Build Introduction
Rogue leveling is a breeze as you fly through Sanctuary with the 
Rapid Fire and 
Flurry leveling build. This is your leveling guide for Diablo 4, with the maximum Skill Point allocation at Level 60. Let us go over the build mechanics, character progression, and playstyle!
This Dual Core Skill build is perfect for players who want the best of both single-target damage and Area of Effect (AoE) clearing. Rapid Fire deals high single-target damage to snipe elite and bosses, while Flurry hits every enemy around the Rogue with AoE damage.
Unlike builds using 
Shadow Imbuement or other cooldowns to clear packs of enemies, this hybrid build has unlimited AoE available for every engagement. Another key advantage is having both Cutthroat and Marksman Skills to activate 
Close Quarters Combat for more Attack Speed and Damage.
Check the Rogue Leveling Guide Overview for a comparison of all the starter builds on Icy Veins.
Once your Rogue character reaches Level 60, switch to the Endgame Guide for the Dual Core Rapid Fire Flurry Rogue to continue this build.
Skill Tree Points and Skill Bar
Flurry
Puncture
Rapid Fire
Dash
Cold Imbuement
ConcealmentThe following table shows the order in which to allocate your Skill Points while leveling with the Dual Core Rapid Fire Flurry Rogue build. You gain 59 points at Level 60 and 12 points from Renown, for a total of 71.
Dual Core Rogue Specialization
Once you reach Level 15, immediately complete the True Potential class questline to unlock the Rogue Specialization. Combo Points is the preferred Specialization for leveling a Rogue.
Build Combo Points with 
Puncture to unleash additional damage and arrows for Rapid Fire. Combo Points can also be used to gain additional damage and an Attack Speed buff with Flurry.
Build Mechanics and Playstyle
Flurry provides Area of Effect damage to clear groups of enemies. Improved Flurry dashes to enemies to quickly traverse between enemy packs. Rapid Fire is eventually supplemented to deal higher single-target damage to tougher Elites and Bosses.
This hybrid build has an arsenal of both Cutthroat Skills (Flurry and 
Dash) and Marksman Skills (Rapid Fire and Puncture) to activate damage increases from Close Quarters Combat and eventually Tricks of the Trade in Paragon.
Cold Imbuement freezes enemies to activate damage bonuses from Mixed Cold Imbuement and 
Frigid Finesse.
Animation Cancel Technique
Evade immediately after using Rapid Fire or Flurry to cancel their casting animations. This technique is important to quickly dodge incoming attacks while activating Advanced Rapid Fire. Boots with the implicit effect, attacks reduce Evade’s cooldown by 1.5 seconds, allow for an animation cancel after using 3 Basic Attacks and a Core Skill. Practice hitting Evade after every Core Skill to build muscle memory.
AoE Damage Rotation
Explode groups of mobs with the following rotation.
- (Optional) Dash to enemies to activate Enhanced Dash.
- Use a Potion to activate the damage buff from
Unstable Elixirs. - Build 3 Combo Points with Puncture.
- Activate Cold Imbuement.
- Cast Flurry to deal AoE damage.
- Immediately animation cancel Flurry with an Evade
- Restart the rotation.
Single Target Damage Rotation
Use the following rotation against Elites and Bosses for high single-target damage.
- Evade to activate Advanced Rapid Fire.
- Use a Potion to activate the damage buff from Unstable Elixirs.
- Build 3 Combo Points with Puncture. Make sure you are close enough for Fundamental Puncture to apply Vulnerable.
- Activate Cold Imbuement.
- Cast Rapid Fire at the target.
- Immediately animation cancel Rapid Fire with an Evade to restart the rotation.
Gear, Gems, Elixirs, and Stats
The following sections cover the important systems that are essential to improving the power of your character during the leveling process.
Legendary Aspects
Aspect of Encircling Blades can be unlocked in the Codex of Power by completing the Forsaken Quarry in Fractured Peaks. It is located right above the first major town of Kyovashad. The dungeon is part of the Rogue Specialization Quest, so follow it after it unlocks at Level 15. Immediately visit the Occultist to imprint this Aspect onto an item to increase the AoE range of Flurry.
