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Every class has been affected by Season 8 of Diablo 4. Some unique items in season 7 have been greatly weakened, which may make some builds that rely on these unique items unpopular in season 8. The main changes in the 2.2.0 PTR patch are the addition of a new mechanic that caps the ultimate skill damage by 200%, and the rework of Rogue’s unique equipment Fists of Fate. The effect of Fists of Fate applying random control to enemies has been removed, and it has been replaced with Vuluerability. So let’s take a look at the power changes of these builds based on the performance of the 2.2.0 PTR patch. Barbarian As one of the most destructive builds in the game, Mighty Throw and Steel Grasp have been changed to no longer provide cooldown reduction, but increase damage by 125-250%. The new unique gloves Bane of Ahjed-Den can also greatly increase the damage of Mighty Throw. Although Mighty Throw Barbarian build is not the best Barbarian build, it has been buffed to be powerful enough for the endgame. HotA Barbarian build was not nerfed in Season 8, so it is still very powerful. You can upgrade your character to level 60 with a normal upgrade build, and then use Diablo 4 Gold to reset your skills and switch to HotA Barbarian build. Here are the recommended Barbarian builds for Season 8: HotA Barbarian Build Mighty Throw Barbarian Build Whirlwind Barbarian Build Leapquake Barbarian Build Necromancer Blood Wave Necromancer is obviously what the developers didn't want, and they nerfed the build in Season 8, making Blood Wave’s damage lower. The developers greatly buffed Necromancer summons in Season 8, making Skeleton Mage, Golem Damage, and Skeleton Warrior more powerful. However, over-reliance on summons will expose the fragile characteristics of Necromancer. If the boss can quickly deal with summons, then Necromancer player will be helpless. In addition, summons are not very smart and sometimes ignore some monsters, causing them to run in front of Necromancer. Therefore, Necromancer build that relies on summons is not very stable. However, Necromancer is very good at upgrading and farming gold in the early game, which is an advantage of this class. Let’s take a look at Necromancers worth recommending in season 8: Blood Wave Necromancer Build Blood Spear Necromancer Build Bone Spirit Necromancer Build Sever Affliction Necromancer Build Sorcerer Sorcerer has been comprehensively enhanced in Season 8, whether it is the new unique item or Boss Powers, Sorcerer has benefited from it. This makes Sorcerer have many choices in Season 8. The unique helmet Hail of Verglas enhances the effect of Ice Shards, making this skill more like a machine gun. Aspect of Contamination increases the damage taken by Chilled or Staggering enemies by 25-40%. These changes make Ice Shards Sorcerer one of the best builds in Season 8. The original Sorcerer had a hard time dealing with bosses due to its lack of survivability, but now Ice Shards increases the Sorcerer’s single-target DPS, making this class an advantage in both single and group fights. Here are the recommended builds for the Sorcerer: Ice Shards Sorcerer Build Fire Bolt Sorcerer Build Chain Lightning Sorcerer Build Frozen Orb Sorcerer Build Blizzard Sorcerer Build Rogue It is a difficult problem for Rogue in choose build in Season 8. Many builds that rely on Fists of Fate have almost lost their power due to the rework of Fists of Fate. Rogue players have to focus on traps and poison. The new unique gloves Band of Ichorous Rose enhances the power of Rogue Poison Traps, so Rogue players can try related builds. Rogue builds rely more on unique items and various props. After the opening of Season 8, Rogue players may not have so many items to use. You can enter Diablo 4 Items Giveaways In iGMeet Discord. This channel will hold raffles from time to time and bring various prizes to players. Here are the recommended Rogue builds: Death Trap Rogue Build Rapid Fire Rogue Build Dance of Knives Rogue Build Druid Druid’s best build, Cataclysm Druid build, has been weakened. Players need to calculate the CD time of skills more accurately to arrange how to release skills. The new unique items Gathlen’s Birthright and Legendary Aspect added in Season 8 have limited enhancements to Druid. Gathlen’s Birthright requires 200 to 400 Critical Strikes to trigger the unique effect, which is too harsh. Therefore, this new unique item is probably not used by many players. In summary, the overall strength of Druid’s build in Season 8 has not changed much. The following is the recommended build for Druid in Season 8: Cataclysm Druid Build Lacerate Druid Build Bouldercane Druid Build Lightning Storm Druid Build Spiritborn The new unique items of Spiritborn have brought some insignificant enhancements to it. The unique effect of the unique amulet Sunbird’s Gorget requires players to collect feathers to trigger it. This enhancement method is not stable and cannot send Spiritborn Builds to the top tier. Quill Volley Spiritborn build is still the best Spiritborn build at present. Below are the recommended Spiritborn builds; Quill Volley Spiritborn Build Razor Wings Spiritborn Build Crushing Hand Spiritborn Build Payback Spiritborn Build The above are the recommended builds for Season 8 for each class. In Season 8, all players need to start from scratch and collect Boss Powers. Boss powers are very powerful and may become an important part of builds. Players can try to reset the skill tree with gold and then find the best combination of Boss powers and various skills.

