PF: WOTR ENHANCED - Updated MAGUS Guide: The EASIEST HITTER for Spells & Melee!

[@cRPGBro]

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[@ZaeroS182]

My friend! It´s been ages since the last video! Its great to hear from you again, and of course from your very powerful and flavorful builds! Cheers!

[@cRPGBro]

Thank you very much!

[@KingOfMadCows]

I prefer the Trickster for Magus since Completely Normal Metamagic can turn level 1 spells into cantrips, allowing you to cast corrosive touch or shocking grasp with every attack. The Trickster's critical chance increasing feats and spell are very useful too since critical hits also double touch spell damage. You can also get full base attack bonus from the level 3 Athletics Trickster ability.

[@Alister222222]

Worth noting that the Eldritch Scion technically can't benefit from this, (despite being one of the best archetypes otherwise), because their spells become full-round actions when modified by metamagic (which I hate). This means they can't be used with movement, and also they can't be used with spell combat :( All other maguses would love being a trickster, however.

[@sharangcool]

@@Alister222222 technically u can get a summonable riding pet in act 2 in Drezen

[@cRPGBro]

Frankly, I also prefer Trickster overall, it's just that my previous Magus Guide already had a Trickster Build and this time I wanted to go with something more fitting.

[@KeeledSign]

Written guide for reference: Wild Rider Magus Lich Race: Human > Regional: Shackles Corsair > Skills: Athletics, Mobility, Persuasion, UMD. Deity: Urgathoa Alignment: LE Stats: STR: 19 DEX: 12 CON: 12 INT: 14 WIS: 8 CHA: 14. Increase STR at all levelups. Level: 01: Mounted Combat, Spirited Charge, Enlarge Person, True Strike, Corrosive Touch, Reduce Person, Grease 02: Shield, Shocking Grasp 03: Weapon Focus: Battleaxe/Scimitar/Rapier, Arcane Accuracy, Magic Weapon, Magic Missile 04: Glitterdust, Mirror Image 05: Indomitable Mount, Power Attack, Frigid Touch, Blur 06: Enduring Blade, Bull’s Strength, Cat’s Grace 07: Outflank, Haste, Greater Magic Weapon 08: Displacement, Vampiric Touch 09: Lunge, Dimension Strike 10: Greater Invisibility, Stoneskin 11: Improved Critical, Combat Reflexes, Dimension Door 12: Devoted Blade, Any spells 13: Dazzling Display, Vampiric Shadow Shield 14: 15: Shatter Defenses, Bane Blade 16: Transformation, Dispel Magic(greater) 17: Greater Weapon Focus, Weapon Specialization 18: Extended Magic 19: Improved Initiative, Sense Vitals, False Life, False Life(Greater), Echolocation, Heroism(Greater) 20: True Magus(Attack Bonus) Mythic: 01: Close to the Abyss // Abundant Casting 02: Power Attack(Mythic) 03: Ever Ready // Skeletal Marksman // Fear Control 04: Improved Critical (Mythic) // Skeletal Fighter // Shatter Defenses // Weapon Focus/Training: Longbow 05: Mythic Charge or Mythical Beast 06: Weapon Focus(Mythic) // Death Rush or Weapon of Death 07: Ever Ready // Solar Winds 08: Weapon Specialization(Mythic) // Skeletal Magus 09: Last Stand or Archmage Armor // Weapon of Death 10: Improved Initiative(Mythic) // Skeletal Inquisitor

[@Alister222222]

A couple of other thoughts: -I often play maguses with Spell Strike off a lot of the time. This is because if causes your touch attacks to become weapon attacks, unless you are spending 2 arcane pool points to also use Dimension Strike. On unfair, this means it has a high chance of missing, and generally, if I am using a touch attack (such as frigid touch to stagger an enemy as a cc), I usually want it to hit, more than I want it to also get an extra weapon strike. The other problem is that the AI (on RTwP) doesn't deal with the movement very well, so if you have the fatigue cantrip on, it will stand there until it's time to cast the cantrip, then move and cast it. At the end of the day, the time it spends standing there with its queued action could be spent running to the enemy and attacking, so it actually ends up being a dps cost a lot of the time. Another problem is that you will sometimes fail the concentration checks when you cast the cantrip, meaning melee enemies will potentially all get attacks on you when you cast it, and IMO it's just not worth risking it unless you have a specific reason (such as doing a frigid touch to stagger a dangerous enemy, or vampiric touch to heal yourself). -I believe Prescient Strike is actually stronger than dimension strike, for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it forces enemies to be flat footed (due to how the game codes it), which triggers sneak attack, which you can have from a number of sources (trickster, the late game skill book, sense vitals from expanded spell access or loremaster dip). But second, it also lasts 2 rounds (although I have found it glitched to 1 round with Eldritch Scion specifically, for some annoying reason), for a cost of just 1 arcane pool, compared to 1 round for 2 points for dimension strike, which is 4x more efficient in terms of arcane pool. And it's worth noting that there are some very annoying enemies that have worse flat-footed AC than they have touch AC, due to the fact that they have very high dex. It appears to trump even improved uncanny dodge, forcing such enemies to be flat footed. Also, if you are using a touch attack, such as hellfire ray, you can use Prescient Strike to target flat-footed touch instead of just touch for the cost of a single swift action (and a point of arcane pool), making it very easy for you to land touch attack on even the worst bosses. If I was taking just one of the two, it would be that one.

