Andariel's Barrage Rogue Endgame Build for Diablo 4 Season 5
Last updated on 03/10/2024
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General Notes
General Notes for the Andariel's Barrage Rogue Build in Season 5
Note: This build has not yet been optimized and adapted for the upcoming season.
The Andariel's Rogue is currently one of the best builds in Diablo 4. It is based mainly on two mechanics: The Unique Helm Andariel's Visage, which generates Poison Novas, allows you to deal poison damage into the billions (!), and the core skill Barrage, which triggers these Poison Novas thanks to a high lucky hit chance and attack speed.
Your remaining skills support you in battle by further increasing your damage and making you more mobile. As Poison Novas cause area damage, even large groups of monsters are no problem for you.
How well does this build perform in the Pit / Infernal Horde?
For the pit and arena, this endgame build is S-Tier. It is ideal for speed farming and it is also possible to push into hight pit level (130+) without problems..
How well does this build perform against bosses?
This build is also very strong against bosses. It deals a lot of damage against them as soon as you have them staggered. You can achieve this by inflicting a lot of crowd control effects on them.
When is the build playable and which items do I need?
Once you have reached level 50 and found the Mythic Unique Andariel's Visage, you can start playing this build successfully.
Playstyle
Playstyle with the Andariel's Barrage Rogue Build
Playstyle and skill rotation against monsters
As always, use Dash for general mobility in combat. It is also helpful for keeping your key passive skill Close Quarters Combat active, as you need to deal both Marksman and Cutthroat damage (alternatively, you can also use Shadow Step).
Against elite groups, you should first use Death Trap to gain the damage buff from your legendary paragon node No Witnesses legendary node and then consume a healing potion for the Unstable Elixirs passive skill buff. Both last exactly 10 seconds, so you can always use them at the same time to maintain the buffs.
After that, you only need to use Barrage in the direction of your enemies and wait for them to die from the poison damage. When a monster's poison bar is full, you should start shooting at other targets.
Hitting enemies with Smoke Grenades increases your damage even more. Especially with the unique dagger Umbracrux, you should regularly use Smoke Grenades to place the Shade Totem. In this case, you then should primarily shoot at the totem, which will bounce off your shots.
You should always save Shadow Step for when you are stunned to become unstoppable and save yourself.
Playstyle and skill rotation against bosses
The skill rotation against bosses is identical to that against monsters. The totem from the unique dagger Umbracrux, which is triggered with Smoke Grenade, plays a particularly important role against bosses to maximize your damage.
You deal your main damage against bosses when they are staggered, so if you're not yet carrying Fists of Fate you should use all possible crowd control effects on them: stun with healing potions and use Shadow Step + Smoke Grenades.
Skills
Skills for the Andariel's Barrage Rogue Build
Heartseeker (1/5)
Fire an arrow that seeks an enemy, dealing X% damage and increasing your Critical Strike Chance against them by X% for X seconds, up to X%.
Enhanced Heartseeker
When Heartseeker Critically Strikes, gain X% Attack Speed for X seconds. Double this amount if the enemy is Vulnerable.
Barrage (1/5)
Unleash a barrage of X arrows that expands outwards, each dealing X% damage. Each arrow has a X% chance to ricochet off an enemy up to 1 time. Ricochets deal X% of the arrow's Base damage.
Enhanced Barrage
Barrage's ricochet chance is increased to X% for arrows that damage a Vulnerable enemy or Critically Strike any enemy.
Improved Barrage
Every X. cast of Barrage makes enemies Vulnerable for X seconds.
Shadow Step (1/5)
Become Unstoppable and quickly move through the shadows to stab your victim from behind for X% damage. Gain X% increased Movement Speed for X seconds afterwards.
Dash (1/5)
Dash forward and slash enemies for X% damage. Any enemies hit are Slowed by X% for X seconds.
Enhanced Dash
Casting Dash increases your Critical Strike Chance by X% for X seconds.
Methodical Dash
Dash has 1 additional Charge and its Charge Cooldown is reduced by X seconds.
Poison Imbuement (1/5)
Imbue your weapons with lethal poison. Your next X Imbueable Skills deal Poison damage and apply X% of their Base damage as additional Poisoning damage over X seconds.
Enhanced Poison Imbuement
Casting Poison Imbuement generates X Energy, increased by X for each Nearby Poisoned enemy.
Mixed Poison Imbuement
Lucky Hit: Poison Imbued Skills have up to a X% chance to reduce the cooldown of Poison Imbuement by X seconds.
Smoke Grenade (1/5)
Throw a smoky concoction at enemies that deals X% damage and Dazes them for X seconds.
Enhanced Smoke Grenade
Enemies hit by Smoke Grenade take X% increased damage from you for X seconds.
