Diablo 4 – Rogue Skills Guide (Season 6)

The Rogue in Diablo 4 has access to 23 different skills in six categories. Additionally, certain skills also have a “combo effect” if the Rogue uses the Combo Points Specialization, as well as two upgrades that improve the skills in a variety of ways.

For a detailed list of Rogue passives, refer to our Rogue Passive Talents page.

For more general information about the Rogue class, refer to our overview.

Rogue Basic Skills

Basic Skills are spammable skills that only deal a small amount of damage, and are used to apply debuffs or to regenerate Energy. For Rogues who want to make good use of the Combo Points Specialization, using Basic Skills is the only way to generate said Combo Points.

Blade Shift

Lucky Hit Chance	50%
Damage Type	Physical
Description	Quickly stab your victim for {#}% damage and shift, making you Unhindered for 4 seconds.
Enhanced Blade Shift	While Blade Shift is active you gain 20% Movement speed. Moving through enemies refreshes its duration.
Fundamental Blade Shift	Casting a skill that isn’t Blade Shift empowers your next Blade Shift to deal 100%[x] more damage.
Primary Blade Shift	While Blade Shift is active you gain {#}% to All Elements and reduce the duration of Control Impairing Effects by {#}%.

Invigorating Strike

Lucky Hit Chance	50%
Damage Type	Physical
Description	Melee attack an enemy, dealing {#}% damage and increasing Energy Regeneration by x{#}% for {#} seconds.
Enhanced Invigorating Strike	Damaging a Crowd Controlled or Injured enemy with Invigorating Strike increases its Energy Regeneration bonus to x{#}%.
Fundamental Invigorating Strike	Hitting an enemy with Invigorating Strike while you are below {#}% Life makes them Vulnerable for {#} seconds.
Primary Invigorating Strike	Invigorating Strike additionally grants +{#}% Lucky Hit Chance. Hitting a Crowd Controlled or Injured enemy increases this bonus to +{#}% Lucky Hit Chance.

Puncture

Lucky Hit Chance	35%
Damage Type	Physical
Description	Throw blades a short distance, dealing {#}% damage. Every {#}rd cast Slows enemies by {#}% for {#} seconds. Critical Strikes will always Slow.
Enhanced Puncture	Gain {#} Energy when Puncture damages a Crowd Controlled enemy.
Fundamental Puncture	Puncture now throws three blades in a spread, each dealing {#}% of its base damage. Hitting an enemy with at least two blades at once makes them Vulnerable for {#} seconds.
Primary Puncture	Every {#}rd cast of Puncture will also ricochet up to two times. Critical Strikes will always ricochet.

Heartseeker

Lucky Hit Chance	50%
Damage Type	Physical
Description	Fire an arrow that seeks an enemy, dealing {#}% damage and increasing your Critical Strike Chance against them by +{#}% for {#} seconds, up to +{#}%.
Enhanced Heartseeker	When Heartseeker Critically Strikes, gain +{#}% Attack Speed for {#} seconds. Double this amount if the enemy is Vulnerable.
Fundamental Heartseeker	Heartseeker also increases the Critical Strike Damage the enemy takes by +{#}% for {#} seconds, up to +{#}%.
Primary Heartseeker	Heartseeker ricochets to an additional enemy, dealing {#}% of the original damage.

Forceful Arrow

Lucky Hit Chance	50%
Damage Type	Physical
Description	Fire a powerful arrow at an enemy, dealing {#}% damage. Every 3rd cast makes the enemy Vulnerable for {#} seconds.
Enhanced Forceful Arrow	Every third cast of Forceful Arrow additionally has a +{#}% increased Critical Strike Chance.
Fundamental Forceful Arrow	Forceful Arrow Knocks Back the enemy if they are Close. If they collide with an enemy, both are Knocked Down for {#} seconds.
Primary Forceful Arrow	Forceful Arrow pierces through Vulnerable enemies.

Rogue Core Skills

Despite costing a lot of Energy, Core Skills deal much more damage than Basic Skills and are more AoE (area of effect) based. These skills become especially powerful in combination with the Combo Points Specialization.

Twisting Blades

Energy Cost	30
Lucky Hit Chance	33%
Damage Type	Physical
Weapon Type	Requires Dual-Wielded Weapons
Description	Impale an enemy with your blades, dealing {#}% damage and making them take x{#}% increased damage while impaled. After {#} seconds the blades return to you, piercing enemies for {#}% damage.
Combo Points Effect	Combo Points increase damage and grant a Movement Speed bonus. 1 Point: {#}% Damage, {#}% bonus. 2 Points: {#}% Damage, {#}% bonus. 3 Points: {#}% Damage, {#}% bonus.
Enhanced Twisting Blades	Twisting Blades deals x{#}% increased damage when returning.
Improved Twisting Blades	Enemies are Dazed while impaled with Twisting Blades.
Advanced Twisting Blades	When your Twisting Blades return, you gain +{#}% Cooldown Reduction per enemy they passed through for {#} seconds, up to +{#}%.

