Subtlety Rogue DPS Gear and Best in Slot — The War Within (Season 1)

With the launch of The War Within, we get to grind out a whole new set of gear.

The War Within once again uses the Crest upgrade system that was introduced in Dragonflight. We recommend that you check out our dedicated page for more information on this gear upgrade system if you are not yet familiar with it:

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BiS Gear for Subtlety Rogue

With the sheer amount of gear available early on in an expansion, we will be providing you with a gear list that is worth chasing after.

Pre-Season Gear List

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Season 1 Gear List for Subtlety Rogue

This list contains an early set of gear that will help you get an idea of what you should be aiming for in Season 1 of The War Within. Keep in mind that just because an item is on this list does not mean it'll be the best for your character. This is simply sims the best out of various gear sets. Your character's specific needs will always be different than this list unless you have identical gear at identical item levels.

This list is by no means a replacement for simming yourself. Depending on your previous Great Vault choices and the gear you have available to yourself, your BiS gear will look different than this list in some spots.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Mainhand Weapon	Blood-Kissed Kukri (639)	The Bloodbound Horror in Nerub-ar Palace
Offhand Weapon	Stitchflesh's Scalpel (639)	The Necrotic Wake
Helm	Whispering Mask (639)	Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
Neck	Silken Advisor's Favor (639)	Silken Court in Nerub-ar Palace
Shoulder	K'areshi Phantom's Shoulderpads (639)	Revival Catalyst, or Rasha'nan in Nerub-ar Palace
Cloak	Troggstitched Drape (639)	Grim Batol
Chest	K'areshi Phantom's Nexus Wraps (639)	Revival Catalyst, or Broodtwister Ovi'nax in Nerub-ar Palace
Bracers	Sanguine Experiment's Bandages (639)	Broodtwister Ovi'nax in Nerub-ar Palace
Gloves	K'areshi Phantom's Grips (639)	Revival Catalyst, or Sikran in Nerub-ar Palace
Belt	Devourer's Taut Innards (639)	Ulgrax the Devourer in Nerub-ar Palace
Legs	K'areshi Phantom's Leggings (639)	Revival Catalyst, or Nexus Princess Ky'veza in Nerub-ar Palace
Boots	Fleeting Massacre Footpads (639)	Nexus Princess Ky'veza in Nerub-ar Palace
Ring #1	Seal of the Poisoned Pact (639)	Queen Ansurek in Nerub-ar Palace
Ring #2	High Nerubian Signet (639)	The Dawnbreaker
Trinket #1	Void Reaper's Contract (639)	Nexus Princess Ky'veza
Trinket #2	Treacherous Transmitter (639)	Nexus Princess Ky'veza

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Mythic+ Gear BiS List for Subtlety Rogue

This list contains the highest DPS setup with farmable gear from Season 1 Mythic+ Dungeons.

This list is by no means a replacement for simming yourself. Depending on your previous Great Vault choices and the gear you have available to yourself, your BiS gear might look different than this list in some spots.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Mainhand Weapon	Stitchflesh's Scalpel (639)	The Necrotic Wake
Offhand Weapon	Stitchflesh's Scalpel (639)	The Necrotic Wake
Helm	K'areshi Phantom's Emptiness (639)	Revival Catalyst
Neck	Trailspinner Pendant (639)	Mists of Tirna Scithe
Shoulder	K'areshi Phantom's Shoulderpads (639)	Revival Catalyst
Cloak	Swarmcaller's Shroud (639)	Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
Chest	K'areshi Phantom's Nexus Wraps (639)	Revival Catalyst
Bracers	Unbreakable Beetlebane Bindings (639)	Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
Gloves	K'areshi Phantom's Grips (639)	Revival Catalyst
Belt	Troggbone Cinch (639)	Grim Batol
Legs	K'areshi Phantom's Leggings (639)	Revival Catalyst
Boots	Besieger's Deckstalkers (639)	Siege of Boralus
Ring #1	High Nerubian Signet (639)	The Dawnbreaker
Ring #2	Ring of Dun Algaz (639)	Grim Batol
Trinket #1	Dead-Eye Spyglass (639)	Siege of Boralus
Trinket #2	Skardyn's Grace (639)	Grim Batol

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Raid Gear BiS List for Subtlety Rogue

This list contains the highest DPS setup, only using gear from the Nerub-ar Palace Raid.

This list is by no means a replacement for simming yourself. Depending on your previous Great Vault choices and the gear you have available to yourself, your BiS gear might look different than this list in some spots.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Mainhand Weapon	Blood-Kissed Kukri (639)	The Bloodbound Horror
Offhand Weapon	Blood-Kissed Kukri (639)	The Bloodbound Horror
Helm	Beyond's Dark Visage (639)	Revival Catalyst, or The Bloodbound Horror
Neck	Silken Advisor's Favor (639)	Silken Court in Nerub-ar Palace
Shoulder	K'areshi Phantom's Shoulderpads (639)	Revival Catalyst, or Rasha'nan
Cloak	Wings of Shattered Sorrow (639)	Rasha'nan
Chest	K'areshi Phantom's Nexus Wraps (639)	Revival Catalyst, or Broodtwister Ovi'nax
Bracers	Sanguine Experiment's Bandages (639)	Broodtwister Ovi'nax
Gloves	K'areshi Phantom's Grips (639)	Revival Catalyst, or Sikran
Belt	Devourer's Taut Innards (639)	Ulgrax the Devourer
Legs	K'areshi Phantom's Leggings (639)	Revival Catalyst, or Nexus Princess Ky'veza
Boots	Fleeting Massacre Footpads (639)	Nexus Princess Ky'veza
Ring #1	Seal of the Poisoned Pact (639)	Queen Ansurek in Nerub-ar Palace
Ring #2	Writhing Ringworm (639)	Broodtwister Ovi'nax
Trinket #1	Treacherous Transmitter (639)	Nexus Princess Ky'veza
Trinket #2	Void Reaper's Contract (639)	Nexus Princess Ky'veza

There are a number of good trinkets available for Subtlety Rogue in Season 1, from a variety of different sources. Some relevant ones to look for are:

• Void Reaper's Contract - A great passive trinket that does a lot of damage, and Subtlety also loves Versatility, which brings up the value of damage proc trinkets considerably.
• Treacherous Transmitter- There's a cringe minigame when using this trinket, but it's extremely powerful.
• Skardyn's Grace - A viable alternative to Treacherous Transmitter.

There are many other options, most of them completely unusable by virtue of performing much much worse than these three.

• Skardyn's Grace - A very strong trinket that gives a ton of Mastery and currently Subtlety loves Mastery.
• Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj - Another random stat proc trinket, worse than the Top 3.

With all the different layers of gearing currently available to players, it is impossible to cover all edge cases and individual recommendations in a guide. We therefore highly recommend simming your own character by using Raidbots. This website allows for precise and individualized recommendations that consider your exact talents, gear, trinket, and all the other layers of gearing that the game has to offer. Learning to use this tool is essential to maximizing your potential, as it is the only reliable way to get information on which piece of gear, enchant, gem, or trinket is the best for your character.

The Droptimizer feature from Raidbots lets you identify which dungeons and Raid Bosses offer the highest DPS upgrades to you. It simulates all of the potential upgrades in a raid or a dungeon and lists the bosses/dungeons by rank order of how much DPS you can expect to gain from each of the items it drops. We have a guide for it that you can access using the link below.