Higher Tier Aspects with stronger effects can be found on dropped Legendary Items. Salvage unwanted Legendary Items at the Blacksmith to unlock these Aspects in the Codex of Power, and then imprint them onto well-rolled Rare Items. Check the in-depth Aspect and Codex of Power guide for more information.
Listed below are all the Aspects found on Legendary Items that are important for the Rapid Fire and Flurry Rogue leveling build. They are listed in order of priority. The best-in-slot Aspects List is in the Endgame Guide for Dual Core Rogue.
| Aspect Name | Legendary Aspect Power | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Aspect of Encircling Blades | Flurry damages enemies in a circle around you and deals [35 – 55%] increased damage. | Forsaken Quarry, Fractured Peaks |
| Breakneck Bandit’s Aspect | Flurry deals [25 – 40%] increased damage and has a 20% chance to Stun enemies for 3 seconds with each hit. | Random Drop Only |
| Aspect of the Expectant | Attacking enemies with a Basic Skill increases the damage of your next Core Skill cast by [5 – 10%], up to 30%. | Underroot, Scosglen |
| Edgemaster’s Aspect | Skills deal up to [10 – 20%] increased damage based on your available Primary Resource when cast, receiving the maximum benefit while you have full Primary Resource. | Oldstones, Scosglen |
| Aspect of Retribution | Distant enemies have a 8% chance to be Stunned for 2 seconds when they hit you. You deal [10 – 20%] increased damage to Stunned enemies. | Abandoned Mineworks, Kehjistan |
 Aspect of Might | Basic Skills grant 20% Damage Reduction for [2 – 6] seconds | Dark Ravine, Dry Steppes |
| Rapid Aspect | Basic Skills gain [15 – 30%] Attack Speed. | Buried Halls, Dry Steppes |
| Accelerating Aspect | Critical Strikes with Core Skills increase your Attack Speed by [15 – 25%] for 3 seconds. | Random Drop Only |
Gems and Runewords
Listed below are the best Gems to socket into gear for each item type.
| Weapon Gems | Armor Gems | Jewelry Gems |
|---|---|---|
 Sapphire for increased Vulnerable Damage. |  Emerald for Dexterity. | Any Resistance Gems needed or  Skull for Armor (up to the 1,000 Armor cap). |
If you are playing the Season of Witchcraft (Season 7), visit Gelena at the Tree of Whispers to craft Occult Gems. The recommended Occult Gems are included in the Dual Core Rogue endgame build guide due to their high crafting costs.
Runes can drop during various activities, most notably at the end of Undercity runs. A Rune of Offering and a Rune of Invocation can be combined by inserting them into equipment with 2 available sockets, creating a Runeword. A limit of 2 Runewords can be equipped.
Listed below are the best Runewords utilizing Magic and Rare Runes that are beneficial for this build. The best-in-slot Runewords utilizing Legendary Runes are in the Endgame Guide for the Dual Core Rapid Fire Flurry Rogue.
| Runewords | Effects |
|---|---|
 Yax Tun | Gain: 200 Offering — Drink a Healing Potion. Requires: 100 Offering, Cooldown: 1 Second — Evoke the Rogue’s Stun Grenades, Stunning and dealing damage to enemies. |
 Feo Lac | Gain: 1000 Offering — Become Injured or Crowd Controlled (Cooldown: 10 seconds). Requires: 400 Offering, Cooldown: 1 Second — Evoke the Barbarian’s Challenging Shout, reducing your damage taken for 3 seconds. |
Elixirs
Visit the Alchemist in any main town to craft helpful Elixirs that increase stats and experience gain for 30 minutes. Make sure to forage plants for 
Bundled Herbs during your adventures; they randomly spawn around the world. Elixirs can also drop randomly from enemies and chests during many activities in Diablo 4.
Listed below are the best Elixirs to consume while leveling the Dual Core Rapid Fire Flurry Rogue, ranked by importance.
