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WoW Forever Assassination Rogue BiS at level 20
Summary
This is the site’s suggestion for Assassination Rogue at level 20, not an official list: we use our Assassination stat weights to score every item a Rogue can use with a required level of 20 or lower, and pick the best one for each slot. The beta already goes past this level: the current cap is 30.
Stat priority of the list, per point: Agility > Strength > Attack Power > Stamina. Percentage stats count too, per 1%: hit and critical strike. On weapons, main-hand DPS matters most.
- Main hand:
Doomspike - Off hand:
Assassin's BladeClassic data (not in the beta client) - Legs:
Brawler's Leather Pants - Chest:
Tunic of WestfallClassic data (not in the beta client)
3 of the 17 pieces are new in Forever and 16 have a known source.
Gear by slot
For each slot, the suggested piece and the next two on the list.Head
Neck
Shoulders
Back
Chest
Wrists
Hands
Waist
Legs
Feet
Ring 1
Ring 2
Trinket 1
Trinket 2
No other alternatives at this level.
Main hand
Off hand
Ranged
More on Assassination Rogue
Reasoning: Dagger required in the main hand for Backstab. 1 agility = 1 AP + crit (≈29 agi per 1%) + dodge; 1 strength = 1 AP, hence roughly half the value. Seal Fate turns crits into extra combo points, so crit weighs a lot, and hit even more since dual wielding misses 19% more and poisons miss too. Main-hand dagger DPS weighs more than for Combat because Backstab scales with weapon damage; the off hand only applies poisons, the faster the better.
Heads up: the beta is capped at level 30 and the weights are indicative, tuned for level 60 with no simulations behind them. Sources come from the WoWSims Forever database and, for items that already existed in Classic, from the Classic 1.12 database (CMaNGOS Classic-DB, marked "Classic data": they may change in Forever); an item without a source may not be obtainable yet. Set bonuses and procs are not scored. Everything will change with each build.
Treat these lists as a starting point: your talents, enchants and play style may make another piece the better pick.
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