Subtlety Rogue DPS Vault of the Incarnates Raid Guide — Dragonflight 10.1
On this page, you will find tips, tricks, and strategies tailored to your Subtlety Rogue for each boss of the following raid: Vault of the Incarnates. All our content is updated for World of Warcraft — Dragonflight 10.1.
Introduction
On this page, you will find Subtlety-Rogue-specific information to deal with each boss in the Vault of the Incarnates 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.
The Book of Shadows
The Rogue community has often worked together to compile information on which
abilities can be mitigated or completely avoided through the use of Feint,
Cloak of Shadows and
Evasion. This compilation of information
has been dubbed the "Book of Shadows",
and includes information on most major dungeon and raid mechanics.
While not yet populated with any information, the community is planning on working together once more to help newcomers and experienced players alike. Anybody can do so by submitting information on these interactions through the form, and hopefully, together, we will be able to figure out how best to use our defensive toolkit in Vault of the Incarnates and Mythic+.
Talents
Below is the most commonly used build for single-target, which you will use for most raid encounters.
You can easily import the talent tree below into the game by pressing 'Copy Export String':
Because of how the Subtlety spec tree is structured, taking AoE talents reduces our single-target by quite a bit. AoE talent builds can be better for overall damage on certain bosses while being detrimental to the raid progress.
Also note that the Rogue Class tree forces us to make choices between Feint,
Cheat Death,
Master Poisoner, and
Fleet Footed, as we need more points to get all of them without sacrificing DPS. The boss-specific talent links will be optimized with this in mind, as Feint
can be useless on some bosses.
Eranog
Recommended Talents:
- BUQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAgAJJiQASkkkIJJRQSESSIJaJlIkkEpFAAAA
Tips
You can run through the flame walls, which Primal Flame spawns
with Cloak of Shadows.
Pop Evasion if the Primal Flame fixates you
adds.
For more information, please refer to our Eranog guide.
Terros
Recommended Talents:
- BUQAAWulQAmRd/c4Iy2r7VOUFAAABAAAAAAAEBkkICBIIJIJJRikEpkkEtAJlkQSSkWAAAA
Tips
Feint works on most mechanics on this boss.
Cloak of Shadows can be used to immune the initial damage and the DoT
from tanks clearing pillars.
For more information, please refer to our Terros guide.
The Primal Council
Since this boss is a permanent 4-target cleave fight, the recommended talent build here will be more AoE-focused.
Recommended Talents:
- BUQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAQCkkICBIRSSikkEBJRIJhkolUiQSSoFAAAA
Tips
Make sure to apply Rupture to each boss outside of your
Shadow Dance
windows.
Cloak of Shadows removes certain debuffs on you such as
Conductive Mark.
For more information, please refer to our The Primal Council guide.
Sennarth, the Cold Breath
Recommended Talents:
- BUQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARAJJiQACSiIJJRikERSSkkolUiQSSoFAAAA
Tips
Vanish removes all stacks of
Sticky Webbing.
Cast Shadowstep if you get pulled off by
Gossamer Burst.
Use Shuriken Storm to generate more Combo Points when the small
adds spawn.
For more information, please refer to our Sennarth the Cold Breath guide.
Dathea, Ascended
Recommended Talents:
- BUQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAQCkkICBIRSSikkEBJRIJhkolUiQSSoFAAAA
Tips
Cloak of Shadows and
Shadowstep can be used to negate
the knockback caused by Volatile Infusers dying.
Cloak of Shadows also removes the debuff from
Conductive Mark.
For more information, please refer to our Dathea Ascended guide.
Kurog Grimtotem
Recommended Talents:
- BUQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARAJJiQACSiIJJRikERSSkkolUiQSSoFAAAA
Tips
Cloak of Shadows can be used to remove
Enveloping Earth and
you can solo soak
Absolute Zero with it.
For more information, please refer to our Kurog Grimtotem guide.
Broodkeeper Diurna
Generally speaking, if you are a Subtlety Rogue on this fight, you will be on the add group, thus speccing into AoE. If you are on the boss simply take full single-target focused build.
Recommended Talents:
- BUQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARAJJiQASkkkIJJRQSESSkkolUiQSSoFAAAA
Tips
Cloak of Shadows can be used to remove stacks of
Wildfire
in case you get multiple as well as removing the healing absorption debuff
from
Frozen Shroud.
Vanish can be saved to remove your own
Frozen Shroud
instantly.
For more information, please refer to our Broodkeeper Diurna guide.
Raszageth the Storm-Eater
Recommended Talents:
- BUQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARAJJiQASkkgkkEJkERSSkkolUiQSSoFAAAA
Tips
Shadowstep and
Shadowstrike from
Vanish should be
used for extra mobility on this fight as well as getting over mechanics like
Tempest Wing to prevent damage taken.
Cloak of Shadows can be used to negate the pushback from
Hurricane Wing
completely and it makes you immune to
Lightning Devastation if you
are about to get hit.
For more information, please refer to our Raszageth the StormEater guide.
Changelog
- 01 May 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
- 20 Mar. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 14 Feb. 2023: Updated recommended talents for Terros.
- 24 Jan. 2023: Updated talents and reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 13 Jan. 2023: Page updated with talent recommendations.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Page added.
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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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