Method Subtlety Rogue Guide - Stats Races And Consumables

Stat Priorities

Critical Strike and Versatility are our two best secondary stats for single target damage, and while some Haste is good, it is not desirable in larger amounts. Mastery is even weaker, and you try to avoid it as much as possible.

This is generally how the stat priority looks until you reach the diminishing return cap.

Critical Strike = Versatility > Haste > Mastery

For AoE:

For AoE, it looks a bit different. Critical Strike is still the best secondary stat, but Mastery is really strong on AoE, and Haste value takes a nosedive.

Critical Strike > Mastery > Versatility > Haste

For Funnel:

Critical Strike > Mastery = Versatility > Haste

All of that is fine and all, but in the end, you should always sim yourself and your upgrades.

Stat Outline

Agility: Increases attack power and damage.

Critical Strike: Chance to do double damage and apply Find Weakness when you Crit with Backstab and Shuriken Storm.

Mastery: Increases the damage of all your finishers.

Haste: Increases energy generation, bleed tick rate, and attack speed. We run a bunch of energy talents, so it is rarely an issue which is why Haste is typically quite bad for us.

Versatility: Simple flat bonus to damage done and reduction to damage taken.

The best way to calculate stat priorities for your character is to "sim" your character

Find out how to sim

Races

Horde

Blood Elf is slightly better than other horde races. The rest of them are all relatively equal.

Alliance

Mechagnome, Dwarf, and Void Elf are all excellent choices.

Enchants

Cloak - Enchant Cloak - Fortified Avoidance

Chest - Enchant Chest - Eternal Skirmish since this enchant does shadow damage it is buffed by Deeper Daggers and is therefore our strongest option in all situations

Boots - Enchant Boots - Eternal Agility

Rings - Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike or Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility, depends on your character's sims

Main hand - Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance

Off-hand - Enchant Weapon - Sinful Revelation