Although players will have to take a hit or two in most fights during the Diablo 4 campaign, minimizing these hits becomes critical to endgame success. Most world bosses have either an instant-death move or one that leaves a player with a fraction of health. Ranged players have more mobility to avoid these hits.
The tradeoff is often a decrease in damage dealt. Developers know that security is a premium in Diablo 4 (just ask the hardcore gamers about that), so some of the moves might seem a bit weaker. However, the Ranged Rogue build hits as hard as any other damage dealer with a thoughtful build.
Updated on August 9, 2024 by Marc Santos: The Rogue class has seen a ton of changes during the patches leading up to Diablo 4 Season 5. Apart from the usual buffs and nerfs, that one would expect from balance passes, some passives got completely reworked, giving Rogues better access to Crowd Control effects and stat buffs related to them. This guide has been revamped to give players a solid Diablo 4 Rogue leveling build using mostly Marksmanship skills.
Diablo 4: All The Mother's Gifts Rewards
The Mother's Gifts are the seasonal rewards players can get in Diablo 4 Season 5; here's what each rank gives.
Skill Tree
|
Skill |
Points |
|
Forceful Arrow |
5 |
|
Enhanced Forceful Arrow |
1 |
|
Primary Forceful Arrow |
1 |
|
Penetrating Shot |
5 |
|
Enhanced Penetrating Shot |
1 |
|
Advanced Penetrating Shot |
1 |
|
Sturdy |
3 |
|
Weapon Mastery |
3 |
|
Dash |
1 |
|
Enhanced Dash |
1 |
|
Methodical Dash |
1 |
|
Caltrops |
1 |
|
Enhanced Caltrops |
1 |
|
Disciplined Caltrops |
1 |
|
Rapid Gambits |
3 |
|
Trick Attacks |
3 |
|
Poison Trap |
1 |
|
Enhanced Poison Trap |
1 |
|
Countering Poison Trap |
1 |
|
Exploit |
3 |
|
Malice |
3 |
|
Shadow Imbuement |
5 |
|
Enhanced Shadow Imbuement |
1 |
|
Mixed Shadow Imbuement |
1 |
|
Shadow Crash |
1 |
|
Consuming Shadows |
1 |
|
Adrenaline Rush |
3 |
|
Impetus |
3 |
|
Innervation |
2 |
|
Alchemist's Fortune |
3 |
|
Precision |
1 |
This build is all about Dazing enemies and spreading the Vulnerable status effect to maximize your damage. Line enemies up, pack them into a tight ball with Poison Trap and Caltrops, then slaughter all of them with a single Shadow-imbued Penetrating Shot. Forceful Arrow will also see plenty of action, but more on that in the Gear section.
The setup above requires 60 skill points, so players must be at least level 50 and have found enough Altars of Lilith in Diablo 4 to make use of it. If you don't have enough points, prioritize getting the active skills first, then get the passive ones later.
Gear
|
Slot |
Aspect/Piece |
Preferred Stats |
|
Helm |
Aspect of Might |
|
|
Chest |
Aspect of Disobedience |
|
|
Gloves |
Aspect of Arrow Storms |
|
|
Pants |
Aspect of the Mired Sharpshooter |
|
|
Boots |
Aspect of Metamorphosis |
|
|
Amulet |
Edgemaster's Aspect |
|
|
Ring |
Aspect of Adaptability |
|
|
Ring |
Trickshot's Aspect |
|
|
Ranged Weapon (Bow) |
Aspect of the Expectant |
|
|
Melee Weapon 1 |
Aspect of the Moonrise |
|
|
Melee Weapon 2 |
Vengeful Aspect |
|
|
Gems |
|
|
The Tempering system in Diablo 4 lets players craft their own god rolls. For this build, we'll be stacking plenty of Lucky Hit, Critical Strike Damage, and Vulnerable Damage. Critical Strike Chance isn't as important as the Precision passive grants guaranteed crits for Penetrating Shot. It's a good stat to have, but it's best not to go overboard with it.
Since Penetrating Shot has poor DPS and Energy efficiency in boss fights, we'll be relying on Arrow Storms and Forceful Arrow for single-target damage. Like most Basic Skills, Forceful Arrow is incredibly strong when you stack effects that increase attack speed and Basic Skill damage.
Paragon Boards
|
Board |
Paragon/Legendary Nodes |
Glyph |
|
Start |
Prime, Skillful |
Combat |
|
Exploit Weakness |
Exploit Weakness, Hunter Killer |
Ranger |
|
Deadly Ambush |
Engineering |
Exploit |
|
Cunning Stratagem |
Denial, Dominant |
Ambush |
Diablo 4's Paragon system can be tough to figure out, but as a rule of thumb, players should focus on getting at least one Legendary Node and as many Glyph Sockets as they can while taking any suitable Rare nodes along the way. Taking the nodes and Glyphs in the table above will improve your survivability, Core Skill Damage, and overall damage against Vulnerable targets and enemies affected by Poison Trap.
Specialization
- Combo Points
Since Penetrating Shot isn't meant to be spammed, Combo Points is the best Specialization players can choose. It synergizes well with the build's playstyle — fire three Forceful Arrows, then let loose a supercharged Penetrating Shot that's guaranteed to critically strike every time. Other Specializations can work with this build, but for players who want to keep things simple, Combo Points is the way to go.
Diablo 4
- Released
- June 5, 2023
WHERE TO PLAY
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact
- Developer(s)
- Blizzard
- Publisher(s)
- Blizzard
- Engine
- Proprietary Engine
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op, Local Co-Op
- Cross-Platform Play
- All platforms
- Cross Save
- All platforms
- Franchise
- Diablo
- Number of Players
- 1-2 players
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Verified
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PC
- Genre(s)
- Action RPG, Hack and Slash
- How Long To Beat
- 26 Hours
- PS Plus Availability
- N/A
- File Size Xbox Series
- 158.25 GB
- Local Co-Op Support
- 1-2 players (console only)
