Nightmare ULTIMATE Rogue Build Guide - Dragon Age The Veilguard

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

ADRENALINE FUELED NIGHTMARE ROGUE! Who needs tanks, mages, or healers when you can have a full throttle rogue team. Feel free to ask any questions and I will do my best to answer if the community doesn't beat me to it. Who else is ready for Path of Exile 2?!

[@Vizieroframbling]

great build and pretty unique from what I've seen. What ended up being your favourite class amongst the three playthroughs you did and why?

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

I would say the most fun I had was with the mage. You strip away the abilities from all the classes and the orb and blade combat style of the mage is the most fun. Tossing out AOE elemental orbs to stack a magic bomb on targets then using your blade to detonate those bombs is satisfying especially when you acquire the talent that lets you throw your blade to detonate the bombs. OVERALL, every class if fun and they designed each class very well. It makes playing the game at least 3 times worth just to try all classes. Most guides don't cover the basic combat system for each class with weapon combos ( light/heavy attacks and charged light/heavy attacks plus agile attacks) which is a big part of the early to mid game since you don't have ability spam like most end game guides show. Survival early is your own skill and the mage feels the best for me personally.

[@bullyakker]

You explain these builds better than any other I've seen. Stacks, afflictions etc was bending my brain, hence I came looking for some knowledge and you educated me. I typically do not subscribe to gaming channels but ah... You deserve it and it'll be easier for me to find you when i need more knowledge. Cheers and thank you!

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

You are too kind! Happy to help.

[@JevexJevlen]

I just finished nightmare with this build. Awesome!

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

Noice! Glad the build worked out for you.

[@haplyxtash5494]

Crown of Leaves locations: Black Emporium Arlathan Statues Puzzle in Shadowy Grove Chest in Ritual Site, a quest based location Chest on Tearstone Island, a quest based location Arlathan Lasers Puzzle in Forest Mire

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

Absolute legend! Thank you for posting this. I don't keep track on items because I never know where my builds are going to go until the end.

[@JevexJevlen]

These are not definite locations for the Crown of Leaves. They spawn randomly.

[@TaelaaGaming]

Thank you for your incredibly well planned builds! I am older now and I usually play on story mode, which I did my first play through of DAV, but my second I used your mage build(Antivan Crow faction) on Adventurer because the combat in this game is surprisingly fun, and now I'm using this rogue build (Mourn Watch faction) on Underdog. This game keeps on giving and so do your builds!!

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

You will be on Nightmare in no time! Keep it up!

[@TaelaaGaming]

@@ImJustAnthonyTubeI’m lvl 14 now and the build is already like butter, so smooth!! Ty!!!

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

@@TaelaaGaming Lets goooo! 😄

[@benjaminkruger1135]

Best and most reliable and effective build on line.

[@PitBullFFM76]

I tested your warrior build "mad bomber" in Nightmare (farmed everything except for the amulet on legendary together) and it was impressive. Now I'm going to try this rouge build. Would be my 10th run in the game. I don't understand why there are so many haters.

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

Awesome! Mad Bomber was my first playthrough and I think I could even go back and make it better with the knowledge I have now. Hope you enjoy the rogue build! That one was really fun to make.

[@PitBullFFM76]

@@ImJustAnthonyTube Underdog was my first difficult run. I did it with a Veil Ranger and it was definitely not easy. But that was because the build wasn't very good. Because of the good experience with the Mad Bomber on nightmare, I will try this build. Although I would like to be a pure archer. But I haven't really found something that works yet.

[@kronozord8346]

This build is bananas, much more powerful than the duelist rogue IMHO. I would just change a couple of things: If you grab pilfer coming from the left side you would trade the 10% physical resistance for more 10% afflication damage. You dont need the trait and the +100hp nodes at the top tree. I would use and extra point on ecletic armor, to get 10% damage from the armor passive and 16% damage from the arrow bonus. The last point i would use on the one of the 2 +10% critical damage nodes that are still free on tree but if you want to get crazy replace Pilfer with toxic dash on the equipped skills and grab the passive triple threat for more 25% ability damage and another +10% damage from the armor. As final advice the conductive shot skill in the bottom left its may be better replace by the adjacent +10% critical bonus.

[@CouchGuy19]

While leveling, i honestly think pilfer is the best rogue skill and most versatile. The fact that it triggers any of your belt effects means you can mess around with a bunch of the belts instead of just throwing a good belt on and leaving it. Not sure how much damage it does late game, but im currently leveling my rogue, and pilfer+bees does a bunch of damage.

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

EXACTLY! My first 2 guides I talk about Tincture Kit being the best belt because massive healing and revive which is true for those builds. Pilfer on rogue changes that because you get constant potion effects without actually using your potions. I also used the BEES unique belt early when I was bleed stacking and I agree that the bleed+bees was so much damage! Glad I'm not the only one who did this while leveling. The AOE bleeding belt was my preferred belt for most the game. Thanks for watching!

