Arcane Trickster build for beginner?

[hypermeta]

Hi,
I'm an inexperienced player that has recently returned to the game. With few exceptions, my pen/paper and online adventures never progressed much past casting level 1 magic missiles. I'd like to introduce D&D to my son when he's older (my wife is interested in learning too), so now is the time for me to get more serious.

I'm interested in playing a character that can disarm traps, pick locks, sneak attack, use invisibility and teleport, strike from a distance with magic. It seems an Arcane Trickster build might be fun. I like the racial bonuses an Elf or Drow would provide.

A pen/paper build I saw online (for 5e I think) mentioned Urchin as a background for the stealth, sleight of hand, thieves' tools, and disguise kit. Harpers faction sounds interesting.

I'm not concerned about meta-gaming my way to the end-game at this point, but having a general plan would be nice. I'll be soloing for the foreseeable future and it is OK if things are 'hard'. I'd rather play a character I like than have an easy time.

Does Arcane Trickster sound OK? Elf or Drow? Are backgrounds and factions available? Any nice builds I should look at?

Any comments and suggestions are much appreciated.

[Dalros]

Unfortunately there isn't a Arcane Trickster build as the the way prestige works in ddo is much different from pnp dnd but if you like give me some ground rules such as do you wish to range, melee or spell focused. There are ways to achieve a arcane trickster like play style but some ground rules need to be explained.

1. Sleight of hand is not a skill in ddo, otherwise imagine the fun of reverse pickpocket and dropping a grenade in a unsuspecting mob
2. There isn't a faction in ddo, the harper favor merely unlocks the harper tree enhancement
3. There is no background trait to be taken as well as well as the disguise skill
4. Which server do you play? i am on Orien if you need some stealth guides i can help you in that regard or there are stealth guides available

[Pyed-Pyper]

2. There isn't a faction in ddo, the harper favor merely unlocks the harper tree enhancement

I thought Turbine Points unlocked the Harper tree?

[Dalros]

Favor unlock for the server you gain the favor on, the store unlocks to all server. It is similar mechanic as Drow race, FvS and Artificer class unlock for the server

[hypermeta]

Unfortunately there isn't a Arcane Trickster build as the the way prestige works in ddo is much different from pnp dnd but if you like give me some ground rules such as do you wish to range, melee or spell focused.

Spell focused sounds more interesting, but I'm willing to try something else out.

4. Which server do you play? i am on Orien if you need some stealth guides i can help you in that regard or there are stealth guides available

I could start this character on any server. I have a few low-level characters on Argonnessen and Cannith.

[Dalros]

Then i would recommend going Drow for the stat bonus to both dex and int, i presume you don't have 32 point build yet.

Two options to consider then range and melee

Route Range: Mechanic Rogue + Archmage:- evocation or conjuration type, using repeater or great crossbow as your physical attack with spells like web to gain cc capacity or illusion for invisibility SLAs

Route Melee: Assassin + Eldritch Knight:- Allows you the ability to assassinate mobs and using Eldritch strike and also increasing your double strike chances, (note your Assasinate DC will not be as high as pure rogue)

Route Melee 2: Acrobat + Eldritch Knight:- Staff build allows you to have better melee range and and potential multi cleave ability from acrobat and Eldritch Strike

Class split can be in any flavor depending on the spell level you want to have or rogue abilities you want to gain

[Wh070aa]

There are few options.

18 wizard/2rogue. Probably pale master. So you be like Lich rogue, with most of the spell casting (DC's suffer some, so the endgame experience wont be that great, especially without gear).
20 Rogue, use scrolls, clickies and UMD to cast spells.
18 Rogue 2 wizard Archmage invis SLA
18rogue/2artificer, repeater/rune arm build. Artificer is paid race tho.
There are also
14paladin/6rogue
15artificer/5rogue
6rogue/6ranger/8(insert class here)
Also maybe monk/rogue? Dunno I don't use monk stuff to give a build.
but dunno if you be interested in those.

Rogue comes in melee (likely dual daggers, or quarterstaff), and ranged (repeating/great crossbow).

