These rankings are meant to help you create an optimized class build, but remember DnD isn’t a game where you need to win to have fun. A weakness you will have to accommodate for.
This weighs down the class and just takes up space on the character sheet. Could work for a specific build, but otherwise is either a wasted opportunity or is just weaker than other alternatives. Not game-breaking, and certainly replaceable, but a strong choice that shores up some weakness. ? - A solid feature that does its job well.
Will provide some bonus that can’t be found through other means. Often forms the backbone of a class’ look and feel. Toril world problems!Įverything in this guide has an emoji, ranking how useful a given ability or feature is to playing this class effectively. Whether it’s through disguise, poison, impersonation, forgery, spell casting, or by harnessing the power of the dead, there’s so much fun to be had playing a 5e rogue that we struggle to commit to playing as other character classes. While archetypes like Phantom and Soul Knife add unique elements like spectral weapons and soul trinkets to differentiate themselves from the more traditional rogue archetypes. Some are more typical of what we expect from this class like Assassin and Thief. There’s a roguish flavor to every subclass here. But thinking about what’s most fun to play should be the deciding factor in your choice. The best one for you depends in part on what your adventuring party needs. We’re here to guide you through these archetypes that allow for such different gameplay mechanics and roleplay styles. D&D 5e offers a broad variety of play styles through the rogue subclasses.