Questions tagged [magus]
For questions about the magus, a type of magic user or spellcaster in various systems; in Pathfinder, it is the name of a martial/spellcaster class. This tag should be used for questions primarily relating to a character type called a magus in a tabletop RPG.
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Does a Starlit Span Magus get the increased dice size for Ignition
A starlit span can Spell Strike at range:
When you use Spellstrike, you can make a ranged weapon or ranged unarmed Strike, as long as the target is within the first range increment of your ranged ...
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Does Magus' sparkling targe only work on spells?
The Magus subclass 'Sparkling Targe' has the following abilty (emphasis mine), which increases your shields hardness when blocking:
When you’re in Arcane Cascade stance with your shield raised, your
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Can a Magus not recharge spellstrike while in arcane cascade?
I'm new to Pathfinder (2e) in general and I wish to understand the magus class more.
So the magus spellstrike has a recharge mechanic before you can use it again, according the the action's definition ...
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As a Magus with Psychic dedication, can I use Shield non-amped as a cantrip?
Taking the Psychic dedication I see Shield (amped) is listed as a Focus spell in Pathbuilder.
Can I cast it non amped as a cantrip? The dedication seems to say I can but the app doesn't automatically ...
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Does Phase Bolt allow Spellstrike to reduce the target's circumstance bonus to AC?
My Magus takes Phase Bolt as a cantrip. They use it with Spellstrike. My target has Raised a Shield for a +2 circumstance bonus to their AC. Do I Spellstrike against their AC with or without their ...
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Can a Magus use Expansive Spellstrike with a Conflux spell, and if so what exactly happens?
All the starting conflux spells for the various Magus hybrid studies let you make a strike. As far as I can tell, these are eligible for spellstrike if you have Expansive Spellstrike (without the feat,...
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Chain Lightning and Expansive Spellstrike
Expansive Spellstrike allows for using spells that can "target a creature or that [have] an area of a burst, cone, or line (abiding by any other restrictions of Spellstrike)" with ...
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What Arcane spells can actually hit multiple targets with a Spell Attack (for Spell Swipe)?
For the Magus, Spell Swipe (and eventually Whirlwind Spell) allows you to hit multiple enemies with a Spellstrike; however, if you actually want your multiple targets to both get hit by a spell, you ...
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Magus, Bladebound's Black Blade, and Arcane Pool Enhancement
I know there are similar Magus questions on SE, but I don't believe any address my specific question.
Say I have a level 5+ Bladebound Magus. Bladebound Magus gains the the Black Blade ability at ...
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Does the Magus' Spell-strike work on both melee and ranged touch spells?
Does the Magus' Spell-strike work on both melee and ranged touch spells?
whenever a magus casts a spell with a range of “touch” from the magus spell list, he can deliver the spell through any weapon ...
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Magus Spellstrike through an arm mounted "grappling hook"
The Brawler archetype Constructed Pugilist grants you a prosthetic arm right off the bat that you can modify yourself through class features and crafting feats. One such class feature lets you use it ...
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How effective is Spell Shield Magus Arcana in preventing attacks of opportunity from hitting?
My favorite class in Pathfinder is a Magus. I'm considering playing a reckless, Dex-based, magus who regularly carries out combat maneuvers. However, I don't want to allocate so many feats to improved ...
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Spell-Storing weapon + Magus' Spellstrike
Okay, I've seen a few questions about this but not the exact question I have so I figure it's reasonable to ask.
Let's assume the following situation, I have a magus with a spell-storing weapon with, ...
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Can you use Wayang Spellhunter and Magical Lineage to make shocking grasp a level 0 cantrip?
One of my players is attempting to use
Spellhunter, Magical Lineage,
and Blissful Spell.
His goal is to make Shocking Grasp a level 0 spell/cantrip.
Is this interaction legal RAW?
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How do Magus class features interact with Shadow Conjuration/Evocation?
Several of the magus class features involve casting spells from the magus spell list. They do not specify that the spell must be prepared, or cast with magus spell slots.
Spell Combat:
As a full-...
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