Barrage Rogue Gauntlet Build Guide for Diablo 4 (Season 3)

Gauntlet Build Introduction for Barrage Rogue

The Barrage Rogue is the best build to obtain a top ranking on the Gauntlet leaderboard in Season 3 of Diablo 4. This is your optimized guide for a late endgame setup designed for the highest Gauntlet scores. For more information on this endgame activity, check out our Gauntlet Guide.

Barrage is a highly versatile Core Skill that can deal high single-target damage while ricocheting to additional targets. The ricochets auto-target nearby enemies, so you can keep moving with a fire-and-forget playstyle. The Gauntlet setup for the Barrage Rogue focuses on maximizing damage and mobility, by sacrificing defense whenever possible.

Before following this Gauntlet build guide, make sure you have a Level 100 Rogue and the Build Requirements listed in the section below. Follow the Rogue Leveling Guide to progress a character from Level 1-50, and then the Barrage Endgame Guide from Level 50-100.

Mid Season 3 Update (Patch 1.3.3) – A buff to Aspect of Branching Volleys greatly improves the clearing ability of Barrage against groups of enemies. The Barrage Rogue is now a top build for the Gauntlet.

• Aspect of Branching Volleys
  • Previous: Barrage’s Arrows have 15-25% chance to split into two arrows whenever they ricochet.
  • New: Increase the damage of arrows that Ricochet from Barrage from 40% to 60-80%. In addition, Barrage’s arrows have a 40-60% chance to split into 2 arrows whenever they ricochet.
• Heartseeker
  • Attack Speed increased by 20%.
  • Dev Note: Lower the Power interrupt frames from 20 to 16.

Strengths and Weaknesses

To see how this build compares to the other builds on our site, you can check out our build tier lists.

Build Requirements

The Gauntlet setup for the Barrage Rogue requires a higher amount of Resource management, since the Basic Skill is removed. Be prepared with the required items below, before attempting this build.

Required Legendary Aspects and Unique Items

Aspect of Branching Volleys

Skyhunter

• Boots with Shrine Buff Duration, Ranks of Dash Skill and Energy Cost Reduction.
• An Amulet with Shrine Buff Duration and Cooldown Reduction.
• Rings with Cooldown Reduction and Resource Generation. Ring of Starless Skies is also highly recommended.
• A Helm with Cooldown Reduction. Godslayer Crown and Harlequin Crest are also viable options.
• Gloves with Attack Speed and Critical Strike Chance.

While these items are minimum requirements, all the aspects and the priority affix gear listed in this build is necessary to obtain the highest ranks on the Gauntlet Leaderboard.

Season of the Construct

Season 3 Patch Updates

The following list details the changes in the Season 3 Update (Patch 1.3.0) that may pertain to Barrage Rogues. Check the Changelog for all the other guide updates.

• Close Quarters Combat
  • Amount of Damage vs Crowd Controlled bonus conversion percent reduced from 40% to 10%.
  • Attack Speed per stack increased from 10% to 15%.
• Precision
  • Previous: Critical Strike with Marksman Skills grant you Precision. You gain 4%[x] Critical Strike Damage per stack of Precision, up to a maximum of 20%[x]. When you reach maximum Precision, your next Marksman Skill is guaranteed to Critically Strike, and deals 40%[x] increased Critical Strike Damage, then consumes all stacks of Precision.
  • New: Each Marksman skill cast grants 1 stack of Precision, or 2 if it has Critically Struck. When you reach 6 stacks, your next Marksman Core or Ultimate Skill is a guaranteed Critical Strike that deals x50% increased Critical Strike Damage, consuming all stacks of Precision. This damage is further increased by an amount equal to x15% of your Critical Strike Damage bonus.
• Aspect of the Expectant: Damage bonus now has a 5-second duration to be used.
• Fixed an issue where Tibault’s Will increased the cap for combo points.

Seneschal Construct Companion Powers

The Season 3 theme introduces a Seneschal Construct Companion that can deal damage or provide support to complement your character. Equip the Seneschal with two Governing Stones to activate their abilities, and then link them to three Tuning Stones each to augment the abilities. There are 12 different Governing Stones and 27 different Tuning Stones that can be found in Vaults scattered across Sanctuary. Fuse together duplicate stones to level them up, increasing the potency of Governing Stones or adding augments to Tuning Stones.

Listed below is the best Seneschal Construct Companion setup for Barrage Rogues in the Gauntlet. Although only 3 Tuning Stones can be linked to each Governing Stone, alternative options are provided and sorted in order of importance.

