Good Magus Arcanas for a punch-happy Brawler?


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Using VMC for it.
Currently thinking of these:
Accurate Strike
Hasted Assault
Prescient Attack
Flamboyant Arcana

Any others that would be good?


I'm starting to think I make terrible posts...
I thought the last one took so long to get replies cause it was too wordy but I made this one short and it got fewer replies.


Of the list, flamboyant arcana and hasted assault would be my choices, but hasted assault is probably better overall.


Yeah I like Flamboyant Arcana for your first arcana.

Since you don't actually get your second arcana till level 15 I recommend BANE BLADE.

Depending on your character WAND WIELDER might be really useful.

Depending on your GM ENDURING BLADE could also be really useful.

It really depends what you want to add to your character ... Offensive abilities, Defensive abilities, Utility abilities?


How smart is the brawler? Some magus arcana give bonuses equal to the Int bonus of the user.

You get the arcana at 7th, 15th and 19th levels with the character level treated as the magus level. So the first is limited to the arcana with no restrictions or Magus 3 or Magus 6 required, the latter two can be any on the list. Which means Hasted Assault and Accurate Strike can't be taken as the first arcana. Flamboyant Arcana does look good for that one - unless you'd like a familiar. For the 15th/19th level I'd probably choose Reflection first, then maybe Ghost Blade, Bane Blade, or Accurate Strike (you should have boots of speed or something by level 19.)


It might sound funny but pool strike is a good option for a non-spell casting character with the magus vmc.
It will allow you to use spell strike without spells and give you a elemental attack that scales with level.

Can't make a full attack slap an extra 3 to 7 d6 of an elemental damage to your attack.


Surprised no one seems to vote for Accurate Strike, figured touch attacks were really good. Enduring Blade is a good point though.

Brawler will have 14 Int. He prob wont go for familiar as it wont fit his character, though I do know how awesome familiars can be. I'm trying not to choose arcana that are too Pool intensive, but Reflection IS pretty good.

Just to clarify, to use the Bane Blade arcana, I have to spend at least 2 arcane pool points right? (since the arcana says "1 additional point")

Pool strike sounds like an interesting choice for when I can't charge.(or if I need to do elemental damage for some reason.)

Magus VMC doesn't say I cant use the Extra Arcana. So I'd probably use that to grab a good arcana at lvl9.


RandomReverie wrote:
Just to clarify, to use the Bane Blade arcana, I have to spend at least 2 arcane pool points right? (since the arcana says "1 additional point")

This is correct. You use it at the same time you use the arcane pool ability to enhance your weapon.

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Getting a familiar is a good deal, too.

Here's a full list of arcana with rating.


If you have sneak attack from an archtype (snake bite brawler) Then I'd recommend accurate strike for always on sneak attack damage otherwise I'd recommend against it.


fel_horfrost wrote:
If you have sneak attack from an archtype (snake bite brawler) Then I'd recommend accurate strike for always on sneak attack damage otherwise I'd recommend against it.

That's not how sneak attack works.


Johnnycat93 wrote:
fel_horfrost wrote:
If you have sneak attack from an archtype (snake bite brawler) Then I'd recommend accurate strike for always on sneak attack damage otherwise I'd recommend against it.
That's not how sneak attack works.

I think he means Prescient Attack, which allows me to ignore the target's dex bonus and trigger Sneak Attack.


RandomReverie wrote:
Johnnycat93 wrote:
fel_horfrost wrote:
If you have sneak attack from an archtype (snake bite brawler) Then I'd recommend accurate strike for always on sneak attack damage otherwise I'd recommend against it.
That's not how sneak attack works.
I think he means Prescient Attack

Sorry i miss quoted the arcana

I meant Prescient Attack not accurate strike.

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