Probably end up INT based, and use KtA from Harper tree.

links
Wizard18/rogue2, Pale Trapper
https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...-Wizard-Rogue)
Spell focuses are optional. You can choose to specialize in other schools than shown in build.
You could also do Bladeforged/warforged Archmage version and use Reconstruct for healing

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Rogue (melee)
https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...san-s-Assassin

Couldn't find good pure rogue repeater or quarterstaff builds (they are usually somewhere in middle of build request treads).

Repeater builds are as follows
Maxi int, have 21 dex with tomes at level 21, and 18 for IPS

Point Blank Shot
Rapid Reload (artificer gives you this for free)
Rapid Shot (ranger gives you this for free)
Precise Shot(level 4 ranger gets it for free)
Improved Precise Shot (level 11 ranger gets if for free, no 19 base dex needed)
Precision
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+Insightful Reflexes
Possibly heavy repeater proficiency feat (artificer , and high level mechanic enchantments give that for free)
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Manyshot DOES NOT WORK WITH CROSSBOWS
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Additional notes- These are optimized builds, made to make sure you have a crutch while you are learning. You can make any build "kinda work" with proper gear, and playing smart. Builds we advise to do have large focus on damage (because HP inflation is real at later levels) and self healing (because healers basically left the game/always play solo or with guild/friends for reasons, and ain't nobody got time to wait 40 minutes for a healer).

Also you can buy scrolls, and cast most spells up to 6th level with UMD. It includes teleport, and heal scrolls. Teleport only works between "towns (known as houses here)", and there is no blink ability (there is the wings (for favored souls, monks,air sorcerers,Exalted Angel destiny users, and jet boots) ability that gives you doblejump like ability) Flight is limited to certain areas ( its basically not in the game), and jump caps at 40.

Some core, must have (well you can do without, its just Really nice to have) stuff like Harper, warforged, and artificer are behind favor "unlocks" that are basically paywalls. Yes you can get it all for free, if you really want to. No. you are better off paying money for them, because it will take you months of grinding to do that.

The black Friday sales are coming up, make some test characters, see if you like the game and see if you can get some stuff for cheap then.

[unbongwah]

I thought Turbine Points unlocked the Harper tree?

The short answer is: you use Turbine Points (TPs) in the DDO Store to unlock account options like Harper or buy gear & consumables for your characters. TPs can be bought outright for money (either in-game or via the DDO Market); or earned via Favor which is awarded for quest completions. Some account options can also be unlocked via Favor; e.g., the Harper tree can be unlocked by earning 310 Harper Favor. Note that Favor unlocks are per-server (Store unlocks are for your account) and must be earned with a single character (i.e., one toon who hits 310 Harper Favor, not two toons who earn 155 Harper Favor each).

My first suggestion would be to forget most of what you know about PnP D&D, because DDO uses a heavily modified variant of the 3rd edition ruleset. Some game mechanics are completely original, like Epic Destinies; some are hybridized versions of PnP mechanics, such as Prestige Enhancements (PrEs), which are sort of like a cross between 3E's prestige classes and 2E's class kits; and a lot of things are fudged to account for moving from a turn-based combat system into a real-time action-y MMO, of course.

As for the Arcane Trickster - which I think of as rogue / arcane caster hybrid - it is feasible in DDO, though it is less than ideal from a max-DPS perspective, since the higher-level rogue PrE abilities are all pretty strong. The caster levels aren't for DPS, though, they're for utility & flavor. I have a few rogue / bard builds floating around based on Swashbuckler / Assassin.

[hypermeta]

Thanks everyone for the helpful advise. It sounds like the differences between PnP and DDO are more significant than I initially realized.

Based on what I've heard, it sounds like this will be a good fit for me:

18 Rogue 2 Wizard Archmage invis SLA

I'll check out some builds based on this idea.

I may go ahead and unlock 32 point builds as well.

Thanks again.

[unbongwah]

18 Rogue 2 Wizard Archmage invis SLA

A better idea IMO is a Dragonmarked elf pure rogue: the Shadow DMs let you use Invisibility, Shadow Walk, and Displacement a limited number of times per rest shrine. While it's less handy than being able to use the Archmage SLA, the upside is you get to keep the rogue / Assassin capstone which is quite strong.

