Subtlety Rogue DPS Ny'alotha Raid Guide — Dragonflight 10.2.5
On this page, you will find tips, tricks, and strategies tailored to your Subtlety Rogue for each boss of the following raid: Ny'alotha. All our content is updated for World of Warcraft — Dragonflight 10.2.5.
Introduction
As we get to experience the fights, and general raid strategies emerge, this section will be updated with tips and advice for Subtlety Rogue.
In this section, you will find information and guidance for each boss individually in Ny'alotha as a Subtlety Rogue. These are not complete encounter guides, but rather provide specific tips for any Subtlety Rogue on each boss.
Talent and Essence Cheatsheet
Wrathion, the Black Emperor
We advise you to use the following essences against Wrathion, the Black Emperor.
- Major Slot
- Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3:
Worldvein Resonance +
Lifeblood
- Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3:
Lucid Dreams
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Strife
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Ancient Flame
- Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3:
Tips
You can use Cloak of Shadows to avoid the damage and knockback from
Gale Blast. Cloak of Shadows also removes the debuff from
Incineration
but it still does damage to the raid, so make sure you run away from the group
before doing so.
When Wrathion begins his Burning Cataclysm cast, it is possible to
follow him and time your
Cloak of Shadows towards the end of the cast.
This gives you significantly more uptime DPSing instead of running.
Cloak of Shadows can be used to reset the stacks of
Creeping Madness
(Mythic only).
For more information, please refer to our Wrathion, the Black Emperor guide.
Maut
We advise you to use the following essences against Maut.
- Major Slot
- Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3:
Worldvein Resonance +
Lifeblood
- Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3:
Lucid Dreams
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Strife
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Ancient Flame
- Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3:
Tips
Cloak of Shadows is best used on this fight when you are bursting the boss
while Maut has his
Obsidian Skin active. As the reflect is Arcane damage,
you will take no damage while Cloak of Shadows is active.
Cloak of Shadows also makes you immune to
Stygian Annihilation.
For more information, please refer to our Maut guide.
The Prophet Skitra
We advise you to use the following essences against The Prophet Skitra.
- Major Slot
- Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3:
Worldvein Resonance +
Lifeblood
- Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3:
Lucid Dreams
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Strife
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Ancient Flame
- Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3:
Tips
Cloak of Shadows and
Feint both work against
Psychic Outburst
from the add, which will help your healers.
For more information, please refer to our The Prophet Skitra guide.
Dark Inquisitor Xanesh
We advise you to use the following essences against Dark Inquisitor Xanesh.
- Major Slot
- Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3:
Worldvein Resonance +
Lifeblood
- Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3:
Lucid Dreams
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Strife
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Ancient Flame
- Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3:
Tips
If you are about to get caught by Torment, both
Cloak of Shadows
and
Feint can save you from dying.
For more information, please refer to our Dark Inquisitor Xanesh guide.
The Hivemind
We advise you to use the following essences against The Hivemind.
- Major Slot
- Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3:
Worldvein Resonance +
Lifeblood
- Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3:
Lucid Dreams
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Strife
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Ancient Flame
- Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3:
Tips
Make sure you use Shuriken Storm when the small Aqir Drones
are near the boss to gain more DPS.
Interrupt Ka'zir's Mind-Numbing Nova with
Kick.
Using Kidney Shot on Aqir Darters can be very useful to reduce
raid damage while providing a raid DPS boost with the
Prey on the Weak talent.
For more information, please refer to our The Hivemind guide.
Shad'har the Insatiable
We advise you to use the following essences against Shad'har the Insatiable.
- Major Slot
- Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3:
Worldvein Resonance +
Lifeblood
- Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3:
Lucid Dreams
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Strife
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Ancient Flame
- Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3:
Tips
Feint is useful for reducing incoming damage when Living Miasma's reach
their target and explode.
Cloak of Shadows removes stacks of
Debilitating Spit which
can be deadly if combined with an add exploding when you have the debuff.
For more information, please refer to our Shad'har the Insatiable guide.
Drest'agath
We advise you to use the following essences against Drest'agath.
