The Complete Rogue Assassin Build DPS – Neverwinter Mod 27 Spelljammer

Welcome to our Rogue Assassin Guide, updated for Mod 27: Spelljammer.

In Neverwinter, the Rogue Assassin is a melee DPS class that can quickly take down enemies with her powerful attacks.

In this guide, we will give you some tips and tricks on how to maximize your damage as a Rogue Assassin. We’ll also cover some of the best gear and abilities for this class.

So whether you’re just starting out as a Rogue Assassin or are looking to improve your DPS, read on for helpful advice!

Rogues can be either Assassin or Whisperknife, both are DPS-oriented. Check out our Rogue Whisperknife Guide here

The purpose of our class guides is not just to show you a build that you can copy and use on your character, but to show you a base build and teach you the mechanics and stats of the game, so you can understand and play your class to its fullest capabilities.

Try different gear, feats, and powers, and learn to tailor your own build for your playstyle. See our guide to making your own build for more info.

1. Basic Assassin Info
   1. Best Assassin Races
   2. Ability Score Priority
   3. Stat / Rating Priority
2. Paragon Path Feats, Powers & Rotation
   1. Combat Powers
   2. Feats
   3. Rotation
3. Boons
4. Weapons & Gear
5. Artifacts
6. Enchantments
7. Consumables & Buffs
8. Companions
9. Mounts

Basic Rogue Assassin Info

Below is all the basic information for the Assassin from race choices to stats.

Other Rogue Builds

• Rogue Whisperknife Build
• All Neverwinter Class Builds

Best Assassin Races

What race you play doesn’t play a huge role, but will give you a small boost. Generally, I would advise you to play a race that you enjoy.

1. Human – 1% Bonus to all stats – +3 To any Ability Score
2. Gith – 5% Combat Advantage – +2 Dex and +2 Str or Int – 5% Stamina Regen
3. Wood Elf – 5% Critical Strike – +2 Dex and +2 Int or Wis – 20% Resistance to Slow
4. Metallic Ancestry Dragonborn – Recieve 5% more healing – +2 to Any two Ability Score – 3% Critical Strike – 3% Power
5. Dragonborn – Recieve 5% more healing – +2 to Any Ability Score – 3% Critical Strike – 3% Power
6. Tiefling – 5% + Damage to targets below 50% health – +2 Cha and +2 Con or Int – 10% to reduce damage of target for 5 sec by 2.5%
7. Half-Orc – 5% Crit Severity – +2 Dex and +2 Con or Str – 10% Movement Speed for 3 sec when entering combat

Assassin Ability Score Priority

Put all your available Ability Scores into Strength and Charisma.

Assassin Stat / Rating Priority

The Combat Rework introduced major changes to how stats and item level work, for more info see the official post.

Your cap for each stat is based on your item level. To cap a stat, the numbers of the stat need to be equal to or higher than your item level.

If your stat number is higher than your item level, you are wasting stats and should try to allocate stats differently.

For every 1000 points, a stat is lower than your item level you lose 1% in that stat.

You won’t be able to easily cap all stats, but capping your power is quite easy.

Rogue Assassin Paragon Path Feats, Powers & Rotation

This part is all about optimizing the Assassin with the best feats, powers, and boons.

Rogue Assassin Combat Powers

At-Will Powers:

• Duelist’s Flurry (ST)
• Gloaming Cut (ST) – Cloud of Steel (AoE)

Encounter Powers:

• Lashing Blade
• Wicked Reminder (ST) / Path of the Blade (AoE)
• Assassinate

Daily Powers:

• Whirlwind of Blades
• Shocking Execution

Class Features:

• Oppressive Darkness
• Invisible or Skillful Infiltrator

Rogue Assassin Feats

• Toxic Blades
• Master of Shadows
• Duelist’s Expertise
• Back Alley Tactics
• Shadow’s Flurry (ST) or Execution (AoE)

Rogue Assassin Rotation

Single Target Rotation:

Stealth > Wicked Reminder > Lashing Blade > Assassinate > Shocking Execution – Use Gloaming Cut to apply the Bleed, then use Gloaming Cut, then remember to reapply Bleed with Gloaming Cut

AoE Rotation:

Stealth > Blade Flurry x2 > Path of the Blade > Assassinate > Cloud of Steel > Use Whirlwind of Blades when available

Rogue Assassin Boons

You should always choose boons based on what stats you currently need. Therefore a selection of several viable boons is available to you for each tier.

