In Diablo 4, the Rogue class is a versatile and powerful character with a unique play style that combines speed, damage, and trickery. The Rogue has six categories or clusters of skills: Basic, Core, Defensive, Brawling, Weapon Mastery, Ultimate, and Key Passives. Each category can be unlocked by reaching a certain number of spent skill points. This guide will go over all of the Rogue skills in Diablo 4, with detailed descriptions of each one.
Diablo 4 Rogue Basic Skills
The basic skills are resource generation skills that are spam-able between skills, and they earn combo points.
The basic skills for the Rogue are as follows:
- Blade Shift: Blade Shift, a skill exclusive to Rogues in Diablo 4, enables them to swiftly thrust their weapons into enemies while effortlessly maneuvering amidst their adversaries. This ability necessitates the use of two weapons simultaneously.
– Generate Combo Point: 1
– Lucky Hit Chance: 35%
– Damage Type: Physical
– Description: Quickly stab your victim for X [15%] 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% [+].
– Fundamental Blade Shift: Moving through enemies while Blade Shift is active refreshes its duration. After moving through enemies 5 times, your next Blade Shift will Daze enemies for 2 seconds.
– Primary Blade Shift: While Blade Shift is active you gain 15% to all Non-Physical Resistances and reduce the duration of incoming Control Impairing Effects by 20%. - Invigorating Strike: Invigorating Strike empowers Rogues to inflict damage upon their foes while simultaneously boosting their energy regeneration by 20%. This skill is only accessible when wielding dual weapons.
– Generate Combo Point: 1
– Lucky Hit Chance: 50%
– Damage Type: Physical
– Description: Melee Attack an enemy, dealing X [23%] damage and increasing Energy Regeneration by 20% [x] for 3 seconds.
– Enhanced Invigorating Strike: Damaging a crowd controlled or Injured enemy with Invigorating Strike increases its energy regeneration bonus by 30% [x].
– Fundamental Invigorating Strike: Hitting an enemy with Invigorating Strike while you are below 50% Energy makes them Vulnerable for 3 seconds.
– Primary Invigorating Strike: Invigorating Strike additionally grants 8% [+] Lucky Hit Chance. Hitting a Crowd Controlled or Injured enemy increases this bonus to 16% [+] Lucky Hit Chance. - Forceful Arrow: Forceful Arrow is a skill exclusive to Rogues in Diablo 4, enabling them to inflict damage by launching a formidable arrow. Additionally, this skill bestows vulnerability upon the enemy every third time it is used. To utilize Forceful Arrow, a Rogue must equip a Ranged Weapon.
– Generate Combo Point: 1
– Lucky Hit Chance: 50%
– Damage Type: Physical
– Description: Fire a powerful arrow at an enemy, dealing X [20%] 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.
– Fundamental Forceful Arrow: Forceful Arrow Knocks Back the enemies if they are Close. If they collide with an enemy, both are Knocked Down for 1.5 seconds.
– Primary Forceful Arrow: Forceful Arrow pierces through Vulnerable enemies. - Heartseeker: Heartseeker is a skill unique to Rogues that empowers them to unleash damaging strikes while also enhancing their Critical Strike Chance against enemies. To utilize Heartseeker, Rogues must equip a ranged weapon.
– Generate Combo Point: 1
– Lucky Hit Chance: 50%
– Damage Type: Physical
– Description: Fire an arrow that seeks an enemy, dealing X [22%] 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.
– Fundamental Heartseeker: Heartseeker also increases the Critical Strike Damage the enemy takes from you by 5% [+] for 4 seconds, up to 25% [+].
– Primary Heartseeker: Heartseeker ricochets to an additional enemy, dealing 30% of the original damage. - Puncture: Puncture is a skill exclusive to Rogues that enables them to inflict damage by hurling blades over a limited distance. Every third cast of Puncture results in slowing down enemies, and it’s important to note that Critical Strikes will always trigger the slow effect. This skill can only be used when Rogues wield dual weapons.
