Dark and Darker’sRogue is one of the more ‘high risk, high reward’ class choices in this dungeon-crawling battle royale-esque game. In the right hands, a Rogue is absolutely terrifying to be surprised by or can loot and escape the dungeon in record time.
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But, if played incorrectly or in the hands of a beginner,Dark and Darker’sRogue can be killed in a single hit (in some circumstances). So, let’s go over the class as a whole, how people tend to build it, and what Skill, Perk, and Equipment loadouts seem to work best overall.
Where Is The Rogue Best Used? Where It Is At Its Worst?
The Rogue is essentially the scout-type character that many other games tend to have. They’re fast, have some ability to see enemies coming (at least more than other classes), and have high damage output overall in exchange for extremely low health. InDark and Darker’scase, the Rogue is also the class with the fastest interaction speed, meaning it can open door, loot chests, or place campfires faster than anyone else. In general, let’s look at some pros and cons of the Rogue in comparison to the other classes:
Cons
Which Rogue Skills Have The Most Utility?
The Rogue only has four options to choose from when it comes to Skills, these being:
Usually, that would mean there are only a couple of viable variations for their Skill loadouts, but because of how good both Hide and Weakpoint Attack are, there’s basically only one real loadout people use. Sure, Rupture works as a substitute for Weakpoint Attack and can stack the DoTs even higher, but the defense reduction from Weakpoint Attack tends to be more universally helpful.
What Perks Do People Use Most On Rogue?
Thankfully, the Rogue does have some more options to choose from when it comes to its Perks. It has 9 total, more than double the options it has for Skills, with a lot of them being completely viable choices. But, in general, these are the Skills people tend to use the most:
In general, the ‘meta’ combination seems to be Poisoned Weapon and Stealth, but this can vary depending on what the Rogue player’s goals are.
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If they’re trying to loot as much as possible and get out quickly, then Lockpick Expert and Creep may be the best combination. It all depends on the situation.
Does The Rogue Even Have Armor Options?
The squishier classes inDark and Darkerreally do have fewer options when it comes to Armor. While Fighters and Clerics seem to have at least a handful of Armor options dedicated to them, there are only a few items tied specifically to the Rogue:
Outside of these specified pieces, Rogues generally just want to look for any non-class-specific Armor piece that doesn’t hamper their movement speed at all.
Weapon Options For Rogues
Armor and Weapon options are absolutely where the Rogue is the most boring. While other classes like the Fighter or Barbarian have all these diverse Weapon options, almost all of Rogues use daggers. There’s only one Weapon that Rogue players use outside of daggers, the Rapier, and even then the general playstyle is pretty similar to using a Dagger. In any case, these are the Weapons that work best on a Rogue, listed from best to worst:
Closing Thoughts & General Tips
Other than that, all the aspects of the Rogue players need to know come from actually getting experience playing the class. In terms of what stats to look for on Armor or Weapons, Rogues tend to benefit the most from buffs to their True Damage, Agility, Max Health, Weapon Damage, and Physical Power. Outside of that, all that’s left are some basic tips for those just starting out with a Rogue
Dark and Darkerreleases in late 2023 on PC.
