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Subtlety Rogue BiS — Phase 4

Zul'Aman

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 4 snapshot aggregates 255 top DPS parses from Zul'Aman; the highest-consensus pick is Slayer's Shoulderpads at 95% usage.

ShouldersSlayer's Shoulderpads95%
ChestSlayer's Chestguard94%

Usage percentages: share of surveyed Subtlety Rogues equipping each item (n=255). Click a row to expand alternatives. Hover any item for its full tooltip.

Subtlety Rogue stat priority (Phase 4 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 4 BiS come from?

From the gear worn by 255 top-ranked Subtlety Rogue DPS parses on Warcraft Logs during Phase 4 (Zul'Aman), aggregated per slot — what high parsers actually equip, not a spreadsheet ideal.

What are the highest-consensus Subtlety Rogue items in Phase 4?

Slayer's Shoulderpads (95%), Slayer's Chestguard (94%), Slayer's Handguards (94%). 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 4?

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 Zul'Aman.