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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.

  • Versatility41.5%920 avg
  • Mastery37.7%855 avg
  • Haste12.9%303 avg
  • Critical Strike8.0%190 avg

150

Synced PvP players

2,126

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

45%

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.

68 players

Preemptive Maneuver

Preemptive Maneuver

41%

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

61 players

Dismantle

Dismantle

34%

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

51 players

Thick as Thieves

Thick as Thieves

7%

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

10 players

Distracting Mirage

Distracting Mirage

6%

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.

9 players

Silhouette

Silhouette

3%

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

4 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.

2 players

Death from Above

Death from Above

1%

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.

2 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

41% equipped · 263 ilvl

Back

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak

27% equipped · 285 ilvl

Chest

Thalassian Competitor's Leather Chestpiece

44% equipped · 253 ilvl

Subtlety Rogue enchantments

  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei82%
  • Enchanted: +41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina81%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness73%

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Talent choices across 344 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%

    300 players · Class

  • Ephemeral Bond88%

    296 players · Specialization

  • Soothing Darkness88%

    296 players · Class

  • Subterfuge87%

    295 players · Class

  • Without a Trace87%

    295 players · Class

  • Improved Secret Technique87%

    293 players · Specialization

  • Danse Macabre85%

    288 players · Specialization

  • The Rotten81%

    274 players · Specialization

  • Shiv79%

    268 players · Class

  • Deepening Shadows65%

    219 players · Specialization

  • Bait and Switch56%

    188 players · Hero

  • Clear the Witnesses56%

    188 players · Hero

  • Corrupt the Blood56%

    188 players · Hero

  • Darkest Night56%

    188 players · Hero

  • Deathstalker's Mark56%

    188 players · Hero

  • Follow the Blood56%

    188 players · Hero

  • Hunt Them Down56%

    188 players · Hero

  • Lingering Darkness56%

    188 players · Hero

  • Mass Casualty56%

    188 players · Hero

  • Precise Killer56%

    188 players · Hero

  • Quietus Celeris56%

    188 players · Hero

  • Shadewalker56%

    188 players · Hero

  • Singular Focus56%

    188 players · Hero

  • Unshakeable Drive56%

    188 players · Hero

  • Toxic Stiletto55%

    187 players · Class

  • Superior Mixture54%

    182 players · Class

  • Unbreakable Stride49%

    167 players · Class

  • Clever Combatant42%

    142 players · Hero

  • Cloud Cover42%

    142 players · Hero

  • Coup de Grace42%

    142 players · Hero

  • Devious Distractions42%

    142 players · Hero

  • Disorienting Strikes42%

    142 players · Hero

  • Don't Be Suspicious42%

    142 players · Hero

  • Flashing Steel42%

    142 players · Hero

  • Flawless Form42%

    142 players · Hero

  • Flickerstrike42%

    142 players · Hero

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

    338 players · Class

  • Blackjack100%

    338 players · Class

  • Blind100%

    338 players · Class

Rarely taken (91)under 15% — situational or out of favour
  • Virulent Poisons14%

    48 players · Class

  • Cold Blooded Killer12%

    42 players · Class

  • Lethality12%

    42 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
      Recuperator97%

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

    • Ephemeral Bond
      Ephemeral Bond88%

      Increases healing received by 8%.

    • Soothing Darkness
      Soothing Darkness88%

      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 Shadows97%

      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 1,458 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

    Chosen Bloodslayer's Banded Poncho

    22% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Boots

    60% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Feet

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Footpads

    13% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Hands

    Chosen Bloodslayer's Fanged Grips

    45% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Gloves

    27% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Helm

    59% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Chosen Bloodslayer's Spirit Shroud

    21% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Leggings

    45% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Chosen Bloodslayer's Reinforced Pants

    41% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Knife

    72% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Shank

    16% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Pendant

    53% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Thalassian Competitor's Amulet

    35% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Knife

    66% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Shank

    18% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    64% equipped · 253 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    20% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    60% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    21% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Shirt

    Precious's Ribbon

    7% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Stylish Black Shirt

    5% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Chosen Bloodslayer's Voodoo Guards

    75% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Shoulderpads

    9% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    15% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    14% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

    33% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    27% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    45% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

    23% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Belt

    51% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Belt

    34% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Wristwraps

    42% equipped · 253 ilvl

    Wrist

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Armguards

    37% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery
    72%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt71%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul69%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed64%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Arcane Mastery33%

    • Subtlety Rogue gems & sockets

    • Enduring Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control77%
    • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Versatility74%
    • Flawless Masterful Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Mastery13%
    • Prismatic Socket7%
    • Flawless Quick Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Haste6%
    • Flawless Masterful Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Mastery5%
    • Indecipherable Eversong Diamond · +32 Primary Stat4%
    • Flawless Versatile Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Versatility3%
    Cheat Death100%

    338 players · Class

  • Cloak of Shadows100%

    338 players · Class

  • Deep Cuts100%

    338 players · Class

  • Evasion100%

    338 players · Class

  • Fleet Footed100%

    338 players · Class

  • Improved Ambush100%

    338 players · Class

  • Improved Sprint100%

    338 players · Class

  • Master Poisoner100%

    338 players · Class

  • Quick Fingers100%

    338 players · Class

  • Thrill Seeking100%

    338 players · Class

  • Alacrity100%

    337 players · Class

  • Deadly Precision100%

    337 players · Class

  • Deeper Stratagem100%

    337 players · Class

    • Dark Brew12%

    41 players · Specialization

  • Atrophic Poison12%

    40 players · Class

  • Lingering Shadow10%

    35 players · Specialization

  • Silent Storm9.5%

    32 players · Specialization

  • Potent Powder6.2%

    21 players · Specialization

  • Thistle Tea3.6%

    12 players · Class

  • Vigor3.6%

    12 players · Class

  • The First Dance3.0%

    10 players · Specialization

  • Bloody Mess2.7%

    9 players · Specialization