Elixir of Resource greatly helps with Energy issues, if you do not already have the appropriate Energy gear. This elixir is highly recommended for starting characters to maintain casts of Core Skills.
Elixir of Precision provides the highest damage output increase, if not already capped at 100% Critical Strike Chance.
Elixir of Advantage increases damage output, if not already capped at 100% Attack Speed bonus from gear and Paragon.
Elixir of Fortitude is the best general-purpose option for survivability.
Return to the Alchemist every 10 Levels to upgrade your potion. The extra healing is essential to survival.
Stat Priority and Tempering Affixes
Listed below are the affixes to prioritize on gear during the early leveling of a Dual Core Rapid Fire Flurry Rogue. Each line of affixes are listed in order of importance. Affixes on the same line are considered to be equally important, but their benefits may vary depending on how much is stacked compared to other character stats.
The Item Power of Weapons determines its DPS and is the most important factor when searching for upgrades. When comparing weapons with similar Item Power, Crossbows are preferred over Bows for a higher Damage per Hit for Rapid Fire. Daggers are selected for the fastest weapon speed to generate Combo Points.
Prioritize Boots with the implicit effect, attacks reduce Evade’s cooldown, for constant Evades to activate Advanced Rapid Fire and Advanced Flurry.
Tempering Manuals are randomly dropped while leveling, and they need to be found to unlock their usage at the Blacksmith. Each manual has Magic, Rare, and Legendary rarities that determine the range of values available. Rare Items can inherit 1 tempering affix, while Legendary Items can inherit 2 tempering affixes from different categories.
The most beneficial tempering affixes while leveling are included below. If tempering materials (
Iron Chunk and 
Veiled Crystal) are limited, prioritize the Utility, Resource, and Offensive catagories. The best-in-slot tempering affixes are available in the Endgame Guide for the Dual Core Rapid Fire Flurry Rogue.
| Slot | Gear Affixes | Tempering Affixes |
|---|---|---|
| Weapons | 1. Vulnerable Damage 2. Maximum Life, Dexterity |  Core Augments — Rogue: Chance for Rapid Fire Projectiles to Cast TwiceSpecialist Evolution (Offensive): Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies |
| Helm | 1. Cooldown Reduction, Energy per Second 2. Resistances, Armor 3. Maximum Life, Dexterity, Lucky Hit Chance | Alchemist Control (Utility): Flurry SizeRogue Recovery (Defensive): Flurry Healing |
| Chest | 1. Energy per Second 2. Resistances, Armor 3. Maximum Life, Dexterity | Alchemist Control (Utility): Flurry SizeRogue Recovery (Defensive): Flurry Healing |
| Gloves | 1. Ranks to Core Skills, Critical Strike Chance, Attack Speed 2. Resistances, Armor 3. Resource Cost Reduction, Maximum Life, Lucky Hit Chance | Specialist Evolution (Offensive): Damage to Crowd Controlled EnemiesAlchemist Control (Utility): Flurry Size |
| Pants | 1. Resistances, Armor 2. Maximum Life, Dexterity | Worldly Fortune (Utility): Lucky Hit Chance to FreezeRogue Recovery (Defensive): Flurry Healing |
| Boots | Implicit Stat: Attacks Reduce Evade’s Cooldown 1. Movement Speed, Energy per Second 2. Resistances, Armor 3. Ranks to Dash, Maximum Life, Dexterity | Natural Motion (Mobility): Movement SpeedRogue Innovation (Utility): Flurry Size |
| Amulet | 1. Ranks to Unstable Elixirs, Exploit, Malice, or Weapon Mastery 2. Cooldown Reduction, Attack Speed | Imbuement Abundance (Resource): Cold Imbue Additional CastsNatural Motion (Mobility): Movement Speed |
| Rings | 1. Critical Strike Chance, Attack Speed 2. Resource Cost Reduction, Critical Strike Damage, Vulnerable Damage, Resistances, Maximum Life 3. Dexterity, Lucky Hit Chance | Imbuement Abundance (Resource): Cold Imbue Additional CastsSpecialist Evolution (Offensive): Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies |
Witchcraft Powers
In the Season of Witchcraft (Season 7), earn seasonal reputation to unlock Witchcraft Powers. Equip the following Witchcraft Powers to enhance this build during the leveling process. Lost Powers are not considered in this list due to the difficulty of finding them.
