S-TIER | BUILD ROGUE Rafale (@MattiasTheGamer) | SAISON 13

ENDGAME | PIT PUSH | SPEED FARM VOLEUR

Build Overview

Imagine playing as the Flash in the heart of Sanctuary. That's exactly what this Flurry Rogue Season 13 build delivers. Designed by MattiasTheGamer for Lord of Hatred, it turns the Rogue into a speedster capable of blasting through Pit 100 in under two minutes — a benchmark few builds actually reach.

The core idea ties together Flurry (the season's fundamental mobility skill) and Cold Imbuement, which freezes enemies and triggers every new S13 aspect that boosts damage to frozen targets. The centerpiece is El'Druin, Sword of Justice, the mythic sword that resets cooldowns on ALL your skills — not just mobility skills, every skill. The result: five mobility skills available almost permanently and a fluidity unlike anything the class has ever seen.

A neat quirk of this build: Shadow Step is used target-less, in its third variant which unlocks free teleportation. Combine it with the Jah rune and Flurry (which counts as a mobility skill), and you get a rotation where every action is both positioning and DPS. Speed-farming, Sigils, Pits: this build dominates everything except non-stagger Boss damage.

Pros and Cons

Recommended Equipment

The endgame build's strength comes from stacking four mythics that fundamentally reshape the rotation. Heir of Perdition as helm delivers a massive boost to critical damage and lucky hit chance, sending Flurry's DPS through the roof. The Tyrael's Might chest piece grants a proactive divine shield that solves the Rogue's natural fragility in dense zones.

For weapons, El'Druin, Sword of Justice is non-negotiable: it's what removes cooldowns and unlocks the build's exceptional mobility. The off-hand stays on a Legendary Weapon carrying the Aspect of Alchemical Advantage to maintain imbuement uptime. The Ring of Starless Skies ring rounds out the mythic arsenal with its unique-skill damage bonuses.

For the other slots, two pairs of Legendary Gloves carrying the Aspect of Imitated Imbuement are essential — that's what makes Cold Imbuement proc consistently. The unique pants Shrouded Gift and a Legendary Amulet with Shivering Aspect consolidate the frozen damage stack. While leveling, keep the Starter phase legendary runic pieces — they hold up well until the mythic transition.

Build Variants

The progression follows three major stages. The Starter phase relies on the full set of legendary runic gear, with a Rogue specialization on Preparation to reduce cooldowns from the start and maintain Shadow Clone almost permanently. The rotation is simpler: Smoke Grenade isn't unlocked yet, you rely on Blade Shift for positioning and Shadow Step to engage.

In the Midgame phase, two uniques come into play: Deathmask of Nirmitruq as helm for Bone Storm charges and Shrouded Gift as pants. Smoke Grenade replaces Blade Shift to add a layer of crowd control. The spec stays on Preparation.

The Endgame switches to the Inner Sight specialization, which synergizes with Flurry's critical hit cadence. The mythics stack up (Heir of Perdition, Tyrael's Might, Ring of Starless Skies, El'Druin, Sword of Justice) and the speed-farming window truly opens up.

Horadric Seal S13

Season 13's signature mechanic takes center stage in this build. The Sightless set 5/5 is completed by the five talismans Phoba of the Sightless, Fer of the Sightless, Mlor of the Sightless, Linta of the Sightless and Beru of the Sightless. The sixth slot unlocked by the seal hosts the unique charm Godslayer Crown, which marks targeted enemies and amplifies incapacitate damage. The seal itself is a Legendary Horadric Seal rolled on Carrion Wrath.

Gameplay Tips

The ideal rotation chains Cold Imbuement as a pre-buff, then Shadow Step to engage (with or without target depending on context), followed by a Flurry volley that consumes critical hit stacks. Dark Shroud is kept up permanently for mitigation, and Shadow Clone is saved for elite packs or stagger-friendly Bosses.

The speed-farming secret lies in using Flurry as a mobility skill — every cast nudges you forward, which combined with Dash and the Jah rune lets you literally fly through Pits. Smoke Grenade provides crowd control on stubborn packs, and Concealment in endgame opens a guaranteed crit window on the next pull.

For Bosses that can be staggered: force the stagger with Dark Shroud and the Overpower variants of your skills, then dump all your DPS during the window. For non-staggerable Lair Bosses, this build isn't viable — switch to a pure DPS Build.

Mobility & Cold Imbue Rotation

The Cold Imbue synergy is what turns this build into an S-tier speedfarm. Cold Imbuement applies a Frozen proc on all your hits, triggering bonuses from the aspects Encased Aspect, Shivering Aspect and Aspect of Imitated Imbuement. Frozen enemies become vulnerable to critical damage amplified by the Greater Affixes Damage to Vulnerable and Damage Type Cold present on the gloves and amulet.

The pure-mobility rotation is the other half of the equation: with El'Druin, Sword of Justice resetting cooldowns on every kill, you chain Shadow Step, Dash, Smoke Grenade and Concealment uninterrupted. Combine with the Jah rune that triggers on mobility skills — and Flurry counts as one. The result: a near-100% mobility uptime and a clear speed few classes can match.

Talent Tree

Mercenary

Paragon and Glyphs

The endgame Paragon allocation tops out at 300 points across five boards: Start, Cheap Shot, Exploit Weakness, Eldritch Bounty and Leyrana's Instinct. The progression follows the leveling logic — Start → Cheap Shot for the critical base, then Exploit Weakness for the Cold Greater Affixes, Eldritch Bounty for energy sustain and finally Leyrana's Instinct for mobility bonuses specific to Rogue S13.

For glyphs, the main board hosts Assassin which multiplies critical damage from 100 strength allocated. Control empowers crowd-controlled enemies (so Frozen via Cold Imbue), Combat replaces Canny in endgame for skill damage synergy, Devious on Eldritch Bounty optimizes resources, and Fluidity on Leyrana's Instinct boosts Flurry's attack speed. All endgame glyphs are rank L150.