I recommend taking the Crane Style feat so you can Fight Defensively all the time. Although first developed by weaponsmiths in Iobaria, it is the signature weapon of the Aldori swordlords, a fighting school from the region of Rostland in the Brevoy nation. Here’s a brief summary of what equipment your characters should be using around Endgame: Str Either is perfectly viable, but you’ll need 1 or 2 extra feats as a Dex-based Magus. This is particularly good for an Eldritch Scion, who will be better at Use Magic Device thanks to their high Charisma. Ghost Touch allows you to deal full damage to ghost enemies, instead of half damage. A Kensai Magus 1/Fighter 1 can have Aldori Dueling Mastery where a straight fighter takes 3 levels to get it. 5. 9. Thundering Scimitar of the Bear God (+4, +1d6 Sonic, +1d6 Lightning, +5d6 Lightning (save for half, DC 24 Reflex) on crit), or Crane Riposte, Combat Reflexes seems like it could speed up feat progression, especially if coupled with using 'agile' weapons and then dueling swords. Manticore Skin Boots (+4 Nat Armor, +10 Move) This is a little costlier, at 2 pool points per use, but lots of very tough enemies can have 40+ AC and 8-10 TAC, which makes this a great nova ability. I recommend you take Outflank on all of your melee fighters. Im planning on playing a strength based eldritch scion so this guide is great! You also limit your weapon selection a bit by going Dex, because you'll always want Agile weapons for at least the Early game. As long as you wield only a single dueling sword in one hand (not using a shield, an off-hand weapon, armor spikes, unarmed strikes, or natural weapons), you gain a +2 shield bonus to your AC. This is a Magus’ bread and butter. Leviathan’s Gift (Robe, Maximize Metamagic 6/day) – Artisan Item for all of you dervish dancer haters, it is a rly good way of playing magus, get over it. Spell Penetration, Weapon Focus (Scimitar) Jolt (+5 Scimitar, Runic Mageblade, +1d6 Lightning), Dex w/House Rules) - Gaming, Board Game - 4hr 30min - Harbor I (3E) English Civil War (Wars of the Roses), 14th century, House of Lancaster vs. House of York, contesting heirs to the crown, switching allegiances, cunning diplomacy, chivalry, brutal battles, desperate sieges, treachery and death at every corner. Aldori Defender is an Archetype of the Fighter class in Pathfinder: Kingmaker. If you believe your item has been removed by mistake, please contact, This item is incompatible with Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Dodge, Improved Unarmed Strike Dueling Swords are Finessable and there is an excellent endgame +5 Agile Dueling Sword with 18-20 Crit range called Bloodhound. 15. A basic overview of a couple functional single-classed Magus builds, and recommendations to modify them for other archetypes. But the way Slashing/Fencing Grace works, you can use Dex for any one-handed slashing or piercing weapon (it uses Dex for BOTH to-hit and damage for the selected weapon, even if its not finessable). Got a concept of making a Magus Sword Saint who uses a dueling sword and grabs two levels of Aldori Swordlord to get Deft Strike for adding dex damage and then getting Display Weapon Prowess to get a bunch of pluses for the Dazzling Display check. Sword Saint and Eldritch Scion get alternate abilities instead of Spell Recall. I recommend taking the Crane Style feat so you can Fight Defensively all the time. Outflank If you don’t want to dump Cha, leave it at 10 and drop Int to 15, then bump it at level 16. 17. You get a bonus item (the Lord Protector, which is a +2 Dueling Sword) if you complete Act 1 in 30 days (return with 60 days remaining).This is very doable, as you can finish the main story quests in less than 20 days if … Additionally, a Magus gains Medium Armor proficiency at level 7, and Heavy Armor proficiency at level 13. They have spent long years mastering the Aldori dueling sword, pitting themselves against other dueling swords and all manner of weaponry besides. 13. Thundering Scimitar of the Bear God, or These points can be used to enchant your weapon. Sure, an estoc would work well with Fencing Grace. © Valve Corporation. 