Diablo 4 will be out for PC and consoles starting 2nd June, and with all top-tier RPGs, there’s always a new build being made for any of the game’s five classes.

This guide will teach you how to Rogue using close-ranged skills and Poison imbuement to kill off foes and enemies fast from Tier 2 all the way to Tier 4. But hey, if you want to use this build from the get-go, by all means…

Overview

This Rogue build mixes cutthroat skills, marksman skills, and poison-laced attacks for effective damage-over-time (DOT). Use maxed-out Twisted Blade with specific Aspects to make the returning blades spin around and deal massive damage to anyone or anything around you.

Use Poison Imbuement to deal great DOTs; the Bursting Venom Aspect will have you create pools of poison that resets your Poison Imbuement cooldown and deal massive damage. Poison-laced Dashes also inflicts more enemies with Poison, meaning complementary skills like Alchemical Advantage makes you deal faster damage-per-second with your weapons moreso than usual.

Use your early skill points to get Puncture and its Enhanced/Fundamental unlocks, then unlock Twisting Blades and its subsequent Enhanced/Advanced buffs.

Rogue Poison + Twisting Blades Build

Skills & Specialization

Skills: Puncture, Twisting Blades, Dash, Dark Shroud, Poison Imbuement, Shadow Clone
Specialization: Preparation (unlocked after Level 30)

Skill Tree

Basic Skill (Tier 1): Puncture (1), Enhanced Puncture, Fundamental Puncture

Core Skill (Tier 2): Twisting Blades (5), Enhanced Twisting, Advanced Twisting
Core Skill Passive: Sturdy (3), Siphoning Strikes (3)

Agile Skill (Tier 3): Dash (3), Enhanced Dash (1), Disciplined Dash (1)

Defensive Skill (Tier 4): Dark Shroud (1), Enhanced , Countering Dark Shroud
Defensive Skill (Tier 4) Passives: Exploit (3), Malice (3)

Imbue Skill (Tier 5): Poison Imbuement (5), Enhanced, Blended
Imbue Skill Passives: Deadly Venom (3), Debilitating Toxins (2), Alchemical Advantage (2), Precision Imbuement (3)

Ultimate Skill (Tier 6): Shadow Clone (1), Prime (1), Supreme Shadow Clone (1)
Ultimate Passive: Adrenaline Rush (1), Haste (1), Aftermath (2)

Core Passive (Tier 7): Close Combat Mastery (1)

Gear & Skill (Aspects)

Helm: Aspect of Might (Dry Steppes)
Chest Armor: Aspect of Disobedience (Kejhistan)
Gloves: Aspect of the Expectant (Scosglen)
Pants: Aspect of the Protector (Fractured Peaks)
Boots: Wind Striker Aspect (Kehjistan)
Dual-Wield Weapon 1: –
Dual-Wield Weapon 2: –
Ranged Weapon: Bladedancer’s Aspect* (Scosglen)
Amulet: Edgemaster’s Aspect (Scosglen)
Ring 1: Aspect of the Umbral (Dry Steppes)
Ring 2: Aspect of Bursting Venoms*

Gems
Weapon: Emerald
Armor: Ruby
Jewelry: Skull

Paragon Board

To be updated…