Magus: Spell Combat - Order of Operations

[InfoStorm]

When a Magus is using spell combat to cast a spell and ake a melee attack, WHEN in the round does the spell go off?

Is it after all melee attacks, or can it be before melee attacks?

I can see this mattering in many cases:

5th level Magus fighting monster -- If Spel can go firt, possible that 5d6 shocking grasp will kill the monster before he swings his 1d6+4 damage scimitar, letting him swing at other adjcent foe.

any level Magus casting True Strike, +20 to melee attack while spells hold out against hard to hit foe.
Similarly-- Bulls Strength/Enlarge/Cat's grace/Transformation -- All can effect the attacks in the same round if spells is first.

[Xum]

InfoStorm wrote:

When a Magus is using spell combat to cast a spell and ake a melee attack, WHEN in the round does the spell go off?

Is it after all melee attacks, or can it be before melee attacks?

I can see this mattering in many cases:

5th level Magus fighting monster -- If Spel can go firt, possible that 5d6 shocking grasp will kill the monster before he swings his 1d6+4 damage scimitar, letting him swing at other adjcent foe.

any level Magus casting True Strike, +20 to melee attack while spells hold out against hard to hit foe.
Similarly-- Bulls Strength/Enlarge/Cat's grace/Transformation -- All can effect the attacks in the same round if spells is first.

Actually you can choose if it goes before or after the attacks. You cannot do it between swings though.

[LazarX]

InfoStorm wrote:

When a Magus is using spell combat to cast a spell and ake a melee attack, WHEN in the round does the spell go off?

Is it after all melee attacks, or can it be before melee attacks?

I can see this mattering in many cases:

5th level Magus fighting monster -- If Spel can go firt, possible that 5d6 shocking grasp will kill the monster before he swings his 1d6+4 damage scimitar, letting him swing at other adjcent foe.

any level Magus casting True Strike, +20 to melee attack while spells hold out against hard to hit foe.
Similarly-- Bulls Strength/Enlarge/Cat's grace/Transformation -- All can effect the attacks in the same round if spells is first.

As the rules say, your spell can go off before your melee sequence or after. You can not however use your spell between iterative attacks, those need to be resolved as one action before or after your spell.