EDIT: but if you do want to stick with the wiz splash, then have a look at the Prowler.

[hypermeta]

A better idea IMO is a Dragonmarked elf pure rogue: the Shadow DMs let you use Invisibility, Shadow Walk, and Displacement a limited number of times per rest shrine. While it's less handy than being able to use the Archmage SLA, the upside is you get to keep the rogue / Assassin capstone which is quite strong.

Thank you, unbongwah. I really like the idea of pure rogue. I was a bit concerned about multi-classing, especially as an inexperienced player. The Assassin capstone would be great and I was unaware of Dragonmarks.

It sounds like I can do most of what I'm trying to accomplish with that path.

[Rawrargh]

Another option would be a deep gnome rogue, although I wouldn't recommend it if you are a new player since deep gnomes start at level 15.

Their racial tree has several SLA's including prismatic spray (which can daze, blind or silence whatever it hits) as well as stoneskin (which can give you some extra survivability) and phantasmal killer (instant kill).

All the SLA's use int for their DC. You can use intelligence or dex for your assassinate DC's. In addition, if you use the harper tree you can also use int for to-hit and damage.

Not saying it's the best option, but it fits the theme that you're going for.

[unbongwah]

https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...x-Assassin-1-0

That's for halfling, but the advice slarden gives applies to any rogue. You should also read the wiki entry on sneak attacks; in particular, pay attention to what renders targets vulnerable to them because that's essential for the soloing rogue. Learning to use stealth + Bluff to your advantage is also important, IMO.

Onto the elf build:

Phiarlan Assassin
Rogue 20
True Neutral Elf


Stats
               28pt     32pt     Level Up
               ----     ----     --------
Strength         8        8       4: DEX
Dexterity       20       20       8: DEX
Constitution    12       14      12: DEX
Intelligence    14       14      16: DEX
Wisdom           8        8      20: DEX
Charisma         8        8      24: DEX
                                 28: DEX

Skills
          1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
         ------------------------------------------------------------
Disable   4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  23
Open Lo   4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  23
Search    4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  23
Spot      4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  23
Bluff     4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  23
Hide      4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  23
Move Si   4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  23
Haggle    3  2     2     2     2     2     2     2     2     2     2  23
UMD       4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  23
Concent   2     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     11
Tumble    1                                                            1
         ------------------------------------------------------------
         40 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10


Feats

 1        : Two Weapon Fighting
 3        : Precision
 6        : Least Dragonmark: Shadow
 9        : Improved Two Weapon Fighting
10 Rogue  : Opportunist
12        : Improved Critical: Piercing
13 Rogue  : Improved Evasion
15        : Greater Two Weapon Fighting
16 Rogue  : Defensive Roll
18        : Hamstring OR Weapon Finesse
19 Rogue  : Crippling Strike OR Skill Mastery
21 Epic   : Improved Sneak Attack
24 Epic   : Overwhelming Critical
26 Destiny: Perfect Two Weapon Fighting
27 Epic   : Epic Damage Reduction
28 Destiny: First Blood OR Elusive Target
29 Destiny: Embodiment of Law OR Deific Warding
30 Epic   : Blinding Speed OR Watchful Eye
30 Legend : Scion of: Ethereal Plane


Enhancements (80 AP)

Assassin (41 AP)

Knife in the Darkness, Dagger in the Back, Assassin's Trick, Nimbleness, Lethality, Deadly Shadow
Poison Strikes: Heartseeker, Sneak Attack Training, Stealthy III
Venomed Blades III, Sneak Attack Training, Damage Boost III
Sneak Attack Training
Execute, Killer III, Weakening Strikes, Sneak Attack Training
Assassinate, Measure the Foe III, Deadly Strikes, Knife Specialization, Light Armor Mastery I

Thief-Acrobat (27 AP)

Staff Control, Stick Fighting, Tumbler, Kip Up
Sly Flourish III, Fast Movement
Subtlety III, Haste Boost III
Shadow Dodge III
Improved Defensive Roll III, No Mercy III

