Rapid Fire – Rogue Build for Diablo 4 (Season 10)

Build Introduction

The Rapid Fire Rogue creates a laser beam of multiple arrows to snipe your foes. Each cast of Rapid Fire hits multiple times to deal high single-target damage to the toughest enemies, while Scoundrel’s Kiss provides the necessary Area-of-Effect (AoE) explosions to clear groups of enemies.

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.

This endgame build guide requires a Level 60 character and Scoundrel’s Kiss to enable Rapid Fire to deal AoE damage. If you are starting a new Rogue character, check out the recommended Rogue leveling builds.

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

Strengths and Weaknesses

Quick Navigation

Use the table below to jump to the sections.

Skill Bar and Skill Tree Points

Skill Bar Setup for the Rapid Fire Rogue (order does not matter)

Rapid FireHeartseekerCold ImbuementDashSmoke GrenadeCaltrops

The Skill Tree above shows the full allocation of 71 Skill Points for the Rapid Fire 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.

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 the Rapid Fire Rogue. Build Combo Points with Heartseeker to unleash additional damage and arrows for Rapid Fire.

↑ Back to Navigation Table

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 Rapid Fire 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	Name	Effect
Ranged Weapon (replaced by Skyhunter)	Edgemaster’s Aspect	Skills deal up to x [5 – 25%] increased damage based on your available Primary Resource when cast, receiving the maximum benefit while you have full Primary Resource.
Amulet (+50% bonus effect)	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 #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%.
Dual-Wielded Weapon Slot #2	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.
Gloves (replaced by Fists of Fate)	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.
Ring Slot #1 (replaced by Scoundrel’s Kiss)	Rapid Aspect	Basic Skills gain + [15 – 35%] Attack Speed.
Ring Slot #2 (replaced by Ring of Starless Skies)	Accelerating Aspect	Critical Strikes with Core Skills increase your Attack Speed by + [10 – 30%] for 5 seconds.
Helm (replaced by Heir of Perdition or Cowl of the Nameless)	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	Aspect of Slaughter	You gain 20% Movement speed. Lose this bonus for [5 – 2] seconds after taking damage from a Close Enemy.

↑ Back to Navigation Table

Stat Priority and Tempering Affixes

Listed below are the affixes to prioritize on gear for Rapid Fire 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.

When comparing Legendary weapons with similar item levels, Crossbows are preferred over Bows for the better implicit stat and Weapon Mastery bonus. Swords offer a boost to Precision with the Critical Strike Damage implicit.

Precision increases the priority of Critical Strike Damage to scale the bonus multiplier, while reducing the need for Critical Strike Chance.

Prioritize Boots with the implicit effect, attacks reduce Evade’s cooldown, for constant Evades to activate Advanced Rapid Fire.

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.

↑ Back to Legendary Gear Table

Slot	Gear Affixes	Tempering Affixes
Weapons	1. Critical Strike Damage 2. Dexterity, Maximum Life	Marksman Augments — Core (Weapon): Chance for Rapid Fire Projectiles to Cast Twice Worldly Finesse (Offensive): Critical Strike Damage
Helm	1. Cooldown Reduction 2. Any uncapped Resistances or Armor 3. Dexterity, Maximum Life	Imbuement Abundance (Utility): Cold Imbue Additional Casts Rogue Persistence (Defensive): Ranks to Second Wind
Chest	1. Ranks to Dark Shroud 2. Any uncapped Resistances or Armor 3. Dexterity, Maximum Life	Imbuement Abundance (Utility): Cold Imbue Additional Casts Rogue Persistence (Defensive): Ranks to Second Wind
Gloves	1. Ranks to Rapid Fire, Attack Speed, Critical Strike Damage 2. Any uncapped Resistances or Armor 3. Dexterity, Maximum Life	Worldly Finesse (Offensive): Critical Strike Damage Imbuement Abundance (Utility): Cold Imbue Additional Casts
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, Attack Speed	Imbuement Abundance (Utility): Cold Imbue Additional Casts Worldly Finesse (Offensive): Critical Strike Damage
Rings	1. Attack Speed, Critical Strike Damage 2. Dexterity, Maximum Life, Resource Cost Reduction	Marksman Finesse (Offensive): Critical Strike Damage Worldly Stability (Resource): Resource Generation

↑ Back to Navigation Table

Uniques and Mythic Uniques

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

• Scoundrel’s Kiss (recommended) enables Rapid Fire to deal Area of Effect damage against groups of enemies.
  • Masterworking Priority: Ranks to Rapid Fire
• Skyhunter (recommended) synergies well with Precision to guarantee Critical Strikes, increase damage, and restore Energy.
  • Masterworking Priority: Chance for Marksman Projectiles to Cast Twice up to 100% cap and then Attack Speed
• Condemnation (recommended) provides increased damage and reduces the Basic Skills cast between Core Skills from 3 to 1.
  • Masterworking Priority: Basic Skill Attack Speed
• Heir of Perdition (recommended) is a Mythic Unique Helm that provides the most damage in the slot.
  • Masterworking Priority: Ranks to Core Skills
• Cowl of the Nameless (recommended) is an alternative offensive option if you do not yet have Heir of Perdition.
  • Masterworking Priority: Trick Attacks or Unstable Elixirs
• Ring of Starless Skies (recommended) is a Mythic Unique Item that provides a highly valuable 1.5x multiplier. The downside is that the unique effect requires some management to ramp up and maintain the buff stacks.
  • 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 or Resource Generation
• 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: Attack Speed

↑ Back to Navigation Table

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.

