Welcome to our Gear guide for PvE Subtlety Rogue! Below you will find your Pre-Raid BiS gear, along with the BiS gear for each phase.

Table of Contents

• Phase 1
• Phase 2
• Phase 3
• Phase 4
• Phase 5

Phase 1 - Karazhan, Gruul's Lair and Magtheridon's Lair Pre-Raid BiS Armor

• Head: Mask of the Deceiver (50 Badge of Justice) or Helm of the Claw
• Neck: Choker of Vile Intent (25 Badge of Justice)
• Shoulders: Wastewalker Shoulderpads
• Cloak: Vengeance Wrap
• Chest: Primalstrike Vest (Requires Elemental Leatherworking)
• Wrist: Spymistress's Wristguards (If you need the Hit Rating) or Primalstrike Bracers (Requires Elemental Leatherworking) or Nightfall Wristguards
• Hands: Fel Leather Gloves or Gloves of the Unbound
• Waist: Girdle of the Deathdealer or Primalstrike Belt (Requires Elemental Leatherworking) or Socrethar's Girdle (Used if you need the Hit Rating)
• Legs: Fel Leather Leggings or Midnight Legguards
• Feet: Fel Leather Boots or The Master's Treads
• Ring: Shapeshifter's Signet or Kaylaan's Signet
  • Alternative: Shaffar's Band of Brutality, while it has a very low drop rate (2%) and is obtained via killing a summonable boss, it is still a great ring
• Ring: Slayer's Mark of the Redemption
• Trinket: Bloodlust Brooch (41 Badge of Justice)
• Trinket: Hourglass of the Unraveller or Icon of Unyielding Courage

Weapons Note: To get the most out of Subtlety with Swords, it’s generally ideal the have a slow main-hand weapon (2.6 or slower) with a faster off-hand weapon.

• Main-Hand: Vindicator's Brand (Requires Exalted with Quartermaster Endarin) or Edge of the Cosmos
  • Alternative: While expensive, Blinkstrike would be a great choice
• Off-Hand: Latro's Shifting Sword
• Ranged: Veteran's Musket (Requires Exalted with Logistics Officer Ulrike) or Marksman's Bow (Requires Exalted with Quartermaster Urgronn)

Phase 1 BiS Armor

• Head: Netherblade Facemask or Mask of the Deceiver (50 Badge of Justice)
• Neck: Choker of Vile Intent (25 Badge of Justice) or Worgen Claw Necklace
• Shoulders: Netherblade Shoulderpads or Wastewalker Shoulderpads
• Cloak: Drape of the Dark Reavers or Vengeance Wrap
• Chest: Netherblade Chestpiece or Chestguard of the Conniver
  • Alternative: While deemed better, Terrorweave Tunic has a fairly low drop rate from the world boss, Doomwalker (Reported to be 17%)
• Wrist: Nightfall Wristguards or Spymistress's Wristguards (If you need the Hit Rating) or Primalstrike Bracers (Requires Elemental Leatherworking)
• Hands: Netherblade Gloves or Fel Leather Gloves
• Waist: Girdle of the Deathdealer or Gronn-Stitched Girdle
• Legs: Skulker's Greaves or Netherblade Breeches
• Feet: Edgewalker Longboots or Fel Leather Boots (If you need the Hit Rating)
• Ring: Ring of a Thousand Marks
• Ring: Garona's Signet Ring or Violet Signet of the Master Assassin
• Trinket: Bloodlust Brooch (41 Badge of Justice)
• Trinket: Hourglass of the Unraveller or Romulo's Poison Vial
  • Note: Icon of Unyielding Courage is still viable since it adds armor penetration as an on-use effect

Weapons

• Main-Hand: Spiteblade or Hope Ender
• Off-Hand: Latro's Shifting Sword
  • Alternative: Felsteel Longblade
• Ranged: Veteran's Musket (Requires Exalted with Logistics Officer Ulrike) or Marksman's Bow (Requires Exalted with Quartermaster Urgronn)
  • Note: Once you have reached and can maintain your desired (or required) Hit Cap without either of these two weapons, Sunfury Bow of the Phoenix becomes ideal

