
Jim C |
If you are only going to do a small dip into an arcane class (3lvls or less) I think you might be better served by going Wizard or Witch.
However if you are going Magus here is my advice:
Since you are using 2 hand weapons you will not be able to use spell combat as a Magus, but you will be able to use spellstrike. It also looks like your plan is to pre-buff before entering combat.The first thing you should pick up is the Magic Lineage trait. That will increase you caster level by 2.
At first level the spells that you will get your biggest bang out of will be:
Shield
Long Arms
Blade Tudor Spirit (if you power attack, which you should)
Expeditious RetreatAt second level, when you get spellstrike, you will also see some value in attack spells that you can prebuff before combat.
Frostbite
Chill TouchIf you are only dipping into Magus for a couple levels, you should look at the archetype Armored Battlemage. It will allow you to cast in medium armor immediately. You will not be able to use your arcane pool to enhance your weapons, only your armor, but you can use Advanced Weapon Training to buff your weapon as a fighter.
Awesome! Thanks Bladelock!