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I know this is a bit of a Necro but I just wanted to toss out there how well this guide would benefit from mentioning the Ancient Elf from Lost Omens: Character Guide.

Elf gives those boosts to Int and Dex and though you take a penalty to Con you can use your free boost to ignore it. Low Light Vision is helpful because if you can't see it you mostly can't target it. You also get faster than average movement at 30 feet which can help you outrun most enemies. However, the real seller is what the Heritage offers up. One free class dedication at level 1, even though you don't meet the level requirement.

This is huge.

Take Witch to get the below tasty package.

After choosing a patron you become trained in that Patron's magical tradition. This gives you easy access to going straight into the Occult magic list which has even more juicy buff/debuff options.

A Familiar with one less ability than a witch's regular familiar... aka a normal wizard's familiar. This familiar also gives you two common cantrips from the patron's list and the ability to memorize one each day. Here are the common cantrips available on the Occult list that are not on the arcane list.

- Forbidding Ward
- Guidance
- Know Direction
- Summon Instrument

The winners here are Forbidding Ward and Guidance unless you went illusionist and may have a high Charisma and the ability to perform, then Summon Instrument might be a fun addition.

Patron skill becomes trained for you or you get a free trained skill if you are already trained in that skill. So, most likely, you are now trained in Occultism.

In short, Ancient Heritage for Elf is like Versatile Human but on steroids for this build. You get one of the best first level class feats for Wizard since you get a free Familiar then are free to pick up either Reach Spell or Counterspell at your leisure. Extra cantrips, easy access to spell casting from a different list, an extra trained skill.

Just thought it was worth pointing out.