– Generate Combo Point: 1
– Lucky Hit Chance: 50%
– Damage Type: Physical
– Description: Throw blades a short distance, dealing X [21%] 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.
– Fundamental Puncture: 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.
– Primary Puncture: Every 3rd cast of Puncture will also ricochet up to 2 times. Critical Strikes will always ricochet.
Diablo 4 Rogue Core Skills
The core skills are the Rogue’s bread and butter, and they use the primary resource.
The core skills for the Rogue are as follows:
- Twisting Blades: Twisting Blades is a skill exclusive to Rogues that enables them to pierce a single enemy, inflicting damage while simultaneously boosting their own damage output. This skill requires the use of dual wielded weapons, and Rogues have the option to spend combo points to further increase the damage inflicted and gain a bonus to Movement Speed.
– Energy Cost: 30
– Lucky Hit Chance: 33%
– Damage Type: Physical
– Description: Impale an enemy with your blades, dealing X [45%] damage and making them take 8% [x] increased damage from you while impaled. After 1.5 seconds the blades return to you, piercing enemies for X [72%] damage.
Combo Points increase damage and grant a Movement Speed bonus:
> 1 Point: X [58%] damage, 20% [+] bonus
> 2 Points: X [72%] damage, 40% [+] bonus
> 3 Points: X [86%] damage, 60% [+] bonus
– Enhanced Twisting Blades: Twisting Blades deals 30% [x] increased damage when returning.
– Advanced Twisting Blades: When your Twisting Blades return, your active Cooldowns are reduced by 1 second per enemy they passed through, up to 3 seconds.
– Improved Twisting Blades: Enemies are Dazed while impaled with Twisting Blades. - Flurry: Flurry is a skill exclusive to Rogues that grants them the ability to unleash a rapid series of stabs and slashes, inflicting damage upon enemies situated in front of them. This skill necessitates the use of dual wielded weapons, and Rogues have the option to spend Combo Points to augment the damage output and increase Attack Speed.
– Energy Cost: 25
– Lucky Hit Chance: 8%
– Damage Type: Physical
– Description: Unleash a flurry of stabs and slashes, striking enemies in front of you 4 times and dealing a total of X [60%] damage to each.
Combo Points increase damage and grant an Attack Speed bonus:
> 1 Point: X [75%] damage, 15% [+] bonus
> 2 Points: X [90%] damage, 30% [+] bonus
> 3 Points: X [105%] damage, 45% [+] bonus
– Enhanced Flurry: Each time Flurry damages a Crowd Controlled or Vulnerable enemy, you are Healed for 1% of your Maximum Life, up to 12% Maximum Life per cast.
– Advanced Flurry: Evading through an enemy will cause your next Flurry to Stun enemies for 2.5 seconds.
– Improved Flurry: If Flurry hits any Vulnerable enemy it will make all enemies hit by that cast Vulnerable for 3 seconds. - Penetrating Shot: Penetrating Shot is a skill exclusive to Rogues that empowers them to unleash an arrow capable of piercing through all enemies in a straight line. To utilize this skill, Rogues must equip a ranged weapon, and they have the option to spend combo points to enhance the damage inflicted and increase the chances of a Lucky Hit.
– Energy Cost: 35
– Lucky Hit Chance: 50%
– Damage Type: Physical
– Description: Fire an arrow that pierces through all enemies in a line, dealing X [70%] damage.
Combo Points increase damage and improve Lucky Hit Chance:
> 1 Point: X [91%] damage, 10% [+] bonus
> 2 Points: X [112%] damage, 20% [+] bonus
> 3 Points: X [133%] damage, 30% [+] bonus
– Enhanced Penetrating Shot: Penetrating Shot deals 20% [x] increased damage per enemy it pierces.
– Advanced Penetrating Shot: 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.
– Improved Penetrating Shot: If Penetrating Shot damages at least 3 enemies, your next Penetrating Shot has a 20% [+] increased Critical Strike Chance. - Rapid Fire: Rapid Fire is a skill specific to Rogues that enables them to inflict damage through a rapid succession of arrow shots. This skill can only be utilized when Rogues have a Ranged Weapon equipped.
