Assassination Rogue rotation guide & helper

One target

1. Riposte when it lights up after a parry (once you have it).
2. Shank below 70 energy.
3. From level 42: Slice and Dice kept up the whole fight, put up with 2+ combo points.
4. At five points: Slice and Dice when it's down on a mob that lives 12 seconds or more, then Cold Blood and Eviscerate.
5. Low mob: finish it below 20% health with 3 points.
6. Mutilate up to 3 points, then Backstab when the mob isn't on you, else Sinister Strike.

Packs and groups

• Smart Slice and Dice is on by default for Assassination: with 2 or more mobs near you, or when this mob came within 10 seconds of your last kill, Slice and Dice is refreshed when it has under 3 seconds left.
• In groups and dungeons Slice and Dice stays up the whole fight (2 points when it's down).
• Feint goes out in a group when you reach 90% of the tank's threat.
• Rupture and Expose Armor are switches, off by default.

Good to know

• No builders on a mob that dies within a second: combo points die with it, energy carries over.
• After a "must be behind" for Backstab, the helper keeps your energy for 2 seconds while you walk behind, then Sinister Strike takes over.
• Openers from Stealth stay yours unless "Open from Stealth" is on (Ambush by default). Vanish always stays yours.
• Evasion at low health, Kick on casts that matter, Gouge / Kidney Shot / Blind / Cheap Shot for crowd control. Poisons go on your weapons out of combat.