Subtlety Rogue DPS Stat Priority — The War Within (11.2.5)
On this page, you will find out the optimal stat priority for your Subtlety Rogue. We first present the stat priority, before delving into more complex explanations. Our content is updated for World of Warcraft — The War Within (11.2.5).
If you were looking for Mists of Pandaria Classic content, please refer to our Mists of Pandaria Classic Subtlety Rogue stat priority.
The Basics of Stats for Subtlety Rogue
Stat Priority
Subtlety Rogue's Stat Priority generally breaks down to "Haste is bad, the other stats are good", this applies to both Single-Target and Multi-Target situations. We do not recommend fretting over stat priorities, as simming your gear is a far more objective and accurate way of determining the best gear for YOUR character.
- Mastery;
- Versatility;
- Critical Strike;
- Haste.
Gems, Enchants and Consumables
Gems, enchants, and consumables are directly linked to your stat priority. You can find more information about this topic in our dedicated page.
Subtlety Rogue Stat Explanations
Agility is your primary statistic. You should look for it in all of your upgrades. It provides you with Attack Power, which determines the damage your abilities do.
Mastery increases the damage of your combo point finishers through
Mastery: Executioner.
Critical Strike increases your chance to critically hit with all spells and abilities. Crits deal double damage by default, but several effects can increase your crit damage, and make crits even stronger.
Versatility simply increases damage done and damage reduces taken.
Haste increases your Energy regeneration, 
Rupture tick rate
and attack speed. Increased attack speed generates extra Combo Points via
Shadow Techniques.
Changelog
- 05 Oct. 2025: Reviewed for Patch 11.2.5.
- 04 Aug. 2025: Updated for Patch 11.2.
- 15 Jun. 2025: Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
- 21 Apr. 2025: Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
- 24 Feb. 2025: Updated for Patch 11.1
- 15 Dec. 2024: Updated for Patch 11.0.7.
- 09 Sep. 2024: Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
- 22 Aug. 2024: Updated for The War Within.
- 23 Jul. 2024: Reviewed for The War Within Pre-Patch.
- 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 22 Apr. 2024: Reviewed for Season 4
- 20 Mar. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
- 15 Jan. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 06 Nov. 2023: Reviewed and Updated for patch 10.2.
- 04 Sep. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 10 Jul. 2023: Page updated for Patch 10.1.5.
- 01 May 2023: Page reviewed and updated for Patch 10.1.
- 20 Mar. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 24 Jan. 2023: Updated stat recommendations and reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Small update to recommended single-target stats.
- 28 Nov. 2022: Reviewed for Dragonflight launch.
- 25 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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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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