PvE Assassination Rogue DPS Best Professions

Assassination Rogues in Mists of Pandaria benefit the most from professions that boost their offensive stats as much as possible, such as Agility or Mastery. We’ve listed each profession and prioritized the best benefits.

Best Professions

In Mists of Pandaria, many professions have uniform bonuses regarding raw stats, resulting in a bonus of 320 in that specific stat for primary stats and 640 for secondary stats. Some professions, such as Tailoring or Engineering, provide far greater bonuses, yet only for a limited duration.

The best professions for Assassination Rogue in Mists of Pandaria Classic are:

• Engineering allows you to create Gadgets and Bombs and grants access to Synapse Springs, which grants a short 1920 Agility buff.
• Blacksmithing – Gives you access to two additional sockets, Socket Gloves + Socket Bracer. Allows further stat customization, resulting in either 320 bonus Agility or 640 bonus Mastery.
• Jewelcrafting – Grants access to special Serpent’s Eye gems with increased stats. Same scenario as Blacksmithing, the gems allow for further customization, such as 320 bonus Agility or 640 bonus Mastery.
• Tailoring – Allows you to create valuable Cloth items and gives you access to Swordguard Embroidery, resulting in a 4000 Attack Power bonus for a short duration. While this is the highest Attack Power bonus that you can gain from professions, raw Agility or Mastery tends to perform better.

Useful Professions

• inscription – Grants access to the Secret Tiger Claw Inscription, resulting in a 320 Agility bonus and removing the need for the normal enchant.
• Alchemy – Grants Mixology, enhancing all Flasks & Elixirs. The total bonus depends on the item used.
• Leatherworking – Grants access to Fur Lining – Agility, which amounts to an extra 320 Agility compared to the normal enchant.
• Enchanting – Allows you to add extra enchantments to your rings. The total value is around 320 Agility.

Sub-Par Professions

• Mining – Grants Toughness, increasing Stamina by 480. Useless for Assassination Rogues.
• Herbalism – Grants Lifeblood, which results in a 480 Haste bonus. Overall, it is weaker than other professional bonuses.
• Skinning – Grants Master of Anatomy. Similar to Herbalism, it has weaker stats than other professions, granting a 480 Critical Strike Chance bonus.