Introduction
This guide was written by Whispyr and updated for Patch 10.1.
Whispyr is a Shadow Blade in the Rogue class discord, Ravenholdt, where he spends a lot of his time helping other rogues push to their limits. He also is a contributor to Simulationcraft, and is a leading theorycrafter for both Assassination and Subtletly. In addition, he also writes the Wowhead guide for Assassination Rogue. If you have any questions, feel free to tag Whispyr in Ravenholdt or send him a message directly on Discord. You can find him playing on his rogue on his stream every now and again, so make sure to tune in!
Twitch stream: https://www.twitch.tv/whispyrttv
Whispyr’s Discord: https://discord.gg/cK8pQVQyPS
Discord: Whispyr#0001
Ravenholdt: https://discord.gg/Ravenholdt
What has changed
First Impressions
Assassination is mostly getting new abilities in the form of Capstones. Indiscriminate Carnage is a huge addition to our damage in Mythic+ and AoE, while we get the return of Kingsbane for some single target burst pressure.
Exsanguinate is back and used in every situation, which some might see as a bad playstyle. In general, Assassination received a lot of new buttons in Dragonflight, which complicates the rotation significantly for those looking to min-max.
Common Talent Abbreviations
Below you can find some abbreviations for both the Rogue Class Tree, as well as the Assassination Spec Tree.
