Curated for PvP — enemy cooldown tracking, CC diminishing returns, and Shadow Dance openers from Stealth for both 3v3 Arena and Battlegrounds. Reviewed 28 Jun 2026.
Trickster arena build — Shadow Dance + Symbols of Death openers from Stealth for explosive burst. Unseen Blade procs extend Dance windows and create repeated re-engage opportunities on target switches.
Trickster battleground build — similar burst profile to the arena variant with adjusted pathing for multi-player engagements. Shadow Dance pressure across multiple targets in objective fights.
Record your own talent build alongside your addons — it's included when you share your setup. Get a talent string from the Wowhead talent calculator or export directly from the in-game talent tree (press N → share icon). Paste the URL or the raw string — both work.
2.8M downloads
The Midnight all-in-one PvP addon — CC on party frames, audio alerts for major enemy spells, kick timers on nameplates, and a sound when the enemy healer gets CCd. That last alert is your cue to Shadow Dance from Stealth and push Symbols of Death.
1.5M downloads
Explicitly labelled Midnight ready. Shows enemy health, mana, cast bars, and DR status per opponent — see at a glance if your next Kidney Shot lands full or 50%. The healer’s cast bar is your Kick or Shadow Dance opener cue.
23.3M downloads
Replaces the small debuff icon on unit frames with a full-size portrait icon when a CC or major defensive lands. Key use for Subtlety Rogue: seeing Cloak of Shadows on an enemy before opening from Stealth — wasting a Shadow Dance window into immunity kills your burst.
310.5K downloads
Warns when your target is immune — Cloak of Shadows, Ice Block, Divine Shield. Opening from Stealth into immunity wastes your entire Shadow Dance burst window. DontCast stops you before it happens.
7.8M downloads
Places a healer icon above every enemy healer’s nameplate so you find them instantly in a crowd. Also alerts you when your own healer is taking damage — your cue to Blind the attacker or Shadow Dance in and peel with a Cheap Shot.
507.2K downloads
Scrollable panel showing all enemy players in a Battleground — health, debuffs, cast info. Use it to find the healer, spot low-health targets, and track recent CCs. For Arena use sArena Reloaded instead.
10.5M downloads
Shows node contest timers, flag return countdowns, and capture progress in Battlegrounds. Tells you when to break off a fight and defend, or when a node flip is seconds away. No use in Arena.
345.4M downloads
Per-spell breakdown across the fight. Low Eviscerate and Shadowstrike contribution means you're entering Dance without Symbols of Death active or dropping GCDs inside the window.
9.5M downloads
Cast bars and debuff icons on enemy nameplates. The key use is seeing Find Weakness active on your target — the stealth attack armor debuff that amplifies all damage — and identifying which mob is casting the ability your Kick should land on.
4.1M downloads
Shows class icons directly on enemy nameplates so you instantly identify your target without checking the unit frame. CC glow highlights who is stunned or incapacitated — important for timing a Shadowstep follow-up.
33.4M downloads
Tracks group cooldowns from the combat log — cover interrupt gaps with Kick rather than overlapping, and track Tricks of the Trade so you know which tank needs your threat redirect. Also shows healer externals so you know when a save is available.
938.2K downloads
Configurable timers for your major cooldowns. Tracks Symbols of Death (28s) and Shadow Dance charges so you enter Dance with SoD active — spending Dance without it wastes the amplification window.
351.8K downloads
Larger, repositionable combo point display with configurable colour and font. Shadow Dance lasts 2-3 seconds — having your spend threshold immediately visible without looking away from Symbols of Death state removes hesitation from the window.
6.1M downloads
BetterBlizzFrames keeps the default UI intact while adding the things it lacks: castbars on your target and focus frames, class color health bars, and absorb tracking. For Subtlety Rogue, a target castbar tells you exactly when to pop Cloak of Shadows or Kick, which matters when you're already juggling Shadow Dance charge timing. A one-addon upgrade with no layout overhead.
22.2M downloads
Dominos gives you full control over action bar layout. For Subtlety Rogue, a dedicated utility bar keeps Vanish, Shadow Dance, Cloak of Shadows, Evasion, Sprint, and Kick at consistent visible positions so your main bar stays focused on combo point generation and Eviscerate.
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Most of what ElvUI covers for Subtlety Rogue is better handled by BetterBlizzFrames (frames), Dominos (action bars), and Platynator (nameplates). Only install if you want a fully unified UI aesthetic and are prepared for the configuration overhead.
1.4M downloads
Floating button showing both weapon poisons with timers, one-click swap, and auto-restock from vendors. The expiry warning fires before the poison drops so you're never caught in a pull with uncoated weapons — you can't restock in Stealth, so catching the timer before entering a Shadow Dance window matters.
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Shadow Dance + Shadowstrike opener from Stealth on focus, Kidney Shot on focus, Cloak of Shadows cancel-aura, Blind and Sap on mouseover, Shadowstep to focus
Versatility primary for damage reduction, Agility › Mastery for Shadow Dance burst, avoid excessive Haste — energy is less of a bottleneck in PvP
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