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Limit Break Dancing
My favorite Core-Rules-only rogue build starts with a high-elf with the Criminal background. Put your highest stat in Dexterity and your second-highest in Intelligence, and prioritize Stealth, Investigation, and Arcana. Later on, consider the Arcane Trickster subclass, and maybe multiclass with Wizard to get better spells and access to magic items that can only be attuned by wizards (wands and staffs especially).
If your DM will let you use non-core materials, consider playing a Goblin. Nimble Escape and Fury of the Small are great abilities for rogues.
If your DM will let you use non-core materials, consider playing a Goblin. Nimble Escape and Fury of the Small are great abilities for rogues.