Last updated on Apr 22, 2024 at 12:50by Shadenox32 comments
General Information
This guide will walk you through everything you need to know to playSubtlety Rogue in a PvP environment. The guide will cover everything fromtalent choices, PvP talents, gameplay and rotation, and useful racial bonuses. Itis most applicable to Arena content, but most talents and racial bonuses willwork in Rated Battlegrounds and skirmishes.
If you were looking for TBC Classic content, please refer to our TBC Rogue PvP guide.
Subtlety Rogues have one of the best control toolkits in the game, with
Blind and 
Kidney Shot, but most importantly, with
Shadow Dance, enabling them to access 
Sap and
Cheap Shot at will. They also have the well-known 
Smoke Bomb,recently buffed, as well as the unique ability 
Shadowy Duel, making themtrue crowd control lords amongst the melee specializations.They also have strong on-demand burst damage, allowing them to score killswhen the entire enemy team is in CC.
2.
Noteworthy Season 4 Changes
Veil of Midnight now only allows Cloak of Shadows to alsoremove harmful physical effects. It no longer increases dodge chance. This isa nerf to survivability, but Subtlety remains very durable.
3.
Noteworthy Patch 10.2 Changes
Subtlety has been reworked with Patch 10.2. Down below are the most importantchanges:
Shadow Blades has been changed. It now causes all attacks to deal 20% additionaldamage as Shadow, and causes Combo Point generating abilities to give full Combo Points.This change makes Shadow Blades an amazing offensive cooldown that allows to use a 7 ComboPoint finisher every second global while keeping targets locked down in stuns.- Shadow Techniques has been changed. It now stores the Combo Points it generatesas a buff on the Rogue rather than instantly generating them. Using a Combo Point generatingability with stored Combo Points will use them up in order to generate more Combo Points, upup to a full Combo Point bar.
- Goremaw's Bite has been added to the talent tree. The ability deals decent directdamage, generate 3 Combo Points, and makes the next 3 finishing moves free of Energy cost. Itis a good addition to Subtlety's burst rotation.
4.
Subtlety Rogue Strengths and Weaknesses
Strengths
- Powerful burst.
- Great mobility.
- Great control.
- Excellent utility.
Weaknesses
- Very prone to dying in stuns.
- Significant cooldown on defensive abilities.
- Often reliant on teammates to stay alive.
- Non-existant sustained damage.
5.
Changelog
- 22 Apr. 2024 (races): Updqted for Dragonflight Season 4.
- 22 Apr. 2024 (macros): Updqted for Dragonflight Season 4.
- 22 Apr. 2024 (playstyle): Updqted for Dragonflight Season 4.
- 22 Apr. 2024 (comps): Updqted for Dragonflight Season 4.
- 22 Apr. 2024 (gear): Updqted for Dragonflight Season 4.
- 22 Apr. 2024 (talents): Updqted for Dragonflight Season 4.
- 22 Apr. 2024 (this page): Updqted for Dragonflight Season 4.
- 22 Apr. 2024 (this page): Updqted for Dragonflight Season 4.
- 18 Mar. 2024 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.6.
- 18 Mar. 2024 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.6.
- 18 Mar. 2024 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.6.
- 18 Mar. 2024 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.6.
- 18 Mar. 2024 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.6.
- 18 Mar. 2024 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.6.
- 18 Mar. 2024 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.6.
- 18 Mar. 2024 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.6.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.5.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.7.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.7.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.7.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.7.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.7.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.7.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.7
- 04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.7
- 10 Jul. 2023 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.5.
- 30 Apr. 2023 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
- 30 Apr. 2023 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
- 30 Apr. 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
- 30 Apr. 2023 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
- 30 Apr. 2023 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
- 30 Apr. 2023 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
- 30 Apr. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
- 30 Apr. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
- 21 Mar. 2023 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.0.7.
- 21 Mar. 2023 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.0.7.
- 21 Mar. 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.0.7.
- 21 Mar. 2023 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.0.7.
- 21 Mar. 2023 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.0.7.
- 21 Mar. 2023 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.0.7.
- 21 Mar. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.0.7.
- 21 Mar. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.0.7.
- 25 Jan. 2023 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.0.5.
- 25 Jan. 2023 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.0.5.
- 25 Jan. 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.0.5.
- 25 Jan. 2023 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.0.5.
- 25 Jan. 2023 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.0.5.
- 25 Jan. 2023 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.0.5.
- 25 Jan. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.0.5.
- 25 Jan. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.0.5.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (races): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 28 Jul. 2022 (races): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 28 Jul. 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 28 Jul. 2022 (playstyle): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 28 Jul. 2022 (comps): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 28 Jul. 2022 (gear): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 28 Jul. 2022 (talents): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 28 Jul. 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 28 Jul. 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 01 Jul. 2022 (comps): Updated 3v3 comps.
