Pathfinder 1E Can anyone show AP specific rogue builds that are good?

[Wiseblood]

I am told that rogues can shine in the right campaign.
Given the fact that AP's have guides can rogues be built
to make the class look good? Pathfinder seems to favor specialization but rogues want to be generalists.

 

[Starfox]

Afraid that "rogues can shine" is pretty much a strawman argument. Yes, rogues can shine - if played well. So can the NPC classes. It doesn't make those builds good.

The big offender IMO is the per-day limitations on rogue tricks. If those were removed on 90% of the tricks, the rogue would work. For example, if the Charmer rogue trick had unlimited uses, it would not only be much better, it would also be much easier to use in play as the rogue would not constantly have to think on whether to use this limited resource.