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Subtlety Rogue BiS — Phase 2

Serpentshrine Cavern / Tempest Keep

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 2 snapshot aggregates 197 top DPS parses from Serpentshrine Cavern and Tempest Keep; the highest-consensus pick is Edgewalker Longboots at 86% usage.

Usage percentages: share of surveyed Subtlety Rogues equipping each item (n=197). Click a row to expand alternatives. Hover any item for its full tooltip.

Subtlety Rogue stat priority (Phase 2 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 2 BiS come from?

From the gear worn by 197 top-ranked Subtlety Rogue DPS parses on Warcraft Logs during Phase 2 (Serpentshrine Cavern and Tempest Keep), aggregated per slot — what high parsers actually equip, not a spreadsheet ideal.

What are the highest-consensus Subtlety Rogue items in Phase 2?

Edgewalker Longboots (86%), Drape of the Dark Reavers (78%), Deathmantle Handguards (77%). 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 2?

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 Serpentshrine Cavern and Tempest Keep.