Welcome to the Subtlety Rogue MoP PvP Guide!
Mists of Pandaria Classic • Patch 5.4.8
All sections for Subtlety Rogue PvP have been divided into corresponding sections for the most optimal talents, glyphs, races, gear, macros, professions, and arena compositions. This will help you have a good understanding of how to play Subtlety Rogue in Mists of Pandaria Classic PvP.
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Subtlety Rogue
MoP completely revolutionized Subtlety Rogue with the introduction of Subterfuge - a mini Shadow Dance that keeps you in STEALTH. Combined with Nerve Strike, Prey on the Weak, and the broken Burst of Speed, Sub Rogues have a distinct "hit and run" playstyle: getting powerful openers with stuns and then resetting to pillars for restealths.
Current Meta Position
Strengths
- ✓Subterfuge provides mini Shadow Dance openers while staying in stealth
- ✓Nerve Strike reduces enemy damage and healing by 25% after stuns
- ✓Prey on the Weak gives 10% damage bonus to ALL sources against stunned targets
- ✓Burst of Speed is a spammable sprint that removes snares for infinite mobility
- ✓Excellent CC toolkit with Cheap Shot, Kidney Shot, Blind, Sap, and Gouge
- ✓Strong finisher damage with Eviscerate thanks to Mastery scaling
Weaknesses
- ✗Requires significant practice to master the restealth playstyle
- ✗More effort required than other melee specs to get similar results
- ✗Vulnerable when caught without cooldowns
- ✗Limited comp options compared to other top melee specs
Key Abilities
Human is THE best race for Rogues. Will to Survive lets you wear two damage trinkets, which is a massive power spike since Badge + Insignia procs represent huge burst windows.
Orc is your best Horde option. Hardiness is arguably the best passive racial in the game for PvP, reducing stun duration by 15%.
Agility is your most important stat as it directly impacts ALL of your damage. However, you must first reach the 3% Hit cap and 3% Expertise soft cap to ensure your abilities never miss or get dodged/parried.
After caps, Mastery is the best secondary by far since Finishers (Eviscerate) are the majority of your impact damage. Then Critical Strike while avoiding Haste at all costs.