World of Warcraft: Forever · class guide

Subtlety Rogue: Macros

Keys for Subtlety, ready to paste into the game's macro window: the spec's own, then the ones every Rogue shares.

Type /macro in chat to open the macro window, make a new macro, and paste the body in. #showtooltip gives the button the spell's icon. A macro holds 255 characters. Each says whether it has been tested in WoW Forever; most have not yet.

A good first macro

Dagger for Ambush (weapon swap)From level 18

#showtooltip Ambush
/equipslot 16 Dagger Weapon Name
/equipslot 17 Slow Weapon Name
/cast Ambush

Put your own weapon names in. Swaps the dagger in and opens with Ambush from stealth; in combat the swap can take the global cooldown and fail the Ambush. Untested

Uses: Ambush

Core rotation

Back to the slow weaponFrom level 1

#showtooltip Sinister Strike
/startattack
/equipslot 16 Slow Weapon Name
/equipslot 17 Dagger Weapon Name
/cast Sinister Strike

Put your own weapon names in. Mirror of the dagger swap: slow weapon in the main hand, then Sinister Strike. Untested

Uses: Sinister Strike

Hemorrhage, Rupture and Backstab on one keyFrom level 30

#showtooltip [mod:shift] Rupture; [mod:ctrl] Backstab; Hemorrhage
/startattack
/cast [mod:shift] Rupture; [mod:ctrl] Backstab; Hemorrhage

Hemorrhage builds by default, Rupture on Shift, Backstab on Ctrl. Backstab needs a dagger and you behind the target. Untested

Needs Hemorrhage.

Uses: Rupture, Backstab, Hemorrhage

Cooldowns and burst

Premeditation, Cheap Shot, then Kidney ShotFrom level 30

#showtooltip [stealth] Cheap Shot; Kidney Shot
/cast [stealth] Premeditation
/cast [stealth] Cheap Shot; Kidney Shot

From stealth the first press adds two combo points and stuns; once out of stealth the key becomes Kidney Shot. Untested

Needs Premeditation.

Uses: Cheap Shot, Kidney Shot, Premeditation

Vanish, then AmbushFrom level 22

#showtooltip
/stopattack [combat]
/cast [stealth] Ambush; [nostealth,combat] Vanish

First press in combat is Vanish, the next is Ambush from the stealth. Needs a dagger in the main hand. Untested

Uses: Ambush, Vanish

Every Rogue

Opener by modifierFrom level 26

#showtooltip
/cast [stealth,mod:shift] Garrote; [stealth,mod:ctrl] Ambush; [stealth] Cheap Shot; Sinister Strike

From stealth: Cheap Shot by default, Garrote on Shift, Ambush on Ctrl. Out of stealth it is Sinister Strike. Garrote and Ambush need you behind the target, and Ambush needs a dagger. Untested

Uses: Garrote, Ambush, Cheap Shot, Sinister Strike

Kick on mouseoverFrom level 12

#showtooltip Kick
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Kick

Interrupts the enemy under the cursor without losing your target. Untested

Uses: Kick

Sap on mouseoverFrom level 10

#showtooltip Sap
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Sap

Saps the humanoid under the cursor while it is out of combat. The client lists a stealth requirement, so open from stealth. Untested

Uses: Sap

Stealth that does not toggle offFrom level 1

#showtooltip Stealth
/dismount
/cast !Stealth

Dismounts, then stealths, and mashing the key never takes you out of stealth. Untested

Uses: Stealth

Pick Pocket on mouseoverFrom level 4

#showtooltip Pick Pocket
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Pick Pocket

Picks the pocket under the cursor from stealth. Keep it off your opener key: it takes the global cooldown, so a second line would just fail. Untested

Uses: Pick Pocket

Apply a poisonFrom level 20

#showtooltip
/use [mod:shift] Deadly Poison V; Instant Poison VI
/use [mod:alt] 17; 16
/click StaticPopup1Button1

Instant Poison by default, Deadly on Shift; Alt puts it in the off hand, otherwise the main hand. Write the exact item names you carry, numerals included. The click confirms replacing a poison. Untested