Diablo 4: 5 best Rogue builds to try in Season 11

Diablo 4 Season 11 brings forth a new twist with Divine Gifts and its new seasonal power system with the arrival of the Angel Hadriel. As players rush ahead to hunt down the newly returned Lesser Evils, the Rogue class has faced serious nerfs and balances, as seen in the 2.5.0 Player Test Realm P.T.R. But with the introduction of Purified and Corrupted Gifts, Rogues have received more potential in dominating the game's overworld and endgame content.

Here are the five best Rogue builds that you can try in Diablo 4 Season 11 and how they work.

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Best Rogue builds for Diablo 4 Season 11

1) Dance of Knives Rogue (Season 11 meta build)

The Dance of Knives Rogue and the Penetrating Shot Rogue remain the top choices for Rogue builds in Diablo 4 Season 11 (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

The Dance of Knives Rogue takes advantage of the newly introduced Death’s Pavane unique pants. This unique synergizes perfectly with the build’s primary offensive skill. These unique parts grant players an additional 15% Dodge Chance while using the Dance of Knives skill and add up to +3 ranks to the skill itself. The unique effect drops knives from the enemies hit, which you can then pick up to add charges and stack bonus damages up to an additional 60%.

Core mechanics of this build

• Primary skill: Dance of Knives
• Gameplay: Sustained area (AoE) damage while staying elusive and agile in the battlefield.
• Best affixes: Critical Strike Chance, Ability Damage, and Movement Speed.
• Best uniques: Heir of Perdition, Fists of Fate, Bands of Ichorous Rose, Death’s Pavane, Ring of Starless Skies.

This build is excellent at taking out massive mobs, making it ideal for dominating strongholds and dungeons.

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2) Penetrating Shot Rogue (endgame build)

The Penetrating Shot Rogue is precise and capable of dealing high damage. It retains its position in the meta due to its superior synergy with aspects and uniques that can melt down bosses from a distance with extreme accuracy.

Core mechanics of this build

• Primary skill: Penetrating Shot
• Gameplay: This build requires a lot of positioning and kiting around enemies to maximize damage output while keeping up survivability.
• Best affixes: Dexterity, Damage to Close Enemies, Ranks to Skills, Armor, Resistance, Shadow Clone Cooldown Reduction
• Best uniques: Heir of Perdition, Shroud of False Death, Eaglehorn - The Beast in the Ice, Crown of Lucion, Fists of Fate, Grasp of Shadow, Ring of Starless Skies.

In the upcoming season, the Penetrating Shot Rogue benefits heavily from the Essence of Hellfire (Purified Gift: Your direct damage has a 10% chance to Stun enemies for 1 second) and Essence of Sin (Purified Gift: Gain 20% increased Armor).

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3) Death Trap Rogue (endgame crowd-control build)

The Death Trap Rogue is for players who love setting up traps and kiting enemies over to blow them up. This build is a combination of Death Traps, poison traps, and shadow clones capable of dealing massive burst damage and eliminating mobs efficiently.

Core mechanics of this build

• Primary skill: Death Trap
• Gameplay: This build required a lot of strategic placement of traps to deal the maximum damage.
• Best affixes: Skill Cooldown, Attack Speed, Ranks of Death Trap, Energy Restore, Traps Arm 0.7 Seconds Faster, Movement Speed
• Best uniques: Heir of Perdition, Banished Lord's Talisman, Beastfall Boots, Scoundrel's Leathers

Add Purified Gifts, and this build transforms into one of the best dungeon clearers in Diablo 4.

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4) Barrage Rogue (leveling build)

If you are planning on jumping in Season 11 of Diablo 4 with the Rogue class, then the Barrage Rogue is the best starter build to play. It is straightforward and efficient, allowing for a smooth scaling experience but lacking burst potential in the endgame content.

Core mechanics of this build

• Primary skill: Barrage
• Gameplay: This build allows players to take out multiple enemies with spread-out shots with very low resource cost, making it extremely sustainable in the early game of Diablo 4.
• Best affixes: Dexterity, Critical Strike Chance, Movement Speed, Attack Speed
• Best uniques: ‍Cowl of the Nameless, ‍Fists of Fate, ‍Penitent Greaves, ‍Eyes in the Dark, Shard of Verathiel, ‍Eaglehorn

This build is capable of delivering consistent AoE while allowing for mobility, which makes it one of the best choices for leveling up in Diablo 4.

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5) Rapid Fire Rogue (endgame bossing build)

If you are looking forward to melting down bosses and elite mobs in the endgame of Diablo 4, the Rapid Fire Rogue is the best build choice. It offers the best single-target DPS that scales with crit damage and successfully takes out bosses in seconds with an optimized setup.

Core mechanics of this build

• Primary skill: Rapid Fire
• Gameplay: This build excels at dealing massive damage from a distance, especially when enhanced by Vulnerable bonuses.
• Best affixes: Ranks to Rapid Fire, Attack Speed, Dexterity, Shadow Clone Double Damage, Movement Speed, Shadow Clone Cooldown Reduction
• Best uniques: Crown of Lucion, Orphan Maker, Condemnation, Fists of Fate, Grasp of Shadow, Scoundrel's Kiss

In season 11, the Rapid Fire Rogue synergizes particularly well with Essence of Hellfire (Purified Gift: Your direct damage has a 10% chance to Stun enemies for 1 second) and Essence of Sin (Purified Gift: Gain 20% increased Armor). This build is perfect for players who want to hunt down high-value targets in the endgame of Diablo 4.

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Diablo 4 Season 11: Hadriel’s Divine Powers

Season 11 introduces the Devine Gifts of Hadriel, ehich allows players to use certain perks while adventuring (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

Season 11’s Divine Gifts add a whole new type of power system to the game. This allows players to dive into high-risk content using Corrupted Gifts or gain utility bonuses by using Purified Gifts. For Rogues, it means an increased lethality and resilience while tackling the endgame content.

The Rogues continue to be one of the most adaptive and fun classes to play in Diablo 4 Season 11. From Dance of Knives Rogues to Rapid Fire, all these builds are reliable through the endgame but require early adjustments and skillful gameplay for optimal results.

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Edited by Abu Amjad Khan