Subtlety Rogue DPS Liberation of Undermine Raid Guide — The War Within (11.1.7)
On this page, you will find tips, tricks, and strategies tailored to your Subtlety Rogue for each boss of the following raid: Liberation of Undermine. All our content is updated for World of Warcraft — The War Within (11.1.7).
Introduction
Below, you can find class and spec-specific advice for every fight in Liberation of Undermine. If you are looking for a general overview of the Raid that is not spec-specific, check out our dedicated Liberation of Undermine Boss guides.
On this page, you will find tips and tricks specifically tailored toward Subtlety Rogues and its toolkit based on the recommended talent build. It does not include general tips for mechanics, which are included in the full raid guide instead, whereas this page assumes that you are already familiar with most of the major mechanics of each encounter.
All recommendations are progression-based tips and will not necessarily be the best for an overall DPS ranking.
Liberation of Undermine Boss Guides for Subtlety Rogue
Liberation of Undermine Raid Builds, Tips, and Tricks for Subtlety Rogue
Tips for Vexie Fullthrottle for Subtlety Rogue
Defensive Tips
Cooldown Usage
- You can use  Flagellation at the start of the encounter as usual. The boss will take additional damage through Flagellation at the start of the encounter as usual. The boss will take additional damage through Mechanical Breakdown after roughly 1:40 minutes has passed so save your subsequent Mechanical Breakdown after roughly 1:40 minutes has passed so save your subsequent Flagellations for that damage increase phase. Flagellations for that damage increase phase.
- If your group is struggling to kill Geargrinder Bikers you can hold your  Shadow Dance and Shadow Dance and Symbols of Death
    for them. Symbols of Death
    for them.
Mechanical Tips
- Try to stack loosely with your team to bait the Geargrinder Biker to charge to the same position.
- Use sprint to make sure the oil from  Spew Oil is not placed on top of the raid. Spew Oil is not placed on top of the raid.
Mythic Difficulty
- On mythic the damage increase from  Mechanical Breakdown happens at around 2 minutes instead. Saving Mechanical Breakdown happens at around 2 minutes instead. Saving Flagellation for that increase
    is still recommended. Flagellation for that increase
    is still recommended.
Best Talents
Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the build directly into your game!
Tips for Cauldron of Carnage for Subtlety Rogue
Defensive Tips
- When soaking a  Scrapbomb press Scrapbomb press Cloak of Shadows or Cloak of Shadows or Feint. Feint.
- When the bosses charge into the middle and cast  Colossal Clash you might need to Colossal Clash you might need to Feint. Feint.
Cooldown Usage
- Try to use your  Flagellation as often as possible. Flagellation as often as possible.
Mechanical Tips
- When on the side of Torq try to not move more than necessary so you don't get stunned by  Static Charge. Static Charge.
- Swap to hitting the other boss after  Colossal Clash is finished. Colossal Clash is finished.
- You can stand in between the bosses during  Colossal Clash to cleave onto both bosses through Colossal Clash to cleave onto both bosses through Nimble Flurry, beware that
    there is a lot less space to dodge the swirlies and lava waves present during the phase if you do though. Nimble Flurry, beware that
    there is a lot less space to dodge the swirlies and lava waves present during the phase if you do though.
Mythic Difficulty
Best Talents
Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the build directly into your game!
Tips for Rik Reverb for Subtlety Rogue
Defensive Tips
- Try to use  Crimson Vial and Crimson Vial and Feint as much as possible during his intermission when he is immune to damage
    through Feint as much as possible during his intermission when he is immune to damage
    through Sound Cloud. Sound Cloud.
Cooldown Usage
- Save your non- Shadow Blades Shadow Blades Shadow Dances for the pyrotechnics spawned by Shadow Dances for the pyrotechnics spawned by Sparkblast Ignition. Sparkblast Ignition.
- You need to use  Flagellation immediately on cooldown to be able to get the entire cooldown window of before his intermission. Flagellation immediately on cooldown to be able to get the entire cooldown window of before his intermission.
Mechanical Tips
- If you are not fast enough to make it into the Amplifier during his intermission you can  Shadowstep onto one of your allies
    that's already there. Shadowstep onto one of your allies
    that's already there.
Mythic Difficulty
- If your group is struggling with killing the  Sparkblast Ignition barrels in time you can move your Sparkblast Ignition barrels in time you can move your Flagellation around to always
    be used on adds. Below is the recommended times during the fight to use your Flagellation around to always
    be used on adds. Below is the recommended times during the fight to use your Flagellation to achieve this: Flagellation to achieve this:- 0:14
- 1:37
- 3:50
- 5:20
 
Best Talents
Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the build directly into your game!
Tips for Stix Bunkjunker for Subtlety Rogue
Defensive Tips
- Cast  Cloak of Shadows or Cloak of Shadows or Feint before the boss lands and does Feint before the boss lands and does Trash Compactor. Trash Compactor.
- Cast  Feint when the boss casts Feint when the boss casts Electromagnetic Sorting Electromagnetic Sorting
Cooldown Usage
- You want to use  Flagellation immediately when its ready so you get enough time to do your burst before the boss flies away
    with Flagellation immediately when its ready so you get enough time to do your burst before the boss flies away
    with Overdrive. Overdrive.
Mechanical Tips
- Try to stay away from trash piles if you're not currently rolling, as getting ignited by  Incinerator will cause trash piles
    to become Incinerator will cause trash piles
    to become Hot Garbage. Hot Garbage.
Mythic Difficulty
Best Talents
Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the build directly into your game!
