It's been a couple months now since the reveal of the Rogue class for Diablo 4, and fans are getting hyped for the next revelation. The Rogue was the fourth of five classes to be announced for Blizzard's upcoming action-RPG, joining the Barbarian, Druid, and Sorceress. All four of these classes are returning favorites from previous Diablo titles, but that doesn't mean the fifth will be the same.

The reveal of the Rogue as the fourth class in Diablo 4 opens up some interesting possibilities. As a result, speculation in the community over the fifth class is at an all time high. The identities of the other four classes has really helped to narrow down what kind of character players can expect for the fifth, and the Rogue pretty much confirms that some classic Diablo classes won't be returning.

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Why The Rogue Is Important

Blizzard first announced the Rogue as the fourth Diablo 4 class at Blizzconline back in February of this year. The dexterous killer filled the last remaining niche among the Diablo 4 classes, and this is why her reveal is so important. The Rogue is a swift, high-skill character that combines melee and ranged abilities with exceptional mobility and trickery skills.

Based on the Rogue's reveal trailer, she'll be inheriting a few of Diablo 3's Demon Hunter's magical archery abilities, as well as a few skills from the original Rogue. This unique combination is what makes her the last piece of the puzzle. Already Diablo 4 has a melee tank character in the form of the Barbarian, a vulnerable but devastating caster in the form of the Sorceress, and a hybrid of the two in the form of the Druid.

When it comes to the core pillars of class themes in the Diablo series, all that the game was missing was a high-dexterity ranged or close-combat fighter. Now the Rogue has filled that gap, it leaves Blizzard room to get creative with the final class. The question is, what does Blizzard think that Diablo 4 is missing?

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Another Returning Character?

Although the addition of the Rogue class to Diablo 4 has ruled out certain other high-dexterity fighters from the series, there are still a couple of classic classes that have a chance. Foremost amongst these is probably the Necromancer, a caster class that has been around since Diablo 2. While Diablo 4 already has a magic-focused class in the Sorceress, the Necromancer has always had a very different approach in the series.

While the Sorceress and her equivalents focus on blasting enemies apart with elemental powers, the Necromancer is all about summoning minions and debuffing enemies. The Necromancer has appeared alongside more-traditional casters in both Diablo 2 and Diablo 3. In fact, in Diablo 3 there are two classes that fill the minion-summoning role: the Necromancer itself and the Witch Doctor.

The only other classic class that may yet be returning in Diablo 4 is the Paladin/Crusader. Appearing in both Diablo 2 and Diablo 3, the Paladin archetype is a heavy-armor melee class with a combat style focused around shields, survivability, and holy magic. In Diablo 4 the Paladin would give players another tanky character to take into close-combat, though his mix of magic and melee does overlap with the Druid.

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Something Entirely New?

While all of the Diablo 4 classes that have been announced so far are returning classics, that doesn't mean that Blizzard are only going to re-use old classes. After all, there hasn't been a Diablo game yet that hasn't featured at least one new class. This makes it highly likely that the fifth class will be something new, though what that might be is still up for debate.

There's certainly room in the current Diablo 4 class line-up for a heavy-armor class, one that doesn't overlap with the Barbarian. While the Paladin and Necromancer have been done, it might occur to Blizzard to combine them into some kind of Death Knight. This would be a class capable of both tanking it out on the frontlines and doling out dark magic. Blizzard hasn't shied away from darker schools of magic in the past, and the Death Knight is a popular class in its MMORPG World of Warcraft.

Another archetype that the Diablo games have never fully explored is the dedicated healer. Making a support-focused class didn't make much sense in the early days of the Diablo series, when multiplayer was more of a side-feature than a core aspect of gameplay. However, with the increasing co-op focus in Diablo 3 and Diablo 4, Blizzard may decide that it's time to give players an option that works best in a team. This class could take the form of a cleric, using the same kind of holy magic as a Paladin but without the heavy armor. It could also take the form of a technician-style class, like Dungeons and Dragons' Artificer. An Artificer-like class could also fulfil the minion-summoner role, with mechanical servants and automated turrets at their disposal.

Diablo 4 is in development.

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