Flurry

Energy Cost	25
Lucky Hit Chance	20%
Damage Type	Physical
Weapon Type	Requires Dual-Wielded Weapons
Description	Unleash a flurry of stabs and slashes, dealing {#}% damage to enemies in front of you.
Combo Points Effect	Combo Points increase damage and grant a +{#}% Attack Speed. 1 Point: {#}% Damage, {#} Attack Speed bonus. 2 Points: {#}% Damage, {#} Attack Speed bonus. 3 Points: {#}% Damage, {#} Attack Speed bonus.
Enhanced Flurry	Each time Flurry damages an enemy, it has a {#}% chance to apply Vulnerable for {#} seconds and deals {#}% increased damage for {#} seconds after hitting a Vulnerable enemy, up to a total of {#}%.
Improved Flurry	Casting Flurry dashes you to the target and Heals {#}% of your Maximum Life.
Advanced Flurry	Successive casts of Flurry increase its damage by {#}% and reduce its Energy cost by {#}%, up to {#} times.

Penetrating Shot

Energy Cost	35
Lucky Hit Chance	50%
Damage Type	Physical
Weapon Type	Ranged Weapon
Description	Fire an arrow that pierces through all enemies in a line, dealing {#}% damage.
Combo Points Effect	Combo Points increase Damage and Lucky Hit Chance.
Enhanced Penetrating Shot	Casting Penetrating Shot and hitting a Boss or Elite with it has a {#}% Chance to fire an additional shot for free.
Improved Penetrating Shot	Penetrating Shot deals an additional {#}%[x] increased damage per enemy it hits.
Advanced Penetrating Shot	When cast with full Energy, Penetrating Shot will Slow all enemies it hits by {#}% for {#} seconds. Elite enemies will take {#}%[x] increased damage and be Knocked Down for {#} seconds.

Rapid Fire

Energy Cost	25
Lucky Hit Chance	20%
Damage Type	Physical
Weapon Type	Ranged Weapon
Description	Rapidly fire {#} arrows, each dealing {#}% damage.
Combo Points Effect	Combo Points increase damage and arrows fired. 1 Point: {#}% Damage, {#} arrows. 2 Points: {#}% Damage, {#} arrows. 3 Points: {#}% Damage, {#} arrows.
Enhanced Rapid Fire	Each subsequent arrow from Rapid Fire has +{#}% increased Critical Strike Chance, up to +{#}% for the {#}th arrow
Improved Rapid Fire	Gain {#} Energy per cast of Rapid Fire when it damages a Vulnerable enemy.
Advanced Rapid Fire	Rapid Fire deals x{#}% increased Critical Strike Damage for {#} seconds after you Evade.

Barrage

Energy Cost	30
Lucky Hit Chance	16%
Damage Type	Physical
Weapon Type	Ranged Weapon
Description	Unleash a barrage of {#} arrows that expands outwards, each dealing {#}% damage. Each arrow has a {#}% chance to ricochet off an enemy up to {#} time. Ricochets deal {#}% of the arrow’s base damage.
Combo Points Effect	Combo Points increase damage and arrows fired. 1 Point: {#}% Damage, {#} arrows. 2 Points: {#}% Damage, {#} arrows. 3 Points: {#}% Damage, {#} arrows.
Enhanced Barrage	Barrage‘s ricochet chance is increased to 100% for arrows that damage a Vulnerable enemy or Critically Strike any enemy.
Improved Barrage	Every third cast of Barrage makes enemies Vulnerable for {#} seconds.
Advanced Barrage	Whenever a single cast of Barrage ricochets at least {#} times, your next cast gains +{#}% increased Critical Strike Chance.

Rogue Agility Skills

Agility Skills allow the Rogue to move swiftly and develop a strategy for repositioning and engaging enemies. Dash is especially useful for fast-paced combat, and should be included in almost every Rogue build.

Shadow Step

Cooldown	9 seconds
Lucky Hit Chance	100%
Damage Type	Physical
Description	Become Unstoppable and quickly move through the shadows to stab your victim from behind for {#}% damage. Gain {#}% increased Movement Speed for {#} seconds afterwards.
Enhanced Shadow Step	Damaging an enemy with Shadow Step Dazes and applies Vulnerable to them for {#} seconds.
Methodical Shadow Step	After you Shadow Step you gain {#}% Damage Reduction for {#} seconds.
Disciplined Shadow Step	Shadow Step deals 200%[x] more damage. Casting Shadow Step reduces its cooldown by 3 seconds.