Last week, Diablo 4 entered a new season with the theme of Season of Witchcraft. In such a season change, players are most concerned about the changes in Class and Uniques used, because this will directly lead to the effectiveness of the build they use and game experience in the new season. In addition, those players who love to explore and innovate are looking for the most suitable build for Diablo 4 Season 7. This guide combines a lot of information from the current player community and social media to summarize several best builds for this season for you. You can make the right choice depending on your game style and goals. In addition to the ability of the build, some of the best skills and gear in these builds will be recommended for you, but because each player’s game style and level are different, all the ones provided here are for reference only, subject to your actual exploration. 1. Barrage Rogue First of all, we will introduce the best build of Rogue, which was not favored by players in previous seasons. In Season 7, Barrage Rogue has undergone a substantial change. It will focus on maximizing the damage ability and practicality of Barrage skill, which is very good whether it is used to clear enemies or fight against bosses. Additionally, this build lets you use Combo Points system, Imbuements, and smart skill selections to deal significant area damage to enemies, which is helpful when fighting groups of enemies. And Fundamental Puncture upgrade in the build also makes enemies more vulnerable, increasing the damage and ricochet chance of Barrage. However, it is important to make sure that Legendary Aspects you choose for this build are Codex of Power Aspects, so that it can be most effective. Also, invest a lot of Diablo 4 Gold in Barrage’s damage and ricochet chance to ensure that this skill’s damage is maximized. Here are some skills that can be recommended to you. Barrage Puncture Dash Shadow Step Shadow Imbuement Or Cold Imbuement Because Barrage Rogue build is suitable for both single-target and group-based enemies, you choose the right Imbuement for the right situation - Shadow Imbuement for area damage, Cold Imbuement for single-target damage and freezes. Not only that, but you also need to maximize the ability of the Imbuement skill tree to increase the frequency and efficiency of these Imbuements. 2. Shred Druid While Druid didn’t perform so well in previous seasons, its Shred skill in Season 7 makes it very likely to become a favorite for players who like a solid survivability and strong damage build, because Shred can deal high damage while maintaining mobility and resilience. However, it must be noted that Shred Druid build is only suitable for those fighting against groups of enemies, and may be a bit difficult against single-target enemies. However, as long as you upgrade the core Shred skill of this build to the highest level, most battles can be completed easily. For those tough boss encounters, you can also survive until the last moment with a low health value. For the gear in Shred Druid build, the first thing you need to consider is the options that can provide you with critical strike damage, Willpower and resistances. Here, it is recommended that Emeralds be placed in the weapon slot, Sapphires in the armor slot, and Diamonds in the jewelry slot, and spend as much Diablo 4 Gold as possible to upgrade them. Additionally, for Diablo 4 Season 7, you can also use the newly added Occult Gems that can provide you with damage, survivability, or spirit generation buffs to make your build more damage output and durability. The skills provided below for your Shred Druid build can be adjusted according to your play style, but this is just a best practice for you. Storm Strike Shred Poison Creeper (Active) Trample Blood Howl Petrify Since Druid is the only Class in the game with two forms, it is also very important to use Spirit Boons system correctly. Generally, use Prioritize Gift of the Stag to increase your spirit, and then use Pack Leader to reset the cooldown time you are waiting for Poison Creeper to deal damage, which will allow you to maintain the poison and immobilization effects, thereby dealing more damage. 