

If you want to get into places unsuspected or just straight up Assassin PHBĪssassins are good at two things: Infiltration and (you guessed it)Īssassination. Without needing to consume other spellcasters precious spell slots. Spell on you, like a buff spell or Polymorph, and cast it on your own Levels without seeing a spellcaster, a better option is to “steal” spellsįrom your party’s other spellcasters. Spells from enemy spellcasters, but in a game when you might go several

Spells which require saving throws as a go-to optionfor the Arcane To improve the reliability of your spells. Won’t be as good as that of a dedicated spellcaster this can really do a lot

Magical Ambush: Since your spell DC likely.Hand is invisible you can send it off to do those things unnoticed while youĪnd your allies are busy hiding, fighting, carousing, or whatever else you You’re doing other things fighting or casting other spells, and since the Hand as a bonus action means that you can pick locks and pick pockets while Instead, you’ll generally rely on spells like Booming Blade When selecting spells, remember that SneakĪttack requires Dexterity-based weapon attacks, so you can’t apply it to Illusion spells for your leveled spells, but both of those schools work very You’re limited almost exclusively to Enchantment and You’re nervous about playing a spellcaster.īecause your choice of spells is so central to the Arcane Trickster, I strongly encourage you to read my Rogue Spell List Breakdown.ĭefining feature. Sorcerer or the Wizard, so an arcane trickster may be a good stepping stone if
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The Arcane Trickster for new players, but managing the Arcane Trickster’s You have so many options to consider in any given situation. Subclass to build and in many ways it’s also the most complex to play because Points made after level 3), the Arcane Trickster is the most complex rogue Options utility and trickery, but also bringing powerful offensive magicīecause it’s the only rogue subclass with a spell list (or with any decision Spells both offer fantastic options, giving the Arcane Trickster powerful The Arcane Trickster brings magic to the Rogue. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. RPGBOT is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Keep in mind that the state of the meta periodically changes as new source materials are released and this article will be updating accordingly as time allows. The advice offered below is based on the current State of the Character Optimization Meta as of when the article was last updated. We also won’t cover Unearthed Arcana content because it’s not finalized, and we can’t guarantee that it will be available to you in your games. We will not include 3rd-party content, including content from DMs Guild, in handbooks for official content because we can’t assume that your game will allow 3rd-party content or homebrew. Blue: Fantastic options, often essential.Red: Bad, useless options, or options whichĪre extremely situational.RPGBOT uses the color coding scheme which has become common among Pathfinder build handbooks, which is simple to understand and easy to read at a glance. Offering a tempting prize for builds which can handle a 3-level class dip. Level which define how your character plays for the rest of their career, and Rogue subclasses are extremely powerful, frequently granting features at 3rd
