Assassination Rogue PvP Guide | Dragonflight Season 3 (Patch 10.2)

Hey ! This video ismyy Assassination Rogue PvP Guide for Dragonflight Season 3, Patch 10.2. Assassination my favorite specialization in World of Warcraft, so I hope I can make you enjoy it as well!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:44 Stats
3:42 Gear
5:16 Talents
10:09 Honor Talents
13:05 Playstyle
14:06 Rotation
19:34 Arena Comps
21:41 Macros
23:55 Addons
26:20 Outro
Single target build:
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Cleave build with Kingsbane:
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Cleave build without Kingsbane:
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Macros : pastebin.com/YJ3Ey2mh
Edit Mode UI : pastebin.com/zwHKgmvp
Omnibar profile : pastebin.com/BmuiidTP
Hope you enjoy, and thanks for watching !
Support me (totally optional, and very much appreciated) : en.tipeee.com/shadenox

[@Yonn818]

I dont comment on YT much. But this is by far one of the best guides I have watched. To the point, no waffle and full of great info which has already improved my gameplay. Great job.

[@Shadenox]

Thank you! I do spend a lot of time working on those so that it is structured and feels like a proper guide!

[@JoBroSup]

Totaly agree! Never played assa before, now i have a Good Idea How to do! Well done Guide!

[@Jonas.Sargent]

Such an amazing Structur. Most guide are just someone talking of their mind without any structure at all! This is big effort!!! Well done

[@Shadenox]

I do try to work on it so that it feels ... professional ? It doesn't really feel like a guide that someone has put effort in when people just turns on the mic and talk without any preparation whatsoever, going back and forth ... I actually write everything done beforehand with sections and everything so that I can produce a guide that feels well-thought!

[@BimJowen]

Absolutely a great help. Thank you for making this!

[@aneksis1303]

I have been waiting this guide for decades! Thank you Shadenox! :D

[@Shadenox]

ONLY decades ? :o

[@lucash4136]

Thanks ,that is very usefull, i didnt play since 1year and this willp help a lot to have fun while i don't have a lot of time. it already worked for me last year with your content :)

[@tombomichell7991]

Wow, this is awesome, thank you! Really appreciate the detailed explanation of everything Assassin!

[@wesmeeks5985]

I have been trying a rogue for 14 years now and you make them look easy great video thanks

[@Yokazz]

cant belive it happened :D i checked about 2h ago i swear and now its up :D frinkin cool thanks alot men!!!!!!

[@monidrawitwrong]

Great video! Simple and easily understandable !

[@vikmason9582]

Bro its best guide ever ! Thanks for your job!

[@AsaBjorn]

I can ALMOST rogue again thanks to your video...great info

[@zugdigitalx]

Been waiting for this!

[@TomYoungblood-cx7wm]

Thank you so much! Incredible guide.

[@devinspeth6063]

Great guide! Nothing but dense useful information

[@beyzat1990]

great work!

[@a.a.6464]

BEST ASSA lets gooo I'm hyped and watching now second time this guide ♫☼‼

[@janoso89]

I was waiting for this °;....;° Thanks Shadenox!

[@Gamersden04]

Nice all around👍🏻👏🏻

[@ControlTs]

Really nice man, you should voice over the shuffles aswell!

[@meattwinkie6208]

Great guide.

[@Ijustwannarock2]

love the vid my man, could you drop your wow armory im trying to figure out which wrist and waist i buy from the vendfor like if i need to get the purple one or just hte blue one

[@Shadenox]

worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-gb/character/eu/ravencrest/shadenox Here you go. I went for the world pvp items on those slots.

[@nev_wow]

Hey Shadenox, thank you for the amazing guide as always. What are your thoughts on running Thick as Thieves pvp talent to empower your mage or sp friend? Do think that could be better than control is king?

[@Shadenox]

It can be nice if you don't need any extra honor talent I guess !

[@sthfromalb]

Thank you for the guide! May I ask if the 30% cap from Versa is outside pvp (pve and outdoor mode) or with the incresed stats when we enter a pvp mode or face another player?

[@Shadenox]

With PvP combat enabled!

[@mathewnorth1794]

What build variant would you suggest for 2's at 1800 with a disc? Just returning and looking for something that I can pick up and run with. Amazing guide as always. Thank you!