Tips for Sprocketmonger Lockenstock for Subtlety Rogue
Defensive Tips
- Cast  Feint when the boss casts Feint when the boss casts Sonic Ba-Boom. Sonic Ba-Boom.
- Cast  Feint and Feint and Cloak of Shadows during Cloak of Shadows during Bleeding Edge. Bleeding Edge.
Cooldown Usage
- Try to use your  Flagellation as often as possible. Flagellation as often as possible.
Mechanical Tips
- Save  Sprint for when the boss casts Sprint for when the boss casts Bleeding Edge so you can get back to the boss as
    fast as possible. Bleeding Edge so you can get back to the boss as
    fast as possible.
Mythic Difficulty
- Be careful with your positioning so you don't run into somebody of the other colour.
Best Talents
Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the build directly into your game!
Tips for One-ARmed Bandit for Subtlety Rogue
Defensive Tips
- Cast  Cloak of Shadows and Cloak of Shadows and Feint during Feint during Reward: Flame and Coin. Reward: Flame and Coin.
Cooldown Usage
- Try to have one stack of  Symbols of Death and Symbols of Death and Shadow Dance available for Shadow Dance available for Spin To Win!
    when you don't have Spin To Win!
    when you don't have Flagellation up. This is so you can burst down one of the adds that spawns. Flagellation up. This is so you can burst down one of the adds that spawns.
Mechanical Tips
- Try to stand next to (but not get hit by!) one of the rolling chips from  Pay-Line as you will get Pay-Line as you will get High Roller!
    which is a 10% damage buff. High Roller!
    which is a 10% damage buff.
Mythic Difficulty
Best Talents
Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the build directly into your game!
Tips for Mug'Zee for Subtlety Rogue
Defensive Tips
- Hold  Cloak of Shadows for Cloak of Shadows for Goblin-guided Rocket if you are assigned as an immune soaker. Goblin-guided Rocket if you are assigned as an immune soaker.
Cooldown Usage
- Try to use your  Flagellation as often as possible. Flagellation as often as possible.
Mechanical Tips
- Be sure to run behind one of the walls left behind by  Earthshaker Gaol if you are targeted by Earthshaker Gaol if you are targeted by Frostshatter Boots. Frostshatter Boots.
- If you are targeted by  Spray and Pray or Spray and Pray or Stormfury Finger Gun stand still so its easier for others to dodge. Stormfury Finger Gun stand still so its easier for others to dodge.
- Do not run into one of the  Unstable Crawler Mines on accident. Unstable Crawler Mines on accident.
Mythic Difficulty
Best Talents
Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the build directly into your game!
Tips for Chrome King Gallywix for Subtlety Rogue
Defensive Tips
- Use and rotate  Cloak of Shadows, Cloak of Shadows, Algari Healing Potion, Algari Healing Potion, Feint, Feint, Healthstone and Healthstone and Crimson Vial for the healing
    absorbs from Crimson Vial for the healing
    absorbs from Mechengineer's Canisters. This boss is really healing intensive so its important to assist in any way you can on these. Mechengineer's Canisters. This boss is really healing intensive so its important to assist in any way you can on these.
- During  Suppression in the last phase make sure to sprint and run as far out as possible to take less damage from Suppression in the last phase make sure to sprint and run as far out as possible to take less damage from Gallybux Finale Blast. Gallybux Finale Blast.
Cooldown Usage
- You can hold your second use of  Flagellation for ~15 seconds or so and it will line up better across the fight. Flagellation for ~15 seconds or so and it will line up better across the fight.
Mechanical Tips
- Somebody in your raid needs to run over to the batteries with a  Charged Giga Bomb, if you are not assigned to do this you should be picking any nearby bombs
    and toss them into the hole in the center of the room (by using your extra action button). Charged Giga Bomb, if you are not assigned to do this you should be picking any nearby bombs
    and toss them into the hole in the center of the room (by using your extra action button).
- Having  Shiv specced for this fight is a good idea as you can remove the Shiv specced for this fight is a good idea as you can remove the Lumbering Rage from the Darkfuse Wrenchmongers and help your tank out. Lumbering Rage from the Darkfuse Wrenchmongers and help your tank out.
Mythic Difficulty
Best Talents
Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the build directly into your game!
General Offensive Cooldown Usage
Subtlety Rogue has a few cooldowns to think about using optimally on the fights in Liberation of Undermine:
 Flagellation and Flagellation and Shadow Blades - Our main damage buffs with a 90 second cooldown. Shadow Blades - Our main damage buffs with a 90 second cooldown.
Make sure to use your cooldowns on cooldown as much as possible unless certain adds or DPS phases allow you to get more value out of them. This is typically something you will want to discuss with your Raidleader or the rest of the raid in static groups, while PUGs are more freeform than that. Simply keep an eye out on how you can best serve the raid, even if that might mean losing uptime on the boss during your cooldowns. If it wiped you in the previous pull, and you now kill the boss, it does not matter if your DPS is a bit lower.
General Defensive Cooldown Usage
If you want to mitigate damage during some of the harder hitting moments of
any given encounter, press  Feint or
 Feint or  Cloak of Shadows.
 Cloak of Shadows.
Changelog
- 15 Jun. 2025: Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
- 21 Apr. 2025: Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
- 20 Feb. 2025: Guide added.
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This guide has been written by Eleem, who has been a rogue player, enjoyer and theorycrafter since Legion. He is currently raiding in a top 100 guild and has been known to dabble in Mythic+ from time to time. You can find him in the Ravenholdt Discord as Eleem.
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