Subtlety Rogue
Melee that bursts from the shadows. Timing matters.
Talents
Copy the build, then in game press N to open Talents, click Import and paste.
Best stats
- 1Mastery
- 2Haste
- 3Versatility
- 4Crit
Mastery is worth even more in big pulls.
Pick gear, gems and enchants with your top stats first. Item level still matters most.
Patch 12.1. Stat source
Consumables
Picks for Subtlety in patch 12.1, from the Icy Veins guide.
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Flask
Flask of the Blood Knights
Haste. The best flask for Subtlety.
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Combat potion
Light's Potential
Raises your Agility for 30 seconds. Use it with your big cooldowns.
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Health potion
Concentrated Silvermoon Health Potion
Healing in combat. It doesn't share a cooldown with Healthstones, so you can use both.
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Food
Harandar Celebration
A group feast. On your own, eat Royal Roast instead.
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Augment rune
Void-Touched Augment Rune
Raises your Agility. It's expensive and is lost when you die, so save it for progression.
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Weapon oil
Thalassian Phoenix Oil
Lasts an hour. Reapply it after it wears off.
Enchants
Head
Raises Avoidance, so you take less damage from area attacks.
Shoulders
Raises Avoidance, so you take less damage from area attacks.
Chest
Raises your primary stat.
Legs
Raises Agility or Strength, plus Stamina.
Feet
Raises Avoidance and Stamina.
Both rings
Your critical strikes deal more damage and healing.

Main hand
Your spells and abilities can grant Hash'ey's Might, a boost to a random secondary stat.
On both weapons.
Gems

First socket
Raises your primary stat.

Every other socket
Raises Haste and Critical Strike.
Patch 12.1. Source
Trinkets
Best trinkets for Subtlety
SVenomous Abyss raid, boss 8: Ula'tek
SVenomous Abyss raid, boss 7: The Coiled Altar
AUnbinding of Kith'ix raid: Kith'ix
AVenomous Abyss raid, boss 2: Entombed Sentinels
AVenomous Abyss raid, boss 3: The Lost Explorers
BFarmable
Dungeon: The Blinding Vale
BFarmable
Dungeon: Murder Row
Grades for Subtlety, patch 12.1.5. Trinket source
Playing a Subtlety Rogue?
Look up your character to see which of these you're missing and what to upgrade first.
Other Rogue specs: Assassination · Outlaw
Tier ranks from patch 12.1.5, mid-October 2026. See the full tier list.