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Subtlety Rogue

Damage specialisation · Tier C in PvP, 2.0% of the sample

PvE GuideRaid logs, Mythic+ players and PvE buildsPvP GuideRated ladder talents, gear stats and buildsACTIVE

Rated PvP data

A complete live guide built from rated Battle.net profiles: bracket-specific talents, PvP talents, gear, gems, enchantments, statistics and importable builds. PvE raid casts are never presented as PvP advice.

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Secondary stats

Secondary stat split across the 100 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.

  • Versatility44.6%974 avg
  • Mastery38.5%857 avg
  • Haste11.3%261 avg
  • Critical Strike5.6%133 avg

150

Synced Solo Shuffle players

2,014

Average rating sampled

2,696

Highest rating sampled

PvP talents

The three dedicated PvP slots, measured from Battle.net profiles.

Live ladder data
Smoke Bomb

Smoke Bomb

67%

Creates a cloud of thick smoke in an 8 yard radius around the Rogue for 5 sec. Enemies are unable to target into or out of the smoke cloud.

100 players

Preemptive Maneuver

Preemptive Maneuver

61%

Feint decreases your damage taken by an additional 40% while stunned and its energy cost is reduced by 30%.

92 players

Dismantle

Dismantle

52%

Disarm the enemy, preventing the use of any weapons or shield for 5 sec.

78 players

Thick as Thieves

Thick as Thieves

11%

Tricks of the Trade now increases the friendly target's damage by 15% for 6 sec.

17 players

Death from Above

Death from Above

3%

Finishing move that empowers your weapons with energy to perform a deadly attack. You leap into the air and Eviscerate your target on the way back down, with such force that it has a 15% stronger effect.

5 players

Distracting Mirage

Distracting Mirage

3%

Distract slows affected enemies by 60% and creates a Mirage that follows an enemy for 8 sec. Reactivate Distract to teleport to your Mirage's location.

4 players

Maneuverability

Maneuverability

1%

Sprint has 50% reduced cooldown and 50% reduced duration.

2 players

Silhouette

Silhouette

1%

Shadowstep's cooldown is reduced by 67% when cast on a friendly target.

2 players

Control is King

Control is King

1%

Cheap Shot grants Slice and Dice for 15 sec and Kidney Shot restores 10 Energy per combo point spent.

1 players

Combat toolkit

Common high-rated choices grouped by purpose. This is a PvP toolkit, not a fake raid rotation.

Pressure & burst

  • Airborne Irritant
    Airborne Irritant100%

    Blind has 50% reduced cooldown, 70% reduced duration, and applies to all nearby enemies.

  • Cloak of Shadows
    Cloak of Shadows100%

    Provides a moment of magic immunity, instantly removing all harmful spell effects. The cloak lingers, causing you to resist harmful spells for 5 sec.

Most played equipment

Top two choices per slot among the highest-rated hydrated profiles.

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Cape

37% equipped · 263 ilvl

Back

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak

32% equipped · 285 ilvl

Chest

Thalassian Competitor's Leather Chestpiece

43% equipped · 253 ilvl

Subtlety Rogue enchantments

  • Enchanted: +41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina83%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei81%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery74%

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Talent choices across 253 synced characters playing this specialisation. These are observed picks, not recommendations — they say what the ladder is doing, not what you should do.

Where builds differ

Taken by between 15% and 90% of players. This is where the real decisions are.

  • Improved Wound Poison89%

    218 players · Class

  • Ephemeral Bond86%

    212 players · Specialization

  • Soothing Darkness86%

    212 players · Class

  • Subterfuge86%

    211 players · Class

  • Without a Trace86%

    211 players · Class

  • Improved Secret Technique85%

    208 players · Specialization

  • Danse Macabre83%

    204 players · Specialization

  • The Rotten80%

    196 players · Specialization

  • Shiv79%

    194 players · Class

  • Deepening Shadows69%

    170 players · Specialization

  • Bait and Switch65%

    159 players · Hero

  • Clear the Witnesses65%

    159 players · Hero

  • Corrupt the Blood65%

    159 players · Hero

  • Darkest Night65%

    159 players · Hero

  • Deathstalker's Mark65%

    159 players · Hero

  • Follow the Blood65%

    159 players · Hero

  • Hunt Them Down65%

    159 players · Hero

  • Lingering Darkness65%

    159 players · Hero

  • Mass Casualty65%

    159 players · Hero

  • Precise Killer65%

    159 players · Hero

  • Quietus Celeris65%

    159 players · Hero

  • Shadewalker65%

    159 players · Hero

  • Singular Focus65%

    159 players · Hero

  • Unshakeable Drive65%

    159 players · Hero

  • Toxic Stiletto58%

    143 players · Class

  • Superior Mixture54%

    132 players · Class

  • Unbreakable Stride48%

    119 players · Class

  • Nimble Fingers37%

    90 players · Class

  • Clever Combatant32%

    79 players · Hero

  • Cloud Cover32%

    79 players · Hero

  • Coup de Grace32%

    79 players · Hero

  • Devious Distractions32%

    79 players · Hero

  • Disorienting Strikes32%

    79 players · Hero

  • Don't Be Suspicious32%

    79 players · Hero

  • Flashing Steel32%

    79 players · Hero

  • Flawless Form32%

    79 players · Hero

Near-universal picks (49)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
  • Airborne Irritant100%

    246 players · Class

  • Blackjack100%

    246 players · Class

  • Blind100%

    246 players · Class

Rarely taken (89)under 15% — situational or out of favour
  • Cold Blooded Killer14%

    34 players · Class

  • Lethality14%

    34 players · Class

  • Atrophic Poison13%

    33 players · Class

Import a real build

Loadouts from the highest-rated synced players of this specialisation. Paste straight into the game.

