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Trickster Subtlety Rogue Mythic+ PvE Guide for Midnight Pre-Season

Welcome to Murlok’s Trickster Subtlety Rogue PvE guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in World of Warcraft: Midnight Pre-Season.

Built using real‑time data from the top 50 Trickster Subtlety Rogue DPS across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the optimal stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, gems, and races used in Patch 12.0 competitive M+.

Data is refreshed every 8 hours via Blizzard’s Battle.net API to ensure accuracy and up-to-date insights.

Top Mythic+ Trickster Subtlety Rogues

  1. Rngtek's icon
    1
    Rngtek
    Silvermoon (EU)
    Night Elf | Trickster | 241 ilvl
    4181
  2. Spacee's icon
    2
    Spacee
    Blackhand (EU)
    Mag'har Orc | Trickster | 233 ilvl
    4156
  3. Eazmode's icon
    3
    Eazmode
    Outland (EU)
    Orc | Trickster | 243 ilvl
    4074
  4. Аэдн's icon
    4
    Аэдн
    Eversong (EU)
    Night Elf | Trickster | 242 ilvl
    4068
  5. Klockyzer's icon
    5
    Klockyzer
    Ysondre (EU)
    Dwarf | Trickster | 243 ilvl
    4048

Stat Priority

Stats directly affect a Subtlety Rogue's DPS performance, appearing on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

They have diminishing returns after reaching +20% from gear, so proper balance ensures the best results.

Optimal Secondary Stats

  • 21% Critical Strike +419
  • 15% Haste +513
  • 48% Mastery +531
  • 4% Versatility +200

Stat priority

  1. Mastery
  2. Haste
  3. Critical Strike
  4. Versatility

Additional Minor Stats

  • 0% Avoidance +18
  • 2% Leech +28
  • 1% Speed +0

Stat priority

  1. Leech
  2. Avoidance
  3. Speed

Talent Build

Talents play a major role in Mythic+ Dungeons. The heatmaps below show how frequently each talent is selected among the top Trickster Subtlety Rogues.

  1. Most used talents, strongly recommended!
  2. Frequently used talents, offer flexibility or suit personal preference.
  3. Rarely used talents, usually chosen to unlock deeper rows in the tree.

Best-in-Slot Gear for Mythic+

Gear provides core stat bonuses and typically comes from the Great Vault, crafted items, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

These items are most frequently used by top-ranked Subtlety Rogues in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Head

