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Oh last question. If I'm at four combo points do I use finisher inside of elaborate planning window or get to 5th combo point.
Hmm ok. Seems like rng usually has me using 4 point finishers back to back on openers it feels weird.
Its in the guide in the pins ^^
Some people still dont use it even if it sims better becayse they like Subt
Just giving you the thought to look at
its in que
Subf sims higher
so... ima go blood rite then cuz the traits i got is useless

You didnt swap to the set without SS that simmed higher
im not a rich boi
uh....how do u switch traits on raidbots
Go to the reforger, next to the guy where you buy weekly coins
I meant raid bots xd
top gear is the easiest
Just click on it? In top gear
oh like that
i only have 300k itterations cuz im a poor boi

So basicly. GET gud azerite items
So use the titan for random 400 to start with
Simulation data for everyone. Overview of DPS relevant simulation data for World of Warcraft.
scent is so low XD
i see now
Eh I dont wanna play with MA tbh, did some dummie testing and it feels wierd xD
might skip that DD on pelt for a SS just cuz it feels so smoother
its one of our best traits for m+, you want too stack it for that
double dose/nothing personal/covenant
is it the vend one and mut ?
Herodamge.com has a good list where you can check out how good a trait is
ty ty
yepp my azerite armour is fucking shitteee
but i got 415 helmet that is bis 😄

kinda dumb how world bosses have best azerite tbh
anyone know a great website/video showing the best opener?
just read the guide and pratice it
forgot about pins
feels so wierd without SS 😒
what does this mean: "no SS powers for toxic blade"
as in the damage from TB wont effect SS?
more context
under the pull part
SS = Shrouded Suffocation
yeah
"No Shrouded Suffocation powers for Toxic Blade"
on the website http://www.ravenholdt.net/assassination-guide/#rot under pulls, its a bunch of "No SS powewrs for ___" or "One or more SS powers for ___"
yea...this feels so odd...been playing with SS for like months!
so i sim about 130 dps higher with 3x dd and MA than i do with 2x dd 1x ss and subterfuge. How reliable is MA, and would it be more worth in the end to take a dps loss for subterfuge?
and now its really fucking wierd without it
wish I could reset my cd's during dummies somehow
It's the rotation when you don't have SS traits while using TB talent @rich linden
is there a way to macro vendetta with galecaller?
@ocean rampart So if I have 2 pieces with it, then i follow the opener that says one or more?
Yes.
Thank you!
is it good to stack nothing personal or just get one for the energy reg?
i would say do not stack that ^^
Only 1 NP if you can.
might just sac some dps to get my SS xD
for the nicer opener
some haste item sims higher now
Uhh, herodamage.com is suddenly saying that SS w/ subterfuge and exs is the best
But when I sim it SS is always the worst trait ever
ST I mean
ever?
Mastery does not influence trinkets anymore (after the idiocy that happened during Legion).
for me it works well
Hey, im kinda new at sin rogue and im noticing that my energy generation is quite low, do i need higher haste or is that just how sin rogues are?
For jade fire masters mythic better to save vendetta/vanish for first set of multi sided first buff or just pop on your opener?
@hollow horizon assassination is really slow, 2nd lowest APM in the game right now with frost dk, its pretty normal too have a few dead gcd's
it gets faster when you have higher haste etc....but not by a large ammount, its just pretty slow
except in aoe where you play on the gcd
looks good imo
my 400 is just wank
Okay, im getting kinda bored waiting for energy, would outlaw be better or is it too much of a dps loss?
I dont like this azerite at all tbh
outlaw is......a bit like dh, you spamm the same skill 10000x, but its fast
RIP ME
outlaw sim
i do like the playstyle but everyone says i should play sin since it deals way more damage
Simulation data for everyone. Overview of DPS relevant simulation data for World of Warcraft.


my stats are so bad xD
need to get better azerite pieces due to 370 not being gud nufff
your azerite is not too bad but imho, but you need way more haste for raiding, for m+ it should be alright
My sims for m+ tell me to go with 20% haste. St sims tell me to go with 16%.
hmm
Do you guys reckon running 3x DD - 2x TC and 1x NP for grong is better than 2x DD 1x SS 1x NP
Could probably pad more with an SS on the adds hey
that aint pad
Lol I know they need to die, but Im asking if you reckon you could push out some more DPS by using those traits instead
for Logs
well add dps is as important as boss dps on that fight
if its prog who gvies a fuck about your parse
do what you need to to get the boss dead
in all seriousness though you can go look at a bunch of logs to see how other rogues are using their cds on the fight t compare
i think the add spawn lines up well with vanish though
yeah they do, dead on basically
yo wtf - Nothing Personal makes Vendetta break stealth
lol that is good to know
Probably because of the damage compotent right lol
yep
makes sense
Same thing used to happen with the old vendetta gold trait in Legion too
why do they do this to us
because fuck you
did you really think blizz tests any of the shit they spit via patches?
im pretty sure it didn't happen with the aritfact trait in legion butt could be wrong
I think they changed it so it didn't?
qq regarding the Mizerok SIN Group WA: how come i get a big giant "OI" flashing in white on my screen when i use it in M+ or Arena's? Anyone know?
Because you dont have your Poisons applied
already checked that - i do.
Hmm.. like Mizerok would say: O _O
Oi should show up if you only have DP applied, I think?
yo if I Exsang a 5CP Rupture, do I wait to reapply until the final tick hits, or do I refresh early?