- 01 Jul. 2022 (this page): Updated page structure.
- 01 Jul. 2022 (this page): Updated page structure.
- 31 May 2022 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 24 Feb. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Patch 9.2.
- 24 Feb. 2022 (gear): Updated for Patch 9.2.
- 23 Feb. 2022 (races): Already up to date with Patch 9.2.
- 23 Feb. 2022 (macros): Already up to date with Patch 9.2.
- 23 Feb. 2022 (comps): Updated for Patch 9.2.
- 23 Feb. 2022 (talents): Updated for Patch 9.2.
- 21 Feb. 2022 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.2.
- 21 Feb. 2022 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.2.
- 04 Jan. 2022 (gear): Updated Enchants.
- 10 Nov. 2021 (races): Already up to date with Patch 9.1.5.
- 10 Nov. 2021 (macros): Already up to date with Patch 9.1.5.
- 10 Nov. 2021 (playstyle): Already up to date with Patch 9.1.5.
- 10 Nov. 2021 (comps): Updated for Patch 9.1.5.
- 10 Nov. 2021 (gear): Already up to date with Patch 9.1.5.
- 10 Nov. 2021 (talents): Updated Tier 2 Talent.
- 10 Nov. 2021 (this page): Already up to date with Patch 9.1.5.
- 10 Nov. 2021 (this page): Already up to date with Patch 9.1.5.
- 06 Oct. 2021 (talents): Updated Tier 3 Talent.
- 30 Jul. 2021 (gear): Updated the Shackle trinket due to a recent hotfix.
- 21 Jul. 2021 (gear): Added the new PvP trinket.
- 21 Jul. 2021 (talents): Updated Tier 3 Talent.
- 04 Jul. 2021 (races): Updated for Patch 9.1.
- 04 Jul. 2021 (macros): Updated for Patch 9.1.
- 04 Jul. 2021 (playstyle): Updated for Patch 9.1.
- 04 Jul. 2021 (comps): Updated for Patch 9.1.
- 04 Jul. 2021 (gear): Updated for Patch 9.1.
- 04 Jul. 2021 (talents): Updated for Patch 9.1.
- 04 Jul. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1.
- 04 Jul. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1.
- 28 Mar. 2021 (races): Rewritten by Shadenox and updated for Patch 9.0.5.
- 28 Mar. 2021 (macros): Rewritten by Shadenox and updated for Patch 9.0.5.
- 28 Mar. 2021 (playstyle): Rewritten by Shadenox and updated for Patch 9.0.5.
- 28 Mar. 2021 (comps): Rewritten by Shadenox and updated for Patch 9.0.5.
- 28 Mar. 2021 (gear): Rewritten by Shadenox and updated for Patch 9.0.5.
- 28 Mar. 2021 (talents): Rewritten by Shadenox and updated for Patch 9.0.5.
- 28 Mar. 2021 (this page): Rewritten by Shadenox and further updated for Patch 9.0.5.
- 28 Mar. 2021 (this page): Rewritten by Shadenox and further updated for Patch 9.0.5.
- 18 Mar. 2021 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear and Trinkets sections.
- 18 Mar. 2021 (talents): No Updates Made for Patch 9.0.5
- 18 Mar. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.0.5.
- 18 Mar. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.0.5.
- 17 Dec. 2020 (gear): Updated Stat Priority description.
- 05 Dec. 2020 (playstyle): Updated Rotations to include Covenant Ability.
- 05 Dec. 2020 (talents): Updated Talent Table.
- Updated Tier 6 Regular Talent.
- 02 Dec. 2020 (playstyle): Updated Burst Damage rotation.
- 01 Dec. 2020 (playstyle): Updated Opening and Burst rotations.
- 29 Nov. 2020 (playstyle): Removed outdated Traits and Essences.
- 29 Nov. 2020 (gear): Removed outdated Traits and Essences.
- Removed outdated gear.
- Added gems section.
- 29 Nov. 2020 (this page): Removed old Azerite mentions and updated gear page.
- 29 Nov. 2020 (this page): Removed old Azerite mentions and updated gear page.
- 27 Nov. 2020 (this page): Added Covenant page.
- 27 Nov. 2020 (this page): Added Covenant page.
- 10 Nov. 2020 (playstyle): Updated Opening Rotation.
- 27 Oct. 2020 (talents): Updated Talent Table.
- Updated Tier 2 Regular Talent.
- 14 Oct. 2020 (races): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
- 14 Oct. 2020 (macros): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
- 14 Oct. 2020 (playstyle): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
- 14 Oct. 2020 (comps): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
- 14 Oct. 2020 (gear): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
- 14 Oct. 2020 (talents): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
- 14 Oct. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
- 14 Oct. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
- 18 Mar. 2020 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
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