Tier 1 Boons

• Recruit’s Training – 0.2% Power Per Rank
• Critical Strike – 0.2% Critical Strike Per Rank
• Critical Avoidance – 0.2% Critical Avoidance Per Rank
• Cultist Bulwark – 0.2% HP Per Rank
• Cultist Power – 1% Increased damage and damage resistance vs. Cultists.

Tier 2 Boons

• Squire’s Training – 0.2% Power Per Rank
• Armor Penetration – 0.2% Critical Severity Per Rank
• Defense – 0.2% Defense Per Rank
• Demonic Bulwark – 0.2% HP Per Rank
• Demonic Mastery – 1% Increased damage and damage resistance vs. demons.

Tier 3 Boons

• Knight’s Training – 0.2% Power Per Rank
• Combat Advantage – 0.2% Combat Advantage Per Rank
• Awareness – 0.2% Awareness Per Rank
• Dino Bulwark – 0.2 HP Per Rank
• Dino Power – 1% Increased damage and damage resistance vs. dinos.

Tier 4 Boons

• Captain’s Training – 0.2% Power Per Rank
• Accuracy – 0.2% Accuracy Per Rank
• Deflect – 0.2% Deflect Per Rank
• Necrotic Bulwark – 0.2% HP Per Rank
• Necrotic Mastery – 1% Increased damage and damage resistance vs. undead.

Advanced Boons

• Masterclass – 1% Forte per rank
• Quick Turnaround – 1% Recharge Speed

Master Boons

• Blood Lust 3/3
• Life Lessons 3/3
• Blesses Advantage 3/3

Guild Boons

• Offense – Power or Critical Strike Bonus
• Defense – Defence or Hit Point Bonus

Rogue Assassin Weapons & Gear

If you are new to Neverwinter and need to know how to get better gear and increase your item level, check out our Gearing Up Guide.

Note that the best in slot for your build might vary depending on what stats you have.

The best way to gear up in Neverwinter is by making a lot of Astral Diamonds, check out our Astral Diamond Guide to learn all the secrets of AD farming.

Head

• Abyss Conqueror’s Healing Guard / Spellweaver’s Hood
• The Dark Maiden Assault Hood
• Serene Hood of the Dragon Hunter
• Goristro’s Horns (Avernus Hunts)
• Blessed Whisper’s Hood of Quiet (Avernus Hunts)

Armor

• Abyss Conqueror’s Spellweaver Robe
• Tactful Leathers of the Dragon Hunter
• Mighty Cuirass of the Dragon Hunter
• Blessed Bone Devil’s Ribcage (Avernus Hunts)

Arms

• Abyss Conqueror’s Healing Mitts
• Mighty Vambraces of the Dragon Hunter
• Tactful Gloves of the Dragon Hunter
• Wristguards of Precipitation
• Spiked Defenders Vambrace

Feet

• Starweave Slippers
• Abyss Conqueror’s Mauler Greaves
• The Dark Maiden Resolution Greaves (Temple of the Spider)
• Wasteland Wanderers
• Rusted Iron Leggings (Avernus Rare Monsters)

Weapons

• Demonweb Empowerment / Perfect Set
• Dark Matter Set – Solarium Orb & Starcore Talisman
• Stormforged Set (AOE)
• Masterwork Set

Main Hand Modification:

• Duelist’s Flurry

Offhand Modifications:

