Subtlety Rogue Guide for Shadowlands
Patch 9.2.5Fated Raids
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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 for Subtlety Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
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 for Subtlety Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
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 for Subtlety Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
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 for Subtlety Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Soulblade Guise | 63.1K | 95% |
Umbrahide Helm | 31.7K | 5% |
Neck for Subtlety Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
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 for Subtlety Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
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 for Subtlety Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
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 for Subtlety Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
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 for Subtlety Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
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 for Subtlety Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
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 for Subtlety Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
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 for Subtlety Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Soulblade Leggings | 63.1K | 99% |
Umbrahide Leggings | 22.0K | 1% |
Feet for Subtlety Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
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 for Subtlety Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
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 for Subtlety Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
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 for Subtlety Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Kyrian | 46.9K | 55% |
Venthyr | 63.1K | 44% |
Night Fae | 16.5K | 1% |
Soulbinds for Subtlety Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
| 46.9K | 54% |
 | 63.1K | 41% |
 | 39.6K | 3% |
 | 16.5K | 1% |
 | 30.7K | 1% |
 | 32.1K | 1% |
Soulbind Abilities for Subtlety Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
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 for Subtlety Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
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 for Subtlety Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
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 for Subtlety Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
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 for Subtlety Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
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 for Subtlety Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
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 for Subtlety Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats | 57.7K | 75% |
Enchant Chest - Eternal Skirmish | 63.1K | 22% |
Wrist Enchant for Subtlety Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Enchant Bracers - Shaded Hearthing | 55.6K | 47% |
Enchant Bracers - Eternal Intellect | 20.2K | 1% |
Belt Enchant for Subtlety Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
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 for Subtlety Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
Enchant Boots - Eternal Agility | 63.1K | 99% |
Ring Enchant for Subtlety Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
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 for Subtlety Rogue
-Name | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
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 for Subtlety Rogue
-Name | Performance Gain |
|---|---|
| +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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