Váras's PvE Build

Rogue class icon Assassination Rogue specialization icon
Assassination Rogue
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488 ilvl
Season 3
469 Mythic+

Váras (Draenor EU) is a Top Mythic+ Assassination Rogue in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 3, achieving a rating of 469 with 488 ilvl equipment.

Here is the breakdown of his 10.2.6 PvE character build from , featuring stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, and gems. Use this as a reference to enhance and inspire your own Assassination Rogue build.

Stat Priority

Stats are crucial attributes that directly influence a character's power in World of Warcraft. They not only determine the character's strength but also define the overall feel and playstyle. Stat bonuses can be found on various pieces of equipment, in consumables created by the Alchemy profession, certain foods, some enchantments , and gems .

It's important to note that each stat experiences diminishing returns once its equipped bonus reaches +20%. This means that optimizing a character's performance involves more than just maximizing each stat; it's about finding a balanced distribution. Here is how Váras's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+5482
40% Critical Strike
+4690
28% Haste
+2150
34% Mastery
+2965
14% Versatility
  1. Critical Strike
  2. Haste
  3. Versatility
  4. Mastery
Minor Stats
+325
5% Avoidance
+0
12% Leech
+0
0% Speed
  1. Avoidance
  2. Leech
  3. Speed

Class Talents

Talents are the main element defining a character's build, significantly influencing the playstyle by adding, modifying, and enhancing character abilities and behaviors. They are crucial in shaping how a character functions in battle.

Class talents represent a common tree shared across all Rogue specializations. These talents provide foundational skills and enhancements that are essential and universal to the Rogue class. They offer a range of abilities that lay the groundwork for a Rogue's overall capabilities, regardless of the chosen specialization.

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Take a peek at Váras's selected Class Talents below:

Shiv
1
Blind
1
Cloak of Shadows
1
Evasion
1
Gouge
Shadowstep
1
Master Poisoner
1
Cheat Death
1
Tricks of the Trade
1
Improved Wound Poison
Nimble Fingers
1
Improved Sprint
1
Shadowrunner
1
Superior Mixture
Fleet Footed
1
Iron Stomach
1
Unbreakable Stride
Featherfoot
1
Rushed Setup
Subterfuge
1
Numbing Poison
1
Deadened Nerves
1
Graceful Guile
1
Stillshroud
Deadly Precision
1
Recuperator
1
Improved Ambush
1
Leeching Poison
1
Lethality
Acrobatic Strikes
Alacrity
2
Soothing Darkness
1
Vigor
2
Echoing Reprimand
Nightstalker
2
Thistle Tea
1
Cold Blood
Resounding Clarity
Deeper Stratagem
1
Shadow Dance
1

Specialization Talents

Specialization talents constitute a specialized tree, providing Assassination Rogues with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style.

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Take a peek at Váras's selected Specialization Talents below:

Deadly Poison
1
Improved Shiv
1
Venomous Wounds
1
Path of Blood
1
Cut to the Chase
1
Improved Poisons
1
Bloody Mess
1
Thrown Precision
Seal Fate
1
Caustic Spatter
1
Improved Garrote
1
Crimson Tempest
Lightweight Shiv
1
Deathmark
1
Sanguine Blades
1
Master Assassin
1
Venom Rush
1
Vicious Venoms
Fatal Concoction
1
Lethal Dose
2
Intent to Kill
Systemic Failure
1
Amplifying Poison
1
Twist the Knife
Doomblade
Blindside
1
Tiny Toxic Blade
Dashing Scoundrel
Shrouded Suffocation
1
Sepsis
Zoldyck Recipe
2
Poison Bomb
2
Scent of Blood
Arterial Precision
1
Kingsbane
1
Dragon-Tempered Blades
1
Indiscriminate Carnage
1
Sudden Demise

PvP Talents

PvP talents are specifically tailored for player-versus-player combat scenarios. Activated in arenas, battlegrounds, and the open world with war mode enabled, these talents are designed to optimize a Assassination Rogue's performance in PvP encounters. They provide specialized enhancements and strategies that give players an edge in combat against other players, reflecting the unique demands of PvP gameplay.

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Take a peek at Váras's selected PvP Talents below:

Creeping Venom
System Shock
Hemotoxin
1
Maneuverability
1
Death from Above
Smoke Bomb
Dismantle
Thick as Thieves
Veil of Midnight
Control is King
1
Dagger in the Dark

Best In Slot And Gear

Gear consists of items that directly determine a character's power level. It can be acquired from diverse sources: dungeon, raid, world drops, crafted through various professions, obtained from PvP vendors, or chosen as rewards from the Great Vault.