Do not refresh early
Correct the OI! and Poisons are two different poison checks.
right - i get the OI! even with poisons on. At the training dummies, the WA works flawlessly. In arena and dungeons, i get the OI and have to "pause addon" for it to go away.
I still get the CD timer, but the bleed tracker doesn't work.
Sounds like random weirdness, nothing in there that excludes things from working due to instance/grouping, mostly all combat/notCombat stuff.
so looking through it, it looks like it does a check for "Crippled Poison"......in arena when i run wound, i wonder if thats what its triggering on?
Correct, checks for DP will probably update that tomorrow, or in a moment.
Who knows.
Also those are the other way around but adding wounding poison would fix that ezpz.
gonna try disabling in this next arena and seeing if that works
ok so that didn't work - i had to delete both poison WA's for the message to go away......wierd
I am updating it now, they're very weird now that I am remembering making them.
this one checks for crippling...
this one checks for Deadly or Wounding
no worries - i'll redownload them tomorrow after i get out of these arenas. I just deleted them for now cause i reapply poisons (as habit) for arena.
mhmmm
you should charge people for support miz
They still don't DM me like the instructions say > _>
They've tried to give me money already, don't want any of that.
yeh
I'm a night elf. when I cast garrote out of shadowmeld, I get the bonus combo point and bonus damage from Shrouded Suffocation, but not the bonus damage from subterfuge. Is this a bug?
Intended.
that's really weird. They both have the same wording, but one works differently?
Shadowmeld gives access to stealth abilities, but doesn't put you in stealth, whereas Subterfuge is triggered by you leaving stealth.
They're just mechanically different.
You can re-enter stealth from Shadowmeld in dungeons outside of boss encounters though > _>
ok, but the damage component from subterfuge doesn't trigger on leaving stealth
Subterfuge requires Stealth to trigger.
only the 3 seconds of stealthed abilties does
¯_(ツ)_/¯
is this confirmed intended somewhere, or is that just your best guess?
It works that way, until Blizzard says otherwise.
if you got a free vanish there would be no other choice for rogue racials
having t at something that is cool but not stupid op is the way racials are meant to work
if SUB/SS/EX end up the best talent/trait combo there's already no other option > _>"
I'm playing a nelf assassin rogue right now - can confirm - Sub does not activate on Shadowmeld until you press "stealth" after melding. This does not work on any boss fights.
ahuh
Giphy is also bad but
It's not tenor
Tenor is only bad cause discord is forcing it
I wonder how much they're paying discord
I wonder what company is gonna buy in next
twitter already using it i thought they used to use giphy but maybe i was wrong
Assassination Stat weights:
Single target: haste > crit > mastery > vers
Multi target: crit > mastery > vers >= haste
Note: Simming will always result in more accurate results.
!stats
nothing personal vs treacherous cov? i do arena as well.
Also have neither of each
In M+? With SS:
Garrote x3 (on different mobs) > CT
FoK > Ruptures (up to 3/4 I usually do)
FoK > Env (while keeping CT up) @shy dust
Thanks!
On reapings I CT more than env
wasnt sure how many targets to rupture
you get way overcapped on energy beyond 3/4
dont forget: rupture deals the same damage no matter if 1 cp or 5 cp - more cp change only the duration
so dont be afraid to throw some 2/3 cp ruptures
FoK only on 3+ targets
and no point to CT on 2 targets (do it on 3+)
if reaping is coming up, save vanish
so you can garrote 6 targets
Any tips for a new assasin rogue?

read the guides, maintain your dots, make friends with an M+ tank who knows to not pull until you're out of combat
Does vendetta trait stack with all aspects of it?
Or just the dot
Just wondering if i should bonusroll on 1st boss mythic today or not since i already got pretty good 415 shoulders from azerite vendor with dd and vendetta trait on ut
Or is tc on 1st boss head on 2nd ring beside vendetta trait also good?
I just red it had a nerf
@shy dust for m+ (i play with 3 eb, 1ss , 1 scent) i open with 4 gerrote, 1 fok, 1 ct and after this i just use fok and rapture as a spender except ct is about to run out. I pulled between 70 minimum and 120k max dps on reaping waves
But its also important that your tank and all otherw uses kick and stuff to pull mobs as close as much together
i think it's a pain loacating the high hp mobs in reaping wave's and garrot them, my other teammates wrreck the low hp in like 2 globals, not doing uber high keys yet thou.
might have to get some better enemy name plates , maby some thing if they have over 500k hp they a diffrent color , if thats possible
You can change nameplate colors based on name with most nameplate addons
For example for me
Lost Souls are purple, tormented souls are blue, and risen souls are red
aha !
Lost souls are almost always the highest hp targets, theyre the smashy ones
thats cool aswell wich one's you use ?
I use kui
usiing elvui's own atm
P sure elvui has that functionality
oki i have used that addon before, will look into it ty !
Just havent used them in a long time
yeah should have.
helpful for explosives too, like next week explosive nameplates will all be orange for me
😃
@ruby idol im sure u played outlaw whats your dps average on reapings?
