DPS Rotation & Cooldowns

This rotation offers a general priority list for Outlaw Rogue abilities, along with key cooldowns at the bottom. It's based on a standard build and is here to help while we work on a smarter, build-aware system. If you are very new to the game or this class, we added info on the new assisted rotation features at the bottom of this guide. Updated for the latest patch in World of Warcraft: The War Within (11.1.7).

Single Target

Activate Roll The Bones and Adrenaline Rush before engaging.

• Roll The BonesView detailsMaintain at least one buff.
• Adrenaline RushView detailsUse on cooldown at low Combo Points.
• VanishView detailsUse at 6+ Combo Points with Adrenaline Rush active, followed by Between The Eyes.
• Between The EyesView detailsUse on cooldown with Ruthless Precision buff or to refresh the buff.
• Ghostly StrikeView detailsUse on cooldown as a builder.
• DispatchView detailsUse as your main finisher.
• Pistol ShotView detailsUse with Opportunity proc.
• Sinister StrikeView detailsUse to generate Combo Points.

Maintain Roll The Bones buffs and use Adrenaline Rush on cooldown. Prioritize Between The Eyes with Ruthless Precision and Dispatch as your main finisher. Use Vanish strategically with Adrenaline Rush active.

AoE

Ensure Blade Flurry is active for cleave.

• Roll The BonesView detailsMaintain at least one buff.
• Blade FlurryView detailsKeep active for AoE damage.
• Adrenaline RushView detailsUse on cooldown at low Combo Points.
• VanishView detailsUse at 6+ Combo Points with Adrenaline Rush active, followed by Between The Eyes.
• Between The EyesView detailsUse on cooldown with Ruthless Precision buff or to refresh the buff.
• Ghostly StrikeView detailsUse on cooldown as a builder.
• DispatchView detailsUse as your main finisher.
• Pistol ShotView detailsUse with Opportunity proc.
• Sinister StrikeView detailsUse to generate Combo Points.

Activate Blade Flurry for cleave and maintain Roll The Bones buffs. Use Adrenaline Rush on cooldown and prioritize Between The Eyes with Ruthless Precision. Finish with Dispatch and generate Combo Points with Sinister Strike.

Cooldowns

• Adrenaline RushView detailsUse on cooldown for increased Energy regeneration and attack speed.
• VanishView detailsUse with 6+ Combo Points and Adrenaline Rush active for Between The Eyes.
• Roll The BonesView detailsMaintain buffs and reroll if necessary.
• Keep It RollingView detailsUse with 4+ buffs to extend their duration.
• Blade FlurryView detailsActivate for AoE cleave.

Use Adrenaline Rush for burst phases and Vanish strategically with Between The Eyes. Maintain Roll The Bones buffs and extend them with Keep It Rolling. Activate Blade Flurry for AoE scenarios.

New to Class? Try Assisted Rotation

Patch 11.1.7 introduced new features that make it eaiser to pick and play new characters. These new settings can be enabled from settings » gameplay enhancements:

• Single-Button Assistant
• Assisted Highlight
• Cooldown Manager

If you are new to World of Warcraft or a certain class, enabling Assisted Highlight and Cooldown Manager can help you learn which abilities to prioritize and use.

While the Single-Button Assistant can be a much easier and more accessible way to play the game, it does come with a slight performance hit due to a small GCD penalty, as you will have to wait 25% longer in between spells and abilities.

To see which specs are best with the Single-Button Assistant feature, you can check out our DPS Rankings which uses SimC to sim every class using this feature.