  1. Silvermoon Sunguard

    • 41
    Silvermoon Sunguard icon

  2. Fetid Vilecrown

    • 3
    Fetid Vilecrown icon

  3. Vilefiend's Guise

    • 3
    Vilefiend's Guise icon

  4. Spellsnap Shadowmask

    • 2
    Spellsnap Shadowmask icon

  5. Voidbreaker's Shroud

    • 1
    Voidbreaker's Shroud icon

Neck

  1. Amani Heartstring Pendant

    • 26
    Amani Heartstring Pendant icon

  2. Amani Totemstring

    • 6
    Amani Totemstring icon

  3. Yoke of the Charging Bear

    • 6
    Yoke of the Charging Bear icon

  4. Graft of the Domanaar

    • 4
    Graft of the Domanaar icon

  5. Pendant of Aching Grief

    • 3
    Pendant of Aching Grief icon

Shoulders

  1. Fallen Grunt's Mantle

    • 14
    Fallen Grunt's Mantle icon

  2. Somber Spaulders

    • 9
    Somber Spaulders icon

  3. Enthralled Bonespines

    • 8
    Enthralled Bonespines icon

  4. Scavenger's Spaulders

    • 8
    Scavenger's Spaulders icon

  5. Verdant Tracker's Trophy Mantle

    • 6
    Verdant Tracker's Trophy Mantle icon

Back

  1. Bloodthorn Burnous

    • 12
    Bloodthorn Burnous icon

  2. Defiant Defender's Drape

    • 7
    Defiant Defender's Drape icon

  3. Fluxweave Cloak

    • 6
    Fluxweave Cloak icon

  4. Soulhunter's Mask

    • 6
    Soulhunter's Mask icon

  5. Rootspeaker's Mantle

    • 5
    Rootspeaker's Mantle icon

Chest

  1. War Trial Vestments

    • 10
    War Trial Vestments icon

  2. Verdant Tracker's Vest

    • 9
    Verdant Tracker's Vest icon

  3. Hide of Pestilence

    • 7
    Hide of Pestilence icon

  4. Maledict Vest

    • 7
    Maledict Vest icon

  5. Vest of the Howling Gale

    • 7
    Vest of the Howling Gale icon

Wrist

  1. Custodial Cuffs

    • 13
    Custodial Cuffs icon

  2. Rootwarden Wraps

    • 12
    Rootwarden Wraps icon

  3. Verdant Tracker's Cuffs

    • 9
    Verdant Tracker's Cuffs icon

  4. Fury-fletched Armlets

    • 6
    Fury-fletched Armlets icon

  5. Preyseeker's Sleek Armlets

    • 4
    Preyseeker's Sleek Armlets icon

Hands

  1. Gauntlets of Fevered Defense

    • 17
    Gauntlets of Fevered Defense icon

  2. Corewright's Zappers

    • 9
    Corewright's Zappers icon

  3. Gloves of Viscous Goo

    • 8
    Gloves of Viscous Goo icon

  4. Verdant Tracker's Claws

    • 5
    Verdant Tracker's Claws icon

  5. Galactic Warmonger's Handwraps

    • Set
    • 4
    Galactic Warmonger's Handwraps icon

Waist

  1. Hara'ti Defender's Cord

    • 36
    Hara'ti Defender's Cord icon

  2. Falconer's Cinch

    • 6
    Falconer's Cinch icon

  3. Snapvine Cinch

    • 3
    Snapvine Cinch icon

  4. Rootwalker Harness

    • 2
    Rootwalker Harness icon

  5. Galactic Warmonger's Belt

    • Set
    • 1
    Galactic Warmonger's Belt icon

Legs

  1. Verdant Tracker's Legguards

    • 19
    Verdant Tracker's Legguards icon

  2. Legwraps of Lingering Legacies

    • 10
    Legwraps of Lingering Legacies icon

  3. Lightspore Leggings

    • 10
    Lightspore Leggings icon

  4. Breeches of Deft Deals

    • 5
    Breeches of Deft Deals icon

  5. Osseoclad Bonesteppers

    • 2
    Osseoclad Bonesteppers icon

Feet

  1. Arctic Explorer's Legwraps

    • 23
    Arctic Explorer's Legwraps icon

  2. Domanaar's Dire Treads

    • 9
    Domanaar's Dire Treads icon

  3. Verdant Tracker's Anklets

    • 9
    Verdant Tracker's Anklets icon

  4. Eclipse Espadrilles

    • 4
    Eclipse Espadrilles icon

  5. Galactic Warmonger's Boots

    • Set
    • 2
    Galactic Warmonger's Boots icon

Rings

  1. Omission of Light

    • Set
    • 19
    Omission of Light icon

  2. Sickening Signet of Atroxus

    • 12
    Sickening Signet of Atroxus icon

  3. Bifurcation Band

    • 9
    Bifurcation Band icon

  4. Occlusion of Void

    • Set
    • 9
    Occlusion of Void icon

  5. Lightwarden's Bind

    • 6
    Lightwarden's Bind icon

Trinkets

  1. Crucible of Erratic Energies

    • 28
    Crucible of Erratic Energies icon

  2. Vessel of Tortured Souls

    • 15
    Vessel of Tortured Souls icon

  3. Emberwing Feather

    • 9
    Emberwing Feather icon

  4. Sapling of the Dawnroot

    • 7
    Sapling of the Dawnroot icon

  5. Latch's Crooked Hook

    • 6
    Latch's Crooked Hook icon

Main Hand

  1. Farstrider's Mercy

    • Craft
    • 19
    Farstrider's Mercy icon

  2. Vinebound Shank

    • 10
    Vinebound Shank icon

  3. Thornblade

    • 7
    Thornblade icon

  4. Preyseeker's Kukri

    • 4
    Preyseeker's Kukri icon

  5. Preyseeker's Shiv

    • 3
    Preyseeker's Shiv icon

Off Hand

  1. Vinebound Shank

    • 15
    Vinebound Shank icon

  2. Verdant Tracker's Spike

    • 8
    Verdant Tracker's Spike icon

  3. Preyseeker's Shiv

    • 7
    Preyseeker's Shiv icon

  4. Preyseeker's Kukri

    • 6
    Preyseeker's Kukri icon

  5. Bladesorrow

    • 3
    Bladesorrow icon

Embellishments

Embellishments add special effects to crafted gear. Only two can be equipped, so selection is important.

The following embellishments are the most commonly used by high-rated Subtlety Rogues.

