Rogue

Diablo 4 Rogue

Swift and deadly. Master of traps, poisons, and shadow magic. Choose your combat specialization.

⚡ Energy Combo Points ⚙ Specialization
133 Skills
23 Uniques
10 Boards
58 Aspects
23 Glyphs
37 Temper

Overview

The Rogue in Diablo 4 is a deadly agile fighter that combines melee and ranged attacks with lethal precision. Masters of stealth, traps, and poisons, Rogues can adapt to any situation with their versatile skill set and rapid attack speed.

Resource: Energy & Combo Points

Energy regenerates over time and is spent on Core Skills. Combo Points, generated by Basic Skills, enhance Core Skills with additional effects and damage when consumed. Managing the interplay between Energy and Combo Points is central to Rogue gameplay.

Specialization

Rogues choose one of three Specializations: Combo Points (enhance skills with stacking bonuses), Inner Sight (mark enemies to gain unlimited Energy), or Preparation (reduce Ultimate cooldown through skill use). Each Specialization fundamentally changes the flow of combat.

Playstyle

Rogues excel at rapid, precise combat with builds focused on Twisting Blades melee, Barrage ranged attacks, Flurry close-range barrages, or Death Trap burst damage. Imbuement skills (Poison, Shadow, Cold) add elemental effects to any attack, creating diverse build possibilities.

Rogue — Pros & Cons

Strengths

  • Fast, agile and highly mobile
  • Excellent single-target and bossing damage
  • Flexible imbuements (poison/cold/shadow) and traps
  • Both ranged and melee archetypes are viable

Weaknesses

  • Squishier — relies on dodging and positioning
  • Energy and Combo Point management adds complexity
  • Needs defensive layers for Hardcore and high Pit
  • Some setups demand a precise rotation

Unique Mechanic — Specialization

Choose a specialization for your playstyle

Combo Points

Your Basic Skills now generate Combo Points. Core Skills Consume Combo Points for additional effects.

Inner Sight

Attack enemies to fill your Inner Sight gauge. Marked enemies fill it faster. When full, restore 300 Energy, and gain 100% Energy Cost Reduction, 25% Critical Strike Chance, and 25% Critical Strike Damage for 4 seconds.

Preparation

Spend 75 Energy to reduce your Ultimate Skill's Cooldown by 5 seconds. Ultimate Skills reset other Cooldowns and grant 15% Damage Reduction for 10 seconds.

Skill Overview

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Agility 11

Asheara's Khanjar

Unique Main Hand

Hits with this weapon increase your Attack Speed by [6.0 - 10.0]%[+] for 4 seconds, up to [30.0 - 50...

Assassin's Stride

Unique Boots

Mobility Skills are always Shadow Imbued with [60 - 120]%[x] increased potency. Lucky Hit: Damagin...

Bands of Ichorous Rose

Unique Gloves

Poison Trap always deals its full damage over 3 seconds and it benefits from all of its upgrades, wh...

Beastfall Boots

Unique Boots

When you cast an Ultimate Skill, your next Core Skill Consumes all of your Energy and deals [0.25 - ...

Cluckeye

Unique Two-Handed Ranged

[25-50]% chance to cluck on Cast.

Condemnation

Unique Main Hand

Your Core Skills deal [50 - 70]%[x] increased damage when Consuming 3 Combo Points. Casting Basic Sk...

Cowl of the Nameless

Unique Helm

You gain [20 - 40]%[x] increased Lucky Hit Chance against Crowd Controlled enemies.

Death's Pavane

Unique Pants

Dance of Knives drops knives from enemies hit. Picking them up grants you 1 Charge and increases you...

Deathmask of Nirmitruq

Unique Helm

You can now overexert yourself while Casting Flurry, spending 3% life when you don't have enough Ene...

Eaglehorn

Unique Two-Handed Ranged

Penetrating Shot bounces off walls and deals [110 - 150]%[x] more damage.

Eyes in the Dark

Unique Pants

Death Trap deals [40 - 60]%[x] increased damage and will rearm itself after activating, once every 1...

Grasp of Shadow

Unique Gloves

Casting a Marksman or Cutthroat Skill has a [40 - 80]% chance to Summon a Shadow Clone that mimics t...

Orphan Maker

Unique Two-Handed Ranged

Basic and Core Skills that use this weapon now Reload. Reload Skills deal [250 - 300]%[x] increased ...

