Diablo 4: 30 Best Rogue Aspects, Ranked

Diablo 4 has some amazing features that truly allow players to create their characters their own. Whether you’re following someone else’s build for your Class or you have created your own, you still can create something unique with your character.

One thing that Diablo 4 allows you to do is to add Aspects to your equipment. These Aspects are modifiers that allow you to turn your Rare items into Legendary items. They add the Legendary qualifiers to these items and can be extremely useful for players who want to become the best that they can be. If you need some tips for Rogues, this guide will help you find out which Aspects to use based on late-game viability.

Updated by Abigail Angell on November 10th, 2023: Season of Blood has introduced several balancing changes, as well as rekindling interest in the game for many players. To help players make the most of each equipment slot, we’ve updated this list to reflect any buffs or nerfs, as well as reformatting the entries for readability.

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Accelerating Aspect

Critical Strikes Increase Attack Speed

Accelerating Aspect is an Offensive Aspect available to Rogues that want more Attack Speed. What makes this so good is that the faster you attack, the more damage you will do. This is especially true for builds such as the Flurry Rogue.

Unfortunately, while this is a great Aspect, it doesn’t have a Codex of Power. This means that it can be pretty challenging to find and use. The only way to get the Aspect is by finding an item with it already imbued and extracting it.

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Vengeful Aspect

Critical Strike More Often When Enemies Are Vulnerable

The Vengeful Aspect is a pretty great Aspect for Rogues. What makes this great is that many Rogue abilities have a large bonus to damage for Critical Strikes, and thus Critically Striking more will massively increase your damage output. Additionally, causing the Vulnerable status effect is key for the late-game builds due to the high health pools of enemies, so you’ll continue to get plenty of use out of this Aspect.

You can find the Aspect’s Codex of Power in the Inferno Dungeon in the Kehjistan region. You can also find items that already have the Aspect imbued and extract them from the items that way. Then you can put it on any weapon you want.

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Toxic Alchemist’s Aspect

Dealing Shadow Damage to Poisoned Enemies Causes Explosions

The Toxic Alchemist’s Aspect is another good option for Rogues wanting an Offensive Aspect. This is great since a lot of builds use poisons, and prioritize buffing their poison damage. Additionally, several of the Shadow skills are very useful to have in your arsenal, such as Death Trap – which has its own late-game build.

This Aspect, unfortunately, does not have a Code of Power located anywhere. This means that you’ll have to work hard to find an item that has the Aspect already imbued on it. If it does, you can extract it and imbue it on another item.

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Aspect Of The Protector

Gain Barrier Whenever You Damage An Elite

The Aspect of the Protector is the first Defensive Aspect for Rogues on this list. What makes this great is that Rogues struggle to stay healthy in higher World Tiers, where enemies have punishing attacks. One mistake could result in death due to your low health pool and armor. If you’re in a difficult battle, a barrier could be a lifesaver.

If you want to find this Aspect, you will need to work for it. It is found in the Lost Archives dungeon, located in the Fractured Peaks area of the map. You can also find an item with it already imbued and extract it from that, which is likely to have a better roll of the Aspect.

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Aspect Of Disobedience

Dealing Damage Temporarily Increases Your Armor

The Aspect of Disobedience is another great Defensive Aspect for Rogues. The importance of this is obvious. If you do any type of damage, you will increase your Armor and that can stack. This can help make up for Rogues not having the best armor in the game.

If you want this Aspect, you will need to head to the Halls of the Damned. This dungeon is found in the Scouring Sands within the Kehjistan region of the map. You can also find items with the Aspect and extract it from them.

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Aspect Of Siphoned Victuals

Vulnerable Enemies Drop Potions When You Attack Them

The Aspect of Siphoned Victuals is another great Defensive addition to your arsenal. This can be super useful during longer fights, such as World Bosses or End-game Bosses. Having a way to refresh your potions mid-combat can help you offset the squishiness of the Rogue. Every Rogue build will have a way to cause Vulnerability, and Core Skills are the ones you’ll use most. Therefore, this should be activated fairly often.

