Subtlety Rogue DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents — The War Within (11.2)

On this page, we will go over talent builds available to Subtlety Rogues. To see how the choice of build affects how you play as a Subtlety, take a look at the Rotation section of our guide.

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The War Within Subtlety Rogue Talent Builds

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Trickster
Raid / Single-Target Trickster
Mythic+ / AoE Deathstalker
Mythic+ / AoE

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Trickster Single-Target

The First Dance only gives you 4 seconds of extra Shadow Dance at the start of the fight, however its still better than the alternative of Weaponmaster unless the fight is around 7 minutes or longer.

Trickster is currently notably ahead of Deathstalker in Single-Target.

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Trickster Mythic+ / AoE

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Deathstalker Mythic+ / AoE

Deathstalker is notably behind Trickster in practically every scenario, so its not recommended to play it. However here is an AoE talent layout if you decide to play it anyway.

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If you choose to, you can enable "War Mode." Enabling War Mode provides the following benefits:

• PvP talents enabled in the outdoor world.
• 10% increase in World Quest rewards at maximum level.
• 15% more experience gained while leveling.
• Earn Conquest Points, which can reward gear every week.

With the benefits of enabling War Mode for leveling and PvE content, it is recommended to enable the feature to maximize your leveling and rewards at maximum level. However, you will make yourself available for open-world PvP, and the possibility of being "ganked" while leveling or doing World Quests exists.

In this section, we will rank the PvP talents best for leveling and doing solo / small group PvE content. Below is a ranking of both General PvP Talents and Subtlety Rogue-specific PvP talents.

1. Death from Above is just a stronger Eviscerate.
2. Dagger in the Dark — Whenever Stealth is active, you apply a debuff to nearby enemies that causes them to take an additional 5% damage from your next Shadowstrike. Stacks up to 8 times. This is nothing special, but still a slight damage boost.
3. Only two of the Honor Talents increase our DPS while outdoors, so the last choice is up to you on which one you think suits you the best.

Veil of Midnight, Shadowy Duel, Silhouette, Smoke Bomb, Thick as Thieves, Distracting Mirage, Control is King, Dismantle and Maneuverability have limited use in PvE content in terms of increasing your damage in the open-world.