Rogue

The Diablo 4 Rogue sticks closely to the classes’ lore from previous games but combat options are a mix of the traditional Rogue, the Assassin from Diablo 2: LoD and Diablo 3's Demon Hunter.

The Rogue is a fast-paced character proficient in both close combat with two one-handed weapons and also from afar with a bow or crossbow and with traps and grenades.

Some of their skills allow them to move very quickly or in stealth mode directly to a foe and if Energy is well-managed and some attention given to reducing skill cooldowns their attacks are overwhelming.

• Resource: Energy - Refills automatically
• Weapon Slots: Two x One-Handed melee weapons. Ranged.
• Dismount Skill: Volley
• Rogue Skill Trees:
  • Basic - Energy regeneration via melee and ranged attacks. Build Combo Points
  • Core - Melee and ranged attacks dealing physical damage. Use Combo Points
  • Agility - Accelerated movement-based skills
  • Subterfuge - Stealth, traps and shroud
  • Imbuements - Enhance weapons with cold, poison or shadow damage
  • Ultimate - Traps, stealth and arrows
  • Masteries - Damage, Attack Speed, Crit but only one at a time
• Rogue Specialization:
  • Combo Points - Unlocks level 15. Build up to 3 Combo points with Basic skills and offload when using next Core skill.
  • Inner Sight - Unlocks level 20. Fill up Inner Sight gauge, when full gain unlimited Energy for 4 seconds
  • Preparation - Unlocks level 30. Resets the Ultimate skill cooldown in exchange for Energy.

Starting and Levelling Up

The Rogue has access to multiple trees of active and passive skills and full details of those can be found on the Rogue Skill Tree page.

The Rogue has three opportunities to specialize her build the first of which becomes available at level 15.

Combo Points

Up to 3 combo points can boost a Core Skill

At level 15 the Rogue will be offered the quest True Potential from Leyranna in Menestad (Map). Once completed the Rogue can specialize in the Specialization Combo Points.

Using the Rogue's Basic skills will build up to 3 Combo Points which are displayed above the level-up bar (image right). When the next Core skill is used it will be boosted by powerful effects depending on how many Combo Points have been built up.

All the Core skills can be boosted by Combo Points.

• Barrage
• Twisting Blades
• Flurry
• Rapid Fire
• Penetrating Shot

The bonuses added by using those Core skills are as follows:

Barrage

Twisting Blades

Flurry

Rapid Fire

Penetrating Shot

Inner Sight

This Specialization becomes available at character level 20.

An enemy is marked above with a purple eye and whilst attacking it the Rogue's Inner Sight gauge will fill up. The more powerful the attacks the quicker the gauge will fill. Once filled the Rogue has unlimited energy for 4 seconds.

Should an enemy not be taken down within 10 seconds, the mark will move to another enemy. When all enemies are dead the Inner Sight gauge will return to zero but the energy orb will be full.

Preparation

This Specialization becomes available at character level 30.

Preparation resets the Ultimate skill cooldown in exchange for Energy. Using the Ultimate Skill will also reset all skills.

Which Rogue skills can be imbued? Rogues can imbue weapons with special powers that apply Cold (including freezing), Poison or Shadow damage to the next two attacks. It doesn't matter if you use a ranged or melee weapon.

The following skills can be Imbued:

• Twisting Blades - Core - Dual wield.
• Barrage - Core - Ranged
• Flurry - Core - Dual wield
• Rapid Fire - Core - Ranged
• Penetrating Shot - Core - Ranged
• Shadow Step - Agility - Dual wield
• Dash - Agility - Dual wield
• Rain of Arrows - Ultimate - Ranged

Skills that execute multiple attacks such as Barrage, Flurry, Rapid Fire and Dash will count as only one imbue attack .

The Imbuement passives can further amplify the Rogue's attacks with Imbued weapons.

