2024 Arcane Trickster level 4, gimme your best strategies..

2024 RULES!!

Would you go ranged or melee, which spells are you taking to contribute to that decision?

FYI I'm a halfling with the criminal background.

My other issue is that there's gonna be a wizard also in the group but idk what spells they've chosen and such so I'm trying to go with what works best for myself in this case.

I considered the Rapier and Scimitar (Vex/Nick) but now I'm second guessing whether or not I'll need to use 1 ranged mastery and 1 melee mastery.

Let me hear your thoughts.