12. Maximize Metamagic Rod As a Magus, you have two basic options available: Strength-based or Dex-based. Vanish and Invisibility can be very handy for you, too, if you have the slots for them. A basic overview of a couple functional single-classed Magus builds, and recommendations to modify them for other archetypes. Cantrips Cast 0-level spells, which can be reused at will. Pathfinder is a tabletop RPG based off of the 3.5 Ruleset of Dungeons and Dragons. Similarly, Spell Resistance is a big problem at certain points of the game. This Arcana also lets you enchant your weapon with Brilliant Energy, which bypasses armor and shields. Take whatever weapon you want, but I recommend Scimitar. Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Dueling Sword 9. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. This ability gives you the ability to enchant your weapon with properties that match your alignment: A Lawful Good Magus will probably get the most out of this ability, since most enemies are Evil and/or Chaotic. Dimension Strike Luckily there are some good ones. 3. Sword Saint is an Archetype of Magus. Heavy Armor (Ex) At 13th level, a magus gains proficiency with heavy armor. 6. Home » Guides » Pathfinder: Kingmaker – Basic Magus Builds. -Lebeda(+1arcana and you choose a limited-use ability from a class and you are able to use it once more)  //extra language was the original bonus Dex Build 13. Crane Wing That stat distribution for the eldritch scion stats goes past it. @khaotickid Corrected, thanks for pointing it out. This is essentially like the base magus, but using ranged attacks instead of a sword. This guide shows class tier ranked in Pathfinder: Kingmaker.List of Class Tiers (Ranked)Top Classes in Pathfinder KingmakerVivisectionist - Alchemist archetype.Grenadier - Alchemist archetype.Eldritch Scion - Magus archetype.Sword Saint - Magus archetype.Eldritch Archer - Magus archetype.Ranger - Dueling Swords are Finessable and there is an excellent endgame +5 Agile Dueling Sword with 18-20 Crit range called Bloodhound. Improved Unarmed Strike Dimension Strike makes all of your attacks this round target Touch AC (TAC). Arcane Pool STACK:YES MULT:YES CHOOSE:NOCHOICE SOURCEPAGE:p.23 BONUS:ABILITYPOOL|Inquisitor Favored Bonus Spell|1 Bonus Magus New Magus Arcana KEY:Favored Class Bonus ~ Magus ~ Elf CATEGORY:Special Ability TYPE:SpecialQuality.FavoredClassBonus.FavoredClassMagus PRECLASS:1,Magus=1 PRERACE:1,Elf% DESC:Magus: The magus gains 1/6 of a new magus arcana. There are a couple of things to know about getting into playing a Magus. Unlike other classes, you don’t have to worry about Arcane Spell Failure in armor when you gain these proficiencies in this way. Sword Saint is a class in Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Disintegrate, Scirocco, True Sight. This page was last edited on 9 May 2020, at 18:46. Shield, Shocking Grasp, Grease, Enlarge Person, True Strike, Magic Missile, Snowball Power Attack Improved Unarmed Strike 5. Your email address will not be published. Notably, this also gives the Touch spell the ability to crit when your weapon crits, not only on a natural 20. Combat Reflexes gives you extra AoOs to capitalize on this, and helps you fight spellcasters, as you have a chance to get 2 AoOs on them when they’re casting spells (once when they start casting, and once when they release the spell). The magus cannot apply metamagic feats to a spell prepared in this way. You can replace this feat with Crane Wing, and replace Crane Wing with whatever Weapon Focus feat you want. 17. This counts as a Full-Round Action. Very useful guide! Regardless, these are all good picks: 1. There are those who spend their lives poring over ancient tomes and texts, unlocking the power of magic, and there are those who spend their time perfecting the use of individual weapons, becoming masters without equal. 17. Although why did you take improved unarmed strike? 3. The guide includes topics such as defense over offense, dual wielding, weapon focus, direct damage spells, and healing in combat. This stacks with other enchantments up to +5. This guide is mostly going to focus on the “vanilla” Magus, and not the Archetypes, but I’ll point out a few important distinctions here and there. Other archetypes will have fewer uses for their Pool points, though, and might want to take Wand Wielder instead, to get an expanded spell selection for their Spell Combat swift action. It is only visible to you. Dueling Swords are Finessable and there is an excellent endgame +5 Agile Dueling Sword with 18-20 Crit range called Bloodhound. Spellstrike Pathfinder: Kingmaker is the first Pathfinder game to make it to the PC. Required fields are