– Energy Cost: 25
– Lucky Hit Chance: 20%
– Damage Type: Physical
– Description: Rapidly fire 5 arrows, each dealing 8 damage.
– Enhanced Rapid Fire: Each subsequent arrow from Rapid Fire has 5% increased Critical Strike Chance, up to 25% for the 5th arrow
– Advanced Rapid Fire: Rapid Fire deals 30% increased Critical Strike Damage for 3 seconds after you Evade.
– Improved Rapid Fire: Gain 15 Energy per cast of Rapid Fire when it damages a Vulnerable enemy. - Barrage: Barrage is a skill exclusive to Rogues that grants them the ability to unleash a torrent of arrows, inflicting damage upon their targets. To utilize this skill, Rogues must have a Ranged Weapon equipped, and they have the option to spend Combo Points to amplify the damage dealt or increase the number of arrows fired.
– Energy Cost: 30
– Lucky Hit Chance: 20%
– Damage Type: Physical
– Description: Unleash a barrage of 5 arrows that expands outwards, each dealing X [21%] 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.
Combo Points increase damage and arrows fired:
> 1 Point: X [25%] damage, 6 arrows
> 2 Points: X [29%] damage, 7 arrows
> 3 Points: X [33%] damage, 8 arrows
– Enhanced Barrage: Barrage’s ricochet chance is increased to 100% for arrows that damage a Vulnerable enemy or Critically Strike any enemy.
– Advanced Barrage: Whenever a single cast of Barrage ricochets at least 4 times, your next cast gains 20% [+] increased Critical Strike Chance.
– Improved Barrage: Every 3rd cast of Barrage makes enemies Vulnerable for 2 seconds.
Diablo 4 Rogue Subterfuge Skills
Subterfuge skills are a good addition to support any build, as they allow the Rogue to use various traps and tricks to escape even large groups of enemies.
The Subterfuge skills for the Rogue are as follows:
- Dark Shroud: Dark Shroud is a Rogue Skill in Diablo 4 that enables Rogues to envelop themselves with five defensive shadows, granting damage reduction for each active shadow. When Rogues sustain direct damage, the inflicted damage is reduced, and a shadow is consumed in the process.
– Cooldown: 20 seconds.
– Description: 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.
– Countering Dark Shroud: While you have at least 2 active shadow from Dark Shroud, gain 10% [+] Critical Strike Chance.
– Subverting Dark Shroud: Each active shadow from Dark Shroud grants you 3% [+] increased Movement Speed. - Smoke Grenade: Smoke Grenade is a Rogue Skill in Diablo 4 that grants Rogues the ability to temporarily disorient enemies by hurling a smoky concoction at them, causing them to become dazed for a brief duration.
– Cooldown: 15 seconds.
– Description: Throw a smoky concoction at enemies that Dazes them for 4 seconds.
– Enhanced Smoke Grenade: Enemies affected by Smoke Grenade take 15% [x] increased damage.
– Countering Smoke Grenade: 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.
– Subverting Smoke Grenade: If an enemy is Vulnerable, Slowed, or Chilled then Smoke Grenade will Daze them for 20% [x] longer. - Poison Trap: Poison Trapallows Rogues to place a that actives when an enemy is within range, dealing poison damage.
– Cooldown: 10 seconds
– Lucky Hit Chance: 20%
– Damage Type: Poison
– Description: Place a trap that arms after 1.25 seconds. It activates when an enemy moves within range, applying X [344%] Poisoning damage over 9 seconds to enemies in the area. You can have 4 armed traps out at once.
– Enhanced Poison Trap: Poison Trap Knocks Down enemies for 1.5 seconds when it activates.
– Countering Poison Trap: Poison Trap has a 20% chance to reset your Imbuement Skill Cooldowns when activated.
