Phenikas

Assassination Rogue
Dwarf
278 ilvl
Season 3
3484 Mythic+

Phenikas from Sargeras (US) is recognized as one of the top PvE Assassination Rogue in World of Warcraft Dragonflight 10.2.6, having achieved an impressive 3484 rating in Mythic+ during season 3.

Here you'll find a detailed snapshot of her character from . It includes a thorough breakdown of her stats, talents, equipment, embellishments, enchantments, and gems. Use this as a guide 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 Phenikas's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+987
38% Critical Strike
+664
20% Haste
+214
24% Mastery
+571
14% Versatility
  1. Critical Strike
  2. Haste
  3. Versatility
  4. Mastery

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.

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

Specialization Talents

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

Deadly Poison
Improved Shiv
Venomous Wounds
Path of Blood
Cut to the Chase
Improved Poisons
Bloody Mess
Thrown Precision
Seal Fate
Caustic Spatter
Improved Garrote
Crimson Tempest
Lightweight Shiv
Deathmark
Sanguine Blades
Master Assassin
Flying Daggers
Vicious Venoms
Fatal Concoction
Lethal Dose
Intent to Kill
Systemic Failure
Amplifying Poison
Twist the Knife
Doomblade
Blindside
Tiny Toxic Blade
Dashing Scoundrel
Shrouded Suffocation
Sepsis
Zoldyck Recipe
Poison Bomb
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.

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

Equipment

Equipment directly determines a character's power level in World of Warcraft. These items are acquired from diverse sources: they can drop in dungeons and raids, be discovered across the world, be crafted through various professions, obtained from PvP vendors, or chosen as rewards from the Great Vault.

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

Head

  1. set
    Soulblade Guise

Neck

  1. Interplanar Keystone

Shoulders

  1. set
    Soulblade Nightwings

Back

  1. Lurking Predator's Camouflage

Chest

  1. set
    Soulblade Leathers

Wrist

  1. Bands of the Undergrowth

Hands

  1. set
    Soulblade Grasps

Waist

  1. Umbrahide Waistguard

Legs

  1. set
    Soulblade Leggings

Feet

  1. Sinsoaked Waders

Ring 1

  1. Entwined Gorger Tendril

Ring 2

  1. Shadowghast Ring

Trinket 1

  1. Cache of Acquired Treasures

Trinket 2

  1. Phial of Putrefaction

Main Hand

  1. Fang of Alcruux

Off Hand

  1. Lihuvim's Severing Scalpel

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 Phenikas for the Assassination Rogue specialization.

Unfortunately, no embellished item data were found.

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 Phenikas for each equipment slot.

Back

  1. Enchant Cloak - Fortified Avoidance

Chest

  1. Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats

Feet

  1. Enchant Boots - Eternal Agility

Ring 1

  1. Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility

Ring 2

  1. Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike

Main Hand

  1. Enchant Weapon - Sinful Revelation

Off Hand

  1. Enchant Weapon - Sinful Revelation

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 Phenikas.

  1. Versatile Jewel Cluster
    3
  2. Deadly Jewel Cluster
    1
  3. Quick Jewel Cluster
    1