WotLK Classic Subtlety Rogue Enchants and Consumables
On this page, we list the best enchants, flasks, potions, and food you can get for your Subtlety Rogue in WotLK Classic for PvE content.
Overview
Rogues in Wrath of the Lich King Classic will generally use their consumables and gems to ensure that they reach certain stat caps, most notably the Expertise and Poison Hit caps.
Best Enchants for Subtlety Rogues
| Slot | Enchantment | 
|---|---|
| Head |  Arcanum of Torment — Revered with
  the Knights of the Ebon Blade | 
| Shoulders |  Greater Inscription of the Axe or  Master's Inscription of the Axe,
  depending on whether you are a scribe or not. | 
| Back |  Enchant Cloak - Major Agility is the best openly available enchant, but
  you should use  Swordguard Embroidery if you are a tailor
  or  Flexweave Underlay if you are an engineer. | 
| Chest |  Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats | 
| Bracers |  Enchant Bracers - Greater Assault or  Fur Lining - Attack Power if you
  are a leatherworker. | 
| Gloves |  Enchant Gloves - Crusher or  Hyperspeed Accelerators if you are
  an engineer. | 
| Legs |  Icescale Leg Armor or the cheaper alternative,  Nerubian Leg Armor.
  You can use  Nerubian Leg Reinforcements if you are a leatherworker. | 
| Feet |  Enchant Boots - Icewalker or  Nitro Boosts if you are an engineer. | 
| Rings |  Enchant Ring - Assault | 
| Melee Weapons |  Enchant Weapon - Berserking or  Enchant Weapon - Mongoose as a cheaper
  alternative. | 
| Ranged Weapon |  Sun Scope | 
Best Gems for Subtlety Rogues
Overall, your best choice for gemming as a Rogue is to focus on red, yellow, and
orange gems, only aiming to achieve the socket bonuses of your gear when they
require  Red Gems or
 Red Gems or  Yellow Gems.
 Yellow Gems.
You will still need to have a  Blue Gem somewhere in your gear to ensure that you
activate your
 Blue Gem somewhere in your gear to ensure that you
activate your  Meta Gem, either
 Meta Gem, either  Relentless Earthsiege Diamond or
 Relentless Earthsiege Diamond or
 Thundering Skyflare Diamond.
 Thundering Skyflare Diamond.
When choosing how to fill your  Yellow Sockets, make sure to pay attention to
your current stat caps and use the sockets accordingly to reach your Poison Hit and
Expertise caps.
 Yellow Sockets, make sure to pay attention to
your current stat caps and use the sockets accordingly to reach your Poison Hit and
Expertise caps.
| Socket | Gem | Alternative | 
|---|---|---|
|  Meta Socket |  Relentless Earthsiege Diamond |  Thundering Skyflare Diamond | 
|  Red Socket |  Delicate Cardinal Ruby or  Delicate Scarlet Ruby |  Precise Cardinal Ruby or  Precise Scarlet Ruby | 
|  Yellow Socket |  Glinting Ametrine or  Glinting Monarch Topaz |  Rigid King's Amber,  Accurate Ametrine,  Pristine Ametrine, or  Stark Ametrine | 
|  Blue Socket |  Nightmare Tear or  Enchanted Tear |  Shifting Dreadstone | 
Best Consumables for Subtlety Rogues
Food
For food as a Rogue, you will need to choose based on what stats you currently need.
 Blackened Dragonfin — for pure DPS increase if you already have your Poison
Hit and Expertise caps. Blackened Dragonfin — for pure DPS increase if you already have your Poison
Hit and Expertise caps.
 Rhinolicious Wormsteak — for Expertise cap. Rhinolicious Wormsteak — for Expertise cap.
 Snapper Extreme — for Poison Hit cap. Snapper Extreme — for Poison Hit cap.
Flasks and Potions
The best flask for Subtlety Rogues is the  Flask of Endless Rage in
terms of pure damage output. If you wish to use elixirs rather than a flask, you
will want to use
 Flask of Endless Rage in
terms of pure damage output. If you wish to use elixirs rather than a flask, you
will want to use  Elixir of Mighty Agility with
 Elixir of Mighty Agility with  Swiftness of Zanza from WoW Classic.
 Swiftness of Zanza from WoW Classic.
Your best potions are either the  Potion of Speed, which is excellent for
dealing damage, or a
 Potion of Speed, which is excellent for
dealing damage, or a  Free Action Potion against enemies that will stun
you for a long period of time, to ensure as much uptime as possible.
 Free Action Potion against enemies that will stun
you for a long period of time, to ensure as much uptime as possible.
Thistle Tea
Despite the nerfs to it,  Thistle Tea is still a solid consumable for
Rogues in Wrath Classic, restoring 20 Energy when used.
 Thistle Tea is still a solid consumable for
Rogues in Wrath Classic, restoring 20 Energy when used.
Changelog
- 09 Sep. 2023: Updated for Phase 4
- 18 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Phase 2 release ahead of Ulduar raid release.
- 27 Sep. 2022: Updated food recommendation.
- 22 Sep. 2022: Page added.
This guide was written by Sellin and reviewed by Simonize.
This guide has been written by Sellin, a former top 10 US raider and several time Gladiator, long time WoW Player and passionate about all things Warcraft and Theorycrafting. You can follow him on Twitter and watch him on Twitch.
Simonize is a long time rogue player and WoW Classic enjoyer focused on PvE content. He has developed spreadsheets and gear analysis tools for Vanilla, Burning Crusade, and Wrath of the Lich King PvE rogues.
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