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Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred (D4)

Rogue Deathmask Flurry Endgame Build (Season 9)

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This is the Deathmask Flurry endgame build and guide for Season 9 of Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred (D4). Read on to learn more about the Deathmask Flurry build as well as its playstyle in the Season of Horadrim!

Attention Legacy Builds!Attention! This build is a Legacy Build that was created from Season 9 and is not updated for the current season.
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Deathmask Flurry Rogue Build

Deathmask Flurry Build Summary

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SummarySummary Flurry Icon Skills and Passives Horadric SpellsHoradric Spells Aspects and AffixesAspects and Affixes
GemsGems MercenaryMercenary Spiritborn ParagonParagon Rogue Icon Playstyle

This Rogue Endgame build is based on a build by Slaydra over at Slaydra (Youtube). The video includes details on how to gear up to get the build online. You can check Slaydra's Twitch Channel for more Diablo 4 content and ask questions about the build!

Build Summary
Rogue Class ViewDeathmask Flurry Endgame Build
Flurry Dash Caltrops Shadow Step Dark Shroud
Focus: AoE Burst, Endgame Dungeons
Diablo 4 Build - Pro High Burst Damage Output

Diablo 4 Build - Pro High Mobility

The build revolves around the use of Flurry, modified and empowered by the Deathmask of Nirmitruq for higher damage output and better resource management. The build aims to keep spamming Flurry by including your health as a resource for casting, allowing for consistent damage outputs.

Season 9 Guide (Sins of the Horadrim)

Deathmask Flurry Build Skills and Passives

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SummarySummary Flurry IconSkills and Passives Horadric SpellsHoradric Spells Aspects and AffixesAspects and Affixes
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※ More skills can be seen by scrolling vertically.

Active Skills
necro basicBasic Skill Tree

Heartseeker Heartseeker (1/5)
 ┗ Enhanced HeartseekerEnhanced Heartseeker
necro coreCore Skill Tree

Flurry Flurry (1/5)
 ┗ Enhanced FlurryEnhanced Flurry
  ┗ Improved FlurryImproved Flurry
Sturdy Sturdy (3/3)
 ┗ Siphoning Strikes Siphoning Strikes (3/3)
Stutter Step Stutter Step (3/3)
Agility Skill TreeAgility Skill Tree

Shadow Step Shadow Step (1/5)
Dash Dash (1/5)
 ┗ Enhanced DashEnhanced Dash
  ┗ Methodical DashMethodical Dash
Caltrops Caltrops (1/5)
 ┗ Enhanced CaltropsEnhanced Caltrops
  ┗ Disciplined CaltropsDisciplined Caltrops
 ┗ Trick Attacks Trick Attacks (3/3)
Subterfuge Skill TreeSubterfuge Skill Tree

Dark Shroud Dark Shroud (5/5)
 ┗ Enhanced Dark ShroudEnhanced Dark Shroud
  ┗ Countering Dark ShroudCountering Dark Shroud
Agile Agile (3/3)
 ┗ Evasive Evasive (3/3)
Exploit Exploit (3/3)
 ┗ Malice Malice (3/3)
Imbuement Skill Tree Imbuement Skill Tree

Frigid Finesse Frigid Finesse (3/3)
Ultimate Skill Tree Ultimate Skill Tree

Shadow Clone Shadow Clone (5/5)
 ┗ Prime Shadow ClonePrime Shadow Clone
  ┗ Supreme Shadow CloneSupreme Shadow Clone
Aftermath Aftermath (3/3)
Second Wind Second Wind (3/3)
 ┗ Haste Haste (3/3)
Diablo 4 - Key Passive Skill TreeKey Passive

Deathmask Flurry Build Specialization

Preparation Spend 75 Energy to reduce your Ultimate Skill's Cooldown by 5 seconds. Ultimate Skills reset other Cooldowns and grant 15% Damage Reduction for 10 seconds.

Preparation reduces the cooldown of Shadow Clone, allowing it to be spammed more often to improve the build's clear time and damage.

Rogue Specialization Guide

Deathmask Flurry Build Horadric Spells

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Horadic Spellcraft Setup
Nebulous Extract Icon Nebulous Extract
(Infusion)
Bottled Wind Icon Bottled Wind
(Arcana)
Luminous Gem Icon Luminous Gem
(Arcana)
Potent Alloy Icon Potent Alloy
(Arcana)
Disintegrate Icon Disintegrate
(Catalyst)
Flurry Icon Flurry
(Skill)

The Horadric Spells for the Deathmask Flurry build focuses on survivability to mitigate the negative effects of the Deathmask of Nirmitruq. The most important Arcana to have will be Bottled Wind as this grants barrier, keeping your from dying.

