Andariel’s Visage – Rogue Build for Diablo 4 (Season 8)

Build Introduction

The Andariel’s Visage Rogue (Andy’s Rogue) is a specialized build focused on exploding poison novas to melt enemy hordes. Barrage is utilized to proc poison novas with its high hit count and Lucky Hit Chance. This build is perfect for clearing Nightmare Dungeons, Inferno Hordes, and The Pit!

This late endgame guide assumes your character is Level 60 and equipped withAndariel’s Visage. Mythic Unique Items, like Andariel’s Visage, have a low chance of dropping from Uber Duriel and Uber Andariel. If you are not ready for this build, follow the Rogue Leveling Guide to find a starter build.

Check the build tier lists to see how this build compares to others on Icy Veins.

Strengths and Weaknesses

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Skill Bar and Skill Tree Points

Skill Bar Setup for the Andariel’s Visage Rogue (order does not matter)

BarrageDashShadow StepPoison ImbuementShadow CloneSmoke Grenade

The Skill Tree above shows the full allocation of 71 Skill Points for the Andariel’s Visage Rogue build. Make sure you obtain the 12 Skill Points available from Renown.

Dark Shroud is not equipped on the Skill Bar. It is instead automatically activated by Umbrous Aspect.

2 Skill Points allocated into Puncture are only a prerequisite to unlock the next cluster.

Wondering what comes after Level 60? Head to the Paragon Board section to power up the build even further. If you want to see how everything plays out in combat, check out the Rotation and Playstyle section for a quick breakdown.

Rogue Class Mechanic – Specialization

Preparation is the preferred specialization for the Andariel’s Visage Rogue for 15% Damage Reduction and to reset Cooldowns. The bonuses are activated by casting Shadow Clone.

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Gear, Stats, Gems, and Runes

The following sections cover the important systems that are essential to improving the power of your character in the endgame of Diablo 4.

Legendary Aspects

Listed below are all the best-in-slot Aspects for the Andariel’s Visage Rogue build. Salvage Legendary Items with higher Aspect values to unlock them in the Codex of Power, and then imprint them onto Legendary Items with the preferred affixes. For the best results, combine these Aspects with the ideal Stat Priorities.

Gear Slot	Name	Effect
Ranged Weapon (+100% bonus effect)	Aspect of Creeping Death	You deal x [5 – 20%] increased damage over time to enemies for each different Crowd Control effect they’re afflicted by. Unstoppable enemies and Staggered Bosses take x [10 – 40%] increased damage over time from you instead.
Amulet (+50 bonus effect)	Aspect of Branching Volleys	Increase the damage of arrows that ricochet from Barrage from 40% to [50 – 80%]. Barrage’s arrows have a [30 – 60%] chance to split into 2 arrows whenever they ricochet.
Dual-Wielded Weapon Slot #1 (replaced by The Umbracrux)	Aspect of Elements	Gain x [20 – 30%] increased damage to a set of damage types for 7 seconds. This effect alternates between 2 sets: • Fire, Lightning, and Physical. • Cold, Poison, and Shadow.
Ring Slot #1 (replaced by Ring of Starless Skies)	Coldclip Aspect	Your Basic Skills are always Cold Imbued. You deal x [5 – 20%] increased damage to enemies who are Chilled or Frozen. Note: Only used for the increased damage.
Dual-Wielded Weapon Slot #2 or Ring Slot #2	Conceited Aspect	Deal x [10 – 25%] increased damage while you have a Barrier active.
Dual-Wielded Weapon Slot #2 or Ring Slot #2	Aspect of Retribution	Distant enemies have a 10% chance to be Stunned for 2 seconds when they hit you. You deal x [15 – 30%] increased damage to Stunned and Knocked Down enemies.
Gloves (replaced by Fists of Fate)	Accelerating Aspect	Critical Strikes with Core Skills increase your Attack Speed by [15 – 25%] for 3 seconds.
Helm	Andariel’s Visage	Lucky Hit: Up to a 20% chance to trigger a poison nova that applies [X] Poisoning damage over 5 seconds to enemies in the area.
Chest (replaced by Shroud of False Death)	Cheat’s Aspect	You take [10 – 30%] less damage from Crowd Controlled enemies. Whenever a Crowd Controlled enemy deals direct damage to you, gain 15% Movement Speed for 2 seconds.
Pants	Umbrous Aspect	Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes have up to a [45 – 60%] chance to grant a free Dark Shroud shadow.
Boots	Aspect of Quickening Fog	You automatically drop a Smoke Grenade at the end of Dash. Smoke Grenades reduce Dash’s cooldown by [0.5 – 0.65] seconds for each enemy hit, up to [1.50 – 1.95] seconds.

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Stat Priority and Tempering Affixes

Listed below are the affixes to prioritize on gear for Andariel’s Visage Rogues, ranked by importance. Affixes on the same line have equal value, so attempt to obtain all affixes in each line before moving on to the next. Bolded affixes are the most important targets for Masterworking upgrades. For more details, check the Tempering and Masterworking guides.

