Outlaw Rogue DPS Stat Priority — 12.0.5

For raiding and Mythic+, the secondary stat priority for Outlaw Rogue is as follows:

The value of Haste and Crit are somewhat dependent on how much of it you already have. Crit starts losing in value once you reach ～40% Crit, while Haste drops off at around 20-25% once you reach the breakpoint for getting a 0.8sec GCD during Adrenaline Rush. While you generally avoid stacking stats on every single gear piece, you want to make sure you are close enough to these "breakpoints", as long as you do not drop itemlevel for it.

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You will want to aim for around 20-25% Haste. This is due to Haste affecting the GCD during Adrenaline Rush to some degree, up to a reduced GCD of 0.8 seconds. Once you reach this breakpoint, excess Haste has very low value.

Versatility is our best stat, but it diminishes quickly. Haste is only useful in order to hit the 0.8-second GCD during Adrenaline Rush, and you can easily reach this value from just a few pieces. You will likely want to prioritize Versatility and Critical Strike on many pieces, and take as much Haste as is unavoidable to get.

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Agility is your primary statistic. You should look for it in all of your upgrades. It provides you with Attack Power, which determines the damage your abilities do.

Versatility is a flat-out damage done increase and damage taken reduction.

Critical Strike increases your chance to critically hit with attacks and deal double damage. It has some interaction with Improved Between the Eyes, which deals extra damage when it critically hits.

Haste provides you with increased attack speed and Energy regeneration. Besides the base Energy regeneration, Haste gives you more Energy through Combat Potency. Finally, you will have an increased number of Main Gauche procs with more Haste. It lowers your Global Cooldown to up to 0.8sec, down from 1.0sec, during Adrenaline Rush.

Mastery increases the damage that your Mastery: Main Gauche procs will deal. This attack has a chance to trigger Combat Potency, which increases your Energy regeneration.

Every stat has a limit where they will begin to offer less increase per point gained, which are known as the points of diminishing return. Once you have reached these amounts, stats will become progressively less valuable and may fall behind other options. The current breakpoints are:

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Your stat priority extends to enchants, consumables, and gear. Take what you learned on this page and apply it to your gameplay with these two guides!

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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.