I like to play melee classes with arcane/divine spells, so in my first play in this game, I played a Eldritch Scion until the end of chapter 2, but I was feeling that my melee was weak even with buffs. For combat caster (casting spell with your weapon), the Eldritch Scion is probably the best one for that. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. The main offense is Bolstered Chain Lightnings as those are uncapped on damage. Spells from the Aeon list compliment Druid self-buffs perfectly. Its your barbarian, except the sort that wants to live and considers her brutish relatives a bunch of chest-pounding imbeciles. Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition. I wanted to do a Sword and Sorcery type of character since those are my favorites and saw that Magus was just what I wanted. I do prefer longswords myself, but that's with a lot of metagame. Eldritch Scion is CHA based so a bit easier for you to build. I'm pretty impressed by some cool vital strike builds: 3+k Damage 2h fighter build: Cool build - however could use some more survivability; Azata Sword Saint II: again: cool build, especially since I liked sword saint in P:K. Damage numbers in the post were lower than in the fist one but the character was only around lvl 10 I wanted to try the demon kinetic build, hi what tipe of kinetist i have to chose for the demon kinetist build. Thanks. Free feat, can take whatever else if you really want to. This arcane pool has a number of points equal to 1/2 his magus level (minimum 1) + his Intelligence modifier. you can also make them whenever you rest. Travel. Grabbed Enchantment instead. You'd be missing out on the spellstrike feature for SS with a two-hander but I'm guessing that's not a huge downside? * Including greater foci, except for Necromancy. Level 16-17 Chapter 4 hire (before you go Gold Dragon). * Any but Evocation will do. could also toss a level of sohei in there for an extra attack instead of scaled fist. * To fill the book. For Unfair tips, see our Unfair. I'm more experienced in D&D 3.5 and 5E than Pathfinder. The usual: equip your shield, hop on a horse, then switch to a two-hander so your horse gets Mounted Shield. Not sure what would be max dmg potential. I try with a horse companion for the beast rider and for a boar. I am stuck at what feats to take and when. Once you are Mythic 3+, the damage will come from Bolstered Lich spells. Like any other arcane spellcaster, a magus wearing medium armor, heavy armor, or a shield incurs a chance of arcane spell failure. Hi here, is there a way to use the Instinctual Trickster (Barbarian) build but with a human ? This attack uses the weapon's critical range (20, 19-20, or 18-20 and rnodified by the keen weapon property or similar effects), but the spell effect only deals x2 damage on a successful critical hit, while the weapon damage uses its own critical modifier. Hello. 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Earlier on, toss some necro spells around, summon from items, cast Animate Dead here and there, etc. Its just a cool build, and we have the party to run it, so, why not? I wont spoil the interaction, but its insane and hilarious at the same time, while Balor both charges our DC further and buffs the team for free. Monk is there to help with Armour Class and to give us another claw attack before we get to at least a Leopard. Legends have ridiculous DPS potential but scaling defense will not be easy, since most classes give you way more attack/damage bonuses than defenses. A magus is also proficient with light armor. Cast Aspect of the Wolf on yourself once you have it and right-click the ability to auto-use it. Starting at 3rd level, a magus gains one magus arcana. And with what of replacement ? Hi, just joined. Level 20/Mythic 9 Geniekind Caster Level (CL) calculation: 20 +2. I thinked in playing as a bard, but it seemed it would probably turn out even more weak in melee than my Eldritch Scion. I've been using them but I've run out and can't find any merchant that sells them. Press J to jump to the feed. Am I misunderstanding something, or does this buff routine no longer work? Gets his endgame weapon (Grave Singer) very fast, although its way better to wait for Mythic 4 before grabbing it. DarkOne777777 1 yr. ago Combat reflexes Thank you for your answer. A sword saint is not proficient with armor or shields and suffers normal arcane spell failure chance when casting magus spells while armored. You are starting very weak, so do whatever you have to in order to progress (i.e. Adding these properties consumes an amount of bonus equal to the property's base price modifier. Says I'm missing the prerequisite battle but i followed this guide to the letter for the build. Does outdated mean they straight up dont work anymore? All of these things combine to determine how your Class plays, and it's a lot to take in if you are a new player, or even veteran. Its just for fueling the arsenal. You also get a spell to summon more swarmy bois every seven days. Do I need to take combat reflexes, do I need to go the cleave path ? To the best of your ability, trigger the aforementioned AoEs on Animate Dead/Creeping Doom in the best case or onto one of your swarm clones in the worst. Its not that much, but it adds up. At 19th level, a