Divinity Original Sin 2 Builds - Duelist (Rogue)

[@briankim4113]

1:00 finess: wits = 2:1 3 scoundrel, 10 duel wielding, 10 warfare parry master, opportunist, the pawn, hot head, picture of health adrenaline, backlash, throwing knife, corrupted blade, ruptured tendons, sawtooth knife, sleeping arms, (mortal blow - if 5 scoundrel) battle stomp, whirlwind, crippling blow chicken claw

[@brandongholston8639]

Thanks man

[@mrsilverbutton7786]

"Players interested in this build should pick the dwarf race for-" Already sold

[@joshuaknight6551]

Why it's statisticaly proven one in 7 dwarves is dopey and one in seven in sleepy...and

[@omniominous4534]

Rogue: Finesse & Wits (2:1 Ratio) Memory & Constitution (as needed) Dodging (1 or 2 points in Leadership) & Dual-wielding (10 points) Scoundrel (3 points minimum) Warfare (10 points) Parry Master Opportunist The Pawn Hothead Picture of Health Scoundrel Skills Adrenaline; Backlash; Throwing Knife; Corrupted Blade; Rupture Tendons; Sawtooth Knife; Sleeping Arms; Mortal Blow (Needs 5 points in Scoundrel); Warfare Skills Battle Stomp; Whirlwind; Crippling Blow; Gear: Focus on Dual-wielding & Dodging Stock up on Magic Armor (Because dodging)

[@GrrumpyPants]

Should be noted that backlash only costs 1ap. 85% damage for half the cost while also closing the gap? Phenomenal. Also, the downside to corrupted blade is it's 3AP cost.

[@adminholly]

I've got to say you've done good work with this video short, easy to understand, and most importantly very helpful good job with this series friend

[@jetmanjason]

Love your calm and clear explanations, excellent delivery. Hope you upgrade your microphones, little more audio quality would be sweet. Thanks for the video, I learned some things about my scoundrel skills I've been overlooking. Speaking of it, I'm on the fence with The Pawn over Executioner. Gonna have to respec and try out both for a time, see how it drives.

[@CountArtha]

I definitely spread the ability points too thin by adding a point of Huntsman and two in Aero., instead of focusing like a laser on Warfare and Dual Wielding. You can get away with that for a while, but eventually the enemies will have so much armor that you need all the physical damage from dagger attacks you can get. I also alternated between adding points to Warfare and Dual Wielding, when in hindsight I should have put 2 points in Warfare and min-maxed all 10 points in Dual Wielding before I touched Warfare again. Thankfully the Magic Mirror can fix mistakes like that, and eliminating all those skills let me put the Memory points into Finesse for even more damage. Much better!

[@Cullinane2010]

i like to rupture tendons and just teleport problem enemies straight away then they just murder themselves trying to get back to you.

[@gggg-hq4td]

Or rupture tendond and chicken claw

[@DJ2WYCE]

I'm gonna try this

[@cabnis]

Dam I been messing my build up 😅 gonna re spect right away. Personally I think elf's make the best rougues due to flesh sacrifice then adrenaline, backstap , ruptured tendon and finally chicken claw. But thanks to this video I learned some stuff so thanks

[@justcallmpeter]

The rogue is one of my favorite builds. That and the archer.

[@unahp.3751]

Thank you for your help! :)

[@lucasmodesto21]

Great video! Keep the good work

[@Fextralife]

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[@Badbentham]

It is not only Chicken Claw in the Poly tree which is handy for a rogue. Also, Poly at its lower levels mostly pays for itself, as it gives additional stats.So, three points, with equipment, do not look too unrealistic. For even more utility, also due to Cross Skills with Warfare, Poly, Scoundrel, at the possible expense of some damage, e.g. Air 2 might be worth a look.

[@joshuaknight6551]

I've had watch these. Exactly what he said about bonuses being JUST different enough. I was like strength! More damage for my duelist dwarf....oh fuccc...

[@reenatoberserk]

another great build, tnx man ;D

[@Fextralife]

np :)

[@GangXStyle]

So much profession! Thank You!

[@HawkeyeSSDD]

As a new player who wants to play as a duelist what tips OR need to know info should i keep in mind? Been playing for about 7 or 8 hours max.

[@Memefuel420]

Do you need the extra crit chance if you only backstab your opponents? Or will the extra crit chance help even while backstabbing?