Uh i guess it depends
I pay more attention to overall dungeon dps rather than pack to pack
But i guess anywhere from 60-200k depending on which reaping pack it is
Ah yeah i mean i just need smth to compare. For example overall im mostly always top as assa , over dhs booms mages . Im just wondering if assa is that good or my mates were just not the best in the keys
I mean
If youre using reaping wave dps to justify how strong a spec is
Youre actively not critically thinking
And i dont mean that as flame
Nah i just thought its one of the important aspects right now isnt it? I know boss dps and generall pack dps is also important
Id argue reaping waves are the least important part of every dungeon
Like obviously they need to die, but theyre super non threatening compared to basically any other pull
So sustained dmg is good to clear them efficiently but any sort of burst cds are usually better used on actual trash
But ya, thats why overall dmg is a better indicator imo than reaping waves
Dmg to lost and tormented souls is a good indicator also
Ok i see. Yeah i mean actually what i wanted to say is , is assa still as good as outlaw for mplus since i really often hear ppl say they want outlaw but my experience shows im still topping meters as assa
Both specs are fine
So dont know why ppl want outlaws that bads maybe just a mainstream thinking?
Outlaw is just incredibly OP in the right hands
Im suprised the outlaw craze has trickled into pugs so quickly considering none of the big streamers are really playing it
It was already in last ss when wits came there were a lot of gros i got declined since they especially wanted outlaw
I just saw on rio a lot ppl play it, also ashine played outlaw on all his recent keys when he mostly never played it last ss
I gotta find the clip of ashine flaming the NA brains for playing outlaw hahah
I remember some time ashine said he really doesnt like outlaw cause of randomness and then seeing him play it on all recent keys says a lot
Moral of the story, assa is fine, outlaw is just the best spec in the game for keys rn
But that doesnt make assa not good, if that makes sense
outlaw is just extremely good for the seasonal affix
Yeah i will see when it comes to mid season what will be wanted for mid- high keys (speaking on the equivalent of 18 s i played last ss) since i dont want to play a spec that gets declined on 50 perc of pugs
Im honestly shocked that you have groups asking if you play outlaw or assa and declining if you say the wrong one
How many times has this actually happened?
This is different tho
it was early legion to tos
even tho outlaw was better ppl wanted you to play sin
tos to end ppl didnt care
Not really asking directly they just decline after some mins and when you ask „hey you search rogue as its written in your desc why decline me?“ they say we need outlaw
Or just writing in desc outlaw especially at all
We need outlaw lmao wut
outlaw atm is just insane in numbers
Bro find some homies to play with
Or asking in disc „apics you play outlaw?“
I have some but i mostly play in the night since i have my own family which just allows me to pug
!wa
Assassination WA's for BFA:
https://wago.io/HJUbINlV7 (Mizerok's Group)
https://wago.io/E1EB91OtM (Lokkek's Group)
https://wago.io/SyLUNGD4X (Sovv's Group)
https://wago.io/SJLQKGjMM (Afenar's Group)
https://wago.io/ByzCxPq-m (Devlin's Group)
Like pugs are gonna depelte cause your tank randomly dies way more often than cause you missed the timer cause of lack of dmg. Assa is better at protecting tank
That mindset from people forming pug groups i will never wrap my head around
if you're pugging 100% of the time if you're going to miss a timer, it's not because of lack of dmg
Put simply, if a group is declining you because you play assa and not outlaw that group is garbage
Even tho im like the biggest outlaw fanboy and dont play anything else in keys rn
Haha
I only play assa in like, temple rn
I see
I really like assa in mplus with 3ebs some pretty numbers flying around
Its fun
And as i get more traits and can play around with all 3 specs, im sure there will be dungeons i end up thinking assa is even better than outlaw in. The dust just needs to settle
But for right now while reaping routes are still like works in progress, outlaw is king thats all
So keep playing assa my dude
simply because Sin > Law. Dmg Reduction, Silence, Slow + more consisntent aoe without needing the crit buff to shine. 415 3x eb , ss, thats how rogues gonna play endgame. ppl just dont know how to ramp up as sin on reaping and are flashed from law cause of the 6s burst into aoe. played both in max gear on Ptr and tested enough.
Yeah sounds good boys so i will get my head free of the need to get extra outlaw gear for now 😄
you dont need. outlaw for sure is really really good especially reaping helps it. but when ppl disocover the power of 3xss 3xeb and how to ramp up the neergy correctly so u also blast 200k on aoe. its not gonna be a question anyway since u also bring the grp more, then law does.
Already saw how 3 eb is fine even if one of my pieces is just 370. so wondering how it looks with full gear later
if u have 415 3xeb ss, big daggers and high mekka trinket, u gonna see its gonna be meta and giga consistent.
no rng, no rolls always blast.
I had my peak on 120k yesterday with 404 gear
i had 300k on a reaping wave
consistent
burst was 600 on shrine but idc about burst/shiny numbers for 2-5s its about especially in highkeys 20s-40s packs what matters
have a great day
dont let ppl tell u u have to play outlaw lol.
Huge numbers - yeah you also , thanks for advice
Enlighten me... EB?
Echoing Blades
ahhh ofc
Just from reading tooltips and not even looking at actual sims i would not know why i should take any trinket from the raid over one of the dungeon trinket
Like spyglass is extremely good or dice
Plus use trinket plumage or sots
u want to play spyglass+gigavolt 3xeb 3xss 30%+ crit mark the words
Engineering helm any good for us?
