Does Arcane Blast Have Verbal Or Somatic Components?

[Ruske Bell]

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Arcane Blast

You can convert any spell into an attack.

Prerequisites: Arcane spellcaster, caster level 10th.

Benefit: As a standard action, you can sacrifice a prepared spell or unused spell slot of 1st level or higher and transform it into a ray, targeting any foe within 30 feet as a ranged touch attack. This attack deals 2d6 points of damage plus an additional 1d6 points of damage for every level of the spell or spell slot you sacrificed. 0-level spells may not be sacrificed in this manner.

This is a supernatural ability.

It appears that as a ray you still have to aim it, but it doesn't actually say anything about components.

[Daniel Turner Zen Archer]

Ruske Bell wrote:

Feats‎ > ‎General Feats‎ > ‎

Arcane Blast

You can convert any spell into an attack.

Prerequisites: Arcane spellcaster, caster level 10th.

Benefit: As a standard action, you can sacrifice a prepared spell or unused spell slot of 1st level or higher and transform it into a ray, dfs targeting any foe within 30 feet as a ranged touch attack. This attack deals 2d6 points of damage plus an additional 1d6 points of damage for every level of the spell or spell slot you sacrificed. 0-level spells may not be sacrificed in this manner.

This is a supernatural ability.

It appears that as a ray you have to aim it, but it doesn't actually say.

Aiming is covered by stating that you make a ranged touch attack against a foe within 30 feet. I bolded the part of your original post which covers aiming. Being a ranged attack, you'd use your dex modifier to determine your bonus to attack alongside your BAB and any other modifies such as from spells or feats (point blank shot).

[blackbloodtroll]

Are you asking if you need to point your finger, and say "pytooh!"?

[the David]

It's a supernatural ability, not a spell.

[Ruske Bell]

Edited my post for clarity. And black, pretty much. It stands to reason that there is due to most spells having verbal and somatic components. Alternately, it could work like the sage sorcerer arcane bolt, which works even if you are tied up and gagged.

[blackbloodtroll]

Yeah, Supernatural abilities do not require verbal, or somatic components, unless the ability explicitly says otherwise.

They do not provoke, require concentration, and cannot be disrupted, or subject to counterspelling.

They do not function in an Antimagic Field though.

[wraithstrike]

Aiming a ray is not a component.
And since its SU there is no component. It says you have to sacrifice a spell NOT that you have to cast a spell in order to use the ability.

[bbangerter]

Note that triggering the ability will not provoking an AoO, but making a ranged attack (pointing at the target) will.

[blackbloodtroll]

bbangerter wrote:

Note that triggering the ability will not provoking an AoO, but making a ranged attack (pointing at the target) will.

True. Well, except the pointing part.

No need to point fingers.

[Gilfalas]

Ruske Bell wrote:

Feats‎ > ‎General Feats‎ > ... This is a supernatural ability. ...

So no. It requires no components of any kind other than those specified in the feat and implied by the to hit roll.

Could be blasts from their eyes if you want or from an outstretched finger or hand or palm. Could shoot out of their chest. Does not matter since it is SU.