[@cRPGBro]

I think I overall prefer Dimension because flat footed can be easily applied to most enemies through Shatter Defenses.

[@DeBroba]

I'm so happy you made another arcane rider build, and a lich too. Arcane rider is my absolute favourite class in the game, I just can't stop playing it its very versitile too depending on how you build it, and works well with all mythic paths.

[@cRPGBro]

It really is great and my favorite Magus archetype too!

[@Primusgg]

Comecei a jogar agora e estou perdido. Acho que seus vídeos vão me ajudar bastante. Especialmente porque você é bem organizado e divide bem a explicação e temas.

[@andyhayward1261]

Spell combat doesn’t only work with touch spells. My favourite way to play magus is with deaths consonant heavy pick and full investment into spellcasting stat for good DCs so I can use spell combat to blast people with selective Shouts, lightning bolts (w/ascendant element), chain lightning while still dishing out full round attacks. Spell strike only works with melee touch attacks, I mainly use it with bolstered, empowered shocking grasps when I have to move in order to get in range thus precluding spell combat (except for when your an arcane rider or riding bismuth of course)

[@notalefty999]

One good thing about the horse, other than being immediately mountable, is that you can be under the effect of enlarge or frightful aspect and still mount it if the animal companion is under a size increasing effect. Because other animal companions have a size increase at level 7, they visually do not grow any larger under a size increasing buff and cannot therefore be mounted if you are enlarged.

[@cRPGBro]

That is nice to know!

[@CriticC2rd]

Glad you’re back! Looking forward to next month when the shifter is released!

[@cRPGBro]

Thanks, friend! Shifter Guide is going to be fun.

[@LennonnJohn]

glad to see you back!

[@cRPGBro]

Glad to be back too!

[@isdatdalord1622]

Thanks for updating this class. This is one of my favorite class.

[@joshbernal4864]

I just got the game recently and have binge watched most of your videos. You're the best brother!

[@cRPGBro]

Thank you! Feel free to send any questions and have fun with Pathfinder!

[@jackakimbo5718]

Nice to see a new build from you!

[@cRPGBro]

More to come!

[@thelazypandaman779]

Awesome timing, I was just planning on coming back to the game for the first time since definitive edition came out and was going to play the Koch path. Will be using this build, cheers.

[@cRPGBro]

Glad I could help! Magus can be really fun and versatile.

[@zrevan4262]

Wow nice build! Good to see your vids and builds

[@cRPGBro]

Thanks!

[@emmanuelrenquin2567]

Happy to see you back after all this time :)

[@cRPGBro]

Glad to be back, and more fun content to come soon!

[@Alister222222]

I have had fun playing a blaster-oriented magus. There are some things Maguses can do that other classes cannot (and some they can't, that others can), making them an interesting alternative kind of blaster/ multi-role character. You can take double draconic bloodline for +2 damage per die on hellfire ray, if you take Eldrich Scion. You can't (easily) use metamagic on hellfire ray, except for reach and bolster if you take the favorite metamagic mythic abilities, but you can instead take an ability that enables you empower 3x and maximize 3x per day; you can use both at once, or use a rod for one and use the other, meaning you can get a maximized, empowered, bolstered hellfire ray with +2 damage per die (+3 if you use the elemental armor from wintersun) that is as strong as what any other blaster can do. The difference? You can use prescient strike to hit guaranteed flat-flooted against literally any enemy. You then also get all your melee attacks as well (against flat footed as well if you have prescient strike up), due to spell combat. If you are also a trickster, you can also take a wizard spellbook for more ray attacks. (Edit: I would recommend using sense vitals and NOT using bolster with an eldritch scion build, since they are spontaneous casters and their spells become full-round actions if you use metamagic, meaning they wouldn't work with spell combat. Sneak attack will do comparable damage to bolstering, and will always trigger as long as you have dimension strike up or at least have the enemy flanked.) It would also be totally viable and very powerful on Eldritch Archer, who likes to be standing at range anyway. You could still have +1 damage per die (from wintersun armor), and everything else the Eldritch Scion version gets, and then also get all the ranged attacks after casting empowered maximized hellfire rays.

