Diablo 4 Rogue Guide: How to play Rogue in D4

Welcome to our guide on the Rogue Class in Diablo 4!

This comprehensive article will cover everything you need to know about the Rogue character, such as best skills and talents, class strengths and weaknesses, how to gear and play it, and how to prepare your build for End-Game PvE content.

First, we will cover the Rogue class particularities and see if this type of character suits your needs. Then, you will learn how to prioritize your primary stats, how to gear and what build to choose, and the skill rotation to maximize your damage output.

Finally, we will get into the best Rogue Skills, builds, items, and gear to min-max your character. By the end of this guide, you will become a master of the Rogue Class in Diablo IV! Without further ado, Let's get started!

Table of Contents

Here is a little breakdown of our Diablo 4 Rogue Class guide:

• Rogue Class Overview
• Strengths and Weaknesses
• Stats Priority
• Rogue Skill Tree
• Specialization
• Rogue Class Talents
• How to play Rogue
• How to gear your Rogue
• Best Rogue Builds
• Set & Unique Items
• Legendary Items & Powers
• BiS Gear for Rogue
• Rogue Paragon Board
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Conclusion

Rogue Class Overview

The Rogue Class is a martial damage dealer who can attack from a distance or melee range, while imbueing their weapons with three types of elements:

• Cold Imbuement
• Poison Imbuement
• Shadow Imbuement

As a Rogue, you can further boost your damage with the unique class mechanic called Specialization. You can choose one of three active specializations to empower your character.

Following up, we'll cover the class archetype, the resource generation, and more information about the Rogue Class in Diablo IV!

Class Archetype

In Diablo 4, the Rogue can swap between the ranged and melee weapons seamlessly to annihilate everything around with impressive AoE skills and abilities.

Resource

As a Rogue, a fast and agile fighter with various tricks up their sleeve, you will use a lot of Energy. Each attack requires a specific amount of Energy; the stronger the spell, the more it costs.

Note: Your Energy will replenish slowly over time, but Basic skills can also recover Energy!

Damage Type

Rogues are masters of Physical damage, that can imbue their weapons with various elements:

• Poison – Incredible DoT (Damage Over-Time).
• Shadow – DoT and Explodes enemies.
• Cold – Chills & Freezes enemies.

Skill Groups

All Diablo IV classes have specific Skill Categories, such as Basic and Core skills, but rogues have additional groups for Agility, Subterfuge, and Imbuement abilities:

• Basic – Filler skills, which usually cost no Energy.
• Core – Abilities with no cooldowns, but their most significant drawback is the high cost of energy.
• Agility – Mobility skills that also damage or slow the enemy.
• Subterfuge – Utility and defensive skills.
• Imbuement – Infuse elemental powers into your weapons.
• Ultimate – Powerful abilities with big impact but high cooldown.

Skill Examples

• Penetrating Shot – Fire an arrow that pierces through all enemies in a line, dealing x% damage.
• Dash – Dash forward and slash enemies for x% damage.
• Poison Imbuement – Imbue your weapons with lethal poison. Your next 2 Imbueable Skills deal Poison damage and apply up to x% Poisoning damage over 5 seconds.
• Shadow Clone – Your shadow mimicks your actions for 15 seconds. The shadow deals x% of your damage.

Unique Class Mechanic

Each class owns a distinctive mechanic that adds bonuses to the character's skills & abilities. The rogue's unique class mechanic in Diablo 4 is called the Specialization (Class Specialization System). This new addition allows players to choose one of three specializations to further increase their damage.

Weapons Used

As a rogue, you can equip four types of weapons:

• Crossbow
• Bow
• Dagger
• Sword

The crossbow and bow are two-handed weapons that can not be dual-wielded unlike swords and daggers. The choice is yours, and everything is dictated by your playstyle and the purpose of the build/character.

Strengths and Weaknesses

In this section of our Rogue guide, we'll present the Rogue's Pros and Cons in Diablo IV:

Following up on our Diablo 4 Rogue Guide, we'll present the stats prioritization for your class and the bonuses & effects provided by them. Let's get into it!

Rogue Stats Priority

In this section of our Rogue guide, we'll present the most important stats and how to prioritize them.

Each primary stat in Diablo 4 is another way of enhancing your class further. The offensive effects of each stat will differ depending on which character you are playing. In terms of Primary Stats for Rogues, the priority should be the following:

Rogue Offensive Stats Priority: Dexterity > Intelligence > Strength > Willpower

Rogue Defensive Stats Priority: Strength > Intelligence > Dexterity > Willpower

Following up in our Diablo 4 Rogue Guide, we'll present the skill tree & skill groups and how to enhance the proficiency of your abilities.

Rogue Skill Tree

In the following section of our guide, we'll present the Diablo IV Rogue Skills, ability groups, and enhanced versions of them.

The Rogue class in Diablo 4 has 23 different skills distributed in six categories:

• Basic Skills
• Core Skills
• Agility Skills
• Subterfuge Skills
• Imbuement Skills
• Ultimate Skills

Following up, we'll dive deep into each category of skills and their importance!

Active & Passive Skills

Active skills are abilities that are used by different characters and monsters. Rogue's active skills can be acquired from any abilities group in the tree.

Passive skills are permanent buffs/effects added to a specific skill or group of skills. A Rogue's passive ability is always active and modifies the attributes of the character/skills or give bonuses based on distance or movement.

Basic Skills

Basic skills are abilities that can be used indefinitely with zero energy cost. These abilities have a low damage output, but they are good to use while waiting for other skills to cool down or to gain Energy.