This Aspect is another found in the Codex of Power. You’ll want to make your way to Leviathan’s Maw, a dungeon located within the Toxic Fens in Hawezar. You can also find items with it and extract it that way.

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Energizing Aspect

Gain More Energy When Fighting Elites

The Energizing Aspect is a Resource Aspect that can be beneficial to Rogues. Rogues rely on Energy to be able to use their most impactful Skills, so any way to generate more is going to boost your damage output. As you’ll frequently fight Elites at higher World Tiers, you should also have plenty of opportunity to benefit from this Aspect.

This Aspect has a Codex of Power. It can be found in the Sanguine Chapel dungeon within the Seat of the Heavens area of the Fractured Peaks. You can also find items with the Aspect and extract them that way.

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Aspect Of Inner Calm

Deal More Damage While Standing Still

The Aspect of Inner Calm is another great option for Rogues in terms of Offensive Aspects if they have the gumption. This is amazing, since its damage increase is so large. However, you’ll need to stand still if you’re to get the maximum benefit, which is something that can be tricky to do in the late game. All in all, high risk, high reward.

This Aspect can be found in the Raethwind Wilds Dungeon in the Scosglen region of the game. It can also be found on items that already have the Aspect and extracted from them. This allows you to add them to any item you want.

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Aspect of Audacity

Stun Groups That Get Too Close

This Aspect was added post-release and is available for all classes. This is so great because if you get overrun by enemies, you can reposition while they are stunned. Alternatively, you can attack while they are helpless. This can be doubly useful if you have abilities that deal more damage to crowd-controlled targets.

This Aspect is special. It was added in Season 1 of the game, meaning it wasn’t there at the start of the game. In order to obtain this specific Aspect, you will need to progress through the Season Journey with a character or find it on a dropped item.

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Rapid Aspect

All Basic Abilities Gain Attack Speed

The Rapid Aspect is a basic Offensive Aspect for Rogues that is actually pretty great. This means that any Basic Skills you use (which will be a lot) will have an increase in Attack Speed. The primary function of Basic Skills is to generate Energy to power your other skills, so being able to use them faster will mean more Energy. More Energy means more frequent high-damage attacks, and more damage overall.

This Aspect is found in the Buried Halls Dungeon, which can be found in the Dry Steppes area of the map. You can also find items with this Aspect already imbued, and you can extract it to put it on the item of your choice.

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Aspect Of Imitated Imbuement

Your Shadow Clone Gains Increased Damage

The Aspect of Imitated Imbuement is another Aspect that is a great Offensive option for Rogues if your build uses the Shadow Clone. While this won’t be the majority of builds, many of the Speed Farming builds for Nightmare Dungeons utilize the Shadow Clone ability, such as the Flurry Rapid Fire Rogue, and the Immortal Rogue.

Unfortunately, this Aspect can only be found and extracted from other items.

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Aspect Of Branching Volleys

Barrage Can Split Into More Arrows on Each Ricochet

This is another Offensive Aspect for Rogues. Basically, anytime you use the Skill Barrage, there is a chance your arrow will split and cause even more damage. Because Barrage normally excels when it bounces the highest number of times, more arrows are always a great addition to the skill. Additionally, some Rogues use Barrage as their Core Skill of choice, such as the Stealth Bomber Build. However, this can’t go higher on the list because the other Core Skills are more popular.

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This is such a great Aspect since Barrage is another skill a lot of Rogues use. It allows you to do more damage with the Skill. You can find this Aspect in the Shadowed Plunge in Hawezar. You can also extract it from other items.

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Pestilent Points

Add Poison Imbuement To Puncture

This is yet another Offensive Aspect that is amazing for Rogues. What makes this so great is that Puncture is one of the better skills for the Rogue, and is very frequently used in high-tier builds. Then, you can use the fact that Puncture now sometimes deals poison damage to take advantage of synergies between abilities (such as also having the Toxic Alchemist’s Aspect equipped).

