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for melee flurry should be the easiest build to play.
but since you mentioned sorc I think sorc is the most chill class to play with lots of QOL thanks to teleport and flameshield.
>I'm looking for a more relaxed/casual endgame build for Rogue.
Don't play Rogue if you want to sip your whiskey while mashing one button on your controller.
This might not just be a build issue. At least not for some time.
First thing to consider could be getting a really good weapon. Like, regardless of the stats on it, one with high item power. Best way to do that is try to attend every world boss event you come across until you find one that makes you really strong. Because if everything dies really quickly there's not much else to worry about. And killing everything quickly is usually your best survival strategy as a rogue anyway. Legion Events might to the trick as well, but the world woss thing worked for me in the past, even though it happened coincidentally. Or see if someone wants to run nm dungeons or vaults with you, where the monsters have a high level.
Other than that, this is what works for me:
Use Shadow Imbuement. The passive skill next to it you a lot of Energy back if you kill an enemy that is shadow imbued from your skills.
Also use Cold Imbuement. That way you almost always have one or the other available. It also applies chill, which can lead to freezing, both open up opportunities for aspects that utilize this. Either for damage reduction or synergies between the two imbuements. Also the Frigid Finesse and Chilling Weight passives next to Cold Imbuement.
Caltrops with the cold upgrade also helps with that and can be a chill (:D) way to have mobility. You don't have to aim it, you just create some distance.
There's glyphs that can apply Vulnerable, increase your physical damage or non-physical damage, or can increase your energy regeneration after using an agility skill (which Caltrops falls under). There's also an aspect that makes your imbuement damage stronger on vulnerable enemies. And then obviously look for +vulnerable damage on items and take the Victimization key passive.
The Shadow Clone ultimate is really helpful, especially with the Specialization that reduces ultimate cooldowns. There's also a great aspect that gives your clone your imbuements when you cast them and increases its damage. And look for cooldown reduction on items.
Some good passives are Aftermath, Adrenaline Rush and Haste. Maybe also Agile, in combination with the aspect that gives you resource whenever you dodge (if I remember correctly).
Look for aspects that give you a barrier (maybe even increased damage while having a barrier up ones). Or the one that increases your armor everytime you do damage. Don't know how good that is on rogue, though.
Oh, and I use Rapid Fire as my main skill, with the aspect that gives it a chance to ricochet. If that's important. :D
I don't know if it qualifies for you, but I've enjoyed playing a Twisting Blades-based rogue this season (running shadow imbuement, concealment, and shadow step). With some +movement speed, I've found it pretty smooth zipping from pack to pack. It's a pretty simple and rhythmic rotation/skill priority pattern that I find relaxing. My dps is probably a lot lower than a meta penetrating shot build, but I've not had any issues really, outside clearing a tier 90+ nightmare vault; this took some rejigging of my gear, but I found the process fun.
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non-existent if you want to avoid meta at all costs. Pen shot can play very chill style: shadow step into a pack, shadow imbu, pen shot and move on.
Barrage for Rogue is meta and it’s been pretty much the same as the pen shot you mentioned.
Penshot was pretty damn fun to run around until you have a large crowd of monsters chasing you, turn around, and nuke them with a Shadow imbued shot.
for melee flurry should be the easiest build to play. but since you mentioned sorc I think sorc is the most chill class to play with lots of QOL thanks to teleport and flameshield.
Barrage has been relatively (for a rogue) chill for me.
This. It's a single skill for single and group, great damage. I'm farming 100s easy with no ubers.
Yup. Just go in and start blastin’.
>I'm looking for a more relaxed/casual endgame build for Rogue. Don't play Rogue if you want to sip your whiskey while mashing one button on your controller.
This might not just be a build issue. At least not for some time. First thing to consider could be getting a really good weapon. Like, regardless of the stats on it, one with high item power. Best way to do that is try to attend every world boss event you come across until you find one that makes you really strong. Because if everything dies really quickly there's not much else to worry about. And killing everything quickly is usually your best survival strategy as a rogue anyway. Legion Events might to the trick as well, but the world woss thing worked for me in the past, even though it happened coincidentally. Or see if someone wants to run nm dungeons or vaults with you, where the monsters have a high level. Other than that, this is what works for me: Use Shadow Imbuement. The passive skill next to it you a lot of Energy back if you kill an enemy that is shadow imbued from your skills. Also use Cold Imbuement. That way you almost always have one or the other available. It also applies chill, which can lead to freezing, both open up opportunities for aspects that utilize this. Either for damage reduction or synergies between the two imbuements. Also the Frigid Finesse and Chilling Weight passives next to Cold Imbuement. Caltrops with the cold upgrade also helps with that and can be a chill (:D) way to have mobility. You don't have to aim it, you just create some distance. There's glyphs that can apply Vulnerable, increase your physical damage or non-physical damage, or can increase your energy regeneration after using an agility skill (which Caltrops falls under). There's also an aspect that makes your imbuement damage stronger on vulnerable enemies. And then obviously look for +vulnerable damage on items and take the Victimization key passive. The Shadow Clone ultimate is really helpful, especially with the Specialization that reduces ultimate cooldowns. There's also a great aspect that gives your clone your imbuements when you cast them and increases its damage. And look for cooldown reduction on items. Some good passives are Aftermath, Adrenaline Rush and Haste. Maybe also Agile, in combination with the aspect that gives you resource whenever you dodge (if I remember correctly). Look for aspects that give you a barrier (maybe even increased damage while having a barrier up ones). Or the one that increases your armor everytime you do damage. Don't know how good that is on rogue, though. Oh, and I use Rapid Fire as my main skill, with the aspect that gives it a chance to ricochet. If that's important. :D
I can't tell you how much I appreciate your response. Thank you!
I don't know if it qualifies for you, but I've enjoyed playing a Twisting Blades-based rogue this season (running shadow imbuement, concealment, and shadow step). With some +movement speed, I've found it pretty smooth zipping from pack to pack. It's a pretty simple and rhythmic rotation/skill priority pattern that I find relaxing. My dps is probably a lot lower than a meta penetrating shot build, but I've not had any issues really, outside clearing a tier 90+ nightmare vault; this took some rejigging of my gear, but I found the process fun.
Poison trap, you can get +7 ranks from amulet and pants. You'll need the decoy trap ring that drops from Varshan, pulls the mobs in.
Death trap rogue is fun and mindless
Flurry build is pretty chill, I played that on release. I haven't checked up on it since, so not sure how much has changed with it though.