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Deathstalker Subtlety Rogue PvE Guide For Mythic+

Rogue class icon Subtlety Rogue specialization icon
Subtlety Rogue
Deathstalker icon
Deathstalker
The War Within Season 1
Based on 1 Character
From 2989 to 2989 Rating

Welcome to Murlok.io's PvE guide for Deathstalker Subtlety Rogues in Mythic+ Dungeons. This guide covers the best stats, races, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, and gems for Patch 11.0.5, based on data from the top 50 Deathstalker Subtlety Rogues in The War Within Season 1 across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions. This includes Retailpevepe (Ravencrest EU) , who is currently the highest-ranked with a rating of 2989.

Updated every 12 hours with the latest data from the Battle.net API , this guide also examines each character's recent playtime, specialization frequency, and equipment choices for greater accuracy.

Top Subtlety Rogues

  1. 1
    Retailpevepe's icon
    Retailpevepe
    Ravencrest (EU)
    Deathstalker - 631 ilvl
    2989

Stat Priority

Stats are crucial attributes that influence a character's power in World of Warcraft. They determine the character's strength and overall playstyle. Stat bonuses can be found on various equipment pieces, consumables created by Alchemy, certain foods, some enchantments, and gems.

Each stat experiences diminishing returns once its equipped bonus reaches +20%. Optimizing a character's performance involves finding a balanced distribution. Here is the optimal way to balance Deathstalker Subtlety Rogue secondary and minor stats for Mythic+:

Secondary Stats

+10222
25% Critical Strike
+180
0% Haste
+19741
89% Mastery
+8909
11% Versatility
  1. Mastery
  2. Critical Strike
  3. Versatility
  4. Haste

Minor Stats

+1635
3% Avoidance
+905
4% Leech
+250
1% Speed
  1. Avoidance
  2. Leech
  3. Speed

Class Talents

Talents are the main element defining a character's build, significantly influencing playstyle by adding, modifying, and enhancing abilities and behaviors. They are crucial in shaping how a character functions in battle.

Class talents represent a common tree shared across all Rogue specializations. These talents provide foundational skills and enhancements essential to the Rogue class. They offer a range of abilities that lay the groundwork for a Rogue's overall capabilities. The following tree reproduces the in-game class talents disposition as a heatmap. Each color represents the usage frequency and general recommendation level of the talents:

  1. Most frequently used talents, highly recommended for optimal performance.
  2. Widely used talents offering flexibility for alternative choices or personal preference.
  3. Less commonly selected talents, typically chosen to fill necessary slots for advancing to the next tier.

Specialization Talents

Specialization talents provide Deathstalker Subtlety Rogues with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style. The following tree reproduces the in-game specialization talents disposition and shows the best talents as a heatmap:

  1. Most frequently used talents, highly recommended for optimal performance.
  2. Widely used talents offering flexibility for alternative choices or personal preference.
  3. Less commonly selected talents, typically chosen to fill necessary slots for advancing to the next tier.

Hero Talents

Hero talents allow deeper customization of the Subtlety Rogue class fantasy, enhancing character builds. The following trees show the Trickster and Deathstalker hero talents as a heatmap, highlighting the most effective choices:

  1. Most frequently used talents, highly recommended for optimal performance.
  2. Widely used talents offering flexibility for alternative choices or personal preference.
  3. Less commonly selected talents, typically chosen to fill necessary slots for advancing to the next tier.

Trickster hero talent icon Trickster

Deathstalker hero talent icon Deathstalker

Best In Slot Gear

Gear consists of items that directly determine a character's power level. It can be acquired from various sources: dungeons, raids, world drops, crafted through professions, obtained from PvP vendors, or chosen as rewards from the Great Vault.

