The following compares the current state of Assassination Rogues to Fury Warriors using the latest SimulationCraft data for end-game PvE in World of Warcraft The War Within patch 11.0.2.
Comparison
Category
Winner
Fury Warrior
+6.74%
When simulating boss fight encounters, Fury Warriors averaged 6.74% more DPS than Assassination Rogues (+101K DPS).
Fury Warrior
+6.58%
When simulating AoE DPS, Fury Warriors averaged 6.58% more DPS than Assassination Rogues (+67K DPS).
Assassination Rogue
+44.39%
Assassination Rogues have higher spike damage potential, achieving +3.9M more DPS than Fury Warriors.
Spike damage is the peak DPS achieved in any given moment and is not sustained DPS.
Assassination Rogue
+0.58%
When upgrading the gear for both specs by +44 ilvl, Assassination Rogue DPS improved the most, +0.58% more than Fury Warrior. In total, Assassination Rogues DPS increased by 68.03% and Fury Warriors by 67.45%.
Fury Warrior
+8.27%
+ Movement and latency lowered the DPS by 6.17% for Fury Warriors.
+ Movement and latency lowered the DPS by 14.44% for Assassination Rogues.
When introducing occasional movement and real-world latency, Fury Warriors performed better, as Assassination Rogues suffered a +8.27% 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 Fury Warrior in the current meta, which can hopefully help you determine which spec to play or group up with.
Fury Warrior
Assassination Rogue