The build we’ll be bringing you today is Ice Poison Rogue build, which doesn’t require the use of Harlequin Crest. I named this build “IP Bomb”.

In this build we’ll freeze enemies and bombard them with poison! I think it would be useful in Tier 100 Nightmare Dungeon and Abattoir of Zir.

Like my other tutorials, this one is for players with experience in the game. As always, if the response is good, I might make a more beginner-friendly, more in-depth explanation. Now, let’s take a look!

Skill Tree

This Skill Tree includes points earned by Renown, so if you don’t have enough points, check your reward progress.

Basic Skills: Puncture, Enhanced Puncture and Fundamental Puncture, I used 1 point each.

Core Skills: Master Penetrating Shot, and I also used points to get Advanced Penetrating Shot. Also, we invest 1 point in Rapid Fire to get Advanced Rapid Fire. Penetrating Shot can quickly clear the groups of enemies, and use Rapid Fire on individual adds, Elite, or Bosses with Passive Section Sturdy. This will help you clear everything quickly and harvest large amounts of Diablo 4 Gold.

Agility Skills: In this build, instead of using Harlequin Crest, I used 1 point in Dash and Weapon Mastery.

Subterfuge Skills: I use 1 point each on Dark Shroud, Subverting Dark Shroud, Exploit and Malice to get more damage. Because I use Umbrous Aspect, we always get damage reduction and movement speed increase.

Imbuement Skills: Poison Imbuement and Blended Poison Imbuement. I used 3 points on Deadly Venom, 2 points on Alchemical Advantage, and 3 points on Frigid Finesse.

Ultimate Skills: In this build, we are not using Ultimate skills. Since we set Lucky Hit Chance very high, in the passive part, I got Master Innervation, Alchemist’s Fortune, and Second Wind. This can help you regain energy faster. When combined with Doombringer, Lucky Hit has a chance to provide health-draining abilities. I used 1 point on Adrenaline Rush and Master Haste.

Key Passives Skills: In this build we will be using Close Quarters Combat. When using Close Quarters Combat, we can gain faster attack speed and do more damage to Crowd Control enemies.

Specialization: Since I used a combination of Tibault’s Will and Condemnation, we can use Combo Points here. With my item setup, I have 22 Combo Points available, so I can do quite a little of damage.

Item Setting

Next, let’s talk about the item setup for this build.

• Helm: Cowl of the Nameless
• Chest Armor: Umbrous Aspect
• Gloves: Frostburn
• Pants: Tibault’s Will
• Boots: Aspect of Shared Misery
• Rings: Trickshot Aspect and Aspect of Bursting Venoms
• Amulet: Aspect of Disobedience
• Crossbow: Aspect of Corruption
• Swords: Condemnation and Doombringer

Their option priority is this: As you can see, I have selected 3 different resistance and movement speeds. I set this movement speed to increase attack speed in combination with Ravenous.

Since I was using so many unique items, it was difficult to set 70% for all the resistance options, so I chose 3 different resistances. I put Ruby Gem on Armor, Amethyst on Weapons, and other Jewels on Accessories to get 70% resistance.

Paragon Board

My Paragon Board is based on a level 15 rare glyph.

• Starter Board: Devious.
• Second Board: Control on Eldritch Bounty.
• Third Board: Efficacy on No Witnesses.
• Fourth Board: Turf on Tricks Of the Trade.
• Fifth Board: Bane on Cunning Stratagem.
• Sixth Board: Versatility on Leyrana’s Instinct.
• Seventh Board: Ranger on Cheap Shot.

Vampiric Power

The survivability of Undying and the attack speed of Ravenous, combined with Hectic, give your Poison Imbuement more uses. Since I use Tibault’s Will, I also use Metamorphosis and Flowing Veins to deal with more poison damage.

How To Play Tier 100 Nightmare Dungeon?

This build is really easy to play. As I said before, it can use Poison Imbuement and Penetrating Shot on groups of mobs. Due to Frostburn’s effect, the mobs will be frozen, and combined with Aspect of Shared Misery, it will spread to surrounding mobs. This way, you don’t need a tank.

