Flurry - Rogue Build for Diablo 4 (Season 10)

Build Introduction

The Flurry Rogue build rapidly stabs every foe in range. Flurry penetrates through every enemy in range with multiple hits. Aspect of Encircling Blades enables Flurry to deal damage in a massive circular Area of Effect (AoE) around the player. Deathmask of Nirmitruq enables the Rogue to consume Life for more power.

Season 10 Update (Patch 2.4.0): The power of this build is significantly increased by Chaos Perks, Chaos Armor, and buffs to Legendary Paragon nodes. Be sure to check the Season 10 Mechanics section for the best-in-slot setup.

The only starting requirement for this endgame build guide is a Level 60 character. Check the Rogue Leveling Guide if you need help getting there.

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

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths

High area damage to clear packs
Rapid movement with Flurry teleport
Can crowd control an entire pack of enemies

Weaknesses

Lower single-target damage than Twisting Blades, Rapid Fire, Barrage
Requires melee range
Crowd control dependent on procs

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BiS Gear, Gems, and Runes	Paragon Board
Rotation and Playstyle	Season Updates

Skill Bar and Skill Tree Points

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

Once you obtain and equip Deathmask of Nirmitruq, reallocate Skill Points from Innervation (3) to Siphoning Strikes (3).

Momentum is recommended as the starting Key Passive. Check the Momentum and Close Quarters Combat Variants section for details on the advanced version of the build.

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

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

Combo Points is the preferred Specialization for general farming due to the burst damage playstyle of Flurry Rogue. Build Combo Points with Puncture to unleash additional damage for Flurry.

Combo Points Rogue Diablo 4 — Combo Points Are Counted Above the Skill Bar

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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 Flurry 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.

For the best-in-slot gear setup in Season 10, check the Chaos Armor section of the guide.

Gear Slot	Aspect Name	Aspect Power
Ranged Weapon	Aspect of Encircling Blades	Flurry damages enemies in a circle around you and deals x [35 – 55%] increased damage.
Amulet	Aspect of the Dark Dance	Every 5 seconds, your next Core Skill costs [X] Life instead of Primary Resource. Will only occur if you have at least 60% of your Maximum Life. Skills that consume Life deal x80% bonus damage.
Dual-Wielded Weapon Slot #1 (replaced by Condemnation)	Aspect of the Expectant	After attacking enemies with a Basic Skill, increase the damage of your next Core Skill cast within 5 seconds by x [5 – 12%], up to x30%.
Gloves (replaced by Fists of Fate)	Frostbitten Aspect	Enemies hit by your Grenade Skills have a chance equal to your Critical Strike Chance to be Frozen for 2 seconds. You deal x [10 – 30%] increased Critical Strike Damage against Frozen or Stunned enemies.
Dual-Wielded Weapon Slot #2 or Ring Slots	Aspect of Retribution	Distant enemies have a 10% chance to be Stunned for 2 seconds when they hit you. You deal [15 – 35%] increased damage to Stunned and Knocked Down enemies.
Dual-Wielded Weapon Slot #2 or Ring Slots	Coldclip Aspect	You deal x [20 – 40%] increased damage to enemies that are Chilled or Frozen. Your Basic Skills are always Cold Imbued at 50% potency and gain this damage bonus against Bosses.
Dual-Wielded Weapon Slot #2 or Ring Slots	Breakneck Bandit’s Aspect	Flurry deals x [35 – 55%] increased damage and has a 20% chance to Stun enemies for 3 seconds with each hit.
Helm (replaced by Deathmask of Nirmitruq)	Aspect of Might	Basic Skills grant 20% Damage Reduction for [2 – 10] seconds.
Chest (replaced by Shroud of False Death)	Cheat’s Aspect	You gain [5 – 15%] increased Damage Reduction and +10% increased Movement Speed. These bonuses are doubled while below 50% Maximum Life.
Pants	Umbrous Aspect	Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes have up to a [45 – 65%] chance to grant a free Dark Shroud shadow.
Boots	Wind Striker Aspect	Critical Strikes grant [8.5 – 19%] Movement Speed for 1 second, up to 6 seconds.

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Stat Priority and Tempering Affixes

Listed below are the affixes to prioritize on gear for Flurry 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.

Stack Damage to Close Enemies to make the switch from Momentum to Close Quarters Combat.

Equip Daggers for the Damage to Close Enemies implicit stat to scale the bonus damage of Close Quarters Combat. A Bow is preferred over a Crossbow for a faster Attack Speed if using Heartseeker to activate the Marksman requirement of Close Quarters Combat.

Prioritize capping Armor at 1,000 and all Resistances at 75%. Be aware of the increasing penalties to Armor and Resistances as you progress through Torment difficulties.

