Rogue Outlaw Rotation & Opener

Data updated 2026-09-06

Built from the current top-100 Mythic parses on WarcraftLogs — the real opener sequences, casts-per-minute and buff uptimes of the best Outlaw players, not theorycraft.

Raid 5 top logs sampled Median kill 6:52
AI coach — raid
How to play: Sinister Strike builds (top players: 17.8/min), Opportunity-procced Pistol Shots take priority (30.9/min — your busiest button, that's how often it procs), Dispatch dumps at full points (10.1/min), Between the Eyes on cooldown for its buff (97.2% uptime). Blade Rush and Adrenaline Rush on refresh. Watch: Between the Eyes' buff timer (97.2% is the top-player bar — it never drops); Opportunity procs — a lit Pistol Shot is free and hits harder.

Real Opener Sequences — Mythic boss M2

Sample kills 2026-09-03 – 2026-09-05

First ~12 casts of actual top-ranked kills. Trinkets and racials vary by setup; the skill order is what to copy.

SlythrArea 52 · US kill date 2026-09-04 Hero talentTricksterTalents →
千丶一白银之手 · CN kill date 2026-09-05 Talents →
MkflurryStormrage · US kill date 2026-09-05 Hero talentTricksterTalents →
Burst key — from the top parses above Macro commands →
#showtooltip Roll the Bones
/use 13
/use 14
/cast Adrenaline Rush
/cast Keep It Rolling
/cast Roll the Bones

A macro can fire only one global-cooldown ability per press — that is the game's limit, not ours. So a burst key is exactly: on-use trinkets + the off-GCD cooldowns top players press in their opener + one opener spell. Nothing else fits.

Off-GCD cooldowns pressed within the first 8 casts by at least 2 of the 3 sampled players, defensives and movement removed. Ends with the first on-GCD opener so everything fires in one press.

Slot 13 / 14: the data cannot tell which slot the on-use trinket sits in, so both are listed; the passive one just prints cannot use.

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Casts Per Minute — Raid Benchmark

Sample kills 2026-09-03 – 2026-09-05
AbilityTop-player CPM
Pistol Shot 26.6
Sinister Strike 15.0
Between the Eyes 12.7
Dispatch 9.7
Coup de Grace 2.4
Blade Flurry 2.1
Adrenaline RushOff-GCD 1.9
Killing Spree 1.9
FeintOff-GCD 1.2
Roll the Bones 1.2
SprintOff-GCD 1.2
Grappling HookOff-GCD 0.9
Keep It RollingOff-GCD 0.7
Voracious Heart of Ula'tekOff-GCD 0.6

CPM = median casts per minute across the sampled top kills. If you're far below on a core ability, that's usually the first thing to fix.

Buff Uptimes to Watch

BuffTop-player uptime
Acrobatic Strikes 96.7%
Flawless Form 91.9%
Palmed Bullets 88.4%
Rune of Critical Power 84.4%
Devotion Aura 84.2%
Zero In 81.8%
Escalating Blade 72.8%
Halazzi's Rite 71.7%
Arcanoweave Insight 62.4%
Roll the Bones 61.6%
Mythic+ Differences 8 top key runs sampled Median run 30:08
AI coach — Mythic+
How to play: Open Blade Flurry at 2+ targets (it converts your single-target combo into AoE); everything else stays the same. Tricks of the Trade to the tank on pulls, Feint woven in as usual. Watch: Blade Flurry's toggle state (mind its value when swapping to single-target); maintain Tricks like a permanent buff — top players hold it at 96.8%.

Real AoE Opener — First Trash Pack

Sample kills 2026-08-31 – 2026-09-06

First ~12 casts after the pull starts, taken from actual top key runs: the AoE opener is the first pack of the run, the single-target opener is the first boss. Trinkets and racials vary by setup; the skill order is what to copy.

TomelvisDraenor · EU kill date 2026-09-05 pull Defier Draghar · 24 enemies Hero talentTricksterTalents →
TeyecIllidan · US kill date 2026-09-06 pull Defier Draghar · 29 enemies Hero talentTricksterTalents →
TomelvisDraenor · EU kill date 2026-09-05 pull Bribed Guard · 27 enemies Hero talentTricksterTalents →
Burst key — from the top parses above Macro commands →
#showtooltip Roll the Bones
/use 13
/use 14
/cast Keep It Rolling
/cast Adrenaline Rush
/cast Roll the Bones

A macro can fire only one global-cooldown ability per press — that is the game's limit, not ours. So a burst key is exactly: on-use trinkets + the off-GCD cooldowns top players press in their opener + one opener spell. Nothing else fits.

