Season 5 Barrage Rogue Endgame Build

This is a Barrage Rogue endgame build for Season 5 of Diablo 4 (D4). Read on to learn the Skill Tree, as well as all the Best Gear, Aspects, Affixes, Paragon Board, and how to play the build for Season 5.

Barrage Rogue Build Overview

Build Summary

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Build Summary
Barrage Rogue
	Focus: Endgame, Pit 100, Tormented Uber Bosses, Infernal Horde
Attacks can sttagger bosses fast. Barrage can deal high critical and poison damage. Aspects and Skills grant high survivability. Its burst damage falls off against Pit 110 Bosses.

The build uses Poison Imbued Barrage to deal with both mobs and bosses. It also takes advantage of Combo Points, paired with the Precision key passive for high critical damage which allows the poison damage to scale higher.

This Barrage Rogue build can take advantage of three Mythic Uniques and 100% Lucky Hit Chance to burst down bosses and efficiently farm high tiers of the Infernal Hordes.

Leveling Guide

Skills and Specialization

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Active Skills
Basic Skill Tree ┗ Puncture (1/5) 　┗ Enhanced Puncture 　　┗ Fundamental Puncture
Core Skill Tree ┗ Barrage (5/5) 　┗ Enhanced Barrage 　　┗ Improved Barrage ┗ Sturdy (3/3)
Agility Skill Tree ┗ Shadow Step (1/5) 　┗ Enhanced Shadow Step 　　┗ Disciplined Shadow Step ┗ Dash (1/5) ┗ Weapon Mastery (3/3)
Subterfuge Skill Tree ┗ Poison Trap (1/5) 　┗ Enhanced Poison Trap 　　┗ Subverting Poison Trap ┗ Dark Shroud (5/5) 　┗ Enhanced Dark Shroud 　　┗ Subverting Dark Shroud ┗ Exploit (3/3) 　┗ Malice (3/3)
Imbuement Skill Tree ┗ Poison Imbuement (5/5) 　┗ Enhanced Poison Imbuement 　　┗ Blended Poison Imbuement ┗ Deadly Venom (3/3) 　┗ Debilitating Toxins (2/3) ┗ Frigid Finesse (3/3)
Ultimate Skill Tree ┗ Innervation (3/3) 　┗ Second Wind (3/3)
Key Passive ┗ Precision

Specialization

Combo Points is the best specialization for the build as it increases the damage of your Core Skills. This works well with the Attack Speed affixes and Precision key passive for this build as they allow you to stack Combo Points faster and increase your Critical Damage further.

Specialization Guide

Best Aspects and Affixes

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Summary		Skills and Specialization		Aspects and Affixes
Paragon Board		Gems		Playstyle

Masterwork Priority	Affixes marked with ★ are the ones you should aim to upgrade when masterworking.

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Gear	Aspect and Affixes
Head	Mangler's Aspect ・Max Life ★ ・Armor ・Dexterity ★★ Temper: ・Max Life ・Crowd Control Duration
Chest	Aspect of Might ・Max Life ★ ・Armor ・Dexterity ★★ Temper: ・Max Life ・Crowd Control Duration
Gloves	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 2 Seconds ★
Pants	Umbrous Aspect ・Max Life ★ ・Armor ・Dexterity ★★ Temper: ・Max Life ・Crowd Control Duration
Boots	Aspect of Concussive Strikes ・Max Life ・Dexterity ・Movement Speed ★★ Temper: ・Crowd Control Duration ★ ・Mobility Cooldown Reduction
Amulet	Aspect of Branching Volleys ・Ranks of Deadly Venom ・Damage ・Attack Speed ★★ Temper: ・ Poison Imbue Lasts for 3 Casts ・Damage per Dark Shroud Shadow ★
Ring	Aspect of Bursting Venoms ・Max Life ・Damage ・Damage Over Time ★★ Temper: ・ Poison Imbue Lasts for 3 Casts ・Damage per Dark Shroud Shadow ★
Ring	Aspect of the Expectant ・Max Life ・Damage ・Damage Over Time ★★ Temper: ・ Poison Imbue Lasts for 3 Casts ・Damage per Dark Shroud Shadow ★
Crossbow	Aspect of Creeping Death ・Max Life ・Damage ★ ・Damage Over Time ★★ Temper: ・Chance for Barrage to Cast Twice ・Damage per Dark Shroud Shadow
Dagger	Aspect of Retribution ・Dexterity ・Damage ・Damage Overtime ★★ Temper: ・Chance for Barrage to Cast Twice ★ ・Damage per Dark Shroud Shadow
Dagger	Aspect of Elements ・Dexterity ・Damage ・Damage Over Time ★★ Temper: ・Chance for Barrage to Cast Twice ★ ・Damage per Dark Shroud Shadow

Fists of Fate and the Mangler's Aspect are important parts of the build as its Lucky Hit Chance and Lucky Hit to Crowd Control enemies carry the build by stacking Lucky Hit effects and Damage to Crowd Controlled enemies.
You can stack Damage to Crowd Controlled from Aspects of Concussive Strikes, Creeping Death, and Retribution. This allows you to burst down bosses once they're staggered.

