Can you qualify for feats via items?

[mysticbelmont]

For the dimensional feat line, it says you must be able to cast dimension door. Could you qualify for this feat if you had an item, like the cape of the monetbanke, which lets you use dimension door once per day.

[Robert A Matthews]

No. You have to actually be able to cast it.

FAQ wrote:

Items as Spells: Does using a potion, scroll, staff, or wand count as "casting a spell" for purposes of feats and special abilities like Augment Summoning, Spell Focus, an evoker's ability to do extra damage with evocation spells, bloodline abilities, and so on?

No. Unless they specifically state otherwise, feats and abilities that modify spells you cast only affect actual spellcasting, not using magic items that emulate spellcasting or work like spellcasting.

[Jeff Merola]

That said, some items do let you qualify for some feats (like the stat boosting items and feats with stat prereqs).

[Lifat]

Jeff Merola wrote:

That said, some items do let you qualify for some feats (like the stat boosting items and feats with stat prereqs).

Yeah... Magic items that fall under the rule of becoming a permanent bonus after 24 hours qualifies you for feats and/or prestige classes. For an example the skill ranks you get from headband of intellect also counts towards required ranks for prestige classes.