List of All Horadric Spells

Deathmask Flurry Build Aspects and Affixes

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

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Gear Aspect and Affixes
Head
Stats:
・Maximum Life
・Ranks to Flurry ★★★
・Movement Speed
・Armor
Chest
Stats:
・All Stats ★★
・Damage on Next Attack After Entering Stealth
・Maximum Life ★
・Resource Generation.
Gloves
Stats:
・Attack Speed ★
・Critical Strike Chance ★
・Ultimate Damage
・Ranks to Marksman and Cutthroat Skills ★
Pants
Stats:
・Maximum Life
・Resistance to All Elements ★★★
・Armor
Temper:
・Defensive - Rogue Recovery
 ┗ Bonus to Siphoning Strikes
・Utility - Alchemist Control
 ┗ Flurry Size
Boots
Stats:
・Movement Speed
・Chill Slow Potency
・Critical Strike Chance Against Chilled Enemies ★★★
・Cold Resistance
Amulet
Stats:
・Attack Speed
・Dexterity ★★★
・Critical Strike Chance
Temper:
・Offensive - Subterfuge Expertise
 ┗ Damage per Dark Shroud
・Defensive - Rogue Recovery
 ┗ Bonus to Siphoning Strikes
Ring
Stats:
・Resistance to All Elements
・Critical Strike Chance ★★
・Attack Speed
Temper:
・Offensive - Subterfuge Expertise
 ┗ Damage per Dark Shroud ★
・Resource - Ultimate Efficiency
 ┗Shadow Clone Cooldwown Reduction
Ring
Stats:
・Resistance to All Elements
・Critical Strike Chance ★★
・Attack Speed
Temper:
・Offensive - Subterfuge Expertise
 ┗ Damage per Dark Shroud ★
・Resource - Ultimate Efficiency
 ┗Shadow Clone Cooldwown Reduction
Weapon
(Bow)

Stats:
・Maximum Life
・Dexterity ★★
・Critical Strike Damage ★
Temper:
・Offensive - Subterfuge Expertise
 ┗ Damage per Dark Shroud ★
・Weapon - Agile Augments
 ┗ Chance for Flurry to Deal Double Damage
Weapon
(Sword)

Stats:
・All Stats
・Damage Reduction
・Lucky Hit: Chance to Heal for Life ★★★
・Maximum Life
Weapon
(Dagger)

Stats:
・Maximum Life
・Dexterity ★★★
・Vulnerable Damage
Temper:
・Offensive - Specialist Evolution
 ┗ Damage per Dark Shroud ★
・Weapon - Agile Augments
 ┗ Chance for Flurry to Deal Double Damage

Deathmask Flurry Build Gems and Runewords

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Weapon Armor
EmeraldEmerald

For Gems, it's best to slot in Emerald on your Armor slots for more Dexterity and on your weapons for more Critical Strike Damage.

List of All Gems

Deathmask Flurry Build Best Horadric Jewels

Amulet Ring Ring
WillbreakerWillbreaker Idol From BelowIdol From Below Seal of DenialSeal of Denial

Willbreaker and Idol from Below are used as damage multipliers for the build, while Seal of Denial grants more defense to mitigate the life drain from the Deathmask of Nirmitruq.

List of All Horadric Jewels

Deathmask Flurry Build Runewords

Runeword 1 Runeword 2
AhuAhu QaxQax NeoNeo VexVex

Ahu + Qax is used to gain more damage as you spam Flurry. While Neo + Vex is used to add temporary ranks to your skills, allowing you to deal more damage.

List of All Runewords

Deathmask Flurry Build Mercenaries

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Mercenary Reinforcement
Subo Subo Spiritborn Mercenary RaheirRaheir

Use Subo as the Main Mercenary

Subo is used as the main mercenary for marking enemies and regaining energy. Take Subo's Cover Fire and Opening Fire to gain more Critical Strike Damage, ultimately allowing the build to deal more damage over a time interval.

Equip Raheir as a Reinforcement

Use Raheir as your reinforcement for your survivability. It's best to use his Bastion skill whenever you become crowd-controlled so you can avoid damage and become unstoppable.

List of All Mercenaries

Deathmask Flurry Build Paragon Boards

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Paragon Boards
1. Starting Board (Exploit)
2. Danse Macabre (Turf)
3. Exploit Weakness (Headhunter)
4. No Witnesses (Devious)
5. Cheap Shot (Chip)

The Paragon Boards and Glyphs for the build focus on enhancing the damage scaling of Flurry as well as Critical Damage. The Paragon setup can be achieved under Paragon 270, with extra nodes you can put into maximum life or armor and resistances.

Deathmask Flurry Build Playstyle and Rotation

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This build's playstyle revolves around close combat by spamming Flurry through the cycle created by Preparation. The playstyle rotation follows:

  1. Cast Shadow Step to Elites or mob groups.
  2. Cast Shadow Clone to reset all cooldowns.
  3. Use Flurry until Shadow Clone cooldown resets, then use Shadow Clone again.
  4. Use Dash or Shadow Step to move around.

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