Skill	Skill Description	Upgrade Paths
Puncture Weapon: Melee	Throw blades a short distance, dealing x% damage. Every 3rd cast Slows enemies by 20% for 2 seconds. Critical Strikes will always Slow. Enhanced Puncture: Gain 2 Energy when Puncture damages a Crowd Controlled enemy	Upgrade 1 (Primary): Every 3rd cast of Puncture will also ricochet up to 2 times. Critical Strikes will always ricochet. Upgrade 2 (Fundamental): Puncture now throws 3 blades in a spread, each dealing 35% of its base damage. Hitting an enemy with at least 2 blades at once makes them Vulnerable for 2 seconds.
Heartseeker Weapon: Ranged	Fire an arrow that seeks an enemy, dealing x% damage and increasing your Critical Strike Chance against them by +3% for 4 seconds, up to +15%. Enhanced Heartseeker: When Heartseeker Critically Strikes, gain +8% Attack Speed for 4 seconds. Double this amount if the enemy is Vulnerable.	Upgrade 1 (Primary): Heartseeker ricochets to an additional enemy, dealing 30% of the original damage. Upgrade 2 (Fundamental): Heartseeker also increases the Critical Strike Damage the enemy takes by +5% for 4 seconds, up to +25%.
Forceful Arrow Weapon: Ranged	Fire a powerful arrow at an enemy, dealing x% damage. Every 3rd cast makes the enemy Vulnerable for 2 seconds. Enhanced Forceful Arrow: Every 3rd cast of Forceful Arrow additionally has a +15% increased Critical Strike Chance.	Upgrade 1 (Primary): Forceful Arrow pierces through Vulnerable enemies. Upgrade 2 (Fundamental): Forceful Arrow Knocks Back the enemy if they are Close. If they collide with an enemy, both are Knocked Down for 1.5 seconds.
Invigorating Strike Weapon: Melee	Melee attack an enemy, dealing x% damage and increasing Energy Regeneration by x20% for 3 seconds. Enhanced Invigorating Strike: Damaging a Crowd Controlled or Injured enemy with Invigorating Strike increases its Energy Regeneration bonus to x30%.	Upgrade 1 (Primary): Invigorating Strike additionally grants +8% Lucky Hit Chance. Hitting a Crowd Controlled or Injured enemy increases this bonus to +16% Lucky Hit Chance. Upgrade 2 (Fundamental): Hitting an enemy with Invigorating Strike while you are below 50% Energy makes them Vulnerable for 3 seconds.
Blade Shift Weapon: Melee	Quickly stab your victim for x% damage and shift, allowing you to move freely through enemies for 3 seconds. Enhanced Blade Shift: Damaging an enemy with Blade Shift grants +5% Movement Speed while Blade Shift is active, up to +20%.	Upgrade 1 (Primary): While Blade Shift is active you gain 15% to all non-Physical Resistances and reduce the duration of Control Impairing Effects by 20%. Upgrade 2 (Fundamental): Moving through enemies while Blade Shift is active refreshes its duration. After moving through enemies 5 times, your next Blade Shift will Immobilize enemies for 2 seconds.

Core Skills

The Rogue's core skills are abilities that have no cooldown, but they consume a lot of energy when casting:

Skill	Skill Description	Upgrade Paths
Barrage Weapon: Ranged	Unleash a barrage of 5 arrows that expands outwards, each dealing x% damage. Each arrow has a 20% chance to ricochet off an enemy up to 1 time. Ricochets deal 40% of the arrow’s base damage. Enhanced Barrage: Barrage’s ricochet chance is increased to 100% for arrows that damage a Vulnerable enemy or Critically Strike any enemy.	Upgrade 1 (Improved): Every 3rd cast of Barrage makes enemies Vulnerable for 2 seconds. Upgrade 2 (Advanced): Whenever a single cast of Barrage ricochets at least 4 times, your next cast gains +20% increased Critical Strike Chance.
Rapid Fire Weapon: Ranged	Rapidly fire 5 arrows, each dealing x% damage. Enhanced Rapid Fire: Each subsequent arrow from Rapid Fire has +5% increased Critical Strike Chance, up to +25% for the 5th arrow.	Upgrade 1 (Improved): Gain 15 Energy per cast of Rapid Fire when it damages a Vulnerable enemy. Upgrade 2 (Advanced): Rapid Fire deals x30% increased Critical Strike Damage for 3 seconds after you Evade.
Penetrating Shot Weapon: Ranged	Fire an arrow that pierces through all enemies in a line, dealing x% damage. Enhanced Penetrating Shot: Penetrating Shot deals x20% increased damage per enemy it pierces.	Upgrade 1 (Improved): If Penetrating Shot damages at least 3 enemies, your next Penetrating Shot has a +20% increased Critical Strike Chance. Upgrade 2 (Advanced): When cast with full Energy, Penetrating Shot will Slow all enemies it hits by 50% for 3 seconds. Elite enemies will also be Knocked Down for 1.5 seconds.
Flurry Weapon: Melee	Unleash a flurry of stabs and slashes, dealing x% damage to enemies in front of you. Enhanced Flurry: Each time Flurry damages a Crowd Controlled or Vulnerable enemy, you are Healed for 1% of your Maximum Life, up to 12% per cast.	Upgrade 1 (Improved): If Flurry hits any Vulnerable enemy it will make all enemies hit by that cast Vulnerable for 3 seconds. Upgrade 2 (Advanced): Evading through an enemy will cause your next Flurry to Stun enemies for 2.5 seconds.
Twisting Blades Weapon: Melee	Impale an enemy with your blades, dealing x% damage and making them take x8% increased damage while impaled. After 1.5 seconds the blades return to you, piercing enemies for x% damage. Enhanced Twisting Blades: Twisting Blades deals x30% increased damage when returning.	Upgrade 1 (Improved): Enemies are Immobilized while impaled with Twisting Blades. Upgrade 2 (Advanced): When your Twisting Blades return, you gain +10% Cooldown Reduction per enemy they passed through for 5 seconds, up to +30%.

