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WoW Forever Subtlety Rogue Build

Explore a Level 30 WoW Forever Subtlety Rogue Build route with selected ranks, point-by-point progression and an editable calculator link.

Reviewed Beta · Level 30Build 1.60.1.70291Reviewed 2026-10-09

TARGET ALLOCATION

0/0/21

Level 30 · 21 points · Editorial example

  • Camouflage3/5
  • Master of Deception1/3
  • Opportunity2/2
  • Elusiveness2/2
  • Dirty Tricks2/2
  • Improved Ambush1/3
  • Initiative3/3
  • Ghostly Strike1/1
  • Heightened Senses1/2
  • Premeditation1/1
  • Serrated Blades3/3
  • Preparation1/1
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What this route is for

Stealth preparation and recovery after contact

  • Camouflage 3/5 and Opportunity 2/2 open the route. Elusiveness 2/2, Dirty Tricks 2/2 and Improved Ambush 1/3 lead to Ghostly Strike at eleven. Initiative 3/3 and Master of Deception 1/3 reach fifteen. Premeditation, Serrated Blades 3/3 and Heightened Senses 1/2 precede Preparation at twenty-one.
  • Keep main-hand weapon and opponent level comparable. Record opener setup time, usable combo points, time in open combat and whether another engagement becomes possible.

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Talent differences

Subtlety Rogue compared with Assassination Rogue
TalentLeft routeRight route
Malice05
Ruthlessness03
Improved Slice and Dice02
Relentless Strikes01
Lethality04
Cold Blood01
Improved Poisons04
Mutilate01
Camouflage30
Master of Deception10
Opportunity20
Elusiveness20
Dirty Tricks20
Improved Ambush10
Initiative30
Ghostly Strike10
Heightened Senses10
Premeditation10
Serrated Blades30
Preparation10
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Point-by-point progression

YOUR NEXT POINT

At level 10: standard route 1/21; illustrative maximum advance 6/21 points.

1 point · 0/0/1

At level 11Camouflage 2/5

One point per level from 10 is a planner assumption. Step order is derived from the published allocation, checked for legal prerequisites. The Blizzard Legacy announcement confirms only that Talented can unlock points up to five levels early. Using it requires earned Legacy points and a per-character choice. Blizzard does not confirm the exact schedule or current Beta availability. This comparison does not model points beyond this published route.

Your allocation at level 10

  • Camouflage1/5
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Loads these exact points in the calculator’s Level 30 budget. The modeled timing does not change its point cap or verify early access in the live Beta.

THE COMPLETE ROUTE

Level 10–30 point order · Subtlety Rogue

Order derived from allocation

Level labels assume one point per level from 10. The order is a planning example, not a verified Beta unlock schedule or performance recommendation.

  1. Level 10CamouflageRank 1/50/0/1 points
  2. Level 11CamouflageRank 2/50/0/2 points
  3. Level 12CamouflageRank 3/50/0/3 points
  4. Level 13OpportunityRank 1/20/0/4 points
  5. Level 14OpportunityRank 2/20/0/5 points
  6. Level 15ElusivenessRank 1/20/0/6 points
  7. Level 16ElusivenessRank 2/20/0/7 points
  8. Level 17Dirty TricksRank 1/20/0/8 points
  9. Level 18Dirty TricksRank 2/20/0/9 points
  10. Level 19Improved AmbushRank 1/30/0/10 points
  11. Level 20Ghostly StrikeRank 1/10/0/11 points
  12. Level 21InitiativeRank 1/30/0/12 points
  13. Level 22InitiativeRank 2/30/0/13 points
  14. Level 23InitiativeRank 3/30/0/14 points
  15. Level 24Master of DeceptionRank 1/30/0/15 points
  16. Level 25PremeditationRank 1/10/0/16 points
  17. Level 26Serrated BladesRank 1/30/0/17 points
  18. Level 27Serrated BladesRank 2/30/0/18 points
  19. Level 28Serrated BladesRank 3/30/0/19 points
  20. Level 29Heightened SensesRank 1/20/0/20 points
  21. Level 30PreparationRank 1/10/0/21 points

Editable editorial routes · Source limits remain visible · No simulated performance scores

Subtlety: selected talents and trade-offs

Camouflage 3/5 and Opportunity 2/2 open the route. Elusiveness 2/2, Dirty Tricks 2/2 and Improved Ambush 1/3 lead to Ghostly Strike at eleven. Initiative 3/3 and Master of Deception 1/3 reach fifteen. Premeditation, Serrated Blades 3/3 and Heightened Senses 1/2 precede Preparation at twenty-one.

Several stealth and critical-strike talents remain partial. Ghostly Strike supplies a short Dodge window, while Preparation resets cooldowns in the exported text; neither establishes a universal escape sequence. The route leaves Combat hit and Kick investment outside the budget.

Keep main-hand weapon and opponent level comparable. Record opener setup time, usable combo points, time in open combat and whether another engagement becomes possible.

Executable point order

Use the progression to inspect each point from Level 10 to 30. The calculator opens the exact allocation and level. These routes are examples for comparing choices, not a measured damage ranking.

Reviewed Rogue snapshot: 53 visible nodes from Wago client build 1.60.1.70291, reconciled against Talents Forever. All 139 rank descriptions are adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0, https://talentsforever.com), with community verification. The export resolves tooltip values at Level 60; it does not rescale them to the selected level or simulate damage. Level 30 examples spend 21 points; the existing Level 20 page uses eleven-point stages of this reviewed tree. One point per level from 10, five points per tier, full-rank prerequisites and the editorial point order remain derived planning assumptions. Original 69913 saves remain historical records and are not partially migrated into a changed allocation.

BLIZZARD OCTOBER 1 NOTESOfficial

October 1 Beta changes for Rogue

Official Beta announcement · Blizzard’s October 1 development notes

Expose Armor missing no longer removes all combo points.

Subtlety Setup now adds combo points to the current target only when that same target caused the dodge or spell resist.

These are gameplay fixes, not an announced new talent tree.

The live Beta level cap is 30. The talent structure was reconciled through 1.60.1.70291; 21-point Level 30 routes are editorial allocations. Rank descriptions retain their separate community transcription evidence, and point-order rules remain derived assumptions.

Data sources, verification & planning limits

Reviewed Rogue snapshot: 53 visible nodes from Wago client build 1.60.1.70291, reconciled against Talents Forever. All 139 rank descriptions are adapted from Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0, https://talentsforever.com), with community verification. The export resolves tooltip values at Level 60; it does not rescale them to the selected level or simulate damage. Level 30 examples spend 21 points; the existing Level 20 page uses eleven-point stages of this reviewed tree. One point per level from 10, five points per tier, full-rank prerequisites and the editorial point order remain derived planning assumptions. Original 69913 saves remain historical records and are not partially migrated into a changed allocation.