The Rogue class is a ranged and melee damage dealer. The class is described as an adaptable and agile warrior who can defeat enemies with imbued weapons while performing strong combo attacks. The Rogue can also augment the arsenal with deadly poison and shadow magic. With its fast and agile combat style, the Rogue is usually the go-to pick for all Diablo newbies. Here is everything you need to know about the best Diablo 4 Rogue build and how it works.
We are all hyped as the Diablo 4 release date is finally here. Although the beta was capped at level 20, it was enough to get us excited about the game. You also got a chance to see how the Rogue class will function, more or less. Now that the game is out, here is what you need to know in order to level your Rogue to 100.
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To make this build work, you must initiate combat using Shadow Step to get closer to your enemies. The Rogue is often seen as one of the glass cannon Diablo 4 classes, but this build can help you survive at close range while dealing lots of damage. Twisting Blades is the most powerful damage skill you’ll be upgrading, together with Shadow Imbuement for infections damage. You’ll also be using the Bladedancer’s Aspect for AoE damage.
There are a couple of variations of Diablo 4 Rogue gameplay options. However, the four primary skills are Twisting Blades, Shadow Imbuement, Shadow Step, and Dash. You can choose the Puncture (ranged) or Blade Shift (melee) at the first node. For this build, it is recommended that you take Blade Shift, although you could upgrade Puncture to make enemies Vulnerable.
The Basic Skills are designed to be spammable and deal small damage. They can be used to regenerate Energy or apply debuffs. As the Rogue class, you should make good use of the Combo Points Specialization. You can do this by mainly using Basic Skills to regenerate Combo Points.
The Rogue class relies on Energy as their main resource to use the most powerful skills. Energy in Diablo 4 will regenerate slowly on its own. You can increase the regeneration rate with specific effects that are tied to talents, gear, and skills.
The most important aspect of this Build is the Bladedancer’s Aspect. It causes the Twisting Blades skill to orbit around the player upon their return, which then deals additional short-range damage. The Aspect of Surprise is also good in this case, as it drops a group of Stun Grenades behind you when you use the Shadow Step or just an average evade ability. Those who chose the Puncture skill should pair it up with Ravenous Aspect.
Whether this Diablo 4 Rogue Build would suit your preferences, all really comes down to its playstyle. The Twisting Blades playstyle is fast-paced and mobile, so you are expected to bounce around targets and fire off skills whenever possible.
This is the Agility Skill of the Twisting Blades Diablo 4 Rogue build. It allows players to move fast with increased Movement Speed. It also grants Unstoppable, which means that you can smoothly bounce around enemies without getting debilitated. With Unstoppable, all CC effects that you’ve had previously will automatically be removed, as you also gain immunity from any future CC.
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You’ll be able to choose the type of damage you deal, and in this build picking Shadow Imbuement to convert damage into Shadow Damage is important. This way, you can infect multiple targets and set off explosions. If one of the infected targets dies, the Rogue can deal AoE damage against all surrounding enemies. Investing in Blended Shadow Imbuement will increase damage. If the targets remain alive after the infection ends, they will receive extra damage, so there is still a high chance that you might end up killing them.
This is a Basic Skill for this Diablo 4 Rogue gameplay. It lets you throw blades at targets to deal damage. However, the Slow condition is what makes it useful, which can be inflicted when casting Puncture three times to maximize the Combo Points. With more Combo Points, you can amplify the burst damage of Twisting Blades. As soon as you accumulate enough points, you should activate Twisting Blades. Make sure to also invest in Fundamental Puncture, which raises the number of blades and increases damage.
Fundamental Puncture and Twisting Blades work hand-in-hand as you impale vulnerable enemies, dealing a lot of damage. Twisting Blades will trigger the boomerang effect, meaning the blades will travel back to you, piercing through all the nearby targets.
This is the main skill of this Diablo 4 Rogue skills build, so it is important that you max it out and then get the Advanced Twisting Blades and Enhanced Twisting Blades.
Allows you to deal damage when darting from one point to the next. You can use it to disengage or engage; the skill does not require any enhancements. Dashing from one group of enemies to the other can help increase Piercing Damage caused by the returning blades.
This build will focus on farming Vuln and crits using agility and the Puncture base skill. When you build up buffs, you can use Rapid Fire from a safe distance, dealing massive damage to bosses.
This build is great for soloing bosses like Ashava, but it does lack in the AoE department.
The Penetrating Shot build is similar to the Rapid Fire playstyle, with the exception of excelling in mobbing. Using Puncture, Crit, and Vuln stacks, you are able to deal burst damage with Penetrating Shots. When combined with Shadow Imbuement, the Puncturing Shot makes lining up enemies a lot easier. That said, this build does not do great with single-target damage. Players could opt for using poison or Cold Imbuement to improve map clearing speed, but for single targets, you’ll have to use the Rapid Fire instead.
The Twisting Blades Rogue build can be adjusted to fit your personal playstyle. It is important to remember that the Rogue class uses a Specialization after level 15, and this does impact how you generate and spend energy and cooldowns, resulting in making some builds better or worse. Feel free to play around with the build or try to create your own.
If you are interested in other Diablo 4 builds, check out some of these:
? Diablo 4 Druid Build? Diablo 4 Barbarian Build? Diablo 4 Necromancer Build
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