Subtlety Rogue PvP Guide — The War Within (Season 1)

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 on a shorter cooldown than the other Rogue specializations, 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.

• 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.
• Cut to the Chase has been granted as a baseline passive (was Assassination only), allowing Subtlety Rogues to passively extend Slice and Dice.

Strengths

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

Weaknesses

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