[@cRPGBro]

I suppose Magus Blaster can work, especially as Eldritch Archer, it's just a pity that we have to get a lot of spell boosting feats/multiclassing and such.

[@cosmonga]

I appreciate your guides! Will you make one for the Swarm mythic class?

[@cRPGBro]

That's the plan!

[@ipnpen311]

Made my day! Thanks cRPG Bro

[@cRPGBro]

Glad to help!

[@kubas00]

It has been a while indeed!

[@matunusdonnerhammer3423]

I agree that arcane rider is the best in most cases. There is no exception though: If you're Azata, you have Aivu and thus can build a mounted sword saint.

[@Alister222222]

Spell Combat does not require you to use touch spells - you can cast any magus spell with Spell Combat, including True strike or Hellfire ray (I can confirm this from my own magus playthroughs). You can cast things like mirror image, then do all your attacks - the only requirement is that it is a magus spell (so nothing you picked up from another class - the exception being wizard spells you pick up with expanded spell access at L19), that it costs a standard action, and that you don't move at all. If all of that is satisfied, you will get all your full round attacks after casting. A slight gotcha is that the game will glitch and count you as having 'moved' if you use a swift-action teleport, which is kind of BS since you haven't really moved.

[@cRPGBro]

That is nice to know! I haven't ever really explored the other spells with it because of how much of a feat heavy tax they have, and Magus needs a lot of combat stuff too.

[@13rz]

so it means you cannot do dimension door and full round attacks? that's unfortunate

[@spellandshield]

Hope to see some Swarm action soon!

[@Tony_Dellechiaie]

Is there a written version of this guide somewhere? I am about to start my first playthrough and I would like to use this build.

[@bofad6074]

Hey dad nice to hear from you again, have you ever considered doing underrail builds? the game is hard as hell but still has super good build diversity. Great build and glad to have you back, as if i needed another reason to play this game lol

[@dragonjoshua100]

Underrail? Is this Wotr still?

[@bofad6074]

@@dragonjoshua100 maybe im being selfish, but I wish someone made builds for underrail this thorough/helpful thats all lol

[@sharangcool]

dad?

[@bofad6074]

@@sharangcool dad

[@cRPGBro]

Hi there and thanks for the comment! I have tried Underrail in the past before, but would have to go deep into it again before properly making builds. The only thing I don't enjoy is that it basically forces you to go solo despite enemies always having their party, and tends to be very alpha strike based too. Definitely a very meaty game though!

[@Mikle_Silver]

Happy that you are back. Though you promised Golden Dragon mythic path build next :( .

[@cRPGBro]

Apologies, I'm currently on my Gold Dragon run.

[@Mikle_Silver]

@@cRPGBro Huh, sorry, I Thought that you finished game so many times, that now you only doing small test runs for each build, not full playthrough for each build.

[@geceximenesjr4732]