How does the API uses mechka ? on CD with a few seconds delay to get max stacks?
ofc u wanna stack high crit obsvl because eb uptime
i did in ptr weeks testing
its giga difference if u go 60%+ (with trinkets etc) or 50% like u get much more procs u blat every global on aoe thats how you do ez outlaw dmg while consistent without relyn on crit buff to smack super big
I see. But not prefering a use trinket for bosses or priority mobs?
the gigavolt is ON use trinket also thats why its so broken
on prio u just vendetta exsang
Or so no trinket macro anymore just use it when its on full stack
Wait how the hell am I supposed to end up with 3x SS 3x EB
not always but pref on 6 yes
Without some giga luck
Chest from conclave and then pieces from vendor
you get from hc/mythic chest rest u play m0 (not even kidding) its good enough and u buy in 4weeks with residum head, then 4 after the shoulder.
have to go now guys enjoy
On shoulders there are 2 i guess and head only 1
You can’t buy a specific 415 with 4 weeks of Azerite farming......
So might be a bit lucky
ofc u can u should have 2k already. and every week u get 1k+ in weekly chest already.
bb
You get 800 from doing a 15
See you
And also no, I have like 1200.
I mean you can do it in 4 weeks if you have luck since 400 scrap gives 110 already
it doesnt matter then its 5 weeks doesnt matter u have it in 2-3months full its fine
I got 5 400 this id
Don’t fuckin matter cuz a fuckton Of outlaw traits are good anyways
Mostly ace OR ds plus wits
4/6 are good, 2/6 are good to stack, and TC works just fine
Unlike how EB and SS work

hows the opener with master assa
its in the pins
Guys
I saw Doom's Howl Vest sims best for us on chest piece on BloodMallet. But on journal in game there is no that one extra trait row. Can anyone explain me
What the fuck @weak isle 😂 Now that's a dead slot until next raid
Use herodamage
you can play everything in a +8 key lol
@strange python Assa is fine. I would go CT on +10s or more if pugging. Otherwise its small pulls and trash dies too fast
yeah I know you can play everything on +8
I just wanna know if I should play assa or outlaw
for m+ and raid
What do you like more?
If Raids > Assa
If M+ > Outlaw
If both > Assa
(this is my opinion, not fact)
I just love Assa too much. Its super strong in M+ either way
idk what I like more
just needs a tad planning
never got into playing assa really
but assa is better in raids right?
like thats a fact isnt it?
or did I just hear some wrong stuff from some guys
unless you are progressing mythic, it doesnt really affect that much what spec u play
you can get curve and M+ as Sub if u want, as long as you play well and know your stuff 🤷
well
I wanna be on top of the damage meter on my guild
so what specc do I play? lmao
Assa is better at pure ST in raids yes
Warlock
When theres more adds its complicated
toxic blade or exang these days?

thought about switching classes aswell yeah, but I wanna play something like feral and I dont have that lvled 😭
For BoD assa is definitely superior imo. Lots of time you can dot stuff and keep dmg on boss ticing
Don't go feral
if u doubt rogues watch musclebrah on twitch
but isnt feral like a cheap assa rogue?
it is 
If you want overall damage just play outlaw
overall dps is fine, but if u get stuck on a high tyrannical boss, overall won't help
true yeah
Outlaw evens out on longer boss fights
again, both are viable, just see what you like more
I mean, outlaw does more boss damage than assa
you can do great with both
Since assa sacrifices a lot of ST dps to even do any aoe
we have azerite that has both Shrouded Suffocation and Echoing Blades?
Yes
Unless the fight is specifically 2:30-2:40
musclebrah is doing a +19 FH as Assa at the moment, so you can see what it does 🤷
@dark crag can u name it pls
No
check the azerite gear vendor
I Dont see any streamer called musclebrah
and you can see them
Look at the vendor
/musclebrahTV @strange python
hm
If you wanted to argue assa does good ST damage then saying watch musclebrah watch 17k on a boss isnt the most convincing argument 😄
yea
that seems really low
ikr
Lol
Well, triple eb
but those bosses do take a long time i guess
Still does more than most
yeah i use double ep double SS and do 20k,but a lot shorter fight
dont have gear for triple both yet
tbh, on that high keys, priority is surviving
Love what shaggy gives you
reaping in tyranical is no problem when you have a mage/shaman/dh anyway lol
I Mean look he has 50k aoe dps, seems high but then think about what outlaw would have
i have 1xeb for dungeons this week, thats it
stuff simply dies too fast with other classes that have(too) much aoe dmg
i mean, he is pulling 180k+ atm
play a dh, pull 300k by pressing skill barrage
idk dude, its easy to say how one can do it better, but once you are in, there are more factors 🤷
im just trying too say that you dont need too go heavy aoe as sin and sacrifice so much st dmg when you have a dh that does more then enough aoe dmg in your group
and lets be honest, you almost always have a dh or frostmage in a key
well,not always, but you should build around your group, and most groups have more then enough aoe baseline
and if your group REALLY needs the aoe too get a reaping wave etc....down you are probably better with playing outlaw
I am on the opinion that both are viable, and people can do great with both **(both in raids and in M+) **
That being said, I personally mainly raid, and i barely have Outlaw gear. So I just maximize what i can do as Assa in M+ too, hense, going certain traits / talents etc. 🤷
azerite reforge costs shouldnt be a thing
yep
it is, im sitting at ~40k right now too reforge 1x
I think it's a toxic circle of an "argument" to keep going back and forth L but assa... / but outlaw... so yeah
just like talents change in city
ofc both are viable, but both have situations where they shine
wich is how the game should work
exactly
I guess yeah
But that doesn't mean one spec is "useless" in the other situations
but I just want one spec to be better, so I know I will play that one
go Sub and become hokage
what? xD
its a joke
if this discussion is still about why not to play assassination in m+.
