Rules Q : Spellstrike with Ranged Touch Attacks?


Round 1: Magus


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Just asking for a rules clarification on Spellstrike.

Spellstrike (Su): Whenever a magus casts a spell with a range of touch from the magus spell list, he can deliver the spell through any weapon he is wielding as part of a melee attack.If successful, this attack deals its normal damage as well as the effects of the spell. This ability does not grant the magus a free melee attack—such attacks must be made normally. Alternatively, a magus can make a free touch attack with his free hand instead of delivering the spell through his weapon, as normal.

Can Spellstrike be applied to Ranged Touch Attack spells? IE, could I Spellstrike by imbuing Disintegrate into my Sword then having it go off when I hit someone with it in melee?


Draznar wrote:

Just asking for a rules clarification on Spellstrike.

Spellstrike (Su): Whenever a magus casts a spell with a range of touch from the magus spell list, he can deliver the spell through any weapon he is wielding as part of a melee attack.If successful, this attack deals its normal damage as well as the effects of the spell. This ability does not grant the magus a free melee attack—such attacks must be made normally. Alternatively, a magus can make a free touch attack with his free hand instead of delivering the spell through his weapon, as normal.

Can Spellstrike be applied to Ranged Touch Attack spells? IE, could I Spellstrike by imbuing Disintegrate into my Sword then having it go off when I hit someone with it in melee?

Under the spell description, it must read:

Range touch

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