Historical point talent tree
Subtlety
Wrath of the Lich King
Subtlety expands the value of stealth, positioning and a carefully chosen opening.
At a glance
- Roles
- Melee damage
- Talents in this tree
- 28
Tree identity
The player seeks a useful moment rather than a simple uninterrupted exchange. Movement, control and the ability to create another opening help define the path.
In 3.3.5a this is a point tree, not the formal specialization system of later expansions. Points can be shared across the class's three trees.
Classes
Rogue Examples from this tree
Abilities belonging to the selected game version. Wrath of the Lich King · patch 3.3.5a · Client build 12340
Shadow Dance
Wrath of the Lich King · patch 3.3.5a
Enter the Shadow Dance for 6 s, allowing the use of Sap, Garrote, Ambush, Cheap Shot, Premeditation, Pickpocket and Disa...
Enter the Shadow Dance for 6 s, allowing the use of Sap, Garrote, Ambush, Cheap Shot, Premeditation, Pickpocket and Disarm Trap regardless of being stealthed.
Slaughter from the Shadows
Wrath of the Lich King · patch 3.3.5a
Reduces the energy cost of your Backstab and Ambush abilities by 20 and the energy cost of your Hemorrhage by 5, and inc...
Reduces the energy cost of your Backstab and Ambush abilities by 20 and the energy cost of your Hemorrhage by 5, and increases all damage done by 5%.
Honor Among Thieves
Wrath of the Lich King · patch 3.3.5a
When anyone in your group critically hits with a damage or healing spell or ability, you have a 100% chance to gain a co...
When anyone in your group critically hits with a damage or healing spell or ability, you have a 100% chance to gain a combo point on your current target. This effect cannot occur more than once every second.
Base client values are shown. Effects that depend on character level or statistics may vary.
Signature talents
Shadowstep, Honor Among Thieves and Shadow Dance offer distinctive deeper decisions. Their conditions should be read alongside the class’s wider stealth toolkit.
Building for this patch
Choose supporting talents for the intended encounter or player-versus-player situation. The tree’s identity does not imply a universal ranking against other paths.
Sources and context
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Blizzard: class background
Class fantasy. Current resources, races and talent systems are not used as historical mechanics.
- Client 12340 directory and read-only local game data
Data imported · Data revision fc4e5d495f46baa342dd4a53714695ad7b026c3a5a7225a22dd5e3661a1f19cd
Version availability
| Edition | Patch | Version availability |
|---|---|---|
| Battle for Azeroth | - | Unverified |
| Burning Crusade Classic | - | Unverified |
| Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary Edition | - | Unverified |
| Cataclysm | - | Unverified |
| Cataclysm Classic | - | Unverified |
| Dragonflight | - | Unverified |
| Legion | - | Unverified |
| Midnight | - | Unverified |
| Midnight | - | Unverified |
| Mists of Pandaria | - | Unverified |
| Mists of Pandaria Classic | - | Unverified |
| Season of Discovery | - | Unverified |
| Season of Mastery | - | Unverified |
| Shadowlands | - | Unverified |
| The Burning Crusade | - | Unverified |
| The Last Titan | - | Unverified |
| The War Within | - | Unverified |
| Titan Reforged | - | Unverified |
| Warlords of Draenor | - | Unverified |
| WoW Classic 20th Anniversary | - | Unverified |
| WoW Classic Era | - | Unverified |
| WoW Classic Hardcore | - | Unverified |
| WoW Classic Hardcore Anniversary | - | Unverified |
| WoW Vanilla | - | Unverified |
| World of Warcraft: Forever | - | Unverified |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 3.3.5a · 12340 | Confirmed in this source |
| Wrath of the Lich King Classic | - | Unverified |
Each row follows its own published source context. An announcement does not confirm final client mechanics.