Diablo 4 Rogue BuildPenetrating Shot

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Paragon Board Stat Requirements

Stat Requirements

Affix Replacements

Basic Skills

Core Skills

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Subterfuge Skills

Imbuement Skills

Ultimate Skills

How it Works

Dark Shroud is used passively through the Umbrous Aspect and therefore does not need to be placed on our Skill Bar. Dark Shroud is an insanely powerful defensive skill in Season 4 because of its parabolic scaling. This means that it gets stronger the more we invest in it.

Level 1 Dark Shroud provides 40% DR at 5 stacks. Level 5 Dark Shroud provides 48% DR at 5 stacks. 1 - (1-48%)/(1-40%) = 13.33% effective DR increase. Level 15 Dark Shroud provides 68% DR at 5 stacks. 1 - (1-68%)/(1-48%) = 39.5% effective DR increase. Level 19 Dark Shroud provides 76% DR at 5 stacks. 1 - (1-76%)/(1-68%) = 25% effective DR increase.

As you can see, the more we increase our Dark Shroud level the stronger each level gets. Going from 1 to 5 is equivalent to adding a 13.33% DR affix while going from 15 to 19 is equivalent to adding a 25% DR affix.

Although this guide shows the most optimal gear setup, it's not easy to acquire and generally compromises must be made. For that reason, it's important to understand how the different affixes rank in terms of Masterworking priority.

Breakpoint Affixes

These affixes and their exact Masterworking values are used to reach specific breakpoints.

• Armor
• All Resistances
• Attack Speed
• X Imbuement Lasts for X Casts
• Ranks to X Passive

Maximum Priority Affixes

These should be 3x Masterworking at all costs as they are incredibly powerful affixes.

• Ranks to Dark Shroud

High Priority Affixes

These should ideally be 3x Masterworking but are not an absolute necessity.

• Dodge on (Boots, Legs)
• Lucky Hit Chance (Gloves)
• Critical Hit Chance (Gloves)
• Cooldown Reduction

Medium Priority Affixes

These should ideally be 2x Masterworking, although exceptions exist when other affixes of the same priority level or higher co-exist on the item.

• Close Quarter Combat: Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies
• Precision: Critical Damage
• Victimize: Vulnerable Damage

Low Priority Affixes

These are mostly interchangeable 1x Masterworking affixes.

• Maximum Life
• Dexterity
• Movement Speed