Looking for the best Rogue build in Diablo 4 Season 5? We’ve got you covered with our latest Penetrating Shot Rogue build.
The Rogue has long been one of the S-tier classes in Diablo 4 and with the recent changes and the new Uniques and Aspects it received in Season 5, “Season of the Infernal Hordes,” some particular builds for the Rogue class have become even better.
Diablo 4 Season 5 best Rogue build
The Penetrating Shots, in particular, has become more relevant thanks to the changes to the Enhanced Penetrating Shot upgrade and the base Core skill.
That said, keep reading our guide as it explains the best build for Rogue in Diablo 4 Season 5 while sharing the equipment, skill, Specialization setup, and Glyph upgrade priority for your Paragon Board.
Best Rogue build in Diablo 4 Season 5
Our Diablo 4 Season 5 Penetrating Shot Rogue build focuses on the Core Skill, Penetrating Shot, while maintaining a fair balance between CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG.
The build also utilizes the new Uniques, the Umbracrux—Dagger and the Shroud of Khanduras, added with Season 5.
The Umbracrux – Dagger
- Affixes
- + 50% Damage
- + [76-90] Dexterity
- + [30-40]% Vulnerable Damage
- + [7-9]% Subterfuge Cooldown Reduction
- + [2-3] to Innervation
- Power
- Your Subterfuge Skills create an attackable Shade Totem for [3-8] 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.
Shroud of Khanduras
- Affixes
- Evade Grants +[16-25]% [1.5] Movement Speed for 1.5 seconds
- +[57.0-75.0]% Non-Physical Damage
- +[46.5-60.0]% Shadow Resistance
- +[2-3] to Dark Shroud (Rogue Only)
- Power
- Casting Dark Shroud makes you Immune for 2 seconds, but your Evade Cooldown is increased by [9.0-3.0] seconds. Evading while Dark Shroud is active leaves behind an explosion that deals [3,426-10,278] Shadow Damage and Pulls In enemies. (Rogue Only)
Best Rogue build — skill setup
Here’s the Skill setup for Penetrating Shot Rogue build in Diablo 4 Season 5:
| SKILL | RANK |
| Heartseeker | 1 |
| Enhanced Heartseeker | – |
| Fundamental Heartseeker | – |
| Penetrating Shot | 5 |
| Stutter Step | 3 |
| Sturdy | 3 |
| Shadow Step | 1 |
| Enhanced Shadow Step | – |
| Disciplined Shadow Step | – |
| Weapon Mastery | 3 |
| Dash | 1 |
| Enhanced Dash | – |
| Methodical Dash | – |
| Rapid Gambits | 1 |
| Trick Attacks | 3 |
| Unstable Elixirs | 3 |
| Dark Shroud | 5 |
| Enhanced Dark Shroud | – |
| Countering Dark Shroud | – |
| Agile | 3 |
| Poison Trap | 1 |
| Enhanced Poison Trap | – |
| Exploit | 3 |
| Malice | 3 |
| Frigid Finese | 3 |
| Innervation | 3 |
| Second Wind | 3 |
| Death Trap | – |
| Prime Death Trap | – |
| Supreme Death Trap | – |
| Precision | – |
Best Rogue build — best Specialization
When it comes to choosing the Specialization for the Penetrating Shot Rogue build, we recommend going for Combo Points as it pairs well with the Condemnation Dagger, allowing your Core Skill, such as the Penetrating Shot, to deal additional damage by consuming the Combo Points while also helping you maintain Combo Points for easy rotations.
Best Rogue build — equipment
Here are the equipment that you can use for the Penetrating Shot Rogue build in Diablo 4 Season 5:
| EQUIPMENT TYPE | RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT |
| Helm | Cowl of the Nameless |
| Chest Armor | Shroud of Khanduras (New Unique) |
| Gloves | Runic Gloves of Concussive Strikes |
| Pants | Umbrous Runic Leggings |
| Boots | Flickerstep |
| Weapon | Skyhunter or Eaglehorn |
| Talisman | Necklace of Retribution |
| Ring Slot 1 | Edgemaster’s Ring |
| Ring Slot 2 | Trickshot Ring |
| Dagger Slot 1 | Condemnation |
| Dagger Slot 2 | The Umbracrux (New Unique) |
You can use different equipment based on availability until you obtain the listed ones. Also, when it comes to Gems, make sure to utilize the Socket to increase your CRIT DMG and such stats.
Best Rogue build — Glyph leveling priority
Here’s the Glyph leveling priority for the Penetrating Shot Rogue build in Diablo 4 Season 5:
- Combat > Control > Fluidity > Pride > Ambush
That sums up our best build for the Rogue class in Diablo 4 Season 5.
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