Diablo 4 Spectral Ash

With the end of Diablo 4 Season 9 PTR last week, some players have tried out the game content that has been greatly changed, such as the new mechanics and greatly improved loot drops and spawn rates, which have all been well received by players.

Unfortunately, from the feedback of players, many of the combos and some passive skills that Rogue class previously had with super high damage capabilities have been greatly weakened. Although this has not had much impact on its original flexibility, it has also caused some builds to be far less effective than in previous seasons.

In order to meet the wishes of players who are keen on the super high mobility and deadly elemental damage capabilities brought by Rogue and still want to maximize its effectiveness in Season 9, this guide recommends the 3 best Rogue builds that have been tried in D4 S9 based on community feedback, actual player testing and some information from PTR.

These builds have different game styles. Whether you want to pass the level quickly or enjoy casual play, you can find the most suitable one among them. By the way, some of the attributes and statistics introduced here are likely to change in Season 9 Sins of the Horadrim, which will be officially released on July 1. Everything is subject to the official release.

1. Barrage Rogue

Since Diablo 4 focuses on the challenge of players in Nightmare Dungeons in Season 9, the first best build recommended here is Barrage Rogue build that can effectively clear this monster-dense area.

After you put Barrage and Shadow Imbuement into your build, your character has super strong continuous blasting potential, in which you can quickly farm Diablo 4 Gold and some high-quality loot.

Not only that, after choosing Dash and Caltrops, which have super high mobility skills, this build will have good survivability. But it is worth noting that it can only focus on fighting group enemies and is at a disadvantage when fighting against high-health bosses or single-target damage output.

In addition, you also need to accurately control the cooldown of Shadow Imbuement during the battle to maximize its effect. So it will be more suitable for you to use it when you farm those group monsters in the middle and late stages to enter the endgame content faster.

Recommended Gear

• Word of Hakan (Unique Amulet): Allows you to automatically apply all Imbuements when casting Barrage.
• Grasp of Shadow (Unique Gloves): Helps you spawn additional shadow clones after hitting an enemy with Marksman or Cutthroat skills.
• Aspect of Branching Volleys: Allows you to perform spread shots with Barrage fire, increasing the area of ​​effect.
• Umbrous Aspect: Generates Dark Shroud after you cast a critical hit to increase your defense.

2. Flurry Rogue

In Season 9, the developers added a unique helm called Deathmask of Nirmitruq to Rogue, which greatly increases the damage of Flurry’s important skill in the new season, so the combination of it and Trapper variant has become one of the most popular options at present.

In this combination, there is stable range damage and control ability, which allows you to fully release the burst damage you have on the group of enemies. According to the recommendation of the player community, the damage caused by Poison Trap and Death Trap will be higher.

However, the placement requirements of these traps are very high, and you need to master the placement mechanism and position proficiently in order to maximize the subsequent damage. And because your construction focuses on traps, the mobility of the entire construction may be lower than other constructions.

So it may be more suitable for use in battles with smaller arenas such as Nightmare Dungeons and Helltides, or in team PVE for farming experience points or trying construction options.

Recommended Gear

• Deathmask of Nirmitruq (Unique Helm): This is a new Unique added in Season 9. It allows you to increase the damage and movement speed of Flurry by consuming health points when using it, allowing you to overexert.
• Eyes in the Dark (Pants): When Death Trap hits only one enemy, its damage is significantly increased.
• Exploit Glyph: It can enhance the damage ability of Flurry to vulnerable targets.
• Aspect of Surprise: Throwing Stun Grenades when you cast Dodge can perfectly synergize with your trap settings.
• Aspect of Synergy: Increase the damage of your traps when you use normal attacks.

3. Twisting Blades Rogue

In the previous seasons of Diablo 4, Twisting Blades Rogue has always been the first choice for those who are keen to kill enemies quickly and win loot.

In PTR, it can be seen that the developers did not weaken it on a large scale, but instead strengthened the duration of Shadow Clone that can match it and improved the energy generation mechanism.

This greatly increases the damage and cleaning capabilities of Twisting Blades Rogue build, making it extremely suitable for farming monsters and clearing dungeons quickly.

However, it is worth reminding you that you need to invest more D4 Gold in Shadow Clone to make your survivability stronger, and you also need to have a higher level of operation of Twisting Blades to maximize its damage ability.

Recommended Gear

• Condemnation (Unique Dagger): It can make this build generate combo points faster and provide you with additional damage when it is full level.
• Bladedancer’s Aspect: Twisting Blades spin around you and return, dealing melee damage.
• Aspect of the Expectant: After using a basic attack, your core skill damage is increased.
• Aspect of Inner Calm: While stationary, it deals with some damage.

