If you like to take down enemies in Diablo 4 in a fast and fierce way, then you will definitely like Twisting Blades Rogue build. In addition, this build is also one of the fastest builds you can make in Season of the Infernal Hordes, so Twisting Blades Rogue build is well worth your consideration.
This Twisting Blades Rogue build is focused on rushing straight into enemies on the battlefield and engaging in a very flashy fight with them, whether in leveling or endgame phase. If you choose the right items and skills for it according to the suggestions in this guide, you will definitely find the joy of fighting in this build!
It is important to note that this guide only covers the endgame build. You will need to complete the Of Lambs and Wolves quest to convert your leveling build into a proper endgame build. There are a lot of significant changes between the two builds that will affect how you handle endgame activities.
Active Skills
First, we will keep Twisting Blades, Shadow Step, Dash, and Poison Imbuement from the leveling build. Secondly, we will add new skills: Blade Shift, Dark Shroud, and Death Trap. Let’s take a look at each one.
Blade Shift is a replacement for Puncture, but it does not hinder your movement like Puncture does. Instead, it increases your movement speed. This will give you more flexibility and mobility in the endgame. Next, this Subterfuge Skill called Dark Shroud will also increase your movement speed and your Critical Strike Chance will also increase.
Finally, Death Trap is an Ultimate Skill that allows enemies to enter your set traps and detonate them. The amount of damage is unpredictable, and most importantly, when this skill successfully kills an enemy, its cooldown will be reduced by 12 seconds, which is very helpful when you kill some groups of enemies.
Passive Skills
Compared to Twisting Blades Rogue leveling build, more Passive Skills need to be added in the endgame build. The first point is Siphoning Strikes skill, which can turn Critical Strikes damage of enemies very close to you into healing elixirs, which will greatly increase your character’s survivability in the endgame.
There are also two skills, Deadly Venom and Alchemical Advantage, which can increase your Poison damage to the enemy and provide you with attack speed and Lucky Hit Chance enhancements.
Best Specialization
For the choice of Specialization, Twisting Blades Rogue endgame build still uses Combo Points Specialization from the leveling build. When you cast Blade Shift three times, you generate three combo points, which you can then unleash with Twisting Blades and deal amazing damage.
There is currently no replacement for Combo Points Specialization, as this Specialization allows you to run Nightmare Dungeons and The Pit in the endgame phase more easily to get the final Diablo 4 Gold reward.
Skill Rotation Suggestions
In Twisting Blades Rogue endgame build, you can rotate in the order of Poison, Imbuement, Shadow Step, Blade Shift x3, Twisting Blades, Dash, and finally Death Trap. Now let’s take a look at the specific reasons and rotation process.
First, Poison Imbuement will make your Shadow Step deal some extra damage, and then you can use 3 Blade Shifts to generate the combo points just mentioned. Then use Twisting Blades to release these combo points and perform a series of impaling blades on the enemy, which will also have Poison damage.
Then you can rush the enemy to increase your Critical Strike Chance. Finally, use Death Trap to make the ultimate attack on the enemy. This series of operations will definitely reduce the enemy’s health a lot, and your health will not be consumed.
Legendary Aspects
While you already have some great Legendary Aspects in your leveling build, the other Legendary Aspects in Sanctuary will make your Twisting Blades Rogue endgame build even more powerful. Here are Legendary Aspects you can choose from and what they do.
Aspect of Disobedience: Dealing any damage grants increased armor for a few seconds. This effect stacks.
Rapid Aspect: Increases attack speed of basic skills.
Aspect of Nebulous Brews: Healing potions give you increased movement speed for a few seconds, can be drunk when full, and produce a potion every 20 meters traveled.
Aspect of Volatile Shadows: When Dark Shroud’s shadow disappears it creates an explosion, dealing Shadow Damage and applying Shadow Inflict to each enemy hit.
Galvanized Slasher’s Aspect: When you damage an enemy with a Mobility Skill, maybe your Energy will be fully restored. Your maximum Energy is also increased.
That’s all for tips on skills and aspects on how to make your Twisting Blades Rogue endgame build stronger in Diablo 4 Season 5. Hopefully, you can win more boss encounters in the current season with this powerful build. If you’re interested in Diablo 4’s subsequent DLC and season, you can join the discussion in IGGM Discord. If you’re lucky enough, you may even win some Uber Boss summoning materials through a lucky draw. The winners will be announced on September 18, so good luck!