1. Flash of Adrenaline: Administers a quick flash of adrenaline into the player, granting bonus damage for a duration.
   • Genesis: Increase the effectiveness of the supported Skill.
   • Tactical Support: Decrease the cooldown of the supported Skill.
   • Duration Support: Supported Skills have their durations increased.
   • Fortify Support: When the Seneschal Construct uses the supported Skill, you gain Fortify. Skills with slower attack speeds or skills with cooldowns will increase the amount of Fortify granted.
2. Tempest: Electrically charge an enemy causing it to deal damage to themselves and additional enemies each second over time. If the enemy is killed, Tempest spreads to another enemy.
   • Evernight: The supported Skill grants you +4 to all Skills when used.
   • Resource Support: Player gains an amount of Primary Resource when the supporting Skill first deals damage.
   • Efficiency Support: When the supporting skill deals damage, you gain Critical Strike Chance to the same targets hit.
   • Safeguard Support: When used, the supported Skill grants Damage Reduction to you.

Skill Tree Points and Skill Bar

Skill Bar Setup for Barrage Rogue (order does not matter)

Barrage Dash Shadow Step Concealment Shadow Clone Shadow Imbuement

The following tables show the full allocation of Skill Points for the Barrage Rogue Gauntlet build. If you have not obtained all the Skill Points from Renown, take extra points out of Dash and/or Concealment.

WARNING: This Skill Tree setup is designed for speed to obtain the highest score possible in the Gauntlet, where shrines are heavily relied upon to increase overall damage and reduce cooldowns.

Priority Skills	Cluster
Heartseeker Rank 2 (not on the Skill Bar)	Basic Skill
Barrage Rank 5, Enhanced Barrage, Improved Barrage Stutter Step Rank 3 Sturdy Rank 3	Core Skill
Dash Rank 5, Enhanced Dash Shadow Step Rank 1, Enhanced Shadow Step, Disciplined Shadow Step Weapon Mastery Rank 3	Agility Skill
Concealment Rank 2, Enhanced Concealment, Countering Concealment Exploit Rank 3, Malice Rank 3	Subterfuge Skill
Shadow Imbuement Rank 5, Enhanced Shadow Imbuement, Mixed Shadow Imbuement	Imbuement Skill
Adrenaline Rush Rank 1, Impetus Rank 3, Haste Rank 3 Innervation Rank 3 Shadow Clone, Prime Shadow Clone, Supreme Shadow Clone	Ultimate Skill
Precision	Key Passives

Barrage Rogue Specialization

Combo Points are not selected, since the Gauntlet setup for the Barrage Rogue does not equip any Basic Skills. Instead, Preparation is utilized to reduce the Cooldown of Shadow Clone and reset other Skills.

Paragon

The Paragon progression system unlocks after reaching Level 50, and offers a considerable boost to character power. Within the Paragon Board, there are many different bonuses, ranging from minor stat enhancements on Magic Nodes to more significant gains with Rare Glyphs and Legendary Nodes.

Important Notes:

• Additional Bonus requirements on Rare Glyphs may not be obtainable until they gain increased radius range at Level 15.
• Attach Legendary Boards in the correct order. Bonus requirements of Rare Nodes increase with their placement order.
• Make sure you select the correct Legendary Boards and rotate them into the correct orientation before attachment.

The Gauntlet setup makes the following slight adjustments to the original Barrage Endgame Build, so you do not have to completely refund all Paragon points.

1. Remove Ranger and Turf.
2. Insert Canny and Efficacy.
3. Reallocate points from Calculated to obtain other damage increases and nodes in radius range of the new Glyphs.

WARNING: Multiple sources of Damage Reduction are traded for Damage Multipliers in this Glyph setup for the Gauntlet. Survivability is extremely low. Players in Hardcore mode should follow the tankier setup in the original Barrage Endgame Build.

The list below contains the most beneficial Rare Glyphs and Legendary Nodes for the Barrage Rogue Gauntlet build, sorted in the order obtained in the final Level 100 Paragon Tree. The images that follow provide a visual of each Paragon Board setup.

