Subtlety Rogue DPS Sepulcher of the First Ones Raid Guide — Dragonflight 10.2.5
On this page, you will find tips, tricks, and strategies tailored to your Subtlety Rogue for each boss of the following raid: Sepulcher of the First Ones. All our content is updated for World of Warcraft — Dragonflight 10.2.5.
Introduction
On this page, you will find Subtlety-Rogue-specific information to deal with each boss in the Sepulcher of the First Ones raid.
This page assumes that you already understand most of the mechanics of each encounter. These can be found on the full raid guide, so what is contained here are details specifically tailored toward Subtlety Rogues and what you can do to deal with each fight as best as possible.
During the Dragonflight Pre-Patch, Castle Nathria, Sanctum of Domination, and Sepulcher of the First Ones will be simultaneously featured as Fated Raids. During this time encounters within each specific raid will include an additional mechanic and items will drop at increased item levels. If you would like to learn more general information about the Fated Raids system as a whole, please see our overview below. Otherwise, continue to use this page for specialization-specific tips.
Best Talents for Raiding for Subtlety Rogue
Below is the most commonly used build for single-target, which you will be using for most raid encounters.
You can easily import the talent tree below into the game with the following string:
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For encounters with adds you can use the recommended AoE build in our Talent page if you wish to do maximum overall damage, however keep in mind that this build will do significantly less boss damage which is usually the most important thing in raid encounters:
Vigilant Guardian
We advise you to use the following Legendaries against Vigilant Guardian.
- Invigorating Shadowdust
- Finality
Tips
- Use Crowd Control like Kidney Shot to interrupt Searing Ablation which is casted by the Point Defense Drones in Phase 1.
- Run away from the raid if targeted by Deresolution or Matter Dissolution in Phase 2.
- Make sure to have your cooldowns like Shadow Blades ready when the boss reaches 15% Health and Phase 3 begins.
For more information, please refer to our Vigilant Guardian guide.
Skolex, the Insatiable Ravener
We advise you to use the following Legendaries against Skolex, the Insatiable Ravener.
- Invigorating Shadowdust
- Finality
Tips
- Avoid running on top of the Tanks because of Wormhole Jaws.
- Do not stand in front of the boss to avoid Rend.
- Dodge swirlies and use Cloak of Shadows or ask for a dispel if you get hit.
For more information, please refer to our Skolex, the Insatiable Ravener guide.
Artificer Xy'Mox
We advise you to use the following Legendary against Artificer Xy'mox.
- Invigorating Shadowdust
- Finality
Tips
- Cloak of Shadows can be used to avoid Genesis Rings to gain more uptime on the boss.
- All of the Xy Reinforcements can be crowd controlled and interrupted. Use Kidney Shot and Kick to disrupt them.
Dausegne, the Fallen Oracle
We advise you to use the following Legendaries against Dausegne, the Fallen Oracle.
- Invigorating Shadowdust
- Finality
Tips
- Cloak of Shadows and Shadowstep can and should be used to avoid Disintegration Halos to prevent damage taken and to gain uptime.
- Make sure you have your cooldowns ready when the boss is ready to drain a pillar, which happens when she reaches 0% Mana to DPS down the absorb shield.
For more information, please refer to our Dausegne, the Fallen Oracle guide.
Prototype Pantheon
We advise you to use the following Legendaries against Prototype Pantheon.
- Invigorating Shadowdust
- Finality
Tips
- If debuffed with Runecarver's Deathtouch make sure you go to the Bastion's Wards (one player per ward) to get dispelled.
- Be aware that on Heroic and Mythic difficulties, the four bosses do not share health and must be defeated at roughly the same time.
- Interrupt the Prototype of War's Gloom Bolt or Prototype of Renewal's Anima Bolt as needed.
For more information, please refer to our Prototype Pantheon guide.
Lihuvim, Principal Architect
We advise you to use the following Legendaries against Lihuvim, Principal Architect.
- Invigorating Shadowdust
- Finality
Tips
- Make use of Lihuvim's Cosmic Shifts to help move to where you would like to be by the time each Synthesize starts.
- When debuffed by Deconstructing Energy, you can stand by nearby Unstable Motes to safely destroy them with the Deconstructing Blast
- Protoform Cascade can be avoided by sidestepping out of the cone.
- Try to have your DPS cooldowns ready when Synthesize starts to burn as much of the add's Health before they become active and thus easier to finish off.
For more information, please refer to our Lihuvim, Principal Architect guide.
Halondrus the Reclaimer
We advise you to use the following Legendaries against Halondrus the Reclaimer.
- Invigorating Shadowdust
- Finality
Tips
- Position the void zones from Crushing Prism near tremors.
- Make sure not to stack with other people with Earthbreaker Missiles.
For more information, please refer to our Halondrus the Reclaimer guide.
Anduin Wrynn
We advise you to use the following Legendaries against Anduin Wrynn.
- Invigorating Shadowdust
- Finality
Tips
- Make sure to not hit any adds or your raid with Wicked Star if you are targeted.
- You can use Shadowstep to connect with the opposing color when debuffed with Blasphemy.
For more information, please refer to our Anduin Wrynn guide.
Lords of Dread
We advise you to use the following Legendaries against Lords of Dread.
- Invigorating Shadowdust
- Finality
Tips
- Make sure to have all of your cooldowns ready for Swarm of Decay as the bosses take increased damage during it.
- Use Cloak of Shadows during Swarm of Decay to prevent damage intake.
- Try to spam as much as finishers as possible during Infiltration of Dread to get your Shadow Dance charges back.
For more information, please refer to our Lords of Dread guide.
Rygelon
We advise you to use the following Legendaries against Rygelon.
- Invigorating Shadowdust
- Finality
Tips
- Double Shadowstep the boss during Massive Bang to gain more uptime.
For more information, please refer to our Rygelon guide.
The Jailer
We advise you to use the following Legendaries against The Jailer.
- Invigorating Shadowdust
- Finality
Tips
- Cloak of Shadows can be used during both Relentless Domination and Chains of Oppression to gain more uptime.
- Use Shadowstep on the boss after jumping into a hole with Rune of Damnation.
For more information, please refer to our The Jailer guide.
Changelog
- 31 Oct. 2022: Changed recommended build to Venthyr along with Invigorating Shadowdust.
- 25 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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This guide has been written by Oxi, a life long Rogue player since early Classic. He is a Moderator in Ravenholdt, the official Rogue Class Discord. He also maintains the Ravenholdt website, and helps ensure that the Tricks of the Trade Rogue podcast runs smoothly.
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