Class Guide

Subtlety Rogue

How this spec actually plays, read from real archived arena matches: the talents top-rated players converge on, which of them earn their slot in-game, and the burst window.

10 matches · rated 3096–2909

Death Knight

Blood• Frost• Unholy•

Demon Hunter

Devourer• Havoc• Vengeance

Druid

Balance• Feral• Guardian• Restoration•

Evoker

Augmentation• Devastation• Preservation•

Hunter

Beast Mastery• Marksmanship• Survival•

Mage

Arcane• Fire• Frost•

Monk

Brewmaster• Mistweaver• Windwalker•

Paladin

Holy• Protection• Retribution•

Priest

Discipline• Holy• Shadow•

Rogue

Assassination• Outlaw• Subtlety

Shaman

Elemental• Enhancement• Restoration•

Warlock

Affliction• Demonology• Destruction•

Warrior

Arms• Fury• Protection•

• = match sample analysed

The core kit

Taken by nearly every sampled player, and put to work in nearly every game.

Master Poisoner

used in 10/10

Improved Wound Poison

used in 10/10

Recuperator

used in 10/10

Improved Sprint

used in 10/10

Subterfuge

used in 10/10

Find Weakness

used in 10/10

Premeditation

used in 10/10

Improved Find Weakness

used in 10/10

Death Perception

used in 10/10

Improved Secret Technique

used in 10/10

Deeper Daggers

used in 10/10

Shadow Blades

used in 10/10

Master of Shadows

used in 10/10

Danse Macabre

used in 10/10

Dark Shadow

used in 10/10

Shadow Focus

used in 10/10

Improved Backstab

used in 10/10

Swift Slasher

used in 10/10

Graceful Guile

used in 10/10

Superior Mixture

used in 10/10

Flawless Form

used in 10/10

Disorienting Strikes

used in 10/10

Surprising Strikes

used in 10/10

Nimble Flurry

used in 10/10

Double Dance

used in 10/10

Hoodwink

used in 10/10

Shadowrunner

used in 10/10

Cloak of Shadows

used in 10/10

Improved Ambush

used in 10/10

Shot in the Dark

used in 10/10

Gouge

used in 10/10

Elusiveness

used in 10/10

Thousand Cuts

used in 10/10

Smoke

used in 10/10

Blind

used in 9/10

Soothing Darkness

used in 9/10

Without a Trace

used in 9/10

Ancient Arts

used in 9/10

Don't Be Suspicious

used in 9/10

The Rotten

used in 9/10

Featherfoot

used in 9/10

Improved Shuriken Storm

used in 8/10

Clever Combatant

used in 8/10

Fade to Nothing

used in 8/10

Burst window

View the full talent build →

The single highest-damage real 12s window in the sample

Shadow Dance
→
Cheap Shot
→
Shadow Blades
→
Secret Technique
→
Eviscerate
→
Cheap Shot
→
Eviscerate
→
Feint
→
Backstab
→
Shadow Dance
→
Cheap Shot
→
Coup de Grace
→
Eviscerate
→
Shuriken Storm

Also commonly taken

Evasion 10/10 Supercharger 10/10 Relentless Strikes 10/10 Veiltouched 10/10 Replicating Shadows 10/10 Secret Stratagem 10/10 Shadowed Finishers 10/10 Umbral Edge 10/10 Deadly Precision 10/10 Quick Fingers 10/10 Deeper Stratagem 10/10 Alacrity 10/10 Danger Sense 10/10 Fleet Footed 10/10 Deep Cuts 10/10 Shadowcraft 10/10 Coup de Grace 10/10 Devious Distractions 10/10 Flashing Steel 10/10 Deadened Nerves 10/10 Unseen Blade 10/10 Forced Induction 10/10 Deepening Shadows 10/10 Warning Signs 10/10 Cloud Cover 10/10 Smoke Bomb 9/10 Preemptive Maneuver 8/10 Dismantle 7/10 Tricks of the Trade 7/10 Unbreakable Stride 6/10 Thick as Thieves 6/10 Nimble Fingers 5/10 Weaponmaster 5/10

▶ The sample — 10 matches

Match	Rating	Length	Flagged talents
Match 1	3096	143s	2
Match 2	3089	211s	2
Match 3	3068	174s	2
Match 4	3062	90s	5
Match 5	3052	170s	6
Match 6	3035	219s	2
Match 7	3027	85s	6
Match 8	2968	400s	2
Match 9	2957	232s	7
Match 10	2909	274s	2