Are you ready to take your rogue class in Diablo 4 to the next level? If so, then it's time to take a look at all the skills available to the rogue and the upgrades that can improve them. The rogue class has a unique class mechanic that allows their basic skills to generate combo points. They can then use these combo points to fuel their core skills. Let's take a look at some of the basic skills and their upgrades:

 

• Puncture
• Heartseeker
• Shadow Step
• Subterfuge Skills
• Poison imbue
• Shadow imbue
• Cold imbue

 

 

Puncture

This skill throws blades a short distance dealing damage. Every third cast slows enemies by 20% for 2 seconds and critical strikes will always slow. An upgrade for this skill is Enhanced Puncture, which grants two energy when Puncture damages a crowd-controlled enemy.

 

Heartseeker

This skill fires an arrow that seeks out an enemy, dealing damage and increasing your critical strike chance against them by 3% for 4 seconds, up to 15%. An upgrade for this skill is Enhanced Heartseeker, which grants an 8% increase in attack speed for 4 seconds when Heartseeker critically strikes, and doubles this amount if the enemy is vulnerable.

 

Shadow Step

Shadow Step allows Rogues to become unstoppable and quickly move through the shadows to attack enemies from behind, while the upgrade increases their critical strike chance against that enemy by eight percent. Cow Chops throws traps on the ground that slow enemies and the upgrade deals three percent increased damage per second to enemies within the trap. Dash grants Rogues a massive movement speed bonus when used with high combo points, and the upgrade increases their critical shock damage for five seconds after dashing. 

 

Subterfuge Skills

Subterfuge Skills of the Rogue class include Smoke Grenade, which dazes enemies for four seconds, and Poison Trap, which arms after 1.25 seconds and deals massive poison damage over nine seconds. The upgrade for Smoke Grenade increases the damage taken by enemies by 15 percent, while the upgrade for Poison Trap immobilizes enemies for two seconds when it activates. Concealment allows Rogues to vanish from sight, gain stealth, and move through enemies freely, while the upgrade grants 40 energy on activation. Dark Shroud surrounds Rogues with up to five protective shadows, granting eight percent damage reduction per shadow, and the upgrade gives the shadows a 10 percent chance of not being consumed.

 

Poison imbue

The poison imbue has a nine-second cooldown and provides a 33% chance to imbue your weapon with lethal poison. Your next two attacks will then deal additional poison damage and apply a massive poison damage over five seconds. With an upgrade, the poison duration is increased by one second, meaning it can deal more damage over a longer period of time. 

 

Shadow imbue

The shadow imbue has a nine-second cooldown and provides a 33% chance to imbue your weapon with festering shadows. Your next two attacks will deal additional shadow damage and cause enemies to explode for more damage upon death. With an upgrade, your attacks have a 30% chance to create a mini explosion, dealing lesser shadow damage to enemies surrounding them. 

 

Cold imbue

The cold imbue has a nine-second cooldown and provides a 33% chance to imbue your weapon with rigid energies. Your next two attacks will deal additional cold damage and chill enemies up to 50%, while also dealing 15% increased damage to crowd-controlled enemies. With an upgrade, your attacks have a 30% chance to make enemies vulnerable for three seconds. 

 

Finally, rogue ultimates include the powerful Shadow Clone, which mimics the rogue's actions for 15 seconds and deals 60% of the rogue's damage, the Reign of Arrows, which rains arrows down twice over a large area, and the Death Trap, which places a trap that arms after 1.25 seconds and activates when an enemy moves within range, dealing massive damage to enemies in the area.