Unlike other Rogues in games, the Rogue in Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds is a bowman with a sharp eye that never misses their targets. Serving as the game’s long-ranged specialist, the Rogue is more than capable of holding their own from afar while supporting his teammates. Although a mischievous boy outside of the “Soul Divers” game in Cross Worlds, his Rogue persona is a reflection of his active personality.

However, players who want to perfect their approach of the Rogue in this Ni no Kuni game might want to watch their builds closely to ensure domination in the game. Thankfully, there are certain aspects of the Rogue’s toolkit that can make them a formidable force in the battlefield.

The Rogue: The Archetypal Hunter, Offensive Support

The Rogue in Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds  attacking all at once

The Rogue is the dedicated long-range physical offensive powerhouse in Cross Words. Unlike the Witch, who is more inclined to dish out magic damage as a soloist, the Rogue is a long-ranged skirmisher adept in taunting enemies while dodging any incoming threats.

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When building Rogues, here are relevant things to consider:

  • Risk versus reward: The Rogue excels in risk-based gameplay, especially since a lot of their innate buffs work only when they are targeted. This poses a challenge for players, as they need to when to taunt opponents and when to time their dodges and escapes to avoid punishment.
  • Distance and speed are key: A lot of the skills in the Rogue’s toolkit emphasize their ability to enter battle and exit it just as quickly. Players need to build their Rogues to maximize this mobility advantage, whether it’s to have the Rogue continuously deter the enemy’s advance, or give the frontliners quick buffs.
  • Offensive support potential: Unlike other Classes in the game, the Rogue is built with a toolkit that precisely boosts the firepower of the team’s strongest attackers. This may happen at the expense of their overall damage output, but might be worth the while when assisting heavy-hitters such as Witches, Swordsmen, and Destroyers.

Core Class Skills: Long-Distance Annoyance

The Rogue in Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds  preparing to attack

Being the long-ranged specialist he’s meant to be, the Rogue has a wide array of Core Class Active Skills to dominate and annoy enemies from afar. A lot of his attacks rely on slowing down and stunning enemies, giving him room to stack advantages from his threat-based Passive while delaying enemies enough that they can’t do anything about it.

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Here are the Rogue’s Core Class Skills:

  • Arrow Storm: The traditional AOE arrow attack of the Rogue, Arrow Storm not only damages a cluster of opponents, but also slows them inside. This is ideal to keep them in place for enemies to attack and for the rest of the Rogue’s rotation.
  • Multi-Shot: One of the strongest components of the Rogue’s kit, this attack releases a cluster of arrows in a cone shape towards a group of opponents, and pushes enemies back to slow them. This is ideally used after enemies are clumped together after Arrow Storm.
  • Evasive Shot: This nifty mobility skill releases a shot while allowing the Rogue to jump back. This creates a distance between Rogues and enemies who are getting comfortably close, while slowing them down for the Rogue’s allies.
  • (Ultimate) Ancient Arrow: Serving as the Rogue’s Ultimate or Burst Skill, this attack summons a spirit to aid the Rogue in unleashing a powerful attack. When attacking opponents while lined up, this attack deals additional 100% damage to them.

Other Active Skills: Essential Mobility

The Rogue in Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds  attacking multiple targets

The Rogue possesses other Active Skills to ensure they have more than enough mobility assets and combat options to be efficient in any combat situation. This is especially important due to their sub-support role in offense, as they’re the best Class built for combat buffs.

Here are other Core Class Skills that the Rogue should consider using:

  • Solar Flare: A neat offensive support ability in the form of crowd control, Solar Flare deals Light Damage to enemies within its radius, slowing them down. The skill also releases an explosion upon ending, stunning all opponents caught inside.
  • Blazing Heart: One of the most defining support abilities of the Rogue, Blazing Heart buffs the whole party with 7.5% additional attack power for as long as 15 seconds. Leveling up this skill boosts not only the duration but also the attack power gained, which can be extremely useful to damage-dependent Classes such as Witches and Swordsmen.

Passive Skills: Threat Generation Perks

The Rogue in Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds

The Rogue's Passive Skills provide them with the opportunity to capitalize on the threat they generate by attacking foes continuously. When built correctly, their Passives allow them to stack powerful attacks and build incredibly high damage numbers without retaliation from enemies.

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Here are ideal Passive Skills for the Rogue:

  • Quick Move: One of the most important buffs for the Rogue, this Passive ensures a boost in both Movement Speed and Attack Speed for five seconds with every five attacks. When continuously in effect, this transforms the Rogue into one of the most tricky players for opponents to target.
  • Enmity: One of the more interesting buffs for the Rogue, this Passive boosts the Rogue’s damage while they attack, but also increases the damage they take. This is circumvented with the Rogue’s distance-based combat.
  • Death Hunter: One of the more risk-reward builds for the Rogue, this Passive boosts the Rogue’s damage up to seven times whenever they are targeted by foes. Thanks to Enmity’s attack boost and Quick Move’s speed boost, the Rogue may potentially reap this Passive’s benefits without indulging much of its risks.

Special Skills: Increase Aggression

The Rogue in Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds  unleashing a series of attacks

Thanks to Special Skills acquired through books, Rogues have the uncanny ability to be able to rake in some more damage numbers to further boost their threat generation. This is especially useful for their purpose as damage-boosters for their party. While not as high in numbers compared to the Witch, this can be more than enough to fulfill their threat generation-based specialization.

Here are ideal Special Skills for the Rogue:

  • Meteor Strike: The Rogue relies on deterring the enemy’s advance to secure their hit-based perks, and Meteor Strike is a nifty way to achieve this. Once Rogues believe they can get attacked, Meteor Strike stuns an entire area for a few seconds. This is a great emergency tactic to ensure Rogues have time to run away or even dish out some support abilities throughout the stun duration.
  • Thorn Trap: Delaying the enemy’s advance is always great within this blockchain title, especially for a threat-reliant Class like the Rogue. Thorn Trap releases thorns from the ground to attack an area, binding enemies caught in the blast. This is a great way to ensure they can still target the Rogue but won’t be able to move, allowing the Rogue to receive any aggro-based buffs.

Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds was released on May 25, 2022, for the Android, iOS, and Windows.

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