Arcane Rider Human Regional / Shackles Corsair Stats: Strength 19 (Continue raising when available as you level) Dex 12 Con 12 Int 14 Wis 8 Cha 14 Ability Scores: Persuasion UMD Athletics Mobility Lvl 1 Mounted Combat, Spirited Charge Spells: Corrosive Touch, Enlarge Person, Reduce Person, True Strike, Grease LVL 2 Spells: Shield, Chocking Touch LVL 3 Weapon Focus(Scimitar or Battleaxe), Arcane Accuracy Spells: Magic Weapon, Magic Missile LVL 4 Spells: Glitterdust, Mirror Image LVL 5 Indomitable Mount, Power Attack Spells: Frigid Touch, Blur LVL 6 Enduring Blade Spells: Bull, Cat LVL 7 Outflank Spells: Haste, Great Magic Weapon LVL 8 Spells: Displacement, Vampiric Touch LVL 9 Lunge, Dimensional Strike Spells: Any LVL 10 Spells: Greater Invisibility, Stoneskin LVL 11 Improve Critical(Wepon Focus), Combat Reflexes Spells: Any LVL 12 Devoted Blade Spells: Any Lvl 13 Dazzling Display Spell: Any Lvl 15 Shatter Defenses, Bane Blade Spell: Any Lvl 16 Spells: Tansformation, Dispel Magic Lvl 17 Greater Weapon Focus(Weapon Focus), Weapon Specialization(Weapon Focus) Spells: Any Lvl 18 Extended Magic Spells: Any LVL 19 Improve Iniciative Spells: Sense Vitals, False Life, Greater False Life, Echolocation, Greater Heroism lvl 20 Spells: Any Mythic 1: Close to the Abyss, Abundant Casting 2: Power Attack(Mythic) 3: Ever Ready, Skeletal Marksman, Fear Control 4: Improved Critical (Mythic), Skeletal Fighter I, Shatter Defenses, Weapon Focus(Long Bow)(Pet), Weapon Trainin(Bow) 5: Mythic Charge 6: Mythic Weapon focus(Weapon Focus), Death Rush 7: Mysthical Beast, 8: Mythic Weapon Specialization(Weapon Focus), Skeletal Magus I 9: Last Stand, Weapon of Death 10: Improve Initiative(Mythic)

[@alfgui3295]

I would say that Eldritch Scion is also a good choice instead of SS in wrath of the righteous if you don't want a pet. Not only it fits better thematically as the "leader" of the crusade since it's a str/cha based character instead of the most likely int/dex SS, but also you can use medium (lv7) and then heavy armor (lv13) and all the defensive spells of the class combined with a draconic bloodline which gives you more natural armor and ac wings at lv15, so from around level 7 it's a class without pet which can really tank most enemies in core difficulty at least. The spell combat i would not say is useless because it's an extra attack and has a good synergy with a crane wing dex magus, but it becomes almost a nuisance quickly after your number of attacks increases, since it deactivates the extra half damage for using both hands and you have to turn it on and off manually, so a two handed ES is not a bad idea either.

[@venbruen]

The man the myth the legend(lich) returns !!

[@cRPGBro]

Always glad to be of service!

[@SpartanWolf222]

I was today years old and over 1000 hours in Kingmaker and Wrath combined when I learned you can actually STACK multiple Magus/Arcane Weapon enchantments without using more of your resources.

[@cRPGBro]

Good thing about the Pathfinder games is that you are always learning something new!

[@lakispyravlakis]

Nice. Im very close to finish my first playthrough with an angel dual bastard sword slayer - fighter build and i was looking for an evil character for my second play. I was not disappointed.

[@cRPGBro]

Time to give into the Dark Side!

[@ilyailyin6949]

Useful and comprehensive. Thanks! Could you perhaps give me some clues on how would the build change if I choose the trickter path? Do I sacrifice shatter defenses for the trickster feats? Do I still go for perception as in your older magus video? I'd very much appreciate your help!

[@cRPGBro]

Thanks for the comment! For Trickster, it's best to then focus into the 3 Trickster feats instead of Shatter Defenses indeed, the same for ALL melee/ranged party members and pet! The extra crit when combined with Outflank is just too strong!

[@ilyailyin6949]

@@cRPGBro Thanks for your reply! So I won't have shatter defenses at all? I thought it's going to be useful vs Inevitable darkness and the like with their 120 armor on unfair... But I guess trickster magus can solo them with trick fate...

[@guywhoplaysgames8520]

Nice to see another video of yours. My unfair run with your builds is already in act 3 :) you are planing on doing some merc builds beside bft and skald?

[@cRPGBro]

Yep, if there's enough interested I'm all for more merc builds too!

[@guywhoplaysgames8520]

@@cRPGBro Yea also I think its a new attempt on the game besides the standard companions :) p.e. a throwing axe warpriest for dmg

[@grimgaming4672]

Awesome build, my only question is what armor transmog are you using and which cloak are you using for this?

[@janisir4529]

You didn't take mage feats, like spell penetration... If I understand that's because you are going lich, and liches are OP AF. I wanted to go zippy magic Azata, but then I realized that I have so few spells slots, that that'll never happen... To be a competent caster, I'd need Abundant casting, Ascendant element, Spell focus, and elemental focus so that my lightning spells don't just fizzle out into nothingness. Weapon feats just won't fit into here, when I want to do 24h buffs and actually do melee damage.

