Subtlety Rogue
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Subtlety Rogue is a melee fighter whose primary attribute is Agility. The rogue wields two daggers and strikes from invisibility with surprise attacks.
A distinctive feature of this specialization is the management of two resources: Energy and combo points. Gameplay revolves around maintaining key effects, precise cooldown timing and spending combo points on finishing strikes.
Strengths
- Strong single-target damage.
- Great mobility and the ability to open fights from stealth.
- Powerful burst windows thanks to cooldown synchronization.
- Useful control and survivability tools.
Weaknesses
- Requires precise rotation and cooldown planning.
- Mistakes in energy and combo point spending noticeably reduce damage.
- Depends on properly maintaining buffs and debuffs on the target.
Stat Priority
Agility
Mastery
Haste
Critical Strike
VersatilityTalents
Rotation (Ability Priority)
During 
Shadow Dance use finishers at 6+ combo points in the following priority:
Combo point generator: Shadowstrike
When Shadow Dance is on cooldown:
Overall priority:
- Shadow Dance at low combo points when Secret Technique is available or during
Shadow Blades - Shadow Blades if Shadow Dance is ready
Vanish at low combo points
Best in Slot (BiS)
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Enchants, Gems, Consumables
Leveling
Use stealth to start fights, open with strong hits (Eviscerate and 
Backstab) and quickly build combo points. The priority is to avoid capping energy, maintain key effects and finish combo sequences on time. Between fights, save time with instant movement and convenient stealth re-entry into combat.
Mythic+ Tips
1
Thanks to 
Shroud of Concealment you can hide allies from enemies and bypass dangerous enemy packs.
2
If a mob or boss targets you with a dangerous spell you are not ready to take, use Vanish. It will drop you from the target and cancel the spell.
3
Cloak of Shadows can remove many negative effects. Try to use this ability as often as possible.
Macros
#showtooltip /cast [@NAME][] Tricks of the Trade
#showtooltip /cast Shadow Dance /cast Shadow Blades /cast Secret Technique /use Potential of the Light /use 13
#showtooltip Shadowstrike /cast [bonusbar:1] Shadowstrike; Backstab
Author
Fouren
Fouren has been playing World of Warcraft for over 15 years. He is an active player with 12 Cutting Edge achievements under his belt, and has reached the top 1% and 0.1% multiple times on various classes. His main classes are healers, particularly Holy Paladin.
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