Countering Smoke Grenade
Hitting an Elite or Boss with your Smoke Grenade reduces its Cooldown by X seconds.
Dark Shroud (5/5)
Surround yourself with up to X protective shadows. Gain X% Damage Reduction per active shadow. Each time you take direct damage, that damage is reduced and a shadow is consumed.
Enhanced Dark Shroud
Each active Dark Shroud shadow grants you X% Movement Speed and also has a X% chance to not be consumed.
Death Trap (1/1)
Place a trap that arms after X seconds. It activates when an enemy moves within range, dealing a total of X% damage to each enemy in the area.
Prime Death Trap
Enemies are Pulled into Death Trap when it activates.
Sturdy 3/3
You gain X% Close Damage Reduction.
Rugged 3/3
Gain X% Damage Reduction against Damage Over Time effects.
Unstable Elixirs 3/3
Using a Healing Potion Stuns surrounding enemies for X seconds and increases your damage by X% for X seconds. You may now drink your Healing Potion while at full Life.
Exploit 3/3
You deal X% increased damage to Healthy and Injured enemies.
Malice 3/3
You deal X% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies and X% increased damage to Knocked Down enemies. These bonuses can apply simultaneously.
Deadly Venom 3/3
You deal X% increased Poisoning damage.
Debilitating Toxins 3/3
Poisoned enemies deal X% less damage.
Alchemical Advantage 3/3
Dealing Poison damage increases your Attack Speed and Lucky Hit Chance by X% for X seconds, up to X%.
Frigid Finesse 3/3
You deal X% increased damage to Chilled enemies. This bonus increases to X% against Frozen enemies.
Innervation 1/3
Lucky Hit: Up to a X% chance to gain X Energy.
Alchemist's Fortune 3/3
Non-Physical damage you deal has a X% increased Lucky Hit Chance.
Second Wind 3/3
Every X Energy you spend grants X% of your Maximum Life as a Barrier for X seconds.
Close Quarters Combat 1/1
Damaging a Close enemy with Marksman or Cutthroat Skills each grant a X% Attack Speed bonus for X seconds. While both Attack Speed bonuses are active, you deal increased damage equal to X% of your Damage vs Close Enemies bonus.
Skilltree notes:
- Dark Shroud is triggered by the Umbrous Aspect.
- One skill point in Barrage and Poison Nova is enough, as your main damage is triggered by the Poison Novas.
- Death Trap is primarily used to get the damage buff from the legendary paragon node No Witnesses. Shadow Clone cannot trigger Poison Novas and is therefore useless in this build.
- If you have not found Umbracrux yet, you should put 2 more points in Innervation. You can take the 2 points required for this from Debilitating Toxins. Otherwise, you will have energy problems.
Specialization
Specialization for the Andariel's Barrage Rogue Build
Preparation
Spend X Energy to reduce your Ultimate Skill's Cooldown by X seconds. Ultimate Skills reset other Cooldowns and grant X% Damage Reduction for X seconds.
This build uses the Preparation specialization to be able to cast your ultimate skill approximately every 10 seconds. This gives you the damage buff from the legendary paragon node No Witnesses.
Aspects
Aspects for the Andariel's Barrage Rogue Build
Umbrous Aspect
Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes have up to a X% chance to grant a free Dark Shroud shadow.
Aspect of Noxious Ice
Chilled enemies Poisoned by Poison Imbuement will be further Chilled for X% per second. You deal X% additional Poison damage to Frozen enemies.
Aspect of Branching Volleys
Increase the damage of arrows that ricochet from Barrage to X%. Barrage's arrows have a X% chance to split into 2 arrows whenever they ricochet.
High Velocity Aspect
Barrage arrows now pierce through 1 enemy. Barrage has X% increased Attack Speed.
Conceited Aspect
Deal X% increased damage while you have a Barrier active.
Aspect of Creeping Death
You deal X% increased damage over time to enemies for each different Crowd Control effect they're afflicted by. Unstoppable enemies and Staggered Bosses take X% increased damage over time from you instead.
Optional aspects, if you are missing the required unique items:
Aspect of Concussive Strikes
Lucky Hit: Damaging an enemy has up to a X% chance to Daze them for X seconds. You deal X% increased damage to Dazed enemies.
If you don't have Tyrael's Might yet.
Aspect of Retribution
Distant enemies have a X% chance to be Stunned for X seconds when they hit you. You deal X% increased damage to Stunned or Knocked Down enemies.
If you don't have Fists of Fate yet.
Starlight Aspect
Gain X Primary Resource for every X% Life that you Heal or every X% that you Overheal when at Maximum Life.
If you don't have Ring of Starless Skies yet.