Agility Skills

Agility skills are the Rogue's best way to avoid being damaged or for repositioning purposes:

Skill	Skill Description	Upgrade Paths
Shadow Step Weapon: Melee	Become Unstoppable and quickly move through the shadows to stab your victim from behind for x% damage. Gain 50% increased Movement Speed for 2 seconds afterwards. Enhanced Shadow Step: Damaging an enemy with Shadow Step increases your Critical Strike Chance against them by +8% for 3 seconds.	Upgrade 1 (Methodical): Enemies damaged by Shadow Step are Immobilized for 2 seconds. Upgrade 2 (Disciplined): Shadow Step’s Cooldown is reduced by 3 seconds when it damages an enemy you haven’t dealt direct damage to in the last 4 seconds.
Dash Weapon: Melee	Dash forward and slash enemies for x% damage. Enhanced Dash: Enemies damaged by Dash take x20% increased Critical Strike Damage for 5 seconds.	Upgrade 1 (Methodical): Dealing damage to Crowd Controlled enemies with Dash reduces its Charge Cooldown by 0.5 seconds, up to 3 seconds per cast. Upgrade 2 (Disciplined): Dash Slows enemies it hits by 30% for 3 seconds. Any enemy already Slowed will be Stunned for 2 seconds instead.
Caltrops Weapon: Any	Leap backwards and throw caltrops on the ground, dealing x% damage and Slowing enemies by 50%. Lasts 6 seconds. Enhanced Caltrops: Enemies take x3% increased damage from all sources each second they’re in Caltrops.	Upgrade 1 (Methodical): Caltrops now deals Cold damage and Chills enemies for 20% per second. Upgrade 2 (Disciplined): You have +5% Critical Strike Chance against enemies inside your Caltrops. Double this amount against Vulnerable enemies.

Subterfuge Skills

Subterfuge skills are the closest thing to defensive skills, tailored for the Rogue.

Skill	Skill Description	Upgrade Paths
Concealment Weapon: Any	Vanish from sight, gaining Stealth for 4 seconds. During Concealment you additionally become Unstoppable, gain +25% Movement Speed, and can move through enemies freely. Using an attack Skill during Concealment will break Concealment. Enhanced Concealment: You gain 40 Energy when you enter Concealment.	Upgrade 1 (Countering): The Skill that breaks Concealment will always be a guaranteed Critical Strike. Upgrade 2 (Subverting): The Skill that breaks Concealment makes enemies Vulnerable for 3 seconds.
Dark Shroud Weapon: Any	Surround yourself with up to 5 protective shadows. Gain +8.0% Damage Reduction per active shadow. Each time you take direct damage, that damage is reduced and a shadow is consumed. Enhanced Dark Shroud: Dark Shroud’s shadows have a 10% chance to not be consumed.	Upgrade 1 (Countering):  While you have at least 2 active shadows from Dark Shroud, gain +10% Critical Strike Chance. Upgrade 2 (Subverting): Each active shadow from Dark Shroud grants you +3% increased Movement Speed.
Smoke Grenade Weapon: Any	Throw a smoky concoction at enemies that Dazes them for 4 seconds. Enhanced Smoke Grenade: Enemies affected by Smoke Grenade take x15% increased damage.	Upgrade 1 (Countering): Lucky Hit: Dealing direct damage to enemies affected by Smoke Grenade has up to a 25% chance to reduce its Cooldown by 1 second, or by 2 seconds instead if the enemy is Vulnerable. Upgrade 2 (Subverting): If an enemy is Vulnerable, Slowed, or Immobilized Smoke Grenade Dazes them for x20% longer.
Poison Trap Weapon: Any	Place a trap that arms after 1.25 seconds. It activates when an enemy moves within range, applying x% Poisoning damage over 9 seconds to enemies in the area. Enhanced Poison Trap: Poison Trap Immobilizes enemies for 2 seconds when it activates.	Upgrade 1 (Countering): Poison Trap has a 20% chance to reset your Imbuement Skill Cooldowns when activated. Upgrade 2 (Subverting): Enemies take x10% increased Poisoning damage while standing in Poison Trap.

Imbuement Skills

When you assign one of the following skills, your weapon becomes infused with the following element:

Skill	Skill Description	Upgrade Paths
Shadow Imbuement Weapon: Any	Imbue your weapons with festering shadows. Your next 2 Imbueable Skills deal Shadow damage and infect enemies such that they explode for up to x% damage on death. Direct damage to infected enemies deals an additional 4% Shadow damage. Enhanced Shadow Imbuement: Lucky Hit: Critically Striking an enemy infected by Shadow Imbuement has up to a 30% chance to create a mini explosion, dealing 14% Shadow damage to them and surrounding enemies.	Upgrade 1 (Blended): Shadow Imbuement’s primary explosion makes enemies Vulnerable for 2 seconds. Upgrade 2 (Mixed): Enemies damaged by Shadow Imbued Skills take x12% increased non-Physical damage for 8 seconds.
Cold Imbuement Weapon: Any	Imbue your weapons with frigid energies. Your next 2 Imbueable Skills deal Cold damage and Chill enemies for up to x%. Cold Imbued Skills deal x15% damage to Crowd Controlled enemies. Enhanced Cold Imbuement: Lucky Hit: Cold Imbued Skills have up to a 30% chance to make enemies Vulnerable for 3 seconds.	Upgrade 1 (Blended): Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes with Cold Imbued Skills have up to a 20% chance to instantly Freeze enemies for 3 seconds. Upgrade 2 (Mixed): Cold Imbued Skills deal x30% increased damage to Frozen enemies.
Poison Imbuement Weapon: Any	Imbue your weapons with lethal poison. Your next 2 Imbueable Skills deal Poison damage and apply up to x% Poisoning damage over 5 seconds. Enhanced Poison Imbuement: Poison Imbuement’s Poisoning Duration is increased by 1 second.	Upgrade 1 (Blended): Critical Strikes with Poison Imbued Skills deal x30% increased Poisoning damage. Upgrade 2 (Mixed): Lucky Hit: Poison Imbued Skills have up to a 30% chance to apply double the amount of Poisoning damage over time.