There is no reason not to, but outlaw just beats it esp. on not very high keys.
If the discussion about anyone beeing better reguardless, no outlaw is better bc. of the strong burst but yes you wont be terrible as sin either.
Just do the best with the gear you have and play what you like imo 🤷
Demonhunter
dh is really good for m+ and raids, idk about fury warrior in m+,dont see many warriors there but they do pretty good dmg this tier
and,well, rogue is always good cus of our utility
fury warrior? hmm
name, server?
I mean if you are just looking at in terms of raid Spriest is pretty insane right now and if you play it right in m+ it does really good dmg it just lack utility
if you dont play in the wf race head on, play whatever you like
I mean, once you figure out what class you wannna play, join the discord and ask for details tbh 😂 idk why we are doing this in the rogue discord
if you want to be the "best possible always" you need to adjust
(unless you play dh, then you just play dh)
yeha, but play a class that is not rogue? zzz........
I know I can play everything but I just wanna be 1st in dps lol
if you want to have a secure melee spot
play DH
like you never did before, pad the shit out of everything
multidot the adds on the 1st boss, even when it kills your tank
and then blame the boomkin/afflock
if you want a secure raid spot, shadow or wl will do it
but keep in mind, shadow is atm very noticable overtuned, so its reasonable to expect a nerf sooner or later
is dh just a meme here or is it actually really good? xD
Im just waiting for the rogue buff 😂 we've had only nerfs since BFA release
its a meme, befcause its simple and really strong
the majority of "nerfs" where to azerite
true
reguardless of class/spec
true
from rogue only subtlety and outlaw got a straight 5% nerf
The memory of my gold remembers early Uldir, where every week full reroll or two on azerite gear 😂
Am i wrong/bad to always use 1 x SS even tho it sims a bit lower than using 3 x of other traits for raiding? It just feels so bad not having ss
without the 5% nerf ranking would look somewhat like this (just multiplied overall with 1.05)
start of uldir
didnt sin also get 5% nerf?
That's what happens when they remove a core spec mechanic because it could abuse raid bosses 😦
no sin did not get nerfs
only azerite nerfs but even those where far later then for sub/outlaw (both sub and outlaw recived nerfs to azerite too in addition to the 5% spec nerf)
i think one of the reasons sub playrate is so low is that they removed all the core elements of the spec and shifted it to other specs/classes
it remains a somewhat functional spec tbh
sub feels so weird tho
just spamming backstab 3x or something or 4 then evisc
like so weird
then shadow dance every like 30 sec just to do the exact same but with an ability that gives 1 more combo point
thats fine tbh
backstab is a filler spell, and a lot of emphasize was shifted towards dance
issues i see is core elements that where introduced to the spec in legion where dropped in favour of going back to a more wod like gameplay
i also think outlaw would need a bit of change, even tho numbers esp. in m+ are atm very good
sin is probably the only of the 3 specs where the core spec works well and improvements could be made with azerite
what did the sim say?
Unpopular opinion, but combat > outlaw for me . At least bring back deeper insight, added much more depth to the spec
In raids it was fun, when you had to plan your insights and CDs based on bosses
things like Iskar Mythic, lining up stuff with your Ring
and red insight
on the packs
that's how i got my best rankings i've had
did not like it back then, but i prefere subtlety due to more complex gameplay
oh, wod sub was amazing. broken, but amazing 😄
it was amazing due to tier set, trinket and ring
i was just saying, i really enjoyed the planning of deeper insight based on fights
without those it was not better then current one, probably even worse
true true, tier set doubled your damage pretty much
at least openers
So many deaths at pulls, when that soul cap popped 😄
taking aggro and all
btw. sub was buffed significantly in the last tier iirc
else sin/combat would have remained the top specs
on conclave can you pop cloak prior to the first hex
or not
so you don't get hexed half your vendetta
or do i just need to delay vendetta
I mean, the hex is only 3 sec, i wouldnt say half 😄
I would save it honestly, it negades winds dmg
it can be very powerful
sup guys, poison bomb vs crimson tempest this week, whats are you guys using ?
CT for reaping, but it depends on the dungeon and your comb - for example, i go PB for KR 🤷
Sim
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!guide
Assassination Guide: http://www.ravenholdt.net/assassination-guide/
!azerite
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guys, i have problems with the aoe rotation in very big pulls like reapping, should i just fok and envenom or what
!stats
Assassination Stat weights:
Single target: haste > crit > mastery > vers
Multi target: crit > mastery > vers >= haste
Note: Simming will always result in more accurate results.
hi, why is tb used before mutilate in the ma opener? shouldt potentially fit one more envenome in the tb window if it would be mutilate - tb?
is it ever worth running hidden blades in m+? how about if you have 1/2/3 EB traits etc
@burnt orbit Dratnos has a good video on that: https://youtu.be/ASqp6KxF94s tl;dr would be to fok and spread ruptures and ideally run crimson tempest and spend CP on that once your energy income is good enough
When should you Crimson Tempest? When should you Fan of Knives and when should you Mutilate? When I'm streaming at https://www.twitch.tv/dratnos people ask m...
@green vapor hb no. EB yes.
you can sim the dungeon slice to see if 3EB +HB ever wins, but i doubt cause PB will maintain ST value for the bosses.
