Rogue · DPS · MoP Classic 5.4.8

MoP Classic P5 Subtlety Rogue Guide

Maintain Slice and Dice, Rupture, and Hemorrhage; pool energy during Find Weakness; make Shadow Dance a high-density Backstab/Ambush window.

Core resource:Energy · Combo Points

Core Rotation

Keep Slice and Dice and Rupture up; when unable to be behind reliably, use Hemorrhage to maintain the debuff and generate points.
Pool energy before Shadow Dance/Vanish; in the window, use Ambush to refresh Find Weakness and finish quickly.
Premeditation avoids combo point overflow; Shadowstep both maintains uptime and handles mechanics movement.

Find Weakness：Stealth attacks trigger armor-ignoring windows; the value of Shadow Dance/Vanish lies in creating and filling these short windows.
Slice and Dice and Rupture：Slice and Dice ensures energy and auto-attack rhythm; Rupture provides sustained damage/buff synergy; both must be stable before Shadow Dance.
Behind condition：Abilities like Backstab depend on position. When the boss turns or mechanics force frontal positioning, have a backup filler; do not press nothing.

-2 sec｜Stealth, potion, and stand behind.：Ensure the first stealth ability and subsequent Backstabs are usable.
0 sec｜Ambush triggers Find Weakness：Open the armor debuff window from the first GCD.
First batch of points｜Slice and Dice → Rupture：Establish two foundations that must be maintained even outside burst.
Resource Preparation｜Shadow Dance + trinket, alternate Ambush and finishers：Fill the armor-penetration window within high energy/combo point space.
Dance ends｜Plan Premeditation/Vanish to chain next Find Weakness：Reduce armor debuff gaps without wasting combo points.

When Boss turns, hard-casting Backstab will cause failed casts and gaps.
Too low energy before Shadow Dance makes the entire burst lose ability density.
Slice and Dice/Rupture/Hemorrhage uptime and success rate of behind-target abilities.
Find Weakness uptime, number of abilities used during Shadow Dance, and energy capping.