Ultimate Skills

Ultimate skills are the most powerful abilities with very long cooldowns but high effectiveness. Only one ultimate skill can be equipped at a time:

Skill	Skill Description	Upgrade Paths
Rain of Arrows Weapon: Ranged	Arrows rain down over a large area 2 times, each wave dealing x% damage.	Upgrade 1 (Prime): Imbuement Skill effects applied by Rain of Arrows have x20% increased potency. Upgrade 2 (Supreme): Rain of Arrows’ second wave Knocks Down enemies for 3 seconds.
Death Trap Weapon: Any	Place a trap that arms after 1.25 seconds. It activates when an enemy moves within range, dealing x% damage to enemies in the area	Upgrade 1 (Prime): Enemies are Pulled into Death Trap when it activates. Upgrade 2 (Supreme): If Death Trap kills an enemy, its Cooldown is reduced by 10 seconds.
Shadow Clone Weapon: Any	Your shadow mimicks your actions for 15 seconds. The shadow deals 60% of your damage.	Upgrade 1 (Prime): You are Unstoppable for 5 seconds after casting Shadow Clone. Upgrade 2 (Supreme): Your Shadow Clone deals an additional 20% of your damage.

Note: You can combine skills that require ranged or melee weapons freely, the transition between weapons happening instantly, without drawback.

Dismount Skill

The rogue has access to a unique Dismount Ability which causes the character to leap off the mount and shoot a rain of arrows mid-air.

Specialization

The Rogue Unique Class Mechanic let's you choose one of three active specializations at a time to further Empower your character.

Specialization mechanic unlock

The unique class mechanic must be unlocked at level 15 through a Class-Specific quest called "Rogue: True Potential":

• Pin the task in the quest menu and return to the Menestad.
• Meet with a Rogue named Leyrana, and accept his mission to retrieve the Bakira's Shattered Soul. Head east to the highlighted portion of the map and you should find and interact with a corpse between two traversal points. Interact with the next corpse in the next highlighted area.
• Progress through the Forsaken Quarry dungeon, interact with Bakira's corpse, and defeat Bakira.
• Speak to Leyrana after defeating Bakira to turn in the quest, and you have unlocked the Diablo 4 Rogue Specialization for your level 15 character.

Specialization Abilities

The first Specialization is called "Combo Points". Your Basic Skills now generate Combo Points, that can be consumed by certain skills for additional effects.

The second Specialization ability is unlocked automatically at level 20 and it's called "Inner Sight". Attacking the enemies marked by Inner Sight fills up it's gauge. When it's full, gain unlimited Energy for the next 4 seconds.

As for the third Specialization ability, we have no information about it since it's unlocked at level 30 and leveling cap during the Beta Phase was 25. As soon as we have more details on the subject, we will update the topic about How to unlock the third Specialization ability in Diablo IV!

This covers everything you should know about the Specialization Abilities for Rogue in Diablo IV. Next, we'll present the Rogue Class Talents and their passive benefits.

Rogue Class Talents in Diablo 4

Talents are passive abilities that increase your character's survivability or DPS output. There are 34 talents in Diablo 4, and you can unlock them by allocating a specific amount of points to your skill tree.

Following up in our Diablo 4 Rogue Guide, we'll cover all six talent groups and how they affect your character!

Rogue Core Talents

• Sturdy - You gain x4%/x8%/x12% Close Damage Reduction.
• Siphoning Strikes - Heal for 1%/2%/3% of your Maximum Life when you Critically Striking Close enemies.
• Stutter Step - Critically Striking an enemy grants +5%/+10%/+15% Movement Speed for 4 seconds.

Rogue Agility Talents

• Weapon Mastery - Gain a bonus when attacking based on weapon type:
  
  - Daggers: x5%/x10%/x15% increased damage to Healthy enemies.
  - Swords: x3%/x6%/x9% increased damage.
  - Bows: x4%/x8%/x12% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies.
  - Crossbows: x5%/x10%/x15% increased Critical Strike Damage.
• Concussive - After Knocking Back or Knocking Down an enemy, you gain +5%/+10%/+15% increased Critical Strike Chance against them for 3 seconds.
• Rapid Gambits - Your Evade Cooldown is reduced by 0.5/1.0/1.5 seconds when you Daze and enemy.
• Trick Attacks - When you Critically Strike a Dazed enemy they are Knocked Down for 0.5/1.0/1.5 seconds. Requires 1 points in Concussive or Rapid Gambits.
• Rugged - Gain x5%/x10%/x15% Damage Reduction against Damage Over Time effects.
• Reactive Defense - Gain x4.5%/x9.0%/x13.5% Damage Reduction while inflicted with Control Impairing Effects. Requires 1 point in Rugged.

Rogue Subterfuge Talents

• Agile - Using a Cooldown increases your Dodge Chance by x3%/x6%/x9% for 2 seconds.
• Mending Obscurity - While Stealthed, you Heal for 1%/2%/3% Maximum Life per second.
• Exploit - You deal x6%/x12%/x18% increased damage to Healthy and Injured enemies.
• Malice - You deal x3%/x6%/x9% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies.

