Mage Hand is an interesting spell because of the ability for any mage as well as the Arcane Trickster Rogue to utilize it. This means that while Mage Hand can be used to steal for the Arcane Trickster, it cannot be used in this manner by any wizard just because they can cast the spell.
Does Arcane Trickster have MAGE hand?
The Arcane Trickster just uses the regular Mage Hand, but they get some extra bonuses to it. That doesn’t make it a separate spell. They still just use the regular version of the spell.
Can you use MAGE hand to wield a weapon?
While you are holding nothing in your hands, your mage hands can wield weapons: each can wield a single one-handed weapon, or together they can wield a two-handed weapon. A mage hand not wielding a weapon can be used to punch a creature within 5 feet of it, dealing 1d6 force damage on a hit.
How does Mage hand work in Arcane Trickster Rogue?
The description of the Arcane Trickster rogue ‘s Mage Hand Legerdemain feature (PHB, page 98) states: Starting at 3rd level, when you cast mage hand, you can make the spectral hand invisible, and you can perform the following additional tasks with it: You can stow one object the hand is holding in a container worn or carried by another creature.
Can a mage use legerdemain to steal a weapon?
This is a question about the Arcane Trickster using Mage Hand Legerdemain to steal weapons. It looks like there’s a pretty solid answer there that Mage Hand Legerdemain can be used to steal a weapon off of someone as long as it’s in a container (carried or worn).
Can a hand turn invisible in Arcane Trickster?
It can also turn invisible, per the arcane trickster’s class feature. With that in mind, we can probably make some assumptions about the hand: In other cases in the rules, invisibility turns held objects invisible.
Can a mage hand grab something from an opponent?
Still an attack, still requires a weapon, still not possible. 2It may be worth noting that Mage Hand Legerdemain does not have the caveat of “open container” that Mage Hand does, another advantage that an Arcane Trickster has over a Wizard. Can Mage Hand be used in combat to grab something from an opponent? No otherwise.
