Say, perhaps, the magus has two iteratives, and is currently holding a charge of shocking grasp that he didn't manage to discharge last turn.
He wants to use his two iteratives to try and deliver shocking grasp, then cast another spell afterwards once the spell is delivered.
However, the attacks both miss, and shocking grasp is still a held charge. Can the magus, should he not want to waste the spell slot, elect to not cast any spell?
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Yes.
As a full-round action, he can make all of his attacks with his melee weapon at a –2 penalty and can also cast any spell from the magus spell list with a casting time of 1 standard action (any attack roll made as part of this spell also takes this penalty).
Obviously he don't get the extra attack from spellstrike if he don't cast a spell.
Alright, that's good to know.
Now, this raises an interesting question for me. Using this same logic, at what point does the player of the magus have to declare what spell he is casting? If he can choose not to cast a spell based upon the results of the attacks, it stands to reason that he can also choose what spell he wants to cast after seeing the results of his attacks.
Alright, that's good to know.
Now, this raises an interesting question for me. Using this same logic, at what point does the player of the magus have to declare what spell he is casting? If he can choose not to cast a spell based upon the results of the attacks, it stands to reason that he can also choose what spell he wants to cast after seeing the results of his attacks.
He has to declare which spell he is casting when he casts it. He is explicitly allowed to cast before or after his normal attacks. If he has multiple attacks, he is explicitly not allowed to cast in between his attacks.
He is, of course, allowed to attack, then cast a touch attack spell and take his Spellstrike. The ban on casting between attacks probably only applies to the spell allowed by Spell Combat, not any swift action spell he may wish to cast.