– Subverting Poison Trap: You deal 10% [x] increased Poisoning damage to enemies standing inside your Poison Trap. - Concealment: Concealment is a Rogue Skill in Diablo 4 that permits Rogues to enter a stealth phase lasting for 4 seconds. During this time, they become Unstoppable and can effortlessly navigate through enemies. It is important to note that engaging in an attack will terminate Concealment.
– Cooldown: 20 Seconds.
– Description: Vanish from sight, gaining an advanced form of Stealth for 4 seconds that will not be removed by taking damage. Concealment also makes you Unstoppable, grants 25% [+] Movement Speed, and allows you to move freely through enemies for its duration. Using an attack Skill during Concealment will break Concealment.
– Enhanced Concealment: You gain 40 Energy when you enter Concealment.
– Countering Concealment: The Skill that breaks Concealment will always be a guaranteed Critical Strike.
– Subverting Concealment: The Skill that breaks Concealment makes enemies Vulnerable for 3 seconds.
Diablo 4 Rogue Imbuement Skills
Imbuement Skills enhance the next two weapon attacks of the Rogue with additional effects. These skills have individual cooldowns, making them ideal for slower-paced playstyles like the Combo Points Specialization.
The brawling skills for the Rogue are as follows:
- Cold Imbuement: Cold Imbuement is a Rogue Skill in Diablo 4 that empowers Rogues to harness the essence of cold, infusing their equipped weapon with its power. This infusion enables the next two skills that can be imbued to deal cold damage and induce a chilling effect on enemies.
– Cooldown: 9 seconds
– Damage Type: Cold.
– Description: Imbue your weapons with frigid energies. Your next 2 Imbue able Skills deal Cold damage and Chill enemies for 25% per hit.
– Enhanced Cold Imbuement: Lucky Hit: Cold Imbued Skills have up to a 30% chance to make enemies Vulnerable for 3 seconds.
– Blended Cold Imbuement: Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes with Cold Imbued Skills have up to a 20% chance to instantly Freeze enemies for 3 seconds.
– Mixed Cold Imbuement: Cold Imbued Skills deal 20% increased damage to Frozen enemies. - Poison Imbuement: Poison Imbuement is a Rogue Skill in Diablo 4 that enables Rogues to harness the potency of poison, infusing their equipped weapon with its toxic power. This infusion empowers the next two imbueable skills to deal poison damage and apply additional poison damage over a span of 5 seconds.
– Cooldown: 9 seconds
– Lucky Hit Chance: 33%
– Damage Type: Poison
– Description: Imbue your weapons with lethal poison. Your next 2 Imbue able Skills deal Poison damage and apply 70% of their Base damage as additional Poisoning damage over 5 seconds.
– Enhanced Poison Imbuement: Poison Imbuement’s Poisoning Duration is increased by 1 second.
– Blended Poison Imbuement: Critical Strikes with Poison Imbued Skills deal 30% increased Poisoning damage.
– Mixed Poison Imbuement: Lucky Hit: Poison Imbued Skills have up to a 30% chance to apply double the amount of Poisoning damage over time. - Shadow Imbuement: Shadow Imbuement is a Rogue Skill in Diablo 4 that grants Rogues the ability to tap into the force of shadows, infusing their equipped weapon with its mysterious power. This infusion bestows the next two imbueable skills with the capability to deal shadow damage and afflict enemies with an infection that lasts for 6 seconds.
– Cooldown: 9 seconds
– Lucky Hit Chance: 33%
– Damage Type: Shadow
– Description: Imbue your weapons with festering shadows. Your next 2 Imbueable Skills deal Shadow damage and infect enemies for 6 seconds. Infected enemies explode on death, dealing X [40%] damage to all surrounding enemies.
If the infection expires before the enemy dies, it will deal X [40%] damage to only that enemy.
– Enhanced Shadow Imbuement: You have 25% [+] increased Critical Strike Chance against Injured enemies infected by Shadow Imbuement.
– Blended Shadow Imbuement: Shadow Imbuement’s primary explosion makes enemies Vulnerable for 2 seconds.
– Mixed Shadow Imbuement: Enemies damaged by Shadow Imbued Skills take 12% [x] increased non-Physical damage for 8 seconds.