marked *, Pathfinder: Kingmaker – Basic Magus Builds. When they’re attacking the same target, they’ll each get +2 to hit, and a free Attack of Opportunity (AoO) when one of them crits. Minor Spoiler: You might not make it to level 18, depending on how much side content you do, but there are a lot of ghost enemies right around the point that you’ll hit level 18, making the Ghost Touch feature handy. I initially had the Crane Wing and Crane Riposte feats in this build, too, but Crane Wing has been patched not to work with Spell Combat, so it’s not worth it anymore. This item will only be visible in searches to you, your friends, and admins. Act 1: Stolen Land. Crane Style 7. As a Magus, you have two basic options available: Strength-based or Dex-based. Blind Fight Game content and materials are trademarks and copyrights of their respective publisher and its licensors. The Magus must have 1 hand free to use this ability. This interacts with Spell Combat, meaning that you can cast Shocking Grasp, make a weapon attack to deliver the spell, and make all of your regular weapon attacks that round (at a -2 penalty). You also limit your weapon selection a bit by going Dex, because you’ll always want Agile weapons for at least the Early game. Devoted Blade is great – depending on your alignment. Fireball, Displacement, Haste, Vampiric Touch, Slow Improved Critical (Dueling Sword), Greater Spell Penetration. - Sword Scion (+1 attack and CMB with Longsword or Dueling Sword, start with one of each) - NobleBorn{//was a little hard to implement so it is as close as possible. If you only plan to use Agile weapons, you don’t need Fencing Grace or Slashing Grace; there are a number of good Agile weapons, especially Rapiers. This allows you to cast a Touch spell and make a weapon attack to deliver the effect of the spell. You’ll probably want one with 18-20, but 19-20 is passable. Pathfinder Companion Subscriber . A magus can cast magus spells while wearing heavy armor without incurring the normal arcane spell failure chance. This makes your weapon enchantments last 1 minute per level, instead of just 1 minute, at the cost of 1 additional Pool point when you enchant your weapon. Hat of Mental Perfection +8 ... it opens up the dueling sword to being used with all the class features of swashbucklers and duelists. Mirror Image, Blur, Glitterdust, Effortless Armor (if Str-based, and you don’t need it until level 7+) Español - Latinoamérica (Spanish - Latin America). 6. Str Build Weapon Focus, Combat Reflexes Blind Fight makes you immune to Gaze attacks and helps you deal with concealment, which are both big problems later in the game. This guide is mostly going to focus on the "vanilla" Magus, and not the Archetypes, but I'll point out a few important distinctions here and there. Fencing Grace or Slashing Grace Your email address will not be published. Int-based Magi are able to copy scrolls into their spellbook the same as a Wizard, so you aren’t limited to your spells selected on level-up. This archetype also gains access to some fighter-only features (at a slower rate than a normal fighter). Blind Fight Additionally, a Magus gains Medium Armor proficiency at level 7, and Heavy Armor proficiency at level 13. @MakDemonik Improved Unarmed Strike is a pre-requisite for Crane Style. If I understood how feats work, you only need dodge to get the crane style. Here's a brief summary of what equipment your characters should be using around Endgame: @JesterMan_491 That works fine (for Str or Dex builds), it just delays your Magus progression and locks you into a Lawful alignment. It’s still worth it unless you’re True Neutral, in which case you get nothing. You don’t have a lot of poor high-level choices. This adds +2d6 Force damage against everything you attack for the duration. The best ones for you are probably the ones with the “Runic Mageblade” property, because these will cancel the -2 Attack penalty that you incur when using Spell Combat. Ghost Blade. Bane Blade costs an extra Pool point for enchanting your weapon, but it’s worth it. If you finish the prologue in 30 days - you will get enchanted dueling sword as a reward. The Aldori Swordlords of Brevoy are among the deadliest and most feared fighters of the Inner Sea. pathfinder: kingmaker; Page 173 of 176 < Prev 1 ... Not as good as a Magus for melee (I do not have Magus Arcana), but much better than a Magus in spellcasting. 