WoW Forever Subtlety Rogue build, the talents Subtlety builds take

21,654 of the 46,698 Rogue builds with 41 or more points planned here (46%) lead in Subtlety, Sep 13 to Oct 25, 2026. That is more than any other Rogue tree. Every build below opens in the Rogue calculator.

Counted on 25 Oct 2026, recounted a few times a day.

• Subtlety 46%
• Assassination 28%
• Combat 26%

The most popular Subtlety Rogue build Assassination / Combat / Subtlety points

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   Subtlety / Assassination Rogue 16/12/23

   #3 of every Rogue build by what people did with it Assassination 16 / Combat 12 / Subtlety 23 3.2% of every Rogue share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 64 · saved 105 · opened 2,224 · across 101 close builds Maxes Improved Gouge, Malice, Murder, Relentless Strikes, Cold Blood, Improved Eviscerate and 11 more. Goes to Dirty Deeds (row 5).
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The talents Subtlety Rogue builds take

Of the 21,654 Rogue builds with 41 or more points that lead in Subtlety, the share with a point in each talent:

In nearly every Subtlety build, 90% or more: Preparation 97%, Initiative 94%, Premeditation 94%, Camouflage 93% and Serrated Blades 90%.

In most, 50 to 89%: Opportunity 82%, Master of Deception 77%, Elusiveness 76%, Dirty Deeds 75%, Hemorrhage 70%, Improved Ambush 69%, Ghostly Strike 64%, Heightened Senses 64% and Dirty Tricks 57%.

In some, 20 to 49%: Thousand Cuts 39%, Setup 35% and Cutthroat 34%.

From the other trees, 20% or more: Malice 90%, Improved Eviscerate 69%, Relentless Strikes 68%, Ruthlessness 60%, Lethality 56%, Lightning Reflexes 54%, Murder 52%, Puncturing Wounds 52%, Improved Gouge 51%, Precision 48%, Cold Blood 42% and Improved Sprint 38% and 3 more.

Leveling as Subtlety, and the level 30 cap

39.1% of the 85,657 Rogue leveling orders recorded here between 18 Sep and 16 Oct 2026 lead in Subtlety (33,495). The Subtlety order starts with Camouflage, Opportunity and Improved Ambush from level 10, and its first 21 points are Camouflage 5, Opportunity 2, Improved Ambush 3, Elusiveness 2, Initiative 3, Ghostly Strike 1, Serrated Blades 3, Premeditation 1 and Hemorrhage 1. Open those 21 points at level 30. Every bracket to 60 is on the Rogue leveling order.

At the level 30 cap, the most made 21-point Subtlety build is 0/0/21: 1.1% of the level 30 Rogue builds counted between 1 and 16 Oct 2026 (5 people-days), maxing Camouflage, Master of Deception, Opportunity, Dirty Tricks, Initiative and Ghostly Strike. Load it.

Questions

What is the most popular Subtlety Rogue build in WoW Forever?

Subtlety / Assassination Rogue 16/12/23, #3 of every Rogue build by what people did with it, Sep 13 to Oct 25, 2026. It holds 3.2% of every Rogue share, save and link open counted here since 13 Sep (shared 64, saved 105, opened 2,224). It maxes Improved Gouge, Malice, Murder, Relentless Strikes, Cold Blood, Improved Eviscerate and 11 more.

How many Rogue builds are Subtlety?

21,654 of the 46,698 Rogue builds with 41 or more points planned here Sep 13 to Oct 25, 2026 lead in Subtlety, 46%, more than any other Rogue tree.

Which talents do Subtlety Rogue builds take?

Nearly all of them (90% or more) take Preparation (97%), Initiative (94%), Premeditation (94%), Camouflage (93%) and Serrated Blades (90%). Most (50 to 89%) take Opportunity (82%), Master of Deception (77%), Elusiveness (76%), Dirty Deeds (75%), Hemorrhage (70%) and Improved Ambush (69%). Outside Subtlety the most taken are Malice (90%), Improved Eviscerate (69%) and Relentless Strikes (68%). Each build counted once.

What do Subtlety Rogues take first while leveling?

The Subtlety leveling order, 39.1% of 85,657 recorded Rogue orders, starts with Camouflage, Opportunity and Improved Ambush from level 10.

Is this a Subtlety Rogue tier list?

No. It counts what people plan on this site, not how strong a build is. The count starts again when a beta build changes the Rogue trees.

The other Rogue specs: Assassination Rogue and Combat Rogue. The rank (#) is among every Rogue build on the most popular Rogue builds; a share or a save weighs 5, a link open 3, making the build 2 and a view 1. Also for Rogues: the leveling order, every talent in words, what changed since Classic, the abilities, new and changed, the races and their racials, questions answered from the data, and the Rogue calculator.