Cataclysm Classic Subtlety Rogue Pre-Raid Gear

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Last updated on Feb 14, 2025 at 12:00 by Sellin

On this page, you will find the best pre-raid gear for Subtlety Rogue in Cataclysm Classic.

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1 Introduction 2 Builds, Talents, Glyphs 3 Rotation and Cooldowns 4 Spell Summary 5 Stat Priority 6 Enchants, Consumables 7 Gear and Best in Slot 8 Leveling 9 Pre-Raid Gear

TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE

1. Subtlety Rogue Pre-Raid Gear Set

2. Pre-raid Best in Slot

Subtlety Rogue Pre-Raid Gear Set

The gear listed on this page is considered to be the best gear you are able to obtain before entering a raid instance. The items highlighted on this page will mostly follow the stat priority of the Subtlety Rogue spec, which is as follows:

Agility
Hit Rating (8%)
Haste Rating
Expertise Rating (6.5%)
Hit Rating (17%)
Critical Strike Rating
Mastery Rating

For more information on the best available gems and enchants, check out our Enchants and Gems Guide.

Pre-raid Best in Slot

Phase Four Phase Three Phase Two Phase One

Slot	Item		Source
Helm	Agile Bio-Optic Killshades	–	Engineering
Neck	Don Rodrigo's Fabulous Necklace	Mastery → Critical Strike	World BoE drop
Shoulder	Caridean Epaulettes	–	Commander Ulthok (H) Throne of the Tides
Cloak	Dory's Finery	Critical Strike → Haste	World BoE drop
Chest	Assassin's Chestplate	Critical Strike → Expertise	Leatherworking
Bracer	Poison Fang Bracers	Hit → Expertise	Temple Guardian Anhuur (H) Halls of Origination
Gloves	Liar's Handwraps / Stormbolt Gloves	Critical Strike → Hit	Exalted Dragonmaw Clan / Wildhammer Clan
Belt	Belt of Nefarious Whispers	Mastery → Haste	Leatherworking
Legs	Beauty's Chew Toy	–	Beauty (H) Blackrock Caverns
Boots	Treads of Fleeting Joy	Critical Strike → Hit	1650 Valor Points
Ring 1	Gilnean Ring of Ruination	–	World BoE Drop
Ring 2	Signet of the Elder Council	Mastery → Hit	Exalted The Earthen Ring
Trinket 1	Fluid Death	Hit → Haste	1650 Valor Points
Trinket 2	Left Eye of Rajh	–	Rajh (H) Halls of Origination
Main-hand Weapon	Elementium Shank	Hit → Critical Strike	Blacksmithing
Off-hand Weapon	Buzzer Blade	–	Glubtok (H) The Deadmines
Thrown	Spinerender	Critical Strike → Haste	World BoE drop

Slot	Item		Source
Helm	Agile Bio-Optic Killshades	–	Engineering
Neck	Don Rodrigo's Fabulous Necklace	Mastery → Critical Strike	World BoE drop
Shoulder	Caridean Epaulettes	–	Commander Ulthok (H) Throne of the Tides
Cloak	Dory's Finery	Critical Strike → Haste	World BoE drop
Chest	Assassin's Chestplate	Critical Strike → Haste	Leatherworking
Bracer	Amani'shi Bracers	Expertise → Hit	Jan'alai (H) Zul'Aman
Gloves	Liar's Handwraps / Stormbolt Gloves	Critical Strike → Hit	Exalted Dragonmaw Clan / Wildhammer Clan
Belt	Belt of Nefarious Whispers	Mastery → Haste	Leatherworking
Legs	Beauty's Chew Toy	–	Beauty (H) Blackrock Caverns
Boots	Treads of Fleeting Joy	Critical Strike → Hit	1650 Valor Points
Ring 1	Gilnean Ring of Ruination	–	World BoE Drop
Ring 2	Signet of the Elder Council	Mastery → Hit	Exalted The Earthen Ring
Trinket 1	Fluid Death	Hit → Haste	1650 Valor Points
Trinket 2	Left Eye of Rajh	–	Rajh (H) Halls of Origination
Main-hand Weapon	Elementium Shank	Hit → Critical Strike	Blacksmithing
Off-hand Weapon	Krol Decapitator	–	World BoE Drop
Ranged	Kickback 5000	Critical Strike → Hit	World BoE drop