[@Fextralife]

You don't always backstab with this Build (Whirlwind, Battle Stomp). You also gain Initiative from Wits as well.

[@Jauzness87]

Investing heavily into finesse the first maybe 8 levels is nice if you plan to always try and go for backstabs, as this is way more important than wits. Normally when in a party, you can pretty much always backstab the opponents, remember to use teleport on opponents who are camping with their backs against the wall. Talents like the Pawn and Duck Duck Goose make backstabbing incredibly easily to achieve.

For iniciative and crit for opportunist regulars attacks.

[@darthdredz]

Just to clarify, a backstab always results in a critical. So up in your critical chance doesn't help a lot early in the game but it will later with other skills that attacked the front. Especially adding the Warfare skills to your build

[@Rich-in6ds]

Battering ram trumps battle stomp in this build imo. Being able to set up backstabs when cc'ing trumps a tiny bit of damage and clearing of surfaces.

[@christophercain7175]

What is the purpose of wits when backstabbing always crits

[@CanisMythson]

I'm thinking of combining a Duelist with some of the combo pieces of Eternal Knight. the lifesteal/Living Armor combo would probably work pretty well for this.

[@davidmoore4774]

Hi, Really enjoying your guides thank you very much for the work. I'm a new player, coming up to act 2 for the first time, when I can respec I plan on doing a mainly physical party, consisting of 3 of the characters you have posted (Rogue, Juggernaut and Archer/Summoner) what healer would you recommend for this? I was thinking some kind of Archer/Healer Hybrid? Also, I have no Dwarf in my party, but atm the rogue I have is Fane - if I disguise him as a dwarf will that be ok, or is losing the helm slot too big of an issue?

[@Fextralife]

I have a Paladin guide on the blog that is a healer, if you pay attention to the last paragraph I suggest how you might turn it into a Ranger Build. Here is the link: fextralife.com/divinity-original-sin-2-builds-frost-paladin/

[@Jowdanicus]

Hey, did you end up beating the game with this party? I'm going for basically the same thing now on classic mode, though I'm using an elementalist as my 4th member for buffs/heals. Wondering how it went for you and is there anything you would recommend changing?

[@scottsaren4678]

I appreciate these build guides. Could you start by staying what level your build is based on. For attributes, can you talk about how your points should be spread as you’re leveling. Also, could you create videos for all of the companions for their preferred classes (and maybe some variation suggestions).

[@Fextralife]

Hey! I guess I didn't mention the level did I. I have tried to cover the spread as you are leveling, but I can try to do a better job. I don't have the time to make videos for each companion just because it takes so much time to make 1 video, but here is a link to the written guide that does show the level of the build etc: fextralife.com/divinity-original-sin-2-builds-duelist-rogue/

[@scottsaren4678]

Fextralife Excellent, I appreciate the extra details in the written guide. I guess I overlooked that you’d mentioned 2:1 ratio finesse:wits in the video. I know constitution and memory are “as needed”, but some suggested spreads would be nice. I have a feeling I tend to go overboard with constitution on all of my characters. Like, my pure casters probably have 17 con and 21 int 1 memory 0 wit at this point.

[@rocksummit3375]

You mention putting 3 points into scoundrel for the bulk of the skills there but you never pick a skill that requires 3 scoundrel. What's good at Scoundrel 3?

[@justenhug632]

For lone wolf, what would another build work with this if you use two characters for lone wolf? Juggernaut, ranger, or undeath incarnate?

[@logosao88]

To use the Scoundrel skills, do BOTH weapons have to be daggers or can only one weapon be a dagger? The idea of a "Duelist" with two daggers is odd. Now if you had a sword in your main-hand and a dagger in your off-hand, that would be conceptually reasonable.

[@ascended8174]

You can use only one dagger for scoundrel skills, although; swords cannot backstab and they scale off of strength. Makes your build a lot less effective. You can find a mod that lets swords scale off finesse or add a new weapon type completely.

[@darthdredz]

Only daggers backstab, your second hand weapon does half damage. Daggers are finese, other weapons are strength. Logically, you'd want two daggers, or dagger shield, with finese. You could do a strength base weapon with main hand and a second hand dagger. It could work, but you'd be dividing up your points and thus less effective, but its your call.

[@dallyoop3121]

Why is all the scoundrel skills getting a bonus from strength, shouldn't that be finesse?

