGarrotes applied from stealth or during the Improved Garrote window silence their target for 5 sec. Enemies silenced by Garrote deal 15% reduced damage for 5 sec.
FeatherfootSprint increases movement speed by an additional 30% and has 4 sec increased duration.
Chest
Thalassian Competitor's Leather Chestpiece
24% equipped · 263 ilvl
Feet
Thalassian Competitor's Leather Boots
51% equipped · 263 ilvl
Feet
Venomous Aspirant's Leather Footpads
13% equipped · 263 ilvl
Hands
Chosen Bloodslayer's Fanged Grips
36% equipped · 292 ilvl
Hands
Venomous Aspirant's Leather Gloves
28% equipped · 263 ilvl
Head
Venomous Aspirant's Leather Helm
61% equipped · 263 ilvl
Head
Thalassian Competitor's Leather Optics
12% equipped · 292 ilvl
Legs
Venomous Aspirant's Leather Leggings
49% equipped · 263 ilvl
Legs
Chosen Bloodslayer's Reinforced Pants
32% equipped · 334 ilvl
Main Hand
Thalassian Competitor's Knife
64% equipped · 292 ilvl
Main Hand
Venomous Aspirant's Shank
21% equipped · 263 ilvl
Neck
Venomous Aspirant's Pendant
53% equipped · 263 ilvl
Neck
Thalassian Competitor's Amulet
33% equipped · 288 ilvl
Off Hand
Thalassian Competitor's Knife
59% equipped · 292 ilvl
Off Hand
Venomous Aspirant's Shank
26% equipped · 263 ilvl
Ring 1
Thalassian Competitor's Signet
54% equipped · 263 ilvl
Ring 1
Venomous Aspirant's Signet
24% equipped · 263 ilvl
Ring 2
Thalassian Competitor's Signet
59% equipped · 292 ilvl
Ring 2
Venomous Aspirant's Signet
21% equipped · 263 ilvl
Shirt
Fashionable Undershirt
7% equipped · 1 ilvl
Shirt
Stylish Black Shirt
7% equipped · 1 ilvl
Shoulders
Chosen Bloodslayer's Voodoo Guards
66% equipped · 292 ilvl
Shoulders
Venomous Gladiator's Leather Shoulderpads
11% equipped · 292 ilvl
Tabard
Galactic Gladiator's Tabard
14% equipped · 1 ilvl
Tabard
Guild Tabard
5% equipped · 1 ilvl
Trinket 1
Venomous Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity
31% equipped · 263 ilvl
Trinket 1
Venomous Aspirant's Medallion
22% equipped · 263 ilvl
Trinket 2
Venomous Aspirant's Medallion
36% equipped · 263 ilvl
Trinket 2
Venomous Aspirant's Medallion
21% equipped · 259 ilvl
Waist
Venomous Aspirant's Leather Belt
51% equipped · 263 ilvl
Waist
Thalassian Competitor's Leather Belt
29% equipped · 285 ilvl
Wrist
Venomous Aspirant's Leather Armguards
36% equipped · 263 ilvl
Wrist
Thalassian Competitor's Leather Wristwraps
35% equipped · 292 ilvl
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