PvE Subtlety Rogue Pre-Raid & BiS Gear

• Author: bobodingo
• Date: May 10, 2022
• Updated: May 10, 2022
• Expansion: TBC Classic

In this section we will cover what gear to keep your eyes open for as you prepare to enter your first raid. We will also cover the BiS gearset(s) for each phase as they are released.

Pre-Raid BiS (+Other Options)

Armor

• Head: Mask of the Deceiver (50 Badges of Justice) or Helm of the Claw
• Neck: Choker of Vile Intent (25 Badges of Justice)
• Shoulders: Wastewalker Shoulderpads
• Cloak: Vengeance Wrap
• Chest: Primalstrike Vest (Requires Elemental Leatherworking)
• Wrist: Spymistress’s Wristguards (If you need the Hit Rating) or Primalstrike Bracers (Requires Elemental Leatherworking) or Nightfall Wristguards
• Hands: Fel Leather Gloves or Gloves of the Unbound
• Waist: Girdle of the Deathdealer or Primalstrike Belt (Requires Elemental Leatherworking) or Socrethar’s Girdle (Used if you need the Hit Rating)
• Legs: Fel Leather Leggings or Midnight Legguards
• Feet: Fel Leather Boots or The Master’s Treads
• Ring: Shapeshifter’s Signet or Kaylaan’s Signet
  • Alternative: Shaffar’s Band of Brutality, while it has a very low drop rate (2%) and is obtained via killing a summonable boss, it is still a great ring
• Ring: Slayer’s Mark of the Redemption
• Trinket: Bloodlust Brooch (41 Badges of Justice)
• Trinket: Hourglass of the Unraveller or Icon of Unyielding Courage

Weapons

Note: To get the most out of Subtlety with Swords, it’s generally ideal the have a slow main-hand weapon (2.6 or slower) with a faster off-hand weapon.

• Main-Hand: Vindicator’s Brand (Requires Exalted with The Aldor) or Edge of the Cosmos
  • Alternative: While expensive, Blinkstrike would be a great choice
• Off-Hand: Latro’s Shifting Sword
• Ranged: Veteran’s Musket (Requires Exalted with Honor Hold) or Marksman’s Bow (Requires Exalted with Thrallmar)

Phase 1 BiS (+Other Options)

Armor

• Head: Netherblade Facemask or Mask of the Deceiver (50 Badges of Justice)
• Neck: Choker of Vile Intent (25 Badges of Justice) or Worgen Claw Necklace
• Shoulders: Netherblade Shoulderpads or Wastewalker Shoulderpads
• Cloak: Drape of the Dark Reavers or Vengeance Wrap
• Chest: Netherblade Chestpiece or Chestguard of the Conniver
  • Alternative: While deemed better, Terrorweave Tunic has a fairly low drop rate from the world boss, Doomwalker (Reported to be 17%)
• Wrist: Nightfall Wristguards or Spymistress’s Wristguards (If you need the Hit Rating) or Primalstrike Bracers (Requires Elemental Leatherworking)
• Hands: Netherblade Gloves or Fel Leather Gloves
• Waist: Girdle of the Deathdealer or Gronn-Stitched Girdle
• Legs: Skulker’s Greaves or Netherblade Breeches
• Feet: Edgewalker Longboots or Fel Leather Boots (If you need the Hit Rating)
• Ring: Ring of a Thousand Marks
• Ring: Garona’s Signet Ring or Violet Signet of the Master Assassin
• Trinket: Bloodlust Brooch (41 Badges of Justice)
• Trinket: Hourglass of the Unraveller or Romulo’s Poison Vial
  • Note: Icon of Unyielding Courage is still viable since it adds armor penetration as an on-use effect

Weapons

• Main-Hand: Spiteblade or Hope Ender
• Off-Hand: Latro’s Shifting Sword
  • Alternative: Felsteel Longblade
• Ranged: Veteran’s Musket (Requires Exalted with Honor Hold) or Marksman’s Bow (Requires Exalted with Thrallmar)
  • Note: Once you have reached and can maintain your desired (or required) Hit Cap without either of these two weapons, Sunfury Bow of the Phoenix becomes ideal

Phase 2 BiS (+Other Options)