Off-GCD cooldowns pressed within the first 8 casts by at least 1 of the 3 sampled players, defensives and movement removed. Ends with the first on-GCD opener so everything fires in one press.

Slot 13 / 14: the data cannot tell which slot the on-use trinket sits in, so both are listed; the passive one just prints cannot use.

Real Single-Target Opener — First Boss

Sample kills 2026-08-31 – 2026-09-06
TomelvisDraenor · EU kill date 2026-09-05 pull Melidrussa Chillworn Hero talentTricksterTalents →
TeyecIllidan · US kill date 2026-09-06 pull Melidrussa Chillworn Hero talentTricksterTalents →
TomelvisDraenor · EU kill date 2026-09-05 pull Kystia Manaheart Hero talentTricksterTalents →
Burst key — from the top parses above Macro commands →
#showtooltip Sinister Strike
/cast Grappling Hook
/cast Adrenaline Rush
/cast Keep It Rolling
/cast Sinister Strike

A macro can fire only one global-cooldown ability per press — that is the game's limit, not ours. So a burst key is exactly: on-use trinkets + the off-GCD cooldowns top players press in their opener + one opener spell. Nothing else fits.

Off-GCD cooldowns pressed within the first 8 casts by at least 2 of the 3 sampled players, defensives and movement removed. Ends with the first on-GCD opener so everything fires in one press.

Casts Per Minute — Mythic+ Benchmark

Sample kills 2026-08-31 – 2026-09-06
AbilityTop-player CPM
Pistol Shot 20.1
Sinister Strike 12.5
Between the Eyes 10.2
Dispatch 9.6
Blade Flurry 4.5
Blade Rush 3.7
Coup de Grace 2.4
SprintOff-GCD 2.0
FeintOff-GCD 2.0
Adrenaline RushOff-GCD 1.6
Killing Spree 1.6
Roll the Bones 1.4
Grappling HookOff-GCD 0.8
Keep It RollingOff-GCD 0.7

Mythic+ Buff Uptimes

BuffTop-player uptime
Between the Eyes 93.5%
Palmed Bullets 88.8%
Flawless Form 88.1%
Zero In 83.8%
Ancestral Vigor 74.5%
Escalating Blade 70.8%
Earthliving Weapon 67.5%
Blade Flurry 66.7%
Arcanoweave Insight 64.2%
Elemental Resistance 62.3%
Spec macros · 12.1 4 macros

Collected from public Patch 12.1 guides and checked for this patch. Spell names follow the language you selected on this site and must match your game client. If a macro does not work on your client, report it with the button on the card.

Spell names below are shown in this site's language . Your game client must use the same language, or the macro will say unknown spell.
Grappling Hook (cursor)
#showtooltip
/cast [@cursor] Grappling Hook
Hooks to the cursor without the confirmation click
Kick (focus)
#showtooltip
/cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Kick
Interrupts focus if set, otherwise target
Tricks of the Trade (named ally)
#showtooltip
/cast [@NAME][] Tricks of the Trade
Replace NAME with the tank's character name
Adrenaline Rush + trinket
#showtooltip Adrenaline Rush
/cast Adrenaline Rush
/use 13
Change 13 to 14 for the bottom trinket slot
Keybind suggestion by casts per minute

Keybinds are personal — this is not a layout to copy wholesale. What it does say is which abilities you press most, measured from the same top parses above: the more often an ability is cast, the less effort its key should take. Interrupts, defensives and movement are deliberately left out; they barely register in cast data yet must always be within reach, so choose those yourself.

Rows marked Passive are not pressed at all — they fire on their own (auto-attacks, procs) and get no key, even though they top the casts-per-minute table.

KeyAbilityTop-player CPM
1 Pistol Shot 26.6
2 Sinister Strike 15.0
3 Between the Eyes 12.7
4 Dispatch 9.7
5 Blade Flurry 4.5
Z Blade Rush 3.7
X Coup de Grace 2.4
C FeintOff-GCD 2.0
V SprintOff-GCD 2.0
R Adrenaline RushOff-GCD 1.9
F Killing Spree 1.9
T Roll the Bones 1.4
G Grappling HookOff-GCD 0.9
Shift+1 Keep It RollingOff-GCD 0.7
Shift+2 Voracious Heart of Ula'tekOff-GCD 0.6

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