[@trashcangoblin420]

This rules so much - rogue class is so much fun

[@knelliareshepard8999]

love this definately gonna try it been on the fence playing a rogue definately gonna try this when they fix the unique chest/statue dagger bug

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

Awesome! This build was fun from start to finish. I hope you enjoy your fast ultimate recharges in the early and mid game to constantly throw bombs everywhere! So satisfying until you are ready to transition to all projectiles in the late game.

[@DavidSantos-ix1hu]

Btw I don't see anyone comment this but you can do a nasty combo with pilfer with 2 passives and a belt Jenny's belt is a unlockable dot it has no resistances so it always does massive amount of dots(noxious presence applies a fog,then salt the wounds if you can crit your skill it adds a second dot of ANY applied including your initial bleed dot and bees dot) incredibly nasty I build it for high cooldown,this one skill is my spammable and I build it for high dots and passive procing works beautiful,you can build necrotic fog too but it just does a quick necrotic dam once so it's kinda a waste unless you have the sword that adds necrosis dot on necrotic damage.

[@DavidSantos-ix1hu]

Lol i actually grab this weapon and the necrosis on final strike ,i went thr opposite i went for a lore accurate morne watch necromancer rogue build i ate my ho built into high dps on low health,all my gear had high defence,high dps , and leech on low hp and dos on low health then stacked dots same as you did while focusing traps,hits super hard survives surprisingly well.

[@Q.KEL2E]

Great guide and great insights. Small comments for anyone else interested: -Downfall is a great trait early on (core rogue) as you can get auto crit jump attacks after knocking down with explosive trap. -Davrin is also good early on, as he can detonate Weakened from Static strikes -> detonations grant rally party -> has an item that grants necrotic weapons on rally party, which is the easiest way to get this before you can get the item that auto generates it. I love build crafting, and have been playing around a lot with my rogue (2nd playthrough), and have been very indecisive. This is partly because I havent been grabbed by any of the specializations, and also havent found any of them necessary for what I have liked so far (Pilfer and explosive trap and bleed dagger). Also, I have been wanting to use weapons more and not just spam abilities with nigh infinite resources, as I did that on mage already. Will definitely be building a lot of this guide. Cheers.

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

Thanks for your insights to help the leveling process and companion interactions. I keep making ability spam high dmg builds but I also feel the same way you do with making attack focus builds. I think I will be theory crafting some. My fear is they just won't be nearly as strong.

[@Q.KEL2E]

@@ImJustAnthonyTube Where I landed in terms of leveling, at around L25 (with almost all available statue SPs), I rushed Noxious Presence, and Marked Target, using Static Strikes, Lightning Flask (interacts with both those traits) and Pilfer. Lightning flask is downright amazing here. Toothpick+bleed belt+pilfer+ LF can get you AoE 3x shocked, 4x necrosis 4+ Bleed almost instantly. Davrin+Harding. Burn and Chill on att my target respectively (can then duplicate and get max stacks of every affliction). Davrin with Left side in his skill and -20% cd on detonation enchantment has like a sub 10s cd on detonating weakened before you're even L30. And detonating puts burning, grants rally party and necrotic weapons. I will make a point of posting my thoughts on direction for focusing on weapons later in the game at another time.

[@ExtraHecticana]

I used a really good bleed build with the researchers coat for insane survivability. The only problem is I couldn't find the final upgrade for the coat. If I had it would have been ridiculous

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

Afflictions are king! That's ok though because the game wants us to have fun with them and I appreciate it not restricting us from making crazy builds.

[@SwaggyScallywag]

I'm too used to new game plus that my second playthrough taking forever to get geared. Went necro mage first, soooo fun. Now I'm doing a 2 handed fire warrior, not fun yet

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

You had me laughing so hard at that last part "not fun yet". Don't know why but it caught me off guard as I read it.🤣

[@SwaggyScallywag]

@ImJustAnthonyTube lol it's not vibing like the mage dagger orb combo did. Very flashy & fun it's impossible to beat imo. Plus I need Antaam armour before game is fun😊

[@king4lyf91]

Amazing! I was going to do Damtics CRIT BOOM Saboteur next but i think you stole me heart with this one 😅. Do you think you can do a staff focused build?

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

Glad you like my build! I am currently debating on working on some extra builds for each class on my free time. You are not the first person to ask for a staff build so I may look at some ideas and I will post a guide if I can create a crazy build. No mediocre builds here! We want that juice!

[@Drekulviin]

Your build is crazy fun to play with. Do you have a Warrior build similar to this ?

