Rays for days. Have it on at all times. I actually made a Bloodrager just now and I am testing it before making a Sword Saint to compare. For Kingmaker, I played a neutral good Sword Saint and used this Strongarm build and I absolutely loved it. abuse Invisibility and no-save Angel nukes). Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. No it's just that this a new bug introduced from the most recent patch. Selective Sirocco is a nice crowd control spell when we get it. No need to pick. I would like to build a sword saint that focuses on a Non-reach weapon. We need something as self-sufficient as possible, and we need it to be as independent of gear as possible. Not sure what would be max dmg potential. Instead of the free melee touch attack normally allowed to deliver the spell, a magus can make one free melee attack with his weapon (at his highest base attack bonus) as part Of casting this spell. Once you get Eldritch Knight 10 and Devourer, you can cast the irresistible Lich spells quite often. I am playing on Daring difficulty and I am not necessarily set on Sword Saint yet. Shapes: Blue Dragon - Electricity Immunity. If you are not adverse to respecs, just go with Use Magic Device 3 first and then respec at Mythic 10. I have read that Falcata was recommended for this build. Its just for fueling the arsenal. Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Saint Unfair party builds Builds on this page are intended to be played together, and can clear Unfair difficulty. Two handed weapons and the power attack feat get a 1.5x bonus from strength which dex cant catch up toand that extra damage also gets multiplied by crits. You will get a reasonably strong swarm army, but the general starts at extremely low XP and Level 15. Go down the vital strike feat line and max out your strength. Arbitrament was chosen for the fact there are loads of neutral companions, so you shouldnt have many problems filling the ranks. How do you have the Trickster Paladin wielding a longspear with a Shield? You also get a spell to summon more swarmy bois every seven days. We use Prescient Attack on enemies that can use See Invisibility. But it's still free attacks. All rights reserved. Have your cake and eat it too. These bonuses can be added to the weapon, stacking with existing weapon enhancement to a maximum of +5. Am I misunderstanding something, or does this buff routine no longer work? These bonuses do not function if the weapon is wielded by anyone other than the magus. A subreddit for all things involving Pathfinder CRPG series made by Owlcat Games. Use heavy shield until Fighter levels, then swap to tower shield. If yes, what are the drawbacks of going STR? Whenever he uses the spell combat ability, his concentration check bonus from Improved Spell Combat increases to +4. have you tried the build? I see what you did, but now it's missing the Skill Focus requirement to qualify for Student of War. Presumably its bugged (pun intended). Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. As a bonus, you consume everything that dies in a giant area around you. do fine in a pinch. Is the 10 intelligence a requirement for the rest of the build ? Str characters are easier to build as they don't need a bunch of feats and specific weapons to function. The entire game will be MUCH easier if you do the dip, though. A magus is proficient with all simple and martialweapons. That damage outweighs a few ac mid and late game. Or a combat feat. Travel. Sword Saint 1: Chosen Weapon - Bite: Dazzling Display: 14: Sword Saint 2 : 15: . Golden Dragon is poop. Also, absolutely do accept the Profane Gift from Nocticula. So long as it grows large and has decent Armour Class. Gets his endgame weapon (Grave Singer) very fast, although its way better to wait for Mythic 4 before grabbing it. Stacks around 60AB self-buffed (with the Smite against demons). You also get to attack touch AC with both you and your horse. It abandons the buffs and spells of other classes but increases max character level to 40 and reduces xp thresholds for leveling. This effect stacks with the Combat Reflexes feat. * Comes from Mystery/Angel. Chose the Sword Saint archetype after debating . Sadly, even when converted, path-specific spells dont get elemental dice properly, but Storm of Justice, Wall of Light, etc. Eldritch Scion is CHA based so a bit easier for you to build. Angel can break spellbooks; its a visual glitch fixed by save-load. This savage is a crafty one! Dont give a damn about your own AC because only style matters. Lots of cold damage per die rolled. * Including greater foci, except for Necromancy. How to Sword Saint? This functions much like two-weapon fighting, but the off-hand weapon is a spell that is being cast. it just works. Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition. On top of that, some people recommend STR while others recommend DEX. Worked out just fine. If he has levels in fighter, these levels stack. Better overall damage potential, negligible change in AC on Challenging, and frees up two feat slots which can reliably cover the lost AC at level 1 and get you keystone feats earlier. I don't think its on the spell list for any of the classes he takes. For the weapon you want Grave Singer; go with staves prior. He can do 2800-2900 base damage with x8 crit Greater Vital Strike without counting the Elemental Barrage procs and without Mark of Justice. 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). they use two hands if the offhand is free. Can't take beast rider level one and Magus Arcane rider after, Animal companion class incompatibility. The games are similar to classic RPG games such as Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights. I'm running Rowdy 1 with the rest in Vivi, wielding reach weapons (Bardiche, Glaive, etc). I thinked in playing as a bard, but it seemed it would probably turn out even more weak in melee than my Eldritch Scion. Hopefully you can help me out, since I can't wait to play the game. Without Legendary Proportions, Saint is not what its used to be, but at least his 11-20/x5 critical range, True Strike, and Arcane Accuracy Vital Strike can get you pretty far. Same question for the mythic feats/abilities. Also, Oreads dont look too stupid with beards and greataxes, so thats a bonus. Consuming most people gives absolutely nothing for your Swarm or very little. Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Walkthrough and Guide, Main character builds - Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Guide Home, DLC/The Treasure of the Midnight Isles Tracking, The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me, Mobility 3, Arcana 5, Trickery, Athletics, Perception 1, Stealth 1+, Use Magic Device (spare), Dragon Disciple - Outflank // Power Attack, Eldritch Knight - Improved Critical: Greataxe, Eldritch Knight - Weapon Specialization: Greataxe, Eldritch Knight - Greater Weapon Focus: Greataxe, Dragon Disciple - Great Cleave // Toughness, Loremaster - Rogue Trick: Dispelling Attack, Paladin - Improved Cleaving Finish // Combat Reflexes, Magic Weapon, Shield, Mage Armor (Bloodline), Magic Missile, True Strike, Vanish, Mirror Image, Blur, Sense Vitals, +stat spells, Indestructible Bones // Skeletal Marksman, Arcana, World, Nature, Religion, or whatever you fancy, Sorcerer - Spell Focus: Conjuration, Greater Spell Focus: Conjuration, Sorcerer - Point-Blank Shot // Precise Shot, Loremaster - Combat Feat: Improved Critical: Ray, Grease, Entangle, Reduce Person, Shield, True Strike, Magic Missile, Glitterdust, Web, Invisibility, Mirror Image, False Life, Cats Grace, Stinking Cloud, Haste, Spiked Pit, Resist Energy (C), Battering Blast, Shout. All of the builds I found have CHA dumped to 7. * Spells from curse and gear, no need to pick. If the sword saint confirms a critical hit, he can instead spend 2 points from his arcane pool to increase his weapon's critical multiplier by 1. Rampager was picked as Druid needs any help he can get to land hits, especially early on. SS is the magus that specialize mostly in melee martial that can buff itself. I considered Eldritch Scion because of CHA but based on the skills in the character creation, it seemed a little less heavy melee damage and more spells oriented, no? * If you dont have it on someone already. Or do I have to switch to lawful evil when I do the lich ritual, as Zacharius commands? If the weapon is not magical, at least a +1 enhancement bonus must be added before any other properties can be added. Hello! OR CL20 + 3 (Robe of the Seven Sins) + 2CL exploit/Dawnflower/Wind + Headband of Reshaping, Bane of Spirit, Devouring Lust, Cloak of Carnage, Mystic Grace*, Quarterstaff of the War Mage, Gnawing Magic, Robe of the Seven Sins, Builds on this page are intended to be played together, and can clear Unfair difficulty. Clearing the map is relatively easy. Should be fine now. Aspect of Kalavakus is absolutely broken with Kineticist trips. I'm thinking if the spells stay, couldn't I do the Caster Angel with Legend and get higher caster level (20 Oracle + 10 Loremaster + 1 Crossblooded + 1 Scaled Fist + 8 DD would give me 30 CL plus melee buffs)? I'd recommend starting Neutral Evil, then edging to Lawful for a level, so you can Scroll of Atonement back to where you were. Once you are out of the garrison, buy Red Salamander and you are good to go for the whole casting thing, while still being able to hit things with heavy objects sometimes. You can stack the horse reasonably high on Armour Class (AC), but the point is just doing the charge with a Skald's support. I finished Kingmaker once as a rogue but for WotR, I would like to try Sword Saint and I have to say that building one is so overwhelming that I've been stuck on the character creation screen since yesterday. Start with a human or aasimar, 19 strength, at least 14 in Dex, Con, and Int. The Vital Strike damage is insane, Cleave can hit almost the entire screen when enlarged, and you can self-cast a ton of helpful spells like True Strike, Displacement, and Restoration. Any ideas why it won't let me? Then would something like 18 STR, 14 DEX, 12 CON, 16 INT, 12 WIS, 7 CHA with the oblate background okay? My Main gripe is that seeing in the class itself, or the class many recommand to take along on YT, duelist, you lose your AC bonus by being caught Flat footed. I would like to build a sword saint that focuses on a Non-reach weapon. However, when reading descriptions in the character creation, it feels like going DEX is the way to go, though I have no idea what the downsides of going STR would be. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. As he gains levels, a magus learns arcane secrets tailored to his specific way of blending martial puissance and magical skill. You kind of have to hit Level 8 before Leper's Smile for Shout. Replace one with Completely Normal Spell on a Trickster path. no, youre not missing anything. I am stuck at what feats to take and when. Everything up to Level 7 should remain (at least if you are playing at a fast pace). On the bright side, with Selective rods we can get in Midnight Isles, its possible to make use of Level 6 Siroccos. Celebrate every new location with a bottle. Gives you int to ac instead of dex, which means your sword saint gets int to ac x2 now :D. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. That's a perfectly viable sword saint build. Prior to that, its still a tanky Shifter build. The author of this thread has indicated that this post answers the original topic. The modus operandi in late-game is to cast Selective Sirocco and blast things with Chain Lightning. Mythic Charge applies on every strike with Pounce. This affects only the weapon's base damage dice, not additional damage from sneak attack, magical weapon properties, spellstrike, or critical hits. I thinked in playing as a melee Alchemist (Vivisectinist), but the concept of cutting living people as a class is creepy to me. Theres effectively no crusade. English is not my native language, so I'm sorry if my text is bad to read. Gets all the important Paladin stuff, plus some Angel goodies, and is tailor-made to make everything evil suffer. Thanks for the advice everyone, and the suggestion for vivi instead. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Rain of Halberds, Extra Mythic Ability: Greater Abundant Casting*, Extra Mythic Ability: Rupture Restraints*, Mobility 3, Persuasion 5, Arcana 2, Athletics*, Use Magic Device (spare), Oracle - Improved Initiative // Nature // Hellbound // Natures Whispers // Cure Spells, Oracle - Toughness // Weapon Mastery: Greataxe (x2), Oracle - Shatter Defenses // Greater Spell Focus: Conjuration, Hellknight - Any // Nail // Demons of Strength, Magic Weapon, Shield of Faith, Divine Favor, Unbreakable Heart, Cure Light*, Barkskin*. Or Expose Vulnerability, if you want more single-target damage. Legends have ridiculous DPS potential but scaling defense will not be easy, since most classes give you way more attack/damage bonuses than defenses. We use weapon enchant for barrage, so we have three elemental buffs running. Pathfinder is a tabletop RPG based off of the 3.5 Ruleset of Dungeons and Dragons. We dont care about the spell damage part. If a sword saint is caught flat-footed or otherwise denied her Dexterity bonus, she also loses this bonus. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. I'd like to focus more on damage and rely on my companion tanks and position to avoid damage. yes i know but why not use ex falchion (martial) with same dam range/crit range and save a feat. I only have planned some levels in my build, I ask if somebody can give me tips of what to do? If youve played a caster in this game, this will be familiar, except its also a fully functional domain bot, so youll never skip your swift action. These properties are added to any the weapon already has, but duplicates do not stack. The penalties associated with the feature is not too appealing and you need Ascendant Element and Spell Pen feats to make offensive spells useful. It's going to need buff support from sources outside your own spell list as well. Thanks. Team up with a Brown Fur Transmuter and you'll be 1-shotting entire rooms full of enemies with your Cleave and Cleaving Finish. To get it out of the way: Swarm is a challenge run is a lot of ways. That AB also makes it easy to skip the Shatter Defenses line; someone will be able to toss Greater Invisibility on us and thats good enough. The mule is actually. You go greataxes instead of fauchards because axes come sooner and to fit in Selective to get more out of Hungry Flesh. ". 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. You can even stay hidden with your main swarm for extra cheese and never even be in danger. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. after getting mythic 8, I lost all my trickster abilities including the bab bonus from athletics 3? 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