23.8k You might not make it to level 18, depending on how much side content you do, but there are a lot of ghost enemies right around the point that you'll hit level 18, making the Ghost Touch feature handy. The magus does not need to reference his spellbook to prepare a spell in this way. Otherwise buy one in your capital. Eldritch Archer. Empower Metamagic Rod Hat of Mental Perfection +8 Dodge, Weapon Finesse This item will only be visible to you, admins, and anyone marked as a creator. I do prefer longswords myself, but that's with a lot of metagame. Unlike other classes, you don't have to worry about Arcane Spell Failure in armor when you gain these proficiencies in this way. ... Magus (Sword Saint) Monk (Scaled Fist) Not only do you get extreme AC, you get access to what is probably the best self only defensive buff in the game (mirror image). 11. The sword saint is more focused on the melee side than the magic side, primarily using mystical abilities to pump up sword attacks. For the 1st play-through scimitar is totally the weapon of choice. When a Magus casts a spell with a casting time of 1 standard action, they can also make all of their weapon attacks at a -2 penalty. 15. 9. This item has been removed from the community because it violates Steam Community & Content Guidelines. But if those things are OK with you, the Monk robes in the game are pretty good as well. And no, Dueling swords are most certainly no the only weapon option. The Aldori dueling sword (pronounced AL-door-ee) is a 3- to 3½-foot-long sword with a slightly curved blade. All I can say is I’ve done the maths and the maths says that the extra attack at full BAB from Flurry of Blows gives out more net damage than higher damage dice/crit ranges from non-Monk weapons. 3. 1. It doesn't actually do anything else for you, unfortunately, but Crane Style is very good. Black Salt (+5 Rapier, 2 points of damage to a random ability on hit, cannot reduce an ability below 7). 7. 3. Although isnt the game a 25 point buy? Pathfinder Society Academy (Pathfinder) Tome of Righteous Repose (Pathfinder) Pathfinder Society Academy (Pathfinder) Orders from the Gate (Pathfinder) Lisa Hertel is an artist from a long line of artists (to be continued). Arcane Accuracy is always useful. Combat Reflexes question: when going for Dex build, any reason not to dip a single level of monk for its instant access to Improved Unarmed Strike & Crane Style? Access to something that gives you shield bonus for having a … Greater Belt of Perfect Components (All level 1, 2, 3 spells are Extended and Empowered) – Pitax Tournament Enduring Blade You should be able to get a +1 around level 5, and you get access to progressively better ones fairly regularly. Power Attack isn’t that good for you early on because you don’t have full BAB, plus you’ll be incurring an extra -2 penalty from Spell Combat, but once you get Dimension Strike you can basically guarantee a full round of hits by targeting Touch AC, so this will be a good damage boost later in the game. Steady Hand (+4 Dex, True Strike 3/Day) or Lightest Touch (+6 Dex, infinite Reduce Person) – Artisan items, ask for “something to increase speed” Please see the. I'm using the turn based combat mod and my dueling sword sword saint keeps using unarmed strike for spellstrike. 1. This is fine, but it consumes 4 of your Enchantment points, which is almost never worth it. 15. Sword Saint and Eldritch Scion get alternate abilities instead of Spell Recall. 5. Because you’ll be saving more Pool points for Spell Recall, Enduring Blade is good to help conserve points for a vanilla Magus. Content is available under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 unless otherwise noted. Seize the Moment, Greater Spell Penetration. TwoWolves : ... Scimitar > all for magus. The spell stays charged until you actually hit, so it’s not wasted unless you cast another spell. Int-based Magi are able to copy scrolls into their spellbook the same as a Wizard, so you aren't limited to your spells selected on level-up. For example, if you have 3 points, you can add +1 to hit and damage, +1d6 Fire, and Keen (doubled critical range), or simply +3 to hit and damage. At level 1, you can give your weapon 1 Enchantment point, giving it a +1. As he gains levels, a magus learns arcane secrets tailored to his specific way of blending martial puissance and magical skill. 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