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

Fun is what I aim for! Currently working on more builds since community interest is high. I might replay warrior again since I beat the game on warrior first but it was Underdog difficulty and the build wasn't nearly as good as my mage and rogue on Nightmare. Probably plan to see a new warrior guide!

[@Drekulviin]

@@ImJustAnthonyTube I'm trying to build a smash warrior because I really like kicking the mobs. And I hate cooldowns, so I want it mostly spamming the abilities. A lot of rage gen + smash damage.

[@JSteelz]

This build is awesome and very fun, and I’m only level 17!! I’ve been struggling to decide between Rogue and Spellblade, and for me this build is 10x more enjoyable than Mage. Really looking forward to getting more levels and BiS gear!

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

Enjoy the journey and I hope your end is every bit as satisfying as you hope!

[@lefterisphasarias8934]

level 30 spellblade with maw and copse. hang in there and mage will be the most fun build you'll ever play in this game

[@JSteelz]

@@lefterisphasarias8934 how did you play early game? It feels like a slog in comparison to Rogue and Warrior. Don’t know if I can push to 30 on it 😂 both my Rogue and Mage are level 17 and Rogue is much stronger at this point.

[@lefterisphasarias8934]

@JSteelz its a slog yeah, personally i went to options and lowered enemy health to min so i could get over it. It was my second playrhrough though, thats why i did it

[@jerrardpooran441]

Hey, great build guid looks like a lot of fun. What's your recommended Faction choice for nightmare?

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

I really like afflictions and Nightmare has enemies a little more tanky so affliction stacking helps take them down. Extra potions are always nice as well. Taking the extra affliction stack on this rogue build would give you 11 bleed stacks early in the game! ( 3 standard, 6 from unique sword, 1 from skill tree by Pilfir, and 1 from Faction.)

[@sharmai]

When would you say you should switch over to using Explosive daggers? When you have a certain legendary item? When you can reach x skills at once? At level 40 or 45?

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

You can replace Static Strike as soon as you get Explosive Daggers but that won't be until later like you mention. Don't use or take the Quiver shot ability until after you finish your legendary helm because you need that full bar of energy reset on ultimate to sustain ability spamming.

[@cailee9820]

Really enjoying this build. After my first build as a Death Mage, I'm enjoying the up close and personal playstyle. Question about gear: does it make sense to use the Toothpick until you get the Seafarer's Cutlass, or does it make sense to switch to something with more damage in the mid-game?

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

Glad you like the build! I chose to use the Toothpick for the majority of the playthrough for the big bleed stacks. Our ultimate resets happen so much and later your necrotic weapons buff help your melee output more. Overall everything died to our abilities and ultimate so much that we just don't have high uptime on melee attacking. I will admit that it does feel bad when you face a bleed immune target and it just ends up being a long boring fight until you poke them down. You can switch weapons if you already know a boss or champion style enemy will be immune.

[@cailee9820]

@@ImJustAnthonyTube Thanks - I remember fighting Darkspawn with my necro build was such a pain for the same reason. On that build, I used Andraste's Will to convert all afflictions to Burning, so I wonder if that would work with this build as well? Still early (just hit 12) so got a ways to go before the good stuff (although you're right about Harding resetting stuff like crazy).

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

@@cailee9820 Great flex with the ring to convert for anything causing trouble! And yea, the marshmallow dwarf is great!

[@RuiSilvaMC]

Hi @ImJustAnthonyTube, do you remember where did you get yout 5 Magister's Bargain? Mine is purple, I am missing one, but don't know where. Thank you for the amazing build!

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

Unfortunately I do not remember all the locations. I wrote out an entire response and then realized it was for a different neck. Maybe some community members can assist with this one.

[@Drill286]

Can’t find this either, big bummer

[@RuiSilvaMC]

@@Drill286its really boring the fact that we can't find it at all.

[@RuiSilvaMC]

@@ImJustAnthonyTube thanks for answer anyway 😊

[@cidolfas86]

This looks like a pretty sick build :). Does anyone else get strange mouse sensitivity changes when using exploding daggers though?

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

I think the game does some kind of lock-on with the daggers so trying to move your mouse while casting it may cause that problem. The game says how dare you try to look away from my explosions!

[@capo98760]

May I know what spells you have applied to equipped abilities? Thank you!

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

Apply Bleeding on your Explosive Daggers and Apply Shock on your Quiver ability. Cooldown on your Pilfer.

[@RorDxsMrsDrea]

What if you don't have (spoiler alert) Hardin anymore? What companion would work as a back up for this build?

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

RIP marshmallow dwarf. You can use Emmerich to keep your energy regen going during ability spam but don't forget to use your Rune dagger to get your energy bar back to full if your ultimate doesn't cooldown fast enough.

[@tuffgong2568]

In order for this build to work is it necessary to save Treviso over Minrathous? And pardon my ignorance but you receive the benefits from the weapons without actually using them?

