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Mage game iconRogue game iconFrost Magevs Subtlety Rogue

This page is maintained to show how Frost Mages and Subtlety Rogues compare in PvE end-game at level 80 — and was last updated for patch 11.2 of the The War Within expansion.

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Note: SimC is still making 11.2 updates, some results may be premature.

Comparing DPS (Frost Mage vs. Subtlety Rogue)

Anytime the game updates, we run simulations using BiS profiles and SimulationCraft to analyze the current meta of all specs in WoW. Below shows which spec had the highest DPS for each category. To view more information in a category, click the Details button.

Performance ComparisonPatch 11.2

Mage game iconFrost Mage+26.77% DPS
Mage game iconFrost Mage+23.41% DPS
Rogue game iconSubtlety Rogue+1.41% DPS
Mage game iconFrost Mage+29.28% DPS

The comparisons above highlight some of the key differences between Frost Mage and Subtlety Rogue in the current meta, which can hopefully help you determine which spec to play or group up with.