Outlaw Rogue DPS Gear, Legendaries, and Best in Slot (Legion 7.2.5)

Table of Contents

• +Introduction
  • 1. Class Overview
  • 2. Patch 7.2.5 Changes
  • 3. Patch 7.2 Changes
  • 4. Strengths
  • 5. Weaknesses
  • 6. Viability in the Current Patch
  • 7. Contents
  • 8. ChangeLog
• +Easy Mode
  • 1. The Basics
  • 2. Talent Choice
  • 3. Stat Choice
  • 4. Basic Rotation
  • 5. ChangeLog
• +Spell Summary
  • 1. Spell Summary
  • 2. Main Resources
  • 3. Basic Abilities
  • 4. Important Procs
  • 5. DPS Cooldowns
  • 6. ChangeLog
• +Builds and Talents
  • 1. Talent Choices
  • 2. Talent Cheat Sheets
    • 2.1. Raid Encounters
      • 2.1.1. Heavy Cleave & AoE
    • 2.2. General Purpose/Leveling
  • 3. Tier 1 (Level 15) Talents
  • 4. Tier 2 (Level 30) Talents
  • 5. Tier 3 (Level 45) Talents
  • 6. Tier 4 (Level 60) Talents
  • 7. Tier 5 (Level 75) Talents
  • 8. Tier 6 (Level 90) Talents
  • 9. Tier 7 (Level 100) Talents
  • 10. ChangeLog
• +Artifact Traits and Relics
  • 1. Artifact Progression — First 35 Points
    • 1.1. Early Point Investment
    • 1.2. Second Golden Trait
    • 1.3. Final Point Investment
  • 2. Patch 7.2: 35+ Trait Path
  • 3. Relic Choice
    • 3.1. With Greenskin's Waterlogged Wristcuffs and Mantle of the Master Assassin
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities
  • 1. Ability Priority List
  • 2. Important Notes
    • 2.1. Curse of the Dreadblades
    • 2.2. Roll the Bones
      • 2.2.1. Pro Tip: How to Roll the Bones
    • 2.3. Death from Above
    • 2.4. Combo Points and Energy
    • 2.5. Adrenaline Rush
    • 2.6. True Bearing CDR
    • 2.7. Blade Flurry
    • 2.8. Defensive Utility
  • 3. Core Concepts
    • 3.1. Practical Usage of Roll the Bones
    • 3.2. Resource Management
  • 4. Opening Sequences
  • 5. ChangeLog
• +Stat Priority
  • 1. Basics
  • 2. Getting a Better Understanding
  • 3. ChangeLog
• +Gems, Enchants, and Consumables
  • 1. Gems
  • 2. Enchants
  • 3. Consumables
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Macros and Addons
  • 1. AddOns
    • 1.1. ElvUI
    • 1.2. Weak Auras
    • 1.3. Boss Mods
      • 1.3.1. BigWigs Bossmods
      • 1.3.2. Deadly Boss Mods
    • 1.4. Name Plates
      • 1.4.1. KUI Nameplates
      • 1.4.2. TidyPlates
    • 1.5. Damage Meters
      • 1.5.1. Skada
      • 1.5.2. Details
    • 1.6. Extra AddOns
      • 1.6.1. Mik's Scrolling Battle Text
      • 1.6.2. Death Note
      • 1.6.3. Doom CooldownPulse
      • 1.6.4. Angry Assignments
  • 2. Macros
    • 2.1. Startattack Macros
    • 2.2. Tricks of the Trade
  • 3. ChangeLog
• ×Gear, Legendaries, and Best in Slot
  • 1. Tier 20 Set Bonuses
  • 2. Best in Slot List
    • 2.1. Trinket List
  • 3. Evaluating Upgrades Using Stat Weights
  • 4. Racial Bonuses
  • 5. Legendaries
  • 6. Loot Competition
  • 7. ChangeLog

General Information

This page is a gear reference for Outlaw Rogues. It lists your best items and Legendaries, gives you gearing advice, and shows you how you will be competing for loot with other classes.

The other pages of our Outlaw Rogue guide can be accessed from the table of contents on the right.

About Our Author and Reviewer

This guide has been written by Furty, who has an illustrious history in the World of Warcraft raiding scene and race for World First. He has been a member of guilds such as Serenity, Midwinter, and many more, and is currently raiding in Future. He plays most classes at the highest level. You can follow him on Twitter and watch him play on Twitch.

