Attacking with vanishing move


Rules Questions


Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber; Pathfinder Starfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber

While using the Vanishing Move mythic path ability, is it possible to move up to someone and attack them and gain the benefits of invisibility on said attack?

It says that doing anything besides moving ends the effect, but would it end at the start of the attack (negating any real benefit from being invisible in the first place) or after the conclusion of the attack (allowing me to ignore the target's Dexterity bonus and maybe get some sneak attack damage)?

In short, at what point does the invisibility pop?

Shadow Lodge

I'd assume it works like Invisibility and that although attacking breaks the effect, you're still considered invisible for the breaking attack.


Sorry to thread necro, but does anyone know if this benefits the first attack in a round? It seems to me that the intent was that this is only for movement (i.e. to allow a roguish type to reposition).

PRD wrote:
Vanishing Move (Su): When you wish to not be seen, you aren't. As a swift action, you can make yourself invisible until the end of your turn. This effect ends if you do anything other than move. If you expend one use of mythic power when using this ability, it instead acts as greater invisibility using double your tier as your caster level.


One last attempt at this, bump.


I don't think it was the intent to allow you to be invis for your first attack of the round, but the way it is written if you used yoru swift action before a full attack then yes you would be invis for the first attack of the full attack and should get the bonus.

I am not sure if the cost in action economy (using your swift action) is balanced or not, but by my reading of the quoted text it would work.

Community / Forums / Pathfinder / Pathfinder First Edition / Rules Questions / Attacking with vanishing move All Messageboards

Want to post a reply? Sign in.