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Diablo 4 Season 5 Build Guide: Andariel's Barrage Rogue Build

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Welcome to the ultimate guide for the Andariel's Barrage Rogue build in Diablo 4 Season 5! This build is renowned for its incredible damage output, robust survivability, and straightforward playstyle, making it a favorite among players. At the heart of this build is the Andariel's Visage Mythic Unique helm, which unleashes devastating poison damage procs. By stacking lucky hit chance with gear like Fists of Fate and Alchemical Advantage, and boosting attack speed and general damage modifiers, this build can deal billions of damage, making it one of the most powerful setups in the game. Dive in to discover how to optimize your gear, skills, and Paragon Board to dominate your enemies in Sanctuary.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths

•  High Damage Output

•  Effective Against Groups and Bosses

•  Good Survivability

•  Easy to Play

Weaknesses

•  Requires High Gear

•  Reliance on Lucky Hits

•  Vulnerability to Poison-Immune Enemies

•  Limited AOE Burst

Gear & Stat Recommended

For this build, you must set precise Aspects, Affixes, Masterworks, and Tempers on your Diablo 4 items to achieve optimal performance. You can refer to the following recommendations:

Uniques

•  Helm: Andariel’s Visage

•  Chest Armor: Tyrael’s Might

•  Gloves: Fists of Fate

•  Dual-Wield Weapon 2: The Umbracrux

•  Ring 2: Ring of Starless Skies

Andariel’s Visage, Fists of Fate, and The Umbracrux are particularly important among them.

Legendary Aspects

•  Pants: Umbrous Aspect

•  Boots: Aspect of Noxious Ice

•  Ranged Weapon: Aspect of Creeping Death

•  Amulet: Aspect of Branching Volleys

•  Ring 1: High Velocity Aspect

•  Dual-Wield Weapon 1: Aspect of Bursting Venoms

Elixirs

•  Elixir of Advantage II: Use it to easier reach the 203.33% Lucky Hit Chance Breakpoint.

•  Elixir of Fortitude II: Use it when you are already over the 203.33% Lucky Hit Chance Breakpoint.

•  Elixir of Resourcefulness II: Use it when you are struggling with Energy

Recommended Stat Thresholds

•  20%+ Critical Strike Chance

•  100% Gear Attack Speed (Cap 1)*

 •  85% Aspect Attack Speed (Cap 2)**

•  600%+ Damage per Dark Shroud

•  80%+ Chance to Cast Barrage Twice

•  203.33%+ Lucky Hit Chance

•  385%+ Ultimate Skill Damage

•  Armor Capped 9,230

•  Resistance Capped 70%

•  30,000+ Life

•  15%+ Chance to Freeze/Stun/Daze

•  150%+ Movement Speed

•  9 Total Ranks of ‍Alchemical Advantage

•  2+ additional Casts of Poison Imbue

Skill Tree Points and Skill Bar

Skill Tree Points

1. Basic Skill

Puncture

•  Enhanced Puncture

2. Core Skill

  Barrage (5/5)

•  Enhanced Barrage (1/1)

•  Improved Barrage (1/1)

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3. Agility Skills

1) Shadow Step (5/5)

•  Enhanced Shadow Step (1/1)

•  Disciplined Shadow Step (1/1)

2) Dash (5/5)

•  Enhanced Dash (1/1)

•  Methodical Dash (1/1)

4. Subterfuge Skills

1) Smoke Grenade (5/5)

•  Enhanced Smoke Grenade (1/1)

•  Countering Smoke Grenade (1/1)

2) Dark Shroud (5/5)

•  Enhanced Dark Shroud (1/1)

•  Subverting Dark Shroud (1/1)

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5. Imbuement Skills

  Poison Imbuement Skills (5/5)

•  Enhanced Imbuement Skills (1/1)

•  Mixed Imbuement Skills (1/1)

6. Ultimate Skills

  Death Trap (1/1)

•  Prime Death Trap (1/1)

•  Supreme Death Trap (1/1)

7. Key Passive

•  Close Quarters Combat (1/1)

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Skill Bar Setup

1. Primary Skill (Left Mouse Button): Barrage - Your main attack skill, used for dealing massive poison damage and spreading procs across multiple enemies.

2. Secondary Skill (Right Mouse Button): Dash - Mobility skill for repositioning and escaping danger.

3. Skill 1: Shadow Step - Use this skill for quick repositioning, either to engage enemies or avoid incoming damage.

4. Skill 2: Smoke Grenade - Activate this skill when you need to dodge heavy attacks or reposition in a tricky situation.

5. Skill 3: Poison Imbuement - Enhances Barrage with poison damage.

6. Skill 4: Death Trap - Ultimate skill for massive damage and cooldown reset.

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Paragon

Paragon Board Setting up for Andariel's Barrage Rogue build involves selecting the right boards, nodes, and glyphs to maximize your poison damage and survivability. Here's a step-by-step guide:

1. Starting Board

Unlock the Starting Board: Begin by unlocking nodes that provide general bonuses such as increased damage, critical hit chance, and survivability.

2. Board Attachments

Board Attachment Gate: Once you've unlocked enough nodes, reach the Board Attachment Gate. Invest a point into the gate, then click on it again to enter the Board Selection Screen.

3. Recommended Boards

First Board: Exploit Weakness

•  Legendary Node: Increases damage to poisoned enemies.

•  Rare Nodes: Focus on nodes that boost poison damage and critical hit chance.

Second Board: Deadly Ambush

•  Legendary Node: Enhances damage against enemies affected by crowd control effects.

•  Rare Nodes: Prioritize nodes that increase attack speed and damage against crowd-controlled enemies.

Third Board: Precision

•  Legendary Node: Boosts critical hit damage.

•  Rare Nodes: Look for nodes that enhance critical hit chance and damage.

Recommended Glyphs

For Andariel's Barrage Rogue build, selecting the right glyphs is crucial to maximize your damage output and survivabilit. Here are some recommended Glyphs, and how to place them:

  1. Control: Increases damage against crowd-controlled enemies, which synergizes well with skills like Smoke Grenade and Shadow Step.

  2. Fluidity: Reduces the resource cost of your core skills, allowing you to use Barrage more frequently without running out of energy.

  3. Canny: Boosts your critical hit chance, essential for triggering poison procs from Andariel's Visage and Fists of Fate.

  4. Bane: Enhances your damage over time effects, perfect for maximizing the poison damage from your build.

  5. Tracker: Increases damage against poisoned enemies, further amplifying the effectiveness of your poison procs.

You can place Glyphs according to the following:

•  Primary Board: Place Canny and Bane to maximize your critical hit chance and poison damage.

•  Secondary Board: Use Control and Tracker to enhance your damage against crowd-controlled and poisoned enemies.

•  Tertiary Board: Place Fluidity to ensure you can maintain a high rate of skill usage without depleting your resources.


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