Outlaw Rogues are currently the top-ranked rogue spec for both Raids and Mythic+ in the first season of World of Warcraft: Dragonflight. All Rogues in fact are doing exceedingly well in both types of content. Having the greatest equipment will make it much simpler to reach the top of the DPS rankings. All the top items that can be acquired from these instances can be found in this article.

There is some important information that should be noted that we go over, including stat priority, reasons behind each item choice, and how to simulate your character to find the best item based on your current gear.

If you're an experienced player, use the table below to quickly identify the Best In Slot item for that piece of equipment by jumping to the item slot.

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Outlaw Rogue Best in Slot Stat Priority

The Best In Slot suggestions in this guide are based on whether the item has the two most important secondary stats to maximize damage. Sometimes, however, there isn't a piece of gear that has both of the top two stats, in this case, choosing the first and third stat or second and third stat is also usually acceptable.

In the case of the Outlaw Rogue, for items very close in ilvl consider the following priority:

Stat Priority

1. Agility
2. Versatility
3. Critical Strike
4. Mastery
5. Haste

The primary stat, Agility, is frequently the strongest predictor of an item improvement. Critical Strikes and Versatility are roughly equal in terms of value as they both increase damage. Mastery is also a good stat as well for Mastery: Main Gauche. Haste doesn't scale as well so it is less of a priority, it will improve attack speed, increase the frequency of damage over time tick rates from bleeds and poisons, and passively improves energy regeneration,

Important Notes For BiS Lists

It is important to note that any jump in ilvl by more than 10 points almost always results in the higher ilvl item being better. If you have an upgrade of 5 ilvl or less, compare the stats based on the stat priorities to decide on the better item.

Keep in mind that secondary stats eventually have diminishing returns. The calculations for diminishing returns are as follows:

• 0 to 30% in a stat - no penalty.
• 30% to 39% in a stat - 10% penalty.
• 39% to 47% in a stat - 20% penalty.
• 47% to 54% in a stat - 30% penalty.
• 54% to 66% in a stat - 40% penalty.
• 66% to 126% in a stat - 50% penalty.

In the case where you have reached 30% in a secondary stat, an item that has a secondary stat that is lower on priority may be a better upgrade. This is why it is always important to sim your gear. For simplicity, we offer the best per slot assuming you have not capped out these stats.

The amount that is optimal always depends on the situation. You can also use a simulator, such as RaidBots, to see what you specifically should focus on. We have a section at the end of this guide to learn how to sim your gear.

Outlaw Rogue BiS Gear

The items appearing in these lists may come from Mythic+, Raids, or The Vault. Their item level will depend on the instance's level of difficulty (Normal, Heroic, Mythic, Mythic+ 1-20). This list does not include Renown or Crafting items as it is meant as a guide on what dungeons or raids to attend to get your best gear from these sources.

For easy comparison, the item tooltips show Mythic level 9 or Normal Difficulty for Raid item level version of the item.

Best Head

The tier headpiece is a great option to include for the set bonus. The only item that has Crit/Vers stats is Crown of Roaring Storms; there are a lot of other second-best options out there.

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Best Neck

The crafted necklace, Elemental Lariat, is shaping up to be the best in slot neck for almost all classes, so make sure to have it crafted with the right stats for your spec. As far as Vers/Crit options, there aren't any, but there are a few that have high stats of one with Mastery or Haste as a second stat.

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Best Shoulders

The Tier shoulders do have Versatility which is decent to keep the set bonus, but has a lot of haste. The second option has the best stat allocation. The other two options are Crit/Mastery.

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Best Back

Unfortunately no Crit & Vers options. The highest Vers option has Haste, so there are other options with Crit & Mastery as well.

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Best Chest

The Tier Chestpiece does have Crit but high Mastery. Probably worth it to just have the Tier piece to not break the set bonus. Lots of other options with Crit or Vers as well.

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Best Wrist

There are no options with Versatility on it, so look for these options with Crit/Mastery.

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Best Hands

One option with Crit & Vers. The tier-set Gloves are not a terrible choice if you're good with the amount of Vers you have as they have Crit/Haste.

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Best Waist

Only one option with Versatility that has Mastery. There are lots of Crit/Mastery options as well this is the one with the highest Crit value.

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Best Legs

The Tier Legs are pants down the best option as they have both Crit and Vers, finally! All other options included here have Crit/Mastery, but make the tier legs a priority.

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Best Feet

Here are the top options for boots, only Crit or Vers with Mastery as a second stat.

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Best Rings

The best option here has Vers/Crit. For the second ring, however, It will be a toss up depending on your stats for a Vers/Haste option or Crit/Mastery option. There is also the last ring that boosts auto-attack damage which is worth looking into as well.

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Best Trinkets

Because competition is going to be very intense for these trinkets we've provided multiple options for all types of encounters.

• For Single Target the best options are Manic Grieftorch and Windscar Whetstone
• For Cleave and AoE the best options are Storm-Eater's Boon and Controlled Current Technique

For Trinkets, check out Bloodmallet as they have outlined all trinket options with multiple item level variants.

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Best Weapons

There are some good options for both Main Hand and Off-hand, the best in slot combo being Frostbreath Thumper and Enduring Shard of Terros.

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How To Simulate To Determine Your Best Gear

Raidbots is a tool that World of Warcraft players can use to figure out if the gear they just looted is an upgrade. As mentioned earlier, there are so many nuances and diminishing returns as certain points in the game, that determining an exact set of bis gear is impossible. With the ilvl scaling of Mythic+ loot on higher keys and utility different gear has for different fights, there just isn't a pure "this is the absolute best for the entire Season" list. It's even something that certain classes have come across in Classic Wrath!

Don't worry, because we're still here to help. We highly recommend using raidbots to determine if an item you just acquired is an upgrade. Here's a quick guide to help you run simulations to see if your new item is an upgrade:

• Make sure you have the Simulationcraft add-on installed.
• With your new loot in your inventory, open your chatbox and type /simc.
• A window will open up. Copy the entire text and paste it on the Raidbots Top Gear page.

• This step is important. On the Top Gear page, scroll down and make sure you're selecting the gear you want simmed. If you do not select the gear you're wearing, as well as the gear in your inventory you just acquired, you won't know if you picked up an upgrade.
• Raidbots will then let you know which items allow you to maximize your DPS!

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