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Slot	Gear Affixes	Tempering Affixes
Weapons	1. Dexterity, Maximum Life, Vulnerable Damage or Critical Strike Damage	Agile Augments (Weapon): Chance for Flurry to Deal Double Damage up to the 100% cap Natural Finesse (Offensive): Damage to Close Enemies
Helm	1. Cooldown Reduction 2. Any uncapped Resistances or Armor 3. Dexterity, Maximum Life	Alchemist Control (Utility: Flurry Size up to the 100% cap Rogue Persistence (Defensive): Ranks to Second Wind
Chest	1. Ranks to Dark Shroud 2. Any uncapped Resistances or Armor 3. Dexterity, Maximum Life	Alchemist Control (Utility): Flurry Size up to the 100% cap Rogue Persistence (Defensive): Ranks to Second Wind
Gloves	1. Ranks to Flurry, Critical Strike Chance, Attack Speed 2. Any uncapped Resistances or Armor 3. Dexterity, Maximum Life	Natural Finesse (Offensive): Damage to Close Enemies Alchemist Control (Utility: Flurry Size up to then 100% cap
Pants	1. Any uncapped Resistances or Armor 2. Dexterity, Maximum Life	Trap Expertise (Utility): Caltrops Duration Rogue Persistence (Defensive): Ranks to Second Wind
Boots	Implicit Stat: Attacks Reduce Evade’s Cooldown 1. Movement Speed 2. Any uncapped Resistances or Armor 3. Dexterity, Maximum Life, Ranks to Dash	Natural Motion (Mobility): Movement Speed Imbuement Abundance (Utility): Cold Imbue Additional Casts
Amulet	1. Ranks to Frigid Finesse, % Dexterity 2. Ranks to Unstable Elixirs, Weapon Mastery, Exploit, or Malice 3. Cooldown Reduction, Critical Strike Chance, Attack Speed	Imbuement Abundance (Utility): Cold Imbue Additional Casts Natural Finesse (Offensive): Damage to Close Enemies
Rings	1. Critical Strike Chance, Attack Speed 2. Dexterity, Maximum Life, Resource Cost Reduction	Natural Finesse (Offensive): Damage to Close Enemies Agility Efficiency (Resource): Dash Cooldown Reduction

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Uniques and Mythic Uniques

Listed below are the recommended and optional Unique and Mythic Unique Items for the Flurry 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.

Condemnation (recommended) provides increased damage and reduces the Basic Skills cast between Core Skills from 3 to 1.
- Masterworking Priority: Basic Skill Attack Speed
Deathmask of Nirmitruq (recommended) provides a massive amount of Increased Damage and Attack Speed.
- Masterworking Priority: Ranks to Flurry
Heir of Perdition (optional) is an alternative option if you do not want to consume Life with Deathmask of Nirmitruq. In Season 10, both items can be equipped simultaneously with a Chaos Armor version of Deathmask of Nirmitrug.
- Masterworking Priority: Ranks to Core Skills
Ring of Starless Skies (optional) should only be equipped if you are not utilizing the Deathmask of Nirmitruq setup, as Life is spent instead of Energy.
- Masterworking Priority: Ranks to Core Skills
Shroud of False Death (recommended) provides the highest damage increase in the slot due to the +1 Ranks to All Passives inherent affix.
- Masterworking Priority: All Stats
Fists of Fate (recommended) provides up to a 50% overall damage increase in its unique effect and a high amount of Lucky Hit Chance.
- Masterworking Priority: Critical Strike Chance or Attack Speed

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Gems and Runewords

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

Gems

Equip the corresponding Gems into your Weapon, Armor, and Jewelry slots.

Weapon Gems	Armor Gems	Jewelry Gems
Grand Emerald for increased Critical Strike Damage.	Grand Emerald for Dexterity.	Any Resistance Gems needed or Grand Skull for Armor (up to the 1,000 Armor cap).

Runewords

Insert one of the following Runewords, consisting of a Rune of Ritual and a Rune of Invocation, into your equipped Ranged Weapon. The other Runeword can be inserted 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
Noc Kry	Gain: 10 Offering — Inflict a Crowd Control. Gain double offering if it isn’t a Slow or a Chill. Requires: 300 Offering, Cooldown: 3 Seconds — Invoke the Spiritborn’s Vortex, dealing damage and Pulling In enemies.
Cir Vex	Gain: 300 Offering — Cast 5 Skills then become exhausted for 3 seconds. Requires: 100 Offering, Cooldown: 5 Seconds — Gain +1 to Skills for 10 seconds.

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Paragon Board

Use the following Paragon Boards, Legendary Nodes, and Glyphs for the Flurry Rogue.

Combat is socketed in the Base Setup to assist with Energy generation when first starting the build. The Full Setup sockets Turf instead once Deathmask of Nirmitruq is obtained and equipped.

