Outlaw Rogue DPS Rotation & Cooldowns

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 (11.2.5).

Single Target

Use Roll The Bones before the pull and open with Ghostly Strike followed by Adrenaline Rush.

Maintain at least one buff.
Use with 4+ buffs active.
Use on cooldown at low Combo Points.
Use on cooldown; interrupt channel at 7 Combo Points for a finisher.
Use at 6+ Combo Points with Adrenaline Rush active.
Use on cooldown with Ruthless Precision buff or to refresh.
Use on cooldown as a builder.
Use as the main finisher.
Use with Opportunity proc.
Use to generate Combo Points.

Maintain Roll The Bones buffs and use Keep It Rolling with 4+ buffs. Prioritize Adrenaline Rush and Killing Spree for burst, and use Between The Eyes strategically. Build Combo Points with Sinister Strike and Ghostly Strike, and finish with Dispatch.

AoE

Activate Blade Flurry for AoE situations.

Maintain at least one buff.
Maintain for AoE damage.
Use with 4+ buffs active.
Use on cooldown at low Combo Points.
Use on cooldown; interrupt channel at 7 Combo Points for a finisher.
Use at 6+ Combo Points with Adrenaline Rush active.
Use on cooldown with Ruthless Precision buff or to refresh.
Use on cooldown as a builder.
Use as the main finisher.
Use with Opportunity proc.
Use to generate Combo Points.

For AoE, maintain Blade Flurry and Roll The Bones buffs. Use Keep It Rolling with 4+ buffs and prioritize Adrenaline Rush and Killing Spree. Build Combo Points with Sinister Strike and Ghostly Strike, and finish with Dispatch.

Cooldowns

Use on cooldown for Energy regeneration and attack speed.
Use on cooldown; interrupt channel at 7 Combo Points for a finisher.
Use at 6+ Combo Points with Adrenaline Rush active.
Use with 4+ buffs active to extend their duration.
Use on cooldown with Ruthless Precision buff or to refresh.

Use Adrenaline Rush for burst phases, Killing Spree for high damage, and Vanish strategically with Adrenaline Rush. Extend buffs with Keep It Rolling and prioritize Between The Eyes for critical damage.

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.