[@xavmanisdabestest]

@vin 950 lol thank you for that tip i didn't know that but that makes sense.

[@markoratkovic9611]

You dont need to invest in WITS when playing Rogue. You get 100% critical when attacking from behind. And since AP cost is reduced alot with Rogue , you can get behind the enemy pretty easy.

[@TenMallak]

WITS gives you more initiative which allows you to attack first in any encounter. Attacking first is pretty important as a rogue.

[@warriorfire8103]

Distracted my team got around this by having the rogue sneak in before the very end of the 1st turn cycle. This way even with low wit we had an opportunity to change the flow of a fight. Going first makes it easier but if you understand flow it doesn't matter.

[@c_f0rce]

David Ratkovic Lol You definiently want wits so you can crit with all your abilities. Plus initiative.

[@keepdeathonhold]

I feel like like over nerfs and buffs over almost 2 years some things aren’t true in this video...

[@AllThings_Gaming-c1m]

Stevey Hooves what is true now Stevy

[@JoeNathanWhite]

Why would i want crit chance with a rogue when backstep dmg auto crits? Did i understand something wrong?

[@azranicus3667]

Is Duck Duck Goose not useful for Rogue builds?

[@bryapatch9846]

Just getting in to the game and finding your guides really helpful. Just wondering how you have so many active skills with only 10 memory. Feel like I'm missing something.

[@MoonMallow]

when you level up youll get more memory.

[@olhaorobson]

@@MoonMallow i believe the this person is refering to the in video explanation, wich also gets me the bugs. He shows a almost full finese with only 10 points in memory. There is the question. How to have the skills with only 10 points?

[@arthursimsa9005]

@@olhaorobson Because you get memory slots* every other level. So you respec late game.

[@hugosmith6776]

curious, how much bonus do (almost entire schools of warfare and scoundrel) STRENGTH modifiers ....in a finesse build of 10 str?

[@lorenzolippi2959]

Hi guys, I have a question, where can I find the rogue abilities in the game? I don’t find them in city of wood

[@alvaromanuelblancolazo5516]

The gameplay of this video looks amazing. Where can I find it?

[@mahdidiehard]

Im playing DE.first thing, as rough u dont need so much wits becuse u do crit hit most of ur opponent backstep, espacially with "the pawn" talent. just take some wits for geting initative. having crit chance for "battle Stomp" or "whirlwind" in act 1-3 is mediocre, maybe good enogh in act 4. 2- "the pawn" talent is incompatible with "excutioner" talent. if u could take both u would be a god. just take "the pawn" becuse u want hit enemy with 100% crit, Right? and with help of ur points in scoundral u can walk so far without taking any actoin. 3- dont take "Hothead" becuse u are already do crit hit with backstab and its 10% Accuracy is mediocre. in tactician or honor difficulty u get hit so much and rarely u have full health. u can invis or playing dead as fane but trust me "comeback kit" is so handy in most of situation. u can switch this with "picture of health" in midle of act 3.(becuse u get more warfare point).

[@kinamiya1]

a whirlwind backstab Now that i truly fear

[@simonpd38]

why u dont put in poly? how can u use all the skills?

[@mickanickel6624]

why would you skill wits if you crit by backstabbing 100% of the time? also, the 5% dodging from dwarfs is weak since you want to be invisible most of the time, elves are the best rogue class, bc of their flesh secrifice

[@jaden577]

Because this is a “duelist” build, not an assassin, you aren’t using strictly scoundrel skills. You’ll have warfare skills that hit from the front so it will help dps if you’re able to crit with those as well. Especially when opponents are hugging the wall/other objects and it’s impossible to get behind them. Do agree with the elf statement though. Elves are superior. This build could also benefit from a couple points in aerotheurge for uncanny evasion and teleportation/nether swap

[@Winter----]

need tips here for group play, i mixed up your guides and started out as huntsman, and im not gettign the lone wolf talents couse i play with friends so tipz? or do i have to wait untill i can respecc ? or just keep getting scoundrel and warfear books and forget about huntsman skillz for now

[@maliciousheart]

The only question I have is what is this stormbringer that is mentioned?

[@Fextralife]

Working on that Guide now!