Dash

Charges	2
Cooldown	12 seconds
Lucky Hit Chance	25%
Damage Type	Physical
Description	Dash forward and slash enemies for {#}% damage. Dash Slows enemies hit by {#}% for {#} seconds.
Enhanced Dash	Casting Dash increases your Critical Strike Chance by {#}% for {#} seconds.
Methodical Dash	Dash has 1 additional Charge and its Charge Cooldown is reduced by {#} seconds.
Disciplined Dash	At the end of Dash, Knock Down surrounding enemies for {#} seconds and deal {#}% of its damage to them.

Caltrops

Charges	2
Cooldown	12 seconds
Lucky Hit Chance	25%
Damage Type	Physical
Description	Leap backwards and throw caltrops on the ground, dealing {#}% damage and Slowing enemies by {#}%. Lasts {#} seconds.
Enhanced Caltrops	Enemies in Caltrops take {#}%[x] increased damage from you, increased by {#}%[x] each second.
Methodical Caltrops	Caltrops now deals Cold damage and Chills enemies for {#}% per second.
Disciplined Caltrops	You have +{#}% Critical Strike Chance against enemies inside your Caltrops. Double this amount against Vulnerable enemies.

Dance of Knives (Vessel of Hatred)

Charges	6
Cooldown	1 second
Lucky Hit Chance	25%
Damage Type	Physical
Description	While Channeling, gain 20%[+] increased Movement Speed, 10%[+] Dodge chance, and launch knives at nearby enemies, each dealing 86% Weapon damage.
Enhanced Dance of Knives	Moving 30 meters while Channeling Dance of Knives grants 4 Charges.
Methodical Dance of Knives	When you stop Channeling Dance of Knives, drop up to 12 Stun Grenades, each dealing 20% Weapon damage. The Channeled duration determines how many are dropped.
Disciplined Dance of Knives	Dance of Knives Slows enemies hit by 25% for 3 seconds. Each Knife has a 20% chance to pierce the enemy.

Rogue Subterfuge Skills

Subterfuge skills are a good addition to support any build, as they allow the Rogue to use various traps and tricks to escape even large groups of enemies.

Dark Shroud

Cooldown	20 seconds
Description	Surround yourself with up to {#} protective shadows. Gain +{#}% Damage Reduction per active shadow. Each time you take direct damage, that damage is reduced and a shadow is consumed. You can only lose 1 Dark Shroud shadow every 1.5 seconds.
Enhanced Dark Shroud	Each active shadow from Dark Shroud grants you {#}% increased Movement Speed and also has a {#}% chance to not be Consumed.
Subverting Dark Shroud	You Heal for {#}% of your Maximum Life when a Dark Shroud shadow is removed.
Countering Dark Shroud	While you have at least {#} active shadow from Dark Shroud, gain +{#}% Critical Strike Chance.

Smoke Grenade

Cooldown	10 seconds
Lucky Hit Chance	25%
Description	Throw a smoky concoction at enemies that Dazes them for {#} seconds.
Enhanced Smoke Grenade	Enemies hit by Smoke Grenade take x{#}% increased damage from you for {#} seconds.
Subverting Smoke Grenade	Smoke Grenade  now deals Poison damage and applies another {#}% Poisoning damage over {#} seconds.
Countering Smoke Grenade	Hitting an Elite or Boss with Smoke Grenade reduces its Cooldown by {#} seconds.

Poison Trap

Cooldown	10 seconds
Lucky Hit Chance	20%
Damage Type	Poison
Description	Place a trap that arms after {#} seconds. It activates when an enemy moves within range, applying {#}% Poisoning damage over {#} seconds to enemies in the area. You can have 4 armed traps out at once.
Enhanced Poison Trap	Poison Trap Immobilizes enemies for {#} seconds when it activates.
Subverting Poison Trap	Enemies take x{#}% increased Poisoning damage while standing in Poison Trap.
Countering Poison Trap	Poison Trap has a {#}% chance to reset your Imbuement Skill Cooldowns when activated.

Concealment

Cooldown	20 seconds
Description	Vanish from sight, gaining Stealth and Unhindered for {#} seconds. During Concealment you additionally become Unstoppable, gain +{#}% Movement Speed, and can move through enemies freely. Using an attack Skill during Concealment will break Concealment.
Enhanced Stealth	You gain {#} Energy when you enter Concealment.
Subverting Stealth	The Skill that breaks Concealment is always a Critical Strike and makes enemies Vulnerable for 6 seconds.
Countering Stealth	Casting Concealment grants 10% Dodge Chance and increases the Movement Speed bonus to 60%[+] for 5 seconds.

