Arcane Trickster

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

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

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.
• As shown the Mage Hand will now last forever until it is destroyed or dismissed.

Spellcasting

• Spellcasting Ability: Intelligence
• Known Spells: Arcane Trickster Spells are Always Prepared.
• Level 1 Spell Slots Unlocked: 2 (You gain two Level 1 Spell Slots.)
• Learn the  Mage Hand cantrip

• Cantrips (Choose 2):

•  Acid Splash
•  Blade Ward
•  Bone Chill
•  Dancing Lights 
•  Fire Bolt
•  Friends 
•  Light
•  Minor Illusion 
•  Poison Spray
•  Ray of Frost
•  Shocking Grasp
•  True Strike 

• 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:

•  Charm Person 
•  Colour Spray
•  Disguise Self 
•  Sleep
•  Tasha's Hideous Laughter 

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

•  Burning Hands
•  Charm Person 
•  Chromatic Orb
•  Colour Spray
•  Disguise Self 
•  Enhance Leap 
•  Expeditious Retreat 
•  False Life
•  Feather Fall 
•  Find Familiar 
•  Fog Cloud 
•  Grease
•  Ice Knife
•  Longstrider 
•  Mage Armour
•  Magic Missile
•  Protection from Evil and Good 
•  Ray of Sickness
•  Shield
•  Sleep
•  Tasha's Hideous Laughter 
•  Thunderwave
•  Witch Bolt 

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. This spell is Always Prepared.
• (Optional) Replacement Spell: Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell from the full Wizard Spell List. The replacement spell must still be of a level for which the Arcane Trickster has spell slots.

Level 5

• (Optional) Replacement Spell: Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell from the full Wizard Spell List. The replacement spell must still be of a level for which the Arcane Trickster has spell slots.

Level 6

• (Optional) Replacement Spell: Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell from the full Wizard Spell List. The replacement spell must still be of a level for which the Arcane Trickster has spell slots.

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 1 Spell from the Arcane Trickster spell list. This spell is Always Prepared.
• New Level 2 Enchantment and Illusion spells available:

•  Blur 
•  Crown of Madness 
•  Hold Person 
•  Invisibility 
•  Mirror Image
•  Phantasmal Force 

• (Optional) Replacement Spell: Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell from the full Wizard Spell List. The replacement spell must still be of a level for which the Arcane Trickster has spell slots.

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:

•  Arcane Lock
•  Blindness
•  Blur 
•  Cloud of Daggers 
•  Crown of Madness 
•  Darkness 
•  Darkvision
•  Detect Thoughts  
•  Enlarge/Reduce 
•  Flaming Sphere 
•  Gust of Wind
•  Hold Person 
•  Invisibility 
•  Knock
•  Magic Weapon 
•  Melf's Acid Arrow
•  Mirror Image
•  Misty Step
•  Phantasmal Force 
•  Ray of Enfeeblement 
•  Scorching Ray
•  See Invisibility
•  Shatter
•  Web 

• (Optional) Replacement Spell: Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell from the full Wizard Spell List. The replacement spell must still be of a level for which the Arcane Trickster has spell slots.

Level 9

 Magical Ambush

• While you are Hiding, your targets have Disadvantage on Saving throws against your Spells.
• (Optional) Replacement Spell: Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell from the full Wizard Spell List. The replacement spell must still be of a level for which the Arcane Trickster has spell slots.

Level 10

• Level 1 Spell Slots Unlocked: 6 (You gain two additional Level 1 Spell Slots)
• Known Cantrips: Choose 1 Cantrip from the Arcane Trickster spell list.
• Known Spells: Choose 1 Spell from the Arcane Trickster spell list. This spell is Always Prepared.
• (Optional) Replacement Spell: Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell from the full Wizard Spell List. The replacement spell must still be of a level for which the Arcane Trickster has spell slots.

Level 11

• Known Spells: Choose 1 Spell from the Arcane Trickster spell list. This spell is Always Prepared.
• (Optional) Replacement Spell: Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell from the full Wizard Spell List. The replacement spell must still be of a level for which the Arcane Trickster has spell slots.

Level 12

• (Optional) Replacement Spell: Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell from the full Wizard Spell List. The replacement spell must still be of a level for which the Arcane Trickster has spell slots.

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	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. All other spells must be chosen from the normal Arcane Trickster spell list. This additional spell is independent of the Arcane Trickster's Replacement Spell Feature.

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 HandInherent  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