Goliath Soulknife Rogue Build Guide
The Goliath's raw physical dominance perfectly complements the Soulknife Rogue's mind-bending psychic blades, creating a terrifyingly elusive and hard-hitting psionic striker.
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Why Soulknife?
The Goliath Soulknife Rogue is a fascinating blend of physical power and mental acuity. While Rogues are typically seen as fragile stealth specialists, your Goliath heritage gives you surprising survivability. Using your Giant Ancestry trait, you can shrug off damage in the heat of battle, allowing you to stay in close quarters where your devastating Psychic Blades can do the most work. This makes you an excellent "Striker"—a character who darts in, deals massive damage, and escapes unscathed.
Instead of relying on physical weapons that can be confiscated, you manifest blades of pure psychic energy from your hands. This synergizes beautifully with your high Dexterity (15) for accurate strikes, while your solid Constitution (13) and Strength (12) ensure you are not a pushover when forced into a melee. Because your psychic blades leave no physical marks and make no noise, you can execute flawless stealth takedowns while maintaining the imposing presence of a giant.
As you grow in power, features like Psionic Power will allow you to boost your skill checks and telepathically communicate with your party. This means your Goliath isn't just a brute; you are a tactical mastermind who uses both physical might and mental projection to control the battlefield and lead your allies to victory.
Soulknife Features
Psionic Power
Level 3You have a pool of psionic energy represented by Psionic Energy dice. You have a number of these dice equal to twice your proficiency bonus, and they are d6s. You can use them to power psi abilities: Psi-Bolstered Knack (add die to a failed ability check) and Psychic Whispers (establish telepathic communication). You regain all expended dice after a long rest, or one die as a bonus action.
Psychic Blades
Level 3You can manifest blades of psychic energy. When you take the Attack action, you can create a psychic blade that deals 1d6 psychic damage. The blade vanishes after hitting or missing. It has the finesse and thrown (60 ft) properties. After attacking with the blade, you can make a bonus action attack with a second psychic blade that deals 1d4 psychic damage.
Soul Blades
Level 9Your Psychic Blades gain additional abilities. Homing Strikes: when you miss with your psychic blade, you can expend a Psionic Energy die and add it to the attack roll, potentially turning a miss into a hit. Psychic Teleportation: as a bonus action, you can expend a Psionic Energy die, roll it, and throw a psychic blade to an unoccupied space you can see up to 10 times the number rolled feet away, teleporting to that space.
Psychic Veil
Level 13As an action, you can become invisible for 1 hour or until you dismiss this effect (no action required). You also end the invisibility early if you deal damage to a creature or force a creature to make a saving throw. Once you use this feature, you can't do so again until you finish a long rest, unless you expend a Psionic Energy die to use it again.
Rend Mind
Level 17When you deal Sneak Attack damage with your Psychic Blades, you can force the target to make a Wisdom saving throw (DC 8 + your Dexterity modifier + your proficiency bonus). On a failure, the target is stunned for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on a success. Once you use this feature, you can't do so again until you finish a long rest, unless you expend three Psionic Energy dice to use it again.
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Goliath Traits That Benefit Soulknife Rogue
Giant Ancestry
Giant Ancestry grants a supernatural ability that enhances the Rogue's combat or utility.
Powerful Build
Enhanced size and carrying capacity complement the Rogue's physical combat style.
Large Form
Enhanced size and carrying capacity complement the Rogue's physical combat style.
Combat Effectiveness
| Level | HP | Melee DPR | Ranged DPR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 5 | 33 | 20.4 | 20.4 |
| Level 11 | 69 | 30.25 | 30.25 |
| Level 17 | 105 | 41.8 | 41.8 |
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Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- ♦ Soulknife grants Psionic Power at level 3
- ♦ Good armor class and initiative
- ♦ Excellent skill versatility and Sneak Attack damage
Weaknesses
- ♦ Low Wisdom — vulnerable to common saving throws
- ♦ Low Charisma limits social interactions
- ♦ Limited ranged and magical options without multiclassing
- ♦ No Darkvision — may need light sources in dungeons
Pro Tips
Use your Psychic Blades for silent ranged attacks, ensuring you never need to carry easily detected physical weapons into restricted areas.
When you miss an attack, use your level 9 Soul Blades feature to boost your accuracy and ensure your Sneak Attack damage lands.
Activate your Giant Ancestry to reduce incoming damage if you get trapped in melee after throwing your psychic weaponry.
Use your Psionic Power to establish telepathic communication with your team, allowing your giant stealth specialist to coordinate silent ambushes.
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