Updated Nov 7, 2026

Outlaw Rogue

PvE guide, updated for Patch 12.1.5

DPS Rotation & Cooldowns

How to play Outlaw Rogue in each rotation style: the full rotation SimulationCraft sims play by default, and the game’s Assisted Highlight and One Button rotations beside it.

Rotation style comparison

How Outlaw Rogue’s DPS compares when using the game’s assisted modes instead of the full rotation, based on Single Target simulations.

  • Full rotationBaseline
  • Assisted Highlight-15.4%
  • One Button-31.2%
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The full rotation is the one SimulationCraft’s sims play by default. Its priority list is SimC’s own for the spec, read here for one build and one kind of fight.

Rotation

Beta15 abilities
Beta. This view is new. Some specs’ steps still read as long chains of conditions, and we’re working on making them simpler to follow.
  1. 1StealthWhen ready
  2. 2KickWhen ready
  3. 3Adrenaline Rush
  4. 4Preparation
  5. 5Keep It Rolling
  6. 6Roll the Bones
  7. 7Blade Rush
  8. 8Racial abilityWhen ready
  9. 9Between the Eyes
  10. 10Pool resources
  11. 11Killing Spree
  12. 12Coup de Grace
  13. 13Dispatch
  14. 14Pistol Shot
  15. 15Sinister StrikeWhen ready

Every step also needs the ability off cooldown and affordable. Range checks are left out. A blank Targets cell means any number of targets.

Before the pull

Things to do before entering combat.

  1. 1Apply PoisonWhen ready
  2. 2StealthWhen ready
  3. 3Adrenaline RushWhen ready
  4. 4Slice and DiceWhen ready
  5. 5Roll the BonesLoaded Dice active

Cooldowns

When each cooldown was used across the sample fight, so you can see how often each comes back and which ones line up.

  • Light's PotentialLight's Potential: 1 cast, at 0:001
  • On-use itemsOn-use items: 4 casts, at 0:00, 1:31, 3:02, 4:324
  • Keep It RollingKeep It Rolling: 5 casts, at 0:00, 0:55, 1:56, 2:59, 3:545
  • PreparationPreparation: 2 casts, at 0:05, 4:052
  • Roll the BonesRoll the Bones: 4 casts, at 1:30, 2:31, 3:31, 4:314

Sample opener

One simulated fight from the start, played by this list on the profile in the Gear section with the guide’s Single target build, whichever build the list above is read for. Procs and timing change the order from fight to fight, so use it to get a feel for the start rather than as a script.

Time
Ability
New
Gone
Up
Pre-pull
0:00.000
Pull
0:00.000
On-use items
0:00.000

The full priority list

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Everything above is read from this SimulationCraft list, including the steps the page hides (the potion and on-use items) and the branches your build and fight leave out.

rogue_outlaw.simc, 82 lines

Is this rotation built for your talents?

The rotation follows your talent build. Sim your highest-DPS build on your own gear, for the mode and rotation style you play.