When Diablo 4 announced it would have Paragon levels, long-time fans of the series started to get excited. Paragon Boards allow players to continue scaling and progressing long after the game has ended, providing hours of fun. In this iteration of the Paragon system, Blizzard has included Paragon Glyphs.
Paragon Glyphs introduces the ability to customize your end-game progression by giving your character unique bonuses and even increasing the power of nearby Paragon Nodes. However, you won't have access to all the glyphs for your class at the start. This guide gives tips for collecting Paragon Glyphs, a complete list of the Paragon Glyphs for Rogues, and draws your attention to some of the best glyphs available.
Updated by Abigail Angell on August 11, 2023: Paragon Glyphs continue to be a well-searched topic as players try out new builds, level their characters to 100, and try out other classes. With The Season of the Malignant out now, and several stat nerfs being patched into the game, we needed to revise our tables for accuracy.
How To Get Paragon Glyphs
Players automatically get access to Magic Rarity Paragon Glyphs when they unlock the Paragon Board. However, there are also a number of Rare Glyphs for each class. To gain access to these, you'll need to find them in the game. Glyphs are most commonly dropped from Elite and Boss monsters (although they are occasionally available for purchase at an in-game NPC or dropped from a chest).
To give you the best chances of receiving a Paragon Glyph as a reward, run content with lots of Elite and Boss enemies such as Nightmare Dungeons or Strongholds.
All Rogue Paragon Glyphs
As a Rogue, you'll have access to the fewest Paragon Glyphs at the beginning. Rogues only get five free runes when they unlock their Paragon Boards, although they do have the same number of unlockable ones - twenty - as other classes.
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Name |
Rarity |
Effect |
|---|---|---|
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Impairment |
Magic |
For every 5 Strength purchased within range, you gain +1.1% increased damage to Crowd Controlled targets. |
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Ruin |
Magic |
For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you gain +1.1% increased Critical Strike Damage. |
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Skill |
Magic |
For every 5 Dexterity purchased within range, you gain +0.5% increased damage. |
|
Slayer |
Magic |
For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you gain +1.1% increased damage to Elites. |
|
Subdue |
Magic |
For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you gain +0.8% increased damage to Vulnerable targets |
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Ambush |
Rare |
For every 5 Strength purchased within range, you deal 2 - 10% (0.4% Per Level) increased damage to targets affected by Trap Skills. Enemies affected by Trap Skills take 10% [x] increased damage from you. |
|
Bane |
Rare |
For every 5 Strength purchased within range, you deal +2 - 10% (0.4% Per Level) increased Poison damage. Poisoning damage effects have a 10% chance to deal double the amount of damage over their duration. |
|
Canny |
Rare |
For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal +2 - 10% (0.4% Per Level) increased Non-Physical damage. Non-Physical damage increases all the Non-Physical damage an enemy takes from you by 1%[x], up to 10%[x], for 15 seconds. |
|
Chip |
Rare |
For every 5 Dexterity purchased within range, you deal 2 - 10% (0.4% Per Level) increased Physical damage. Physical damage increases the damage an enemy takes from you by 1%[x], up to 10% [x], for 15 seconds. |
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Closer |
Rare |
For every 5 Dexterity purchased within range, Cutthroat Skills deal 2 - 10% (0.4% Per Level) increased damage. While wielding a Melee weapon, you take 10% reduced damage. |
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Combat |
Rare |
For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, all damage you deal 2 - 10% (0.4% Per Level) increased Critical Strike Damage. Skills that Critically Strike restore 12% of their Energy cost. |
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Control |
Rare |
For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal +3 - 15% (0.6% Per Level) increased damage to Crowd Controlled targets. You deal 10%[x] increased damage to Slowed or Chilled enemies or, instead, 20% [x] increased damage to Stunned or Frozen enemies. |
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Devious |
Rare |
Grants +30 - 150% (6% Per Level) bonus to all Magic nodes within range. When you hit an enemy with an attack that applies a Crowd Control effect, they take 2%[x], up to 10%[x], and increased damage from you for 20 seconds. |