"AzeritePowerWeights" add-on is good ? never try
you would need to get the weights from herodamage for the proper spec and build.
unfortunately, this doesnt appear to be a subterfuge option, with SS garrote values.
and you would need another string for M+
I just sim myself for each piece on the fly.
Is Nothing Personal over Double Dose if I dont have Nothing Personal on any other traits?
when using exsanguinate on a raid boss, do you delay exs for second vendetta or delay vendetta for third exs?
Can u evasion on Opulence?
Of course you can. Just depends on what's going your way
You cant evasion coin shower no
Was that the question? Well, no you can't, it's physical damage but not dodgable
!ui
is there any way for a rogue to solo soak a coin shower on mythic?
does cloaks or evasion work?
fairs well ill test it tonight
Well, according to WoWhead its unaffected by invulnerability and can't be dodged or reflected. So I assume nothing gets it off.
Does stacking nothing personal work?
well, you can stack it, but it loses much value after the 1st trait
hmm
sin best spec for this season m+?
Outlul has plundered the top spot
!wa
Assassination WA's for BFA:
https://wago.io/HJUbINlV7 (Mizerok's Group)
https://wago.io/E1EB91OtM (Lokkek's Group)
https://wago.io/SyLUNGD4X (Sovv's Group)
https://wago.io/SJLQKGjMM (Afenar's Group)
https://wago.io/ByzCxPq-m (Devlin's Group)
@tacit wing we had a discussion about that with dad and musclebrah this afternoon you might scroll a bit up and you can read the PoVs was interesting
Is anybody playing Hidden Blades in higher level m+ right now?
can i ask how many shrouded suffocation traits are needed?
eg at least 2 or something
wait why only 20 breaths of bwomsamdi for a mythic kill now?
https://www.raidbots.com/simbot/report/woqfLh2MNvocEBhNUkRQaz Master Assassin now sims higher for me, and I assume it sims higher for the majority of the people if they dont use SS. Why do I see the majority of the rogues on warcraftlogs still use SS with Subterfuge?
Not an expert, but I'm assuming ma builds with TB and ttk require higher uptime on boss and have lower aoe compared to SS builds.
Yeah okay, vanishing to multi garrote targets its pretty strong
So this would be better only for a patchwerk fight
Exactly
Sims also assume a very high uptime on boss. With ss you only have to not mess up the opener and the vanish window
No. But ma typically aims higher with toxic blades and ttk which I thought requires higher uptime of staying in melee range
lol jaina
rip Weak rogue
flowi is on rogue iirc
yeah
the mage is a alt for quite a while now iirc
i just ✂ cut him out
if rogue would be strong i assume he would be on rogue
Ma TB 3DD
Triple DD does well, but it will fall behind SS / Sub with any significant cleave
he has good pieces for it
I am kind of sad that exg fell behind. I enjoyed it in uldir.
both are fairly close
Even with double SS exg sims about 0.7% behind TB for me
I no longer run galecaller's (because I cant get one to drop) so that probably hurts exg a lot.
you could farm yourself a gc
if you want it to sim equal/higher
opener is slightly smother with 1 ss
i assume a lot of ppl will play with 1
I got pretty fortunate with my azerite. I can run 1 SS 3 DD or 2 SS 2 DD, so I swap depending on the fight
Anyone know if Exg affects the bleed from the conclave trinket?
havent tested it myself
I asume you want to go for 3xDD-1xTreacherous Covenant-1xNP-1xSS?
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Are a lot of people running NP right now just due to lack of options? It sims abysmally for me.
only 1st np trait is good
Yeah
Ya just saying even one sims bad, but I have DD, BI, SS on basically every piece, so probably just fortunate azerite on my part
i mean thats what sims for 😛 to have results for your personal gear lvl
ya I was just making sure I wasnt missing something with NP that sims dont account for
But ya I think it's the fact that I would have to give up either BI or 1 DD stack for NP that makes it sim so poorly.
Got a 400 GCB, that trinket really rustles my jimmies
Gonna have to farm a Plumage...
plumage instead of dice?
Gcb in 2019 😂
hell yeah, got 405 GCB already 😃
Join me as a yulon boy
The 1 true trinket
Im out here throwing dragons on my enemies
I want loaded dice, I love how it can proc multiple times in a row
I mean, I already got 385s, I want 400+
My first mythic+ cache of season 2 was 410 dice
Dragon bois unite
Is there a soft cap for sin in 8.1 for haste? or is to much never a thing?
my new stat weight pushing mastery ahead now, but struggling to get dps above 20k
Can you still get azerite pieces from weekly m+ chest?
No
I do know the guide says use DD for pure ST but this raid seems to have alot of "multi-bleed" so wouldnt running SS with Subf be better?
Sims says DD but i cant feel it
Pad the add
like jadefire
i dont have 2-3 sets yet
JAde, opu, start of king, storm
you could say "jaina" if u say blocks
y
So wouldnt going SS be good as a "Middle ground"?
sure i lose 200 dmg which is like nothing
Blocks on jaina lasts <8s, not enough to get good value out of vanish SS
Opulence what?