3. Quill Volley Spiritborn Although Spiritborn, which was added to the game last season, has received some attribute nerfs in S7, Quill Volley skill that can cause tremendous damage has not been affected. And with the additional support of Gorilla Spirit Guardian, a build based on this skill can cause high-range damage to the enemy and put the enemy into a vulnerable state quickly and for a long time. Based on this effect, when choosing a skill tree, you need to prioritize Quill Volley and spend a lot of Gold on nodes that can provide you with damage and the possibility of applying Vulnerable in order to maximize its effectiveness, such as Vital Strikes. The following are recommended skill choices for you. Rock Splitter Enhanced Rock Splitter Quill Volley Enhanced Quill Volley Soar The Seeker Gorilla Spirit Guardian just introduced can greatly upgrade and improve the survivability of the entire build, so that you can focus more on building this damage-based build. For the second Spirit Guardian, you can choose Jaguar, as it can significantly increase your attack speed and overall damage. Of course, when making the best build for D4S7, you must not ignore the theme of this season - Witchcraft Powers. For example, in Quill Volley Spiritborn build, you can use Vengeful Spirit to reduce the damage you take or Soul Harvest to increase the main attributes of the build. Or you can choose to add Hex of Shattering or Hex of Flames to your build depending on whether you need to deal with groups of enemies and whether you need extra damage. As for the choice of Occult Gems, you’d better give priority to those that can increase your damage and survivability, such as Witching Hour or Killing Wind. The above is the specific information of the three best builds you can use in Diablo 4 Season 7, as well as some things to pay attention to when building. Once again, the skills and gear recommended here are all based on the attribute statistics published at this stage, and you may need to make some adjustments based on your actual combat situation. By the way, if you are facing slow or even stagnant exploration progress in Diablo 4 Season 7 because of lack of gold or items, you might as well participate in the giveaway channel of iGMeet Discord to enrich your inventory of all products. I wish you a happy game! Also Read: Diablo 4 Promotions & Giveaways

In Diablo 4 Season 6, Rogue has undergone a major overhaul, with significant improvements in agility and damage. This has made Penetrating Shot Rogue build, which focuses on high burst damage, the choice of many players. In this build, you only need to use a few accurate shots to defeat the enemy easily. For the endgame build with stronger survivability and damage capabilities, defeating some medium-difficulty enemies is no problem at all. But it is precisely because the difficulty of enemies or bosses in the endgame content will be much more difficult than the leveling stage, so it is very important to choose the most suitable skills and items for them. If you still have no idea and don’t want to invest too much trial-and-error costs, then this guide will be your best helper. Here, you will be introduced to how to choose the best build items in this Penetrating Shot Rogue endgame build so that it can be used to its maximum effectiveness. Skills Penetrating Shot is a pretty simple piercing arrow on its own, but if you combine it with Umbracrux dagger and Trickshot Aspect, this arrow becomes a nuke that can knock down a ton of enemies! But be careful with positioning. As the more enemies you hit in the path of this arrow, the more damage you will do. So your skills and passives are all about making sure this arrow is accurate, and secondly, focus on stacking Critical Strike Damage. This way the entire build will have the maximum damage to enemies, so you can quickly complete some exploration tasks and pick up Diablo 4 Gold dropped by enemies. Here are some skills and passives you can place in the skill tree for Penetrating Shot Rogue endgame build. Note that the skill point numbers here are for reference only, and you can change them appropriately based on your play style. Active Skills Puncture - 1 Smoke Grenade - 1 Penetrating Shot - 5 Shadow Step - 1 Dash - 1 Poison Imbuement - 1 Death Trap - 5 Dark Shroud - 