Rogue Specialization

Subtlety Rogue

DPS specialization of the Rogue.

Subtlety Rogue at a glance

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Spells the Subtlety specialization teaches or changes, in the game's order.

Subtlety Rogue PvP talents.

Control is KingCheap Shot grants Slice and Dice for 15 sec and Kidney Shot restores 10 Energy per combo point spent.
Dagger in the DarkEach second while Stealth is active, nearby enemies take an additional 2% damage from you for 10 sec.
Death from AboveFinishing move that empowers your weapons with energy to perform a deadly attack.
DismantleDisarm the enemy, preventing the use of any weapons or shield for 5 sec.
Distracting MirageDistract slows affected enemies by 60% and creates a Mirage that follows an enemy for 8 sec. Reactivate Distract to teleport to your Mirage's location.
ManeuverabilitySprint has 50% reduced cooldown and 50% reduced duration.
Preemptive ManeuverFeint decreases your damage taken by an additional 25% while stunned and its energy cost is reduced by 30%.
SilhouetteShadowstep's cooldown is reduced by 66.6667% when cast on a friendly target.
Smoke BombCreates a cloud of thick smoke in an 8 yard radius around the Rogue for 5 sec. Enemies are unable to target into or out of the smoke cloud.
Thick as ThievesTricks of the Trade now increases the friendly target's damage by 15% for 6 sec.
Thief's BargainThe cooldowns of Shadow Blades, Vanish, and Feint are reduced by 20%, but using one reduces your damage by 10% for 6 sec.

SubtletyDPS

October 27, 2026 Classes › Rogue › Subtlety
Developers’ notes: The buff Subtlety received as compensation alongside changes in the 12.1.5 patch overshot expectations, so we’re rolling back a significant portion of that buff. In addition, the patch changes benefitted Trickster more than Deathstalker, so Trickster is receiving an additional smaller nerf.
October 27, 2026 Classes › Rogue › Subtlety
All ability damage reduced by 8%.
October 27, 2026 Classes › Rogue › Subtlety
Trickster: Fazed now increases damage by 5% (was 7%).
October 6, 2026 Classes › Rogue › Subtlety › Trickster
Developers’ notes: We’re buffing Trickster for Subtlety to reduce the performance gap between it and Deathstalker. We want Trickster to be a more viable alternative for players who prefer its gameplay and thematic identity.
October 6, 2026 Classes › Rogue › Subtlety › Trickster
Fazed now causes enemies to take 7% more damage (was 5%). Does not affect PvP combat.
October 6, 2026 Classes › Rogue › Subtlety › Trickster
Unseen Blade damage increased by 15%. Does not affect PvP combat.
October 6, 2026 Classes › Rogue › Subtlety › Trickster
Coup de Grace damage increased by 10%. Does not affect PvP combat.
October 6, 2026 Player versus Player › Rogue
Thick as Thieves duration increased to 10 seconds (was 6 seconds).

Blizzard Entertainment's official hotfix notes, shown in full at the hotfix tracker.

Every Rogue hotfix, by date: Rogue hotfixes.

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