Fast finishers that refund cooldowns, Roll the Bones stages, and Blade Flurry cleave.
Damage
Gear: Method.ggBuilds: Archon consensus, M+ This Week (+7–+19)Updated 10/29/2026 by Guild guides
Playing
Outlaw has no single big cooldown. Every combo point you spend shortens Adrenaline Rush, Between the Eyes, Killing Spree, Blade Rush and Keep It Rolling through Restless Blades, so fast, full finishers keep the whole loop turning. Roll the Bones now grants a random stage, each higher stage including the ones below it, and Preparation resets your cooldowns. Blade Flurry turns all of it into cleave.
Difficulty
One of the highest action rates in the game. Restless Blades refunds cooldowns as you spend combo points, so every finisher feeds the next cooldown; the Roll the Bones stages, Opportunity stacks and Preparation timing add decisions on top.
Resource
Energy and Combo Points
Hero talents in keys
Trickster
Standing this patch
CRaid
Brings to the group
InterruptKick (15s)
StunKidney Shot, Cheap Shot
Dispelnone
PurgeShiv (enrage, talent)
Battle resnone
Lustnone
MobilitySprint, Shadowstep, Grappling Hook
Pick any button below to follow it through the guide: where it sits in the opener, which rung of the priority fires it, and every mistake it is part of.
1Sinister Strike
2Pistol Shot
3Dispatch
4Coup de Grace
545sBetween the Eyes
63mKilling Spree
745sRoll the Bones
86mKeep It Rolling
93mAdrenaline Rush
01mBlade Rush
-4mPreparation
=30sBlade Flurry
s115sKick
s215sFeint
s32mCloak of Shadows
s42mEvasion
s530sCrimson Vial
s630sKidney Shot
s730sTricks of the Trade
s845sGrappling Hook
s92mSprint
Rotation
What do I press?
Press order
1Blade Flurry0.0s
2Blade Rush1.0s
3Sinister Strike2.0s
4Pistol Shot3.0s
5Sinister Strike4.0s
6Between the Eyes5.0s
7Sinister Strike6.0s
8Sinister Strike7.0s
9Dispatch8.0s
10Blade Flurry9.0s
11Sinister Strike10.0s
12Pistol Shot11.0s
13Killing Spree12.0s
Blade Flurry0.0s
Fires because 2+ targets and Blade Flurry is not up, or 4+ targets and you have 4 or fewer combo points. Almost all of Outlaw's area damage is Blade Flurry copying your single-target hits.
0s5s10s15s
Blade FlurryBlade Flurry
One press per global at base haste (1s), longer for casts. Real pulls drift with haste and procs; the order is what matters.
Cooldowns and when to use them
Energy, max energy and attack speed; with Restless Blades it has around 40% uptime.
What the simulations press
Executed every time the actor is available. Restealth if possible (no vulnerable enemies in combat).
Stealth
KickInterrupt on cooldown to allow simming interactions with that.
finish condition
From SimulationCraft's rogue_outlaw.simc, changed Oct 20, 2026. This is what the simulations behind most guides press; conditions are shown as SimC writes them.
What top players actually cast
Below are the opening rotations from a small sample of recent top Outlaw Rogue rankings for Altar of Fangs. You can use this to compare to your own opener and find potential points of improvement. Note that the opener for some specs may vary based on when certain buffs proc.
Sinister StrikeBuilderInstant · -45 Energy, +1 Combo PointMain builder; can strike twice and grant Opportunity.
Pistol ShotProcInstant · +1 Combo Point (more with Opportunity talents)Spend Opportunity stacks on it: at 6 stacks, or at 3 stacks when you are low on combo points.
DispatchSpenderInstant · -35 Energy, spends Combo PointsMain finisher at 6+ combo points. As Trickster it periodically becomes Coup de Grace.
Coup de GraceProcInstant · -35 Energy, spends Combo PointsTrickster: after four Unseen Blade strikes, your next Dispatch acts as if it spent 5 extra combo points.
Between the EyesSpenderInstant · 45s cd · -25 Energy, spends Combo PointsFinisher with a stacking damage buff; use it at 6+ combo points whenever it is ready.
Killing SpreeSpenderInstant · 3m cd · -45 Energy, spends Combo PointsChannelled finisher that refunds combo points as it fires; Restless Blades brings it back far faster than its listed cooldown.