  1. Hunt

    • 19
    Farstrider's Mercy icon

  2. Arcanoweave Lining

    • 5
    Smuggler's Leather Footpads icon

Enchantments

Enchantments enhance gear with additional stats or special procs. Most are crafted by Enchanters, leg enchants come from Leatherworkers, and some slot-specific options appear through seasonal content.

These are the top enchantments for Subtlety Rogue gear in Mythic+ Dungeons during Midnight Pre-Season.

Head

  1. Enchant Helm - Hex of Leeching

    • 3
    Enchant Helm - Hex of Leeching icon

  2. Enchant Helm - Hex of Leeching

    • 2
    Enchant Helm - Hex of Leeching icon

  3. Enchant Helm - Rune of Avoidance

    • 2
    Enchant Helm - Rune of Avoidance icon

Shoulders

  1. Enchant Shoulders - Thalassian Recovery

    • 4
    Enchant Shoulders - Thalassian Recovery icon

  2. Enchant Shoulders - Nature's Grace

    • 2
    Enchant Shoulders - Nature's Grace icon

  3. Enchant Shoulders - Nature's Grace

    • 2
    Enchant Shoulders - Nature's Grace icon

Chest

  1. Enchant Chest - Mark of the Rootwarden

    • 1
    Enchant Chest - Mark of the Rootwarden icon

Legs

  1. Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

    • 2
    Forest Hunter's Armor Kit icon

  2. Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

    • 1
    Forest Hunter's Armor Kit icon

  3. Thalassian Scout Armor Kit

    • 1
    Thalassian Scout Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

    • 1
    Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity icon

Rings

  1. Enchant Ring - Amani Mastery

    • 9
    Enchant Ring - Amani Mastery icon

  2. Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

    • 5
    Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle icon

  3. Enchant Ring - Thalassian Haste

    • 5
    Enchant Ring - Thalassian Haste icon

Main Hand

  1. Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

    • 8
    Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei icon

  2. Enchant Weapon - Arcane Mastery

    • 1
    Enchant Weapon - Arcane Mastery icon

Off Hand

  1. Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

    • 1
    Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei icon

  2. Enchant Weapon - Arcane Mastery

    • 1
    Enchant Weapon - Arcane Mastery icon

  3. Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

    • 1
    Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage icon

Gems

Gems provide focused secondary stat bonuses to help fine‑tune builds. They are crafted by Jewelcrafters and socketed into gear.

Sockets can be added to Necklaces and Rings with the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting , or to other gear through seasonal vendor items.

These are the most popular gems among top‑rated Subtlety Rogues in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Algari Diamond

  1. Culminating Blasphemite

    • 1
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

Prismatic

    • 83

  2. Flawless Quick Amethyst

    • 7
    Flawless Quick Amethyst icon

  3. Flawless Quick Amethyst

    • 6
    Flawless Quick Amethyst icon

  4. Masterful Emerald

    • 6
    Masterful Emerald icon

  5. Quick Amethyst

    • 5
    Quick Amethyst icon

Most Played Races for Subtlety Rogue M+

Racial traits can provide noticeable advantages in PvE, giving a competitive edge in Mythic+ Dungeons.

These are the most commonly chosen races among top‑rated Subtlety Rogue DPS players in Midnight Pre-Season.

  1. Night Elf

    • 10
    Night Elf icon

  2. Dwarf

    • 9
    Dwarf icon

  3. Mag'har Orc

    • 6
    Mag'har Orc icon

  4. Void Elf

    • 5
    Void Elf icon

  5. Orc

    • 4
    Orc icon

Trickster Subtlety Rogue Guide FAQ

Here are answers to common questions about how this guide is built and how to interpret the data.

How is this Mythic+ PvE guide created?

This guide compiles live data from the top Trickster Subtlety Rogues in Mythic+ Dungeons using Blizzard’s Battle.net API .

How often is the information updated?

Data updates every 8 hours.

Why is this guide valuable?

The guide provides real-time build insights, showing exactly what high-ranking players are currently using, helping you make informed decisions for your character.

Is this guide current?

Yes. The guide always reflects the latest information for Midnight Pre-Season and Patch 12.0.

Is this guide suitable for beginners?

Yes. Beginners can easily identify current trends and optimal setups. However, it does not provide gameplay tutorials.

Why isn’t my character listed in the top rankings?

Reasons may include inactivity, falling below the minimum rating threshold, frequent spec changes, or gear not optimized for PvE.