Midnight · Retail · DPS Lane

Assassination Rogue DPS

Poison-and-bleed melee that rewards patient energy pooling with relentless sustained single-target pressure.

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Quick Facts

  • Armor: Leather
  • Primary stat: Agility
  • Hero talents: Deathstalker and Fatebound
  • Group utility: Atrophic/Numbing poisons, Shroud of Concealment, kicks and stuns
StatsDirection

Stat Direction

Critical Strike and Mastery typically lead after Agility for this damage profile.

Midnight tuning shifts every patch and stat weights change with your own gear. Treat this as the starting direction, then sim your character or check the guild Discord before spending crests on upgrades.

HeroTalents

Hero Talent Paths

  • Deathstalker
  • Fatebound

Pick the tree that matches the fight: one is usually stronger for single-target, the other for cleave. With Midnight's level 90 cap you also unlock the new Apex talents at the bottom of your spec tree — do not leave them unspent.

Gearing in Midnight

From fresh 90 to raid-ready.

1. Hit the gear floor

Run Midnight heroics, delves with Valeera, and the outdoor Prey hunts to fill every slot. World gear and delve caches get you into the item-level range for the season fast.

2. Upgrade with crests

Spend the season's crests to walk each piece up its upgrade track — weapons and trinkets first, then the armor slots carrying your best stats. From patch 12.0.5 the Voidforge system pushes weapons and trinkets further with Ascendant Voidcores.

3. Complete the tier set

Chase your 4-piece class set from The Voidspire raid, the vault, and the catalyst. The set bonus is usually worth more than raw item level — check the guild notes before breaking it for an off-piece.

Consumables & Prep

Raid-night checklist.

  • Season flask/phial
  • Combat potion
  • Health potion
  • Feast or stat food
  • Augment rune
  • Weapon oil / stone
  • Full enchants + gems

Details and cheap-week alternatives live on the Midnight consumables page

Races & leveling

Rogues can play the new Haranir allied race added in Midnight — a neutral race available to both factions.

Leveling 80–90 runs through Eversong Woods, Zul'Aman, Harandar, and the Voidstorm. Full route notes: Midnight leveling guide

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