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Diminish |
Rare |
Grants 25 - 125% (5% Per Level) bonus to all Rare nodes within range. You take 10% reduced Physical damage from Vulnerable enemies |
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Efficacy |
Rare |
Grants +25 - 125% (5% Per Level) bonus to all Rare nodes within range. Imbuement Skill effects have 20%[x] increased potency. |
|
Exploit |
Rare |
For every 5 Strength purchased within range, you deal +1 - 4% (0.15% Per Level) increased damage to Vulnerable targets. When an enemy is damaged by you, they become Vulnerable for 3 seconds. This cannot happen more than once every 20 seconds per enemy |
|
Fluidity |
Rare |
Grants +30 - 150% (6% Per Level) bonus to all Magic nodes within range. When you cast an Agility Skill, you gain 9% [x] increased Energy Regeneration for 6 seconds. |
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Frost Feeder |
Rare |
For every 5 Dexterity purchased within range, you deal +3 - 15% (0.6% Per Level) increased damage to Chilled targets. You gain a 20%[x] increased Chill effect. |
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Infusion |
Rare |
For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, Skills that are Imbued deal +3 - 15% (0.6% Per Level) increased damage. Casting an Imbuement Skill reduces the active Cooldown of another random Imbuement Skill by 0.5 seconds. |
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Pride |
Rare |
Paragon nodes within range gain +15 - 75% (3% Per Level) bonus to their Physical damage and Damage Reduction modifiers. You deal 13%[x] increased Physical damage to both Healthy and Injured enemies. |
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Ranger |
Rare |
For every 5 Dexterity purchased within range, Marksman Skills deal +2 - 10% (0.4% Per Level) increased damage. While wielding a Ranged weapon, you take 10% reduced damage. |
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Snare |
Rare |
For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, Trap Skills deal +2.667 - 13.331% (0.5332% Per Level) increased damage. Non-Ultimate Trap Skills have a 25%[x] increased radius. |
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Tracker |
Rare |
For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal +2 - 10% (0.4% Per Level) increased damage to Poisoned targets. Poisoning damage effects last 33%[x] longer. |
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Turf |
Rare |
For every 5 Strength purchased within range, you deal +2 - 10% (0.4% Per Level) increased damage to Close targets. You gain a 10% Damage Reduction against Close enemies. |
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Versatility |
Rare |
Grants +30 - 150% (6% Per Level) bonus to all Magic nodes within range. Non-Basic and Non-Core Skills deal 15% [x] increased damage. |
Best Paragon Glyphs For Rogues
Combat, Control, Exploit, Ambush, and Diminish are some of the best Paragon Glyphs available to Rogues. These glyphs are very versatile and give bonuses to key mechanics for the class in the late-game.
Combat
In the case of Combat, you can never go wrong with Energy regeneration. Its primary bonus is nothing to sneeze at either - most of the Shredder Rogue builds rely on Core skills for the majority of their damage. Ideally, you'll select a glyph socket with plenty of nearby intelligence nodes to make the most of Combat's strengths.
Control
Control is the crowd control aficionado's dream. It causes your Rogue to deal up to 15% increased damage to crowd-controlled enemies. If those enemies are slowed or chilled, make that another 10% on top, or even 20% for Stunned or Frozen targets. You'll want to socket this glyph near Intelligence nodes, and level it for the best results.
Exploit
Exploit utilizes Strength Nodes to pump up your damage to Vulnerable targets. Additionally, it allows you to make targets Vulnerable simply by damaging them (with a twenty-second cooldown). Because the Vulnerable status condition is so important to late-game tactics, anything that makes it more effective will be a great fit for your build.
Ambush
Ambush on the other hand is geared toward Traps, which is another mechanic heavily relied on by the best late-game Rogue builds. However, keep in mind that trap-build rogues were nerfed in patch 1.0.3 (they're still powerful, but not quite as broken as at launch). To make the best use of this glyph, socket it nearby Strength nodes.
Diminish
Diminish is probably the worst of the five glyphs in terms of optimization, but its versatility more than makes up for it. It primarily gives a sizable buff to nearby Magic Nodes — which will have a varying effect based on where you socket the glyph. However, it also reduces the damage you take from vulnerable enemies. Because they are so squishy, Rogues always benefit from a bit of extra survivability.