Subtlety Rogue Guide for Shadowlands
Patch 9.2.5Fated Raids
Updated on December 4, 2022
Everything you need to improve your DPS performance in Raids.
Class
Specialization
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Type | Top Choice | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
Talents | Weaponmaster Shadow Focus Deeper Stratagem Cheat Death Prey on the Weak Enveloping Shadows Master of Shadows | 44.9K | 41% |
Weapons | Edge of Night Edge of Night | 63.1K | 88% |
Trinkets | Salvaged Fusion Amplifier Cache of Acquired Treasures | 49.4K | 7% |
Head | Soulblade Guise | 63.1K | 95% |
Neck | Shadowghast Necklace | 57.0K | 66% |
Shoulders | Soulblade Nightwings | 63.1K | 96% |
Back | Grim-Veiled Cape | 63.1K | 40% |
Chest | Soulblade Leathers | 63.1K | 94% |
Wrist | Umbrahide Armguards | 57.7K | 41% |
Hands | Soulblade Grasps | 54.5K | 28% |
Waist | Soulblade Baldric | 57.7K | 50% |
Legs | Soulblade Leggings | 63.1K | 99% |
Feet | Ooey-Gooey Galoshes | 47.0K | 29% |
Rings | Jeweled Signet of Melandrus Ardent Sunstar Signet | 57.7K | 15% |
Legendaries | Akaari's Soul Fragment | 44.9K | 60% |
Covenants | Kyrian | 46.9K | 55% |
Soulbinds |  | 46.9K | 54% |
Soulbind Abilities | Kyrian Forgelite Filter Soulsteel Clamps Regenerating Materials Bron's Call to Action Soulglow Spectrometer | 46.9K | 22% |
Conduit | Deeper Daggers | 63.1K | 98% |
Conduit Combination | Nimble Fingers Recuperator Quick Decisions Deeper Daggers Stiletto Staccato Perforated Veins | 46.9K | 29% |
Gem | Versatile Jewel Cluster | 63.1K | 85% |
Gem Combination | Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster | 57.7K | 19% |
Back Enchant | Enchant Cloak - Fortified Avoidance | 57.7K | 57% |
Chest Enchant | Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats | 57.7K | 75% |
Wrist Enchant | Enchant Bracers - Shaded Hearthing | 55.6K | 47% |
Belt Enchant | Nitro Boosts | 49.4K | 18% |
Feet Enchant | Enchant Boots - Eternal Agility | 63.1K | 99% |
Ring Enchant | Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility | 63.1K | 60% |
Weapon Enchant | Enchant Weapon - Sinful Revelation Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance | 63.1K | 97% |
Race | Performance Gain |
|---|---|
 Mechagnome | +1.27% |
Talents +
Weaponmaster Shadow Focus Deeper Stratagem Cheat Death Prey on the Weak Enveloping Shadows Master of Shadows | 44.9K | 41% |
Weaponmaster Shadow Focus Deeper Stratagem Cheat Death Night Terrors Enveloping Shadows Master of Shadows | 34.7K | 23% |
Weaponmaster Shadow Focus Deeper Stratagem Cheat Death Night Terrors Enveloping Shadows Shuriken Tornado | 55.6K | 12% |
Weaponmaster Shadow Focus Deeper Stratagem Cheat Death Prey on the Weak Enveloping Shadows Shuriken Tornado | 63.1K | 12% |
Weaponmaster Shadow Focus Deeper Stratagem Cheat Death Shot in the Dark Enveloping Shadows Shuriken Tornado | 46.9K | 3% |
Weaponmaster Shadow Focus Deeper Stratagem Soothing Darkness Prey on the Weak Enveloping Shadows Master of Shadows | 23.3K | 2% |
Weaponmaster Shadow Focus Deeper Stratagem Cheat Death Shot in the Dark Enveloping Shadows Master of Shadows | 32.1K | 2% |
Weaponmaster Nightstalker Deeper Stratagem Cheat Death Prey on the Weak Enveloping Shadows Master of Shadows | 17.8K | 1% |
Weaponmaster Shadow Focus Deeper Stratagem Soothing Darkness Night Terrors Enveloping Shadows Master of Shadows | 22.6K | 1% |
Weaponmaster Shadow Focus Deeper Stratagem Elusiveness Prey on the Weak Enveloping Shadows Master of Shadows | 27.0K | 1% |
Weapons +
Edge of Night Edge of Night | 63.1K | 88% |
Observer's Umbral Shiv Observer's Umbral Shiv | 29.9K | 2% |
Edge of Night Nathrian Assassin's Backbiter | 18.8K | 1% |
Apex Perforator Edge of Night | 20.6K | 1% |
Crystallized Viscera Spike Edge of Night | 31.0K | 1% |