Diablo 4 Rogue Ultimate Skills
Ultimate Skills in Diablo 4 are high-impact abilities with long cooldowns. Building around an Ultimate Skill is crucial for maximizing its effectiveness, and players can choose only one Ultimate Skill at a time.
The Ultimate skills for the Rogue are as follows:
- Death Trap: Death Trap is a Rogue Skill in Diablo 4 that enables Rogues to set up a trap that activates upon an enemy entering its range, inflicting damage. This skill can be further enhanced through two upgrades: Prime Death Trap and, ultimately, Supreme Death Trap.
– Cooldown: 50 seconds
– Lucky Hit Chance: 4%
– Damage Type: Shadow
– Description: Place a trap that arms after 1.25 seconds. It activates when an enemy moves within range, dealing a total of X [250%] damage to each enemy in the area.
– Prime Death Trap: Enemies are Pulled into Death Trap when it activates.
– Supreme Death Trap: If Death Trap kills an enemy, its Cooldown is reduced by 10 seconds. - Rain of Arrows: Rain of Arrows is a Rogue Skill in Diablo 4 that allows Rogues to launch arrows into the sky, which subsequently descend twice, raining down over a wide area and causing damage. This skill can be upgraded twice, first to Prime Rain of Arrows, and then further to Supreme Rain of Arrows.
– Cooldown: 60 seconds
– Lucky Hit Chance: 2%
– Damage Type: Physical
– Description: Arrows rain down over a large area 2 times, each wave dealing X [100%] damage.
– Prime Rain of Arrows: Imbuement Skills effects applied by Rain of Arrows have a 20% [x] increased potency.
– Supreme Rain of Arrows: Rain of Arrows’ second wave Knocks Down enemies for 3 seconds. - Shadow Clone: Shadow Clone is a Rogue Skill in Diablo 4 that manifests a duplicate of the Rogue known as the Shadow Clone, which faithfully replicates the Rogue’s actions for a duration of 15 seconds. This clone is capable of dealing 60% of the Rogue’s damage. The skill can be enhanced through two upgrades: Prime Shadow Clone and, ultimately, Supreme Shadow Clone.
– Cooldown: 60 seconds
– Damage Type: Physical
– Description: Your Shadow mimicks your actions for 15 Seconds.
The shadow deals 60% of your damage.
– Prime Shadow Clone: You are Unstoppable for 5 seconds after casting Shadow Clone.
– Supreme Shadow Clone: Your Shadow Clone deals an additional 20% of your damage.
Rogue Dismount Skill
While mounted, the Rogue can utilize a special Dismount Skill, leaping off the mount and unleashing a barrage of arrows midair. However, if the Rogue is hit by an enemy, they will be automatically dismounted and lose the ability to use the Dismount Skill.
Conclusion
The Diablo 4 Rogue class offers a diverse range of skills that cater to different playstyles and strategies. From the agile and swift movement of Shadow Step to the devastating precision strikes of Critical Strikes, the Rogue skills provide a thrilling and dynamic gameplay experience.
The Rogue’s skill categories, including Basic, Core, Imbuement, Ultimate, and more, allow for versatile customization and specialization. Players can experiment with different combinations of skills to create unique builds that suit their preferred style of play.
It is important to note that mastering the timing and execution of skills is crucial for maximizing the Rogue’s potential. Learning to effectively chain abilities, manage resources, and adapt to different combat situations will be key to achieving success in the game.
Whether you prefer a high-risk, high-reward playstyle or a more tactical and calculated approach, the Rogue skills offer plenty of options for customization and strategy. As you progress and invest skill points, your Rogue will become even deadlier and more formidable.
With its fast-paced gameplay, deadly precision, and cunning abilities, the Rogue class in Diablo 4 is sure to provide an exhilarating and rewarding experience for players who enjoy the thrill of stealth, agility, and devastating attacks. Embark on your adventure as a Rogue and unleash your full potential in the world of Diablo 4.