All Diablo 4 Season of the Malignant Rogue changes: Buffs, nerfs, and more

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Diablo 4’s first season, the Season of the Malignant, is fast approaching, and in its wake Blizzard are enacting sweeping changes across all five of the game’s classes. Some, like the Sorcerer, are coming out of this looking a little worse for wear, but others, like the Rogue, are going to be stronger than ever. If you’re planning to get your sneak on in season one, then read on for a full list of all the Season of the Malignant Rogue changes in Diablo 4, including buffs, nerfs, and more.

Before we get into the raw numbers, we thought we’d show off the new Unique weapon and Legendary Aspect Rogues will be getting access to in Season of the Malignant. The weapon appears somewhat niche, though other changes we’ll discuss later may push Penetrating Shot builds into the spotlight, but the Aspect looks fantastic, and a great way to capitalize on Puncture, one of Rogue’s best overall skills.

In addition to the more exciting gameplay tweaks and adjustments, Season of the Malignant also brings some general housekeeping, and a series of nice bug fixes for every character. Here are those which have been fixed for Rogue:

Screenshot by PC Invasion

Now we get to the good stuff: the buffs that Rogue has received going into Season of the Malignant. There’s a substantial list, and while these are largely minor tweaks, their collective effect should be a much smoother play experience for those trying out the Rogue in the new Season.

Rogue only receives one nerf in Season of the Malignant, to the passive skill Siphoning Strikes, but the more general changes to the vulnerable mechanic affect Rogue a lot as well, since it’s a class that previously relied on exploiting vulnerable enemies for a lot of its more powerful builds. For this