[@jmlp10]

Hello Sir. I am playing Dos II with my friends and one of them is playing as a rogue. The problem is when he's trying to apply fire on his daggers. Is that even possible? and how can he make it if he could. Thanks and Love your content

[@Fextralife]

Applying Fire to the daggers of a Rogue is a bad idea because it would deal damage to Magic Armour instead of Physical Armour, and a small amount. If he's going to play Rogue he has to fully commit to dagger damage or he'll fall behind very fast.

[@jmlp10]

@@Fextralife Okay Thanks

[@22TheJuggernaut]

Why does it feel like when i chicken an enemy they won't walk even when they aren't blocked by terrain. It's fine if they nerfed the amount of step taken by a chicken, but they should walk every time they are a chicken, It makes that skill almost useless.

[@extremefiley]

I don’t think there should be as much focus on wits in this build, the critical chance you gain is useless as all backstabs are critical hits. Although still useful for turn order it doesn’t really matter that much, it would be better with a 4:1 ratio with finesse if you really do want that initiative.

[@c_f0rce]

Liam Riley It is important. You arent always behind people.

[@samuelpace6888]

Crits off whirlwind and others

[@alfarabi73]

Hey, I am enjoying watching your individual build videos. But as a first time player who just got the game, I need an overall party advice, too. What kind of a team set-up would you recommend that is both powerful and at the same time easy to master?

[@Fextralife]

We should have a video out Tuesday about just this subject.

[@alfarabi73]

Awesome. But by Tuesday, I may be dead! ;) Any quick hints?

[@alfarabi73]

I am only partly kidding, as I am likely terminally ill. But probably more like in another year or two - not next Tuesday ;)

[@aiswallenstein2432]

@@alfarabi73 you still alive?

[@KamenKami]

Are humans good for this build too?

[@SKaede]

yeah i prefer human for their critical boost. However if you do backstab a lot then it didn't recommend. If the only aim for this build is to make use of that master parry talent then i would say a dagger and a shield should do better, shield adds higher block chance while make Deflective Barrier available.

[@jcreyes4869]

Could other races be viable for this build? Just want to know if other races could work for a dodge build even though they don't have sturdy?

[@rehanlbpwed9719]

Yep definitely without spoiling to much you can get the dwarf perk or any other race perk with a certain mask in the game even in act one

[@jcreyes4869]

@@rehanlbpwed9719 thanks didn't know that I'm pretty new and wanted to follow this build just that im not a huge fan of roleplaying a dwarf.

[@rehanlbpwed9719]

Ya dodging is pretty important for survivability for rouges don't stress out too much though as mid way through act two you'll get more gear with dodge bonuses.

[@jcreyes4869]

@@rehanlbpwed9719 Thanks again im going for a fane run but spec towards duelist yet I was a bit worried it wont work out especially in higher difficulty like tactician but I think you have provided enough information to give it a shot

[@RichiRich1993]

Is this build still relevant for Definitive Edition?

[@AdultCat]

No, it's total shit

[@TheSuicidalPumpkin]

Is this build viable on tactician mode?

[@cemsenol5527]

I think fane could be a good choice too

[@Leonidasthegreat1994]

Any guide on maybe a caster/rogue hybrid build?

[@Fextralife]

We have a Paladin guide coming, but it's not a Rogue Guide, but it would work with Scoundrel Skills instead of Warfare.

[@Wvk5zc]

How's the length of this game as compared to poe2?

[@knavenformed9436]

Played for 78h atm and I've been just brewing builds and doing Act 1 of the game over and over. Dunno about the lenght, but there's is a lot, A LOT of replay value.

[@Hanfgurkenhasser]

Expect around 70-120 hours, depending on your playstyle, difficulty, completionist attitude etc. Got 125 hours currently and plan on playing it again soon, simply because there's so many builds that need to be played!

[@luigin12]

I just wanna use rogue skills... Is it okey or u need be hybrid? Thanks for guide :3

[@Fextralife]

You can use just Rogue Skills if you want.