Elf (12 AP)

Elven Accuracy, Elven Dexterity, Elven Accuracy II
Phiarlan Dragonmark Focus III, Child of Nature
Lesser Dragonmark of Shadow
Greater Dragonmark of Shadow

Leveling Guide

Ass0 Knife in the Darkness; Ass1 Sneak Attack Training; TA0 Staff Control
TA1 Thief Acrobatics I, II; Ass1 Poison Strikes: Heartseeker
Ass0 Dagger in the Back; TA1 Fast Movement; TA0 Stick Fighting
TA1 Thief Acrobatics III; TA2 Haste Boost I, II, III
Ass2 Sneak Attack Training; Ass2 Venomed Blades I, II
Reset Thief-Acrobat

Elf: Elven Accuracy, Elven Dexterity
Phiarlan Dragonmark Focus III, Child of Nature
Lesser Dragonmark of Shadow

Thief-Acrobat: Staff Control
Fast Movement

Assassin: Assassin's Trick
(none)
Venomed Blades III
Elf0 Elven Accuracy II; Elf3 Greater Dragonmark of Shadow; Ass2 Damage Boost I
Ass2 Damage Boost II, III; Ass3 Sneak Attack Training
Ass1 Stealthy I, II, III; Ass4 Killer I
Ass4 Killer II, III; Ass4 Weakening Strikes
Ass4 Execute; Ass4 Sneak Attack Training
Ass0 Nimbleness; Ass5 Knife Specialization; Ass5 Assassinate
Ass5 Deadly Strikes; Ass5 Measure the Foe I, II
Ass5 Measure the Foe III; TA1 Sly Flourish I, II, III
TA2 Haste Boost I, II, III; TA0 Stick Fighting
TA0 Tumbler; TA3 Shadow Dodge I
TA3 Shadow Dodge II, III
Ass0 Lethality; TA2 Subtlety I, II, III; TA0 Kip Up
TA4 Improved Defensive Roll I, II, III; Ass5 Light Armor Mastery I
Ass0 Deadly Shadow; TA4 No Mercy I, II, III


Destiny (24 AP)

Shadowdancer

Stealthy III, Technician I
Lithe III, Skill Mastery
Shrouding Strike III, Grim Precision III
Improved Invisibility III
Untouchable, Sealed Soul
Shadow Form, Dark Imbuement

Twists of Fate (18 fate points)

Balanced Attacks (Tier 3 Primal)
Hail of Blows (Tier 2 Flowers)
Extra Action Boost (Tier 1 Dreadnought)
Rejuvenation Cocoon (Tier 1 Primal)

For now, ignore the Epic Destiny stuff; what's important is the heroic leveling for a first-lifer. Ultimately this build is designed to use daggers as they provide the most named options; although at low levels, I also spent a few APs on staves, which will be helpful vs skeletons (plenty of undead thruout DDO).

[Wh070aa]

Also Helpless state was nerfed into oblivion a while ago, and it applies poorly to sneak attacks. Basically only "helpless" targets are
1)Under hold Creature
2)under blindness
3)Flesh to Stone (I dunno if it still works, it should?)
Other methods of helplessness I find unreliable. There might be couple more, but don't count on it. I might have missed some. Stunning fist supposedly works, but my monk friend keeps complaining its bugged and don't activate reliably (not DC vise, the attack just does not happen at all) so...

Also check out traps and Runestones (well if you get into crafting, witch is a pain), for some less used tricks you might like. Also UMD, and scroll/wand vendors.

[hypermeta]

Onto the elf build:

Thanks for the advice and the build. I'm very grateful for the assistance.

Recently I've been thinking about playing with a crossbow or repeater instead of a melee weapon. Would you advise against it or is it mainly a matter of personal taste? I see that some special conditions apply for ranged sneak attack, but it doesn't seem to be much of a problem.

Of course a rogue-assassin build based on range instead of melee could be significantly different in terms of some skills and feats chosen.

[Wh070aa]

Mechanic/repeater rogues are great.

