Uniques are extremely rare pieces of equipment in Diablo 4 that provide a variety of interesting effects. These effects can enable certain builds with the right combination of items, but obtaining them is half the battle due to their low drop rate.

Although Rogue Uniques aren't as flashy as some other classes like Sorcerer or Druid, some can still provide nice bonuses that are fun to play around with. If you're wondering which Rogue Unique items are the best, you've come to the right place. Below, we'll take a look at a few of the best Rogue Uniques, their effects, and what makes them good.

Updated March 31, 2024: Diablo 4 has been going strong ever since its release, and new Uniques have slowly been added to the game. We've updated this article with a few new strong Rogue Uniques that have been added to the game since its original publication.

9. Asheara's Khanjar

Despite the large number of strong Legendary Aspects fighting for the weapon slots in Rogue builds, it's worth considering using Asheara's Khanjar. This dagger really only works in melee builds, since ranged ones won't benefit as much from its effect.

However, Asheara's Khanjar will drastically increase your Attack Speed as long as you are continuously attacking. When used with skills like Flurry that already have high Attack Speed, this bonus will quickly stack up. In prolonged fights, like against bosses, the value of Asheara's Khanjar only increases.

8. Condemnation

In builds that utilize the Rogue's Combo Point Specialization, Condemnation is one of the best weapons you can have. This weapon makes one of the Rogue's best Specializations even better by making it easier to build Combo Points and making the damage of your Combo Point spenders even stronger.

In builds that utilize fast-paced Combo Point generators and spenders like Puncture and Flurry, the bonus of Condemnation is even more prominent and can provide a high damage boost to your highest damage skills.

7. Cowl of the Nameless

Although the effect of this Unique helm may not be the flashiest, it can enable some interesting synergies with other Lucky Hit-based skills and items. When paired with builds that have tons of Crowd Control, using abilities like Poison Trap or Smoke Grenade, you can benefit from Cowl of the Nameless quite often.

Cowl of the Nameless also works well with Grasp of Shadow, summoning tons of Shadow Clones to mirror your attacks against Vulnerable and Crowd Controlled enemies. This combo can enable tons of high damage within a short window.

6. Grasp of Shadow

Grasp of Shadow is another Unique item that relies on a high Lucky Hit Chance to enable its effect. However, when you have a high Lucky Hit Chance, Grasp of Shadow can really shine, especially when paired with other Uniques like Cowl of the Nameless.

Although the Shadow Clones that are summoned when Grasp of Shadow's effect activates don't benefit from your Skill ranks or stats, the echoed attack can still provide a nice damage increase, especially with Skills that have a high number of attacks per second, like Flurry or Rapid Fire.

5. Writhing Band of Trickery

The Writhing Band of Trickery Unique ring can be a decent defensive tool in a lot of different Rogue builds thanks to its versatile effect. Most builds use at least one Subterfuge Skill, with Poison Trap builds being a prime example.

While the effect isn't the strongest, and the damage of the Decoy's explosion probably won't be noticeable, this item lets you lure enemies away from you for a short duration, pulling heat off of you and allowing you to resituate yourself. If you can fit it into your build, the Writhing Band of Trickery is a great defensive option.

4. Skyhunter

Skyhunter is a Unique bow that can greatly increase your burst damage, if you can build around it. While the guaranteed Critical Strike bonus is enough to make this weapon worth considering, the secondary effect of recharging Energy can be tricky and counterintuitive to use.

To effectively build Precision stacks, you would want to use fast attacks that you can use in quick succession. However, the first part of the effect lends itself more to builds centered around bursting down the enemy's entire health bar in a single hit, like with Penetrating Shot. If you can get these two effects to work together, this weapon can be extremely powerful.

3. Eyes in the Dark

Eyes in the Dark is a Unique pants armor that gives an additional use case to Death Trap. At first, this item may seem extremely niche and not worth using, but when used in its intended circumstances, it can be great.

Because Death Trap won't re-arm if it kills something or if hits a boss, it really only works against Elites that have larger health pools than normal enemies. However, this lets you have Death Trap continuously damaging an Elite enemy until it dies, which can be extremely helpful when you're out of other options.

2. Windforce

If you're running a Lucky Hit-based build with Cowl of the Nameless and Grasp of Shadow, Windforce will be your go-to weapon. Although the Knock Back component isn't super helpful, the low chance to deal double damage with every hit of all of your attacks is incredibly strong.

The only problem is activating it, which is why you'll need a high Lucky Hit Chance to really benefit from Windforce's effect. When paired with Skills like Rapid Fire or Barrage that can hit a lot of times, this effect will be activating all the time, greatly increasing your damage output.

1. Word of Hakan

Finally, we have Word of Hakan. This amulet is one of the most fun Unique items in the Rogue's arsenal, enabling all three Imbuements on Rain of Arrows. When you cast Rain of Arrows, all enemies will take tons of damage and be inflicted with the effects of Poison, Chill, and Shadow Imbuement, dealing even more damage.

To make the most out of Word of Hakan, use it with the Preparation Specialization. This will drastically reduce the cooldown of Rain of Arrows, allowing you to cast it more frequently. If you can build for fast Energy recharging and spending, you'll be able to take advantage of this effect even more often.