[@priestskorge]

Spellstrike works with 2handers also. Only spell combat requires 1 hander

[@gunlancer1920]

More Pathfinder lets goo

[@kurtbrisch5776]

Yay! A new cRPG vid.

[@cRPGBro]

And even more to come soon!

[@Sherudons]

I basically want to make this run a chaos knight build, it doesn't need to be min-maxed but thematically work, eh... seems to be the best choice to make it work.

[@klodpraisor]

Hello, im currently trying to make an arcane rider build, but have some questions about the mechanics. A: does spellstrike/spell combat works with charge? I imagine it would not unless quickened. B: what is the main way of combat? You mentioned spirited charge but shouldn’t I be using dimensional door and do full attack to leverage the aforementioned spellstrike/combat?

[@aeon5566]

I've always thought the whole magus spell combat/strike was a neat idea. But with the insane amount of strength and damage bonus you can get for two handing the extra attack gets outclassed really quickly by simply dealing more damage on a single hit. So in the end you don't have 4 attacks with one handed damage, but 3 attacks that do 50% more damage. Every attack on top of that will do 50% more damage because two handing is simply better. So that annoyed me that using a two handed weapon on a magus and not using spell strike is actually better than using the class gimmick. :/

[@maximum9977]

It was like that in Kingmaker too. There is no point to use 1h weapon as a magus. And don't forget that with spell combat you can't use transformation

[@estebanjimenezdelgado]

audio is top now !

[@halchristgaming4498]

would this build be okay for a mercenary? Choosing the same feats, etc?

[@cRPGBro]

I wouldn't bother with Magus as a Merc. I'd much rather a Skald for the many useful party boosts. Or a Brown Fur Transmuter for even stronger buffs too.

[@Tentacl]

I started a arcane rider a few days ago inspired by your last guide. I'll just not go Lich, I used that mythic path before. What else would have good synergy other than Lich and Trickster?

[@KR0384]

Maybe Azata, free dragon is always good and zip magic, plus the teamwork sharing? Aeon has the gazes.

[@black_nodius8177]

Magus is my favorite class to play. If you want other mythic paths to go try demon. Turns out spellstrike still functions even in demonic form so you could do 1 of 2 builds i consider my favorite. A balor form magus which you play like a regular magus but always in balor form for a strong yet tank build. Or a Magus Force Puncher Build using Glabrezu form. (Don't know if this was changed in the latest patch as i haven't tested it) But while in glabrezu form you spellstrike will hit twice for every hit from glabrezu (which has five attacks) meaning you be able to do 10 force punch spellstrike attacks in a single round every for some crazy unresistable damage. I recomend this build over the first cause it's more fun, can be played from lvl 1-20 without needing to respec due to how early you get the glabrezu form and it has space for mutliclasing. This guy did a good breakdown of the build (Its a little dated due to recent patch changes eg: the elemental barrage changes, but it should still be fins) www.reddit.com/r/Pathfinder_Kingmaker/comments/t72ql0/demonic_forms_magus_force_puncher_build_feat/

[@Tentacl]

@@KR0384 Yeah, I'm trying with my Aeon ATM, but I dunno, merging a spell book sounds pretty enticing. Maybe I'll just respec a late game Lich save to test it.

[@KR0384]

@Tentacles you can't merge magus spell book with lich. Magus don't get lvl 9 spells. The only classes that merge with lich are wizard, sorc, arcanist, and witch. If you want to do a melee magic hybrid lich, do scaled fist 1, sorcerer 4, dragon disciple 4, eldritch knight 10. Dragon and ek both scale your sorcerer spell progression. So you don't miss out on that, plus you can merge lich spell book into that.

[@black_nodius8177]

@@KR0384 @Tentacles This is were i would recommend modding. There are mods that allow all mythic paths to merge with various options. you should check them out. Makes the game a lot more fun

[@henriquenenis7464]

Great guide! What about the horse build ?

[@Михайло-д2п]

In battle, the initiative of the horse is used, not the magus. Therefore, the ability to take the initiative is meaningless.

[@chuchu2359]

I can’t wait for a devil mythic path build

[@cRPGBro]

Currently thinking between doing the Guide for either Azata or Aeon into Devil.