  • Avidance

    wrathbringer · EU2,696

  • Grimmjowjaja

    outland · EU2,679

  • Bestworld

    moon-guard · US2,504

  • Poohpumpah

    shattered-hand · EU2,449

  • Jabbz

    blackhand · EU2,417

Learn the spec

This page measures what players do. For rotation, stat priority and matchup play, these are the references.

  • Skill-CappedpvpArena guides, matchup play and comp theory. Subscription, and the standard reference for PvP.
  • Murlok.iopvpTalent and gear data from the PvP ladder, broken down per bracket.

Other Rogue specs

  • Assassination
  • Outlaw
Deep Cuts
Deep Cuts100%

Your finishing moves deal 6% increased damage.

  • Evasion
    Evasion100%

    Increases your dodge chance by 100% for 10 sec.

  • Improved Ambush
    Improved Ambush100%

    Energy cost of finishing moves reduced by 6%.

    • Survival

    • Blackjack
      Blackjack100%

      Enemies have 30% reduced damage and healing for 6 sec after Blind or Sap's effect on them ends.

    • Cheat Death
      Cheat Death100%

      Evasion also reduces damage taken by 20%, and Feint also reduces non-area-of-effect damage taken by 20%.

    • Recuperator
      Recuperator96%

      Slice and Dice heals you for up to 1% of your maximum health per 3 sec.

    • Ephemeral Bond
      Ephemeral Bond86%

      Increases healing received by 8%.

    • Soothing Darkness
      Soothing Darkness86%

      You are healed for 15% of your maximum health over 6 sec after activating Vanish.

    Control & mobility

    • Blind
      Blind100%

      Blinds the target, causing it to wander disoriented for 1 min. Damage may interrupt the effect. Limit 1.

    • Fleet Footed
      Fleet Footed100%

      Movement speed increased by 15%.

    • Featherfoot
      Featherfoot98%

      Sprint increases movement speed by an additional 30% and has 4 sec increased duration.

    • Cloaked in Shadows
      Cloaked in Shadows96%

      Movement speed increased by 20% and damage taken reduced by 10% for 8 sec after gaining Stealth, Vanish, or Shadow Dance.

    • Shiv
      Shiv79%

      Attack with your off-hand, dealing 1,661 Physical damage, dispelling all enrage effects and applying a concentrated form of your Crippling Poison, reducing movement speed by 84% for 5 sec. Awards 1 combo point.

    Chest

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Vest

    23% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Boots

    60% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Sliders

    12% equipped · 259 ilvl

    Hands

    Chosen Bloodslayer's Fanged Grips

    50% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Gloves

    31% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Helm

    65% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Chosen Bloodslayer's Spirit Shroud

    17% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Legs

    Chosen Bloodslayer's Reinforced Pants

    45% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Leggings

    43% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Knife

    73% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Shank

    15% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Pendant

    49% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Thalassian Competitor's Amulet

    38% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Knife

    68% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Shank

    18% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    63% equipped · 253 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    21% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    63% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    20% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Shirt

    Precious's Ribbon

    7% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Red Linen Shirt

    4% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Chosen Bloodslayer's Voodoo Guards

    72% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Venomous Gladiator's Leather Shoulderpads

    10% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    19% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    12% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

    35% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    25% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    43% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

    19% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Belt

    52% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Belt

    33% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Wristwraps

    45% equipped · 253 ilvl

    Wrist

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Armguards

    39% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt
    69%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul68%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness67%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed57%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Arcane Mastery39%

    • Subtlety Rogue gems & sockets

    • Enduring Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control79%
    • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Versatility76%
    • Prismatic Socket11%
    • Flawless Masterful Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Mastery10%
    • Flawless Masterful Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Mastery5%
    • Indecipherable Eversong Diamond · +32 Primary Stat5%
    • Flawless Masterful Amethyst · +17 Mastery3%
    • Flawless Quick Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Haste3%
    Cheat Death100%

    246 players · Class

  • Cloak of Shadows100%

    246 players · Class

  • Deep Cuts100%

    246 players · Class

  • Evasion100%

    246 players · Class

  • Fleet Footed100%

    246 players · Class

  • Improved Ambush100%

    246 players · Class

  • Improved Sprint100%

    246 players · Class

  • Master Poisoner100%

    246 players · Class

  • Quick Fingers100%

    246 players · Class

  • Thrill Seeking100%

    246 players · Class

  • Alacrity100%

    245 players · Class

  • Danger Sense100%

    245 players · Class

  • Deadly Precision100%

    245 players · Class

  • Dark Brew13%

    33 players · Specialization

  • Lingering Shadow11%

    27 players · Specialization

  • Silent Storm10%

    25 players · Specialization

  • Potent Powder6.5%

    16 players · Specialization

  • Thistle Tea4.5%

    11 players · Class

  • Vigor4.5%

    11 players · Class

  • Avulsion3.3%

    8 players · Specialization

  • Bloody Mess3.3%

    8 players · Specialization

  • Chosen's Revelry3.3%

    8 players · Hero