Arcane Trickster

Arcane Tricksters are rogues with a clever touch of magic, using illusions and enchantments to keep their opponents on the back foot.

Arcane Trickster is a Subclass of Rogue. These Rogues are capable of spellcasting (from the Wizard Spell List) and use their spells to attack enemies or support allies in combat. Arcane Tricksters use Intelligence as their spellcasting modifier.

Subclass Features

This subclass obtains all the features from its base class, Rogue, in addition to its unique features outlined below.

Level 3

Level 1 Spell Slots Unlocked: 2 (You gain two Level 1 Spell Slots.)
Learn the Mage Hand cantrip
- Mage Hand Legerdemain: When you cast Mage Hand, the spectral hand is invisible and can carry out additional tasks.

Your mage hand can stow away or retrieve objects carried by other creatures and use Thieves' Tools at range.

Duration: Permanent

As shown the Mage Hand will now last forever until it is destroyed or dismissed.
This is probably the best tool to scout safely, as long are there are no creature with See Invisibility (Condition), which is fairly rare. One can scout an entire area thanks to the Mage Hand's Fly (Class Action) which makes it able to go to places otherwise very difficult to reach, as long as one can make the camera see the ground level of that place.

Cantrips (Choose 2):

Known Spells: Choose 2 Spells from the Arcane Trickster Spell List (schools of Enchantment or Illusion only). These spells are Always Prepared.
New Level 1 Enchantment and Illusion spells available:

Known Spells: Choose 1 Spell from the Wizard Spell List (any spell school). This spell is Always Prepared.
New Level 1 spells available:

Level 4

Level 1 Spell Slots Unlocked: 3 (You gain an additional Level 1 Spell Slot.)
Known Spells: Choose 1 Spell from the Arcane Trickster Spell List (schools of Enchantment or Illusion only). This spell is Always Prepared.

Level 7

Level 1 Spell Slots Unlocked: 4 (You gain an additional Level 1 Spell Slot.)
Level 2 Spell Slots Unlocked: 2 (You gain two Level 2 Spell Slot.)
Known Spells: Choose 2 Spells from the Arcane Trickster Spell List (schools of Enchantment or Illusion only). This spell is Always Prepared.
New Level 2 Enchantment and Illusion spells available:

Level 8

Known Spells: Choose 1 Spell from the Wizard Spell List (any spell school). This spell is Always Prepared.
New Level 2 spells available:

Level 9

Magical Ambush: While you are Hidden, your targets have Disadvantage on Saving throws against your Spells.

Level 10

Level 2 Spell Slots Unlocked: 6 (You gain two additional Level 1 Spell Slots) ^{[See: Bugs]}
Known Spells: Choose 1 Spell from the Arcane Trickster Spell List (schools of Enchantment or Illusion only). This spell is Always Prepared.

Level 11

Known Spells: Choose 1 Spell from the Arcane Trickster Spell List (schools of Enchantment or Illusion only). This spell is Always Prepared.

Arcane Trickster Spellcasting Chart

Arcane Trickster Spellcasting			Spell Slots per Spell Level
Rogue Level	Cantrips Known	Spells Known	1st	2nd
3rd	Mage Hand + 2	3*	2	-
4th	Mage Hand + 2	4	3	-
5th	Mage Hand + 2	4	3	-
6th	Mage Hand + 2	4	3	-
7th	Mage Hand + 2	5	4	2
8th	Mage Hand + 2	6*	4	2
9th	Mage Hand + 2	6	4	2
10th	Mage Hand + 3	7	6 ^{[See: Bugs]}	2
11th	Mage Hand + 3	8	6	2
12th	Mage Hand + 3	8	6	2

*One spell learned at this level can be from the entire Wizard Spell List, the chosen spell must still be of a level for which the Arcane Trickster has spell slots for. (This is in contrast to the normal Arcane Tricksters Spell List, which only contains the Enchantment and Illusion spells of the Wizard Spell List)

NB: Starting from the fourth level, every Arcane Trickster level gained also grants the option for one known spell to be replaced by another. This replacement spell is chosen from the entire Wizard Spell List, said replacement spell must still be of a level for which the Arcane Trickster has spell slots for.

Arcane Trickster Spell List

Arcane Trickster's Spell List is the same as the Wizard's, but with only non-cantrip spells from the schools of Enchantment or Illusion plus every wizard cantrip. However, Arcane Tricksters may learn a spell from the entire wizard spell list at levels 3 and 8. The Replacement Spell Feature also allows an Arcane Trickster to swap any known spell with any spell from the full wizard spell list, once per level starting at class level 4.

The following spell list is the limited version. For the full list of Wizard spells from every spell school, see Wizard Spell List.

List of Spells and Cantrips
Cantrips	Level 1 Spells (available at Level 3)	Level 2 Spells (available at Level 7)
Acid Splash Blade Ward Bone Chill Dancing Lights Fire Bolt Friends Light Mage Hand^Inherent Minor Illusion Poison Spray Ray of Frost Shocking Grasp True Strike	Charm Person Colour Spray Disguise Self Sleep Tasha's Hideous Laughter	Blur Crown of Madness Hold Person Invisibility Mirror Image Phantasmal Force

External Links

Arcane trickster on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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