Diablo 4 - Rogue Build Guide

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The Rogue has a few different build paths in Diablo 4.

By Joey Carr on

The Rogue is one of the most celebrated classes in all of Diablo, and the class has returned for the fourth iteration of the famed ARPG series. Classified as a sneaky and agile character, the Rogue can wield both a melee and ranged weapon in addition to specializing in shadow damage. Because of the Rogue's versatility in Diablo 4, many players are puzzled as to how to properly build out their character.

In this guide, we will be going over our recommended build guide for the Rogue in Diablo 4 so players can rest easy when they're faced with picking a new skill.

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As mentioned, the Rogue has a few different branches of skills that focus on both melee and ranged weapons. Players can be a close-quarters character that strikes from the shadows and inflicts poison or shadow damage. However, the other route players can take is a long-range character that deals damage with arrows. While you can experiment with either of these specific builds, we feel that the best Rogue in Diablo 4 makes use of skills from both forms of combat.

You can read our previous guides if you're interested in a more in-depth look at the Rogue's skills or passive abilities/talents. For now, though, you can see all of the active skills we have chosen for the Rogue in Diablo 4, at least based on the 25 levels in the beta.

Basic Skill: Forceful Arrow (Fundamental) — The best combo skill for the Rogue is Forceful Arrow, which fires one