Subtlety Rogue PvP Guide (The War Within Pre-Patch)

Subtlety Rogues have one of the best control toolkits in the game, with Blind and Kidney Shot, but most importantly, with Shadow Dance, enabling them to access Sap and Cheap Shot at will. They also have the well-known Smoke Bomb, recently buffed, as well as the unique ability Shadowy Duel, making them true crowd control lords amongst the melee specializations. They also have strong on-demand burst damage, allowing them to score kills when the entire enemy team is in CC.

The most important feature of The War Within are Heroic Talents. However, since these Heroic Talents will not be available during the Prepatch, they will be added and discussed near the beginning of the expansion. That being said there are a few important talent changes that are worth being highlighted:

• Subterfuge now lasts 6s (up from 3). This is a solid buff as it means every Vanish or mere restealth will grant a pseudo-Shadow Dance.
• The Subtlety tree has been moved around a bit but with no significant change to the talents themselves.

Strengths

• Powerful burst.
• Great mobility.
• Great control.
• Excellent utility.

Weaknesses

• Very prone to dying in stuns.
• Significant cooldown on defensive abilities.
• Often reliant on teammates to stay alive.
• Non-existant sustained damage.