Rogue Imbuement Talents

• Shadow Crash - Lucky Hit: Shadow damage has up to a 10% chance to Stun for 0.5/1.0/1.5 seconds.
• Consuming Shadows - Each time you kill an enemy with Shadow damage, you generate 10/20/30 Energy.
• Deadly Venom - You deal x3%/x6%/x9% increased Poisoning damage.
• Alchemical Advantage - You gain +1%/+2%/+3% increased Attack Speed for each enemy you've Poisoned, up to +15%. Requires 1 point in Deadly Venom.
• Debilitating Toxins - Poisoned enemies deal 5%/10%/15% less damage. Requires 1 point in Deadly Venom.
• Precision Imbuement - Imbued Skills gain +5%/+10%/+15% increased Critical Strike Chance.

Rogue Ultimate Talents

• Trap Mastery - When Poison Trap or Death Trap activates, you gain +4%/+8%/+12% increased Critical Strike Chance against Vulnerable and Crowd Controlled enemies for 4 seconds.
• Aftermath - After using an Ultimate Skill, restore 25/50/75 Energy.
• Adrenaline Rush - While moving, you gain x5%/x10%/x15% increased Energy Regeneration.
• Haste - While at or above 50% maximum Energy, gain +5%/+10%/+15% increased Movement Speed. While below 50% maximum Energy, gain +5%/+10%/+15% increased Attack Speed.
• Impetus - After moving 15 meters, your next attack deals x7%/x14%/x21% increased damage. Requires 1 point in Adrenaline Rush.
• Innervation - Lucky Hit: Up to a 10/20/30% chance to gain 8 Energy.
• Alchemist's Fortune - Non-Physical damage you deal has a +5%/+10%/+15% increased Lucky Hit Chance. Requires 1 point in Innervation.
• Second Wind - Every 100 Energy you spend grants you +5%/+10%/+15% increased Lucky Hit Chance for 5 seconds. Requires 1 point in Innervation.

Rogue Capstone Talents

• Momentum - Melee Skills grant a stack of Momentum for 8 seconds if they either Hit a Stunned, Dazed, or Frozen enemy or Hit any enemy from behind. While at 3 stacks of Momentum you gain: 20% increased Damage Reduction, x30% increased Energy Regeneration, +15% increased Attack Speed
• Close Quarters Combat - Damaging a Close enemy with Marksman or Cutthroat Skills grants a +10% Attack Speed bonus for 8 seconds. While both Attack Speed bonuses are active, you deal x20% increased against Crowd Controlled enemies.
• Precision - Critical Strikes with Marksman Skills grant you Precision. You gain x4% increased Critical Strike Damage per stack of Precision, up to a maximum of x20%. When you reach maximum Precision, your next Marksman Skill is a guaranteed Critical Strike that deals x40% increased Critical Strike Damage, then consumes all stacks of Precision.
• Victimize - Lucky Hit: Dealing direct damage to a Vulnerable enemy has up to 30% chance to cause an explosion, dealing 23% of the original damage to them and surrounding enemies.
• Exposure - Lucky Hit: Dealing direct damage to an enemy affected by a Trap Skill has up to a 25% chance to:
  
  - Reduce the active Cooldowns of your Trap Skills by 20%
  - Drop a cluster of Stun Grenades that explode and deal 40% total Physical damage and Stun enemies for 0.50 seconds.

This sums up everything regarding Rogue Class Talents in D4. Moving on, we'll present a quick introduction to how to approach this class and how to improve your character.

How to play Rogue in Diablo 4

The Rogue is one of the most powerful solo classes in Diablo IV. As we tested in the Beta, there was nothing you couldn't solo on this character except the World Bosses. To improve your DPS and survivability, you must use gear with good affixes that boost your character, such as:

• +% Core Skill Damage
• + Ranks to Core or Imbuement (depending on your playstyle)
• +% Crit Strike Chance

Additional attributes that could work, but they are not as important as the ones listed above are:

• +% Skill Damage
• +% Movement Speed
• +% Crit Strike Damage

Rogue Leveling Skills

The best leveling skills in the rogue's gameplay depend significantly on the element chosen. Below you have a setup of skills for each one separately:

Melee – Invigorating Strike, Twisting Blades, Dash, Dark Shroud, Shadow Imbuement & Shadow Clone.

Ranged – Heartseeker, Penetrating Shot, Dash, Concealment, Shadow Imbuement & Shadow Clone.

Ranged DoT – Forceful Arrow, Barrage, Caltrops, Poison Trap, Poison Imbuement, Death Trap.

Rogue Leveling Talents

The best leveling talents are extremely powerful and define the overall playstyle of your build. Every talent group has a requirement that needs to be met before allocating any of them to the skill tree:

• Core Talents: Requires 2 skill points to be allocated in the skill tree.
• Agility Talents: Requires 6 skill points to be allocated in the skill tree.
• Subterfuge Talents: Requires 11 skill points to be allocated in the skill tree.
• Imbuement Talents: Requires 16 skill points to be allocated in the skill tree.
• Ultimate Talents: Requires 23 skill points to be allocated in the skill tree.
• Capstone Talents: Requires 33 skill points to be allocated in the skill tree.

