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Diablo 4 offers a range of diverse classes. There are five options for you to choose from: Druid, Sorcerer, Barbarian, Necromancer, and Rogue. Each class offers its own strengths, weaknesses, and unique abilities that allow for varied gameplay, especially if you want to face the challenges of Sanctuary multiple times. Each of the aforementioned options has something to offer you, and taking the time to learn all of them can be a satisfying experience.
Moreover, if you are able to find an optimized build, you'll be overcome the challenges in Diablo 4 easily.
Creating the best Shadow Rogue in Diablo 4
Rogues are extremely fast characters, capable of darting and running circles around their enemies while using high damage to take out targets. They are also versatile, as well as capable of switching between melee and ranged weapons. This allows them to explore more options when thinking about how to deal with the enemies that they face.
The Shadow Rogue has the potential to deal high DPS and, when combined with their mobility, grants you a highly offense-based build. Clearing large groups of enemies while staying mobile is what Shadow Rogues are all about.
Basically, this build can nuke enemies and make quick work of large mobs.
Best skills for Shadow Rogues in Diablo 4
Focusing on mobility and damage will be the lynchpin of this build especially since Rogues are known for being quite squishy. This means you will want to keep moving to avoid getting slowed down while constantly dealing damage. Picking and leveling up skills that allow you to focus on these things is the best way to optimize this build.
Having Blade Shift as your basic skill gives you better movement. This translates to survivability for squishy characters. Once you've enhanced this skill. You are free to choose the upgrade for it based on your personal preference. Meanwhile, choosing Twisting Blades for your core skill grants extra damage.
Next, you'll want to have Shadow Step and Concealment. Both of these are for mobility, which you will need as you deal with Diablo 4's enemies. Shadow Step will give you added movement speed and will provide you with great opportunities to deal damage from all the right angles, especially when engaging with large groups.
Concealment can potentially increase your survivability. An argument can also be made for Dash since it gives you the ability to cause damage. However, the increased movement speed granted by Shadow Step really gives Concealment an edge. Feel free to experiment this one and Dash.
Moving on, the Shadow Imbuement is perfect for this build since it gives you the burst damage needed to deal with mobs. As for your ultimate, Shadow Clone really ties everything together since having another version of you that deals some damage, albeit less, can really give you an advantage against enemies.
As a key passive, Victimize sounds really appealing since it offers you the chance to deal damage to a group of tightly bunched enemies. You'll also want to choose Combo Points to give you a much-needed boost in damage.
Best Aspects and Gems to use for this build in Diablo 4
Aspects are also a key part of any build in Diablo 4, especially since picking the right one can really complement your build and give you an edge as you travel across Sanctuary.
Here are the best aspects that you can find for your Shadow Rogue:
- Bladedancer's Aspects: This is without a doubt the best offensive aspect that you can pair with Twisting Blades. It simply increases the damage that your core skill does.
- Ravager's Aspect: This aspect upgrades your Shadow Step by giving it an extra charge. It also increases this skill's damage, and one Shadow Step charge will be returned to you if you use it to kill an enemy.
- Aspect of Synergy: The Aspect of Synergy boosts both your Subterfuge as well as Agility skills and will reward you well if you use your Shadow Step and Concealment in tandem.
- Aspect of Surprise: This particular aspect is a little more straightforward. Every time you use Shadow Step, it will leave behind Stun Grenades that both damage and stun enemies.
You will also want to take advantage of the Gems in Diablo 4 and make sure that your rogue is getting the best out of your items. Here are the best Gems to have equipped on your rogue
- Skull: These Gems will prolong your Rogue's life, thanks to its boosted healing when placed on your armor. Or, slightly regenerate your health when getting kills by using this item your on weapon. Alternatively, it boosts your armor when you put it on jewelry.
- Amethyst: This one gives you better damage or damage reduction over time depending on whether it's on your weapon or your armor.
- Ruby: Using it on your armor increases your Rogue's life.
Rogues have great potential to be versatile and can give you some very satisfying moments of clearing the screen of enemies very quickly. The great thing about Diablo 4 is that you can experiment and choose other builds or other classes whenever you want.
If you are interested in playing as other classes, check out this Necromancer build, or this Sorcerer build.