Rogue Imbuement Skills

Imbuement Skills add an extra effect to the next two weapon attacks of the Rogue. Imbuement Skills each have a cooldown and therefore work well with slower-paced playstyles, such as the Combo Points Specialization.

Poison Imbuement

Cooldown	13 seconds
Lucky Hit Chance	33%
Damage Type	Poison
Description	Imbue your weapons with lethal poison. The next {#} Imbueable Skills deal Poison damage and apply up to {#}% Poison damage over {#} seconds.
Enhanced Poison Imbuement	Casting Poison Imbuement generates {#} Energy, increased by {#} for each Nearby Poisoned enemy.
Mixed Poison Imbuement	Lucky Hit: Poison Imbued skills have up to a {#}% chance to reduce Poison Imbuement’s cooldown by {#} seconds.
Blended Poison Imbuement	Critical Strikes with Poison Imbued Skills deal x{#}% increased Poisoning damage.

Shadow Imbuement

Cooldown	13 seconds
Lucky Hit Chance	33%
Damage Type	Shadow
Description	Imbue your weapons with festering shadows. The next {#} Imbueable Skills deal Shadow damage and infect enemies for {#} seconds. Infected enemies explode on death, dealing {#}% damage to all surrounding enemies. If the infection expires before the enemy dies, it will deal {#}% damage to only that enemy.
Enhanced Shadow Imbuement	You have {#}% increased Critical Strike Chance against Injured enemies infected by Shadow Imbuement.
Mixed Shadow Imbuement	Enemies damaged by Shadow Imbued Skills take x{#}% increased non-Physical damage for {#} seconds.
Blended Shadow Imbuement	Shadow Imbuement’s primary explosion makes enemies Vulnerable for 2 seconds.

Cold Imbuement

Cooldown	13 seconds
Damage Type	Cold
Description	Imbue your weapons with frigid energies. Your next {#} Imbueable Skills deal Cold damage and Chill enemies for up to {#}%. Cold Imbued skills deal x{#}% damage to Crowd Controlled enemies.
Enhanced Cold Imbuement	Lucky Hit: Cold Imbued Skills have up to a {#}% chance to make enemies Vulnerable for {#} seconds.
Mixed Cold Imbuement	Cold Imbued Skills deal x{#}% increased damage to Crowd Controlled enemies. Double this bonus against Frozen enemies.
Blended Cold Imbuement	Lucky Hit: Cold Imbued Skills have up to a {#}% chance to instantly Freeze enemies for {#} seconds.

Rogue Ultimate Skills

Ultimate Skills are powerful skills with an especially long cooldown. Ultimate Skills must be built around in order to be effective, and only one Ultimate Skill can be chosen at a time.

Shadow Clone

Cooldown	60 seconds
Damage Type	Physical
Description	Summons a Shadow Clone that mimics the Rogue’s actions for {#} seconds. The shadow deals {#}% of the Rogue’s damage
Prime Shadow Clone	You gain Stealth and Unstoppable for {#} seconds after casting Shadow Clone.
Supreme Shadow Clone	Your Shadow Clone deals an additional 20% of your damage.

Death Trap

Cooldown	50 seconds
Lucky Hit Chance	4%
Damage Type	Shadow
Description	Place a trap that arms after {#} seconds. It activates when an enemy moves within range, dealing {#}% damage to enemies in the area. If Death Trap kills an enemy, its cooldown is reduced by 10 seconds.
Prime Death Trap	Enemies are Pulled into Death Trap when it activates.
Supreme Death Trap	Enemies that resist Death Trap’s pull in are hit again for 120% of Death Trap’s damage.

Rain of Arrows

Cooldown	50 seconds
Lucky Hit Chance	4%
Damage Type	Physical
Description	Arrows rain down over a large area {#} times, each wave dealing {#}% damage and knocks down enemies for 3 seconds.
Prime Rain of Arrows	Imbuement Skill effects applied by Rain of Arrows have x{#}% increased potency.
Supreme Rain of Arrows	Rain of Arrows deals 60%[x] increased damage to Crowd Controlled enemies.

Rogue Dismount Skill

While mounted, the Rogue has access to a unique Dismount Skill that causes them to leap off their mount and shoot a rain of arrows in midair. Players that are struck by an enemy are automatically dismounted and are unable to use their Dismount Skill.