Certain Legendary Aspects specific to the Rogue can also affect Imbued weapons. These are:

• Aspect of Bursting Venoms
• Aspect of Corruption
• Aspect of Imitated Imbuement
• Aspect of Lethal Dusk
• Aspect of Noxious Ice
• Aspect of Unstable Imbuements
• Icy Alchemist's Aspect
• Toxic Alchemist's Aspect

The Rogue can equip the following weapons:

• Bow
• Dagger
• Crossbow
• 1-Handed Sword

There is no need to manually swap between weapons when using different skills, the game will automatically swap to the appropriate weapon type depending on the skill used with no delay.

The Rogue's Weapon Slots

Item Affixes

Each item type can come with certain item affixes. These are all detailed below including affixes that improve the Rogues's skills and appear on weapons that he is able to use.

Click the column headings to sort by item type. Refresh the page to reset.

Expand drop-down for all Rogue Item Affixes by Slot.

* An implicit stat, meaning that the item will always come with this attribute (affix) listed at the top of the item details up to a maximum of the figure shown. Rogue item properties by slot - Click the column headings to sort by slot. Attribute Amulet Ring Helm Chest Legs Gloves Boots Weapons Off-Hand All Stats Strength Dexterity Intelligence Willpower Cold Resist Fire Resist Lightning Resist Poison Resist Shadow Resist * 18.5% Resistance to All Elements * 25% Cold/Fire Resistance * 25% Cold/Lightning Resistance * 25% Cold/Poison Resistance * 25% Cold/Shadow Resistance * 25% Fire/Lightning Resistance * 25% Fire/Poison Resistance * 25% Fire/Shadow Resistance * 25% Lightning/Poison Resistance * 25% Lightning/Shadow Resistance * 25% Shadow/Poison Resistance Life on Kill Life Regen while not damaged recently Healing Received Lucky Hit: Up to a [X]% Chance to Heal Maximum Life Potion Capacity Potion Drop Rate Maximum Energy Energy Cost Reduction Resource Generation Lucky Hit: Chance to Restore [X]% Primary Resource * While Injured, Your Potion Also Restores 20% Resource Affix Amulet Ring Helm Chest Legs Gloves Boots Weapon Off-Hand Total Armor * While Injured, Your Potion Also Grants 20% Maximum Life as Barrier Thorns Damage Reduction Damage Reduction while Injured Damage Reduction from Close Enemies Damage Reduction from Distant Enemies * 20% Block Chance * 60% Block Damage Reduction Dodge Chance Dodge Chance Against Close Enemies Dodge Chance Against Distant Enemies * +2 Max Evade Charges * Attacks Reduce Evade's Cooldown by 0.8 Second Movement Speed Movement Speed for 4 seconds After Killing an Elite * While Injured, Your Potion Also Grants 30% Movement Speed for 2 Seconds * Evade Grants +50% Movement Speed for 1 Second Control Impaired Duration Slow Duraction Reduction Shrine Buff Duration Attribute Amulet Ring Helm Chest Legs Gloves Boots Weapon Off-Hand Physical Damage Damage Damage Over Time Attack Speed Attack Speed for 4 seconds after dodging an attack Basic Skills Attack Speed Critical Strike Damage * 17.5% Critical Strike Damage (sword) Critical Strike Chance Lucky Hit Chance Damage with Dual-Wielded Weapons Damage with Ranged Weapons Damage with skills that swap to new weapons Damage to Injured Enemies Lucky Hit: Up to [X] Chance to Execute Injured Non-Elites Critical Strike Chance Against Injured Enemies Damage to Close Enemies * 20% Damage to Close Enemies (dagger) Damage to Distant Enemies * 40% Damage to Distant Enemies (bow) Damage to Slowed Enemies Lucky Hit: Up to a [X]% Chance to Slow Damage to Stunned Enemies Damage to Dazed Enemies Damage for 4 seconds after killing an Elite Damage for 4 seconds after dodging an attack Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies Crowd Control Duration Overpower Damage Vulnerable Damage * 40% Vulnerable Damage (crossbow) Ranks in Malice Passive Attribute Amulet Ring Helm Chest Legs Gloves Boots Weapon Off-Hand Basic Skills Damage Ranks in Shadow Step Ranks in Dash Ranks in Caltraps Core Skills Damage Ranks in Twisting Blade Ranks in Barrage Ranks in Flurry Ranks in Rapid Fire Ranks in Penetrating Shot Trap Skills Damage Damage to Enemies affected by Trap Skills Trap Skills Cooldown Reduction Reduces the Arm Time of your Trap Skills Cutthroat Skills Damage Marksman Skills Damage Rank in all Agility Skills Ranks in Weapon Mastery Ranks in all Subterfuge Skill Ranks in Exploit Passive Imbued Skills Damage Rank in all Imbuement Skills Critical Strike Damage with Imbued Skills Imbuement Skills Cooldown Reduction Ranks in Cold Imbuement Rank in Frigid Finesse Passive Cold Damage Damage to Chilled Enemies Damage to Frozen Enemies Shadow Damage Ranks in Shadow Imbuement Poison Damage Damage to Poisoned Enemies Ranks in Poison Imbuement Ranks in Poison Trap Ranks in Deadly Venom Damage Reduction from Enemies that are Poisoned Ranks in Dark Shroud Ranks in Smoke Grenade Ranks in Concealment Ultimate Skills Damage Ranks in Impetus Passive Cooldown Reduction * 7% Cooldown Reduction Sockets 1 1 1 1-2 1-2 1-2 1 Attribute Amulet Ring Helm Chest Legs Gloves Boots Weapons Off-Hand