Doom Orb: Eldritch Power - An ominous orb of pure Eldritch energy circles you damaging any enemy it touches for [X] Fire damage. Doom Orb may launch itself at distant enemies before returning.
- Kills or damage to Bosses empower the orb’s damage by 5%. After 100%, the orb explodes dealing [X[] Fire damage to nearby enemies before reforming 3 seconds later.
Hex of Shattering: Psyche Power - Damage done by your Witchcraft Effects afflicts enemies with Hex of Shattering causing them to deal [20%] reduced damage for 5 seconds.
- At Rank 8: When any Hex Effect is applied to Headrotten, all damage will be guaranteed Critical Strikes for 5 seconds.
Soul Harvest: Growth and Decay Power - Whenever you use a Cooldown, you gain x1% Primary Core Stat per surrounding enemy. This bonus lasts for [15.5] seconds.
- While there are surrounding enemies, Soul Harvest has infinite duration.
Aura of Lament: Psyche Power - The first time you damage an enemy, you contaminate them with Aura of Lament for [31] seconds. Enemies within are Slowed by 70% and each grant you 3 Primary Resource each second. If its host dies, Aura of Lament transfers to a new one, retaining its duration.
- You can only create an Aura of Lament once every [31] seconds. Only 2 may exist at a time.
Aura of Misfortune: Growth and Decay Power - You inflict non-Boss enemies near you with Aura of Misfortune, Slowing them by 30%. When an affected monster would attack, they have a [31%] chance to stumble and do nothing instead.
- You gain +15% Movement Speed.
Aura of Siphoning: Growth and Decay Power - Conjure an aura of decay that deals [X] Poison damage to enemies every second.
- At Rank 10: Each time Aura of Siphoning deals damage, you are healed for 1% of Maximum Life.
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
- Skills:
- Reinforcement: Raheir
- Skill:
Bastion - Opportunity: Cast when the player becomes Injured
- Skill:
Paragon Board
After Character Level 60, experience gains are applied to Paragon up to Level 300. A maximum of 228 Paragon Points can be obtained through Paragon Levels, Renown, and Altars of Lilith. Follow the Paragon setup designed for the Dual Core Rapid Fire Flurry Rogue to gain a considerable amount of progression for your character.
Glyphs are inserted into sockets on each Paragon board and can be found during various activities in Diablo 4. Level up the Glyphs included in the Paragon setup by completing The Pit. Clearing higher tiers of The Pit allows Glyphs to reach higher levels.
Important Notes:
- Make sure you select the correct Legendary Boards and rotate them into the proper orientation.
- Attach Legendary Boards in the order shown, as bonus requirements of Rare Nodes increase with their placement order.
- Prioritize leveling each of your equipped Glyphs to 15 to gain the increased radius, which can be required to meet additional bonus requirements. Afterward, level each Glyph to 46 to unlock its Legendary Bonus and gain another radius increase.
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.
- Obtain any remaining nodes providing a damage increase within the radius of Glyph sockets.
- Path to the remaining Rare and Magic nodes. Prioritize obtaining damage reduction, any needed Resistances/Armor, and damage increases.
- Any remaining points can be spent on Dexterity nodes within the radius of
Headhunter.
Changelog
- January 24, 2025: Recommended Witchcraft Powers that are easier to obtain while leveling.
- January 21, 2025: Guide updated for Season 7 (Patch 2.1.0).
- October 16, 2024: New Paragon tool added.
- October 4, 2024: Guide updated for Season 6 (Patch 2.0.2).
- August 6, 2024: Guide updated for Season 5 (Patch 1.5.0).
- May 14, 2024: Guide updated for Season 4 (Patch 1.4.0).
- January 22, 2024: Guide updated for Season 3 (Patch 1.3.0).
- October 17, 2023: Guide updated for Season 2 (Patch 1.2.0).