Cooldowns
Roll the BonesCooldownInstant · 45s cd · 30s long · -25 EnergyGrants a random stage; higher stages include every lower bonus. Reroll at stage 1 or with nothing active.
Keep It RollingCooldownInstant · 6m cdAdds 30 seconds to your current Roll the Bones; use it on stage 3 or higher. Restless Blades makes it roughly a one-minute button.
Adrenaline RushCooldownInstant · 3m cd · 15s longEnergy regen, max energy and attack speed. Restless Blades gives it about 40% uptime; press it at 2 or fewer combo points.
Blade RushCooldownInstant · 1m cdCharge that hits the target and nearby enemies; on cooldown.
PreparationCooldownInstant · 4m cdResets Adrenaline Rush, Between the Eyes, Blade Flurry, Blade Rush and Killing Spree. Press it once all of them are on cooldown, or save it for a damage phase.
Blade FlurryCooldownInstant · 30s cd · 10s long · -15 EnergyYour cleave: single-target attacks also hit up to four nearby enemies. Keep it up on two or more targets.
Survival
FeintDefensiveInstant · 15s cd ×2 · 6s long · -35 Energy40% less area damage; two charges when talented.
Cloak of ShadowsDefensiveInstant · 2m cd · 5s longRemoves harmful magic and resists spells.
EvasionDefensiveInstant · 2m cd · 10s longDoubles dodge; for frontal melee hits.
Crimson VialDefensiveInstant · 30s cd · -20 EnergyHeals 20% of your health over 4 seconds.
Utility
KickInterruptInstant · 15s cdInterrupt that locks the school for 6 seconds.
Kidney ShotUtilityInstant · 30s cdFinisher stun, up to 8 seconds.
Grappling HookMovementInstant · 45s cdPulls you to a spot up to 40 yards away.
SprintMovementInstant · 2m cd · 8s long70% movement speed for 8 seconds.
Builds / Talents
Raid and Mythic+ talents
TricksterRaid and Mythic+Method rates it about 5% ahead in all content for Season 2 and all 50 of the top Mythic+ Outlaws on Murlok run it. Unseen Blade strikes build to Coup de Grace, a free empowered Dispatch.
FateboundSituationalCoin flips from finishers; Midnight made its capstone proc after any seven flips so it is more consistent, but it trails Trickster everywhere right now.
50 of the top 50 Mythic+ players run Trickster (3698–4257 rating). Murlok.io
Recommended loadout is the closest match to Archon’s aggregate popularity across top parses — not a single one-off key.
Sample size: 5188 top parses. Only talents in the recommended loadout are drawn.
Class
Specialization
Hero
Only talents in this loadout are drawn (Trickster). Hover a node for its Wowhead tooltip.
Across 5,188 logs. A talent has to show up in at least 40% of them before it is part of the build.
Gear
What do I wear and enchant?
Stats for Mythic+
1Agility
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2Crit
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3Haste
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4Vers
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5Mastery
Left to right — highest priority first. Sim your character when secondaries are close.
Based on data in the last 2 weeks, the stat priority for Outlaw Rogue looks to be Agility > Crit > Haste > Vers > Mastery. However, there may be bias based on what gear is available to players.
What the top Mythic+ players actually have
Critical Strike36% +1182
Haste25% +953
Versatility10% +542
Mastery15% +331
Average secondary stats of the top 50 Mythic+ players (3698–4257 rating), from Murlok.io, updated 8 hours ago.
4×piece set: Outlaw Rogue16×slots
Best in slot from Method.gg. Every slot is on the figure. Point at a piece to light it.
Wear 4 tier pieces. The 4-piece bonus is what this spec is tuned around.
2-piece: Dispatch damage increased by 15%.
4-piece: Sinister Strike and Ambush have a 20% chance to cause your next Dispatch to be free and deal damage as if you spent the maximum combo points.
Best-to-good single-target order from Liquid Armory (Oct 12, 2026). Filled marks = higher on the list. Your own gear can change the order — sim before you buy.
Eyes of the Eagle
Forest Hunter's Armor Kit
Rite of the Hash'ey
Indecipherable Eversong Diamond
Flawless Quick Garnet
