Subtlety Rogue Solo Shuffle PvP Guide
Discover the best race, gear and talent builds from top-rated players
Top Rated Players
Race Distribution
Orc
31 players
Night Elf
14 players
Human
3 players
Void Elf
2 players
Recommended Subtlety Rogue Gear
Chosen Bloodslayer's Spirit Shroud(54%)
Thalassian Competitor's Amulet(82%)
Chosen Bloodslayer's Voodoo Guards(100%)
Chosen Bloodslayer's Banded Poncho(60%)
Stylish Black Shirt(6%)
Venomous Gladiator's Tabard(10%)
Chosen Bloodslayer's Fanged Grips(94%)
Thalassian Competitor's Leather Belt(98%)
Chosen Bloodslayer's Reinforced Pants(90%)
Thalassian Competitor's Leather Boots(66%)
Thalassian Competitor's Signet(96%)
Thalassian Competitor's Signet(92%)
Venomous Gladiator's Medallion(96%)
Venomous Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity(56%)
Thalassian Competitor's Knife(84%)
Thalassian Competitor's Knife(80%)
Gear Summary
— Recommended tier set, embellishments, enchantments, and gemsTier Set Bonuses
Chosen Bloodslayer's Hexweave
Equipped pieces:
Set: Backstab costs 10 less Energy and has 100% increased damage. Shuriken Storm costs 5 less Energy and has 60% increased damage.(100%)
Set: Lingering Shadow now also benefits Eviscerate and Black Powder at 60% effectiveness.(96%)
Embellishments
Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to draw in a mana wyrm that will empower you and an ally with Arcanoweave Insight, increasing your Agility by 44 and your ally's Primary Stat by 11.
Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to draw in a mana wyrm that will empower you and an ally with Arcanoweave Insight, increasing your Agility by 45 and your ally's Primary Stat by 11.
Enchantments
Recommended Subtlety Rogue Talents
Class Talents
Specialization Talents
Hero Talents: Trickster
Expert Analysis: Subtlety Rogue Solo Shuffle
Meta Analysis
This build is based on 50 of the highest-rated Subtlety Rogue players in Solo Shuffle, rated between 2,692 and 3,265.
Subtlety Rogues do well into 
Restoration Druids (52.2%), 
Marksmanship Hunters (53.3%), and 
Beast Mastery Hunters (50.2%), but struggle against 
Fire Mages (43.4%), 
Preservation Evokers (45.8%), and 
Holy Paladins (44.6%).
This data updates as the meta shifts throughout the season.
Races & Racials
Orc is the most popular race for Subtlety Rogue at 62%, followed by Night Elf (28%) and Human (6%).
Orc at 62% usage is a clear favorite, largely thanks to Hardiness, which passively reduces stun duration by 20%, one of the strongest PvP racials in the game.
Night Elf players bring Shadowmeld, which enters stealth to drop combat.
Gear Strategy
The preferred secondary stats are Versatility and Mastery, with Haste as a third option. Since the item level of PvP gear scales in PvP, the real gearing decision comes down to picking the right items for these stats.
The recommended gear activates the 2-piece and 4-piece set bonuses from Chosen Bloodslayer's Hexweave.
Top players are doubling up on Arcanoweave Lining for both embellishment slots.
The most popular bloodstone is Enduring Heliotrope (88%), and the most common secondary gem is Flawless Versatile Amethyst (81%).
Talent Insights
Trickster is the dominant hero talent tree for Subtlety Rogue in Solo Shuffle, picked by 78% of top players, with 22% on Deathstalker.
The most commonly picked PvP talents are Smoke Bomb (98%), Preemptive Maneuver (70%), Dismantle (60%), and Thick as Thieves (54%).