[@chanmeds9557]

Currently playing a merged Witch Lich with the destructive dispel and dispel synergy combo with Corrupt Magic and it's just too OP. The more buffs the enemy has, the heavier the debuff. I had a weird interaction with that mini boss Quasit (transforms into a dragon) in Alushinyrra, he died the moment I casted Corrupt Magic. I checked on the logs and he didn't take any damage but I was able to dispel all of his buffs. I think he died from the negative levels from Eyes of the Bodak although it doesnt show in the logs. Anyhow, the Undead immunities that Lich provides with Blessing of Unlife is so good with all these annoying enemies that permanently drains levels which saves you slots for Greater Restoration not to mention immune from mind affecting spells, fatigue, exhaustion etc. And to top it all off is the extra HP it has and can provide to allies and the 24 hr buffs for round/level spells it can provided combined with Greater Enduring ability.

[@cRPGBro]

Yep, merged Lich can be quite amazing! Corrut Magic alone as you said is OP and a boss destroyer.

[@TsukadaHina]

Magus / Eldritch Archer is my favorite class in the game.

[@cRPGBro]

Magus is very fun indeed!

[@cashmoneymedia]

Love your videos! How would one go about building arcane rider with an AEON mythic path?

[@cRPGBro]

Thank you for the comment! Arcane Rider can definitely work as Aeon, as Aeon is quite powerful for Fighter/Mages as well, just takes a bit longer to get really good than non merged Lich. Usually around Aeon 6 for the Uber Dispel on every hit!

[@cashmoneymedia]

@@cRPGBro Thank You!!

[@abidhalzim]

Why even bother with magus' elemental enhantments after barrage nerf? It wont go through resists demons have. Better to turn on other options no?

[@Alister222222]

Agree, and I would probably go Holy, Axiomatic, Bane if I was doing that, for 6d6 unavoidable damage per strike, which compares pretty favorably with sneak attack's usual 10d6. It would require giving up two magus arcana for it, and being lawful good, but I think it would be a worthwhile way to play.

[@dragonjoshua100]

Its because of a certain item he mentioned to turn all of those elemental enchants to irresistible force

[@cRPGBro]

You can use the Bane of Spirit Ring to easily convert all your damage, including elemental damage, into the irresistible Force type.

[@notalefty999]

Lategame, the handaxe peacemaker is just a straight upgrade for the gravesinger.

[@cRPGBro]

It can be used indeed, the problem is how LATE you can get it. But there wouldn't be much of a loss to go Handaxe with Gravesinger instead until then.

[@KalaamNozalys]

I wonder, is there a good synergy between gold dragon and magus somewhere ? I've always wanted to try something but not sure which Magus subclass to pick (ofc, eldritch scion thematically makes sense)

[@Whitestar5055]

Hey love your builds but I was searching for a summoner build for wrath and noticed there really are not a lot builds on it. I know that summons are weaker in wrath but when playing there were a handful of unique items that effect summons that me question if it can be viable. Up to you if want to look into it but I would definitely be interested in video like that.

[@SirCanuckelhead]

I am not that smart for pf builds but I believe the main issue is that they lack the damage other classes get but not everything needs to be min/maxed. Prob check out the Monster Tactician, I have not used inquis much but sharing feats with summons feels like it has to be one of the best versions of summs. So your build would be uping Conj spells/summs and taking good teamwork feats to share. Then another thing I am not sure of since I have not used summons much at all, if skalds boost summs as well, if so def one of those.

[@paralysekid]

Unfortunately on higher difficulty summons just become nothing more but meat shields. Really, they can not hit anything and if they do, they don't do any damage at all.

[@incelstar]

Lemme know when you come out with that shifter guide 😤.

[@cRPGBro]

Just need to wait for the DLC to release at last at the beginning of March!

[@jasonhewek540]

Hi, thx for guide. Str or Dex for two handed sword saint. And how is damage dealer with dex one handed. Please answer, and sorry for my English 😊

[@levigenesis6350]

Would this build work with a 1 level titan fighter dip?

[@TheAzureGhost]

I wonder, does "Death of Elements" work on Magus elemental blades (descriptions says so) and if it does, do they still stack ? (3 times 1d6 negative energy damage is way better than 1d6 of each element due to damage reduction) sadly you said those don't work with pet (even though according to feat description they should), which pushed the favor for me more towards the sword saint (was hopin to boost the pets damage to reasonable levels but if it does not work...) Not related to magus, since you make so many guides and tested so much stuff, do you know if Lead Blades work on shield bash damage in WotR? (it does in the TTRPG since shields are counted as weapons) thinking about making Lann a shieldbashing demonslayer in one run.

[@RahpaSmurf]

Each instance of elemental damage is converted to negative energy :) yes it works and yes it is pretty fun combined with ascended element mythic ability.

