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Okay, I was just looking through this in the rules, and MAYBE it takes a little too long to come online, but the image in my head is simply amazing.
So, Magus gets access to the Dimensional Dervish feat line, which is all good and well. Teleport + Full attack is awesome. Then I noticed that one of the prerequisites was Dimensional Assault which seemed a bit... well, lackluster.
But then I thought to myself: Wait, what if I wanted to maximize Dimensional Assault? What's the best thing I can do on a cha-...OH MY GOSH. And the WarpLanceCharge magus was born. Not only can you get one of the most mobile mounts ever in the form of Phantom Steed (though it eats a spell slot), but you get to do all the cool stuff that using a lance entails.
Two-Handed Damage? Check. Hand free for spellcasting? Check. Ignoring any difficult terrain, including allies and other obstacles? Check. The ONLY real concern I have is whether or not you can use Spellstrike with a held spell charge in conjunction with a charge. My get says "No", but my heart says "Please?"
What do you guys think? Is the image of a teleporting, arcane-fueled cavalier atop a Conjured Steed too amazing, or is it too little, too late, and asynergistic?
In my limited experience, Phantom Steed kind of sucks. Maybe Sohei really would make it cool, but for a non-Gestalt Magus the Animal Ally feat might end up working better.
Anyhow, I'm not sure if your basic premise of using Spell Combat with a lance will work. The rules for SC mention a light or one-handed melee weapon, and the rules for the lance never say it becomes a one-handed weapon. The difference between a "one-handed weapon" and a weapon wielding in one hand is obviously a little sketchy, but the way Power Attack works with lances makes me suspect that you might be out of luck here.
Spell Combat:
To use this ability, the magus must have one hand free (even if the spell being cast does not have somatic components), while wielding a light or one-handed melee weapon in the other hand.
Lance:
While mounted, you can wield a lance with one hand.
Had this exact same idea, actually. If you're playing a campaign where 3pp stuff is allowed, Into the Breach: Magus has the Primalist Magus. Replaces some spells with druid spells, replaces your 5th level Bonus Feat with a Bite attack, and replaces your 3rd level Arcana for a Druid animal companion, druid level is Magus level -2. That's the exact class I want to use for a thunder and lightning themed Magus. That would make it a sturdier mount than a Phantom Steed.
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Even with that boost, It would have been taken out in one swing from ANYTHING I faced in Eyes of Ten. Phantom Steed is great for travel, useless in any level appropriate combat.Phantom Steed is the perfect mount for a sohei. Monastic Mount will give it your WIS to AC, your Evasion, and your spell resistance.
If I ever play a gestalt game, I think I'm going for a sohei/magus.
Even if you used Mounted Combat to negate physical hits? Between Mounted Combat, improved evasion, and your AC bonus, and granting a nice buffer of temp hit points, it should last as long as it's not taking multiple focus attacks per round.
Does the Magus have a way to gain access to the Summon Monster spells? There are a lot of potentially decent mounts on that list though there could be some table variation regarding whether you can ride them and what sort of penalties you'd take while doing so.
Ah, that's probably longer than the OP would want to wait. Until then I guess a halfling could ride a goat or pig familiar or anybody could buy or craft some figurines of wondrous power.
Where is the Mauler archetype from?
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Or you could just take the Familiar arcana for it. Save those feats, or just spend one on Extra Arcana. I think with a Mauler-Archetype familiar, it might actually be doable, with your familiar's attribute bonuses making it even tankier, with the familiar feat that increases its hit points as a great way of adding some survivability.
Wow, those familiar archetypes look really cool. I probably never would have guessed that they're listed as a specific type of magic armor though. No wonder I couldn't find them!