Pitfighter's Gull

Unique Ring 1

Casting Smoke Grenade increases your Critical Strike Damage by 45%[x] for [3 - 6] seconds and leaves...

Saboteur's Signet

Unique Ring 1

Casting a Core Skill has a [15 - 45]% chance to throw Stun Grenades that deal [300 - 450] Physical d...

Scoundrel's Kiss

Unique Ring 1

Rapid Fire now lobs exploding arrows that deal [50 - 70]%[x] increased damage.

Scoundrel's Leathers

Unique Chest Armor

Your Trap Skills can be thrown and will spawn a Death Trap every 10 seconds when Cast, granting you ...

Shroud of Khanduras

Unique Chest Armor

Casting Dark Shroud makes you Immune for 2 seconds, but your Evade Cooldown is increased by [3.0 - 9...

Skyhunter

Unique Two-Handed Ranged

The first direct damage you deal to an enemy is a guaranteed Critical Strike. When you consume stack...

The Umbracrux

Unique Main Hand

Your Subterfuge Skills create an attackable Shade Totem for [3.0 - 8.0] seconds. Any base damage it ...

Windforce

Unique Two-Handed Ranged

Hits of Barrage have a [50 - 100]% chance to deal triple damage and Knock Down enemies.

Word of Hakan

Unique Amulet

Your Rain of Arrows is always Imbued with all Imbuements and receives your Arrow Storm benefits. Ga...

Writhing Band of Trickery

Unique Ring 1

Your Subterfuge Skills create a Decoy Trap that Taunts and lures enemies, dealing [300 - 1,200] Corr...

Aspects

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Offensive 36

Aspect of Arrow Storms

Lucky Hit: Your Marksman and Cutthroat Skills have up to a 25% chance to create an Arrow Storm at th...

Aspect of Artful Initiative

When you spend 75 Energy you release a cluster of exploding Stun Grenades that deal [78 - 168] total...

Aspect of Bitter Infection

Enemies infected by Shadow Imbuement take [30 - 70]% of its damage every second. Shadow Imbuement de...

Aspect of Branching Volleys

Increase the damage of arrows that ricochet from Barrage from 40% to [50 - 90]%. Barrage's arrows ha...

Aspect of Bursting Venoms

Lucky Hit: Poison Imbued Skills have up to a [15 - 35]% chance to deploy a Poison Trap while you hav...

Aspect of Contamination

Poison Trap bursts for an additional [10 - 30]%[x] of its total normal damage when it triggers. If t...

Aspect of Corruption

Your Imbuement Skill effects have [40 - 60]%[x] increased potency.

Aspect of Encircling Blades

Flurry damages enemies in a circle around you and deals [35 - 55]%[x] increased damage.

Aspect of Imitated Imbuement

Your Shadow Clones also mimic the Imbuements applied to your Skills. Casting an Imbuement Skill gra...

Aspect of Iron Rain

Smoke Grenade has a 100% chance to create an Arrow Storm where it explodes, dealing [120 - 360] Phys...

Aspect of Noxious Ice

Chilled enemies Poisoned by Poison Imbuement will be further Chilled for 20% per second. You deal [2...

Aspect of Pestilent Points

Every 3rd cast of Puncture is Poison Imbued with [105 - 165]% of normal potency.

Aspect of Poisonous Clouds

When entering Stealth, create a cloud that deals [900 - 1,170] Poison damage over 6 seconds.

Aspect of Splintering Shards

Lucky Hit: Up to a 100% chance when hitting or killing a Frozen enemy to create ice splinters that f...

Aspect of Star Shards

Knives from Dance of Knives have a 50% chance to shatter into 6 shards of metal on hit, dealing [150...

Aspect of Stolen Vigor

While at maximum stacks of the Momentum Key Passive, your Cutthroat Skills deal [30 - 50]% increased...

Aspect of Surprise

When you Evade or Shadow Step, you drop a cluster of exploding Stun Grenades that deal [90 - 270] to...

Aspect of Synergy

Using an Agility Skill reduces the Cooldown of your next Subterfuge Skill by 20%. Using a Subterfuge...

Aspect of True Sight

You deal [70 - 110]%[x] increased Critical Strike Damage to enemies marked by Inner Sight. While Inn...

Aspect of Unstable Imbuements

When casting an Imbuement Skill you trigger an explosion around yourself, applying the Imbuement eff...

Aspect of Volatile Shadows

Shadow Imbuement deals 10%[x] increased damage per Skill Rank of the Imbued Skill. Every 10 seconds...