Edge of Night Apex Perforator | 40.2K | 1% |
Edge of Night Trixie's Backup Backbiter | 41.4K | 1% |
Edge of Night Crystallized Viscera Spike | 41.8K | 1% |
Edge of Night Betrayer's Shadowspike | 50.1K | 1% |
Trinkets +
Salvaged Fusion Amplifier Cache of Acquired Treasures | 49.4K | 7% |
Eye of Command Skulker's Wing | 43.3K | 6% |
Skulker's Wing Earthbreaker's Impact | 38.4K | 5% |
Skulker's Wing Scars of Fraternal Strife | 63.1K | 5% |
Skulker's Wing Salvaged Fusion Amplifier | 31.0K | 4% |
Thundertower's Targeting Reticle Cache of Acquired Treasures | 52.9K | 4% |
Skulker's Wing Dreadfire Vessel | 35.0K | 3% |
Skulker's Wing Decanter of Endless Howling | 38.0K | 3% |
Decanter of Endless Howling Cache of Acquired Treasures | 43.1K | 3% |
Earthbreaker's Impact Cache of Acquired Treasures | 55.6K | 3% |
Head +
Soulblade Guise | 63.1K | 95% |
Umbrahide Helm | 31.7K | 5% |
Neck +
Shadowghast Necklace | 57.0K | 66% |
Weathered Talisman of the Shadowmoon | 54.5K | 12% |
Choker of Barbed Reins | 63.1K | 5% |
Azure-Venom Choker | 33.0K | 4% |
Periapt of Pristine Preservation | 36.2K | 2% |
Cartel Xy's Proof of Initiation | 36.4K | 2% |
Noble's Birthstone Pendant | 57.7K | 2% |
Beacon of Stormwind | 19.9K | 1% |
Cabochon of the Infinite Flight | 43.1K | 1% |
Ornately Engraved Amplifier | 44.4K | 1% |
Shoulders +
Soulblade Nightwings | 63.1K | 96% |
Wicked Flanker's Gorget | 31.3K | 2% |
Epaulets of the Ailing Aria | 26.3K | 1% |
Spaulders of the Crooked Confidant | 33.8K | 1% |
Back +
Grim-Veiled Cape | 63.1K | 40% |
Cowled Batwing Cloak | 43.3K | 11% |
Drape of Mournful Melodies | 41.8K | 10% |
Decadent Nathrian Shawl | 40.0K | 9% |
Soulblade Cloak | 29.9K | 5% |
Drape of Shame | 28.5K | 4% |
Mantle of Manifest Sins | 31.7K | 4% |
Cloak of Scarred Honor | 35.0K | 2% |
Self-Replicating Tissue | 37.0K | 1% |
Chest +
Soulblade Leathers | 63.1K | 94% |
Umbrahide Vest | 41.8K | 4% |
Bloodfeather Chestwrap | 14.2K | 1% |
Miasma-Lacquered Jerkin | 16.5K | 1% |
Fractured Colossus Core | 20.9K | 1% |
Wrist +
Umbrahide Armguards | 57.7K | 41% |
Clasps of the Unfortunate Troubadour | 63.1K | 20% |
Soulblade Wristguard | 57.0K | 17% |
Precisely Calibrated Chronometer | 41.8K | 9% |
Bloodfeather Bracers | 46.7K | 4% |
Fate-Threaded Bindings | 23.0K | 2% |
Devourer's Sandblown Hidebinders | 23.9K | 2% |
Bracers of Autonomous Classification | 39.0K | 2% |
Bands of the Undergrowth | 31.0K | 1% |
Wraps of Electrostatic Potential | 39.2K | 1% |
Hands +
Soulblade Grasps | 54.5K | 28% |
Loyal Kvaldir's Handwraps | 63.1K | 21% |
Custodian's Soothing Touch | 46.7K | 18% |
Umbrahide Gauntlets | 49.4K | 11% |
Bleakwing Assassin's Grips | 41.6K | 7% |
Gloves of Phantom Shadows | 52.9K | 4% |
Self-Sanitizing Handwraps | 43.3K | 3% |
Galvanized Leather Grips | 47.0K | 3% |
Grasps of Abducted Fate | 50.5K | 3% |
Felbat Leather Gloves | 40.2K | 1% |
Waist +
Soulblade Baldric | 57.7K | 50% |
Spell-Woven Tourniquet | 52.0K | 18% |
Umbrahide Waistguard | 63.1K | 12% |
Mad King's Sporran | 50.1K | 8% |
Infinitely Collapsing Coil | 31.0K | 3% |
Agonizing Spiked Belt | 35.0K | 2% |
Windrunner's Baldric | 37.0K | 2% |
Runecarver's Twisted Ward | 47.0K | 2% |
Cinch of Unity | 15.9K | 1% |
Heedless Pugilist's Harness | 24.1K | 1% |
Legs +
Soulblade Leggings | 63.1K | 99% |
Umbrahide Leggings | 22.0K | 1% |
Feet +
Ooey-Gooey Galoshes | 47.0K | 29% |
Soulblade Footpads | 54.5K | 17% |
Enchanted Toe-Tappers | 53.8K | 14% |
Daschla's Defiant Treads | 49.4K | 9% |
Umbrahide Treads | 34.3K | 5% |
Machinist's Treasured Treads | 38.4K | 5% |
Moccasins of Dreadful Absolution | 48.2K | 5% |
Calliard's Galoshes | 55.6K | 4% |
Stud-Scarred Footwear | 33.0K | 2% |
Trenchant Warmonger Treads | 43.1K | 2% |
Rings +
