I recently rebuilt my Mesmerist character into the Eyebiter archetype and I was wondering if there was a compiled list of spells that work with it's Staring Eye ability.
Burning Gaze is a definite.
Lock Gaze is likely, but doesn't call itself a "gaze attack," which doesn't seem to be a well defined term in the game, certainly not in spell descriptions.
Eyebite, despite being called out in the Staring Eye description, doesn't seem to be a gaze attack in any sense. You look at a target to inflict effects (because you always have to look at a target to effect it) every round, but there's no description of a gaze attack or mechanic to avoid it.
It seems the ability really doesn't do anything. All the other spells I found that mention "gaze" allow the target to use the gaze mechanic to avoid them, but the actual source of the attack doesn't involve a gaze.
It seems the ability really doesn't do anything. All the other spells I found that mention "gaze" allow the target to use the gaze mechanic to avoid them, but the actual source of the attack doesn't involve a gaze.
That's the issue I'm having. Aside from being able to use your Stare abilities through your familiar. But the ability seems to be quoting a specific spell descriptor that doesn't exist. Like there should be a "gaze" descriptor or something. Even Burning Gaze, despite being called out in the ability description, SPECIFICALLY says it doesn't give you a gaze attack in the spell description.