This guide has been reviewed and approved by Perfecto, an Outlaw/Assassination Rogue who raids in Method.

1. Tier 20 Set Bonuses

The Tier 20 set bonus for Outlaw provides additional damage by granting passive buffs to your character through the use of your main rotational abilities. Your Opportunity procs and Adrenaline Rush are the beneficiaries of this tier set, improving their potency at no cost to the player.

• 2-piece bonus: Free Pistol Shots increase your Critical Strike chance by 5% for 8 seconds.
• 4-piece bonus: Adrenaline Rush persists for 8 seconds longer when it ends, at half power.

The 4-piece bonus in particular is noteworthy as it can greatly enhance your damage in certain situations, especially during sustained cleave and AoE. The 2-piece bonus, on the other hand, grants 2000 free Critical Strike rating when active, and you will be able to keep near full uptime on this buff in most situations. While this may seem powerful at first glance, it is worth noting Critical Strike is not one of our strongest stats and this bonus is not as good as it might otherwise seem. That said, both bonuses are worth acquiring. The 4-piece bonus is worth using even at the expense of slightly higher item level offpieces. The 2-piece bonus is not worth using over well itemized high item level offpieces until the 4-piece can be completed.

In comparison to the Tier 19 set bonuses, the Tier 20 bonuses are somewhat lackluster. This means if you are currently using Tier 19, you should prefer this set bonus until you are able to acquire Tier 20 that is roughly 5-10 item levels higher.

2. Best in Slot List

With the existence of Titanforged and Mythic+ dungeons, there is no such thing as a hard Best in Slot anymore. This is more of a guideline for the best pieces to keep an eye out for in your raid or dungeon (if applicable). Be smart, and if you find higher item level pieces with valuable stat combinations do not hesitate to upgrade to them.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Fanged Slayer's Helm	Demonic Inquisition
Neck	String of Extracted Incisors	Demonic Inquisition
Shoulders	Fanged Slayer's Shoulderpads	Fallen Avatar
Chest	Hide of the Abyssal Behemoth	Mistress Sassz'ine
Cloak	Fanged Slayer's Shroud	The Desolate Host
Wrists	Bracers of Rippling Darkness	Fallen Avatar
Gloves	Fanged Slayer's Handguards	Harjatan
Belt	Waistguard of Profane Duplicity	Kil'jaeden
Legs	Bonespur Studded Legwraps	Demonic Inquisition
Boots	Glacier Walkers	Harjatan
Ring #1	Seal of the Second Duumvirate	Kil'jaeden
Ring #2	Band of Rescinded Truths	Maiden of Vigilance
Trinket #1	Convergence of Fates	Grand Magistrix Elisande
Trinket #2	Specter of Betrayal	Kil'jaeden

2.1. Trinket List

Assuming equal item levels:

1. Convergence of Fates
2. Specter of Betrayal
3. Nightblooming Frond (inconsistent)
4. Vial of Ceaseless Toxins
5. Bloodthirsty Instinct
6. Eye of Guarm (Versatility) or any equivalent stat stick
7. Engine of Eradication
8. Eye of Guarm (Haste) or any equivalent stat stick
9. Arcanogolem Digit
10. Entwined Elemental Foci

3. Evaluating Upgrades Using Stat Weights

You can evaluate upgrades side by side using a simple napkin math formula:

For example, using the stat weights from our Stats page, a pair of boots with 380 Mastery, 1150 Haste, and 976 Agility, we can calculate a DPS value of:

This does not give an exact DPS value, but can be used to calculate the relative value versus another piece. For example, if we have a second pair of boots with 450 Haste, 970 Versatility, and 976 Agility, we can compute the DPS value for that second item using the same formula, before comparing the results:

We can clearly see that 1865.8 > 1744.7, and therefore, the second pair of boots are the stronger upgrade. This is the quickest, best, and most reliable way of determining whether or not you should use one upgrade or another, despite the fact that stats weights are very approximate and change with respect to fight type, fight length, and the values of your other stats (synergetic scaling).

4. Racial Bonuses

Racial benefit is pretty minimal for Outlaw so it is recommended you just play whatever makes you happiest.