Other aspects like the Umbrous Aspect allow you to stack more Damage Reduction on top of the Aspect of Might's effect, while the Aspect of Elements increase your poison damage in every interval of its effect. The Aspect of Branching Volleys is chosen for the amulet to spread Crowd Control which makes the build viable for mobbing.

Uber Unique Alternatives

Gear Change
Mangler's Aspect (Head)	>	Andariel's Visage
Aspect of Might (Chest)	>	Tyrael’s Might
Aspect of the Expectant (Ring)	>	Ring of Starless Skies

The best gear for this build is the Andariel's Visage, Tyrael's Might, and Ring of Starless Skies. These equipment can be obtained by defeating Boss Ladder such as Duriel, Andariel, and the Tormented Versions of other Ladder Bosses.

Andariel's Visage grants extremely high attack speed which allows the build to take advantage of Combo Points and Precision in fast rotations, while Tyrael's Might allows you to raise your resistances and add overall survivability. Ring of Starless Skies adds more damage to the build as you keep casting Barrage to burst down opponents.

Paragon Board Setup

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1. Starting Board - Control Glyph

From the Starting Board, obtain two node groups of Damage Increase and one node group of Maximum Life and Resistance for a mix of damage and survivability. Slot in the Control Glyph in this board and get all Intelligence nodes to get a max boost on your Damage to Crowd Controlled to increase your damage against staggered bosses.

2. No Witnesses - Bane Glyph

Get the Rare and Magic Nodes to increase your Damage and Maximum Life to once again aid in your survivability. Use the Bane Glyph and collect all Strength nodes to increase your Poison Damage, giving you a significant boost for bursting down mob groups and bosses.

3. Cheap Shot - Tracker Glyph

Attach the Cheap Shot board on the right of your No Witnesses board and obtain all Rare and Magic nodes that provide Damage to Crowd Controlled. Also, obtain the legendary Cheap Shot node to get a 25% increase in your damage against staggered bosses.

Use the Tracker Glyph and get all the Intelligence nodes within its range to gain bonus Damage against Poisoned Enemies.

4. Eldritch Bounty - Canny Glyph

Place the Eldritch Bounty under the Cheap Shot board and acquire the nodes that grant Non-Physical and Imbued Damage. Place Canny in the Glyph slot and obtain all Intelligence nodes within its range to raise your Non-Physical Damage.

5. Cunning Stratagem - Turf Glyph

Attach Cunning Stratagem to the left of No Witnesses and obtain the Core Skill Damage and Armor nodes near the glyph socket. Slot in Turf for the Glyph and obtain all strength nodes within its range to get bonus Damage to Close Enemies, a stat which you'll be using mostly against bosses.

6. Tricks of the Trade - Combat Glyph

Finally, attach Tricks of the Trade above Cunning Stratagem and get the Crit Strike Damage and Damage to Elites nodes. Use the Combat Glyph and take all Intelligence nodes to increase your Critical Strike Damage.

Critical Strike Damage is important for the build as your Poison Damage scales with it thanks to the effects of Blended Poison Imbuement.

Best Gems

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Armor	Jewelry	Weapons
Royal Ruby	Royal Skull	Royal Amethyst

Use Rubies in your armor to raise your Maximum Life. Unlike armor, Maximum Life is not capped and is by far your only means of defense when your resistances and armor are capped.

You can slot in any Gems in your jewelry to raise your elemental resistances. If you have Andariel's Visage and Tyrael's Might, it's best to slot in Skulls to your jewelry to reach the armor cap of 9,230.

Finally, for the weapons we used Amethysts to increase the Damage Over Time of the Poison Imbued Barrage, ultimately making it more effective in clearing mobs, and killing bosses with ease.

Build Playstyle and Tips

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How to Play the Barrage Leveling Build
Always Use Shadow Step
Spam Poison Trap

Always Use Shadow Step Against Bosses

Using Shadow Step is extremely useful for building the stagger meter for bosses. Make sure to always use it whenever it's not on cooldown and the boss is not staggered.

Spam Poison Trap

Subverting Poison Trap increases your poison damage against enemies affected by the trap. Always use Poison Trap to increase the efficiency of your Poison Imbued Barrage to make quick work of tougher mobs like Desecrators in the Infernal Horde.

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