Armor

• Head: Deathmantle Helm
• Neck: Choker of Vile Intent
• Shoulders: Shoulderpads of the Stranger or Deathmantle Shoulderpads
• Cloak: Drape of the Dark Reavers or Thalassian Wildercloak
• Chest: Bloodsea Brigand’s Vest or Deathmantle Chestguard
• Wrist: Vambraces of Ending
• Hands: Deathmantle Handguards
• Waist: Belt of One-Hundred Deaths or Belt of Deep Shadow
• Legs: Deathmantle Legguards
• Feet: Edgewalker Longboots
• Ring: Ring of Lethality
• Ring: Band of the Ranger-General
• Trinket: Dragonspine Trophy or Tsunami Talisman
• Trinket: Warp-Spring Coil

Weapons

• Main-Hand: Talon of Azshara
• Off-Hand: Latro’s Shifting Sword
• Ranged: Arcanite Steam-Pistol

phase 3

BiS Gear

• Head – Cursed Vision of Sargeras
• Neck – Choker of Endless Nightmares
• Shoulders –Nightslayer Shoulder Pads
• Cape – Shadowmoon Destroyer’s Drape
• Chest – Slayer’s Chestguard
• Bracers – Insidious Bands
• Gloves – Slayer’s Handguards
• Belt – Belt of One-Hundred Deaths
• Legs –  Slayer’s Legguards
• Boots – Shadowmaster‘s Boots
• Ring 1 – Stormrage Signet Ring
• Ring 2 –  Band of the Ranger-General
• Trinket 1 – Warp-Spring Coil
• Trinket 2 –  Dragonspine Trophy
• ranged- Arcanite Steam-Pistol

70 upgrade link: https://seventyupgrades.com/set/bW6eBZmh7prscs8yxaZPud 

Weapons

• Main hand – Blade of Infamy or Warglaive of Azzinoth(MH)

Offhand – Blade of Savagery or Warglaive of Azzinoth(OH)

phase 4

• Head – Cursed Vision of Sargeras
• Neck – Choker of Endless Nightmares
• Shoulders –Nightslayer Shoulder Pads
• Cape – Shadowmoon Destroyer’s Drape
• Chest – Slayer’s Chestguard
• Bracers – Insidious Bands
• Gloves – Slayer’s Handguards
• Belt – Belt of One-Hundred Deaths
• Legs –  Slayer’s Legguards
• Boots – Shadowmaster‘s Boots
• Ring 1 – Stormrage Signet Ring
• Ring 2 –  https://wowclassicdb.com/tbc/item/33496 
• Trinket 1 – Warp-Spring Coil
• Trinket 2 –  Dragonspine Trophy
• ranged- Arcanite Steam-Pistol

Weapons

• Main hand – Blade of Infamy or Warglaive of Azzinoth(MH)
• Offhand – Blade of Savagery or Warglaive of Azzinoth(OH)

phase 5

BiS Gear

• Head – https://wowclassicdb.com/tbc/item/34244 
• Neck – https://wowclassicdb.com/tbc/item/34177 or https://wowclassicdb.com/tbc/item/34358 (JC)
• Shoulders – https://wowclassicdb.com/tbc/item/31030 
• Cape – https://wowclassicdb.com/tbc/item/34241 
• Chest – https://wowclassicdb.com/tbc/item/34397 
• Bracers – https://wowclassicdb.com/tbc/item/34448 
• Gloves – https://wowclassicdb.com/tbc/item/34370 
• Belt –  https://wowclassicdb.com/tbc/item/34558 
• Legs – https://wowclassicdb.com/tbc/item/34188 
• Boots – https://wowclassicdb.com/tbc/item/34575 
• Ring 1 – https://wowclassicdb.com/tbc/item/32497 
• Ring 2 –  https://wowclassicdb.com/tbc/item/34189 
• Trinket 1 – https://wowclassicdb.com/tbc/item/28830 
• Trinket 2 –  https://wowclassicdb.com/tbc/item/34427 
• Bow – https://wowclassicdb.com/tbc/item/34196 

Weapons

• Main hand – https://wowclassicdb.com/tbc/item/32837 or https://wowclassicdb.com/tbc/item/34214 
• Offhand – https://wowclassicdb.com/tbc/item/32838 or https://wowclassicdb.com/tbc/item/34164