Then you might aswell just run fok traits
The strength of ss is when you can vanish garrotte multiple adds that live long enough
The fight that is best suited for that is rastakhan, but rogues are typically desired downstairs
Which kinda nulifies it
if you place the portals right its fine for range
Jadefire is a good ss fight
!weakaura
Assassination WA's for BFA:
https://wago.io/HJUbINlV7 (Mizerok's Group)
https://wago.io/E1EB91OtM (Lokkek's Group)
https://wago.io/SyLUNGD4X (Sovv's Group)
https://wago.io/SJLQKGjMM (Afenar's Group)
https://wago.io/ByzCxPq-m (Devlin's Group)
a socket in a ring, the bis ring from FH, count as 20+ ilvl ?
first azerite gamble and I get 415 SS/EB shoulders!
cuz i got the FH ring 370 with a socket and a 390 with no socket and the 370 sims higher
Do every one do garot -> garot -> rupture on opener ?
or garot multilate rupture ?
without extrangulate
with shrouded ?
yes
Its in the pins
I do garrote rupture garrote vendetta tb envenom
The optimal openers are laid out very explicitly in the guide in the pins
For every talent/azerite setup
which gem for Opulence??
I cant find the pinned message about openers
Me take ruby :)
What ever boss I look at, almost everybody is runnin Subsef insteaf of MA. Why is that? 😮 No way everybody sim better with Subs instead of MA. Am I missing something
A lot of these people are likely running a shrouded suffocation trait
MA would probably pull ahead without it. It does for me when I don't use ss
@obtuse surge guides
Very first pin. Very first item.
Look warcraft logs and almost everybody have like 2xDD 1xSS and then have Sub
I even see people with 3x DD go Sub, I don't get it
Yeah 1 ss is why they're sub. The 3 dd no ss, I couldn't tell ya why
I heard the more mechanics you get the more damage you pull
getting mind wipe for 10 seconds without dispel feelsgood
dfa?ma?
Lmao feels great
most ppl its gear drop as well. I personally haven't found a single DD piece. I run 1xSS 2 twist the knife because its what I have
man i do not like cheap death
fh shoulder piece has dd and shrouded suffocation that has to be bis if you get it 415 right?
I wish they had something else of cheap death , it just a way to ignore mechanics...i prefer leeching tbh
But with 1xSS and 2xDD instead of 3xDD I sim 2k less dps
!azerite
Assassination Azerite Season 2 changes: https://bit.ly/2U86I7o
There was a list which pieces of azerite gear are the best from Bod. I thought it was on the Raventhold website, cannot see it now, anyone know what happened?
K see it now, it's on http://www.ravenholdt.net/battle-for-dazaralor-a-rogue-dps-guide/.
Does TB help Invocation at all? And does Vendetta also aid it?
@strange python not every fight is pure patchwerk, DD gets worse in AoE SS gets better
Can i ask questions regarding the opener since there is something i dont quite understand
well SS is good in cleave, especially if adds lines up with vanish
Well you just did, but feel free to ask another
How strong Kimbul's Razor claw is ?
i think SS is still strong
most boss fights have a 2 min burst window and not patchwerk fights
How does prepotting work with sin? I thought we want to use battle potion of agility when we pop vendetta? Are we supposed to use a different pot before pull?
agi, before pull
Why not on vendetta?
Because if you do it before pull it wont trigger its cooldown
And you can get another one later on in the fight
yeah if you activate it before you get into combat it will go on cd for 1 minute, but when you activate it during combat it goes on CD for the whole fight
Got it, thanks
So you do it 1 second before combat to get two potions over a fight
its the same as any other class
Why are we doing garot-rupture-garot with shroud trait in the opening?
so you have a longer buffed garrote
"-Pandemic this term relates to reapplying buffs/debuffs. When a debuff (like garrote) is refreshed, its remaining time (up to a cap of 30% max duration, so 18x0.3=5.4s for garrote) will be added to the new buff. Primarily used to give leeway to reapply bleeds, however can also be used to make bleeds last longer." -the pins
Ye i know, its was just to maybe garote and then get 4+ for rupture
nah
cause you're also recasting rupture, if you're doing exsang, it saves a GCD
and also GRG means you have one more second of buffed rupture
top gear sim
So master assign or subterfuge?
Depends if you are running SS? Sim yourself.
sub
I’m not, so I guess sub would be if I was just because I refresh garrote in the opener anyway?
Second SS or DD?
I have one double dose, but no ss
Afaik, sub is better with SS(') but without any, you just go MA
Gotcha. Appreciate it!
i still prefer sub tbh
what do you guys think the best combination of traits for pure ST are atm?
3x mutilate then 1 ss 1 np 1 tc?
or is stacking tc best?
or even the vendetta trait > tc?
but 3 dd is set
yeah 3 dd but then what?
1 ttk is algo very good
i see alot of rogues going 3 vendetta
yeeeah that first NP looks juicy
so i was just gonna aim for 1 ss, 1np , 1 tc just cuz not having SS for the opener feels so bad man
nothing, its what i have atm, 1 of each
3dd + what ever combi of ttk np tc maybe even 1ss
whats ttk?
Twist the knife
ah right
I mean I wouldn't go ttk
i forget the actual names, just call them by the ability most the time lol
NP is very strong as a one of
it doesn't stack
That's pretty much the ideal set up
really? blood mallet shows it does, and i see several rogues with 3 DD 3 NP
ah
im currently stuck with 3 DD, 1 TC, 1 NP, 1 scent of blood
but it could be worse
does galecallers and the vers trinket from kings rest share a cd?
yea, i tried making outlaw work but i just hate having terrible boss damage
2dd 1np 1scent 1ttk 1engi
ah yeah engi helm is pretty strong
thats what i thought, thank you!
