Outlaw Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents — The War Within (11.0.5)
On this page, you will find out the best talents for each tier for your Outlaw Rogue in World of Warcraft — The War Within (11.0.5). We also have default talent lists for various types of content, such as raiding or Mythic+. If you play with Warmode on, we have your PvP talents covered as well.
If you were looking for WotLK Classic content, please refer to our WotLK Classic Combat Rogue talents.
Best The War WithinTalents for Outlaw Rogue
These builds are very generic recommendations for different types of content. We have more specific recommendations for Raid and Mythic+ available in our dedicated sections:
Best Talents for Outlaw Rogue
Fatebound Raid Talents
Hidden Opportunity
Fatebound Mythic+ Talents Hidden Opportunity
Fatebound Mythic+ Talents
Keep It Rolling (recommended)
Fatebound Mythic+ Talents Keep It Rolling (recommended)
Trickster Raid Talents Hidden Opportunity
Best TWW Delve Talents for Outlaw Rogue
Delves are new content in TWW that you can engage with solo or with up to
three friends (and the help of
a follower!). They are short ~10-15 minute scenarios, and as a Rogue, you'll be
able to bypass some of the stages almost entirely thanks to being able to
Stealth to objectives instead of having to fight.
Surviving can be tough in these, as the enemies hit hard, especially when you are
undergeared, and your follower's heals aren't that strong just yet. That's why
this talent build takes all the defensive and CC talents, so you can take on
enemies methodically. Remember that there is no time limit, so you are free
to wait for cooldowns or heal up to full HP, and most enemies are kitable with
Crippling Poison as well.
Best Fatebound Hidden Opportunity Raid Talents
This is our Hidden Opportunity build for Raid scenarios. It is a bit simpler
to play while still sporting strong sustained damage in single-target.
Be sure to use the 'Export Talents' button to import our build ingame!
Best Fatebound Hidden Opportunity Mythic+ Talents
This is our Hidden Opportunity build for AoE scenarios. This works well for AoE and
cleave fights in Raids, as well as most Mythic+.
Be sure to use the 'Export Talents' button to import our build ingame!
Best Fatebound Keep It Rolling Raid Talents
An alternative version, this build plays Keep It Rolling and sports
a higher ceiling in Raids, but is also quite a bit harder to execute and play
correctly, with downtime being punished much more severely.
Be sure to use the 'Export Talents' button to import our build ingame!
Best Fatebound Keep It Rolling Mythic+ Talents
An alternative version, this build plays Keep It Rolling and sports
a higher ceiling in Mythic+, but is also quite a bit harder to execute and play
correctly, with downtime being punished much more severely.
Be sure to use the 'Export Talents' button to import our build ingame!
Best Trickster Hidden Opportunity Raid Talents
If you are dead-set on playing Trickster, this is the recommended
single-target build. You can play this in Mythic+ as well by simply
using the Class and Spec Trees from the HO Fatebound tree.
Be sure to use the 'Export Talents' button to import our build ingame!
PvP Talents (War Mode)
In Dragonflight, there will be the option to go into "War Mode." Enabling War Mode provides the following benefits:
- PvP talents enabled in the outdoor world.
- 10% increase in World Quest rewards at maximum level.
- 10% more experience gained while leveling.
- Earn Conquest Points, which can reward gear every week.
With the benefits of enabling War Mode for leveling and PvE content, it is recommended enabling the feature to maximize your leveling and rewards at maximum level. However, you will make yourself available for open-world PvP, and the possibility of being "ganked" while leveling or doing World Quests exists.
Outlaw Rogue War Mode Talents
In this section, we will rank the PvP talents best for leveling and doing solo / small group PvE content. Below is a ranking of both General PvP Talents and Outlaw Rogue-specific PvE talents.
Outlaw Rogue PvP Talents
Take Your Cut causes you and allies within 15 yards to gain 15%
Haste for 8 seconds after you use 
Roll the Bones. It is fairly good
since it acts as a mini-
Adrenaline Rush and has decent uptime when you
are questing in the open-world.
Boarding Party makes 
Between the Eyes increase the
movement speed of all friendly players within 15 yards by 30% for 5 seconds.
Movement speed is always nice while world-questing, so this is highly
recommended.
Enduring Brawler increases the chance for your
Sinister Strike
to hit an additional time the longer you remain in combat. While this will be
only a small gain in most engagements with enemies in the open-world,
it is very potent when trying to kill Elites, chain-pulling, or fighting
World Bosses.
Changelog
- 21 Oct. 2024: Talent builds updated for The War Within Patch 11.0.5.
- 09 Sep. 2024: Updated for Season 1, removed pre-season build.
- 24 Aug. 2024: Added Delve Talent Build.
- 21 Aug. 2024: Updated for The War Within.
- 23 Jul. 2024: Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
- 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 22 Apr. 2024: Page has been reviewed and updated for Dragonflight Season 4.
- 21 Mar. 2024: Page has been reviewed for Patch 10.2.6, no changes were necessary.
- 15 Jan. 2024: Page has been reviewed and updated for Patch 10.2.5.
- 06 Nov. 2023: Page updated for the Patch 10.2 Rogue rework.
- 04 Sep. 2023: New layout for talents, added KIR M+ build.
- 16 Jul. 2023: Updated for KiR being the stronger ST build now.
- 10 Jul. 2023: Page was reviewed for Patch 10.1.5 and no changes were necessary.
- 06 Jun. 2023: Updated KIR recommendation as viable alternative to HO builds.
- 01 May 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1. The recommended build and talent tree remain the same, and the page required no updates.
- 26 Mar. 2023: Added Talent calculator link for KIR build.
- 20 Mar. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
- 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 04 Jan. 2023: Updated HO build pathing/suggestions and added KiR build alternatives.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 25 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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This guide has been written and reviewed by Seliathan, who has been playing Rogue since the first day of Classic. He currently raids in Familiar with Drama, and is one of the foremost Mythic+ Rogue players. You can often find him streaming on Twitch, or follow him on his personal Discord server.
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