Dex based Kensai Magus

[Fencer_guy]

I am creating my 2nd ever Magus. The first died at level 5 due to having his brain eaten by a int devourer. I went with straight up dex based magus. This time I want to try the Kensai.

I think I am going with Dex based dervish dancing. (we cant use material from ACG, none of us has that book) and I get to start at lvl 6.

Any sort of general knowledge you can add? I was thinking about a str based magus but I am sort of unsure how to build it. Seems like all the guides are for dex based one.

Thanks for the help. and thank FrodoOf9Fingers for the guide that I am using :)

[Gisher]

FrodoOf9Fingers' Exhaustive Guide to the Kensai Magus is really is amazing and rather… exhaustive. I can't think of any general concepts that he doesn't address.

Some magus archetypes are well suited to a strength build. A Staff magus, for example isn't going to be able to get dex to dam with his primary weapon. But a Kensai doesn't have that problem, and with his armor restrictions he really needs dex for AC.

[B. A. Robards-Debardot]

It's a shame about not having the ACG, Taking Arcane Deed for the items he suggests is kinda awesome for the melee magus.

[Fencer_guy]

I suppose if I bought it I might be able to use the rules. :) So far I have been having so much with the class.