The following compares the current state of Assassination Rogues to Frost Death Knights using the latest SimulationCraft data for end-game PvE in World of Warcraft The War Within patch 11.0.2.
Comparison
Category
Winner
Frost Death Knight
+8.28%
When simulating boss fight encounters, Frost Death Knights averaged 8.28% more DPS than Assassination Rogues (+126K DPS).
Assassination Rogue
+13.35%
When simulating AoE DPS, Assassination Rogues averaged 13.35% more DPS than Frost Death Knights (+126K DPS).
Assassination Rogue
+38.37%
Assassination Rogues have higher spike damage potential, achieving +3.3M more DPS than Frost Death Knights.
Spike damage is the peak DPS achieved in any given moment and is not sustained DPS.
Assassination Rogue
+2.95%
When upgrading the gear for both specs by +44 ilvl, Assassination Rogue DPS improved the most, +2.95% more than Frost Death Knight. In total, Assassination Rogues DPS increased by 68.03% and Frost Death Knights by 65.08%.
Frost Death Knight
+-0.36%
+ Movement and latency lowered the DPS by 14.44% for Frost Death Knights.
+ Movement and latency lowered the DPS by 14.08% for Assassination Rogues.
When introducing occasional movement and real-world latency, Frost Death Knights performed better, as Assassination Rogues suffered a +-0.36% DPS loss.
Assassination Rogue
When evaluating abilities used during boss encounters, Assassination Rogues had fewer damaging abilities in total, indicating a potentially less complex rotation.
The comparisons above highlight some of the key differences between Assassination Rogue and Frost Death Knight in the current meta, which can hopefully help you determine which spec to play or group up with.
Frost Death Knight
Assassination Rogue