- Major Slot
- Breath of the Dying — Rank 3:
Reaping Flames +
Lethal Strikes
- Breath of the Dying — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3:
Lucid Dreams
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Strife
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Ancient Flame
- Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3:
Tips
Save your DPS cooldowns for when the adds die and pick up a Void Infused Ichor
to be able to DPS the boss.
Feint reduces the damage and
Cloak of Shadows makes you immune to
Entropic Crash.
For more information, please refer to our Drest'agath guide.
Vexiona
We advise you to use the following essences against Vexiona.
- Major Slot
- Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3:
Worldvein Resonance +
Lifeblood
- Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3:
Lucid Dreams
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Strife
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Ancient Flame
- Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3:
Tips
Cloak of Shadows removes
Encroaching Shadows when used, but you
still drop a puddle at your location. Cloak of Shadows also makes you immune to
applications of
Void Corruption on Mythic difficulty. If timed properly,
you can run into an existing puddle and use Cloak of Shadows to conserve space.
Kidney Shot and
Blind are useful for disrupting Sinister Soulcarver's
Spiteful Assault.
For more information, please refer to our Vexiona guide.
Ra-den the Despoiled
We advise you to use the following essences against Ra-den the Despoiled.
- Major Slot
- Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3:
Worldvein Resonance +
Lifeblood
- Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3:
Lucid Dreams
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Strife
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Ancient Flame
- Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3:
Tips
If you get Void Collapse, you can run out and use
Cloak of Shadows
to completely immune it and to prevent the healing debuff from being applied to your
raid members.
Feint reduces damage of
Void Eruption, in case you are about
to get hit by them.
For more information, please refer to our Ra-den the Despoiled guide.
Il'gynoth, Corruption Reborn
We advise you to use the following essences against Il'gynoth, Corruption Reborn.
- Major Slot
- Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3:
Worldvein Resonance +
Lifeblood
- Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3:
Lucid Dreams
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Strife
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Ancient Flame
- Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3:
Tips
Use Kidney Shot to stun other players when they get Mind Controlled from
Touch of the Corruptor. Kidney Shot is also useful against Blood of Ny'alotha, as
stunning them will cause them to refixate on somebody else.
Evasion can be used to tank a Blood of Ny'alotha if it reaches you.
Because you are dodging all of its attacks, you will not get stacks of
Recurring Nightmare.
For more information, please refer to our Il'gynoth, Corruption Reborn guide.
Carapace of N'Zoth
We advise you to use the following essences against Carapace of N'Zoth.
- Major Slot
- Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3:
Worldvein Resonance +
Lifeblood
- Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3:
Lucid Dreams
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Strife
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Ancient Flame
- Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3:
Tips
Cloak of Shadows removes the
Madness Bomb from you. Make sure
to run away from the raid before doing so as it still fears and drains sanity
from players that are near you.
For more information, please refer to our Carapace of N'Zoth guide.
N'Zoth the Corruptor
We advise you to use the following essences against N'Zoth the Corruptor.
- Major Slot
- Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3:
Worldvein Resonance +
Lifeblood
- Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3:
Lucid Dreams
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Strife
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Ancient Flame
- Memory of Lucid Dreams — Rank 3:
Tips
Feint can be used to reduce incoming damage from
Eternal Torment.
Cloak of Shadows causes you to be immune to both damage and sanity loss
during
Paranoia. Keep in mind that you still drain sanity from other
players if you run through them.
On Mythic difficulty, it is a common strategy to use Cloak of Shadows to
soak
Harvest Thoughts in Phase 2.
For more information, please refer to our N'Zoth the Corruptor guide.
Changelog
- 22 Oct. 2020: Updated Major Essence recommendation for N'Zoth.
- 14 Oct. 2020: Page updated with new Essence recommendations for bosses.
- 12 Oct. 2020: Page updated for the Shadowlands pre-patch.
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This guide has been written by Ashine. He is raiding with FatSharkYes and has been competing in the MDI for multiple years, achieving 1st place in 2018 and 3rd place in BlizzCon 2019. You can watch him play on Twitch.
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