While Diablo 4 offers multiple classes, and theoretically each class should maintain a balanced power balance, this isn't always possible because of seasonal mechanics and changes in available gear.
Take Rogue class for example. While the class experienced a surge in popularity with its abundant builds when Season 6 and its DLC launch coincided, this surge was short-lived, and after Season 8, Rogue's popularity plummeted.
Luckily, Season 10 appears to offer a chance to change this dynamic through seasonal mechanics like Chaos Perks. These new powers can be earned simply by completing new events, enriching builds without the laborious process of farming rare gear.
So, what Rogue builds can be paired with Chaos Perks to maximize their power and help the class regain its throne, or at least boost its usage in the new season? We'll explain.
Chaos Perks Overview
As seasonal powers added to the game in Season 10, Chaos Perks are divided into general and class-specific perks, each further divided into four rarity tiers: magic, rare, legendary, and unique.
To obtain these perks, you need to diligently farm them during Chaos Rift seasonal event. This not only helps you earn Chaos Perks, but also helps you accumulate more XP and Diablo 4 gold, allowing you to level up faster and get more items early in the game.
Why Do Chaos Perks Help Rogue?
Compared to other classes, Rogue have always been known for their agility and high mobility, making them highly replaceable in both defense and damage. This has contributed to their low popularity for several consecutive seasons.
However, the addition of Chaos Powers means the class now has additional avenues for boosting their defense or attack damage.
Combined with their evasion abilities and the increased availability of Chaos Armor in Season 10, Rogue are poised to become powerful once again.
What Rogue Build Is The Best Paired With Chaos Perks?
Since Rogue's release, successful builds include Dance of Knives, Death Trap, and more. Most of these focus solely on melee or ranged combat, but Twisting Blades Build offers a better balance of both ranges.
In essence, this build's mechanic involves piercing enemies with your blades to control them, then recalling and using them again. Combined with Trap-based abilities, this creates a fast and flexible playstyle - a dual-threat strategy that blends melee and ranged combat.
How To Craft Twisting Blades Build?
Before adding more Season 10-specific powers or armor, you need to establish a solid foundation for this build. Having the right skills and optimal rotation order is key to a build's ability to deliver sufficient damage.
- Puncture: Throw your blades at short range, dealing 45% damage to enemies. Every 3 pierces slows enemies by 20% for 2 seconds. You also gain 2 energy for damaging crowd control enemies.
- Twisting Blades: Impale enemies for 98% damage and increases their damage taken by 8% for 3 seconds. After 1.5 seconds, the blades return to you, piercing enemies for 157% damage.
- Shadow Step: After becoming unstoppable, you swiftly streak through shadows, stabbing your target from behind for 80% damage. Your movement speed is then increased by 50% for 2 seconds.
- Poison Imbuement: Imbues your weapon with poison, causing your next two Imbuement skills to deal poison damage and an additional 6% of your base damage for 100 seconds.
- Shadow Imbuement: Imbues your weapon with festering shadows, causing your next two Imbuement skills to deal shadow damage and infect enemies for 6 seconds. Infected enemies explode upon death, dealing 40% damage to nearby enemies.
- Shadow Clone: Summons a shadow copy of you, dealing 56% of your damage over 15 seconds. Casting the clone stuns nearby enemies for 3 seconds, causing them to take 500% damage.
From a mechanics perspective, Puncture is an excellent energy generator, Twisting Blades is the primary damage source, and Shadow Step helps you escape from combat more quickly. Other skills focus on further increasing damage output.
After completing your skill build, add the following gear:
- Heir of Perdition
- Shroud of False Death
- Bladedancer's Bow
- Condemnation
- Coldclip Dagger
- Gloves of Creeping Death
- Ring of the Expectant
- Ring of the Expectant
- Slice and Dice Boots
- Umbrous Pants
- Ring of the Expectant
How To Combine Chaos Perks And Armor?
After completing the basic crafting, this build isn't very competitive unless you add the appropriate Chaos Perks and Armor.
Recommended Chaos Armor includes Grasp of Shadow and Bands of Ichorous Rose. They increase the damage of your Poison Trap and summon Shadow Clone to use a second instance of Twisting Blades without having to choose one over the other.
The best Chaos Perks are the rare Enervated Strikes and the unique Hit and Run. Their functions are:
- Enervated Strikes: Grants a 50-100% chance to cast Twisting Blades twice, but no longer passively gains Energy.
- Hit and Run: Increases your damage by 30-50% after moving 15 meters, stacking. However, without this perk, your damage is reduced by 30%. Therefore, it's best to stay on the move and use Dash to activate it.
I believe that after the seasonal mechanism is optimized, you can become an even more powerful Rogue in Season 10 through Twisting Blades Build! I wish you good luck!