Bladedancer's Aspect

Twisting Blades orbit for a short time after they return to you, dealing [100 - 140]% of Twisting Bl...

Blast-Trapper's Aspect

Lucky Hit: Dealing damage to enemies affected by your Trap Skills has a [15 - 35]% chance to cause a...

Breakneck Bandit's Aspect

Flurry deals [35 - 55]%[x] increased damage and has a 20% chance to Stun enemies for 3 seconds with ...

Clandestine Aspect

Gain +[3 - 5] to Agility and Subterfuge Skills.

Coldclip Aspect

You deal [20 - 40]%[x] increased damage to enemies who are Chilled or Frozen. Your Basic Skills are ...

Frostbitten Aspect

Enemies hit by your Stun Grenades have a chance equal to your Critical Strike Chance to be Frozen fo...

High Velocity Aspect

Barrage arrows now pierce through 1 enemy. Barrage has [10.0 - 30.0]%[+] increased Attack Speed.

Icy Alchemist's Aspect

Lucky Hit: Shadow Imbued Skills have up to a 75% chance to release an explosion that deals [135 - 19...

Opportunist's Aspect

When you enter or break Stealth, you drop a cluster of exploding Stun Grenades around you that deal ...

Repeating Aspect

Rapid Fire has a [30 - 50]% chance to ricochet to another target.

Shadowslicer Aspect

Dash Summons a Shadow Clone that also casts Dash, dealing [150 - 350]% of the Base damage.

Toxic Alchemist's Aspect

Lucky Hit: Shadow Imbued Skills have up to a 75% chance to create a toxic explosion that applies [60...

Trickshot Aspect

Whenever Penetrating Shot damages an enemy, 2 additional arrows split off to either side. These side...

Trickster's Aspect

Caltrops, Smoke Grenade, and Death Trap receive your Stun Grenade benefits and throw Stun Grenades t...

Vengeful Aspect

Lucky Hit: Damaging a Vulnerable enemy has up to a 25% chance to create an Arrow Storm at the enemy'...

Paragon Boards & Glyphs

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Glyphs

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Ambush

For every 5 Strength purchased within range, you deal +2.0% increased damage to targets affected by ...

Strength 25

Bane

For every 5 Strength purchased within range, you deal +2.0% increased Poison damage.

Strength 25

Canny

For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal +2.0% increased Non-physical damage.

Intelligence 25

Chip

For every 5 Dexterity purchased within range, you deal +2.0% increased Physical damage.

Dexterity 40

Closer

For every 5 Dexterity purchased within range, Cutthroat Skills deal +1.3% increased damage.

Dexterity 40

Combat

For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal +4.0% increased Critical Strike Damage.

Intelligence 25

Control

For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal +3.0% increased damage to Crowd Controlled...

Intelligence 25

Devious

Grants +30.0% bonus to all Magic nodes within range.

Dexterity 40

Diminish

Grants +25.0% bonus to all Rare nodes within range.

Strength 25

Efficacy

Grants +25.0% bonus to all Rare nodes within range.

Intelligence 25

Exploit

For every 5 Strength purchased within range, you deal +2.0% increased damage to Vulnerable targets.

Strength 25

Explosive

For every 5 Dexterity purchased within range, your Stun Grenades deal 13.2%[+] increased damage.

Dexterity 40

Fluidity

Grants +30.0% bonus to all Magic nodes within range.

Dexterity 40

Frostfeeder

For every 5 Dexterity purchased within range, you deal +2.0% increased damage to Chilled targets.

Dexterity 40

Headhunter

Grants +20.0% bonus to all Normal nodes within range.

Dexterity 40

Infusion

For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, Skills that are Imbued deal +3.0% increased damage.

Intelligence 25

Nightstalker

For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal +2.0% increased Shadow damage.

Intelligence 25

Pride

Grants +25.0% bonus to all Rare nodes within range.

Strength 25

Ranger

For every 5 Dexterity purchased within range, Marksman Skills deal +1.3% increased damage.

Dexterity 40

Snare

For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, Trap Skills deal +2.6% increased damage.

Intelligence 25

Tracker

For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal +2.0% increased damage to Poisoned targets...

Intelligence 25

Turf

For every 5 Strength purchased within range, you deal +2.0% increased damage to Close targets.

Strength 25

Versatility

Grants +30.0% bonus to all Magic nodes within range.

Dexterity 40

Temper Manuals

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