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Subtlety Rogue

  • Rated Battlegrounds
  • 32 players
  • Last Updated: 21 hours ago

See what 32 high-rated Rated Battlegrounds characters are using, based on the PvPLeaderboard rankings available for this update.

Where these stats come from

Starting at the top of the rankings, we work down until we have everything we need for 50 characters.

A character is ignored if their Battle.net profile is missing or incomplete, if they aren’t max level, or if their talents don’t fit the current talent tree.

Use this as a starting point, then adjust your setup for your bracket, comp, rating, and matchup.

Sources: PvPLeaderboard; Battle.net

Players

Búiltdiffy

Búiltdiffy

Tichondrius (us)

Talents (Class)

Gouge
Elusiveness
Blackjack
Improved Ambush
Forced Induction

Talents (Specialization)

Quick Decisions
Shot in the Dark
Cloaked in Shadows
Warning Signs

Talents (Hero)

Lingering Darkness
Ethereal Cloak
Follow the Blood
Shadewalker

Talents (PvP)

Smoke Bomb
Dismantle
Preemptive Maneuver
Stealthdeath

Stealthdeath

<twitch tv pacopolo>Quel'Thalas (us)

Talents (Class)

Gouge
Elusiveness
Blackjack
Improved Ambush
Forced Induction

Talents (Specialization)

Quick Decisions
Shot in the Dark
Fade to Nothing
Warning Signs

Talents (Hero)

Smoke
Don't Be Suspicious
Thousand Cuts
Cloud Cover

Talents (PvP)

Smoke Bomb
Dismantle
Preemptive Maneuver
Ghostelf

Ghostelf

<Mancoboys>Ragnaros (us)

Talents (Class)

Gouge
Elusiveness
Blackjack
Improved Ambush
Forced Induction

Talents (Specialization)

Quick Decisions
Shot in the Dark
Fade to Nothing
Warning Signs

Talents (Hero)

Lingering Darkness
Bait and Switch
Momentum of Despair
Shadewalker

Talents (PvP)

Smoke Bomb
Death from Above
Preemptive Maneuver

Stat Priority

Values are relative to the highest stat. The stat priority for a Subtlety Rogue is
Versatility > Mastery > Haste > Critical Strike

Best Races

The best race for a Subtlety Rogue for the Alliance is Night Elf and for the Horde is Orc

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

53% of the best players use this combination
Venomous Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Venomous Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 244 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)

16% of the best players use this combination
Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 206 primary stat for 20 sec.

Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)

13% of the best players use this combination
Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)

Venomous Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Venomous Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 244 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

Best Sockets

Values are based on the total amount of sockets of all players. The most popular socket for a Subtlety Rogue is Flawless Versatile Amethyst
Flawless Versatile Amethyst

Flawless Versatile Amethyst

44%

+16 Mastery & +7 Versatility

Enduring Heliotrope

Enduring Heliotrope

15%

+23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control

Flawless Deadly Amethyst

Flawless Deadly Amethyst

12%

+16 Mastery & +7 Critical Strike

Best Embellishments

Embellishments are specific abilities that can be added onto a piece of gear or weapons to add an equip bonus. The most popular embellishment for a Subtlety Rogue is Arcanoweave Lining on a Feet item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

66%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to draw in a mana wyrm that will empower you and an ally with Arcanoweave Insight, increasing your Agility by 44 and your ally's Primary Stat by 11.

  • Feet38%
  • Waist24%
  • Wrist19%
  • Back14%
  • Chest5%
Hunt

Hunt

19%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have the chance to grant 85 secondary stats for 15 sec based on the target creature's type.

  • Main Hand83%
  • Off Hand17%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

6%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities can cause you to heed the whispers and fire a Devouring Bolt at your target, dealing 1,890 Cosmic damage. This bolt devours their strength, seizing 91 of your highest secondary stat for you for 10 sec.

  • Waist50%
  • Feet50%

Best Enchants

Percentages use the 32 characters in this dataset. A value above 100% means the enchant appears more than 32 times, usually because the same enchant is applied to both rings.
Back icon

Back

Goblin Glider

6%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

31%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Rootwarden

22%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Rootwarden

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

50%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

3%

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

Hands icon

Hands

Heavy Knothide Armor Kit

3%

+3 Stamina

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

50%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Thalassian Scout Armor Kit

6%

+24 Agility/Strength

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

50%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Enchant Weapon - Arcane Mastery

22%

Enchant Weapon - Arcane Mastery

Off Hand icon

Off Hand

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

50%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Enchant Weapon - Arcane Mastery

16%

Enchant Weapon - Arcane Mastery

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

81%

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

16%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

Wrist icon

Wrist

Shaded Hearthing

3%

Shaded Hearthing

Talents

The new talent system is not as straight-forward as the talent systems from previous expansions. Many talents are situational, and choosing your talents should be done based on the content you are doing. This heat map will show what talents are must-picks, which ones are situational, and which ones are rarely chosen.