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Season 10 Mechanics

Season 10: Infernal Chaos offers seasonal powers that can be utilized to enhance this build. Access Chaos Perks from the Powers tab in the character sheet, and equip Chaos Armor to create more powerful Unique Item combinations.

Chaos Perks

Progress through the Seasonal Reputation Board to unlock non-Unique Perks, and defeat Bartuc within the Infernal Hordes in Torment 1 or higher for a chance to unlock Unique Perks. Upgrade Chaos Perks by collecting Infernal Warp, earned by defeating Chaos Monsters. Equip the following Chaos Perk setup recommended for this build.

Power	Description
Unique Chaos Perk: A Beast Cornered	For every 10% Life you are missing, you gain x20% increased damage and 5% Damage Reduction. Spending Resources also drains a percentage of your Life equal to 30% the Resources spent, refunding those Resources. This cannot reduce you to below 10% Life.
Marred Guard	You can no longer be healed above 50% Life. You gain 10% Maximum Resistance to All Elements, x20% Armor, and 100% increased Barrier and Fortify Generation.
Enervated Strikes	You no longer passively generate Energy. Your Core Skills deal x150% increased damage.
Power Siphon (can only be used with Deathmask of Nirmitruq)	Your Core Skills deal 100% increased damage, but also reduce your Maximum Current Resource by 20 for 6 seconds. This reduction stacks but does not refresh.
Unpredictable Alchemy (alternative option)	Imbuements flow wildly, Imbuing every Basic Skill Cast with a random Imbuement. Imbued Skills deal x40% increased damage.

Chaos Armor

Enhanced versions of certain Unique Items can drop to fit in the Helm, Chest, Gloves, Pants, or Boots gear slots. Defeat Bartuc in Torment difficulties to target-farm Chaos Armor (guaranteed drop in Torment 3-4).

Equip the following best-in-slot gear setup that is optimized with Mythic Unique Items and Chaos Armor, if you happen to be lucky enough to find them. Greater Affix and Masterworking Bonuses for Unique Items and Chaos Armor are bolded/highlighted. Chaos Armor slots that are interchangeable are noted in the table.

Gear Slot	Name	Effect
Ranged Weapon	Aspect of Encircling Blades	Flurry damages enemies in a circle around you and deals x [35 – 55%] increased damage.
Amulet	Aspect of the Dark Dance	Every 5 seconds, your next Core Skill costs [X] Life instead of Primary Resource. Will only occur if you have at least 60% of your Maximum Life. Skills that consume Life deal x80% bonus damage.
Dual-Wielded Weapons and Rings	Breakneck Bandit’s Aspect	Flurry deals x [35 – 55%] increased damage and has a 20% chance to Stun enemies for 3 seconds with each hit.
Dual-Wielded Weapons and Rings	Frostbitten Aspect	Enemies hit by your Grenade Skills have a chance equal to your Critical Strike Chance to be Frozen for 2 seconds. You deal x [10 – 30%] increased Critical Strike Damage against Frozen or Stunned enemies.
Dual-Wielded Weapons and Rings	Coldclip Aspect	You deal x [20 – 40%] increased damage to enemies that are Chilled or Frozen. Your Basic Skills are always Cold Imbued at 50% potency and gain this damage bonus against Bosses.
Dual-Wielded Weapons and Rings	Aspect of Retribution	Distant enemies have a 10% chance to be Stunned for 2 seconds when they hit you. You deal x [15 – 35%] increased damage to Stunned and Knocked Down enemies.
Helm	Heir of Perdition	⁕ Ranks to Core Skills Succumb to hatred and earn Mother’s Favor, increasing your damage dealt by x60%. Slaughter enemies to briefly steal Mother’s Favor from surrounding allies.
Chest	Shroud of False Death	⁕ All Stats +1 to All Passives
Gloves, Pants, or Boots	Chaos Armor: Condemnation (Gloves)	⁕ Basic Skill Attack Speed Your Core Skills deal x [50 – 70%] increased damage when spending 3 Combo Points. Casting Basic Skills always generate 3 Combo Points.
Gloves, Pants, or Boots	Chaos Armor: Deathmask of Nirmitruq (Pants)	⁕ Ranks to Flurry You can now overexert yourself while Casting Flurry, spending 8% life when you don’t have enough Energy. Spending life to Cast Flurry increases its damage by x [70 – 100%] and your Attack Speed by +50% for 5 seconds.
Gloves, Pants, or Boots, or Chest (option #1)	Chaos Armor: Cowl of the Nameless (Boots)	⁕ Trick Attacks or Unstable Elixirs
Pants, or Boots (option #2)	Chaos Armor: Fists of Fate (Boots)	⁕ Critical Strike Chance or Attack Speed Your attacks randomly deal 1% to [200 – 300%] of their normal damage.

