Diablo 4 Season 3 - All Rogue Changes Patch 1.3.3

Diablo 4 Season 3 has been out for a couple of weeks at this point, and in order to keep the game fresh and balanced, Blizzard is releasing their next major update. Patch 1.3.3 is finally adding the new Gauntlet weekly challenge dungeon, the leaderboard system, and a ton of new changes and additions to all of the classes in Diablo 4. With an official release date of March 5th, players are going to be able to create more interesting builds for their favorite characters very soon.

While the Rogue has some of the more subtle changes in this patch, the many buffs to their core skills are going to allow players to tweak their existing builds, while creating opportunities for some new ones to emerge. Here is the full list of Rogue changes that are coming to Diablo 4 with Patch 1.3.3!

• Skills
• Passives
• Paragon
• Legendary Aspects
• Unique Items

Diablo 4 Patch 1.3.3 - All Rogue Changes

While Patch 1.3.3 does not bring any major changes to the Rogue class, it does bring a ton of quality-of-life improvements and some small reworks to some of their abilities. Some skills, such as Heartseeker, Forceful Arrow, and Flurry, are receiving some small buffs, which aim to get them up to par with some of the stronger options of this season. Among these changes are also some adjustments to Legendary Aspects and a few of the Unique item options for the class. Here is the full list of Rogue changes that are coming to Diablo 4 on March 5th:

Skills

Heartseeker

• Attack Speed increased by 20%.
• Dev Note: Lower the Power interrupt frames from 20 to 16.

Forceful Arrow

• Attack Speed increased by 20%.
• Dev Note: Lower the Power interrupt frames from 20 to 16.

Flurry

• Damage increased by 10%.
• Improved Flurry:
  Previous: If Flurry hits any Vulnerable enemy, it will make all enemies hit by that cast Vulnerable for 3 seconds.
  New: Flurry deals x20% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies. If 
  Flurry hits any Vulnerable enemy it will make all enemies hit by that cast Vulnerable for 3 seconds.
• Advanced Flurry:
  Previous: Evading through an enemy will cause your next Flurry
   to Stun enemies for 2.5 seconds.
  New: Evading through an enemy will cause your next Flurry to deal x30% increased damage and Stun enemies for 2.5 seconds.

Rapid Fire

• Damage increased by 10%.

Rain of Arrows

• Damage increased by 10%.

Passives

Precision

• Stacks required for bonuses reduced from 6 to 4.

Paragon

Infusion Glyph

• Cooldown reduction increased from .5 seconds to 1 second.

Legendary Aspects

Aspect of Encircling Blades

• Damage bonus increased from 8-15% to 15-22%.

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.

Shadowslicer Aspect

• Damage increased from 80-100% base damage to 200-300%.

Unique Items

Eaglehorn

• Damage bonus increased from 20-40% to 40-60%.

Eyes in the Dark

• Death Trap bonus damage increased from 30-50% to 50-70%.

Writhing Band of Trickery

• Cooldown to summon a Shadow Decoy reduced from 12 to 10 seconds.
• Shadow Decoy damage increased by 20%.

That concludes the full list of Rogue balance adjustments coming to Diablo 4 with Patch 1.3.3. The many buffs and changes to generators, spenders, and items are going to open up tons of new possibilities in terms of builds and synergies for the class. With the Rogue being one of the most versatile classes in the game, this patch is going to push them even further in that direction, cementing them as one of the best choices in the game. For more Diablo 4 content, check out the rest of our resources!