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

You can still purchase any items from whichever city you let get destroyed by going to the spirit vendor in the crossroads later in your game. Some items will give you benefits even if they are not in your active hand. Example would be like +50 momentum or +15% momentum generation. They are just character buffs when equipped. Other benefits require you to be holding the actual weapon. Some of these can be checked by just opening up your advanced character stats and equipping an item to check if a certain stat changed with the item in your hand or on your back. No perfect answer for item modifiers because we are still figuring out as a community what works and doesn't when equipped. Hope this helps!

[@tuffgong2568]

@@ImJustAnthonyTube I followed instructions on getting Cordoba's Toothpick and the bleeding ring and have only 8 bleeding stacks and I am Mourn Watch...I've taken up too much of your time but have allowed myself one more question. Let us know how to tip you!

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

@@tuffgong2568 Hmm, you should have at least 9 stacks with the 3 standard and 6 from toothpick. No tips required! We can have the Members option unlocked after we get more Subscribers and eventually enough Subcribers to have KZbin pay for adds. 🤗

[@tuffgong2568]

@@ImJustAnthonyTube For whatever reason I am not getting the 3 standard or not seeing it show up on the character. I am also wondering if one could build a 2H around around stagger build up, takedowns, advantages, and charge attacks with the right gear. I don't have your gifts but this idea sounds good. :)

[@Loeher]

Dumbasses on The Internet: "hurr durr the enemies are sponges" You: "watch me kill the final boss before he even finishes monologuing" It's incredible how much "skill issue" applies to most complaints about the game's combat.

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

It's unfortunate some people don't want to better themselves so only complaints happen. The base combat system without abilities for each class is already fun when you master it. Add abilities and skill tree, game elevated to be even more fun and see if your mad scientist brain can make a monster or a dumpster fire. I'm not immune to dumpster fire builds sometimes! Haha

[@Rustmonger]

The issue with any build is that by the time you get all of this gear legendary and your caretaker to level 10, the game is over. There's nothing left to do. I would kill for a new game plus.

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

New game plus and iron man mode would be interesting.

[@WoWsMostwanted]

Nice build! Does this out perform death caller and spell blade?

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

I believe that being able to use the crit ability spam that stacks all afflictions and with an ultimate that does constant DPS separate from our own DPS really elevates this build to the top. Play style and personal preference will dictate the best build for each player. I had the required Helmet to legendary and the required unique belt before I was level 50 and I also think this elevates the build because you don't need the special upgrade shop at the end game before the final boss. I was able to massacre the LvL 50 Blight Dragon in Crossroads at LvL 48 without him hitting me a single time and very fast kill. Probably my highest performing build out of the three I made. (Whisper "Spellblade was still my most fun to play")

[@WoWsMostwanted]

@ interesting!! Appreciate the additional context too! Be great to see you experiment with reaper shield throw build too, I heard that can hit some crazy numbers - from each bounce too! I’ll try this out on my rogue first though, definitely love the playstyle.

[@nikosmichalisstamos3107]

i cant find the helmets last upgarde and i dont know if u can miss one of its upgrades

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

Dang, I don't have exact locations but @haplyxtash5494 posted some of the known locations. I remember getting the final upgrade during a companion ending quest. It is so crazy how many items get thrown at you during companion quests, a lot of which you can't go back and get once missed.

[@andricusdunn7655]

What faction you choose

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

Chose the faction that gives slightly faster resource regen. I would suggest Mourn Watch because we are able to get so many afflictions applied and the early game helps with bleed stackings to 11.

[@LazyBrett]

I know this is a Nightmare guide but being a crow and choosing minrathous shouldnt be allowed!! :D I imagine you did it because Lucanis got hardened and it increases his dps but still I don't know if I can do that my poor Treviso

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

So true so true. I shall carry this shame with me. I fast clicked save Minrathous because I was speedrunning. RIP Treviso

[@ryanramsey8699]

Should make doc file

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

Never thought about making a written guide. Still new to guide making and content creation. Thank you for the improvement advice!

[@jacari113]

Any idea where to get Garb of kinship ? I’m just missing one for my mage play and can’t find it for the life of me

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

I know you can get one copy from the special shop in Minrathous called the Black Emporium. The Caretaker unlocks it later in the game with a quest.

[@lucasrusso4544]

Weisshaupt siege main quest , black emporium and grey warden vendor,

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

@lucasrusso4544 Appreciate you posting known locations! Legend

[@Jnick34]

What enchant is on pilfer

[@kronozord8346]

16:06

[@JevexJevlen]

This build is much more powerful than the Dantics Crit Boom build kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6nZq6Rtg81rrZI. I love it!

[@ImJustAnthonyTube]

Awesome! My guides may not have flashy production value but I will always try to bring fun builds that you can flex.