Mercenaries

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

Hired Mercenary: Raheir
- Skills: Ground Slam, Raheir’s Aegis, Bastion, Inspiration
Reinforcement: Varyana
- Skill: Bloodthirst
- Opportunity: Cast when the player casts any skill in combat.

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Build Mechanics

The Flurry Rogue build is fairly simple to play. Flurry becomes a powerful clearing skill, especially with Aspect of Encircling Blades to turn it into a circular Area of Effect around the player.

Fundamental Puncture, Enhanced Cold Imbuement, and Condemnation apply Vulnerable to enemies.

Poison Trap activates Enhanced Poison Trap, Subverting Poison Trap, and Alchemical Advantage.

Resource Management

Enhanced Puncture, Innervation, and Combat should provide enough Energy generation if you are taking the time to build Combo Points before casting each Flurry. Ring of Starless Skies is an option for additional resource management.

Once you obtain and equip Deathmask of Nirmitruq, Energy generation needs to be removed from the build. Life is spent instead and then recovered by Improved Flurry and Siphoning Strikes. Reallocate Skill Points from Innervation (3) to Siphoning Strikes (3). Switch Combat to Turf in the Paragon setup.

Rotation and Playstyle

Use the following rotation to optimize damage output.

Activate Cold Imbuement for damage increases from Mixed Cold Imbuement and Frigid Finesse.
Against bosses and tough elites, cast Poison Trap and Caltrops to deal more damage.
Use a Potion to activate the damage buff from Unstable Elixirs.
Build 3 Combo Points with Puncture. If you have Condemnation equipped, only 1 cast of Puncture is necessary.
Cast Flurry to teleport to enemies and deal damage.
Continue to build Combo Points with Puncture before casting Flurry.

Momentum and Close Quarters Combat Variants

Momentum is the default version for the Twisting Blades Rogue due to its numerous starting benefits, including a damage multiplier, Energy Generation, Damage Reduction, and Movement Speed. No additional scaling is needed for Momentum, making it the preferred Key Passive for a starter setup.

Close Quarters Combat can provide more damage output than Momentum if you have the proper gearing to scale its bonus. Keep stacking Damage to Close Enemies on gear until the damage bonus of Close Quarters Combat is worthwhile. Switch Fundamental Puncture to Fundamental Heartseeker to activate the Marksman requirement of Close Quarters Combat.

Elixirs and Incenses

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 Flurry Rogue, ranked by importance.

Elixir of Precision II provides the highest damage output increase, if not already capped at 100% Critical Strike Chance.
Elixir of Advantage II increases damage output, if not already capped at 100% Attack Speed bonus from gear and Paragon.
Elixir of Resourcefulness II 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 the casting of Core Skills.
Elixir of Fortitude II is the best general-purpose option for survivability.

Incense can also be crafted at the Alchemist. Queen’s Supreme (Core Stat), Song of the Mountain (Defensive), and Soothing Spices (Resistance) are recommended. These Incenses are categorized into three separate groups and can be active simultaneously. The added Armor and Resistances are especially helpful to reach their caps.

Season 10 Updates

A brief summary of the changes in Patch 2.4.0 that may pertain to this specific build is provided below. For a complete overview of Season 10, take a look at the comprehensive season guide.

Condemnation
- Previous: Your Core Skills deal 50-70% increased damage when spending 3 Combo Points. Your Basic Skills using this weapon have a 50% chance to generate 3 Combo Points.
- Now: Your Core Skills deal 50-70% increased damage when spending 3 Combo Points. Casting Basic Skills always generate 3 Combo Points.
Flurry: Damage reduced from 150% to 140%.
Cunning Stratagem
- Previous: Your non-damage Combo Point bonuses are increased by 33% when you spend 3 Combo Points.
- Now: Your Combo Point Bonuses are increased by 40% when you spend 3 Combo Points.
Eldritch Bounty: Damage increased from 30%[x] to 50%[x].
Cheap Shot
- Previous: You deal 5%[x] increased damage for each Nearby enemy that is Crowd Controlled, up to 25%[x]. A Nearby Staggered Boss provides the maximum bonus.
- Now: Deal 30% increased damage, doubled against Crowd Controlled enemies.
Exploit Weakness
- Previous: Lucky Hit: Hitting a Vulnerable enemy has up to a 60% chance to increase your damage by 1%[x] for 25 seconds, up to 25%[x]. At 25 stacks, this bonus remains for 6 seconds before expiring.
- Now: You deal 45% more Vulnerable damage. The first time you hit a Vulnerable enemy their damage is reduced by 20% for 6 seconds.
Danse Macabre: Damage increased from 30% to 50%.