[@Shadenox]

You can play the build with Bonespike and without Carnage, unless you face a comp with pets for free energy and more damage through Scent fo Blood.

[@xAssailantx]

New to assa rogue, this guide is awesome! I just have 1 question though, not sure if I missed it but what stats do we want for the crafted neck and rings? Is it mastery+vers or mastery+crit?

[@Shadenox]

I play it with Versa/Mastery

[@lawlestest]

Assa is amazing rn, bleeds hit for so much it is crazy. Also kinggsbane

[@Silas3]

Amazing guide thanks for uploading. could you maybe upload some 3s games from your pov i htink that would help by alot?

[@Shadenox]

I shall !

[@near344]

Hi Shadenox, thanks for such amazing guide! Wouldn't Crimson Tempest be the best pick even for solo target damage as it does approx the same damage as rapture?

[@Shadenox]

No, if you're hitting only one target you don't want to press it, Envenom has more impact then. Also, keep in mind that Crimson Tempest works with Sanguine Blades, just like Garrote and Rupture (so it will consume more Energy to deal added damage if you have more than 50% max energy), but it does not work with Venomous Wounds, so it doesn't refund energy. That means that when you are hitting only one or two targets, if you use Crimson Tempest, not only does it not deal max damage, but it also makes you dip below 50% energy quicker, preventing your Garrote from getting Sanguine Blades procs. In short, it makes you deal less damage. I hope I wasn't too confusing :p

[@near344]

@@Shadenox yep makes much sense, thanks! I found myself 99% time playing crimson tempest build and idk but it feels much better for me than bonespike

[@Muchuhua]

Hey thanks for the video, do you have a video where you present how you make a good setup for interface ?

[@Shadenox]

I don't have a video dedicated to that, no. The UI is kind of personal I suppose, many people have their own stuff. Pick what you like from others, and build your own! The only important thing is to avoid useless information as it takes away focus for nothing.

[@smellynecklace]

Hey man, great guide! What build would you recommend in 2s with healer (rdruid)?

[@Shadenox]

The single target one. There are variations with 4 poisons as well that I didn't cover in the guide really 'cause it didn't feel that great to me back then, but I see it perform better now.

[@smellynecklace]

@@Shadenox ok thanks man, il check that out.

[@mathewwells1151]

You should get the venthyr fan of knives back piece

[@Yokazz]

How do you feel about the Poison Build from the „MYK“ Guy whos all over the TOP 10 Leaderboard with you? Whats the good and bad of that one? Whats ur opinion on it, using Poisons over Sudden Demise etc?

[@Shadenox]

I know that he has a poison build in his loadouts, but everytime I've seen him play he wasn't playing with it, so I'm not sure what his reasoning behind it is, when he uses it and so on. Right now I think the most damage comes from not playing 4x poison, but I'm sure a build centered around Enveom/PoisonBomb could work well with 4x poison, and without Arterial then (I guess). Feels like Sudden Demise is more overall damage than Arterial if you have to choose.

[@Yokazz]

thanks for the reply my men @@Shadenox

[@M.L.M.L.M.L]

What comps do you play? Thinking of pushing sin and aff lock in 3s. How do you think that comp fairs this season?

[@Shadenox]

I mostly play Assa Affli myself. It's good !

[@AsaBjorn]

When you are playing and there is a flowing (moving left from right) 'bar of abilities to use next is that weak auras?

[@Shadenox]

It isn't a bar of abilities to use next, it is a flowing bar of what I just used, for the viewers! It is an addon called TrufiGCD

[@Dacness]

Great video as always. So 4pc sucks for ss?

[@Shadenox]

Yep

[@salvadorpicondiaz5479]

Hey! Can you explain how can you make your shadowdance button to bacame a cheapshow button when you on the shadowdance? thanks

[@Shadenox]

The default behavior of Action Bar 1 (provided you don't use any addon for your bars) is to switch to a secondary version of the bar when you are in stealth/shadowdance. So I just put the spell on the stealth version of the bar.

[@Aeztor.]

I've seen you play subterfuge in some games but none of the builds have it specced, when do you decide to play subterfuge and when to not play it?

