Feat Selection for my Arcane Archer


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So, my arcane archer is about to hit level 9, and I'm trying to decide what feat I should pick up. Basic background: Fighter 5/Sorc 2/AA 1(soon to be 2) with Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Rapid Shot, Weapon Focus, Deadly Aim, Weapon Spec, Manyshot, and Snapshot already acquired.

I'd been planning to pick up Improved Snapshot at this level, but then I suddenly realized that, thanks to the slightly behind the curve BAB from the sorc levels, I won't qualify, leaving me scrambling for a new idea. Currently, I'm considering the following:

Clustered Shots: limiting DR is obviously cool, but there are a couple things. First, we haven't come across many creatures with DR, and I try to pick feats and skills that reflect my character's experience. Also, thanks to UMD, my wand of Abundant Ammo, and my cold iron/adamantine/mithril arrows, I'm pretty well equipped to avoid DR anyways.

Combat Reflexes: this wouldn't be hugely useful at the present, but when I do pick up Improved Snap Shot, having a lot more AoOs makes the feat even better. However, I'm not sure I want to pick up a feat that isn't useful for another 2 levels.

Arcane Armor Training: mithril chain shirt still has a 10% spell failure chance. It rarely comes up, as that's still pretty low, but getting to zero would be nice to make sure I don't fail on those times when it's REALLY important.

Point-Blank Master: again, the benefits are obvious. I didn't use the archer archetype, not that I ever got high enough to get that ability anyway. However, I haven't had a ton of problems with provoking AoOs in combat yet and, being a fighter with a high dex, my AC and HP are both pretty good.

Anyway, thoughts and opinions from the forum crowds? Any feats that I'm overlooking that I should consider?


Clustered shots is pretty much the bestest archer feat ever.

Point Blank master is also pretty good.

Archery is super frontloaded, feat-wise. You need like 5 feats immediately, and then there isn't that much, once you hit later levels.

-Cross

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