Colors

The colors indicate talent popularity. The percentages show how many of the 32 characters in this dataset selected each talent.

  • 90% - 100% (best)
  • 50% - 89% (good)
  • 20% - 49% (situational)
  • 0% - 19% (unpopular)

Talent Tree

Talent Tree Background
Shiv
84.4%
Blind
100%
Cloak of Shadows
100%
Toxic Stiletto
43.8%
Fleet Footed
100%
Gouge
100%
Thrill Seeking
100%
Shadowrunner
100%
Master Poisoner
100%
Elusiveness
100%
Blackjack
100%
Improved Wound Poison
90.6%
Nimble Fingers
46.9%
Deadened Nerves
96.9%
Quick Fingers
100%
Improved Sprint
100%
Superior Mixture
40.6%
Evasion
100%
Iron Stomach
21.9%
Virulent Poisons
3.1%
Stillshroud
0%
Graceful Guile
100%
Featherfoot
100%
Atrophic Poison
3.1%
Deadly Precision
100%
Sanguine Vial
0%
Deep Cuts
100%
Unbreakable Stride
68.8%
Danger Sense
100%
Swift Slasher
100%
Improved Ambush
100%
Leeching Poison
3.1%
Lethality
0%
1 / 2
Recuperator
100%
Alacrity
100%
2 / 2
Soothing Darkness
96.9%
Vigor
3.1%
2 / 2
Supercharger
100%
2 / 2
Subterfuge
96.9%
2 / 2
Thistle Tea
3.1%
Cold Blooded Killer
0%
Forced Induction
100%
Deeper Stratagem
100%
Without a Trace
96.9%

Trickster

Hero class image
Flawless Form
100%
Coup de Grace
100%
Cloud Cover
100%
Disorienting Strikes
100%
Surprising Strikes
100%
Nimble Flurry
100%
Devious Distractions
100%
Don't Be Suspicious
100%
Thousand Cuts
100%
Unseen Blade
100%
Smoke
100%
Clever Combatant
100%
Flashing Steel
100%
Hoodwink
100%
Find Weakness
100%
Improved Backstab
100%
Shadow Blades
100%
Improved Shuriken Storm
96.9%
Premeditation
100%
Quick Decisions
96.9%
Silent Storm
3.1%
Shrouded in Darkness
3.1%
Shot in the Dark
100%
Fade to Nothing
100%
Night Terrors
0%
Master of Shadows
100%
Gloomblade
0%
Shadow Focus
100%
Improved Secret Technique
100%
Relentless Strikes
100%
Weaponmaster
56.3%
Warning Signs
96.9%
Double Dance
100%
Shadowed Finishers
100%
Secret Stratagem
100%
Shuriken Tornado
0%
Umbral Edge
100%
Deepening Shadows
46.9%
Goremaw's Bite
84.4%
Veiltouched
96.9%
Replicating Shadows
100%
Improved Find Weakness
100%
Perforated Veins
6.3%
Lingering Shadow
0%
Deeper Daggers
96.9%
Potent Powder
0%
Death Perception
96.9%
2 / 2
Dark Shadow
100%
2 / 2
Finality
6.3%
1 / 2
The Rotten
96.9%
Shadowcraft
100%
Danse Macabre
100%
The First Dance
12.5%
Dark Brew
3.1%
Ancient Arts
100%
4 / 4

Best PvP Talents

Smoke Bomb

Smoke Bomb

100%

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.

Preemptive Maneuver

Preemptive Maneuver

81%

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

Dismantle

Dismantle

59%

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

Distracting Mirage

Distracting Mirage

16%

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.

Silhouette

Silhouette

13%

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

Death from Above

Death from Above

9%

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.

Dagger in the Dark

Dagger in the Dark

9%

Each second while Stealth is active, nearby enemies within 12 yards take an additional 2% damage from you for 10 sec. Stacks up to 6 times.

Control is King

Control is King

6%

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

Maneuverability

Maneuverability

3%

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

Thick as Thieves

Thick as Thieves

3%

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