Tier Sets
Midnight Season 1 Tier Set Bonuses:
- (2) Set Bonus: Garrote's damage is increased by 30% and it also applies your weapon poisons.
- (4) Set Bonus: Garrote's Energy cost is reduced by 10. Mutilate, Ambush and Fan Of Knives deal 25% increased damage to targets affected by your weapon poisons.
Tier Set Discussion:
Assassination’s Season 1 Tier Set Bonus is all about Garrote and Generator Damage. It doesn’t provide any additional Rotational gameplay or min-maxing, but it does have a decent impact in both single-target and AoE when spreading Garrote with Crimson Tempest.
assassination rogue Best in Slot Gear
You should still prioritise the gear you use by running a sim for your character, but the lists below will give you a good idea of what items are considered good for Assassination Rogue, and help you target the right content for each piece of loot.
Overall Best Gear for Assassination Rogue
| Slot | Item | Source |
| Head | Masquerade Of The Grim Jest | Tier Set |
| Neck | Ribbon Of Coiled Malice | Fallen-King Salhadaar |
| Shoulders | Venom Casks Of The Grim Jest | Tier Set |
| Cloak | Defiant Defender's Drape | Magister’s Terrace |
| Chest | Fantastic Finery Of The Grim Jest | Tier Set |
| Wrist | Silvermoon Agent's Deflectors | Crafting |
| Gloves | Sleight Of Hand Of The Grim Jest | Tier Set |
| Belt | Scorn-Scarred Shul'ka's Belt | Chimaerus |
| Legs | Legwraps Of Lingering Legacies | Windrunner Spire |
| Boots | Canopy Walker's Footwraps | Crown of the Cosmos |
| Ring | Sin'dorei Band Of Hope | Belo’ren |
| Ring | Eye Of Midnight | Midnight Falls |
| Trinket | Gaze Of The Alnseer | Chimaerus |
| Trinket | Algeth'ar Puzzle Box | Algeth’ar Academy |
| Main Hand | Hungering Victory | Vorasius |
| Off Hand | Farstrider's Mercy | Crafting |
Best Gear from the Raid for Assassination Rogue
| Slot | Item | Source |
| Head | Masquerade Of The Grim Jest | Tier Set |
| Neck | Ribbon Of Coiled Malice | Fallen-King Salhadaar |
| Shoulders | Venom Casks Of The Grim Jest | Tier Set |
| Cloak | Draconic Nullcape | Vaelgor |
| Chest | Fantastic Finery Of The Grim Jest | Tier Set |
| Wrist | Silvermoon Agent's Deflectors | Crafting |
| Gloves | Sleight Of Hand Of The Grim Jest | Tier Set |
| Belt | Scorn-Scarred Shul'ka's Belt | Chimaerus |
| Legs | Nightblade's Pantaloons | Crown of the Cosmos |
| Boots | Canopy Walker's Footwraps | Crown of the Cosmos |
| Ring | Sin'dorei Band Of Hope | Belo’ren |
| Ring | Eye Of Midnight | Midnight Falls |
| Trinket | Gaze Of The Alnseer | Chimaerus |
| Trinket | Radiant Plume | Belo’ren |
| Main Hand | Hungering Victory | Vorasius |
| Off Hand | Farstrider's Mercy | Crafting |
Best Gear from Mythic+ for Assassination Rogue
| Slot | Item | Source |
| Head | Masquerade Of The Grim Jest | Tier Set |
| Neck | Necklace Of The Twisting Void | Seat of the Triumvirate |
| Shoulders | Venom Casks Of The Grim Jest | Tier Set |
| Cloak | Defiant Defender's Drape | Seranel Sunlash |
| Chest | Vest Of The Howling Gale | Windrunner Spire |
| Wrist | Silvermoon Agent's Deflectors | Crafting |
| Gloves | Sleight Of Hand Of The Grim Jest | Tier Set |
| Belt | Snapvine Cinch | Windrunner Spire |
| Legs | Legwraps Of Lingering Legacies | Windrunner Spire |
| Boots | Boots Of Burning Focus | Skyreach |
| Ring | Occlusion Of Void | Nexus-Point Xenas |
| Ring | Omission Of Light | Nexus-Point Xenas |
| Trinket | Algeth'ar Puzzle Box | Algeth’ar Academy |
| Trinket | Solarflare Prism | Skyreach |
| Main Hand | Edge Of The Burning Sun | Skyreach |
| Off Hand | Farstrider's Mercy | Crafting |
Trinkets
The best trinkets for Assassination Rogue are as follows:
Algeth'ar Puzzle Box is however a VERY annoying trinket to use due to its forced 2 second channel. Luckily however, the Radiant Plume and Umbral Plume trinkets, as well as Solarflare Prism, are very good alternatives and can actually take the place of the Algeth'ar Puzzle Box, letting players have a good alternative.
Embellishments
Assassination Rogues will want to craft two pieces of gear for their embellishments, and thereafter have no other crafting requirements. Crests and Sparks can be used as needed to fill holes in gear if necessary.
Craft Farstrider's Mercy with Darkmoon Sigil: Hunt - Crafting a dagger, especially early in the season is a large boost in damage, and the Darkmoon Sigil is one of the best embellishments as well, making this an easy craft. Once you have a max myth-track dagger, put the crafted dagger into your offhand, where it will remain BIS.
Craft Silvermoon Agent's Deflectors with Arcanoweave Lining - Wrists are high-efficiency crafts due to their low stat value, and Arcanoweave Lining is one of the stronger embellishments.