Stat intensive taught. You need base 21 dex for combat archery at level 21, 19 base dex at 15 or 18, when you get 11 BAB, and a feat) for IPS(Improved Precise Shot, lets you shoot taught people damaging all of them). And you need as much int as you can get for damage, while not neglecting con for HP. Also weapon inefficiencies. They are weird.

And you gonna need specialized weapon for undead, especially skeletons. No sneak attack, and damage reduction for piercing (your bolts/arrows), and elemental resistances are not that great. That said there are a lot less skeletons than you would think.

[unbongwah]

Recently I've been thinking about playing with a crossbow or repeater instead of a melee weapon.

Then you want a Mechanic build instead. Would recommend unlocking drow via Favor first, but an elf or halfling Mechanic is also doable.

https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...ure-Mech-Rogue
https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...ue-the-SA-king

[Wh070aa]

He wanted elf for invisibility clickie, and human damage boost is really good. If you sacrifice some int, levelups, or get some tomes you don't really need drow/hafling.

Also the lack of con is not ideal. Drow + to int and +dex is really nice tho.

[Arktanis]

The "Arcane Trickster" Build that I finally settled on was a Halfling 11/7/2 Wizard/Rogue/Ranger, or 13/5/2 for better casting.

Not very good in Epics, but quite workable in Heroics with roughly 13d6 Sneak Attack, dual wield daggers/kukris.

Don't quote everything in the build, it was over a year ago.

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Arktanis Spellmantle
Level 20 Lawful Neutral Halfling Male
(7 Rogue \ 2 Ranger \ 11 Wizard) 
Hit Points: 212
Spell Points: 770 
BAB: 12\12\17\22
Fortitude: 14
Reflex: 25
Will: 13

                  Starting          
Abilities        Base Stats         
(36 Point)       (Level 1)          
Strength              6             
Dexterity            20             
Constitution         12             
Intelligence         18             
Wisdom                8             
Charisma              8             

Tomes Used
+3 Tome of Strength used at level 1 \par +3 Tome of Dexterity used at level 1 \par +3 Tome of Constitution used at level 1 \par +3 Tome of Intelligence used at level 1 \par +3 Tome of Wisdom used at level 1 \par +3 Tome of Charisma used at level 1 \par 
Level 1 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Least Dragonmark of Healing
Feat: (Past Life) Past Life: Barbarian
Feat: (Past Life) Past Life: Barbarian
Feat: (Past Life) Past Life: Barbarian
Feat: (Past Life) Past Life: Sorcerer
Feat: (Past Life) Past Life: Sorcerer
Feat: (Past Life) Past Life: Sorcerer
Feat: (Past Life) Past Life: Wizard


Level 2 (Ranger)
Feat: (Favored Enemy) Favored Enemy: Elemental


Level 3 (Ranger)
Feat: (Selected) Dodge


Level 4 (Wizard)
Feat: (Wizard Bonus) Extend Spell


Level 5 (Wizard)
Enhancement: Assassin (Rog) - Knife in the Darkness (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Assassin (Rog) - Sneak Attack Training (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Assassin (Rog) - Stealthy (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Assassin (Rog) - Stealthy (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Eldritch Knight (Wiz) - Eldritch Strike (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Eldritch Knight (Wiz) - Improved Mage Armor (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Eldritch Knight (Wiz) - Toughness (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Eldritch Knight (Wiz) - Toughness (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Eldritch Knight (Wiz) - Toughness (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Eldritch Knight (Wiz) - Improved Shield (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Eldritch Knight (Wiz) - Light Armor Proficiency (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Eldritch Knight (Wiz) - Martial Training (Rank 1)


Level 6 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Mobility


Level 7 (Rogue)


Level 8 (Wizard)
Enhancement: Assassin (Rog) - Venomed Blades (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Assassin (Rog) - Venomed Blades (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Assassin (Rog) - Bleed Them Out (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Assassin (Rog) - Sneak Attack Training (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Eldritch Knight (Wiz) - Spellsword: Acid (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Eldritch Knight (Wiz) - Arcane Barrier (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Eldritch Knight (Wiz) - Arcane Barrier (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Eldritch Knight (Wiz) - Arcane Barrier (Rank 3)


