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Subtlety Rogue BiS — Phase 1

Karazhan / Gruul / Magtheridon

Subtlety (Hemo) Rogue is the niche raid pick: Hemorrhage's bleed-amplifying debuff buffs every warrior, rogue and feral hitting your target, at a real cost to your own parse. The players running it in top logs are debuff mules by choice — and this list is how they keep the personal damage respectable anyway. This Phase 1 snapshot aggregates 305 top DPS parses from Karazhan, Gruul's Lair and Magtheridon; the highest-consensus pick is Netherblade Facemask at 77% usage.

Usage percentages: share of surveyed Subtlety Rogues equipping each item (n=305). Click a row to expand alternatives. Hover any item for its full tooltip.

Subtlety Rogue stat priority (Phase 1 PvE)

  1. Hit Rating
  2. >Agility
  3. >Attack Power
  4. >Expertise
  5. >Crit Rating

Hemo builds trade personal white damage for the Hemorrhage debuff feeding the raid's physical damage — agility leads after the hit cap because your finisher crits are where the personal numbers hide.

Subtlety Rogue PvE FAQ

Where does Subtlety Rogue Phase 1 BiS come from?

From the gear worn by 305 top-ranked Subtlety Rogue DPS parses on Warcraft Logs during Phase 1 (Karazhan, Gruul's Lair and Magtheridon), aggregated per slot — what high parsers actually equip, not a spreadsheet ideal.

What are the highest-consensus Subtlety Rogue items in Phase 1?

Netherblade Facemask (77%), Choker of Vile Intent (73%), Latro's Shifting Sword (66%). When an item sits above ~70% among top parsers, treat it as the priority drop to chase.

Should I follow this list exactly for Phase 1?

Use it as a loot-priority guide, not a checklist — expand each slot's alternatives, because second-choice items are often within a few percent and drop from entirely different bosses in Karazhan, Gruul's Lair and Magtheridon.