Can a rogue sneak attack with a spell?

Spells cannot be used for sneak attacks.... unless the spell involves making a weapon attack as part of its action, such as Greenflame-Blade and Booming Blade, in which case, you can apply sneak damage.
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What is the sneak attack rule for Rogue?

Sneak Attack requires a finesse or ranged weapon. Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll. The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon.
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Do rogues get sneak attack when they have advantage?

In Laymen's terms: If you have advantage - You can Sneak Attack. If you don't have Advantage OR Disadvantage - you can still sneak attack if another (non-incapacitated) enemy of the target is within 5 feet of it.
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Can you get sneak attack with Firebolt?

As of Patch #1: You can Sneak Attack with Ranged Spell Attacks requiring an Attack Roll to determine whether you hit, e.g. Fire Bolt or Eldritch Blast. Sneak Attack damage will apply only once and you need to wield a Finesse or Ranged weapon.
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Can only rogues use sneak attack?

Sneak attack is pretty exclusive to the Rogue. There are two aspects of sneak attack: advantage and extra damage. Even if you could arrange the advantage on the attack, the extra damage is based on the level of the Rogue.
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Do spell attacks count for sneak attack?

No, the sneak attack feature specifically says attacks made with melee weapons with the finesse property or ranged weapon attacks. A spell attack is not a weapon attack so no sneak attack with spells. Not a light weapon.
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Can a rogue use sneak attack twice?

A Rogue can only use Sneak Attack once per Turn anyway so having a 3rd attack, assuming that they are dual-wielding melee weapons, would not increase their damage output by much. The opposite is true. Take a rogue (for +5d6 sneak attack damage) and give him double proficiency in Survival.
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Does invisibility give sneak attack?

First, Sneak Attack applies to all attacks made while invisible. With the Invisibility spell or Vanish you would only be invisible for the first attack, so you would only get 1 Sneak Attack (because after the first attack you hecome visible) but with Greater Invisibility this means ALL attacks.
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Does an echo count for sneak attack?

The challenge here is that the “image” occupies space, though perhaps you could say it is by some magical force or otherwise. Either way, Echos seem to have some qualities of both images and objects. That's beside the point. Point is that it doesn't count for sneak attack.
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Can green flame blade trigger sneak attack?

Assuming all the other conditions of sneak attack are met, then yes, the weapon attack from green-flame blade can trigger sneak attack.
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Is a dagger a finesse weapon?

For example, if you throw a handaxe, you use your Strength, but if you throw a dagger, you can use either your Strength or your Dexterity, since the dagger has the finesse property.
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What is the hidden rogue advantage?

Hidden Advantage is a talent that causes the Master Tactician's abilities to function as if the Master Tactician has FEL bonus more stacks of tactical advantage. Rogue Trader Talents cover a wide range of capabilities, from combat skills to social abilities and everything in between.
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What is rogues weakness?

Weaknesses: Anything she has direct contact with automatically gets their energy absorbed regardless of Rogue's actual intent. If she touches something to briefly she only gets a limited part of the power for a considerably short time.
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Can you uncanny dodge a spell?

It works against attacks of all sorts, including spell attacks, but it is no help against a spell or other ef fect, such as fireball, that delivers its damage after a sav ing throw rather than after an attack roll.
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Do rogues get spells?

Arcane Tricksters are rogues that gain access to spells from the wizard spell list. The spells Arcane Trickster's learn are mainly from the enchantment and illusion school. They are considered a half-caster, only getting spell slots up to 4th level, and have a maximum of 11 spell slots at 20th level.
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Does sneak attack apply to all attacks?

Every attack you make that qualifies as a sneak attack gets the sneak attack damage. Only in cases where precision damage is specifically limited (such as in the multishot feat) does sneak attack only apply once. Sneak attack damage is pretty flexible really.
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Does a familiar count as an ally for sneak attack?

Familiars are creatures, and friendly/allied to you. If your familiar is within 5 feet of a rogue's target, that qualifies for sneak attack. Your familiar is also able to use the help action, and give advantage on your attack roll, also qualifying the rogue for sneak attack.
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Do thrown weapons trigger sneak attack?

Messing around with my Karlachs build and I discovered that if you have a finesse weapon in your main hand, you can proc sneak attack on throw attacks, whether or not the thrown weapon has finesse, thrown, or is even a weapon at all.
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Does sneak attack ignore resistance?

Sneak attack damage is halved if the target has a resistance to it. Unless noted otherwise, any untyped extra damage is of the same type as the attack's damage and therefore is subject to resistance/immunity accordingly.
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Can hostile mobs see you with invisibility?

When a player is affected by invisibility, mobs do not attack or sense them until they get very close. So mobs can technically still be alerted of your presence, their area of detection is just significantly reduced. The more armor you wear when invisible, the more easily you are detected.
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Can pillagers see you with invisibility?

A pillager stares at the player and points its crossbow toward the player when the player is in creative mode or when the player has the invisibility status effect.
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Can you reckless attack and sneak attack?

You can trigger sneak attacks by using Reckless Attack.

However, keep in mind that you must wield a finesse weapon to Sneak Attack, but use your STR modifier for a Reckless Attack. Reckless Attack also works with unarmed attacks—since striking with your fists still counts as a melee attack.
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Why does vax get 3 attacks?

How does Vax get 3 attacks per round? He dual wields daggers for 2 attacks and has a custom magic item brought over from Pathfinder called Boots of Haste which function like the spell.
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Can rogues dual wield?

Which classes can use the Dual Wielder feat? Rogues Rogues are sneaky combatants who operate with care and precision. The rogue's fighting style is all about dealing a single, devastating blow with Sneak Attack—but dual-wielding can give your rogue PC a second chance to score that attack if their first attempt misses.
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Can a rogue take two dash actions?

Rogues can. Dash once on a move, Dash a second time on a bonus action. Note that a dash on your main action would preclude you attacking. Tabaxi have it better, being able to double their move for a turn with Feline Agility.
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