Regarding leveling, we recommend using the Weapon Mastery for increased damage output, the Stutter Step for increased mobility, and Innervation for Energy restoration. There are a couple of talents that we recommend for specific builds, such as:

Melee Talents

• Sturdy: You gain x4%/x8%/x12% Close Damage Reduction.
• Rugged: Gain x5%/x10%/x15% Damage Reduction against Damage Over Time effects.
• Reactive Defense: Gain x4.5%/x9.0%/x13.5% Damage Reduction while inflicted with Control Impairing Effects.
• Siphoning Strikes: Heal for 1%/2%/3% of your Maximum Life when you Critically Striking Close enemies.
• Impetus: After moving 15 meters, your next attack deals x7%/x14%/x21% increased damage.

Ranged Talents

• Exploit: You deal x6%/x12%/x18% increased damage to Healthy and Injured enemies.
• Malice: You deal x3%/x6%/x9% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies.
• Agile: Using a Cooldown increases your Dodge Chance by x3%/x6%/x9% for 2 seconds.
• Impetus: After moving 15 meters, your next attack deals x7%/x14%/x21% increased damage.

Rogue Leveling Build

A build is more important in the endgame than in leveling, but we found some examples of high-quality items that you must use as a Rogue:

Melee Rogue Build

• Cheat's Aspect (Helm) You take 15.0% less damage from Crowd Controlled enemies. Whenever a Crowd Controlled enemy deals direct damage to you, gain +15% Movement Speed for 2 seconds.
• Aspect of Siphoned Protection (Amulet): Coming in contact with your Firewall grants x% movement speed for 4 seconds.
• Shadowslicer Aspect (Weapon): When you cast Dash, a Shadow Clone is spawned at your location that also casts Dash, dealing 25% of the base damage.

Ranged Rogue Build

• Arrow Storms (Amulet): Lucky Hit: Your Ranged Skills have up to a 10% chance to create an arrow storm at the target's present location, dealing X Physical damage over 3 seconds. You can have up to 5 active arrow storms.
• Aspect of Corruption (Weapon): Your Imbuements Skill effects have x20% increased potency against Vulnerable enemies.
• Energizing Aspect (Ring): Damaging an Injured enemy with a Basic Skill generates 5 Energy.

Rogue Rotation

The Rogue Rotation is very dependent on your Energy resource generation. The basic skills are very weak, mostly used to apply debuffs on targets or as fillers.

The rotation itself is effortless: use each skill when it comes out of cooldown and try to maintain the energy with the help of abilities, upgrades & legendary aspects.

This wraps everything regarding the basics of the Rogue Playstyle in Diablo IV. Now let's check out the gear particularities and what stats you should primarily focus on for your character.

How to gear a Rogue in Diablo 4

Rogue in Diablo 4 can equip a total of ten items in the following item slots:

• Head
• Chest
• Gloves
• Pants
• Boots
• Amulet
• 2x Rings
• Two-Handed Weapon
• Two One-Handed Weapons

Note: As a reminder, please remember that you can use Swords, Daggers, and a Bow or a Crossbow equipped with a specific Aspect to help your character have an additional Legendary Power, depending on how many aspects you need to make the build work, regardless if it's a ranged or melee build.

Rogue Primary Stats

In Diablo IV, the stats are divided into two categories; the class you use determines the benefits you gain by increasing a specific stat. The bonuses for Rogue Primary Stats in Diablo IV are the following:

Offensive Effects

• Dexterity – +0.1% Skill Damage per point.
• Intelligence – +0.02% Critical Strike Chance per point.
• Strength – +0.1% Resource Generation per point.
• Willpower – +0.25% Overpower Damage per point.

Defensive Effects

• Strength – +1 Increase to Armor per stat point.
• Intelligence – +0.05% Increase to All Resistance per stat point.
• Dexterity – +0.025% increase to Dodge Chance per stat point.
• Willpower – +0.1% Increase to Healing Received.

Best Weapon for Rogue

Swords & Daggers equipped along with a crossbow or a bow with a specific Aspect helps your character have an additional Legendary Power, depending on how many aspects you require for your build.

As soon as we have specific weapons for particular builds, we will update the section for the best Rogue Weapon in Diablo 4.

Rogue Best Armor Pieces

When using a specific build, you want to look for particular pieces of equipment with any of the required legendary aspects. Any Rogue build depends on skills, so your gear improvement upgrades the efficiency of your DPS & survivability.

The aspects either help you regenerate energy, deal more damage, or receive less damage from enemies.

Best Gems for Rogue

A perfect addition for survivability or DPS increase would be socketing your gear with proper gems to buff your active or passive skills:

• Ruby on Weapon for Increased Energy Regeneration.
• Sapphire on Armor for Ideal for Damage Reduction.
• Emerald on Weapon for Increased damage output while fighting with Elite Enemies.
• Diamond on Jewelry for Resistance to all Elements.
• Topaz on Armor for Damage Reduction.
• Amethyst on Armor for Damage over Time(DoT) reduction.

Now that you've learned how to gear your character, it's time to check out some of the best Rogue builds in Diablo 4.

Best Rogue Builds

When it comes to the best Rogue Build in Diablo 4, combining and carefully selecting the skills that we use is very important. We are currently testing the best Rogue Builds to update the section with the strongest abilities and a mixture of skills.

Meanwhile, let's cover the best Rogue Leveling and Farming Builds that we used during the Beta Testing.

Best Leveling Build

One of the best leveling builds for the Rogue in Diablo IV seems to be the Ranged build, that has a huge advantage over other classes or builds. We used the following Skills and upgrades while leveling, and we went through the content like a breeze:

Basic Skill - Heartseeker - with the Primary upgrade for ricochet.

Core Skill - Penetrating Shot - with Improved upgrade for extra Critical Chance if it hits 3 or more enemies.

Agility Skill - Dash - with the Disciplined upgrade for added survivability.

Subterfuge Skill - Concealment - with the Subverting upgrade for easy escape and reposition, while the first skill used making enemies Vulnerable.