Jeweled Signet of Melandrus Ardent Sunstar Signet | 57.7K | 15% |
Ardent Sunstar Signet Tarnished Insignia of Quel'Thalas | 57.0K | 8% |
Shadowghast Ring Tarnished Insignia of Quel'Thalas | 40.9K | 4% |
Jeweled Signet of Melandrus Tarnished Insignia of Quel'Thalas | 53.8K | 4% |
Ardent Sunstar Signet Modified Defense Grid | 54.5K | 4% |
Hyperlight Band Tarnished Insignia of Quel'Thalas | 63.1K | 4% |
Logic Loop of Division Overclocking Bit Band | 36.2K | 3% |
Shadowghast Ring Ardent Sunstar Signet | 40.0K | 3% |
Jeweled Signet of Melandrus Shadowghast Ring | 44.9K | 3% |
Hyperlight Band Modified Defense Grid | 52.9K | 3% |
Legendaries +
Akaari's Soul Fragment | 44.9K | 60% |
Resounding Clarity | 46.9K | 55% |
Obedience | 63.1K | 44% |
Finality | 63.1K | 39% |
Toxic Onslaught | 16.5K | 1% |
Deathly Shadows | 42.3K | 1% |
Covenants +
Kyrian | 46.9K | 55% |
Venthyr | 63.1K | 44% |
Night Fae | 16.5K | 1% |
Soulbinds +
| 46.9K | 54% |
 | 63.1K | 41% |
 | 39.6K | 3% |
 | 16.5K | 1% |
 | 30.7K | 1% |
 | 32.1K | 1% |
Soulbind Abilities +
Kyrian Forgelite Filter Soulsteel Clamps Regenerating Materials Bron's Call to Action Soulglow Spectrometer | 46.9K | 22% |
Venthyr Leisurely Gait Soothing Shade Token of Appreciation Life of the Party Life is but an Appetizer | 57.7K | 13% |
Kyrian Forgelite Filter Soulsteel Clamps Resilient Plumage Bron's Call to Action Soulglow Spectrometer | 42.3K | 11% |
Venthyr Leisurely Gait Soothing Shade Token of Appreciation Exquisite Ingredients Life is but an Appetizer | 53.8K | 7% |
Venthyr Watch the Shoes! Soothing Shade Token of Appreciation Exquisite Ingredients It's Always Tea Time | 63.1K | 2% |
Venthyr Watch the Shoes! Soothing Shade Token of Appreciation Life of the Party It's Always Tea Time | 24.5K | 1% |
Kyrian Forgelite Filter Bron's Call to Action Soulsteel Clamps Regenerating Materials Soulglow Spectrometer | 29.1K | 1% |
Venthyr Watch the Shoes! Soothing Shade Token of Appreciation Life of the Party Life is but an Appetizer | 30.7K | 1% |
Venthyr Watch the Shoes! Soothing Shade Token of Appreciation Exquisite Ingredients Life is but an Appetizer | 36.2K | 1% |
Venthyr Leisurely Gait Soothing Shade Token of Appreciation Exquisite Ingredients It's Always Tea Time | 52.9K | 1% |
Conduit +
Deeper Daggers | 63.1K | 98% |
Recuperator | 63.1K | 89% |
Quick Decisions | 63.1K | 85% |
Stiletto Staccato | 55.6K | 81% |
Nimble Fingers | 57.7K | 61% |
Perforated Veins | 46.9K | 58% |
Lashing Scars | 63.1K | 44% |
Condensed Anima Sphere | 63.1K | 40% |
Planned Execution | 63.1K | 16% |
Prepared for All | 57.0K | 10% |
Conduit Combination +
Nimble Fingers Recuperator Quick Decisions Deeper Daggers Stiletto Staccato Perforated Veins | 46.9K | 29% |
Recuperator Quick Decisions Deeper Daggers Stiletto Staccato Perforated Veins Condensed Anima Sphere | 43.3K | 13% |
Lashing Scars Recuperator Quick Decisions Deeper Daggers Stiletto Staccato Condensed Anima Sphere | 55.6K | 10% |
Lashing Scars Nimble Fingers Recuperator Quick Decisions Deeper Daggers Stiletto Staccato | 48.2K | 7% |
Lashing Scars Nimble Fingers Recuperator Quick Decisions Deeper Daggers Planned Execution | 57.7K | 6% |
Nimble Fingers Quick Decisions Deeper Daggers Stiletto Staccato Perforated Veins Condensed Anima Sphere | 31.3K | 3% |
Lashing Scars Nimble Fingers Recuperator Prepared for All Deeper Daggers Perforated Veins | 23.6K | 2% |
Lashing Scars Recuperator Quick Decisions Prepared for All Deeper Daggers Stiletto Staccato | 27.4K | 2% |
Lashing Scars Recuperator Quick Decisions Deeper Daggers Planned Execution Condensed Anima Sphere | 63.1K | 2% |
Recuperator Cloaked in Shadows Quick Decisions Deeper Daggers Stiletto Staccato Perforated Veins | 36.3K | 1% |
Gem +
Versatile Jewel Cluster | 63.1K | 85% |
