Афтикс's PvE Build

Rogue class icon Assassination Rogue specialization icon
Assassination Rogue
Night Elf race icon
Night Elf
447 ilvl
Season 2
3243 Mythic+

Афтикс (Howling Fjord EU) is a Top Mythic+ Assassination Rogue in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 2, achieving a rating of 3243 with 447 ilvl equipment.

Here is the breakdown of her 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 Афтикс's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+5575
42% Critical Strike
+1407
8% Haste
+5053
61% Mastery
+1121
5% Versatility
  1. Critical Strike
  2. Mastery
  3. Haste
  4. Versatility
Minor Stats
+325
5% Avoidance
+0
0% 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 Афтикс'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
Improved Wound Poison
Nimble Fingers
Improved Sprint
1
Shadowrunner
Superior Mixture
Fleet Footed
1
Iron Stomach
Unbreakable Stride
1
Featherfoot
Rushed Setup
Subterfuge
Atrophic Poison
1
Deadened Nerves
Graceful Guile
Stillshroud
Deadly Precision
2
Recuperator
1
Improved Ambush
Leeching Poison
1
Lethality
1
Acrobatic Strikes
1
Alacrity
2
Soothing Darkness
Vigor
1
Echoing Reprimand
1
Nightstalker
Thistle Tea
1
Cold Blood
Resounding Clarity
1
Deeper Stratagem
1
Shadow Dance

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 Афтикс's selected Specialization Talents below:

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

Creeping Venom
System Shock
1
Hemotoxin
1
Maneuverability
Death from Above
Smoke Bomb
1
Dismantle
Thick as Thieves
Veil of Midnight
Control is King
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 Афтикс.

Head

  1. Peripheral Vision Projectors item icon
    Peripheral Vision Projectors

Neck

  1. Chain of the Underking item icon
    Chain of the Underking

Shoulders

  1. Lurking Specter's Shoulderblades item set icon
    set
    Lurking Specter's Shoulderblades

Back

  1. Voice of the Silent Star item icon
    Voice of the Silent Star

Chest

  1. Lurking Specter's Brigandine item set icon
    set
    Lurking Specter's Brigandine

Wrist

  1. Cuffs of the Savage Serpent item icon
    Cuffs of the Savage Serpent

Hands

  1. Lurking Specter's Handgrips item set icon
    set
    Lurking Specter's Handgrips

Waist

  1. Life-Bound Belt item icon
    Life-Bound Belt

Legs

  1. Lurking Specter's Tights item set icon
    set
    Lurking Specter's Tights

Feet

  1. Toxic Thorn Footwraps item icon
    Toxic Thorn Footwraps

Ring 1

  1. Scalebane Signet item icon
    Scalebane Signet

Ring 2

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

Trinket 1

  1. Dragonfire Bomb Dispenser item icon
    Dragonfire Bomb Dispenser

Trinket 2

  1. Beacon to the Beyond item icon
    Beacon to the Beyond

Main Hand

  1. Fang of the Sundered Flame item icon
    Fang of the Sundered Flame

Off Hand

  1. Fang of the Sundered Flame item icon
    Fang of the Sundered Flame

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 Афтикс for the Assassination Rogue specialization.

  1. Toxic Thorn Footwraps embellishment item icon
    Thriving Thorns
  2. Life-Bound Belt 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 Афтикс for each equipment slot.

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. Fierce Armor Kit enchantment icon
    Fierce Armor Kit

Feet

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

Ring 1

  1. +82 Haste enchantment icon
    +82 Haste

Ring 2

  1. +82 Haste enchantment icon
    +82 Haste

Main Hand

  1. Wafting Devotion enchantment icon
    Wafting Devotion

Off Hand

  1. Sophic Devotion enchantment icon
    Sophic 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 Афтикс.

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