Bows are selected for a faster weapon speed compared to Crossbows. Daggers are preferred for the Damage to Close Enemies implicit stat.

Close Quarters Combat increases the priority of the Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies tempering affix from Natural Finesse.

The priority order of Resistances is Lightning > Poison > Fire > Cold > Shadow. Maximum Resistance is 70% by default for each element and can be increased to 85% by various sources.

Armor is only needed until capped at 1,000.

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Slot	Gear Affixes	Tempering Affixes
Weapons	1. Maximum Life 2. Dexterity, Damage Over Time	Marksman Augments — Core (Weapon): Chance for Barrage Projectiles to Cast Twice Subterfuge Expertise (Offensive): Damage per Dark Shroud
Helm	Andariel’s Visage	Not Available
Chest	1. Ranks to Dark Shroud 2. Any uncapped Resistances or Armor 3. Maximum Life, Dexterity	Rogue Persistence (Defensive): Ranks to Second Wind Worldly Fortune (Utility): Lucky Hit Chance
Gloves	1. Attack Speed, Lucky Hit Chance 2. Any uncapped Resistances or Armor 3. Maximum Life	Subterfuge Expertise (Offensive): Damage per Dark Shroud Worldly Fortune (Utility): Lucky Hit Chance
Pants	1. Any uncapped Resistances or Armor 2. Maximum Life, Dexterity	Rogue Persistence (Defensive): Ranks to Second Wind Worldly Fortune (Utility): Lucky Hit Chance
Boots	Implicit Stat: Attacks Reduce Evade’s Cooldown 1. Movement Speed 2. Any uncapped Resistances or Armor 3. Maximum Life, Dexterity	Natural Motion (Mobility): Movement Speed Imbuement Abundance (Utility): Poison Imbue Additional Casts
Amulet	1. Ranks to Alchemical Advantage, Unstable Elixirs, and Frigid Finesse 2. Cooldown Reduction, Attack Speed	Imbuement Abundance (Utility): Poison Imbue Additional Casts Subterfuge Expertise (Offensive): Damage per Dark Shroud
Rings	1. Attack Speed, Lucky Hit Chance 2. Maximum Life 3. Dexterity, Damage Over Time	Subterfuge Expertise (Offensive): Damage per Dark Shroud Agility Efficiency (Resource): Agility Cooldown Reduction

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Uniques and Mythic Uniques

Listed below are the recommended and optional Unique and Mythic Unique Items for the Andariel’s Visage Rogue build. Each item description includes the most important affix to target for Masterworking upgrades. Check the Mythic Unique Items Guide for information on target-farming them.

• Andariel’s Visage (required) grants a poison nova utilized as the main source of damage in this build.
  • Masterworking Priority: Attack Speed
• Fists of Fate (highly recommended) provides a boosted Lucky Hit Chance affix essential to proc poison novas from Andariel’s Visage.
  • Masterworking Priority: Lucky Hit Chance
• Ring of Starless Skies (recommended) is a Mythic Unique Item that provides a highly valuable unique effect with a damage multiplier and resource cost reduction.
  • Masterworking Priority: Lucky Hit Chance
• The Umbracrux (recommended) spawns an additional target for ricocheting/piercing arrows from Barrage. During Boss fights, the extra hits double the proc rate of poison novas from Andariel’s Visage.
  • Masterworking Priority: Dexterity
• Shroud of False Death (optional) provides the highest damage increase in the slot due to the +1 Ranks to All Passives inherent affix.
  • Masterworking Priority: All Stats or Maximum Life

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Gems and Runewords

Listed below are the recommended Gems and Runewords to socket into your gear.

Gems

Weapon Gems	Armor Gems	Jewelry Gems
Grand Diamond for increased Ultimate Damage to scale No Witnesses.	Grand Emerald for Dexterity.	Any Resistance Gems needed or Grand Skull for Armor (up to the 1,000 Armor cap).

Runewords

Insert the following 2 Runewords, each consisting of a Rune of Offering and a Rune of Invocation, into any equipped Helm, Chest, or Pants item. Add sockets to your equipment at the Jeweler if necessary. Check the Runewords Guide for more details.

Runewords	Effects
Tam Ohm	Gain: 25 Offering — Cast a non-Channeled Core Skill. Requires: 600 Offering, Cooldown: 2 Seconds — Evoke the Barbarian’s Enhanced War Cry, increasing your Movement Speed and damage dealt.
Lith Wat	Gain: 25 Offering — Stand still for 0.3 seconds. Requires: 100 Offering, Cooldown: 1 Second — Evoke the Necromancer’s Horrid Decrepify, Slowing enemies, reducing their damage, and letting you Execute them.

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Paragon Board

Use the following Paragon Boards, Legendary Nodes, and Glyphs for the Andariel’s Visage Rogue.