↑ Back to Navigation Table

Paragon Board

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

↑ Back to Navigation Table

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. Chaos Armor slots that are interchangeable are noted in the table.

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.
Unpredictable Alchemy	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.

Gear Slot	Name	Effect
Ranged Weapon (+100% bonus effect)	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.
Amulet (+50% bonus effect)	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	Edgemaster’s Aspect	Skills deal up to x [5 – 25%] increased damage based on your available Primary Resource when cast, receiving the maximum benefit while you have full Primary Resource.
Dual-Wielded Weapons	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.
Ring Slot #1	Scoundrel’s Kiss	⁕ Ranks to Rapid Fire Rapid Fire now lobs exploding arrows that deal [35 – 55%] increased damage.
Ring Slot #2	Ring of Starless Skies	⁕ Ranks to Core Skills Spending your Primary Resource reduces the Resource cost of your Skills and increases your damage by x10% for 3 seconds, up to x50%.
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 or Resource Generation +1 to All Passives
Gloves, Pants, or Boots	Chaos Armor: Skyhunter (Gloves)	⁕ Chance for Marksman Projectiles to Cast Twice up to the 100% cap and then Attack Speed The first direct damage you deal to an enemy is a guaranteed Critical Strike. When you consume Precision casting a Skill, that Skill gains x [20 – 60%] increased Critical Strike Damage and you gain [30 – 60] Energy.
Gloves, Pants, or Boots	Chaos Armor: Condemnation (Pants)	⁕ 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.
Pants, Boots, or Chest (option #1)	Chaos Armor: Fists of Fate (Boots)	⁕ Attack Speed Your attacks randomly deal 1% to [200 – 300%] of their normal damage.
Gloves, Pants, or Boots (option #2)	Chaos Armor: Cowl of the Nameless (Boots)	⁕ Trick Attacks or Unstable Elixirs

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.

↑ Back to Navigation Table

Build Mechanics

Rapid Fire has high single-target damage, but normally lacks the Area of Effect (AoE) damage to clear groups of enemies. Scoundrel’s Kiss provides the AoE explosions needed to enable Rapid Fire as a main damage dealer for all situations.

Dark Shroud is not equipped on the Skill Bar. Dark Shrouds stacks are instead granted through Umbrous Aspect with a high number of hits per cast from Rapid Fire.

Enhanced Cold Imbuement and Condemnation apply Vulnerable to enemies.

Resource Management

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

Animation Cancel Technique

An Evade can be used immediately after using Rapid Fire to cancel the casting animation. This technique is important to quickly dodge incoming attacks while activating Advanced Rapid Fire. Boots with the implicit effect, Attacks Reduce Evade’s Cooldown, allow for an animation cancel after using 3 Basic Attacks and a Core Skill. Practice hitting Evade after every Rapid Fire to build muscle memory.

Rotation and Playstyle

Use the following rotation to optimize damage output.

1. Dash away from enemies to maintain a Distant Range for a damage increase from Deadeye.
2. Activate Cold Imbuement for damage increases from Mixed Cold Imbuement and Frigid Finesse.
3. Against bosses and tough elites, cast Smoke Grenade and Caltrops to deal more damage.
4. Use a Potion to activate the damage buff from Unstable Elixirs.
5. Use Evade to activate Advanced Rapid Fire and Balestra.
6. Build 3 Combo Points with Heartseeker. If you have Condemnation equipped, only 1 cast of Heartseeker is necessary.
7. Cast Rapid Fire at the target.
8. Immediately animation cancel Rapid Fire with an Evade
9. Continue to build Combo Points with Heartseeker before casting Rapid Fire.

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 Rapid Fire Rogue, ranked by importance.

1. Elixir of Advantage II increases damage output, if not already capped at 100% Attack Speed bonus from gear and Paragon.
2. 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.
3. 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.
• Improved Rapid Fire: Damage increased from 40% to 45%.
• 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%.

Changelog

• September 21st, 2025: Guide updated for Season 10 (Patch 2.4.0).
• June 27th, 2025: Guide updated for Season 9 (Patch 2.3.0).
• April 26th, 2025: Guide updated for Season 8 (Patch 2.2.0).
• January 21st, 2025: Guide updated for Season 7 (Patch 2.1.0).
• October 4th, 2024: Guide updated for Season 6 (Patch 2.0.2).
• August 6th, 2024: Guide updated for Season 5 (Patch 1.5.0).
• May 22nd, 2024: Article changed to a pure Rapid Fire build. Moved the previous Dual Core Rapid Fire Flurry Rogue build guide to another page.
• May 14th, 2024: Guide updated for Season 4 (Patch 1.4.0).
• January 22nd, 2024: Guide updated for Season 3 (Patch 1.3.0).
• October 17th, 2023: Guide updated for Season 2 (Patch 1.2.0).
• July 18th, 2023: Guide updated for Season 1 (Patch 1.1.0).