Magus questions

[Sorrol]

Hello,

I've got 2 questions with regards to the Spell Combat and Spellstrike class feats of the Magus...

1: If I use Spellstrike and I miss the AC but hit the Touch AC, does my spell still take effect but the melee attack itself not?

2: If I use Spell Combat together with Spellstrike am I capable of making a Melee Attack, cast a touch spell and thus make another Melee Attack to deliver the spell?

Cheers,
Sorrol

[Bronnwynn]

1. No.

2. Yes.

[Johnny_Devo]

As bronnwynn said, but I just wanted to add another thing.

It's not the most obvious thing, but the magus can also use spellstrike to deliver a touch spell he has on any melee attack he would normally make.

This means that if you go into spell combat and first cast your spell, you will be able to get a free attack as part of casting the spell and then take your attack that comes with spell combat. This works well because you can choose whether to make the attack first or cast the spell first.

The reason you want to do this is because it's possible that your first strike will miss, you'll keep the touch charge since it wasn't discharged, and then you can discharge it as part of the regular attack granted by spell combat.