400 itemlvl eq sim 21,3k
im running 3 dd 1 np 1 tc 1 ss but can only do 400 dps more than my outlaw
Then your stats might be off
Because those traits are pretty insane
That's pretty much the perfect ST setup
yeah im outlaw main so maybe i suck at assas
That too, I mean I sucked for a while
i tried outlaw again this tier, had triple ds and good ST secondaries
It has a diff playstyle to outlaw/sub
i just hate how meh the boss dmg is on raids
Yeah it feels relativly meh
The boss damage in m+ is aight, because it's bursty enough
Or if the fight has cleave, it's pretty nice
i mean even with good rolls it still feels meh
yeah I felt it being underwhelming
So I swapped over to sub as I was playing casually and then swapped over to assa because I was gonna start trying again
Subs my heart, but the tryhard in me plays assa and oulaw
Yeah same
Sub was so much fun when I played it
But god fucking damn, 3x EB in reaping pulls
Those numbers don't lie
I play sub for wqs and world pvp
I don't care enough
world pvp OMEGALUL
Tbf, assa is insane in pvp
imagine warmod eon in 2019
Imagine having small dick energy and not
Dodging gank squads with shadow duel is 200 iq play
never having to dodge shit because warmode doesnt give any benefit is even better
20% more stuff's nice
But hunting bounties
It does give a literal bonus
bonus of worthless stuff
All my gems were bounty bags
thats like every paycheck u get at ur shit job ur boss gives u a bag of rocks
No it's like he'd give me an extra 20% of pay
just another kick in the nuts by the boss
You pay for them, i don't
I run out = no missions
Now you mad
lol why would i be mad
my guilkd bank has like 200 of every gem in it
since they are 10g each
This isn't really sin related, but I was watching musclebrahtv's stream, and they were activating an item in vol'dun that let them run SUPER FAST while stealthed. anyone know what it is?
Probably the fp upgrade
At the Harbor the npc sells missions to upgrade fps
I swear he said "gungo boots" ?
Was it a caravan?
no it was boots
I have all the honorbound upgrades. to my knowledge it isn't that
It wasn't caravan no
same thing u used to skip all the trash in uldir
It added a green affect to your runspeed, and you could use it while stealthed
gunshoe boots
In tanaan jungle drops a skull that has the same effect, but i think thats jungle only
Although it has the green effect you described if my memory is correct
Draenor only
yeah I'll have to craft a bunch of those gunshoes
Hey guys a quick question regarding the assassination opening. Is the proposed opening on icy veins better or on ravenholdt (toxic blade with shrouded suffocation) ?
https://www.icy-veins.com/wow/assassination-rogue-pve-dps-rotation-cooldowns-abilities
The opening on icy veins is for MA, not subterfuge and shrouded
But in general, i'd advise against reading icy veins and stick to the ravenholdt or wowhead guides
Alright big thanks!
is there a tool to look up where items with certain traits drop?
like say i wanted a SS/DD chest?
!azerite
Assassination Azerite Season 2 changes: https://bit.ly/2U86I7o
Should have a link to the azerite power Finder
If not, there's links in #announcements
ty
Is it possible that raidbots reccomends gear for crit/versa? According to the Guide it should be haste?
yep
because people have different crits/talents/gear
your personal sims will always be more accurate than the generic stat weights
I see... Thanks!
Mutilate needs 2 dagger
!stats
Assassination Stat weights:
Single target: haste > crit > mastery > vers
Multi target: crit > mastery > vers >= haste
Note: Simming will always result in more accurate results.
390 dooms wake and 400 boon, what should i use in opener?
2 DD over 2 SS for traits right?
or is SS like top 2 for traits
i thought some traits were suppose to be stacked no matter what

Is there a rationale for DD not working with blindside?
Lazy blizz
Yeah, not breaking Mutilate/DD.
How so?
Whaddaya want MUT to be free during EXE on a proc? or DD do more damage during EXE? or MUT do more damage during EXE?
They'd just make it worse everywhere else, and "better" during execute.
and if you want DD to do more DMG or proc additionally in EXE they'd have to nerf the Mastery scaling of DD outright, making it worse in general but "better" in EXE.
We're not an Execute spec, we've Blindside as filler because of simplistic design.
blindside doesn't even work with venom rush they didn't even think it through
should just delete it
They didn't want it to, it's mean to be a filler/throwaway IMO.
We've a few of those > _>
what is the point in a throw away talent
what shit design
im not one to whine much about the game but that is just lazy and bad
Gloomblade says hello
Well it is better than MP/EP at really low item level.
at least gloomblade was the best talent with certain setups in legion
It was minimal better in st sims
I thought pretty simplistic about it then. Like why not half or 1/3rd the damage of DD for blindside. I understand blindside has a higher chance than mut to apply poisons(specially during envenom)
Rotational priority puts blindside barely above mut. But with DD you wouldn't use use it outsideof procs, even in execute
But in real world had no chance
It's a general thing that happened when they wanted their supposed "class fantasy" basically we ended up with specs based around 1 iconic spell the rest is basically fillers so blindside is just there to have an icon
and Blindside as a concept might grow by the end of the expansion/in the next expansion.
what?
blindside was fine wod
it was a proc and at least worth pressing
and with the tier bonus in hfc was really strong
dunno why they need to fix stuff that wasnt broken
Well they didn't fix it they removed it.
_>
and I've said it about 20 times now, it takes one trait to make Blindside better than MP or EP.
how much crit u guys run with assa ?
