In Diablo 4, there are many ways to create a build with six classes. A player is looking for a playstyle that allows him to just run around and mow down everything – without thinking too much. The community immediately has a good tip for him.
While some players are after absurd damage – like in Season 6 with the Spiritborn, which was nerfed in Season 7 – there are also those who prefer to play “lazily.” They just want to run around Sanktuario and smash monsters without having to worry about rotations or timing.
A player asks the community on Reddit for the “laziest class” to just run around and hack at monsters. He has already tried the Blood Wave Necromancer, which deals decent damage with the new unique “Kessimes Vermächtnis”, but constantly has to pick up blood orbs – and that’s exactly what he does not want to do. The community does not take long to respond and provides the perfect build for his lazy “hack & slash” mission.
“Spin2Win” with thrown knives
What build do the players suggest? The top comment in the thread comes from QuietusRex, who recommends the “Dance of Knives” rogue (short: DoK). The build revolves around the eponymous skill and uses the Shadow Clone as the ultimate skill, which copies the player’s attacks and deals enormous damage.
Many users agree with the top comment. evonebo writes: “Lol, I loved it! I played [the build] this season and it was so much fun running around quickly and just holding down one button.”
A user has a little trick to make playing the build even more relaxed. K_Poppin explains: “In the settings, there is an option to set channeling skills to ‘toggle.’ Instead of holding the button down, you just have to tap it once. Game changer, haha!”
Additionally, some recommend using a “non-snapshot” variant. This way, you don’t have to worry about specific rotations to fully utilize damage, but can just hack away. You can find a detailed build guide for the “Dance of Knives” rogue for endgame at maxroll.gg – also with a non-snapshot option.
What defines the build? The build focuses on high movement speed, high attack speed, and enormous damage. Dance of Knives is one of the new skills from Season 6 and works just as well in Season 7, only stronger.
Basically, this is a “Spin2Win” build, meaning:
- you dash through hordes of enemies with your dash and shadow step skills
- you throw knives wildly in a circle with your main skill “Dance of Knives”
- and your shadow clone, which you use as an ultimate skill, copies you, massively increasing your damage.
The “Dance of Knives” build is a strong playstyle for the rogue in Diablo 4. If you’re still looking for strong endgame builds, take a look at our tier list. There you will find the best builds in German for all classes in the endgame, including explanations and links to recreate them: Diablo 4 Season 7 Tier List: The best builds in endgame