sword saint's initiative roll is automatically a natural 20. G = Greater, M = Mass, S = Selective, B = Bolstered, E = Extended, CN = Completely Norrmal. If he has levels in fighter, these levels stack. Shapes: Blue Dragon - Electricity Immunity. Anyway, this one has trickster feats, so it crits with rays like no tomorrow, so that's pretty much where all the damage coems from. We use weapon enchant for barrage, so we have three elemental buffs running. Had to cut initiative, but that shouldn't matter all that much with uncanny. That and Indestructible Bones will make you exceedingly hard to kill. If the weapon is not magical, at least a +1 enhancement bonus must be added before any other properties can be added. I'd like to keep some CHA but am not sure how low I can go with STR/DEX/CON/DEF. Stacks around 60AB self-buffed (with the Smite against demons). Can Eldritch Scion also be built around STR? I'd recommend starting Neutral Evil, then edging to Lawful for a level, so you can Scroll of Atonement back to where you were. The modus operandi is to full-buff (cast Geniekind before Legendary Proportions), toss Transformation or Trick Fate on yourself, and go to town. Full-blooded Elves are the best for that role.. Every weapon that can be used with Weapon Finesse is a good choice, but my personal favorites are Estoc and Rapier. To be honest, I am struggling understanding the gameplay difference between Sword Saint and Eldritch Scion. I think pretty much any 1H weapon CAN be good. No need to pick. And if you get on their bad side, well Maybe its time to part ways.LEAD THE CRUSADEYou will need much more than a party of adventurers to cleanse the land of its demonic scourge. At 20th level, any attacks a sword saint makes withhis chosen weapon automatically confirm all critical threats and have their damage multiplier increased by 1 (x2 becomes for example). These bonuses and properties are decided when the arcane pool point is spent and cannot be changed until the next time the magus uses this ability. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Decent Difficulty Class (DC) and all the domains you actually want. This would. Can convert spells to summoning as a full round action (although its a good idea to slot one summoning spell per level, excepting 5 for emergencies). Valve Corporation. Pathfinder is a tabletop RPG based off of the 3.5 Ruleset of Dungeons and Dragons. You dont need more than 14 Dex since youll get AC from Int as well. Not Unfair worthy as it doesn't merge spellbook with Angel. Other Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous Guides: Unique Items List; Cheats (Trainer and Mod) Secret Ending; . Go down the vital strike feat line and max out your strength. What DLC to get? To get it out of the way: Swarm is a challenge run is a lot of ways. I'd say some new builds have opened up using that boost of power. Some mythical paths might offset those requirements though. The entire game will be MUCH easier if you do the dip, though. The penalties associated with the feature is not too appealing and you need Ascendant Element and Spell Pen feats to make offensive spells useful. build, it says to cast all four geniekinds and then dragon form, but those buffs all seem to overwrite each other. At 13th level, when a sword saint is attacking a flat-footed opponent, he adds his Intelligence modifier on damage with his chosen weapon (minimum 0). Will delay Abundant Casting a bit. Have you ever wondered what woud happen if Sosiel was built for combat and not for love? I would like to build a sword saint that focuses on a Non-reach weapon. Also, absolutely do accept the Profane Gift from Nocticula. Same question for the mythic feats/abilities. So, hog all the stat books to yourself, do. At 11th level, a sword saint can make a number ofattacks of opportunity in a round equal to his Intelligence modifier (minimum 1). Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts. For the former, you at least have Sun Form. A magus can only enhance one weapon in this way at one time. That's a perfectly viable sword saint build. If he uses this ability again, the first use immediately ends. That is to say, it is absolutely worse than going with a party and has way too many shortcomings. Just a bug then. Archmage Armour is gained through Mage Armour potions, which you should buy and craft. Bolster is pretty much AT, except the damage is not conditional. All of the builds I found have CHA dumped to 7. Plays like a nuker sorcerer until she gets Dragonforms. Since top-tier DPS is really the only reason to pick saint in the first place, STR is the way to go with a saint character. Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Solo Unfair Sword Saint / Trickster - Prologue / CH 1 and 2 Baldurs_Gate_2 892 subscribers Subscribe 6.2K views 7 months ago Outdated chapter 1 -. And you sacrifice quite a bit of its damage potential by going for Dex (a bit less if you do counter-intuitive things, such as use heavier weapons and buff up with Legendary Proportions - instead of something like Reduce Person - but then the Attack Bonus will be a bit behind the Str version). Toss some necro spells around, summon from items, cast Animate Dead here and there, etc happen Sosiel... 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