Meanwhile, Aspect of Bursting Venoms creates a pool of poison. Enter the pond and continue using Poison Imbuement, Puncture and Penetrating Shot on the group. Use Rapid Fire again to kill stray mobs.

For the gameplay of this build, we first use Puncture for full Combo Points, then Evade for Curse, combined with Poison Imbuement and Rapid Fire. This way, you can quickly eliminate the boss.

As I’m sure all you Diablo fans know, we will be receiving some brand new endgame content on December 5th called Abattoir of Zir. 

In this guide, I’ll cover the basics of Abattoir of Zir event, as well as the best ways you can prepare for it, including the rewards you’ll receive from it. Without further ado, let’s get started.

Mother’s Blessing Event Buff

The first thing we focus on is whether your character has reached level 100. Don’t worry if you haven’t reached that level yet. We got a great opportunity to level up quickly.

From November 20th to 27th, they will have an event week called Mother’s Blessing. During this period, it will provide you with a 35% gold buff, helping you accumulate Diablo 4 Gold quickly. But most importantly, experience gains have also been increased by 35%, and already have a 40% buff. This means this will give you a 75% experience gain. So reaching level 100 is very easy to achieve.

How Does It Work?

Abattoir of Zir works similarly to Diablo 3’s Greater Rifts. You will have 10 minutes, during which you must kill as many monsters and demons as possible. You will then summon a boss at the end of the dungeon, and Abattoir of Zir when defeated in the boss.

You’ll then be able to earn Glyph XP and loot, as well as Sigil recipe for your next summons by Abattoir of Zir. Your cultists can craft these sigils.

You will notice a tab in Sigil Crafting called Bloodforged Sigil. You just open it and use the correct Sigil Powder to craft the item you want.

You will then craft your Bloodforged Sigil, which will summon a portal at Dry Steppes’ Ked Bardu when you use it. This will then grant you access to Abattoir.

Meanwhile, this new event will bring a brand new glyph, known as Tears of Blood Glyph. This differs from the glyphs we currently have. The glyph we are currently using only reaches level 21, however, we can upgrade this glyph to level 200.

And as a bonus for every 5 core stats purchased in range, it increased your damage buff by 2%. Also, it provides a 50% bonus to all red nodes within your range. Every 10 levels, this reward will increase by 10%.

How To Prepare?

We are now going to move to the second part of this guide. Here’s just how you can prepare for the release of Abattoir of Zir on December 5th. So first you should be level 100 or have a level 100 character. Most importantly, don’t forget to take advantage of the week’s events.

The second is to make sure you have the right specs and use a building that’s more suited to dealing with Abattoir of Zir. This way, when it comes to actual theory making and putting the build together, performance is at its best. You can also use the time now to start farming materials to summon these bosses.

Also, Helltides Chest has been updated. Players now have a higher chance of receiving additional Living Steel drops in World Tier 3 and 4. Also, Helltides Chest will reward 1 Living Steel at World Tier 4.

The developers have also fixed an issue related to Living Steel Chest not spawning correctly and have temporarily removed Chest Guardian monsters, with plans to reintroduce them once the issue is resolved. This means you’ll be able to earn more Living Steels during this period.

Tips

There are two final tips I want to review. These are very minor issues, but players can still forget about them. So that’s just a good little reminder to make sure you prioritize those as well.

We’ll start with your Elixirs and Incense. Obviously, these require resources to make. So make sure you pick enough Herbs and additionally Whispers, they can give you some resource bonuses.

The benefit of using these Elixirs and Incenses is that they provide buffs to your resistance and your offensive stats. Also, a recent patch update revealed that Incense buffs still apply even after death. Therefore, people are more motivated to accumulate these resources.

The last one that almost everyone should have covered or accomplished is leveling up your Renown in each region. You do this by exploring quest dungeons and each level you reach in the area.

You’ll receive small rewards, including skill points, potion capacity increases, and even Paragon Points to help with your endgame builds. And Abattoir of Zir itself will also contribute to your Renown, with almost every statue you find giving you a permanent buff. This will help your character’s power level increase further.

If you haven’t done so already, I highly recommend you start looking for these. Well, that concludes this Abattoir of Zir preparation guide. I hope you find any part of this Abattoir of Zir guide useful.