[@Shadenox]

I've swapped the talents from the improved vial to Subterfuge a couple weeks back. Figured that since Garrote is AoE with Crnage it could be nice to be able to stun two people with Cheap Shot in opener and still Garrote them both.

[@Aeztor.]

@@Shadenox I see, thanks.

[@baboonix_]

How about akro's build with reprimand and big shiv w/o ambush things, feels kinda good and flowy.

[@Shadenox]

It basically takes the points from Lethality to put in ER & RC. It works too, but as long as I'm going to play Kingsbane I like Lethality more. That way I have a better kill button during Shadow Dance.

[@baboonix_]

also takes away improved ambush and blindside. Dmg on muti/ambush is significally lower but got higher dots and envenom@@Shadenox

[@Shadenox]

The entire point of ER is to use Envenom more since you don't need as many CPs for it, so, yeah :p

[@Merus93]

Quick question, which poison should i use in which situation? thanks

[@Shadenox]

Wound & Crippling always, unless very specific scenarios like playing with a DH in Solo Shuffle since he already has an AoE healing reduction effect, allowing you to play Deadly rather than Wound.

[@lavishgxdBoD]

What’s the add on for your action bars? And what’s the purpose of having 2 copies of each I’ve been wondering this

[@Shadenox]

No addon. I just dragged the spells from my spellbook there (these bars have no keybinds), and hid my bars with keybinds.

[@lavishgxdBoD]

@@Shadenox ahh okay thanks !

[@MetexoraGaming]

What build would you run for 2s with a heal?

[@Shadenox]

I usually run the 1st one

[@muhammad6780]

assa or outlaw for solo shuffle ? also best healer for solo shuffle ?

[@Shadenox]

Well, every spec has its own ladder so you can play all of them. No idea what's the best healer in shuffle at the moment. That's a bit outside of my area of expertise. Before last reset I would have said that RDruid and Disc looked a bit above the rest.

[@kysyms1]

Whats the pros/cons for sudden demise over 4 poison build? I see both being played

[@Shadenox]

Assa does mostly bleed damage right now so Sudden Demise enhances this further, the Execute is just a bonus. 4x Poison isn't that great right now imo, it basically simply allows the use of Deadly and a little extra bit of annoyance for the enemy with Numbing Poison. Also a little bit more ramp up on Kingsbane. But to be honest I would like it if Envenom was a bit better and the play was 4x Poison, with Poison Bomb and more Envenoms.

[@kysyms1]

Thanks 👊🏼

[@zayon0170]

LOVELY!!

[@near344]

WDYT on taking echoing reprimand instead of lethality?

[@Shadenox]

I thought about it. Echoing was mostly useful to deal a lot of Envenom damage quickly last season, but it wouldn't be as good this season. Envenom deals a bit less damage comparatively, plus you don't have Poison Bomb to make more value out of it. Also, with Shadow Dance and all the bleed amplifiers Garrote has become way stronger overall than what it used to be, and Lethality works with Garrote crits since Garrote is a Combo Point builder. So I think it's better to keep Lethality. That, plus that's what allows Kingsbane crits to hit that hard.

[@RenWasTaken210]

Isn’t head better for tier than shoulders, then you can get emblassishment on shoulders too

[@Shadenox]

If you want crit as a 3rd stat shoulders are better. If you prefer haste then sure, get the head

[@dallos21]

Does shiv apply the 30% effect on bleeds even tho i press it before bleeds is up? cuz i noticed you garrote - shiv - rupture. Why?

[@Ether1312]

I believe that the garrote gives you 3 points and then the shiv may give 2, into the 5 point rupture, could be wrong though, just optimizing combo point usage so none go to waste

[@Shadenox]

It does. Almost all damage buffs in this game now are dynamic. When you get the buff (or debuff) the damage is increased for the duration, and stos being increased when the effect fades. So, Garrote Shiv Rupture is simply to get a longer Rupture.

[@dallos21]

ahhh i understand :D@@Shadenox

[@Aeztor.]

@15:05 Why do we want to garrote 2 people as it spreads anyway? Unless it's too far apart? Same thing with rupture?

[@Shadenox]

It's mostly when people aren't close yes. If your first Garrote instantly hits all 3 enemies for instance then you don't need to use it again.

