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Season 9’s PTR has ended, and it has brought a lot of surprises to players. Horadric Spells look much more interesting than Boss Powers and are more flexible. Many powerful builds in PTR are inseparable from Horadric Spells.

Season 9 weakened Overpower mechanism, which has affected many builds, even your Eternal character. The damage caused by Overpower mechanism has been weakened by about 70%. If your builds mainly rely on Overpower to cause damage, you will find that it is not as good as before in Season 9.

So in short, the builds rank in Season 9 will definitely go through a new round of reshuffles, so which builds will stand out in Season 9? Some builds in PTR have shown strong potential.

Barbarian

Barbarian was particularly strong in previous seasons, and there is no change in this in season 9. Barbarian’s damage-dealing abilities are way ahead of other classes, allowing him to reach the level 150 of The Pit.

Barbarian’s builds in Season 9 can go in many directions, from using Flay’s power-ups with Horadric Spells to deal high damage, to using Call of the Ancients and Whirlwind to quickly clear monsters.

Barbarian’s strong survivability makes him the best class in the past few seasons, and as long as you find the right Diablo 4 items for him, he can deal high damage.

Recommended builds:

• Flay Bleed Barbarian build (S9 PTR)
• Whirlwind Minion Barbarian build (S9 PTR)
• Flay Whirlwind Barbarian build (S9 PTR)

Sorcerer

Sorcerer may not be the most powerful builds this season, but it is definitely the most fun build. This is all thanks to the new unique item Ophidian Iris in Season 9. This unique item completely changes Sorcerer’s Hydra ability, allowing you to summon more and more powerful Hydras.

Hydra Sorcerer build is very simple to play, and you basically just use your Hydra once it’s ready, and you can keep making explosions in dungeons and get a lot of Diablo 4 gold or items. You can think of it as a summon build, but your Hydras are more flexible than Necromancer’s summons.

This build has no damage cap like Barbarian, and it allows you to get to 120th floor of The Pit. Even if it is nerfed after Season 9 officially goes live, it can still get you to 100th floor. But in terms of fun, this may be the most fun build in Season 9.

Recommended builds:

• Hydra Sorcerer build (S9 PTR)
• Lighting Spear Sorcerer build (S9 PTR)

Spirtborn

Spirtborn is also very good in season 9 because of the new unique item Balazan’s Maxtlatl in Season 9, which brings an enormous boost to Spirtborn. It allows Spirtborn’s attacks to trigger Thorns damage, which is the main source of your damage.

A tremendous advantage of Thorns Spiritborn compared to other builds is that it does not rely on mythic unique items. Many players are tired of farming mythic unique items because it really wastes a lot of your time.

Thorns Spiritborn build only requires unique items and legendary aspects to complete the build, and the difficulty of obtaining them is much lower than the difficulty of obtaining Mythic unique items.

Recommended builds:

• Thorns Spiritborn build (S9 PTR)
• Quill Volley Spiritborn build (S9 PTR)

Necromancer

Necromancer is still an excellent class. If you play Blood wave Necromancer or Blood Spear Necromancer, you can successfully reach level 100th floor of the Pit.

But Necromancer has suffered a fatal nerf, which the shield provided by his Soulrift skill is gone, which makes Necromancer very vulnerable.

Season 9 strengthens Necromancer’s Skeleton Mage, but its damage is still limited, and it can only take you to around 90 floors of The Pit. If you really want to play summon builds, it is recommended that you play Hydra Sorcerer.

Recommended builds:

• Blood wave Necromancer build (S9 PTR)
• Blood Spear Necromancer build (S9 PTR)

Druid

Druid in Season 9 may become the weakest class. First, Cataclysm has been weakened, and the new unique items cannot bring much enhancement to it. Even if you have perfect Diablo 4 items for him, he can only reach level 80 of The Pit.

The new items that Druid got in season 9 are almost no improvement for him, because the new unique item Rotting Lightbringer for Druid can only trigger once per second and has a lower resource cost. This not only makes the splash effect trigger slowly, but also makes the character unable to get the bonus of Ancestral Guidance.

Recommended build:

• Earth Sprike Druid build (S9 PTR)

Rogue

Rogue is in a slightly better situation than Druid, although the new unique item he got is also very difficult to use. Deathmask of Nirmitruq is the new unique helmet on Rogue, which increases Flurry’s damage by consuming health.

If you give up Flurry Rogue and go for Death Trap Rogue, you will have no problem reaching level 100 of The Pit.

Recommended builds:

• Death Trap Rogue build (S9 PTR)
• McFlurry Rogue build (S9 PTR)

The above is the information brought to us by Season 9 PTR. If it is officially launched, it may be adjusted. I recommend you to play the Hydra Sorcerer build in Season 9.

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!