5 Passive Skills Sturdy - 3 Siphoning Strikes - 3 Stutter Steps - 2 Weapon Mastery - 3 Unstable Elixirs - 3 Trick Attacks - 3 Rapid Gambits - 1 Agile - 2 Exploit - 3 Malice - 3 Frigid Finesse - 3 Innervation - 3 Second Wind - 3 Precision - 1 Rugged - 3 Balestra - 1 Aftermath - 1 Victimize - 1 Best Rotation Once you have all your skills equipped, you can start beating some low-level enemies to determine which rotation is best for you. But if you just want to deal the most damage, you can use Heartseeker to accumulate combo points first, and then cast Death Trap to group enemies together for maximum damage later. After that, you can deploy Poison Trap to poison the enemies, which will increase their damage to subsequent attacks and trigger fancy totems from Umbracrux. Next, you can use Shadow Step or Dash to enter the battle perfectly and activate Tricks of the Trade, which will help you increase your bonus damage. Finally, cast Penetrating Shot to penetrate those already dying enemies and make them deal the final blow. So the best Specialization setup in this Penetrating Shot Rogue endgame build is Combo Points, which will allow your Heartseeker to accumulate points at a faster rate, which is the origin of everything. Best Legendary Aspects After choosing skills, it’s time to start choosing Diablo 4 Items. The first thing we’ll cover is Legendary Aspects, because they are very important to the damage and survivability of the entire build. Here are some of Legendary Aspects you can choose in this Penetrating Shot Rogue endgame build. Trickshot: Whenever a Penetrating Shot deals damage to an enemy, two additional arrows branch off on either side. These side arrows deal a percentage of Penetrating Shot’s base damage and do not branch. Rapid: Increases attack speed of basic skills. Edgemaster’s: Skills now deal increased damage based on your Primary Resource when activated. Might: The basic skill grants damage reduction. Expectant: After attacking an enemy with a basic skill, the damage to the next core skill will be increased. Energizing: Dealing damage to an elite enemy with a basic skill generates 4 energy. Protector: Dealing damage to elite enemies grants you a barrier that absorbs the damage. Wind Striker: Critical strikes give you an additional movement speed boost. Aspect of Unstable Imbuements: When you activate an Imbuement Skill, an explosion occurs around you. Enshrouding: Using a Healing Potion will create a free Dark Shroud Shadow. Umbrous Aspect: Critical strikes grant a free Dark Shroud Shadow. Crowded Sage: Increase your chances of dodging. Dodging also restores your maximum life. Concussive Strikes: When you damage an enemy, you can Daze them. Accelerating: Critical attacks using core skills increase attack speed. Elements: Increased damage against a range of damage types, switching between Fire, Lightning, Physical and Cold, Poison, Shadow. Best Gear After you equip Legendary Aspects, the next step is your gear. As before, your gear should still focus on your Critical Strikes and the mobility of your Penetrating Shot Rogue endgame build. So you can choose the following items based on these criteria. Runic Skullcap of Might - Helm Shroud of False Death - Chest Trickshot Runic Gloves - Glove Umbrous Runic Leggings - Pants Runic Cleats of Concussive Strikes - Boots Edgemaster’s Warcaster - Ranged Weapon Obsidian Blade of the Expectant - Melee Weapon Obsidian Blade of Elements - Melee Weapon Rapid Necklace - Amulet Accelerating Band - Ring Ring of Retribution - Ring The above are some of the build options for how to make the Penetrating Shot Rogue endgame build into a powerful build in Diablo 4 Season 6. It is worth mentioning that Penetrating Shot Rogue build not only performs well in leveling and endgame content but also can win you a lot of battles in PVP with its high burst damage and accuracy. If you have questions about other builds of Rogue Class or have experience to share, you are welcome to communicate in iGMeet Discord! And now you also have the opportunity to participate in the lottery for Boss summoning materials here. The prizes are very generous. You can check whether you have won on October 28. Wish you good luck!

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