Level 9 (Wizard)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Two Weapon Fighting


Level 10 (Wizard)
Feat: (Wizard Bonus) Mental Toughness
Enhancement: Assassin (Rog) - Bleed Them Out (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Eldritch Knight (Wiz) - Elemental Resistance (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Eldritch Knight (Wiz) - Elemental Resistance (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Eldritch Knight (Wiz) - Elemental Resistance (Rank 3)


Level 11 (Rogue)


Level 12 (Wizard)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Critical: Slashing Weapons


Level 13 (Wizard)
Enhancement: Assassin (Rog) - Soulshatter Poison (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Assassin (Rog) - Stealthy (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Assassin (Rog) - Venomed Blades (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Assassin (Rog) - Bleed Them Out (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Assassin (Rog) - Critical Mastery (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Eldritch Knight (Wiz) - Spellsword: Frost (Rank 1)


Level 14 (Wizard)


Level 15 (Wizard)
Feat: (Selected) Two Weapon Defense
Enhancement: Eldritch Knight (Wiz) - Improved Mage Armor (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Eldritch Knight (Wiz) - Improved Mage Armor (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Eldritch Knight (Wiz) - Dexterity (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Eldritch Knight (Wiz) - Medium Armor Proficiency (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Eldritch Knight (Wiz) - Dexterity (Rank 1)


Level 16 (Wizard)
Feat: (Wizard Bonus) Heighten Spell


Level 17 (Wizard)


Level 18 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Spring Attack


Level 19 (Rogue)


Level 20 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Halfling - Halfling Luck (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Halfling - Dexterity (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Halfling - Halfling Luck (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Halfling - Dexterity (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Halfling - Halfling Luck (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Halfling - Acrobatic (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Halfling - Acrobatic (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Halfling - Cunning (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Halfling - Nimble Reaction (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Halfling - Nimble Reaction (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Halfling - Guile (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Halfling - Improved Dodge (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Halfling - Guile (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Halfling - Guile (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Assassin (Rog) - Dagger in the Back (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Assassin (Rog) - Sneak Attack Training (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Assassin (Rog) - Execute (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Assassin (Rog) - Killer (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Assassin (Rog) - Killer (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Assassin (Rog) - Killer (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Assassin (Rog) - Sneak Attack Training (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Eldritch Knight (Wiz) - Improved Shield (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Eldritch Knight (Wiz) - Improved Shield (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Eldritch Knight (Wiz) - Critical Accuracy (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Eldritch Knight (Wiz) - Critical Damage (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Eldritch Knight (Wiz) - Tenser's Transformation (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Eldritch Knight (Wiz) - Still Spell (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Eldritch Knight (Wiz) - Doublestrike (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Eldritch Knight (Wiz) - Doublestrike (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Eldritch Knight (Wiz) - Doublestrike (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Deepwood Stalker (Rgr) - Far Shot (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Tempest (Rgr) - Shield of Whirling Steel (Rank 1)

[unbongwah]

He wanted elf for invisibility clickie

OP's original request was for an Arcane Trickster, a D&D prestige class (PrC) which doesn't exist in DDO, so all of our responses have been with varying ideas for MCed builds which try to capture that PrC. OP now seems to be gravitating towards more conventional rogue DPS builds, albeit maybe with some flavor added.

Drow + to int and +dex is really nice tho.

Yes, that's pretty much why my first link is to a first-life drow Mechanic which is doable with just a +2 DEX tome from Favor. EDIT: though frankly there's so much stat / power creep in DDO you could do a DEX-based half-orc Mechanic and still be fine in most content...

The "Arcane Trickster" Build that I finally settled on was a Halfling 11/7/2 Wizard/Rogue/Ranger, or 13/5/2 for better casting.

I've also got various rog 13 / wiz 7 "Arcane Trickster-esque" builds, but they mostly predate the rogue overhaul in Update 25. The unfortunate side-effect of buffing the rogue 18/20 enhancements is they "reverse-nerfed" heavily-MCed rogue builds like mine. So it goes...