Assassination Rogue DPS Best Gems, Enchants, and Consumables — 12.0.5

You should use Powerful Eversong Diamond in one socket. Alternatively you can choose to not play a Prismatic gem, which will allow you to stack more of the same-colored secondary stat gems instead. The difference here is very minor, so you can go with the choice that best suits your money-bag.

For your secondary stat gems, pick Crit or Haste gems, like Flawless Deadly Peridot or Flawless Quick Garnet. If you plan on playing a Prismatic gem for the minor crit-damage bonus, make sure to grab at least one of each gem type, like Flawless Deadly Lapis and Flawless Deadly Amethyst, and then fill the remaining slows with the higher-value gems that we listed earlier.

Keep in mind that the choice of gems is highly dependent on your equipped gear. Assassination is one of the few specs for which each of the four secondary stats can easily be your most worthwhile stat, depending on the current gear you are wearing, and as a result, the choice of gems can vary a lot. We highly recommend simming yourself to find out the best set of gems for your specific character and setup.

Optimizations

Stats and Simulations

Not satisfied with standard recommendations? Jump to these two guides to find out more about what your stats do, and how to fully optimize them.

StatsRaidbots Guide

Whether you choose to enchant your gear with Avoidance, Leech, or Speed is up to you. Leech will allow you to gain some additional passive healing while you do damage, Avoidance reduces the damage taken by Area-of-Effect spells, similar to Feint, and Speed simply increases your movement speed. For Raid progression movement speed is often underrated and can be a minor DPS increase if it allows you to reach your target faster.

It is always recommended to sim yourself to find out what enchants provide the best benefit to you individually.

Gear Information

Best in Slot Gear and Where to Get It

Before applying gems and enchants to your equipment, make sure to check whether there might be an easy-to-get item that is better than the one you're currently wearing!

Gear

In addition to enchants and improvements to your gear, making sure you come prepared with the right consumables to endgame content has a big impact on your performance.

You will want to grab Flask of the Shattered Sun as your go-to Flask for the Crit bonus. You can also obtain a flask of your choice from Cauldron of Sin'dorei Flaskss provided by Alchemists.

Light's Potential is your best option, and should be paired with major cooldowns and Bloodlust / Heroism. You can also obtain temporary versions of the potion from Voidlight Potion Cauldron provided by Alchemists.

Silvermoon Health Potion is the current best healing potion. Using this has a 5-minute cooldown, but multiple can be consumed in an extended boss fight should it go on long enough. Additionally, Warlock's Healthstone does not share a cooldown with other healing consumables. Remember to use it as well if you are holding one!

Try to chomp down on Silvermoon Parade or another primary stat feast if possible. If this isn't provided by your group, stick to Royal Roast as your personal food instead.

In addition, if you can afford it, you should use Void-Touched Augment Runes to increase your primary stat. Augment Runes are expensive and disappear on death, so use them wisely and sparingly!

Professions

Create and Craft Your Own Consumables

While you can simply buy all these items from the Auction House, you may want to craft them yourself and sell the leftovers instead with our Icy Veins Profession Guides!

Midnight Professions Guide

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This guide has been written and reviewed by Seliathan, who has been playing Rogue for over two decades since the very first day of Vanilla WoW. After decades of raiding within the Top 100 and numerous Rank 1 Mythic+ runs in previous expansions, he has now set his sights on sharing his experience through guides and other content.