Assassination Rogue PvP
Rogue · dps
Poison melee with garrote pressure and kidney setups.
Experts
DLadder
BConsensus
Ladder
Score
Agreement
Trend
Best-performing bracket in shuffle: 2100+ · B+ · rank 14 · 0 expert rankings
Meta overview
Expert consensus and ladder performance are not the same number. Assassination Rogue is currently D among tracked creators and B on the 1800+ ladder. Agreement is 0% — creators do not agree.
Creator rankings
Highest D · Lowest D · Avg placement 0
Ladder performance
1800+ · all
B
Rank 16 · 7% rep · 51.3% wr
all+ · all
B
Rank 16 · 7% rep · 51.3% wr
1600+ · all
C+
Rank 21 · 5.6% rep · 49.2% wr
2100+ · all
B+
Rank 14 · 7.6% rep · 52.1% wr
2400+ · all
B+
Rank 14 · 7.6% rep · 52.1% wr
Counterplay
Open cheat sheetPoison pressure plus Kidney Shot. You die to Envenom even when the stun windows look short. Cloak of Shadows turns your magic peel into nothing, and Garrote silence means your healer cannot answer on time.
Kick
Do not interrupt the Assassination rogue. Kick their healer — yours is silenced by Garrote. Envenom and Shiv are instants; do not spend the kick on those.
Watch for
Garrote silence on your healer as Kidney Shot lands on you is the setup. Deathmark overlapping that stun is when Envenom kills. They Cloak of Shadows your first magic CC.
Biggest mistake
Trinketing Cheap Shot instead of holding it for Kidney Shot, or ignoring Garrote on your healer while you tunnel the rogue.
Important abilities
Shadow Dance offensive
Primary Subtlety window. Kidney + dance damage is the kill.
Kidney Shot cc
Combo-point stun. Trinket rules start here.
Cloak of Shadows defensive
Magic immunity. Stop casting at them; swap or sit.
Evasion defensive
Physical dodge. Melee stops hitting; casters keep going.
Smoke Bomb utility
Cuts targeting. Don't stand in it if you need to peel.