Name	Effect
Canny	• For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal + [9.6%] increased Non-physical damage. • Additional Bonus (requires 25 Intelligence purchased in radius range): Non-Physical damage increases all the Non-Physical damage an enemy takes from you by x1%, up to x10%, for 15 seconds.
Tricks of the Trade	Your Marksman Skills grant your next Cutthroat Skill 25% increased damage. Your Cutthroat Skills grant your next Marksman Skill 25% increased damage.
Efficacy	• Grants + [120%] bonus to all Rare nodes within range. • Additional Bonus (requires 25 Intelligence purchased in radius range): Imbuement Skill effects have x20% increased potency.
Cheap Shot	You deal x5% increased damage for each Nearby enemy that is Crowd Controlled, up to x25%.
Nightstalker	• For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, your deal + [9.51%] increased Shadow damage. • Additional Bonus (requires 25 Intelligence purchased in radius range): Entering Stealth reduces the active cooldown of Shadow Imbuement by 4 seconds.
Exploit Weakness	Grants + [144%] bonus to all Magic nodes within range. • Additional Bonus (requires 40 Dexterity purchased in radius range): When you hit an enemy with an attack that applies a Crowd Control effect, they take x2%, up to x10%, increased damage from you for 20 seconds.
Combat	• For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal + [19.2%] increased Critical Strike Damage. • Additional Bonus (requires 40 Intelligence purchased in radius range): Skills that Critically Strike restore 12% of their Energy cost.
No Witnesses	Your Ultimate Skills deal x30% increased damage and grant you x10% increased damage for 20 seconds when cast. (Legendary Nodes not used)
Exploit	• For every 5 Strength purchased within range, you deal + [7.7%] increased damage to Vulnerable targets. • Additional Bonus (requires 25 Strength purchased in radius range): When an enemy is damaged by you, they become Vulnerable for 3 seconds. This cannot happen more than once every 20 seconds per enemy.

Starting Board (Canny)

Tricks of the Trade (Efficacy)

Cheap Shot (Nightstalker)

Exploit Weakness (Combat)

No Witnesses (Exploit)

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Mechanics and Playstyle

Barrage can be casted right next to elites and bosses to shotgun them with all the arrows for high single-target damage. The buff to Aspect of Branching Volleys in Patch 1.3.3 greatly improves the clearing ability of Barrage against multiple enemies. Therefore, the Barrage Rogue has become an effective build for every situation in combat.

The Gauntlet setup for the Barrage Rogue removes any Basic Skills and Combo Points, greatly simplifying the playstyle. Barrage is spammed to deal damage without a Combo Points rotation, while Dash, Shadow Step and Concealment are utilized for quick mobility.

Shadow Clone provides supplemental damage, but the clone does not benefit from many damage increases on the character. The Preparation Specialization allows the Ultimate Skill to be used more often, and reset the Cooldowns of other Skills.

Nightstalker reduces the Cooldown of Shadow Imbuement when Concealment is casted. Reallocate extra Ranks of Concealment for Consuming Shadows if you need more Energy generation.

Vulnerable

Exploit instantly applies Vulnerable to enemies at the beginning of a fight. Afterwards, Improved Barrage continues to maintain Vulnerable status in longer battles against elites and bosses.

Damage Rotation

Use the following rotation to optimize DPS.

1. Use Dash, Shadow Step and Concealment to quickly travel between packs of enemies.
2. (Optional) Activate Shadow Imbuement against large groups of enemies to supplement Area of Effect damage.
3. Cast Barrage rapidly to deal damage. Stand next to elites or bosses to shotgun them with all the arrows, while ricochets take care of weaker enemies.
4. Restart the rotation.

Gear Choice and Stat Priority in the Gauntlet

Make sure to pick up all Rare Item drops that may be upgrades while you are farming with the Barrage Rogue. Save Legendary Items with useful aspects in your stash to be used later for extraction and imprinting onto well rolled Rare Items.

When comparing weapons with similar item levels, Swords are preferred over Daggers for the Critical Strike Damage implicit to increase Precision damage. Crossbows are preferred over Bows for the Vulnerable Damage implicit, unless you are using Skyhunter.

Shrine Buff Duration affixes on Boots and Amulet are extremely important for the Gauntlet. Shrines spawn after every Boss kill, and they are essential for the highest scores. Shrine Buff Duration even works on the Pillar of Glory to gain more bonus points while active.

Stat Priority List

Listed below are the affixes to prioritize on gear for Barrage Rogues. Each line of affixes are listed in order of importance. Affixes on the same line are considered to be equally important, but their benefits may vary depending on how much is stacked or other character stats. Bolded stats are the most important and sometimes vital for the build to function properly.

The priority order of Resistances is Lightning > Poison > Fire > Cold > Shadow. Maximum Resistance is 70% by default for each element and can be increased to 85% by various sources.

Season 3 Update (Patch 1.3.0): Critical Strike Damage priority increased due to Precision damage being changed to scale with the stat.

Legendary Aspects and Codex of Power

Listed below are all the best-in-slot Aspects found on Legendary Items that are important for the Barrage Rogue build in the Gauntlet. Aspects from the Codex of Power can be used if you cannot find the proper Legendary drops, but they have weaker effects. Extract Aspects from lower level Legendary Items and imprint them onto better Rare Items with preferred stats.