Deadly Jewel Cluster | 63.1K | 38% |
Masterful Jewel Cluster | 47.0K | 5% |
Quick Jewel Cluster | 41.1K | 3% |
Leviathan's Eye of Agility | 23.7K | 1% |
Straddling Jewel Doublet | 39.0K | 1% |
Straddling Sage Agate | 39.0K | 1% |
Gem Combination +
Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster | 57.7K | 19% |
Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster | 53.8K | 13% |
Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster | 50.5K | 8% |
Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster | 45.1K | 7% |
Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster | 57.0K | 6% |
Versatile Jewel Cluster | 50.1K | 4% |
Deadly Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster | 63.1K | 4% |
Deadly Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster | 52.9K | 4% |
Deadly Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster | 29.8K | 3% |
Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster | 54.5K | 3% |
Back Enchant +
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Avoidance | 57.7K | 57% |
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Leech | 54.5K | 20% |
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Speed | 40.0K | 16% |
Enchant Cloak - Soul Vitality | 63.1K | 6% |
Chest Enchant +
Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats | 57.7K | 75% |
Enchant Chest - Eternal Skirmish | 63.1K | 22% |
Wrist Enchant +
Enchant Bracers - Shaded Hearthing | 55.6K | 47% |
Enchant Bracers - Eternal Intellect | 20.2K | 1% |
Belt Enchant +
Nitro Boosts | 49.4K | 18% |
Cardboard Assassin | 29.1K | 1% |
Dimensional Shifter | 45.1K | 1% |
Belt Enchant: Personal Space Amplifier | 46.7K | 1% |
Electro-Jump | 57.0K | 1% |
Feet Enchant +
Enchant Boots - Eternal Agility | 63.1K | 99% |
Ring Enchant +
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility | 63.1K | 60% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike | 57.7K | 23% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility | 46.7K | 10% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility | 40.9K | 2% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility | 21.4K | 1% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery | 22.2K | 1% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility | 35.1K | 1% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste | 36.2K | 1% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery | 46.8K | 1% |
Weapon Enchant +
Enchant Weapon - Sinful Revelation Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance | 63.1K | 97% |
Enchant Weapon - Lightless Force Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance | 26.2K | 2% |
Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance | 27.8K | 1% |
Enchant Weapon - Sinful Revelation Enchant Weapon - Sinful Revelation | 28.1K | 1% |
Races +
| +1.27% |
 | +1.19% |
 | +1.11% |
 | +0.93% |
 | +0.91% |
 | +0.75% |
 | +0.74% |
 | +0.59% |
 | +0.53% |
 | +0.53% |
 | +0.52% |
 | +0.52% |
 | +0.51% |
 | +0.51% |
 | +0.45% |
 | +0.44% |
 | +0.33% |
 | +0.33% |
 | +0.32% |
 | +0.28% |
 | +0.00% |
This guide covers all the essential parts of character optimization needed to maximize your DPS in Raids as Subtlety Rogue.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where does the data come from?
Our guides are based on statistics. We use algorithms to process thousands of Raid Logs (from Warcraft Logs) every day. By analyzing this Big Data from top parses we are able to precisely calculate what are World's Best Players using now.
How to use this guide?
We evaluate each item by their Maximum DPS and Popularity metrics. If unsure what to choose, the safest option is to pick the most popular one. Also, be sure to use our boss filter when optimizing for different Raid Bosses.