The above are the three best Rogue builds worth trying in Diablo 4 Season 9, which are currently recommended for you based on PTR and player feedback. I hope that with their help, you can have the best gaming experience in the new season launched on July 1, and earn more loot and rewards in the newly added mechanisms to enhance your status among players. I wish you a happy game!

Dear wanderers, it has been two years since the release of Diablo 4 in June 2023. Since last year’s anniversary event was very lively, this year’s event is naturally not far behind.

To celebrate the second anniversary of Diablo 4, the developers launched a new Event Reliquary and returned to Mother’s Blessing Event, bringing a massive experience value boost! From June 3rd to the 17th, you will get more Diablo 4 gold and XP drops, and win new special accessories that can only be obtained in Anniversary Event Reliquary.

Here, we will take a look at what rewards this two-year anniversary event brings and talk about what we think of this reward.

Event Rewards

Anniversary Reliquary

First of all, for this anniversary reliquary, if you like accessories and like to get them for free, I think it is still worth participating. Because during the event, you can claim the entire Event Reliquary for free, or more precisely, you can get all the items for just 150,000 gold - all the items in it add up to 150,000 gold.

Unlike the recent Berserk crossover event, this event does not require players to spend any additional special currency or paid tokens. Players can unlock these cosmetic items directly using Diablo 4 gold. 

To be honest, this is a rare thing in Diablo 4, because almost all cosmetic items in the game have been obtained through drops, reputation rewards, or in the in-game store using the game’s premium currency Platinum. Maybe this really breaks my stereotype that Diablo 4 developers are just looking to make money! Just kidding!

There are a total of 8 accessories for players to collect in this 2nd Anniversary Event Reliquary, but please note that if you have already obtained the following accessories, you will automatically unlock Burning Dawn Mount Armor and complete Reliquary.

• Sunflame Lantern Mount Trophy
• Burning Dawn Banner Mount Trophy
• Sunraiser Sword Cosmetic
• Sunflame Sword Two-Handed Sword Cosmetic
• Burning Barbs Polearm Cosmetic
• Burning Dawn Bow Cosmetic

Mother’s Blessing

In addition to Anniversary Reliquary, Mother’s Blessing XP and gold boost event from previous years will also return, and this time it will also bring additional rewards. In addition to receiving 35% more XP and 50% more gold during the event, players can also get additional Collection of Chaos Whisper Cache by turning in Grim Favors, which can obtain more items and materials.

If you can seize this opportunity, you may be able to overtake in Season 8 and accumulate more advantages entering the next season.

What Do You Think Of This Event?

Now that we have talked about the rewards, are the rewards of this event really worth your time?

Positive Review

First of all, I have to say that being able to exchange gold for cosmetic items is a welcome new feature. After all, the previous disastrous Berserk crossover event rewards were ridiculous, and you had to pay $25 for each cosmetic item. Many players thought that was completely unreasonable. Therefore, this change may be that the developers have finally learned a little from their past mistakes.

Hopefully, the developers will make more use of this feature in the future. Since most players probably have a lot of idle gold, it seems natural to let them actually spend it.

Negative Review

However, more disappointment is still in the rewards of this event. To be honest, season 8 was terrible for all of us, and players often expressed concerns about the lack of content in Diablo 4 and its aggressive monetization strategy. Therefore, the developers do plan to bring more content to players in this new 2nd Anniversary event, thus addressing the complaints that often appear in the community.

What they did add some mount skins and weapon skins to the Reliquary system to help players collect cosmetic elements, and hopefully continue to provide regular free content updates for their action RPG.

This update does make sense, but I don’t understand why, 2nd Anniversary should be a big celebration, a milestone for the game, but it feels the opposite. Compared to last year’s anniversary, this year feels very bland. While exchanging gold for items is better than boring goblin events or something, I still hope there will be an event that does something cool instead of just some free event-exclusive items.

For these cosmetics, if you always have a lot of extra gold accumulated, you can probably get all of them faster than I can pronounce their names. The only thing to note is that you have to claim them before June 17th, what a joke! After all, you only need a few seconds to complete the event.

Besides the cosmetics, the return of Mother’s Blessing event is probably the only good thing about this anniversary. Maybe after claiming the rewards, everything will return to the mundane regular farming, which is meaningless.

Anyway, I just wanted to share my opinion that to me this Anniversary Reliquary doesn't feel like a celebration at all, and the bland, easy-to-get cosmetics don't really add anything exciting to the game progression. What do you think of this 2nd Anniversary event? See you next time!