Ravenous Aspect can help with Energy management early on, Ring of Starless Skies is preferred if you are lucky enough to obtain this Uber Unique Item.

Gear Slot	Aspect Name	Aspect Power
Ranged Weapon
Amulet (+50 bonus effect)	Accelerating Aspect	Critical Strikes with Core Skills increase your Attack Speed by [15 – 25%] for 3 seconds.
Ring Slot #1 (replaced by Ring of Starless Skies	Ravenous Aspect	Killing a Vulnerable enemy grants you [50 – 70%] increased Energy Regeneration for 4 seconds.
Dual-Wielded Weapons, Gloves or Ring Slot #2	Aspect of Branching Volleys	Increase the damage of arrows that Ricochet from Barrage from 40% to [60 – 80%]. In addition, Barrage’s arrows have a [40 – 60%] chance to split into 2 arrows whenever they ricochet.
Dual-Wielded Weapons, Gloves or Ring Slot #2	Edgemaster’s Aspect	Skills deal up to [10 – 20%] increased damage based on your available Primary Resource when cast, receiving the maximum benefit while you have full Primary Resource.
Dual-Wielded Weapons, Gloves or Ring Slot #2	Aspect of Elements	Gain + [20 – 30%] increased damage to a set of damage types for 7 seconds. This effect alternates between 2 sets: • Fire, Lightning, and Physical. • Cold, Poison, and Shadow.
Dual-Wielded Weapons, Gloves or Ring Slot #2	Aspect of Inner Calm	Deal [5.0 – 10.0%] increased damage for each second you stand still, up to 40%.
Helm (replaced by Harlequin Crest)	Resistant Assailant’s Aspect	Breaking Concealment grants +10% Resistance and Maximum Resist to all elements for 4 seconds. Killing an Elite enemy reduces Concealment’s cooldown by 6–10 seconds.
Chest	Aspect of Quickening Fog	You automatically drop a Smoke Grenade at the end of Dash. Smoke Grenades reduce Dash’s Cooldown by [0.4 – 0.6] seconds for each enemy hit, up to [2.0 – 3.0] seconds.
Pants (replaced by Tibault’s Will)	Aspect of Disobedience	You gain [0.6 – 1.1%] increased Armor for 4 seconds when you deal any form of damage, stacking up to [36 – 66%].
Boots	Ravager’s Aspect	Shadow Step has an additional Charge. Killing an enemy with Shadow Step refunds a Charge and increases the damage of Shadow Step by [1 – 6%] for 2 seconds, up to [5 – 30%].

Unique Items

Listed below are the recommended and optional Unique Items for this build.

• Skyhunter (Required): The Unique Effect is important for damage and Energy generation. Increasing Exploit to Rank 3 from Rank 6 results in a 15% overall damage increase against Healthy and Injured enemies (1.36 / 1.18).
• Harlequin Crest (Recommended Uber Unique): This powerful Uber Unique provides the best of offensive and defense, if you are lucky enough for it to drop from Uber Duriel.
• Ring of Starless Skies
• Tibault’s Will: 40%[x] increased damage is not usually possible in this gear slot, but Legendary Pants with 4 well-rolled defensive affixes and a Defensive Aspect are more beneficial.

Not Recommended Unique items

Listed below are the Unique Items not recommended for this build and the reasons they are not worthwhile.

• Grasp of Shadow: These Unique Gloves provide up to +6 Ranks for all Core Skills, but well-rolled Legendary Gloves are better. The summoned Shadow Clone attack does significantly less damage than the original attack being copied.

Gems

Listed below are the best Gems to socket into gear for each slot type for the Barrage Rogue build.

• Weapon: Royal Emerald for Critical Strike Damage to Vulnerable Enemies.
• Armor: Royal Ruby for Maximum Life.
• Jewelry: Royal Skull to cap Armor (13200 for Tier 100 Nightmare Dungeons) or Individual Resistance Gems for Resistances that are not already capped at 70%. The priority order of Resistances is Lightning > Poison > Fire > Cold > Shadow.

Elixirs and Health Potions

Listed below are the best Elixirs for Barrage Rogues to consume in the Gauntlet, ranked by importance. Elixirs that are not available at the Alchemist can only be found as drops. Open Splitting Steel and Mystery Chests in Helltides to farm non-craftable Elixirs.

1. Heady Assault Elixir (craftable): Attack Speed increases damage output, especially with Artillery Shrines in the Gauntlet.
2. Elixir of Cruelty (non-craftable): Provides the highest source of Critical Strike Chance from an Elixir. Alternatively, Heady Precision Elixir can be crafted at the Alchemist.

Weekly Gauntlet Routes

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Changelog

• March 11th, 2024: Guide created.