Aspect of Elements
Gain X% increased damage to a set of damage types for X seconds. This effect alternates between 2 sets: Fire, Lightning, and Physical. Cold, Poison, and Shadow.
If you don't have The Umbracrux yet.
Notice: Not every item slot always has exactly one aspect. Since aspects can be imprinted on different item types depending on the category, they can often be interchanged with each other.
Items & Affixes
Items & Affixes for the Andariel's Barrage Rogue Build
General tips about your Gear
- Armor: You need a maximum of 1,000 armor. Anything above that is useless and has no effect. If you haven't reached your armor cap yet, adjust your equipment, gems and paragon talents accordingly.
- Resistances: You need at least 70% to all resistances. If you have not yet reached these values, adjust your equipment, gems and paragon talents accordingly.
- Affixes: Each item type has different properties (affixes) that are useful for this build. Some of these are mandatory, others are optional. Please pay attention to the following symbols:
Andariel's Visage
Poison Resistance
All Stats
Life On Hit
Attack Speed
Maximum Poison Resistance
Lucky Hit: Up to a X chance to trigger a poison nova that applies X Poisoning damage over X seconds to enemies in the area.
Duriel, Andariel, Tormented Bosses
All Classes
Chest Armor
- Ranks to Dark Shroud
- Dexterity
- Maximum Life
- Resistances as Required
- Armor as Required
Worldly Endurance
- Maximum Life
- Total Armor
- Dodge Chance
Worldly Fortune
- Lucky Hit: Chance to Slow
- Lucky Hit: Chance to Immobilize
- Lucky Hit: Chance to Stun
- Lucky Hit: Chance to Freeze
Fists of Fate
Attack Speed
Critical Strike Chance
Lucky Hit Chance
Lucky Hit: Up to a X% Chance to Apply a Random Crowd Control Effect for X Seconds
Your attacks randomly deal X% to X% of their normal damage.
Beast in the Ice
All Classes
Important: In season 5, Fists of Fate are extremely hard to find with a good affix roll. You can ignore its Critical Hit Chance affix and its Aspect, as both have no effect on Poison Novas. This means that only 3 out of 5 affixes are essential for this build. Attack Speed is the least important of the 3 affixes.
Pants
- Dodge Chance
- Maximum Life
- Dexterity
- Resistances as Required
- Armor as Required
Rogue Persistence
- Maximum Life while Dark Shroud is Active
- Your Potion Also Grants X% Maximum Resistances for X Seconds
- Ranks to Second Wind
Worldly Fortune
- Lucky Hit: Chance to Slow
- Lucky Hit: Chance to Immobilize
- Lucky Hit: Chance to Stun
- Lucky Hit: Chance to Freeze
Boots
- Movement Speed
- Dexterity
- Maximum Life
- Dodge Chance
Natural Motion
- Movement Speed
- Movement Speed for X Seconds After Killing an Elite
- Mobility Cooldown Reduction
- Evade Cooldown Reduction
Worldly Fortune
- Lucky Hit: Chance to Slow
- Lucky Hit: Chance to Immobilize
- Lucky Hit: Chance to Stun
- Lucky Hit: Chance to Freeze
Amulet
- Ranks to Alchemical Advantage
- Ranks to Frigid Finesse
- Ranks to Unstable Elixirs
- Ranks to Malice
- Dexterity in %
- Ranks to Exploit
- Ranks to Deadly Venom
- Lucky Hit Chance
Imbuement Abundance
- Shadow Imbue Lasts For +X Casts
- Poison Imbue Lasts For +X Casts
- Cold Imbue Lasts For +X Casts
Subterfuge Expertise
- Damage per Dark Shroud Shadow
- Damage on Next Attack After Entering Stealth
- Smoke Grenade Size
Rings
- Lucky Hit Chance
- Attack Speed
- Dexterity
- Damage / Damage Over Time
- Maximum Life
Imbuement Abundance
- Shadow Imbue Lasts For +X Casts
- Poison Imbue Lasts For +X Casts
- Cold Imbue Lasts For +X Casts
Subterfuge Expertise
- Damage per Dark Shroud Shadow
- Damage on Next Attack After Entering Stealth
- Smoke Grenade Size
Important: You should reach 100% attack speed with your items. The bonuses from Alchemical Advantage, Close Quarters Combat and the High Velocity Aspect are all in the second bucket and will be added.
Bow
- Dexterity
- Maximum Life
- Damage Over Time
Subterfuge Expertise
- Damage per Dark Shroud Shadow
- Damage on Next Attack After Entering Stealth
- Smoke Grenade Size
Dagger
- Dexterity
- Damage Over Time
- Maximum Life
Subterfuge Expertise
- Damage per Dark Shroud Shadow
- Damage on Next Attack After Entering Stealth
- Smoke Grenade Size
Important: Daggers attack faster than swords and should always be preferred.
The Umbracrux
Damage
Dexterity
Vulnerable Damage
Subterfuge Cooldown Reduction
Ranks to Innervation
Your Subterfuge Skills create an attackable Shade Totem for X seconds. Any damage it takes is replicated onto surrounding enemies at X% effectiveness. You may only have 1 Shade Totem active at a time. This damage counts as a Trap skill.
Infernal Horde
Rogue
Note: If you don't yet have The Umbracrux, you should skill 2 more points in Innervation. You can take the 2 points required for this from Debilitating Toxins. Otherwise, you will have energy problems.
Gloves
- Lucky Hit Chance
- Attack Speed
- Dexterity
- Damage / Damage Over Time
Worldly Fortune
- Lucky Hit: Chance to Slow
- Lucky Hit: Chance to Immobilize
- Lucky Hit: Chance to Stun
- Lucky Hit: Chance to Freeze
Subterfuge Expertise
- Damage per Dark Shroud Shadow
- Damage on Next Attack After Entering Stealth
- Smoke Grenade Size
Dagger
- Dexterity
- Damage Over Time
- Maximum Life
Subterfuge Expertise
- Damage per Dark Shroud Shadow
- Damage on Next Attack After Entering Stealth
- Smoke Grenade Size
Tyrael's Might
Ignore Durability Loss
Movement Speed
Maximum Resistance to All Elements
Resistance to All Elements
Damage Reduction
While at full Life, your Skills unleash a divine barrage dealing X damage.
Duriel, Andariel, Tormented Bosses
All Classes
Ring of Starless Skies
Resistance to All Elements
Attack Speed
Critical Strike Chance
Lucky Hit Chance
Ranks to Core Skills
Spending your Primary Resource reduces the Resource cost of your Skills and increases your damage by X% for X seconds, up to X%.
Duriel, Andariel, Tormented Bosses
All Classes
Gemstones
Gemstones for the Andariel's Barrage Rogue Build
WeaponsDiamond
Weapons: Ultimate Damage
Armor: All Stats
Jewelry: Resistance to All Elements
You need some damage with your ultimate skills for the legendary paragon node No Witnesses.
ArmorRuby
Weapons: Overpower Damage
Armor: Strength
Jewelry: Fire Resistance
JewelryGems and Skulls
You'll need at least 70% to all resistances. If you haven't reached those numbers yet, change your gems accordingly. If you have too many resistances on your items, you can also use skulls, but you shouldn't exceed the armor cap of 1,000.
Without Tyrael's Might you should use gemstones for resistances and with Tyrael's Might you need skulls.
Paragon Board
Paragon Board for the Andariel's Barrage Rogue Build
Tracker
Rare Glyph "Tracker"
For every 5 Dexterity purchased within range, you deal X% increased damage to Poisoned targets.
Additional Bonus: Poisoning damage effects last X% longer.
Legendary Bonus: Increase Poison damage by X%.
Legendary Node "Cheap Shot"
You deal X% increased damage for each Nearby enemy that is Crowd Controlled, up to X%. A Nearby Staggered Boss provides the maximum bonus.
Legendary Node "No Witnesses"
Your Ultimate Skills gain an additional X% damage from your Damage with Ultimate bonus and grant this bonus to all Skills for 10 seconds when cast.
Rare Glyph "Fluidity"
Grants X% bonus to all Magic nodes within range.
Additional Bonus: When you cast an Agility Skill, you deal X% increased damage and gain X% increased Energy Regeneration for X seconds.
Legendary Bonus: Increase damage by X%.
Legendary Node "Eldritch Bounty"
When you attack with an Imbued Skill you gain X% Maximum Resistance and X% increased damage for that Imbuement’s element for X seconds.
Rare Glyph "Bane"
For every 5 Strength purchased within range, you deal X% increased Poison damage.
Additional Bonus: Poisoning damage effects have a X% chance to deal double the amount of damage over their duration.
Legendary Bonus: Increase Poison damage by X%.
Legendary Node "Exploit Weakness"
Lucky Hit: Hitting a Vulnerable enemy has up to a X% chance to increase your damage by X% for X seconds, up to X%. At X stacks, this bonus remains for X seconds before expiring.
Rare Glyph "Control"
For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal X% increased damage to Crowd Controlled targets.
Additional Bonus: You deal X% increased damage to Slowed or Chilled enemies or, instead, X% increased damage to Stunned or Frozen enemies.
Legendary Bonus: Increase damage to Crowd Controlled targets by X%.
Changelog
- 08/16/2024 – Updated for season 5