Subtlety Rogue DPS Buffs, Debuffs, and Useful Abilities (WoW MoP 5.3)
Last updated by Damien on 20 May. 2013
In this article, we list the buffs, debuffs and useful abilities that a Subtlety Rogue brings to a raid in WoW MoP 5.3. We also list equivalent buffs and debuffs that other classes provide.
The other articles of our Subtlety Rogue guide can be accessed from the table of contents on the right.
This guide has been reviewed and approved by Dryaan, one of the best Rogues in the world, who raids in Envy. You can watch his stream on Twitch.
| Buffs | |
|---|---|
 Swiftblade's Cunning |
Increases the melee and ranged Attack Speed of all party and raid members by 10% — does not
stack with  Unholy Aura,  Cackling Howl,  Serpent's Swiftness,
and  Unleashed Rage |
 Tricks of the Trade |
Boosts the damage of a party or raid member by 15% |
| Debuffs | |
 Expose Armor |
12% Armor reduction —
does not stack with  Faerie Fire,  Dust Cloud,  Tear Armor,
Expose Armor,  Sunder Armor, and  Devastate
|
 Master Poisoner |
+5% Spell Damage taken — does not stack with
 Fire Breath,  Lightning Breath, and
 Curse of the Elements
|
 Wound Poison |
Healing received reduction — does not stack with
 Widow Venom,  Monstrous Bite,  Rising Sun Kick,
 Mortal Strike, and  Wild Strike
|
 Mind-numbing Poison |
|
| Utility | |
 Disarm Trap |
Disarms a trap |
 Dismantle |
Disarms the enemy for 8 seconds, on a 60-second cooldown |
 Garrote |
3-second Silence (4 with  Glyph of Garrote), requires to be in Stealth |
 Deadly Throw |
When used with more than 3 Combo Points, it interrupts and silences. |
 Kick |
Interrupt, 15-second cooldown (13-second if successful with Glyph of Kick) |
 Shiv |
Dispels 1 enrage effect on a 10-second cooldown (8-second with Glyph of Shiv) |
 Shroud of Concealment |
Raid-wide stealth for 15 seconds, on a 5-minute cooldown |
| Crowd Control | |
 Crippling Poison |
Single-target 50% slow (can be applied on multiple targets at once with  Fan of Knives). 70% slow
when used with Shiv. |
| Glyph of Debilitation |
Single-target 50% slow |
 Cheap Shot |
4-second Stun (5 with Glyph of Cheap Shot), requires Stealth. |
 Kidney Shot |
Stun, lasts longer per Combo Point consumed, up to 6 seconds, on a 20-second cooldown.
Stun duration is increased with
 Rogue T15 4P Bonus.
|
 Paralytic Poison |
Stuns the target for 3 seconds at 5 stacks. Does not share Diminishing Returns with most other standard stuns. |
| Gouge |
4-second Incapacitate |
 Sap |
1-minute Incapacitate, requires Stealth. Duration is increased to 80 seconds
with Glyph of Sap. We advise you to always sap targets
from behind, as it reduces the risk that you will be detected. |
 Blind |
1-minute Disorientate, 2-minute cooldown |
| Survival | |
 Sprint |
Increases movement speed by 70% (100% with Glyph of Sprint) for 8 seconds. |
 Recuperate |
Over-time self healing ability |
 Cloak of Shadows |
Provides Immunity against magical damage and harmful magical effects. Also removes
magical debuffs, which can help a Rogue bypass encounter mechanics and do more DPS.
Provides 40% physical damage reduction if Glyph of Cloak of Shadows is
active. |
| Melee attacks mitigation. Evasion's duration is increased by Glyph of Evasion. |
|
 Feint |
AoE damage mitigation — Duration increased by Glyph of Feint; Can be improved by  Elusiveness |
 Smoke Bomb |
Prevents you from being attacked for 5 seconds (7 with Glyph of Smoke Bomb) and reduces damage taken by allies by 20%. |
 Growl |
This ability is gained through  Symbiosis (the Druid gains Cloak of Shadows). The
taunt effect rarely works, so you should see this ability as an important survival cooldown. |
 Vanish |
Threat reset |
1. Changelog↑top
- 20 May 2013: Dryaan's second review of the guide: added more information on many of the abilities.
- 19 Mar. 2013: Fixed cooldown of Blind and added Growl (given by Druids through Symbiosis).
- 11 Mar. 2013: Patch 5.2 update.
- Updated cooldown of Blind, which was increased from 90 seconds to 2 minutes.
- Added Smoke Bomb, following the buff it received.
- Updated cooldown of