Subtlety Rogue DPS Gear and Best in Slot — Midnight (12.0.1)

World of Warcraft Midnight uses a version of the Crest upgrade system that was introduced in Dragonflight. We recommend that you check out our dedicated page for more information on this gear upgrade system if you are not yet familiar with it:

You can also read more about the Midnight Expansion itself and the systems included on our Midnight page:

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BiS Gear for Subtlety Rogue

Pre-Season BiS

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Pre-Season BiS for Subtlety Rogue

This list contains the highest DPS setup from all sources for Subtlety Rogue.

This list is by no means a replacement for simming yourself. Depending on your previous Great Vault choices and the gear you have available to yourself, your BiS gear will look different than this list in some spots.

FAQCan I use a Non-Dagger as my Off-Hand Weapon?

Always use a dagger in off-hand. The reason for this is that Shadow Techniques activates more often with a dagger due to the faster attack speed of daggers. Because of this using a non-dagger loses out on roughly 8% of all of your energy and combo points.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Mainhand Weapon	Bladesorrow	Murder Row
Offhand Weapon	Note: You should always use a dagger in your offhand, the best being: Bladesorrow	Murder Row
Helm	Spellsnap Shadowmask	Magister's Terrace
Neck	Graft of the Domanaar	Voidscar Arena
Shoulder	Enthralled Bonespines	Maisara Caverns
Cloak	Bloodthorn Burnous	The Blinding Vale
Chest	Vest of the Howling Gale	Windrunner Spire
Bracers	Smuggler's Reinforced Binding with Crit/Mastery and Arcanoweave Lining	Leatherworking
Gloves	Gauntlets of Fevered Defense	Murder Row
Belt	Snapvine Cinch	Windrunner Spire
Legs	Breeches of Deft Deals	Murder Row
Boots	Smuggler's Leather Footpads with Crit/Mastery and Arcanoweave Lining	Leatherworking
Ring #1	Occlusion of Void	Nexus-Point Xenas
Ring #2	Omission of Light	Nexus-Point Xenas
Trinket #1	Freightrunner's Flask	Murder Row
Trinket #2	Vessel of Tortured Souls	Maisara Caverns

Up to two of your crafted items can be Embellished. This is a similar concept as Unique-Equipped, as you can only wear two items that have the Embellished status. Some crafted items, many of which have powerful procs or beneficial effects by default, are considered Embellished. You can also add Embellishments from a variety of professions to any crafted item, adding the effect to this item either when creating it or at a later stage.

The recommended slot to craft is Mainhand Weapon if you do not already have a dagger on the MYTH track.

Outside of a Mainhand Weapon the best embellishment at the moment seems to be Arcanoweave Lining, so ideally craft 2 different items with this embellishment active.

As you complete endgame content you will gather upgrade crests such as Myth Dawncrest that can be used to upgrade your items. Once you have upgraded a slot to a particular item level, any other item in that slot can be upgraded without a Crest cost.

As Crests are a limited resource and capped early on in your gearing journey, ideally, you will want to obtain the highest item-level possible before committing any crests to upgrade it, as this will save you upgrades in the long run. If you are capable of completing higher Mythic+ dungeons, it is generally a good idea to wait until you have the slot maxed out with free upgrades first.

Below is a general slot priority you should upgrade your items in.

1. Your Mainhand Weapon
2. Trinkets
3. Helm/Chest/Legs
4. Shoulders/Gloves/Belt/Boots
5. Rings and Necks
6. Cloak, Bracers, and Offhand Weapon

To get the most accurate results on what piece of gear is the best for your specific character its recommended to simulate ("sim") your own character through raidbots.com, you can find out how on the additional resources page below: