Rogue Poison Flurry Endgame Build (Season 2 Updated)

This is a Season 2 Poison Flurry endgame build for Rogue in Diablo 4 (D4) that utilizes Flurry and Barriers while spreading Poison to deal hefty amounts of DPS against groups of enemies. Read on for the complete list of Vampiric Powers, Skills, and Aspects you need and how to play the build for Season 2.

Poison Flurry Build Overview

Build Summary

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Summary		Skill Progression		Aspects & Affixes
Gems		Vampiric Powers		Paragon

Barriers Are Key

The combination of Temerity's Barriers and the Conceited Aspect allow the Poison Flurry Rogue to stand in between groups of enemies to deal large amounts of damage while staying relatively safe.

Access to multiple forms of healing via Siphoning Strikes, Enhanced Flurry, and the Lucky Hit chances to heal from Temerity and Doombringer make overhealing extremely easy. This, in turn, makes proccing Barriers with Temerity reliable and consistent.

Unlimited Chill

Penitent Greaves consistently applies Chill to nearby enemies, which triggers any bonus effects we have against Crowd Controlled enemies. Among these effects are the Passive Skill Frigid Finesse and Disciplined Dash.

Resource Engine

The Starlight Aspect is included in the build to help maintain resource. Since our build is constantly healing and taking damage, Starlight Aspect procs and helps to upkeep our Resource.

This works well with the Edgemaster's Aspect since our Rogue will always be topped up in terms of resource, further boosting our damage.

Poison Flurry Build Breakdown

Skill Progression

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Summary		Skill Progression		Aspects & Affixes
Gems		Vampiric Powers		Paragon

Skill		Upgrade Path
Puncture (1 Point)	→	Enhanced Puncture	Fundamental Puncture
Flurry (5 Points)	→	Enhanced Flurry	Advanced Flurry
Shadow Step (1 Point)	→	Enhanced Shadow Step	Disciplined Shadow Step
Dash (1 Point)	→	Enhanced Dash	Disciplined Dash
Poison Trap (1 Point)	→	Enhanced Poison Trap	Subverting Poison Trap
Poison Imbuement (5 Points)	→	Enhanced Poison Imbuement	Blended Poison Imbuement

Passive Skills

Poison Flurry Passives
Sturdy (1 Point)	Siphoning Strikes (1 Point)	Weapon Mastery (3 Points)
Concussive (1 Point)	Trick Attacks (2 Points)	Exploit (3 Points)
Malice (3 Points)	Deadly Venom (3 Points)	Debilitating Toxins (3 Points)
Frigid Finesse (3 Points)	Innervation (2 Points)	Alchemist's Fortune (2 Points)
Adrenaline Rush (1 Point)	Haste (3 Points)	Close Quarters Combat (1 Point)

Skill Progression Breakdown

Recommended Skill Progression
Lv.2	Lv.3	Lv.4	Lv.5
Puncture	Enhanced Puncture	Flurry	Enhanced Flurry
Lv.6	Lv.7	Lv.8	Lv.9
Sturdy	Siphoning Strikes	Shadow Step	Dash
Lv.10	Lv.11	Lv.12	Lv.13
Advanced Flurry	Concussive	Trick Attacks	Poison Trap
Lv.14	Lv.15	Lv.16	Lv.17
Enhanced Poison Trap	Subverting Poison Trap	Enhanced Dash	Disciplined Dash
Lv.18	Lv.19	Lv.20	Lv.21
Poison Imbuement	Enhanced Poison Imbuement	Blended Poison Imbuement	Flurry
Lv.22	Lv.23	Lv.24	Lv.25
Flurry	Flurry	Flurry	Adrenaline Rush
Lv.26	Lv.27	Lv.28	Lv.29
Haste	Haste	Haste	Deadly Venom
Lv.30	Lv.31	Lv.32	Lv.33
Debilitating Toxins	Debilitating Toxins	Debilitating Toxins	Deadly Venom
Lv.34	Lv.35	Lv.36	Lv.37
Deadly Venom	Close Quarters Combat	Fundamental Puncture	Frigid Finesse
Lv.38	Lv.39	Lv.40	Lv.41
Frigid Finesse	Frigid Finesse	Weapon Mastery	Weapon Mastery
Lv.42	Lv.43	Lv.44	Lv.45
Weapon Mastery	Innervation	Innervation	Alchemist's Fortune
Lv.46	Lv.47	Lv.48	Lv.49
Alchemist's Fortune	Poison Imbuement	Poison Imbuement	Poison Imbuement
Renown Skill Points (Lv50 Onwards)
R1	R2	R3	R4
Poison Imbuement	Exploit	Exploit	Exploit
R5	R6	R7	R8
Malice	Malice	Malice	Trick Attacks
R9		R10
Enhanced Shadow Step		Disciplined Shadow Step

Specializations - Combo Points

Combo Points is our chosen Specialization for this build since we want to apply Vulnerable with Puncture before using Flurry for maximum damage.

This entails that while applying Vulnerable, we can simultaneously build the Combo Points meter.

Specialization Guide

Aspects and Affixes

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Summary		Skill Progression		Aspects & Affixes
Gems		Vampiric Powers		Paragon

Best Weapons

Equipment	Aspects and Affixes
Crossbow	Conceited Aspect Deal (15-25)% increased damage while you have a Barrier active. ・+ X% Vulnerable Damage (Inherent) ・+ X% Core Skill Damage ・+ X% Damage to Close Enemies ・+ X% Critical Strike Damage ・+ X% Dexterity
1H Sword	Doombringer Lucky Hit: Up to a (15-25)% chance to deal Shadow damage to surrounding enemies and reduce their damage done by 20% for 5 seconds. ・+ X% Critical Strike Damage (Inherent) ・+ X% Core Skill Damage ・+ X% Damage ・Lucky Hit: Chance to Heal ・X% Maximum Life
1H Sword	Aspect of Corruption Your Imbuement Skill effects have (20-40)% increased potency against Vulnerable enemies. ・+ X% Critical Strike Damage (Inherent) ・+ X% Core Skill Damage ・+ X% Critical Strike Damage ・+ X% Damage to Close Enemies ・+ X Dexterity

Alternative Weapons

Alt. Equipment	Aspects and Affixes
Dagger	Condemnation Your Core Skills deal (20-40%) increased damage when spending 3 Combo Points. Your Skills using this weapon have a 30% chance to generate 3 Combo Points. ・+ X% Damage to Close Enemies (Inherent) ・+ X% Attack Speed for Basic Skills ・+ X% Critical Strike Chance Against Injured Enemies ・+ X% Damage with Dual-Wielded Weapons ・+ X% Core Skill Damage

The Condemnation Dagger is the usual choice for Combo Point Builds because of how quickly it can fill up the Combo Points meter.

Though not quite the BIS for this build, Condemnation is still a solid alternative to use while farming for the elusive Doombringer unique.

Best Armor

Equipment	Aspects and Affixes
Helmet	Mangler's Aspect Lucky Hit: Dealing direct damage to a Vulnerable enemy has up to a (25-45)% chance to Daze them for 2 seconds. ・+ X Ranks of Poison Imbuement ・+ X% Cool Down Reduction ・+ X Dexterity ・+ X% Maximum Life
Chest	Aspect of Might Basic Skills grant 20% Damage Reduction for (XX) seconds. ・+ X% Damage Reduction ・+ X% Damage Reduction From Close Enemies ・+ X% Damage Reduction From Enemies That Are Poisoned ・+ X% Maximum Life
Gloves	Aspect of Bursting Venoms Lucky Hit: Poison Imbued Skills have up to a 15% chance to create a toxic pool that deals (1.25-1.52) Poisoning damage over 3 seconds to enemies within. While standing in the pool, your Poison Imbuement Skill has no Cooldown and no Charge limit. ・+ X Ranks of Flurry ・+ X% Attack Speed ・+ X% Critical Strike Chance ・+ X% Lucky Hit Chance
Pants	Temerity Effects that Heal you beyond 100% Life grant you a Barrier up to (40-80)% of your Maximum Life that lasts for 8 seconds. ・Your Potion Also Briefly Grants Movement Speed (Inherent) ・+ X Potion Charges ・+ X% Potion Drop Rate ・Lucky Hit: Chance to Heal ・+ X% Healing
Boots	Penitent Greaves You leave behind a trail of frost that Chills enemies. You deal (7-10%) more damage to Chilled enemies. ・+ X% Dodge Chance While Evading (Inherent) ・+ X% Movement Speed ・+ X% Crowd Control Duration ・+ X% Reduced Duration of Enemy Slow ・+ X% Cold Resistance

Best Jewelry

Equipment	Aspects and Affixes
Necklace	Aspect of Encircling Blades Flurry damages enemies in a circle around you and deals (8-15)% increased damage. ・+ X% Resist All (Inherent) ・+ X Ranks of Weapon Mastery ・+ X% Cutthroat Skill Damage ・+ X% Damage ・+ X% Energy Cost Reduction
Ring	Starlight Aspect Gain (20-40) of your Primary Resource for every 25% of your Life that you Heal. ・+ X% Resistance (2 Elements) (Inherent) ・+ X% Lucky Hit Chance ・+ X% Critical Strike Chance ・+ X% Critical Strike Damage ・+ X% Damage to Close Enemies
Ring	Edgemaster's Aspect Skills deal up to (10-20)% increased damage based on your available Primary Resource when cast, receiving the maximum benefit while you have full Primary Resource. ・+ X% Resistance (2 Elements) (Inherent) ・+ X% Lucky Hit Chance ・+ X% Critical Strike Chance ・+ X% Critical Strike Damage ・+ X% Damage to Close Enemies

Alternative Jewelry

Alt. Jewelry	Aspects and Affixes
Ring	Mother's Embrace If a Core Skill hits 4 or more enemies, (20-40%) of the Resource cost is refunded. ・+ X% Fire Resistance (Inherent) ・+ X% Cold Resistance (Inherent) ・+ X% Critical Strike Chance ・+ X% Critical Strike Damage ・+ X% Overpower Damage ・+ X% Core Skill Damage
Ring	Ring of Starless Skies Spending resources reduces your resource costs and increases your damage by x10% for 3 seconds, up to 40%. ・+ X% Lightning Resistance (Inherent) ・+ X% Shadow Resistance (Inherent) ・+ X All Stats ・+ X% Lucky Hit Chance ・+ X% Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies ・+ X% Core Skill Damage

If you happen to have the uber unique, Ring of the Starless Skies, be sure to equip it in place of the Starlight Aspect!

Alternatively, a Mother's Embrace with good affix rolls will also work if you find that you aren't taking enough damage to trigger Starlight Aspect's effect!

Best Gems

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Summary		Skill Progression		Aspects & Affixes
Gems		Vampiric Powers		Paragon

Gem Type	Effect Explanation
Emerald (Weapon)	+% Critical Strike Damage to Vulnerable Enemies Fundamental Puncture and the Exploit Glyph allows Poison Flurry Rogues to reliably apply the Vulnerable status effect. Making Emeralds the clear choice for our weapon sockets.
Ruby (Armor)	+% Maximum Life Temerity's Barrier scales off of our Max HP so Rubies are the gem of choice for our Armor sockets. Alternatively, we could also use Diamonds for better Barrier generation.
Skull (Jewelry)	+ Armor Since Poison Flurry Rogues like to be in the thick of battle, supplementing our Barriers with the extra Armor that Skulls provide will help with our survivability.

Best Vampiric Powers

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Summary		Skill Progression		Aspects & Affixes
Gems		Vampiric Powers		Paragon

Vampiric Power Cost	Effect Explanation
Undying 0 0 1	Casting Skills heals you for 3% Life. Double this bonus while below 50% Life. The Undying Vampiric power acts as a boost for Siphoning Stikes as it heals you every time you use a skill.
Accursed Touch 0 6 0	Lucky Hit: Up to a 44% chance to inflict Vampiric Curse on enemies. Enemies with the Vampiric Curse have a 15% chance to spread it to other surrounding enemies. Accursed Souls deal 200% increased damage. Applies Vampiric Curses on enemies combined with Flowing Veins and Prey on the Weak vampiric powers; helps with AoE damage against mobs or burst damage against elites and bosses.
Flowing Veins 2 2 2	You deal 60% increased Damage Over Time to enemies that are moving or affected by a Vampiric Curse. Gives a damage over time boost against enemies afflicted with Vampiric Curse which is applied by the Accursed Touch vampiric power.
Prey on the Weak 2 0 0	You deal 16% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies. Enemies are Vulnerable while affected by a Vampiric Curse from your other Vampiric Powers. Boosts damage against vulnerable enemies and synergizes with the Accursed Touch vampiric power which makes enemies vulnerable; this is combined with the Exploit glyph for the paragon board.
Ravenous 3 0 0	Lucky Hit: Up to a 20% chance to increase your Attack Speed by 40% of your Total Movement Speed for 6 seconds. Provides an attack speed boost for resource generation and faster stacks of Combo Points.
Total Pacts Required 7 | 8 | 3

List of Vampiric Powers and Pacts Explained

Paragon Board Setup

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Gems		Vampiric Powers		Paragon

Tricks of the Trade

The Tricks of the Trade Board was selected since it synergizes well with our Marksman Basic Skill and Cutthroat Core Skill combination. Essentially, it allows each use of either skill to strengthen the other.

Cheap Shot and Exploit Weakness

The Cheap Shot and Exploit Weakness Paragon Boards function as damage multipliers against enemies who are CC'd or Vulnerable. Since our build constantly applies both to nearby enemies, these Paragon Boards serve as great boosts to our damage.

No Witnesses

The No Witnesses Paragon Board is included in the build for access to the Ruin and Knowledge Rare nodes. These nodes offer significant damage and critical strike damage boosts.

Eldritch Bounty

The Eldritch Bounty Paragon Board is present for access to its Legendary Node. This Legendary Node allows us to deal with increased Poison Damage with our Imbued skills. Furthermore, it reduces the Poison damage we take, which can help in popular dungeons like the Blind Burrows.

Cunning Stratagem

The Cunning Stratagem Board is only present to serve as another gateway node.

Gateway nodes offer their stat bonuses as long as another Paragon Board is attached. Including a Paragon board this way increases our total stats which also makes the secondary effects of our other Paragon Nodes more accessible.

Poison Flurry Playstyle

Poison Flurry Build Tips
Recommended Openers and Rotations Propper Imbuement Use Spam Potions Watch Your Skill Bar

Recommended Openers and Rotations

Trash Mob Opener and Skill Rotation

Boss Opener

Proper Imbuement Use

Poison Imbuements, and Imbuements in general, should be applied before a fight starts. This way, you will have access to 4 total imbuements during your skirmishes since you have your current imbuement buff ongoing, and you have the Poison Imbuement skill off cooldown and ready for re-application.

Spam Potions

The build itself is already quite survivable on its own. But if things start to get a little dicey, don't be afraid to pop a couple of Potions.

There's no real need to save Potions, especially since Temerity increases the healing we receive, the amount we can hold, and how often they can drop!

Furthermore, try to drink a Potion before the fight even starts to preemptively give yourself a Barrier.

Watch Your Skill Bar

Keep an eye out on your skill bar for when Poison Imbuement starts to glow or pulse with a yellow highlight. This means that you've triggered the Aspect of Bursting Venoms and can use Poison Imbued skills an unlimited amount of times for a few seconds.

In this case, try to use as many Flurries as you can to maximize the amount of Poison Damage you're doing to enemies.

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