Best Magic Items to enhance Stealth Skill.

[Crai]

Looking through the various handbooks, guides and threads regarding stealth .... there's a tremendous amount of advice on the best races, feats, traits, spells and class abilities to boost Stealth. But there's hardly any mention of the best magic items for doing so.

Any recommendations on good, value-based magic items that a Stealth-user should have?

I ask because I'm making a Stealth Wizard of 11th level and am looking for magic item accouterments for her. I'm good with feats, traits and spells - so I don't suggestions for those.

Thank you!

[Cheburn]

Well there's always the good old-fashioned (improved/greater) shadow armor special ability.

[blackbloodtroll]

Do you have the build available?

[Crai]

This Wizard is an 11th level Diviner with a build chassis and feats structured to attack with illusion spells.

She has about 14,000 GP set aside for Stealth Skill maximization. I'm hoping to find somewhere between 3 and 5 magic items to help boost Stealth - all utilizing different skill bonus types (Competence, Luck, etc.) or stackable bonus types (like Circumstance).

I was thinking that maybe a lot of the softbound Paizo splatbooks would have little magic goodies along this line.

[blackbloodtroll]

Defeating Scent, Blindsense, Blindsight, and Tremorsense should be the focus.

Being able to do it without cover, concealment and whilst observed should be next.

[CN_Minus]

blackbloodtroll wrote:

Defeating Scent, Blindsense, Blindsight, and Tremorsense should be the focus.

Wait, are there items of reasonable price that can do that?

[Goddity]

Become intangible + invisible? That should make you pretty undetectable not counting magic scanning.

[blackbloodtroll]

Boots of Soft Step, for when not flying.

Negate Aroma Potions.

Necklace of Adaptation and the Burrow Spell make you pretty much invisible to all senses.

Scrying means you can be hidden very far away.

[Crai]

Thank you, folks. You've given me some terrific ideas and options.

[blackbloodtroll]

Indeed.

Focusing on the versatility, and effectiveness of your Stealth, rather than just the skill Bonus, is the better use of money.

[Avoron]

Incidentally, Negate Aroma potions are outclassed by both Scent Blocker and vials of Deodorizing Agent, which have the added benefits of being easily craftable and unaffected by dispelling and antimagic.

Although Negate Aroma would still probably win out if you have the UMD to use a wand or if you just have a party member who can cast it for you.