Each piece of gear significantly boosts a character's overall strength and capabilities. Here are the items currently equipped by Váras.

Head

  1. Lucid Shadewalker's Deathmask item set icon
    set
    Lucid Shadewalker's Deathmask

Neck

  1. Amulet of Eonar's Chosen item icon
    Amulet of Eonar's Chosen

Shoulders

  1. Lucid Shadewalker's Bladed Spaulders item set icon
    set
    Lucid Shadewalker's Bladed Spaulders

Back

  1. Inflammable Drapeleaf item icon
    Inflammable Drapeleaf

Chest

  1. Lucid Shadewalker's Cuirass item set icon
    set
    Lucid Shadewalker's Cuirass

Wrist

  1. Life-Bound Bindings item icon
    Life-Bound Bindings

Hands

  1. Lucid Shadewalker's Clawgrips item set icon
    set
    Lucid Shadewalker's Clawgrips

Waist

  1. Eternal Sentinel's Cord item icon
    Eternal Sentinel's Cord

Legs

  1. Lucid Shadewalker's Chausses item set icon
    set
    Lucid Shadewalker's Chausses

Feet

  1. Toxic Thorn Footwraps item icon
    Toxic Thorn Footwraps

Ring 1

  1. Ring of Contempt item icon
    Ring of Contempt

Ring 2

  1. Signet of Titanic Insight item icon
    Signet of Titanic Insight

Trinket 1

  1. Witherbark's Branch item icon
    Witherbark's Branch

Trinket 2

  1. Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge item icon
    Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge

Main Hand

  1. Betrayer's Cinderblade item icon
    Betrayer's Cinderblade

Off Hand

  1. Nick of Time item icon
    Nick of Time

Embellishments

Embellishments are unique effects that can be added to crafted items, either as predefined elements in recipes or through an optional embellishment reagent, creating embellished gear. These enhancements diversify and amplify characters' capabilities.

Here are the embellishments equipped by Váras for the Assassination Rogue specialization.

  1. Toxic Thorn Footwraps embellishment item icon
    Thriving Thorns
  2. Life-Bound Bindings embellishment item icon
    Toxified

Enchantments

Enchantments provide minor yet valuable enhancements to various items, including Head, Back, Chest, Wrist, Waist, Legs, Rings, Feet, Main Hand, and Off Hand.

Most enchantments are crafted via the Enchanting profession. However, Waist enchantments specifically require Blacksmithing, Legs enhancements are crafted by Leatherworkers, and Head enchantments come from the Incandescent Essence , a reward obtained through a quest in the Amirdrassil raid.

Enchantments are usually available at the auction house, making them accessible for upgrades. Here are the specific enchantments chosen by Váras for each equipment slot.

Head

  1. Incandescent Essence enchantment icon
    Incandescent Essence

Back

  1. Graceful Avoidance enchantment icon
    Graceful Avoidance

Chest

  1. Waking Stats enchantment icon
    Waking Stats

Wrist

  1. +200 Avoidance enchantment icon
    +200 Avoidance

Waist

  1. Shadowed Belt Clasp enchantment icon
    Shadowed Belt Clasp

Legs

  1. Lambent Armor Kit enchantment icon
    Lambent Armor Kit

Feet

  1. Watcher's Loam enchantment icon
    Watcher's Loam

Ring 1

  1. +82 Critical Strike enchantment icon
    +82 Critical Strike

Ring 2

  1. +82 Critical Strike enchantment icon
    +82 Critical Strike

Main Hand

  1. Sophic Devotion enchantment icon
    Sophic Devotion

Off Hand

  1. Wafting Devotion enchantment icon
    Wafting Devotion

Gems

Gems are crafted stones from the Jewelcrafting profession, typically offering stat bonuses to enhance your gear. These gems can be socketed into specific items such as Head, Neck, Wrist, Waist, and Rings. The presence of sockets on items is usually random upon their drop.

Notably, Neck items can be uniquely modified to have up to three sockets by using 3 Tiered Medallion Setting . Additionally, a single socket can be added to other eligible items with a Nature's Cradle , which requires 6 Aspects' Tokens of Merit obtained from the Great Vault.

Available through both the auction house and the crafting order system, here are the gems currently socketed by Váras.

  1. Keen Neltharite gem icon
    Keen Neltharite
    7
  2. Inscribed Illimited Diamond gem icon
    Inscribed Illimited Diamond
    1