The Barrage Rogue is a simple-to-play, short to mid-range archer build that is great for leveling in Diablo 4. It combines a good mix of AoE and single-target damage with high movement speed and solid defenses for an overall smooth experience.

Barrage is a Core Skill that fires multiple arrows spread out in a cone in front of you. While it's a ranged skill, it can only deal with large packs of monsters from a distance and you need to get close to hitting individual targets with multiple arrows (shotgun), making it a very active playstyle that requires constant maneuvering.

Over time you unlock multiple ways of recovering Energy which allow you to spam Barrage all the time. This includes Consuming Shadows from Shadow Imbuement, Innervation, and most importantly the Inner Sight Specialization.

Once you have the main setup together, it's all smooth sailing until the endgame. We include Shadow Imbuement to improve the build's otherwise mediocre AoE clear and blow-up packs of monsters easily while applying the mighty Vulnerable debuff pretty much all the time.

This guide teaches you all about how to reach the endgame in Diablo 4 with the Barrage Rogue. Let's get started!

Barrage

Barrage is our main ability that fires 5 arrows in a cone in front of you. Standing close to an enemy results in multiple hits against the same target. Whenever possible, we spam this ability all the time to deal damage, apply Vulnerably, and carry our Imbuement Skill effects.

Getting Started (Levels 2-3, 2 Skill Points)

To start we have to put 2 points into Basic Skills to unlock the other sections. Invigorating Strike is our choice because it buffs us with extra Energy regeneration. In addition, it applies Vulnerable when on low resources.

Level 2: Invigorating Strike

Level 3: Enhanced Invigorating Strike

Unlocking Barrage (Levels 4-7, 4 Skill Points)

Barrage is the centerpiece of this build. It fires multiple arrows in increasingly larger angles in a frontal cone. We use it as much as possible to deal damage and apply the Vulnerable debuff with Improved Barrage. Against monster packs, you can simply spray'n'pray from a distance while on bigger targets like Elites and Bosses you have to get almost in melee range to hit them with more arrows. Always position yourself so that all of your arrows hit something.

Adding Utility & Damage (Levels 8-20, 13 Skill Points)

At this point you unlock some of the Rogue's signature skills: Dash & Shadow Step. The first of these two Agility Skills has two charges and allows you to zip around the battlefield to either engage, escape or reposition yourself. While you can choose either of them, the second option is the preferred choice for this guide as it allows you to teleport right into the fray to position yourself for an attack. It also grants the powerful Unstoppable effect and extra Movement Speed to fly through the early game and you can use it to teleport across cliffs which is very helpful in outdoor zones.

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