There's plenty of ways to prevent Sneak Attack, depending on the particular circumstances. Keep in mind you don't need to impose disadvantage against a lone Rogue in the first place unless they're a Swashbuckler or Inquisitive or they already have advantage.
A Cloak of Displacement will impose disadvantage on attacks, but that's entirely up to the DM and it stops working until the start of your next turn if you take damage. The Blur spell will also impose disadvantage.
A mid-level Monk can easily dodge every round using Patient Defense. Being grappled will counter this strategy.
A Light Cleric's Warding Flare or a Gloom Stalker Ranger's Shadowy Dodge can impose disadvantage on one attack as a reaction. The former requires seeing the creature, the latter requires the attacker to not have advantage.
Grappling and knocking the Rogue prone will impose disadvantage on their attacks.
A Warlock with Devil's Sight or a Shadow Sorcerer can just cast Darkness on themselves.
The Alert feat will prevent you from being surprised and also deny the Rogue's advantage when you can't see them.
Frightening the Rogue with Fear, a Conquest Paladin's Conquering Presence or the Dragon Fear feat will impose disadvantage.
Restraining the Rogue with the Grappler feat or spells like Ensnaring Strike or Web will also work. Of course, you could just go for Hold Person instead.
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Is there any class, feat, item, or other feature that allows you to use your Reaction to Dodge?
Nope. Why do you need the Dodge action as a reaction specifically instead of the other defensive reactions in the game?
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Just curious, thinking about a particularly Rogue-resistant defense (dodge imparts disadvantage, which would nullify sneak attack).
There's plenty of ways to prevent Sneak Attack, depending on the particular circumstances. Keep in mind you don't need to impose disadvantage against a lone Rogue in the first place unless they're a Swashbuckler or Inquisitive or they already have advantage.
A Cloak of Displacement will impose disadvantage on attacks, but that's entirely up to the DM and it stops working until the start of your next turn if you take damage. The Blur spell will also impose disadvantage.
A mid-level Monk can easily dodge every round using Patient Defense. Being grappled will counter this strategy.
A Light Cleric's Warding Flare or a Gloom Stalker Ranger's Shadowy Dodge can impose disadvantage on one attack as a reaction. The former requires seeing the creature, the latter requires the attacker to not have advantage.
Grappling and knocking the Rogue prone will impose disadvantage on their attacks.
A Warlock with Devil's Sight or a Shadow Sorcerer can just cast Darkness on themselves.
The Alert feat will prevent you from being surprised and also deny the Rogue's advantage when you can't see them.
Frightening the Rogue with Fear, a Conquest Paladin's Conquering Presence or the Dragon Fear feat will impose disadvantage.
Restraining the Rogue with the Grappler feat or spells like Ensnaring Strike or Web will also work. Of course, you could just go for Hold Person instead.
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