Slot	Item		Source
Helm	Agile Bio-Optic Killshades	–	Engineering
Neck	Necklace of Smoke Signals	Hit → Haste	1250 Valor Points
Shoulder	Wind Dancer's Spaulders	Critical Strike → Expertise	60 Fissure Stone Fragment
Cloak	Mistral Drape of the Windflurry	Critical Strike → Expertise	28 Fissure Stone Fragment
Chest	Dark Phoenix Tunic	Critical Strike → Haste	2200 Valor Points
Bracer	Flamebinder Bracers	Expertise → Haste	1250 Valor Points
Gloves	Clutches of Evil	Mastery → Critical Strike	Leatherworking
Belt	Belt of the Fallen Brood	Mastery → Haste	80 Fissure Stone Fragment
Legs	Dark Phoenix Legguards	Hit → Haste	2200 Valor Points
Boots	Treads of the Craft	Mastery → Expertise	Leatherworking
Ring 1	Splintered Brimstone Seal	Mastery → Haste	1250 Valor Points
Ring 2	Mistral Circle of the Windflurry	Critical Strike → Expertise	28 Fissure Stone Fragment
Trinket 1	Prestor's Talisman of Machination	–	50 Fissure Stone Fragment
Trinket 2	Fluid Death	Hit → Haste	1650 Valor Points
Main-hand Weapon	Twinblade of the Hakkari	–	Jin'do the Godbreaker (H)Zul'Gurub
Off-hand Weapon	Scaleslicer	Hit → Haste	Trash in (H)Blackwing Descent
Thrown	Morningstar Shard	Hit → Haste	700 Valor Points

Slot	Item		Source
Helm	Blackfang Battleweave Helmet	Critical Strike → Expertise	Warmaster Blackhorn Dragon Soul;
Neck	Cameo of Terrible Memories	Hit → Expertise	1250 Valor Points
Shoulder	Blackfang Battleweave Spaulders	–	Hagara the Stormbinder Dragon Soul
Cloak	Batwing Cloak	Critical Strike → Expertise	1250 Valor Points
Chest	Blackfang Battleweave Tunic	Mastery → Critical Strike	Ultraxion Dragon Soul
Bracer	Bladeshadow Wristguards	–	Leatherworking
Gloves	Lightfinger Handwraps	Critical Strike → Expertise	1650 Valor Points
Belt	Nightblind Cinch	Critical Strike → Expertise	Trash in Dragon Soul
Legs	Blackfang Battleweave Legguards	Critical Strike → Haste	Yor'sahj the Unsleeping Dragon Soul
Boots	Molten Blood Footpads	–	Spine of Deathwing Dragon Soul
Ring 1	Signet of Grasping Mouths	Critical Strike → Expertise	Hagara the Stormbinder Dragon Soul
Ring 2	Emergency Descent Loop	Mastery → Expertise	1250 Valor Points
Trinket 1	Kiroptyric Sigil	–	1650 Valor Points
Trinket 2	Matrix Restabilizer	–	80 Obsidian Fragment
Main-hand Weapon	Blade of the Unmaker	Mastery → Critical Strike	Madness of Deathwing Dragon Soul
Off-hand Weapon	Blade of the Unmaker	Mastery → Critical Strike	Madness of Deathwing Dragon Soul
Thrown	Windslicer Boomerang	Mastery → Expertise	1250 Valor Points

Changelog

14 Feb. 2025: Updated for Dragonsoul.
31 Oct. 2024: Updated for Firelands.
17 Sep. 2024: Reviewed for Phase 3.
26 Jul. 2024: Updated for ZG/ZA release.

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Pages in this Guide

1 Introduction 2 Builds, Talents, Glyphs 3 Rotation and Cooldowns 4 Spell Summary 5 Stat Priority 6 Enchants, Consumables 7 Gear and Best in Slot 8 Leveling 9 Pre-Raid Gear

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This guide has been written by Sellin, a former top 10 US raider and current season and several time Gladiator, long time WoW Player and passionate about all things Warcraft and Theorycrafting. You can follow him on Twitter and watch him on Twitch.

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