Tiefling Arcane Trickster Rogue Build Guide
Combining devilish innate magic and fiery resilience with illusion spells makes the Tiefling Arcane Trickster the ultimate supernatural thief and utility specialist.
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Why Arcane Trickster?
The Arcane Trickster combines the sneaky, high-Dexterity gameplay of a classic Rogue with clever wizard spells. As a Tiefling, your supernatural heritage perfectly enhances this magical playstyle. Your Fiendish Legacy grants you natural resistance to fire damage, giving you a crucial defensive safety net when a risky heist goes wrong or when you accidentally trigger a fiery trap.
Your Darkvision is an invaluable tool for a utility-focused scout. It allows you to slip into pitch-black enemy camps and vaults without revealing your position with a torch. Once inside, you can use Mage Hand Legerdemain to pick locks, disarm traps, or pickpocket guards from up to 30 feet away, entirely from the safety of the shadows.
By prioritizing Dexterity and Intelligence, you ensure your physical strikes and magical illusions are equally potent. With your devilish charm and mystical toolkit, you will easily control the battlefield and solve complex puzzles for your party.
Arcane Trickster Features
Spellcasting
Level 3You 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.
Mage Hand Legerdemain
Level 3When 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.
Magical Ambush
Level 9If 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.
Versatile Trickster
Level 13As 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.
Spell Thief
Level 17When 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.
Recommended Ability Scores
Tiefling Traits That Benefit Arcane Trickster Rogue
Darkvision
Tiefling Darkvision helps Rogues scout ahead and fight in darkness without needing a torch.
Fiendish Legacy
Built-in damage resistance reduces incoming damage, keeping your Rogue alive longer in combat.
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
- ♦ Arcane Trickster grants Spellcasting at level 3
- ♦ Darkvision for dungeon exploration
- ♦ Good armor class and initiative
- ♦ Excellent skill versatility and Sneak Attack damage
- ♦ Built-in damage resistance improves survivability
Weaknesses
- ♦ Low Wisdom — vulnerable to common saving throws
- ♦ Low Charisma limits social interactions
- ♦ Limited ranged and magical options without multiclassing
Pro Tips
Use Darkvision to scout dark rooms, then use Mage Hand Legerdemain to steal keys or disarm traps from 30 feet away.
When you reach level 9, hide in darkness to trigger Magical Ambush, giving enemies disadvantage against your illusion spells.
Lean on your Fiendish Legacy fire resistance to safely search areas with active fire hazards or explosive traps.
At level 13, use Versatile Trickster to distract an enemy with your invisible Mage Hand, granting yourself easy Sneak Attack damage.
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