Imbuement Skill - Shadow Imbuement - with the Blended upgrade for huge AoE damage.

Ultimate Skill - Shadow Clone - with the Supreme upgrade for incredible DPS.

This build has a very high clear speed and DPS output, slaying bosses in seconds without any legendary powers or items.

Best Farming Build

At the moment, we haven't found a build that would allow faster farming of the items or materials you need. As soon as we have a specific build in place, we will update the section with the best Rogue Build for Farming in Diablo 4.

Sets & Unique Items

In this section of our Rogue guide, we'll present the best class-exclusive Sets & Unique Items you can use on your character and what benefits you acquire from them!

Rogue Unique Items

Uniques are very rare drops in Diablo 4, and only a little information has been revealed about them at the time of writing this guide. We can only say that your character can only equip one Unique Item at a time!

Rogue Set Items

Set items are powerful pieces of gear that enhance your character with unique bonuses and abilities depending on how many pieces of that particular set you have equipped. They are similar to Diablo 3 sets which provide a bonus when you equip 2/4/6 set items.

Specific details were not announced, but as soon as we have any information about the Rogue Sets, we will update this section for you!

Rogue Legendary Items & Powers

In this section of our Rogue guide, we'll present the legendary items, powers, and aspects you can use to further increase your character's capabilities, such as DPS output and survivability.

Best Legendary Aspects For Rogue

We did not have access to all aspects, but only those from Act I. The following section lists only the known groups of Rogue-specific legendary aspects in Diablo IV:

• Defensive Legendary Aspects
• Offensive Legendary Aspects
• Resource Legendary Aspects
• Utility Legendary Aspects
• Mobility Legendary Aspects

Legendary aspects can be imprinted on Rare or Legendary items at the Occultist, and after imprinting, the following results can occur:

• Rare Items turn into Legendaries + they keep the same stats that were previously on the item.
• Legendaries will overwrite their aspect with the new one.

Certain Legendary aspects are exclusive to a single class, while some are available to multiple characters. The Codex of Power aspects remain in the book indefinitely, and the imprinted item consumes the extracted Legendary Aspects.

Rogue Defensive Legendary Aspects

Defensive Legendary Aspects can only be imprinted into the following item types: Helm, Chest Armor, Pants, and Amulet.

• Cheat's Aspect - You take 15.0% less damage from Crowd Controlled enemies. Whenever a Crowd Controlled enemy deals direct damage to you, gain +15% Movement Speed for 2 seconds.
• Enshrouding Aspect - Gain a Dark Shroud shadow every 3 seconds when standing still. Each Dark Shroud shadow grants a 2.0% increased Damage Reduction.
• Aspect of Siphoned Protection - Lucky Hit: Damaging a Vulnerable enemy with a Core Skill has up to a 20% chance to grant a Barrier for 5 seconds that absorbs X damage, up to a maximum of X.
• Aspect of Uncanny Resilience - Whenever you trigger a Lucky Hit, gain x5% increased Damage Reduction for 5 seconds, up to a maximum of x15%.

Rogue Offensive Legendary Aspects

Offensive Legendary Aspects can only be imprinted into the following item types: Gloves, Ring, Amulet, One-Handed Weapon, and Two-Handed Weapon.

• Aspect of Arrow Storms - Lucky Hit: Your Ranged Skills have up to a 10% chance to create an arrow storm at the target's present location, dealing X Physical damage over 3 seconds. You can have up to 5 active arrow storms.
• Blast-Trapper's Aspect - Lucky Hit: Dealing direct damage to enemies affected by your Trap Skills has up to a 30% chance to make them Vulnerable for 3 seconds.
• Aspect of Branching Volleys - Barrage's arrows have a 15% chance to split into 2 arrows whenever they ricochet.
• Aspect of Corruption - Your Imbuements Skill effects have x20% increased potency against Vulnerable enemies.
• Aspect of Encircling Blades - Flurry damages enemies in a circle around you and deals x8% increased damage.
• Opportunist's Aspect - When you break Concealment, you drop a cluster of Stun Grenades around your location which explode, dealing X total Physical damage and Stunning enemies for 0.25 seconds.
• Shadowslicer Aspect - When you cast Dash, a Shadow Clone is spawned at your location that also casts Dash, dealing 25% of the base damage.
• Aspect of Sleeting Imbuements - Your Rain of Arrows is always affected by all Imbuements Skills at once.
• Trickster's Aspect - Caltrops also throw a cluster of Stun Grenades that explode and deal X total Physical damage and Stunning enemies for 0.25 seconds.
• Aspect of Unstable Imbuements - Casting a Skill that is Imbued creates an explosion around you, dealing X damage of the same type.
• Vengeful Aspect - Lucky Hit: Making an enemy Vulnerable has up to a 30% chance to grant a +3% increased Critical Strike Chance for 3 seconds, up to +9%.
• Aspect of Volatile Blades - Twisting Blades cause an explosion when they return to you, dealing X damage and X additional damage based on the distance the blades travel, up to 5 meters, and X total damage.
• Aspect of Volatile Shadows - When a Dark Shroud shadow would be removed it explodes, dealing X Shadow damage around you.

Rogue Resource Legendary Aspects

Resource Legendary Aspects can only be imprinted into the following item types: Helm, Ring, and Amulet.

• Energizing Aspect - Damaging an Injured enemy with a Basic Skill generates 5 Energy.
• Ravenous Aspect - Killing a Vulnerable enemy grants you x50% increased Energy Regeneration for 4 seconds.

Rogue Utility Legendary Aspects

Utility Legendary Aspects can only be imprinted into the following item types: Helm, Chest Armor, Boots, Gloves, and Amulet.