5. Legendaries

The best combination of legendary items for most raid encounters is currently Mantle of the Master Assassin + Greenskin's Waterlogged Wristcuffs.

Greenskin's Waterlogged Wristcuffs gives Between the Eyes a 20% chance per Combo Point invested to increase the damage of the next Pistol Shot by 200%. This is the best legendary for single target. The proc should be paired with a Blunderbuss proc whenever possible.

Mantle of the Master Assassin grants 100% increased Critical Strike while in Stealth, and for 6 seconds after breaking Stealth. This is the second best legendary for Outlaw, currently, as the Vanish cooldown is reduced by True Bearing. It allows for exceptional burst and is a potent item in any situation.

The Curse of Restlessness causes Restless Blades to also reduce the cooldown of Curse of the Dreadblades by 0.25 seconds per Combo Point spent. Middling value legendary; consistent and stable damage increase but not as potent as the stronger choices.

Soul of the Shadowblade grants the Vigor talent. Currently a very weak choice as Vigor is already a very weak talent for Outlaw and does not provide much additional gain.

Insignia of Ravenholdt adds shadow cleave to all targets up to 15 yards in front of you when you use abilities that generate combo points. This is third in priority for single target damage. It is also a strong legendary for Mythic+ and sustained AoE.

Shivarran Symmetry causes melee attacks to strike nearby enemies for 65% of normal damage for 3 seconds after activating Blade Flurry. This is an ideal legendary for Mythic+ dungeon grinding. The goal is to bank a bunch of burst damage in advance before activating Blade Flurry. When you activate Blade Flurry, cast a 6 Combo Point Run Through, then cast Marked for Death and Run Through. When you are opening on a pack you should leave Blade Flurry off until you are at 4 Combo Points, then activate Blade Flurry and Saber Slash into the Run Through & Marked for Death combo.

Thraxi's Tricksy Treads gives bonus damage equal to 20% of your increased movement speed. This legendary can give decent damage when paired with Hit and Run and any gear with extra Speed affixes. You can also use your Sprint as a pseudo DPS cooldown for extra damage. Weak legendary overall.

Will of Valeera gives Feint a healing effect. This can be useful on fights with exceptionally high damage intake or encounters that are very unfriendly to melee classes. This should be paired with Elusiveness for maximum defensive impact.

Cinidaria, the Symbiote causes your attacks to deal 30% extra physical damage when your targets are above 90% health. This legendary is exceptional in situations where an early damage check is paramount and amounts to a large overall DPS increase. Unfortunately it does not have much use if damage early in the fight is not important. Fourth best for single target.

Kil'jaeden's Burning Wish is an underwhelming legendary, as it takes up a valuable trinket slot and has very low impact for sustained damage. It could be useful if there are a horde of stacked adds, but is otherwise lacklustre in every way.

6. Loot Competition

Regarding the loot you will get from raid or dungeon bosses, you will compete with other classes in the following cases:

Item Type	Competing Classes
Tier Tokens	Death Knights, Druids, Mages, and Assassination/Combat/Subtlety Rogues
Leather Armor	Demon Hunters, Druids, Monks, and Assassination/Combat/Subtlety Rogues
Amulets Cloaks Rings	Everyone
Trinkets	Havoc Demon Hunters, Feral Druids, Windwalker Monks, Hunters, Assassination/Combat/Subtlety Rogues, and Enhancement Shamans

7. ChangeLog

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• 29 Jun. 2017: Added Tier 20 section, updated trinket list, and updated BiS.
• 12 Jun. 2017: Added Soul of the Shadowblade and The Curse of Restlessness to the Legendary items section.
• 27 Mar. 2017: No changes needed for Patch 7.2.
• 13 Feb. 2017: Updated BiS list, added 2P/4P evaluation, added Trinket List, removed SimCraft list, updated Legendary combinations.
• 14 Jan. 2017: Added new legendary items.
• 30 Nov. 2016: Updated legendary text and priorities for Greesnkins/Thraxis/Shivvaran.
• 02 Oct. 2016: Updated Trinket section.
• 29 Aug. 2016: Updated for Legion's launch.
• 19 Jul. 2016: Removed trinket sims and added BiS recommendations.
• 18 Jul. 2016: Updated for the Legion pre-patch.