The following compares the current state of Assassination Rogues to Unholy 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
Unholy Death Knight
+9.29%
When simulating boss fight encounters, Unholy Death Knights averaged 9.29% more DPS than Assassination Rogues (+144K DPS).
Assassination Rogue
+0.22%
When simulating AoE DPS, Assassination Rogues averaged 0.22% more DPS than Unholy Death Knights (+2K DPS).
Assassination Rogue
+32%
Assassination Rogues have higher spike damage potential, achieving +2.8M more DPS than Unholy Death Knights.
Spike damage is the peak DPS achieved in any given moment and is not sustained DPS.
Assassination Rogue
+3.06%
When upgrading the gear for both specs by +44 ilvl, Assassination Rogue DPS improved the most, +3.06% more than Unholy Death Knight. In total, Assassination Rogues DPS increased by 68.03% and Unholy Death Knights by 64.97%.
Unholy Death Knight
+8.29%
+ Movement and latency lowered the DPS by 6.15% for Unholy Death Knights.
+ Movement and latency lowered the DPS by 14.44% for Assassination Rogues.
When introducing occasional movement and real-world latency, Unholy Death Knights performed better, as Assassination Rogues suffered a +8.29% 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 Unholy Death Knight in the current meta, which can hopefully help you determine which spec to play or group up with.
Unholy Death Knight
Assassination Rogue