• Aspect of Explosive Verve - Your Grenades Skills count as Trap Skills. Whenever you ready a Trap or drop Grenades, you gain a +10% increased Movement Speed for 3 seconds.

Rogue Mobility Legendary Aspects

Mobility Legendary Aspects can only be imprinted into the following item types: Boots and Amulet.

There are no Mobility Legendary Aspects currently known for the Rogue. As soon as we have any information about the Rogue Mobility Legendary Aspects, we will update this section for you!

Now that we've gone through all the Legendary Aspects for the Rogue in Diablo IV, it's time to present you how to min-max your character for the end game!

BiS Gear for Rogue in D4

In this section of our Rogue guide, we'll present the Best in Slot Gear for your character and how to acquire it.

The most crucial point in acquiring the best armor and weapons for your Rogue is that you don't need to farm a perfectly rolled Legendary piece. You can transfer any legendary ability/aspect into a rare item. Legendaries have four affixes that make them more powerful.

You can create perfect items by rolling rare items with your desired aspect. We recommend gathering materials while leveling, but save them for the end game crafting.

Note: The Codex of Power has the lowest possible roll of the legendary aspect.

Rogue Paragon Board

In this section, we'll present the Rogue's Paragon Board, its levels, and how to acquire them.

Once you reach level 50, you start gaining paragon points. At each level beyond that, you will gain four paragon points, expecting 200 Paragon Points at the maximum level.

At level 50, you will receive a starting paragon board (each class will start with a suitable board for them). You assign your points moving closer to the gate tiles; when you reach one of those, you will attach a new paragon board to your existing one.

As you can see, the Paragon Board represents one of the end game progression systems in Diablo IV.

Rogue Glyphs

In addition to the different tile types, glyphs can be slotted into paragon sockets. Glyphs are items found throughout the sanctuary and in dungeons. When a glyph is socketed into your board, you will gain various benefits based on the number of active tiles within the Glyph's radius.

Glyphs have different qualities, such as magic or rare, and they can be leveled up to increase their bonuses and the radius of their effect, allowing them to draw powers from more active tiles.

Frequently Asked Questions - Diablo 4 Rogue Class

1. Are Rogue any good in Diablo 4?
As we could see in the Beta Launch, the Rogue is one of the strongest classes for soloing, mostly all activities. We recommend this class for both beginners and professional players.

2. Is Rogue easy to play in Diablo 4?
The Rogue is a beginner-friendly class that is very easy to use in any activity, even if it's about ad-clear or bosses.

3. Is the Rogue the best solo class in D4?
As we mentioned, the Rogue is one of the best classes to play Solo, with many self-buffs that help with survivability and the best aspects for massive damage outputs.

4. Is Rogue good in PvP in Diablo IV?
We don't have access to PvP in Diablo IV for now, but the Rogue will be very good in PvP due to its talents and movement skills.

5. How long does it take to level a Rogue in Diablo 4?
The Rogue will have one of the fastest evolutions in Leveling due to its AoE abilities and the speed with which it can farm materials/items.

6. What is the best Rogue leveling build in D4?
One of the best Leveling Builds for Rogue is Ranged due to the speed with which it can go through the content and the ease with which it can kill regular enemies and bosses.

7. What is the best Diablo 4 Rogue build?
The best builds for Rogue depend on your playstyle, both Ranged and Melee being very good.

8. What skills should I use for a Rogue in Diablo IV?
Typically, you should choose the skills that represent your gameplay and help you get through the activity you are in.

9. What are the best weapons for Rogue in Diablo 4?
The best weapons for Rogue depend significantly on the build you choose and the number of aspects you need to enable your build.

10. What is the stats priority for Rogue in Diablo IV?
As a Rogue, regardless of the chosen build, you must consider that Dexterity must be the most important because it increases both the damage of your abilities and dodge chance.

11. What are the best Sets for a Rogue in D4?
There is not enough information about Rogue Class Sets in Diablo 4, and we will update the guide when more details become available.

Related Guides

Now that you have learned about Rogue Class, how about you check out our guides about Leveling, Other Classes, Class Builds & Currencies Farming?

• Diablo 4 Tempering & Masterworking Guide
• Diablo 4 Leveling Guide
• Diablo 4 Best Builds Guide
• Best Barbarian Builds in Diablo 4
• Best Rogue Builds in Diablo 4
• Best Necromancer Builds in Diablo 4
• Best Sorcerer Builds in Diablo 4
• Best Druid Builds in Diablo 4
• Diablo 4 Legendary Aspects Farming Guide
• Diablo 4 Uniques & Uber Uniques Farming Guide
• Diablo 4 Best Class Guide
• Diablo 4 Barbarian Class Guide
• Diablo 4 Druid Class Guide
• Diablo 4 Necromancer Class Guide
• Diablo 4 Sorcerer Class Guide
• D4 Gold Farming Guide
• D4 Forgotten Souls Farming Guide
• D4 Grim Favors Farming Guide
• D4 Materials Farming Guide
• D4 Red Dust Farming Guide
• D4 Aberrant Cinders Farming Guide
• D4 Murmuring Obols Farming Guide
• D4 Seeds of Hatred Farming Guide

We update our articles with each and every update in the game, so keep an eye out on our guides.

Conclusion

This is the end of our in-depth Diablo 4 Rogue Class Overview Guide. We hope that we helped you have a better view about this complex class and learned how you can easily become a Rogue Master. Our recommendations should help you min-max your gear, create your perfect build, and have fun mastering the elements.

As Diablo said: "Are you ready for the carnage to come?" so be prepared to revisit our Diablo 4 Rogue Class Overview guide for new and updated content!

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