Cataclysm Classic Subtlety Rogue Pre-Raid Gear

The gear listed on this page is considered to be the best gear you are able to obtain before entering a raid instance. The items highlighted on this page will mostly follow the stat priority of the Subtlety Rogue spec, which is as follows:

1. Agility
2. Hit Rating (8%)
3. Haste Rating
4. Expertise Rating (6.5%)
5. Hit Rating (17%)
6. Critical Strike Rating
7. Mastery Rating

For more information on the best available gems and enchants, check out our Enchants and Gems Guide.

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Pre-raid Best in Slot

Phase Four Phase Three Phase Two Phase One

Slot	Item		Source
Helm	Agile Bio-Optic Killshades	–	Engineering
Neck	Don Rodrigo's Fabulous Necklace	Mastery → Critical Strike	World BoE drop
Shoulder	Caridean Epaulettes	–	Commander Ulthok (H) Throne of the Tides
Cloak	Dory's Finery	Critical Strike → Haste	World BoE drop
Chest	Assassin's Chestplate	Critical Strike → Expertise	Leatherworking
Bracer	Poison Fang Bracers	Hit → Expertise	Temple Guardian Anhuur (H) Halls of Origination
Gloves	Liar's Handwraps / Stormbolt Gloves	Critical Strike → Hit	Exalted Dragonmaw Clan / Wildhammer Clan
Belt	Belt of Nefarious Whispers	Mastery → Haste	Leatherworking
Legs	Beauty's Chew Toy	–	Beauty (H) Blackrock Caverns
Boots	Treads of Fleeting Joy	Critical Strike → Hit	1650 Valor Points
Ring 1	Gilnean Ring of Ruination	–	World BoE Drop
Ring 2	Signet of the Elder Council	Mastery → Hit	Exalted The Earthen Ring
Trinket 1	Fluid Death	Hit → Haste	1650 Valor Points
Trinket 2	Left Eye of Rajh	–	Rajh (H) Halls of Origination
Main-hand Weapon	Elementium Shank	Hit → Critical Strike	Blacksmithing
Off-hand Weapon	Buzzer Blade	–	Glubtok (H) The Deadmines
Thrown	Spinerender	Critical Strike → Haste	World BoE drop

Slot	Item		Source
Helm	Agile Bio-Optic Killshades	–	Engineering
Neck	Don Rodrigo's Fabulous Necklace	Mastery → Critical Strike	World BoE drop
Shoulder	Caridean Epaulettes	–	Commander Ulthok (H) Throne of the Tides
Cloak	Dory's Finery	Critical Strike → Haste	World BoE drop
Chest	Assassin's Chestplate	Critical Strike → Haste	Leatherworking
Bracer	Amani'shi Bracers	Expertise → Hit	Jan'alai (H) Zul'Aman
Gloves	Liar's Handwraps / Stormbolt Gloves	Critical Strike → Hit	Exalted Dragonmaw Clan / Wildhammer Clan
Belt	Belt of Nefarious Whispers	Mastery → Haste	Leatherworking
Legs	Beauty's Chew Toy	–	Beauty (H) Blackrock Caverns
Boots	Treads of Fleeting Joy	Critical Strike → Hit	1650 Valor Points
Ring 1	Gilnean Ring of Ruination	–	World BoE Drop
Ring 2	Signet of the Elder Council	Mastery → Hit	Exalted The Earthen Ring
Trinket 1	Fluid Death	Hit → Haste	1650 Valor Points
Trinket 2	Left Eye of Rajh	–	Rajh (H) Halls of Origination
Main-hand Weapon	Elementium Shank	Hit → Critical Strike	Blacksmithing
Off-hand Weapon	Krol Decapitator	–	World BoE Drop
Ranged	Kickback 5000	Critical Strike → Hit	World BoE drop

Slot	Item		Source
Helm	Agile Bio-Optic Killshades	–	Engineering
Neck	Necklace of Smoke Signals	Hit → Haste	1250 Valor Points
Shoulder	Wind Dancer's Spaulders	Critical Strike → Expertise	60 Fissure Stone Fragment
Cloak	Mistral Drape of the Windflurry	Critical Strike → Expertise	28 Fissure Stone Fragment
Chest	Dark Phoenix Tunic	Critical Strike → Haste	2200 Valor Points
Bracer	Flamebinder Bracers	Expertise → Haste	1250 Valor Points
Gloves	Clutches of Evil	Mastery → Critical Strike	Leatherworking
Belt	Belt of the Fallen Brood	Mastery → Haste	80 Fissure Stone Fragment
Legs	Dark Phoenix Legguards	Hit → Haste	2200 Valor Points
Boots	Treads of the Craft	Mastery → Expertise	Leatherworking
Ring 1	Splintered Brimstone Seal	Mastery → Haste	1250 Valor Points
Ring 2	Mistral Circle of the Windflurry	Critical Strike → Expertise	28 Fissure Stone Fragment
Trinket 1	Prestor's Talisman of Machination	–	50 Fissure Stone Fragment
Trinket 2	Fluid Death	Hit → Haste	1650 Valor Points
Main-hand Weapon	Twinblade of the Hakkari	–	Jin'do the Godbreaker (H)Zul'Gurub
Off-hand Weapon	Scaleslicer	Hit → Haste	Trash in (H)Blackwing Descent
Thrown	Morningstar Shard	Hit → Haste	700 Valor Points

Slot	Item		Source
Helm	Blackfang Battleweave Helmet	Critical Strike → Expertise	Warmaster Blackhorn Dragon Soul;
Neck	Cameo of Terrible Memories	Hit → Expertise	1250 Valor Points
Shoulder	Blackfang Battleweave Spaulders	–	Hagara the Stormbinder Dragon Soul
Cloak	Batwing Cloak	Critical Strike → Expertise	1250 Valor Points
Chest	Blackfang Battleweave Tunic	Mastery → Critical Strike	Ultraxion Dragon Soul
Bracer	Bladeshadow Wristguards	–	Leatherworking
Gloves	Lightfinger Handwraps	Critical Strike → Expertise	1650 Valor Points
Belt	Nightblind Cinch	Critical Strike → Expertise	Trash in Dragon Soul
Legs	Blackfang Battleweave Legguards	Critical Strike → Haste	Yor'sahj the Unsleeping Dragon Soul
Boots	Molten Blood Footpads	–	Spine of Deathwing Dragon Soul
Ring 1	Signet of Grasping Mouths	Critical Strike → Expertise	Hagara the Stormbinder Dragon Soul
Ring 2	Emergency Descent Loop	Mastery → Expertise	1250 Valor Points
Trinket 1	Kiroptyric Sigil	–	1650 Valor Points
Trinket 2	Matrix Restabilizer	–	80 Obsidian Fragment
Main-hand Weapon	Blade of the Unmaker	Mastery → Critical Strike	Madness of Deathwing Dragon Soul
Off-hand Weapon	Blade of the Unmaker	Mastery → Critical Strike	Madness of Deathwing Dragon Soul
Thrown	Windslicer Boomerang	Mastery → Expertise	1250 Valor Points