Each piece of gear significantly boosts a character's overall strength and capabilities. Here are the top items for Deathstalker Subtlety Rogues in Mythic+, tailored for each equipment slot:

Head

  1. Overclocked Idea Generator icon
    Craft
    Overclocked Idea Generator
    1

Neck

  1. Trailspinner Pendant icon
    Trailspinner Pendant
    1

Shoulders

  1. K'areshi Phantom's Shoulderpads icon
    Set
    K'areshi Phantom's Shoulderpads
    1

Back

  1. Troggstitched Drape icon
    Troggstitched Drape
    1

Chest

  1. K'areshi Phantom's Nexus Wraps icon
    Set
    K'areshi Phantom's Nexus Wraps
    1

Wrist

  1. Venting Vambraces icon
    Craft
    Venting Vambraces
    1

Hands

  1. K'areshi Phantom's Grips icon
    Set
    K'areshi Phantom's Grips
    1

Waist

  1. Rune-Branded Waistband icon
    Craft
    Rune-Branded Waistband
    1

Legs

  1. K'areshi Phantom's Leggings icon
    Set
    K'areshi Phantom's Leggings
    1

Feet

  1. Rune-Branded Kickers icon
    Craft
    Rune-Branded Kickers
    1

Rings

  1. Acidic Attendant's Loop icon
    Acidic Attendant's Loop
    1
  2. Umbriss Band icon
    Umbriss Band
    1

Trinkets

  1. Shadow-Binding Ritual Knife icon
    Shadow-Binding Ritual Knife
    1
  2. Skardyn's Grace icon
    Skardyn's Grace
    1

Main Hand

  1. Everforged Stabber icon
    Craft
    Everforged Stabber
    1

Off Hand

  1. Everforged Stabber icon
    Craft
    Everforged Stabber
    1

Embellishments

Embellishments are unique effects associated with crafted items, either as predefined elements in a recipe or added with an optional embellishment reagent, creating embellished gear. These enhancements diversify and amplify characters' capabilities.

Given that only a maximum of two embellished items can be equipped at a time, here are the best embellishments for Deathstalker Subtlety Rogues in Mythic+:

  1. Rune-Branded Kickers icon
    Dawnthread Lining
    2

Enchantments

Enchantments provide minor yet valuable enhancements to various items, including Back, Chest, Wrist, Legs, Rings, Feet, Main Hand, and Off Hand.

Most enchantments are crafted via the Enchanting profession. However, Legs enhancements are crafted by Leatherworkers.

Enchantments are usually available at the auction house, making them accessible for upgrades. Here is a list of the top enchantments for Deathstalker Subtlety Rogues in Mythic+, essential for optimizing combat effectiveness:

Back

  1. Chant of Winged Grace icon
    Chant of Winged Grace
    1

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance icon
    Crystalline Radiance
    1

Wrist

  1. +1090 Avoidance icon
    +1090 Avoidance
    1

Legs

  1. Stormbound Armor Kit icon
    Stormbound Armor Kit
    1

Feet

  1. Scout's March icon
    Scout's March
    1

Ring 1

  1. Cursed Critical Strike icon
    Cursed Critical Strike
    1

Ring 2

  1. Cursed Critical Strike icon
    Cursed Critical Strike
    1

Main Hand

  1. Authority of Radiant Power icon
    Authority of Radiant Power
    1

Off Hand

  1. Authority of Radiant Power icon
    Authority of Radiant Power
    1

Gems

Gems are crafted stones from the Jewelcrafting profession that provide stat bonuses to improve gear and fine-tune character stats. These gems can be socketed into various item slots, including Head, Neck, Wrist, Waist, and Rings.

While the availability of sockets on these items is generally random when they drop, Head, Wrist, and Waist items can have a single socket added using the Nerubian Gemweaver , which costs 6 Algari Token of Merit obtained from the Great Vault.

Additionally, for non-PvP Neck and Rings items, sockets can be added with the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting . This item, crafted by Jewelcrafters, can increase the number of sockets to 2 for Neck and Rings slots.

Available through both the auction house and the crafting order system, the following are the top gem choices for Deathstalker Subtlety Rogues in Mythic+:

  1. Versatile Onyx icon
    Versatile Onyx
    4
  2. Masterful Sapphire icon
    Masterful Sapphire
    2
  3. Culminating Blasphemite icon
    Culminating Blasphemite
    1
  4. Masterful Ruby icon
    Masterful Ruby
    1

Races

Each race in World of Warcraft has unique traits that enhance abilities or improve in-game quality of life. Although these racial traits offer minor advantages, they can provide a competitive edge in certain scenarios.

With Human currently being the top race for Deathstalker Subtlety Rogues in Mythic+, here are the other races that also stand out due to their advantageous traits:

  1. Human icon
    Human
    1