can’t wait to be a raider….
daitchie boyd

To the poster above (Beekly), you won’t be able to achieve high end dps — at least in raids and heroics — with only two moves. There is no way to make that possible. This spec above is excellent for single target dps (raid & heroic bosses.) The build I use is similar to the build above. Heavy assassination, built around energy regeneration and quick buildup of talent points. It is a good build for raids, and my dps has been better than it ever was in Combat Daggers. There are specs that will give you high dps while only asking you to use a few moves, but even then you have a number of other factors to consider (such as, when to use Feint, keeping an eye on how many poisons you have stacked, remembering to give your Tricks of the Trade back to the tank, etc.) There is not one spec that is guaranteed damage without putting thought into your rotation.

A lot of your dps is going to come from the rotation you use. One simple rotation is to open with a Garrote (which means be in stealth, or vanish and then use Garrote), trigger “Hunger for Blood”, Mutilate and Shiv up to 5 combo points, put Slice and Dice” up on the target, Mut and Shiv back to 5 points, put “Rupture” on the target, and from there just keep an eye on things. Make sure you always have a 5 point SnD up, and make sure Rupture is always up so you can regenerate Hunger for Blood. Stack poisons and use a 5 point Envenom for huge damage AND to recharge your SnD. Use “Cold Blood” in there from time to time and bust any trinkets you have. That simple rotation will increase your dps by a good amount.

Also, your gear - and the enchants you put on them - is going to have to complement the spec. Stick with gear that raises agility, crit chance and hit rating, or expertise. Enchant your gear to increase agility, hit rating & attack power; avoid stamina enchants. If you are pushing 20,000 HP (unbuffed) as a rogue, you aren’t enchanting your gear correctly.

Just spec into it and go do some lower level instances to work on your rotation in a live situation. Training dummies in the cities are fine for the sake of seeing how much dps you can do at max, but it never prepares you for the unpredictability factor that comes with fighting bosses.

Take your time to get to know this spec. It is a very good one, and I find that playing in this spec is a better option for a dagger rogue, and much more fun than I had playing in Combat.

Also, let’s be honest, “Assassination Rogue” just sounds a lot sexier than “Combat Rogue.”:P