• Recharge Speed

Rings

You can use any ring with Swordsman’s Perk (3% Melee Power Damage)

• Sapphire Abyssal Loop
• Emerald Abyssal Loop
• Platinum Abyssal Loop
• Eilistraee’s Elegance + Elistraee’s Beauty (AOE)
• Soothsayer’s Ring of Absolution
• Waywatchers Ring of Precision
• Waywatchers Ring of Punishment
• Mightbreaker’s Ring of Elegance

Neck & Waist

• Marilith Strike: Marilith Mask and Sash of the Marilith
• Mythallar Set
• Masterwork of Menzoberranzan Set: Shroomwood Amulet & Shroomwood Sash
• Demogorgon’s Wrath Set: Heart’s Twine & Sinous Chord

Shirt

• Shimmering Flarefiber Shirt
• Lolth’s Embrace
• Mighty Dwarven Body Pattern
• Shirt of the Dragon Cult

Pants

• Luminous Flarefiber Pants
• Lolth’s Embrace
• Mighty Dwarven Limb Pattern
• War-Worn Pants

Rogue Assassin Artifacts

Primary Artifact

• Crystal of Soul’s Flight
• Portable Spelljammer Device
• Demogorgon’s Reach

Secondary Artifacts

Choose secondary artifacts based on the stats you are lacking.

• Marilith Mask
• Rod of Pain
• Wand of Domination
• Astral Seed Tendril
• Portable Spelljammer Detector

Other Artifact Choices

• Mystic Bolt
• Eye of Odran
• Assassin’s Dice

Rogue Assassin Enchantments

When getting enchantments, always get the ones with the stats you are lacking in with your gear, boons, etc in mind.

For example, if you’ve capped Crit with your gear and boons, don’t get azure enchantments for your offense slots.

If you still need to refine your enchantments, see our Refinement Guide for tips on how to farm refinement.

Offense Enchantments

• Ruby Enchantment
• Garnet Enchantment
• Cobalt Enchantment
• Citrine Enchantment
• Amethyst Enchantment
• Jade Enchantment

Defense Enchantments

• Garnet Enchantment

Utility Enchantments

• Garnet Enchantment

Bonus Enchantments

• Recharge Bonus

Combat Enchantments

• Lightning Flash

Overload Enchantments

• Rage of Flames or Devil’s Precision
• Various Marks from Stronghold Vendor
• Corrupt Black Ice / Lethal / Piercing
• Black / Red Dragon Glyph

Armor Reinforcement Kits

• Critical Strike or Severity or Accuracy Kit

Jewelry Reinforcement Kits

• Combat Advantage Jewel

Rogue Assassin Consumables & Buffs

Consider getting VIP for the Power of VIP HP buff if you aren’t already. Also always stand in campfires to get the +1 ability campfire buff.

Pick one from each of the categories below depending on the stats you are lacking.

• Invocation Blessing: Grace of Battle / Gift of Awareness / Righteous Boon / Gamber’s Fortune
• Stronghold Food: Seared Tuna / Prime Rib / Ratatouille
• Event Food: Watermelon Sorbet / Ratatouille / Squash Soup
• Elixir: Wild Storm Elixir / Sunlord’s Gift Elixir
• Potion: Superior Flask of Potency +1
• Belt: Stone of Health / Dragonfire / Perfect Spider Totem

Rogue Assassin Companions

Summoned Companion

For your summoned companion you have the choice between using Augmented companions which will make it easier to cap stats or an active combat companion which will do damage. At the moment Active/Striker companions are usually better than augment companions.

Augment Companion Choices

• Owlbear Cub
• Bulette Pup
• Deepcrow Hatchling
• Ioun Stones
• Quasit

Active Companion Choices

• Greenscale Bowman
• Blaspheme Assassin
• Pseudodragon
• Honey Badger
• Tomb Spider
• Regis (AoE)
• Elminster Simulacrum (AoE)
• Shadar-kai Witch (AoE)
• Xaryxian Defector (AoE)
• Bobby the Barbarian (AoE)

Enchantment Power

• Potency
• Perfect Vision
• Acute Senses
• Potent Precision
• Precision

Companion Powers

Below is a selection of viable companion powers.

