Arcane Fighter, ala monk, focus on DEX, high dmg


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8 levels of Witch gives you BAB 4, but by that point coupled Divine Favor + Fate's Favored means that you're up at +4 to hit and +4 to damage rolls, so assuming you've got that one up and running, you're pretty well off, compared to other EK's.


Should I try going melee instead? It seems less feat starved but need more CON.

I hope it works, Im really liking this witch, need to work on stat distribution, feats, traits and hexes


6 levels of Witch has the same BAB as 5 levels; 8 levels of Witch has -1BAB compared to 5 levels. You definitely want 6 levels of Witch to get Greater Magic Weapon, 2 more levels at some point is nice for Divine Power but not necessary, and any more than that just gets you Patron Spells like Giant Form that don't work for a dex-based character anyways.

Going pure melee with a Witch/EK is quite possible and can do some interesting things. A strength-based Strength Patron Witch can smash things up in melee very nicely, though it has somewhat less AC (so you would definitely want either a shield or the Ironskin spell at the very least, if not both). Dex-based melee doesn't do quite as much damage, but it can still be pretty deadly.

I don't know what sources you're allowed to use, but the feat Artful Dodge from the Melee Tactics Toolbox makes it possible to use intelligence as a prerequisite for two-weapon fighting, which is quite powerful with Strength Witch buffs. If you go two-weapon with unarmed strike or light shield or cestus or something like that in the offhand it doesn't stop spellcasting.


Thanks everyone for the suggestions, I really like the Witch/Swasbluckler, going with that

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