Best Diablo 4 Rogue builds: Skills, stats & Aspects

Diablo 4 has five unique character classes including the Rogue which is an adaptable warrior who excels in long-range as well as close-range combat. To make the most of a Rogue’s skills, check out these best Diablo 4 Rogue builds revealing the most powerful skill upgrades and Aspects.

Diablo 4 players can start their campaign by choosing classes such as Rogue, Sorcerer, and Necromancer and after that, it’s all about independently building your character. Thanks to Seasonal play, the game will have a new Battle Pass and theme every three months during which you can create Seasonal characters as well.

Amidst such constant updates, one thing that’ll remain the same in Diablo 4 is character-building. Regardless of the game mode you’re about to play or the current season’s theme, your characters must be equipped with the right skills, gear, and Aspects for you to progress efficiently.

On that note, let’s take a look at the best Diablo 4 Rogue builds covering the strongest skills, upgrades, and Aspects for them.

• Shadow Rogue build in Diablo 4
• How to play the Rogue Shadow build in Diablo 4
• Poison Rogue build in Diablo 4
• How to play Poison Rogue build in Diablo 4
• Cold Imbuement Rogue build in Diablo 4
• How to play Cold Imbuement Rogue build in Diablo 4
• Best Legendary Aspects for the Rogue class in Diablo 4
• Best stats for the Rogue build in Diablo 4

Shadow Rogue build in Diablo 4

Invest your skill points in the following skills for the Shadow Rogue build in Diablo 4:

Rogue Skill Type	Skill Name	Upgrade
Basic skill	Puncture	Enhanced and Fundamental Puncture
Core skill	Rank 5 Twisting Blades	Enhanced and Improved Twisting Blades
Agility	Dash	Enhanced and Disciplined Dash
Subterfuge	Smoke Grenade Rank 3	Enhanced and Subverting Smoke Grenade
Imbuement	Shadow Imbuement	Enhanced and Blended Shadow Imbuement
Ultimate	Shadow Clone	–

How to play the Rogue Shadow build in Diablo 4

The Shadow Rogue build in Diablo 4 emphasizes on applying debuffs such as Slow, Dazed, and Vulnerable to enemies. Shadow Imbuement that explodes dead opponents is a key skill here as it synergizes brilliantly with Twisting Blades and allows you to deal 40% more damage to nearby enemies.

For boss fights or tough battles in general, the Shadow Clone Ultimate is perfect. You basically get a clone that replicates all your actions and deals 60% more damage, and it’s as good as it sounds.

Poison Rogue build in Diablo 4

Unlock and upgrade the following Diablo 4 skills for the Poison Rogue build:

Rogue Skill Type	Skill Name	Upgrade
Basic skill	Invigorating Strike	Enhanced and Fundamental Invigorating Strike
Core skill	Penetrating Shot	Enhanced and Improved Twisting Blades
Agility	Dash, Rank 3 Weapon Mastery, Rapid Gambit, and Caltrops	Enhanced Dash, Enhanced and Disciplined Caltrops
Subterfuge	Smoke Grenade Rank 3	Enhanced and Subverting Smoke Grenade
Imbuement	Poison Imbuement and Deadly Venom	Enhanced Poison Imbuement, Alchemical Advantage, Debilitating Toxins
Ultimate	Shadow Clone	Prime and Supreme Shadow Clone

How to play Poison Rogue build in Diablo 4

The Poison Rogue build focuses on dealing single-target damage in Diablo 4 because the effect of Poison mostly impacts a single enemy. As a result, when you’re planning to take on massive World Bosses in the game like Ashava, the Rogue Poison build can help make things easier.

On top of that over-time damage from Poison, you should also try affecting your enemies with the Vulnerable effect through attacks like Fundamental Invigorating Strike.

Cold Imbuement Rogue build in Diablo 4

Invest your skill points on these skills to make a solid Cold Imbuement Rogue in Diablo 4:

Rogue Skill Type	Skill Name	Upgrade
Basic skill	Rank 3 Forceful Arrow	Enhanced and Fundamental Invigorating Strike
Core skill	Rank 3 Rapid Fire	Enhanced and Improved Rapid Fire
Agility	Dash, Weapon Mastery (Rank 2), and Caltrops (Rank 2)	Enhanced and Disciplined Caltrops
Subterfuge	Exploit	Malice
Imbuement	Frigid Finesse, Chilling Weight, and Cold Imbuement	Enhanced and Mixed Ice Imbuement
Ultimate	Rain of Arrows	Prime Rain of Arrows

How to play Cold Imbuement Rogue build in Diablo 4

The Cold Imbuement Rogue build in Diablo 4 lets you slow down enemies and control groups of them while maintaining distance. Thanks to weapons like bows, it is easy to quickly fire projectiles and even if some enemies get too close, you can rely on Dashes and Caltrops.

After using the Cold Imbuement skill, the next two skills apply 25% Cold effect to the enemies, and at 100% Cold, they freeze. This is exactly how you can utilize your skills to freeze a single target or even groups (by using Rain of Arrows after Cold Imbuement).

Best Legendary Aspects for the Rogue class in Diablo 4

The most powerful Legendary Aspects for the Rogue in Diablo 4 include:

• Cheat’s – Can be used by players struggling to survive as this Legendary Aspect decreases the damage you take from crowd-controlled enemies and if you take direct damage from them, movement speed is increased by 15% for 2 seconds.
• Volatile Blades – Twisting Blades deal additional damage based on the distance they travel and cause an explosion upon returning to you.
• Sleeting Imbuements – Rain of Arrows is always affected by all your Imbuement skills together.

Best stats for the Rogue build in Diablo 4

The following stats should be your top priority when building a Rogue character in Diablo 4:

• Dexterity
• Strength
• Intelligence
• Willpower

Apart from these stats, you can always look for increasing your base damage and damage reduction.

We’ll update this Rogue build guide once Diablo 4 launches fully on June 6 so make sure to bookmark it. The open betas so far have only allowed players to level up to 25 or 20 which is why some skills and end-game building options haven’t been included.

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