The Complete Rogue Whisperknife Build – Neverwinter Mod 18 Infernal Descent

All builds will be updated for Mod 20 Sharandar and the Combat Rework as soon as we have done enough testing.

Welcome to our Rogue Whisperknife Guide, updated for mod 17: Undermountain / Uprising and mod 18 Infernal Descent. To learn more about the new mod, check out our mod 18 Infernal Descent guide.

The Rogue is a typical melee DPS class, relying mostly on stealth and cunning to attack their enemies from the shadows. They wield blades and daggers that they use to attack the mobs from the shadows. Rogues can be either Assassin or Whisperknife, both are DPS oriented. Whisperknife is slightly better for AOE, so this build will focus on that. Check out our Rogue Assassin Build here.

The purpose of our class guides is not just to show you a build that you can copy and use on your character, but to show you a base build and teach you the mechanics and stats of the game, so you can understand and play your class to its fullest capabilities.

Try different gear, feats, and powers and learn to tailor your own build for your playstyle. See our guide to making your own build for more info.

Basic Rogue Whisperknife Info

Best Rogue Whisperknife Races

1. Metallic Ancestry Dragonborn – 3% + Healing – +2 to Any two stats – 1500 Crit – 3% Increased Damage
2. Dragonborn – 3% HP + Healing – +2 to Any two stats – 1500 Crit – 3% Increased Damage
3. Half-Orc – 5% Crit Severity – +2 Dex and +2 Con or Str – 10% Movement Speed for 3 sec when entering combat
4. Tiefling – 5% + Damage to targets below 50% health – +2 Cha and +2 Con or Int – 10% to reduce damage of target for 5 sec by 2.5%

Rogue Whisperknife Ability Score Priority

Put all your available Ability Scores into Strength and Constitution / Charisma

Rogue Whisperknife Stat / Rating Priority

Offensive Stats:

1. Armor Penetration (Caps at 90k)
2. Critical Strike (Caps at 90k)
3. Accuracy (Caps at 90k)
4. Combat Advantage (Caps at 140k)
5. Power (No Cap)

Defensive Stats:

1. Defense (Caps at 90K )
2. Deflection (Caps at 90K)
3. Critical Avoidance (Caps at 95K)
4. Awareness (Caps at 100K )
5. Health (No Cap)

Rogue Whisperknife Paragon Path & Powers

Rogue Whisperknife Combat Powers

At-Will Powers:

• Sly Flourish
• Cloud of Steel

Encounter Powers:

• Blade Flurry
• Blitz
• Path of the Blade

Daily Powers:

• Whirlwind of Blades
• Hateful Knives

Class Features:

• Dagger Threat
• Tactics

Rogue Whisperknife Feats

• Shady Preparations
• Dark Reimbursement
• One With the Shadows
• Shadow of Demise
• Ambusher’s Haste

Rogue Whisperknife Boons

You should always choose boons based on what stats you currently need. Therefore a selection of several viable boons is available to you for each tier.

At end-game, you should hit the stat caps without needing any of the boons.

Tier 1 Boons

• Recruit’s Training – 250 Power
• Critical Strike – 250 Crit
• Cultist Bulwark – 1000 HP
• Cultist Power – 1% Increased damage and damage resistance vs. Cultists.

Tier 2 Boons

• Squire’s Training – 250 Power
• Armor Penetration – 250 Armor Penetration
• Demonic Bulwark – 1000 HP
• Demonic Mastery – 1% Increased damage and damage resistance vs. demons.

Tier 3 Boons

• Knight’s Training – 250 Power
• Combat Advantage – 250 Combat Advantage
• Dino Bulwark – 1000 HP
• Simple Support – 2% Companion Influence
• Dino Power – 1% Increased damage and damage resistance vs. dinos.

Tier 4 Boons

• Captain’s Training – 250 Power
• Accuracy – 250 Accuracy
• Necrotic Bulwark – 1000 HP
• Necrotic Mastery – 1% Increased damage and damage resistance vs. undead.

Tier 5 Boons (Choose 2)

• Severe Criticism – 1% Crit Severity per rank
• Call of Power – 1% Action Point gain per rank
• Quick Turnaround – 1% Recovery Speed per rank.

Master Boons

• Blood Lust 3/3

Guild Boons

• Offense – Power
• Defense – Hit Points

Rogue Whisperknife Weapons & Gear

If you are new to Neverwinter and need to know how to get better gear and increase your item level, check out our Gearing Up Guide.

The best way to gear up in Neverwinter is by making a lot of Astral Diamonds, check out our Astral Diamond Guide to learn all the secrets of AD farming.

