Diablo 4 Season 11 makes the ultimate one-button build virtually unbeatable

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Playback Diablo 4 Season 11 doesn't have to be difficult when one of the best builds in the game can be played with basically one button. Season 10 saw the S-Tier Dance of Knives Rogue build excel as a fantastic leveling option, perfect for endgame challenges as well. While Diablo 4 Season 11 removes the Chaos Armor that made the build so good in Season 10 that it's replaced with something just as good.

Target for Diablo 4 Season 11 isn't clear yet, but it's likely to be a lot less diverse than last season without Chaos Armor allowing multiple unique affixes to appear on the same build, which are usually mutually exclusive. Spiritborn is already well on its way to becoming the best class Diablo 4 Season 11 with new Path of the Emissary unique boots. Joining Spiritborn at the top of the meta will likely be Rogue with the addition of Death's Pavane as a Unique aimed at enhancing the Dance of Knives lineup.

Diablo 4 Season 11 gives Dance of Knives Rogue a new trick

What makes Dance of Knives Rogue so appealing as a leveling build is the minimal button insertion it requires. Knife Dance is the primary skill that players will use with this setup, and channeling this skill will summon knives around the player that automatically fire at nearby enemies as they move. While this skill requires players to spend charges to fire each knife, there are ways for Rogue to quickly recharge these knives, including the new Death's Pavane's Unique sticker.

Death's Pavane will make the knife dance even better in season 11

Death of Pavana
- +15% dodge chance when Channeling Dance of Knives
- +11.0% Critical Strike Chance
- +25.0% Movement Speed
- +3 to Knife Dance
- +85.0% Agility Damage
- Unique Affix: Dance of Knives drops knives from enemies hit. Collecting them gives you 1 charge and increases your Dance of Knives damage by 10-20% for 6 seconds, up to 3 times.

These unique Diablo 4 The pants offer a fantastic combination of patches that are perfect for enhancing Rogue's movement abilities while making the Dance of Knives even stronger than in previous seasons. If the player stays in motion towards enemies they have defeated, they can pick up the knives dropped by this unique attachment to restore the Dance of Knives charges, with a bonus 10-20% damage increase that stacks up to 3 times, giving up to 60% more damage overall.

Dance of Knives Rogue Build in power Diablo 4 Season 10 largely came from a combination of Aspect of Star Shards and Fists of Fate Chaos Unique. Star Shards are a legendary aspect that allows Rogue to consume combo points to gain additional Dance of Knives charges, while Fists of Fate gives Rogue the ability to randomly deal between 1% and 360% of their normal damage per attack. Although Fists of Fate won't be accessible as Chaos Armor in Season 11, Star Shards will be able to give Rogues some extra juice.

Upgrading to Enhanced Dance of Knives also allows Rogue to regenerate skill charges simply by moving a sufficient distance, so movement speed is a deciding factor in this build.

To make up for the lack of Chaos Armor in season 11, Diablo 4 Rogues with this build will want to take advantage of the damage boost from Death's Pavane. Not only is this damage bonus more reliable than Fists of Fate, but it also restores the charge of the skill. The combination of these abilities should allow Dance of Knives Rogues to be constantly on the move while keeping the skill active indefinitely, even though they don't have a chance to hit 360% more damage.