Swashbuckler

Swashbuckler is one of the subclasses of Rogue. Unlike other rogues, they focus on fighting enemies head-to-head in single combat. Released as part of Patch 8 in 2025.

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You live and breathe the art of the blade, excelling in single combat thanks to your quick feet and wits.

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Subclass features

Rogue's default armour

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

Level 3

Fancy Footwork

If you make a melee attack against a target, that target can't make Opportunity Attacks against you for the rest of your turn.

Rakish Audacity

You gain a +2 bonus to initiative rolls. This scales with your rogue level. You no longer need  Advantage to trigger Sneak Attack as long as you are within 1.5 m (5 ft) of the target and don't have  Disadvantage.^{[See: Bugs]}

Normal Sneak Attack is replaced by Rakish Sneak Attack.

 Rakish Sneak Attack (Melee) ()

Deal extra damage to a foe you have  Advantage against. You can also use this attack without Advantage if there are no other combatants within 2 m (7 ft) of the target, or if you have an ally within that range. ( Recharge: Per turn.)

 Rakish Sneak Attack (Ranged) ()

Deal extra damage to a foe you have  Advantage against. You can also use this attack without Advantage if there are no other combatants within 2 m (7 ft) of the target, or if you have an ally within that range. ( Recharge: Per turn.)

Level 4

Dirty Tricks

Learn the following Dirty Tricks.

Charisma is the spellcasting modifier used for these abilities, except Sand Toss, which uses Dexterity.

 Dirty Trick: Flick o' the Wrist ()

Flick your weapon at a target and possibly  Disarm them.

 Dirty Trick: Sand Toss ()

Toss a handful of sand at your enemy and possibly  Blind them.

 Dirty Trick: Vicious Mockery ()

Insult a creature: it has  Disadvantage on its next  Attack Roll.

Level 9

 Panache ()

Roll a Persuasion check to beguile a humanoid, who must contest it with an Insight check. Enemies who fail gain  Panache: Disadvantage; others who fail become  Charmed.

External links

•  Swashbuckler on the Forgotten Realms Wiki