[@cRPGBro]

I believe it should work, indeed! It's just that I would rather convert it all to irresistible Force through Bane of Spirit Ring which is very spammable, especially as Lich, rather than getting a Lich Power for that, since they are limited to just 3.

[@nightmedic6897]

Will this build work with Golden Dragon? I am trying to find a good build for dragon.

[@notalefty999]

Would death of elements be worthwhile for a magus? It will allow you to get more mileage out of your weapon enchants, and makes the admittedly fairly underwhelming touch spells for spell strike all do the same damage type. Regarding the bane living mythic power, would this stack with the bane weapon enchant, which I think is only 1 point, or for that matter, crusader edge against demons?

[@cRPGBro]

I don't think so, since once again I'd much rather just use Bane of Spirit, especially in this case since Lich Mythic Powers can be rather powerful but are limited in acquisition. I do know you don't like having to activate the Ring though 😃

[@irony8908]

Sword Saint is now a better thank than a horse on unfair, due to +7 DLC ring you get in beginning of ACT 2. Horse cannot achieve 50+ AC you need to tank everything in act 2 on Unfair. Additionally AI prefers to attack character on foot to the pet, so you will periodically lose agro to other party members, unless everyone else is riding.

[@cRPGBro]

You can simply have Lann or Wenduag multi into a pet class for the Leopard early on to take care of tanking at Chapter 1. I don't think anything will be comparable then, especially since you also start with 3 attacks at level 1 and even around +10 AB together with the high AC.

[@bobmcbobbob2391]

Does Spirited Charge work with pounce? Do all the attacks get doubled or just the first?

[@cRPGBro]

Nowadays I believe the first attack is the one that will be doubled, before it could be applied to all of them I think.

[@rcsalmeida1]

hi, did you make a sword saint? I´m thinking in go with that + azata in my 2º play,

[@cRPGBro]

I have a Sword Saint in my previous Magus Guide here, just remeber to ignore Elemental Barrage as it was nerfed not to work with melee: kzbin.info/www/bejne/moXPeJRnor2UaJI

[@alphahost5031]

I dont really want to go lich, so can i use the trickster mythic path from the previous magus video?

[@cRPGBro]

Yes! I just went with Lich because I had done Trickster before. Just grab the Trickster special feats from that guide.

[@warden1775]

Hey there, i have been enjoying your videos lately. I followed your builds and the game becomes quite underwhelming the enemy just explodes even in unfair. 😅

[@cRPGBro]

Really glad to hear! Always nice seeing players destroy enemies even on Unfair with my builds 😁

[@MrGouldilocks]

I like the Magus class quite a bit. It really feels like every experience level bring something new and interesting to the class. However, out of every class in the game, I think it requires the most micromanagement and babysitting to reach its full potential. I also find it quite tedious and clunky to play in RTWP. If I do have a magus in my party I will counterbalance it with a second character that requires almost no player input, like a slayer for example.

[@cRPGBro]

Well, to be fair you can just set Touch of Fatigue to auto cast to easily benefit from the extra attack/round.

[@MrGouldilocks]

@@cRPGBro Sure, but if that's all you're doing, a slayer, ranger, fighter, rogue, etc would be far more effective. The class is balanced around consistent use of Magus arcana, touch spells, and weapon enhancements. If you're not micromanaging all of the moving parts you're just an Eldritch Scoundrel with a bad spell list and no sneak attack.

[@johnreynolds2512]

Will vampiric blade work for an unarmed monk? I'm in Act 4 with my monk/lich build.

[@cRPGBro]

Yep! My Monk Lich Guide actually uses it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqOlipmJi7d6etE

[@diomedes0078]

8 attacks per round? How many of those are weapon attacks dealing the 1000 damage crits you showed...

[@cRPGBro]

1000+ damage can come from charge boosted crits. Crit rate is also decent at 15-20, but you deal pretty high damage on normal hits too due to all the stacking Lich damage boosts.

[@newindika]

Magus was a class I really liked on PFKM. But in this game this class is dead. Just remember how strong Regongar was in the first game. It doesn't feel the same anymore.

[@cRPGBro]

I'd say it can be pretty strong in Wrath too! Dimension Strike alone is HUGE considering enemies in Wrath have vastly higher AC than Kingmaker.

[@Biscuit_Goblin]

I would love to see a eldtritch scoundrel azata build

[@cRPGBro]

Never tried one before, but I'll see what I can do!

[@spellandshield]

Dude, you are fucking amazing! LEGAL!