Offense Powers

• Wulfgar (Wulfgar’s Wrecking) – 4.7% Combat Advantage & Accuracy
• Drizzt (Drizzt’s Devestation) – 4.7% Critical Change & Severity
• Neverwinter Knight (Neverwinter Knight’s Discipline) – 7.5% Outgoing Damage
• Wild Hunt Rider (Wild Hunt Discipline) – 2/3/5% chance to increase damage by 10% for 5 seconds.
• Siege Master (Siege Master’s Discipline) – Combined Rating – Increases the power of your At-Will powers by 11% (Doubled on Stronghold Map)
• Black Dragon Ioun Stone (Black Dragon’s Insight) – 7.5% Critical Chance
• Staldorf (Staldorf’s Presence) – 7.5% Combat Advantage
• Razorwood (Twigblight’s Insight) – 3.8% Critical Severity & Accuracy
• Hawk (Hawk’s Insight’s) – 3.8% Critical Severity & Critical Chance
• Armored Orc Wolf (Orc Wolf’s Instincts) – 3.8% Critical Chance & Accuracy
• Batiri (Batiri’s Wisdom) – 11% Damage Versus Bosses
• Misc (The Bigger They Are) – More damage against big mobs (bosses)
• Dancing Blade (Dancing Blade’s Insight) – 3.8% Critical Severity & Combat Advantage
• Flame Sprite (Flamesprite’s Insight) – 3.8% Critical Chance & Accuracy
• Golden Cat (Golden Cat’s Insight’s) – 7,5% Combat Advantage

Defense Powers

• Phasespider (Phasespider’s Presence) – 3.8% Critical Chance & Combat Advantage
• Fire Archon (Fire Archon’s Insight) – 10% on At-Will use to increase Combat Advantage for 10 seconds

Utility Powers

• Dark Dealer (Dark Dealings) – 3.8% Accuracy & 3.8% Combat Advantage
• Alchemist Experimenter (Alchemist’s Discipline) – 3.8% Critical Chance & Combat Advantage
• Golden Cat (Golden Cat’s Insight) – 7.5% Combat Advantage

Rogue Assassin Mounts

Bolster

When it comes to mounts, you should focus on getting them all to Mythic quality to increase Bolster.

Bolster Contribution depends on the quality of the mount, with Mythic mounts contributing 10% Bolster, this again increases the values of your Equip Power and Combat Power.

Mount Insignia Bonuses

All classes and specs should consider using Wanderer’s Fortune and or Traveler’s Treasures before you have refined all your gear and enchantments, for extra refinement every day.

Insignia bonuses are mostly down to preference. Some boost damage a bit, and some boost survivability, while others add utility.

Insignia Type

• Insignia of Aggression
• Insignia of Skill
• Insignia of Brutality or Dominance if you still need power

Mount Collars

• Sturdy Crescent Collar
• Wayfaring Barbed Collar
• Unified Crescent Collar
• Supportive Crescent Collar

Rogue Assassin Mount Powers

Mount Equip Power:

• Ferocious Predator (Power & Critical Severity)
• Opportunistic ( Combat Advantage)
• Ferocity (Extra Damage)
• Armor Breaker (Critical Severity)
• Rapid Accuracy (Accuracy)
• Precision (Critical Strike & Severity)
• Ruthless Efficiency (Critical Strike
• Dominant Force (Power)

Mount Combat Power:

• Wicked Lich
• Golden Touch (Golden Warhorse)
• Bigby’s Crushing Hand
• Divine Intervention (Celestial Wings)
• Tunnel Vision (Several)
• Cauldron Fumes (Hag’s Hexing Cauldron)
• Giant Toad Tongue Lash (Giant Toad)

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