Head

• Lion Guard’s Raid Hat

Armor

• Ebony Stained Hide

Arms

• Vivified Primal Raid Amibari

Feet

• Rusted Iron Leggings
• Infernal Forged Gaiters

Weapons

• Lionheart Set (Best in Slot)
• Alabaster / Burnished Set

Main Hand Modification:

• Enhanced Sly Flourish

Offhand Modifications:

• Critical Severity

Rings

• Striking Ring of the Master

Neck & Waist

• Orcus Set (Demogorgon’s Girdle of Might, Baphomet’s Infernal Talisman)
• Mad Mage Set

Shirt

• Ebony Stained Shirt

Pants

• Pants of the Sentinel

Rogue Whisperknife Artifacts

Primary Artifact

• Staff of Flowers
• Decanter of Atropal Essence

Secondary Artifacts

Choose secondary artifacts based on the stats you are lacking.

• Arcturia’s Music Box
• Trobriands Ring
• Staff of Flowers
• Halaster’s Blast Scepter
• Shard of Orcus’ Wand

Rogue Whisperknife Enchantments

When getting enchantments, always get the ones with the stats you are lacking in with your gear, boons, etc in mind. For example, if you’ve capped Crit with your gear and boons, don’t get azure enchantments for your offense slots. If you still need to refine your enchantments, see our Refinement Guide for tips on how to farm refinement.

Offense Enchantments

One Tenebrous Enchantment – Radiant Enchantments

Defense Enchantments

Radiant Enchantment

Utility Enchantments

• Tactical Enchantment
• Dark Enchantment
• Fey’s Blessing / Dragon’s Hoard / Quartermaster’s Enchantment

Armor Enchantments

Barkshield Enchantment

Weapon Enchantments

Vorpal Enchantment

Overload Enchantments

• Various Marks from Stronghold Vendor
• Corrupt Black Ice / Lethal / Piercing
• Black / Red Dragon Glyph

Armor Reinforcement Kits

Power Kit

Jewelry Reinforcement Kits

Combat Advantage Jewel

Rogue Whisperknife Consumables & Buffs

Consider getting VIP for the Power of VIP HP buff if you aren’t already. Also always stand in campfires to get the +1 ability campfire buff.

Get one from each of the rows below:

• Empowered Chain of Scales (Best in Slot) > Adorable Pocket Pet > Tymora’s Lucky Coin

• Wild Storm Elixir > Elixir of Fate

• Squash Soup > Watermelon Sorbet

Rogue Whisperknife Companions

Summoned Companion

Bulette Pup

Enchantment Power

Potent Precision

Companion Powers

Below is a selection of viable companion powers.

Offense Powers

• Tamed Velociraptor – 2000 Power per party member using it.
• Staldorf – 8000 Combat advantage
• Deepcrow Hatchling – 8000 Power
• Batiri – 4% Damage against bosses

Defense Powers

• Minstrel – 4000 Power and 2000 Awereness
• Broom – 4% Critical Severity
• Splinters – 4% Critical Severity and 2000 Critical Avoidance
• Green Slime – 8000 Defense
• Phase Spider – 2000 Critical strike and 4000 combat advantage

Utility Powers

• Alpha Compy – 5% Power
• Owlbear Cub – 10% chance to hit for 50% of you Power

Companion Equipment

Double offense slotted “Of the Companion” gear

Companion Runestones

Empowered Runestone

Rogue Whisperknife Mounts

When choosing a Legendary Mount for the Mount Powers, look for a mount that has both a useful equip and combat power. The best choice for a first legendary mount as a Rogue Whisperknife is a Swarm

What other mounts you use is not that important. What is important is to get the right insignia bonuses, and many different mounts can offer the various bonuses. To find out what mount has the bonus you want, check out our Insignia Bonus Guide.

All classes and specs should consider using Wanderer’s Fortune before you have refined all your gear and enchantments, for extra refinement every day.

Mount Insignia Bonuses

• Assassin’s Covenant
• Cavalry’s Warning
• Artificer’s Persuasion
• Gladiator’s Guile
• Survivor’s Gift

Insignia Type

Brutality / Dominance for Power, or alternatively any other with stats you need. You can also use Insignia’s to get your defensive stats to cap for survivability.

Rogue Whisperknife Mount Powers

Mount Equip Power:

5000 or 10000 Power

Mount Combat Power:

Bat Swarm (Swarm) (Best in Slot) > Tenser’s Transformation

If you have any questions or suggestions about our Neverwinter Rogue Whisperknife guide, please leave a comment below! More info about the Rogue class can be found at The Neverwinter Reddit. More builds and further info can also be found at MMOMinds.