Level 60 Subtlety Rogue PvP build

This is a classic control/burst PvP setup: Assassination reaches Cold Blood, Relentless Strikes and Lethality for lethal 5-point Eviscerates, while Subtlety goes deep enough for Premeditation, Dirty Deeds, Preparation, Hemorrhage and Quietus. You give up Combat mobility talents, but Preparation effectively buys a second round of Vanish, Blind, Sprint and Evasion plays, which is stronger in duels and small fights.

The gear leans slightly past the PvP toughness knee. The curve’s efficient breakpoint is around balance 70: about 2860 HP from gear for only ~5% throughput loss; the next big jump to 3200 HP costs roughly another 6% throughput. This set keeps raid-quality burst pieces where they matter—Bonescythe head/chest/bracers, Belt of Never-ending Agony from C’Thun, Death’s Sting from C’Thun, Slayer’s Crest from Sapphiron—then adds PvP stamina/control pieces like Field Marshal shoulders, Marshal gloves/legs/boots, and Talisman of Arathor. The boots’ longer Sprint is especially valuable because this build lacks Improved Sprint.

Open from stealth with Premeditation into Cheap Shot for control; use Ambush situationally, but Hemorrhage is your normal builder. Pool energy before committing. At high combo points, Kidney Shot when you need lockdown, or Cold Blood into Eviscerate when the target can die. Use Ghostly Strike before trading into melee, Rupture mainly to stop restealth/resets, Kick aggressively into casts, and Blind/Vanish defensively to reset. Preparation should be used after you have spent major cooldowns, not just for one extra button.