[@Aeztor.]

Alright thank you! Started playing rogue again because of you and assassination has been such a blast. Thanks for the guide! @@Shadenox

[@aaiidt5770]

Is there ANY chance you can do this for Sub as well? I want to play SIN/Sub and honestly i have 0 idea how to maintain sustained for Sub

[@Shadenox]

Unlikely that I will do it, I'm not invested enough with Sub this season.

[@aaiidt5770]

@@Shadenox that's perfectly ok, Ive loved SIN the most but wanted to have two specs to enjoy I just can't for the life of me figure out how to do sustained for sub. This guide is the exact style I look for in a class guide and I am very grateful for it thank you.

[@Shadenox]

Well, Sub doesn't have the most nsustained, but if you really want to deal damage outside of goes the first thing to do is to Rupture people. Rupture actually deals amazing damage as Sub, you just don't want to press it on goes as your Combo Points go into Eviscerate. So, Rupture, Slice, farm CPs for the next DR and go again!

[@ben9441]

Is wound posin still the best for battelgrounds?

[@Shadenox]

I usually play Deadly + Hemotoxin when I play RBGs.

[@HarrypotterVang]

Is the 30% vers cap outside of arena or inside?

[@Shadenox]

Inside!

[@nuriemreadal2280]

Which weapon poisons do you prefer?

[@Shadenox]

Wound & Crippling

[@mrmarkuz8616]

Very well done, thanks for this guide! It seems crit > mastery for outlaw, why is that the case? Makes it aids to play outlaw and assa

[@Shadenox]

Outlaw plays a lot around BtE, which deals crazy damage when it crits, and also gives 20% more crit chance. So playing full crit allows you to crit *a lot*, and deal a lot of extra damage. The damage increase is stronger than the one from Mastery this season.

[@xevurr]

how and why is your action bar set up like that? it looks rly cool

[@Shadenox]

I simply have my spells on hidden bars, and on these bars that you see there are no keybinds,I put only the cooldowns I want to be able to see, twice because it looks good !

[@xevurr]

@@Shadenox it looks sexy I can’t lie I hate to ask but could you possibly do a video or something on your keybinds and maybe another 2s vid? I played some 2s the other day learning assas, I know my gear was p bad (55% mastery) but I felt so energy starved with low pressure and idk why Chara is Later-Saurfang

[@Shadenox]

@@xevurrI really don't enjoy 2v2 in Dragonflight, so I don't play it unless I have to help someone cap or something. As for energy, well, you need to make sure your bleeds AND at least one poison are alwyas on multiple targets. If you have them on only one, then you'll get less energy than what you spend and will end up starved.

[@xevurr]

@@Shadenox I see tysm :) is there any reason you dont enjoy DF?

[@Shadenox]

@@xevurr Oh I like DF, just not 2v2 in DF. Damp starts high, nothing happens for a while, and with Solo Shuffle a lot of players have dropped 2v2 so it feels empty, always facing the same players only playing 3-4 different comps... a bit boring

[@beanstalkbutshort1234]

Can equip 3 dream crafted items at a time??

[@Shadenox]

You can equip as many as you want. You are limited to two embellishments, but an item can be crafted without embellishments

[@OkayNoMoreMrsNiceGuy]

Which talent did you mention at 16:04?

[@joserubio8352]

Zoldyck Recipe. It increases poison and bleed damage by 30% if the target is below 35% health. Very powerful if combined with Kingsbane and the Arterial Precision talent

[@ARGOS-THOR]

When did assassination get so much button bloat? I thought it was designed for people entering the rogue life.

[@Shadenox]

I think that's a legend as old as WotLK!

[@Pouncedd]

So basically 4-set for assa rogue is not good?

[@Shadenox]

It is not

[@a.a.6464]

to craft neck I need to buy the "token" with conquest points, right?

[@Shadenox]

Correct! If you craft it without the token then it won't scale up in PvP.

[@DH-ht9pl]

​@@Shadenox does this apply to all crafted pieces ? Lol had no idea

[@Shadenox]

@@DH-ht9pl It does !