[@cRPGBro]

Thank you!

[@pawep2966]

Why would you bother casting spells with a magus if you won't beat their spell progression? Also using spell strike in rt mode is pain in the ass.

[@cRPGBro]

There are many gear boosts to Spell Pen that can help you overcome SR, but ideally you are only setting Touch of Fatigue to autocast for the extra attack per round anyways, outside of buffs.

[@andrewpaul8732]

My race for any class is always dhampir. Too many spell slots go to healing and potions for the party. having one part member who can use the inflict wounds scrolls or the poison pots is just too good to pass up.

[@cockyrustler]

I've just started WotR: I'm thinking of going with Eldritch Archer. Does it work well with Azata?

[@francol.dejuana7862]

Nice guide man ! Keep the good work. By the way, aren't mounts a bit overpowered? I feel like the current meta is a bit unbalanced. Besides that lorewise it doesnt have sense that a damn dog has the same strength than a demigod, a pet is a free companion with insane AC and HP. I tried most of ur builds, and those with pets/mounts feels like one step above of non pet/mount builds.

[@cRPGBro]

Thank you and yep, Mounts/pets are indeed as OP as they can be!

[@salepx]

there is reason why nobody use widescreen while recording videos. when will you understand this on your own? evolution shouldn't be this slow

[@JamesFox_sexNinja]

Taking my turn to write it up. Magus - Arcane Rider Human (any can work, but could be feat starved) Background: either Pickpocket or Corsair (recommended) Deity: Alignment Dependent Ability Scores STR: 19 DEX: 12 CON: 12 INT: 14 WIS: 8 CHA : 14 Skills - Athletics, Mobility, Persuasion, UMD 1) Mount: Horse - Feats: Mounted Combat, Spirited Charge - Spells: Corrosive Touch, True Strike, Enlarge Person, Grease (Touch and Buff spells suggested). 2) Feat: Weapon Focus (up to you suggests high crit range one-handers, he chose Battleaxe) 3) Magus: Arcane Accuracy Spells: Don't matter 4) STR+ (same for each level) Spells: Glitter dust, Mirror Image 5) Feat: Indomitable Mount - Bonus Feat: Power Attack0 6) Magus: Enduring Blade Spells: Go for Stat Buffs 7) Feat: Outflank Spells: Haste, Displacement or Greater Magic Weapon 8) Spells: Displacement, Vampiric Touch 9) Feat: Lunge Magus: Dimension Strike 10) Spells: Greater Invis, and Stone skin 11) Feat: Improved Critical (Axe) - Bonus Feat: Combat Reflexes Spell: Dimension Door 12) Magus: Devoted Blade 13) Feat: Dazzling Display 14) No comment 15) Feat: Shatter Defenses Magus: Bane 16) Spell: Transformation, Mass Buffs, or G.Dispel up to you. 17) Feat: Greater Weapon Focus, Weapon Specialization 18) Magus: Ghost Blade 19) Feat: Improved Initiative (or cleave/cleaving f Magus: Greater Spell Access - Sense Vitals [most important], False Lifes, Echolocation,Heroism 20) Cap: Go for attack. Mythic 1) Close to the Abyss || Abundant Casting or on Unfair - Last Stand 2) Power Attack (M) 3) Ever Ready ++Imp Crit M (your weapon) ||Skellie Pet: Marksman ||Lich: Fear Control 4) Imp Crit M (your weapon) ||Skellie: Fighter: Shatter Defense, Weapon Focus(Longbow) 5) Mythic Charge 6) Weapon Focus M ||Lich: Death Rush. 7) Mythical Beast 8) Weapon Specialization ||Skellie can be anything you want (he went with magi for funsies). 9) Last Stand (optional Mage Armor) ||Lich: Deadly Magic ||Skellie: Inquisitor (whatever you want) 10) M Imp Initiative Gear Neck: Vellexia's Magnifying Amulet Armor: Mithril Chainshirts or Chainshirts early Chest: Robe of Seven Sins or Gloves: Death Dealer - Gloves of Enduring Wizard Boot: Ronneck's Sacrifice or Boots of Stampede Helm: Darkness Caress or Intelligence+ Headbands Face: Goggles of Piercing Gaze Ring: Triumphant Advance - Bane of Spirit Bracer: Your Phylactery (if you are Lich) Weapon: Grave Singer(axes), Fiery Spell Weaver Quick: Greater Quickening Rod Grandmasters Rod, Jharsygax(dragon familiar), Covenant of the Inheritor