Bloodrager archer?

[williamoak]

So, with the bloodrager, a lot of fighty arcane prestige classes become somewhat more interesting. So I was wondering how to make the best Bloodrager+arcane archer. Any ideas? I was thinking vanilla bloodrager+destined bloodline.

[Eltacolibre]

Fey bloodline can give you some tactical advantage, like teleporting from trees to trees, leaping away, staggering foes with critical hits etc...

[Ventnor]

Elemental Bloodline, maybe? Flying Archers can be pretty neat.

[thegreenteagamer]

Seems moderately suboptimal to use bloodrager for arcane archer.
1. You need to carry two bows, one composite for your pre-rage stats, one for your post-rage stats.
2. Bloodrager only gets a smattering of spells. "+1 spellcasting level" on 8/10 levels and the like for bloodrager isn't really great considering what you give up.

[coyote6]

thegreenteagamer wrote:

Seems moderately suboptimal to use bloodrager for arcane archer.

1. You need to carry two bows, one composite for your pre-rage stats, one for your post-rage stats.

You'd just get an adaptive bow, surely?

[Seranov]

Yeah, Adaptive on your bow would be pretty much required.

But, in all honesty, I don't see the point. Raging doesn't really improve your archery much at all (a 2-4 extra damage an arrow and some HP/Will saves that you likely won't need because you're at range).

That said, it's definitely a thing you could do. Would it be any good? I 'unno.

[TaigaKirdApe]

Sorry for any necromancy on the thread but:

How about the Urban Bloodrager? Put that rage bonus into dex, pick up Arcane strike at lvl 5?

[Secret Wizard]

Most first level bloodrage powers only benefit melee strikes. Take a Bloodline familiar to replace them.