Coldstep Rogue BUILD for Diablo IV

(vanish from their sight to get up close and personal then unleash clones to throw them into disarray)

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Diablo IV launches on June 6th, 2023 for PC (Battle.Net), XBOX, & PlayStation with a 4 days Early Access (no wipe) for pre-orders (so kind of really launching June 2nd).

Diablo IV’s Open Beta Tests are almost here and I felt motivated to make some Pre-Launch theorycrafted semi-builds that should be good for ‘fresh-into-endgame’ characters when the game launches. I also plan to evolve them into FULL builds when the game is released & keep them updated when we get rebalance updates. This is one such build for the Rogue Class called Coldstep.

The Beta tests will only let us reach lvl 25 and only let us play in the first Act/Zone (Fractured Peaks) so those builds will be more useful for the actual game launch and ideally for characters around lvl 50+ or 60+. I’ve used 50+ and 60+ skill points when making the build instead of the full 100 so that they can be used to jumpstart a player’s post-story endgame grind.

I’ve also made spreadsheets for those builds (see the links below) that have shortlisted the active and passive skills + legendary aspect that work well with the build so one can spend the extra skill points on the way to lvl 100 into those other skills.

This build will be updated post-launch to a new & expanded version when I have actual in-game information as reference.

Video Version:

Skill Trees

Below you’ll see ONLY the Active & Passive skills that were selected for this build. For additional skills that can be taken on the way to lvl 100 + alternative skill options, you can check my pre-launch builds spreadsheet on this link. This build (Coldstep) is one of the builds on that spreadsheet.

Some of the skill icon images you see could be outdated & different from what is seen in the Full release version. I plan to replace them once the Beta ends or after the full launch

Basic Skill (Resource Generator/Builder) (Required Points: 0 )

Core Skill(s) (Resource Spender) (Required Points: 2 )

Agility Skills (Required Points: 6 )

Subterfuge Skills (Required Points: 11 )

Imbuements Skills (Required Points: 16 )

Ultimate Skills (Required Points: 23 )

Specializations (Required Points: 33 )

Class Mechanic:

I don’t have much information about the 3 Specializations of the Rogue which are their Class Mechanics:

• Combo Points – Your Basic Skills now generate Combo Points. Certain Skills consume Combo Points for additional effects.
• Inner Sight – Attack marked enemies to fill up your Inner Sight gauge. When it’s full, gain unlimited Energy for 4 seconds.
• Preparation – This specialization was not available during the closed beta builds of the game.

My guess is that it would be best to switch between specializations depending on the situation/content. For now I won’t go into detail or say use only a certain one of those until the game launches and I try them out.

Legendary Aspects / Powers

I will only list the Legendary Aspects that have been selected for the build and the slots in which I advise putting those. For in-depth information you can check my pre-launch builds spreadsheet on this link. This build (Coldstep) is one of the builds on that spreadsheet.

• Helm: Aspect of The Umbral
• Amulet: Aspect of Pummeling
• Chest: Aspect of Shared Misery
• Pants: Aspect of Might
• Gloves: Vengeful Aspect
• Boots: Ghostwalker Aspect
• Ring 1: Ravenous Aspect
• Ring 2: Aspect of Unstable Imbuements
• 1H Weapon (see NOTE below): Aspect of Inner Calm
• Off-hand (see NOTE below): Aspect of Corruption
• 2-H Weapon (if you decide to use one): Aspect of Arrow Storms

NOTE: You'll be using a 2H Bow or Crossbow + a Dual-Wielded Weapon & Offhand combo for this build. I do not currently know how swapping out will work for different skills. 

Barbs auto-swap when you use the skill to the weapon it requires due to their arsenal system which Rogues don't have. There may just be a button to swap between 2h and dual wield so we'll see about that. 

The good thing is that shadow step might be able to work even if you have the dual-wield setup on your secondary weapon set

Useful Links (Spreadsheets & more):

For all of my Diablo IV Pre-Launch Theorycrafts/Builds: This Spreadsheet

For my Diablo IV Pre-Launch Class Skill Trees (can be used as mini-calculator): This Spreadsheet

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This concludes the Coldstep Rogue Build for Diablo IV. If you’re interested in the game below are links to the various platforms where one can buy it (you can just click the links to open a new tab):

PC (Battle.Net)

XBOX

PlayStation

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