Elf Arcane Trickster Rogue Build Guide

You learn wizard cantrips and spells from the enchantment and illusion schools. You use Intelligence as your spellcasting ability. You know three cantrips: Mage Hand and two other wizard cantrips of your choice. You also learn three 1st-level wizard spells, two of which must be from the enchantment or illusion schools.

When you cast Mage Hand, you can make the spectral hand invisible. You can also perform additional tasks with it: stow or retrieve objects from containers, pick locks, or disarm traps at range. You can do these tasks without being noticed by making a Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check contested by the creature's Wisdom (Perception) check.

If you are hidden from a creature when you cast a spell on it, the creature has disadvantage on any saving throw it makes against the spell during that turn.

As a bonus action, you can direct your Mage Hand to distract a creature within 5 feet of it. You have advantage on attack rolls against that creature until the end of your turn.

When a creature casts a spell targeting you or including you in its area of effect, you can use your reaction to force the creature to make a saving throw with its spellcasting ability modifier. On a failure, you negate the spell's effect against you and steal the spell if it is between 1st and 4th level. For the next 8 hours, you know the spell and can cast it using your spell slots. The creature can't cast the stolen spell until 8 hours have passed. Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.

Elf Darkvision helps Rogues scout ahead and fight in darkness without needing a torch.

Extra saving throw advantages protect against debilitating spells and effects.

Free Perception proficiency is valuable for any Rogue, especially in exploration.

Trance means shorter rests and the ability to keep watch more effectively.