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This is another Aspect that was addedToson 1 of the game. In order to obtain this Aspect, like the one before it, you must progress through the Season Journey with a character, or find it on an item. Eventually, you will be able to unlock this.

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Infiltrator’s Aspect

Using Poison Trap No Longer Breaks Stealth

This is an Offensive Aspect that is ideal for Rogues that use the Skill Poison Trap. A large majority of Rogues use Poison Traps as a way to hit multiple enemies at once. This will allow you to lay more Traps in a shorter amount of time, potentially dealing large amounts of damage to nearby enemies. This Aspect is at its’ most effective in PvP areas and in Boss Killing Builds.

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You can find this Aspect on other items and extract it. However, there is no Codex of Power for the Aspect.

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Aspect Of Arrow Storm

Marksman Skills Sometimes Create Clouds of Damaging Arrows

This Aspect is a great one for Rogues who use their bows often. This means that any Marksman Skill you use can create an arrow storm, which is a cloud of damage that stays stationary over a location. The damage in these Arrow Storms scales well, although it may be difficult to trigger them reliably unless you max your Lucky Strike Chance.

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Keep in mind that this Aspect is best used with several Marksman skills in rotation. The most popular of these include Heartseeker and Rapid Fire. You can find the Aspect at the Howling Warren in Scosglen. It can also be extracted from items.

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Ravenous Aspect

Increased Energy Regeneration After Killing An Enemy

The Ravenous Aspect is a great Aspect for early-level Rogues. This is one of the best Aspects for those following a leveling guide for the Rogue. This is because many options for generating energy come with Paragon Boards, and are thus only available later on in your build. Having an easy way to regenerate your Primary Resource is not only rarer in the early game, but the scaling of how much you regenerate is better on this Aspect at lower levels.

The Codex of Power for this is found in the Shifting City in the Dry Steppes or from an item with it.

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Aspect Of Quickening Fog

Dashing Drops A Smoke Grenade

This is another great Aspect for Rogues. This is a great Aspect for those following the Penetrating Shot build due to their reliance on mobility to pump their damage numbers. Even if you’re simply running Dash without it being a core part of the build, this Aspect is a great choice because mobility will help you avoid enemy attacks that are frequently able to one-shot your character.

Dashing will cause a Smoke Grenade to appear, allowing you more opportunities to escape. This is a great Aspect to have if you find yourself needing to escape or dodge a lot. The only way to obtain this Aspect is by extracting it from another Legendary Item.

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Trickster’s Aspect

Caltrops Now Stuns Enemies

The Trickster’s Aspect is one of the Offensive Aspects that benefits trap builds. While in use, The Caltrops will do more damage and stun enemies. Once the enemy is stunned, you can take advantage of higher damage against crowd-controlled enemies, set up further traps, or reposition yourself.

You can find this Aspect when you complete the Guulrahn Canals dungeon. You can also obtain an item with this Aspect that can be extracted.

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Aspect Of The Expectant

Using Basic Skills Increases Core Skill Damage

This Aspect is great for Rogues following any build. What makes this Aspect so amazing is that you will use Basic Skills a ton. Using them will increase the damage done by your next Core Skill, which you will also use a lot. It is a way to add some damage to your build, especially if you’re struggling in extended fights.

You can obtain this Aspect in the Underroot Dungeon in Scosglen or by extracting it from an item that already has it.

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Edgemaster’s Aspect

Front-Load Substantial Burst Damage

Some players have found that this Aspect is great while playing as a Twisting Blades Rogue. This can be super helpful if used properly. To make the best use of the skill, focus on burst damage by activating your highest damage abilities at the beginning of your rotation, when you’ll have the most Energy, as this is the Rogue’s Primary Resource.​​​​​​​

This can be obtained by completing the Oldstones Dungeon in Scosglen. You can also find items with this Aspect and extract it with the Occultist.