[@DH-ht9pl]

@@Shadenox i just wasted 4 sparks then

[@Shadenox]

@@DH-ht9pl No, you can simply do a recraft order. Sparks are only necessary to craft an item the first time, then you can order a recraft of that item and change the components (stats, embellishements, ilvl boosts). You only need a new spark or recraft orders if the item was created with a spark from the previous patch, and you attempt to slot in components of the current one. So your parts were not wasted at all! Just get that PvP iLvL upgrade token, and then do a recraft order of your item with the PvP iLvL thingy. The only thing is, I think you need to find someone in trade chat to send a personal order to, I don't think recrafts can be made public orders.

[@wojciechego6]

How can i coppy Your addons and UI config from this links? How 2 put it in game? Help pls!

[@Shadenox]

The UI one you can go in Edit Mode and click import, then put the link. Same for the talents. For Add-ons there usually is an Import Profile option somewhere too.

[@wojciechego6]

@@Shadenox Thank You! 👌

[@alicantipi4235]

which poisons do you use?

[@Shadenox]

Wound & Crippling

[@dustinbrandt9912]

Is this guide for season 4 too? :D cause i watching some of your vids trying to learn :D but even your UI are confusing for me :D why are every spell doubled there -.- i dont understand that ^^

[@Shadenox]

THis season is much more cleave oriented so you wouldn't use a ST build, but overall it remains relevant. As for my UI it's just a display that I like, I show spells with a cooldown (twice), and hide the others. You can notice that Mutilate or Envenom are not on my bars, for instance.

[@dustinbrandt9912]

@@Shadenox what is st build? Ah okai the ui seems irritating for me 😅 but thanks for the answer

[@Shadenox]

@@dustinbrandt9912 ST is single target. If my memory is correct I showed one st build and one AoE build in this guide because the meta was very different when I made it. Currently, we simply AoE people

[@the1beetsy]

No coldblood with kingsbane?

[@Shadenox]

Nope.

[@kimjuyoul]

Thx man sexy❤

[@robpiccott7815]

I wish you made guides for the other rouge specs, there are 0 good sub guides on KZbin.

[@Shadenox]

I am not invested enough in those specs, at least not now!

[@Yokazz]

Would be cool if i get an answer on my previous question :))

[@Shadenox]

Holidays my dear ! I'll answer it now :p

[@pondersaurous1414]

[@taffyowen72]

So is cold blood no good ?

[@Shadenox]

Well, it is fine, but to me Acrobatic Strikes is better. I have a high enough chance to crit what's important without Cold Blood anyway, and then Acrobatic Strikes is useful for the entire match.

[@SicariusGaming87]

No 4 piece?

[@baboonix_]

4pc is 0,5-1,5% range all time on overall dmg, not worth. I kinda got my pieces and waitin now to swap for vers mast gear

[@Shadenox]

Not worth it. It deals very little damage, and I don't feel like we spam Envenom overly much.

[@Xahelwow]

i Enter in the Video to know when to use Bone Spike in the Rotation, but you never talk about it.

[@Shadenox]

Well, it is a combo point builder. If you are a talented into it, use it instead of Mutilate during Shiv windows when you have charges. That's as simple as that !

[@Xahelwow]

@@Shadenox ok Thanks, other question wich venoms put to my daggers? Mortal or the other for the healing reduction.

[@Shadenox]

@@Xahelwow Healing Reduction + slow

[@fadly6419]

hello Shad, i like your video and i wanna donate you but i have some trust issue to do that (sorry). So, why you dont stream on twitch or tiktok so i can subs you or give a gift to you way simple. hahah. just an advice =

[@Shadenox]

Hello, thanks for the thought! I may eventually start to stream, but not right now. Else I have a tipee in description, but don't feel forced :p

[@rasafim513]

/bow

[@jossiwales]

Is it just me or did I completely miss MFD?

[@jeff230394]

Guide for rogues who cant play sub

[@Shadenox]

Sure.

[@isharpsword9010]

hello shadenox thanks for the guide, saw you play with jaz the other day on his stream was nice games. do you have discord?

[@Shadenox]

Hello, I do. It is shadenox_wow !

[@isharpsword9010]

@@Shadenox it says i have to add you first before dming you. my name is xz

[@Shadenox]

@@isharpsword9010I accepted

[@ahmetcansakartepe920]

Absolutely a great help. Thank you for making this!