Rogue Legendary Aspects

The Rogue has an impressive range of Legendary Aspects that improve upon her skills. As well as those she can also make use of the general aspects useful to all classes. Use the drop-down below to see the full details of the Rogue Aspects.

Rogue Unique Items

The Rogue has a collection of Unique Items that are specifically beneficial to her. The table below details those.

Expand drop-down for all Rogue Uniques Statistics.

Asheara's Khanjar When Caldeum's gates closed, Asheara led her Iron Wolves out of the city knowing full well they would never return. Instead they roamed Kehjistan pledging their blades to any who were in need. Type: Unique Dagger Class: Rogue Description: Hits with this weapon increase your Attack Speed by [4.0 - 8.0]%[+] for 4 seconds, up to [30.0 - 50.0]%[+]. +50.0% Damage Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[6.0 - 8.0]% Critical Strike Chance +[6.0 - 8.0]% Lucky Hit Chance +[638 - 873] Maximum Life +[1 - 2] to Weapon Mastery Azurewrath The ancient runeblade of the angel Izual, Azurewrath was miraculously spared the corruption that consumed its master. Type: Unique Sword Class: All Classes Description: Lucky Hit: Up to a 20% chance to Freeze (CC) enemies for 3 seconds and deal [450 - 900] Cold damage to them. +85.0% Cold Damage Affixes: (Item Power 925) Lucky Hit: Up to a 40% Chance to Deal +[1,100 - 2,700] Cold Damage +[47 - 65] All Stats +[7.0 - 9.0]% Attack Speed +[46.5 - 60.0]% Cold Resistance Beastfall Boots "Genai grew proud and fond of boasting of her hunting prowess. She claimed she was fast enough to catch even the spirit Leraye, who cursed her for such an insult." - Fable of Genai's Twenty Trials Type: Unique Boots Class: Rogue Description: When you cast an Ultimate Skill, your next Core Skill consumes all of your Energy and deals x0.25 - 0.75% increased damage per Energy consumed. Using a Cooldown restores 25 Energy. +3 Maximum Evade Charges Affixes: +2 - 4 to Agile +13 - 21 Maximum Resource 8 - 12.5% Ultimate Cooldown Reduction +10.5 - 17.5% Movement Speed Condemnation "I've never seen such ruthless butchery. He deserves to be be shipped off to die in the swamps with the rest of the godless murderers." - Witness to the murder of Sergeant Walcot Type: Unique Dagger Class: Rogue Description: Your Core Skills deal [50 - 70]%[x] increased damage when spending 3 Combo Points. Your Basic Skills using this weapon have a 50% chance to generate 3 Combo Points. +50.0% Damage Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[16.0 - 25.0]% Basic Attack Speed Lucky Hit: Up to a +[20.0 - 24.0]% Chance to Make Enemies Vulnerable for 2 Seconds +[47.0 - 65.0]% Damage per Combo Point Spent +[99 - 135] Dexterity Cowl of the Nameless "He is banished from the Guild, his name stricken from the Book. His punishment is to never have been." - Excerpt from a burned parchment Type: Unique Helm Class: Rogue Description: You gain x20 - 40% increased Lucky Hit Chance against Crowd Controlled enemies. Affixes: +1 - 2 to Unstable Elixirs +1 - 2 to Trick Attacks +1 - 2 to Rapid Gambits +41.5 - 55% Crowd Control Duration Doombringer Whenever this ancient sword has reappeared throughout history, it portends a time of great strife, as well as a devastating loss of life. Type: Mythic