Phase 2 BiS Armor

• Head: Deathmantle Helm
• Neck: Choker of Vile Intent
• Shoulders: Shoulderpads of the Stranger or Deathmantle Shoulderpads
• Cloak: Drape of the Dark Reavers or Thalassian Wildercloak
• Chest: Bloodsea Brigand's Vest or Deathmantle Chestguard
• Wrist: Vambraces of Ending
• Hands: Deathmantle Handguards
• Waist: Belt of One-Hundred Deaths or Belt of Deep Shadow
• Legs: Deathmantle Legguards
• Feet: Edgewalker Longboots
• Ring: Ring of Lethality
• Ring: Band of the Ranger-General
• Trinket: Dragonspine Trophy or Tsunami Talisman
• Trinket: Warp-Spring Coil

Weapons

• Main-Hand: Talon of Azshara
• Off-Hand: Latro's Shifting Sword
• Ranged: Arcanite Steam-Pistol

Phase 3 BiS Gear

• Head – Cursed Vision of Sargeras
• Neck – Choker of Endless Nightmares
• Shoulders – Nightslayer Shoulder Pads
• Cape – Shadowmoon Destroyer's Drape
• Chest – Slayer's Chestguard
• Bracers – Insidious Bands
• Gloves – Slayer's Handguards
• Belt – Belt of One-Hundred Deaths
• Legs – Slayer's Legguards
• Boots – Shadowmaster's Boots
• Ring 1 – Stormrage Signet Ring
• Ring 2 – Band of the Ranger-General
• Trinket 1 – Warp-Spring Coil
• Trinket 2 – Dragonspine Trophy
• ranged- Arcanite Steam-Pistol

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• Main hand – Blade of Infamy or Warglaive of Azzinoth (MH)
• Offhand – Blade of Savagery or Warglaive of Azzinoth (OH)

Phase 4 BiS Gear

• Head – Cursed Vision of Sargeras
• Neck – Choker of Endless Nightmares
• Shoulders – Nightslayer Shoulder Pads
• Cape – Shadowmoon Destroyer's Drape
• Chest – Slayer's Chestguard
• Bracers – Insidious Bands
• Gloves – Slayer's Handguards
• Belt – Belt of One-Hundred Deaths
• Legs – Slayer's Legguards
• Boots – Shadowmaster's Boots
• Ring 1 – Stormrage Signet Ring
• Ring 2 – Signet of Primal Wrath
• Trinket 1 – Warp-Spring Coil
• Trinket 2 – Dragonspine Trophy
• ranged- Arcanite Steam-Pistol

Weapons

• Main hand – Blade of Infamy or Warglaive of Azzinoth (MH)
• Offhand – Blade of Savagery or Warglaive of Azzinoth (OH)

Phase 5 BiS Gear

• Head – Duplicitous Guise
• Neck – Clutch of Demise or Hard Khorium Choker (JC)
• Shoulders – Slayer's Shoulderpads
• Cape – Cloak of Unforgivable Sin
• Chest – Bladed Chaos Tunic
• Bracers – Slayer's Bracers
• Gloves – Gloves of Immortal Dusk
• Belt – Slayer's Belt
• Legs – Leggings of the Immortal Night
• Boots – Slayer's Boots
• Ring 1 – Stormrage Signet Ring
• Ring 2 – Band of Ruinous Delight
• Trinket 1 – Dragonspine Trophy
• Trinket 2 – Blackened Naaru Sliver
• Bow – Golden Bow of Quel'Thalas

Weapons

• Main hand – Warglaive of Azzinoth or Muramasa
• Offhand – Warglaive of Azzinoth or Dragonscale-Encrusted Longblade