The Paragon setup displayed above focuses on quickly unlocking the essential Glyph sockets and Legendary Nodes at a moderate Paragon Level. Once the base setup is complete, allocate the remaining Paragon points in the following order.

1. Obtain any remaining nodes providing a damage increase within the radius of Glyph sockets.
2. Path to the remaining Rare and Magic nodes. Prioritize obtaining damage reduction, any needed Resistances/Armor, and damage increases.

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Boss Powers (Season 8)

In the Season of Belial’s Return (Season 8), equip the following Boss Powers to enhance this build.

Main: Beast in the Ice’s Sleet — After casting 3 Skills which apply Crowd Control or Stagger effects, shoot out sleet spikes that deal [800%] Cold damage and Freeze enemies for 2 seconds.

Modifier:

• Liilth’s Wind of Hate: Hitting an Elite enemy with a Main Boss Power creates an inert Blister Clone with 10% of their Maximum Life for 15 seconds. Killing the Blister removes [2.1%] of the Elite’s Life. An Elite can have up to 1 Blister active at once, and a Boss can have up to 2 Blisters. Enemies with Resilience cannot spawn Blisters.
• Sinerat’s Flames: Gain x [5%] increased damage to all Elements. For each 1% of an Element’s Resistance from bonuses, gain x0.2% increased damage for that Element, up to a maximum of x [15.5%].
• Flesh Reaper’s Disruption: Gain x [5%] Vulnerable Damage, increased by x0.5% for each 1% of Crowd Control Duration Bonus you have, up to a maximum of x [10.5%].

Mercenaries

Once the Den is unlocked during the main questline in the Vessel of Hatred expansion for Diablo 4, complete Mercenary key quests to acquire them. Hire a Mercenary and enlist a Reinforcement in the following setup.

• Hired Mercenary: Varyana
  • Skills: Cleave, Hysteria, Bloodthirst, Bloodlust
• Reinforcement: Raheir
  • Skill: Bastion
  • Opportunity: Cast when the player becomes Injured

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Build Mechanics

The Andariel’s Visage Rogue is designed for highly min-maxed characters in late endgame activities. The build requires a Mythic Unique Item, Andariel’s Visage, which can be difficult to obtain from Uber Duriel or Uber Andariel. Once the Helm is obtained, the build becomes playable with a decent amount of Lucky Hit Chance and Attack Speed to proc poison novas.

Shadow Clone activates No Witnesses and Preparation, while mimicking Barrage to proc Andariel’s Visage more often.

Resource Management

Innervation, Enhanced Poison Imbuement, and The Umbracrux should provide enough Energy generation for repeated casts of Barrage. Ring of Starless Skies is an option for additional resource management.

Rotation and Playstyle

Use the following rotation to optimize damage output.

1. Initiate combat with Dash or Shadow Step
2. Cast Smoke Grenade at enemies for increased damage from Enhanced Smoke Grenade.
3. Use a Potion for increased damage from Unstable Elixirs.
4. Activate Poison Imbuement.
5. Cast Shadow Clone to activate No Witnesses and Preparation. The Shadow Clone also mimicks your casts of Barrage to proc Andariel’s Visage more often.
6. Spam Barrage to proc poison novas from Andariel’s Visage. Make sure to stand close to Elites and Bosses to shotgun them with every arrow.

Elixirs

Visit the Alchemist in any main town to craft helpful Elixirs, or find Elixirs by killing enemies or opening chests during various activities in Diablo 4. Listed below are the best Elixirs to consume for the Andariel’s Visage, ranked by importance.

1. Elixir of Advantage provides increased Attack Speed and Lucky Hit Chance to proc more poison novas.
2. Elixir of Fortitude is the best general-purpose option for survivability.

Season 8 Updates

A brief summary of the seasonal changes are provided below. For a complete overview of Season 8, take a look at the comprehensive season guide.

• Fists of Fate no longer applies random crowd controls.
• Worldly Fortune can no longer apply any crowd control tempers.
• Aspect of Concussive Strikes no longer provides increased damage.
• Frostbitten Aspect is now in the Offensive category.
• Trick Attacks
  • Previous: Dazing or Stunning an enemy increases your Critical Strike Chance by 2/4/6% and Critical Strike Damage by 2/4/6% for 5 seconds, up to 12/24/36%.
  • Now: Attempting to Daze or Stun an enemy increases your Critical Strike Chance by 1/2/3% and Critical Strike Damage by 1/2/3% for 8 seconds, up to 5/10/15%.

Changelog

• April 26, 2025: Guide updated for Season 8 (Patch 2.2.0)
• January 21, 2025: Guide updated for Season 7 (Patch 2.1.0).
• October 4, 2024: Guide updated for Season 6 (Patch 2.0.2).
• August 10, 2024: Guide created for Season 5 (Patch 1.5.0).