Unique Sword Class: All Classes Description: Lucky Hit: Up to a 25% chance to deal 900 Shadow damage to surrounding enemies and reduce their damage dealt by 20% for 5 seconds. +100.0% Damage Affixes: (Item Power 925) +160 All Stats 10.0% Damage Reduction Lucky Hit: Up to a 5% Chance to Heal +2,687 Life 35.0% Maximum Life Eaglehorn "Scholars have been unable to decipher the runes carved into this bow, however all agree they are related to its uncanny ability to bend arrows towards their targets." - Barrett's Book of Implements Type: Unique Bow Class: Rogue Description: Penetrating Shot makes enemies Vulnerable for 3 seconds. Every 4th cast of Penetrating Shot bounces off walls and deals x50 - 150% more damage. +130% Vulnerable Damage Affixes: +37 - 55% Chance for Penetrating Shot Projectiles to Cast Twice +2 - 4 to Penetrating Shot +1 - 2 to Malice ++16.5 - 20% Attack Speed Eyes in the Dark "And so, when the sun dipped behind the hills each night, he knew that Ashen Jack would soon be near. Watching, and waiting." - Greenslade's Tales, Chapter 2: "Each Long Night" Type: Unique Pants Class: Rogue Description: Death Trap deals x50 - 150% increased damage and will rearm itself once after activating. Traps Arm 1 Second Faster Affixes: +219 - 300% Ultimate Damage +3 - 4 to Aftermath +974 - 1,427 Maximum Life 10.5 - 15% Damage Reduction from Enemies Affected by Trap Skills Grasp of Shadow Dark wisps creep hungrily across these gloves, like an assassin's blade seeking a life to steal on a moonless night. Type: Unique Gloves Class: Rogue Description: Lucky Hit: Damaging an enemy with a Marksman or Cutthroat Skill has up to a [24 - 44]% chance to summon a Shadow Clone that mimics that Skill. Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[10.5 - 15.0]% Attack Speed +[6.0 - 8.0]% Lucky Hit Chance +[113.5 - 145.0]% Ultimate Damage +[2 - 3] to Core Skills Saboteur's Signet "The element of surprise is the starting point. In this moment, be sure to finish it." - Kashya Type: Unique Ring Class: Rogue Description: Casting a Core Skill has a [15 - 45]% chance to throw Stun Grenades that deal [191 - 300] Physical damage and Stun (CC) enemies for 1 second. Your Stun Grenades gain 5% Lucky Hit Chance. +10.0% Resistance to All Elements +10.0% Shadow Resistance Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[203.0 - 275.0]% Grenade Damage +[29.0 - 42.5]% Stun Grenade (CC) Size +1 Energy when a Stun Grenade Explodes [6.0 - 8.0]% Cooldown Reduction Scoundrel's Kiss "This'll blow your hair back." - Lyndon Type: Unique Ring Class: Rogue Description: Rapid Fire now lobs exploding arrows that deal [35 - 55]%[x] increased damage. +10.0% Resistance to All Elements +10.0% Poison Resistance Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[2.5 - 4.0]% Critical Strike Chance to each Enhanced Rapid Fire Bonus +[2 - 3] to Rapid Fire +[15.5 - 20.0]% Chance for Rapid Fire Projectiles to Cast Twice +[7.0 - 9.0]% Attack Speed Scoundrel's Leathers "Rumor has it he lost them in a game of Skull & Anchor, but the boss is a devil with the dice. I think he wanted to give the poor sod something to keep him warm without wounding his pride." - Elstir Type: Unique Chest Armor Class: Rogue Description: While you have unlimited Energy from Inner Sight, casting a Core Skill has a [60 - 80]% chance to spawn Caltrops, Poison Trap, or Death Trap. Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[31.5 - 45.0]% Inner Sight Duration +[26.0 - 35.0]% Movement Speed while the Inner Sight Gauge is Full [10.5 - 15.0]% Damage Reduction from Enemies Affected by Trap Skills +[957 - 1,259] Maximum Life Skyhunter "Genai took up her bow and aimed at the sun itself. The light burned her eyes, but her arrow flew true. Wounded, the sun hid, and brought forth the first night." - Fable of the Great Sky-Hunt Type: Unique Bow Class: Rogue Description: The first direct damage you deal to an enemy is a guaranteed Critical Strike. When you consume stacks of Precision casting a skill, that skill gains x20 - 60% increased Critical Strike Damage and you gain 30 - 60 Energy. +170% Critical Strike Damage Affixes: +32 - 45% Chance for Marksman Projectiles to Cast Twice +196 - 250% Critical Strike Damage +1 - 2 to Stutter Step +16.5 - 20% Attack Speed The Umbracrux One of a pair of twin daggers, forbidden from ever meeting. Bitter voices whisper from the blade. Type: Unique Dagger Class: Rogue Description: Your Subterfuge Skills create an attackable Shade Totem for [3.0 - 8.0] seconds. Any damage it takes is replicated onto surrounding enemies at 20% effectiveness. You may only have 1 Shade Totem active at a time. This damage counts as a Trap skill. +50.0% Damage Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[76 - 90] Dexterity +[30.0 - 40.0]% Vulnerable Damage [7.0 - 9.0]% Subterfuge Cooldown Reduction +[2 - 3] to Innervation Windforce "There have been numerous world-shaping conflicts throughout history. This bow has been found on the battlefield of every one, and always in the hands of the victors." - Barrett's Book of Implements Type: Unique Bow Class: Rogue Description: Hits of Barrage have a 30 - 50% chance to deal triple damage and Knock Down (CC) enemies. +130% Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies Affixes: +37 - 50% Chance for Barrage Projectiles to Cast Twice +2 - 4 to Barrage 1 - 2 to Malice +14 - 18% Movement Speed Word of Hakan "Let the great gates of Caldeum be sealed. Let its proud walls stand fiercely defended. The rest of Kehjistan may suffer this plague, but my city, and my people, will not." - Proclamation of Hakan II Type: Unique Amulet Class: Rogue Description: Your Rain of Arrows is always Imbued with all Imbuements and receives your Arrow Storm benefits. +25.0% Resistance to All Elements Affixes: 29 - 42.5% Rain of Arrows Cooldown Reduction +219 - 300% Ultimate Damage +67.5 - 90% Chance for Rain of Arrows Waves to Cast Twice +2 - 3 to Imbuement Skills Writhing Band of Trickery The ring shifts and spins on your finger as the forces within desperately attempt to escape. Type: Unique Ring Class: Rogue Description: Casting a Subterfuge Skill leaves behind a Decoy Trap that continuously Taunts and lures enemies. After 2 seconds, it explodes, dealing 11,951 - 21,143 Shadow damage. This effect is treated as a Trap Skill and can only spawn one Decoy Trap every 6 seconds. +10.0% Resistance to All Elements +10.0% Shadow Resistance Affixes: +76 - 90 Dexterity 8 - 12.5% Subterfuge Cooldown Reduction +171 - 225% Trap Damage +62.5 - 85% Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies

All classes have access to Mounts including the Rogue. On dismounting, the Rogue will fire down a Volley of arrows.

Continuing Diablo lore, this class is part of the factions that we have seen before in the series, such as the Sisters of the Sightless Eye.

Playing as a male character will mean the player will be aligned to one of Sanctuary’s other Rogue factions.

Rogues are members of an all-female guild, renowned for their archery and combat skill. The official game fiction reads as follows:

The Sisters of the Sightless Eye are a loosely organized guild shrouded in mystery amongst the peoples of the West. These highly skilled archers employ ancient Eastern philosophies that develop an “inner-sight” that they use both in combat and to circumvent dangerous traps that they may encounter. Known only as wandering Rogues in the West, the Sisters conceal their secret affiliation by posing as simple travelers. Many pompous fools have made the mistake of underestimating these steel nerved women in combat and paid a terrible price for their vanity.

The strange events transpiring in Khanduras have caught the attention of many of these Rogues. They have come from as far as the Eastern dunes to test their skills against the dark evil that is said to be lurking in Tristram. It is also believed that untold riches wait to be discovered among the ruins of the ancient cathedral.

Although not as powerful in close combat as the Warrior, the Rogue is the undisputed master of the bow. A skilled Sister can send a stream of arrows at an opponent, each fired with a seemingly careless precision. The innate sixth sense that all Rogues seem to possess also allows them to sense trapped fixtures, and aids them in attempts to disarm these traps.

The sisterhood is shrouded in mystery amongst the local people, and not very much is known about the organisation. It’s known the Order was started some hundred years ago with the help of the Horadrim, who pledged the Sisters to guard the pass from Khanduras (and Tristram) to the East. They upheld this pledge until about 20 years ago, when their monastery was invaded by demons, and many Sisters corrupted by Andariel.

The Sisters employ a religious/military structure and is at least to some extent interested in gathering monetary riches, although this might be the goal of individual sisters rather than the Sisterhood itself.

Known only as wandering Rogues in the West, the Sisters conceal their secret affiliation by posing as simple travellers. Many pompous fools have made the mistake of underestimating these steel nerved women in combat and paid a terrible price for their vanity.

The sisters are not only located in the West, as there are sisters as far away as the “Eastern dunes”.

Rogues returned in Diablo 2, as the main NPCs of Act One. It was their monastery through which the Dark Wanderer passed, waking demons and calling forth Andariel, the Maiden of Anguish, to corrupt and defile the Sisters and their stronghold. Rogues could be hired as mercenaries in Act One of Diablo 2, and as part of the game fiction players learn that the rogue character from Diablo 1 returned to the Monastery and was corrupted, eventually becoming Blood Raven, a demon archer you must defeat in one of the earliest quests in Diablo 2.

The Sisterhood of the Sightless Eye is known by many names, as any dear child. They are naturally all quite similar.

• Sisterhood of the Sightless Eye (primary)
• Order of the Sightless Eye
• Sisters of the Sightless Eye
• Rogue Sisterhood
• Sisters
• The Order

In Diablo 2, one of the Rogues that can be hired as a mercenary is named after this site’s founder. When playing Diablo 2 Resurrected lookout for the mercenary called Elly. Two other Rogues were also named after previous staff members that worked with us during Diablo 2’s development, Gaile and Flux.

These characters were named after our staff as a special thanks from Blizzard North for all our work and support during Diablo 2’s development.

Patch 1.4.0, May 14, 2024

• Stun Grenades (granted by various aspects) base stun duration increased from .5 to 1 second.

Patch 1.1.0a, July 18, 2023

• Preparation - Ultimate Cooldown reduction increased from 4 to 5 seconds.