[@luigin12]

Fextralife thanks for answer so quickly. Do you think is a good idea up sneaky? or better thief? on my character Im uping sneaking for start the combat behind the enemy and use the talent Guerrillera, and luck for better drop haha dont know if it worth but so fun at lv 4 xD

[@Jake_masta]

I just got a sick legendary dagger on my rogue, 2 lvls higher. so im sitting at 85% accruacy with hothead bonus. i was thinking about switching 3 points from dual whield to single-handed just to cap accruacy to 100%, with intention to switch is back when my lvl is on par. But for some reason, after speccing to single-handed my accruacy didnt increase to 100% but it stood unchanged at 85% when looking at character sheet. Which left me really confuzed since tooltip is pretty clear... I'm new to the game.. is this intended or its a bug? Amazing guides btw, been watching all your DOS II videos :)

[@Sruggs]

Jake are you dualwielding daggers? I think Single-handed only buffs accuracy when you’re single-handed ;p

[@warriorfire8103]

Lol chicken nerf was really needed. The combo was just stupid strong and without it the chicken ran so far even ranged characters can have trouble hitting it.

[@andreanecchi5930]

The build of the ekf in this video?

[@mamarider5635]

What for do you need wits on that kind of build? And I am not talking about your natural backstabs when flanking, I am talking about how maxing wits ruins the whole concept that is, by the way, DODGING. You don't need to deal AS much damage as a normal roque does going for fast single target eliminations, you are a frontline fighter and you better have some points in Con (like every second level 1 point in con) to make you literaly unkillable even for mages. Having some Con covers your only weakness, which is dying to spells way too fast. And maxing wits makes you a no brainer casual dd rogue that can be played without maxing dual wielding at all. I know what you man think about Con and I can not agree, not respecting Con makes all your builds ending up as some hyper boring "kill them first turn so they can't kill me" thingy. But your concepts are pretty interesting still, nice job.

[@lincolnvanzyl9990]

You play on casual yeah?

[@tombranstetter68]

vitality doesnt help you alot if you lose all your magic armour and get charmed, diseased...etc. i had a 2 handed fighter with loads of health get killed because his turns were skipped..lol

[@bryanrubianolozada8391]

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[@buffpaffpiff]

in my game the chicken actually didnt move one step when i used rupture tendons on it...

[@Ozhar1]

Don't combine with crippled

[@Yeldibus]

Backstabs crit automatically, so why put so many points in wits? I like the effort, but this advice is simply not as helpful as other guides.

[@Fextralife]

The Duelist is not an "Assassin Build" that relies on really high critical multiplier and backstab. It uses backstabs of course but it is really somewhere between a "Warrior" and a "Rogue". Using skills like Battle Stomp and Whirlwind. Also Wits gives initiative which helps you attack first. Wits is really the best option after you max Finesse because you don't need any other Attributes.

[@Yeldibus]

The way initiative works is: Highest ally > highest enemy > second highest ally etc. - so wits has no effect at all as long as your initiative is higher than the rest of the team. Constitution would make for a more sensible choice on high difficulty/tactician - the one that guides would be useful for. As for "does not rely on backstab, is more of a warrior rogue mix": Getting 1 point in Warfare for Battlestomp and Charge should be part of *any* scoundrel build since it gives you very cheap and useful CC. There is no reason why an "Assassin" should skip it.

[@nguyennhatlong6961]

you should get blitz attack or phoenix dive too, no way archer can run from you.

[@darthdredz]

@@Yeldibus constitution? If you're getting your armor depleted than you are not playing the game at an expert level even if on tactician dude.

[@SeventhheavenDK]

But if I want to use an elf, it is still viable, I guess?

[@keepdeathonhold]

David Kings haha so do I but it just won’t work. When I get my copy I’m going to play a human and focus around a crit build

[@zema9401]

@@keepdeathonhold Arent you critting anyways from behind? The 10% dmg bonus and extra AP is way more beneficial.The 5% extra Crit doesnt mean much if you always crit anyways.

[@darthdredz]

@@zema9401 if you only attack from behind then you don't need crit%. This build here is showing in the vid is more of hybrid class than the pure backstabbing assassin build

[@arielmeyer8638]

Castielle? my girlfriend really appreciates that

[@asprostragos2010]

"Hothead"? Err no thnx. This is a dual dagger build and with both auto-attacks and warfare skills from the back auto-critting you got a pretty useless talent right there. Also "opportunist" ? Nah, I'll pass again, with a single attack of opportunity each round and the abysmal reach of the dagger this is a gimpage I'm not comfortable with.

[@theBarracuda_]

Aspros Tragos what would u take?

[@YannikTheWelsch]

Wits is useful for spotting traps... LUL

[@crunisk6133]

1st :P , Nice Video

[@hmdragon1638]

Six hundred sixty sixth like, oh yeah.

[@IAce1]

get your buds out of here its not a pvp game