Spiritualists phantom can have sneak attack if they go the hatred route.
Does it have to be sneak attack exactly? Because a stalker vigilante gets something very close to it.
It's truly terrible but a greensting slayer magus can get sneak attack for one point of arcane pool per attack.
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Sneak attack is fairly overrated because of how situational it is, and a number of things are immune to it. You can also always roll crappy on your sneak attack dice. Static damage bonuses are where it's at via studied target, power attack, judgments, challenge, divine favor plus fate's favored, etc. For example, a sanctified slayer inquisitor can get studied target damage plus divine favor plus some extra bane damage, and gets a bit of sneak attack on top of that. That will beat a rogue or assassin any day, especially with class ability boosting magic items. Your goal should be to consistently do good damage without sneak attack, and then do a bit extra when you can sneak attack.
Related:
1) Can you take accomplished sneak attacker more than once?
2) What archetypes / prestige classes give sneak attack at the same rate as the rogue (other than vivisectionist)?
Yeah I've wondered this myself but I don't think you can.
A house rule I've thought of is you can take the feat as many times as half your sneak attack dice minimum one, so if you have 4 you can take it twice and if you have 6 thrice. Obviously dice from the feat would not count towards the amount you can take.
I thought you could but looking at the feat on d20pfsrd it doesn't mention you can.
Yeah, ive recently been looking for things that improve / give full sneak attack to work with a carnivalist archetype dip, preferably without being a vivisectionist (because they seem pretty damn evil).
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Snakebite Striker Brawler is perfect but I'd lose out on Martial Flexibility from Brawler.
Ask yourself, how often would you plan on using a move action to gain a short term feat, and is losing that ability really an issue?
Also if you're ok with a 2 level dip the second level gets you Two Weapon Fighting (assuming you're ok with using one of the requisite weapon types), and a Combat Bonus Feat.
Or combine a bunch of classes/archetypes that get their first sneak attack die at 1st level, such as the Snakebite Striker archetype of the Brawler class, then advance only Rogue to get an extra hit die every other level. This combination renders the Accomplished Sneak Attacker feat useless since that feat cannot raise your number of sneak attack dice above half your character level.
To make sneak attack worthwhile, I recommend a good attack bonus and some feats etc. to apply it more often. The best bet might be slayer with VMC rogue, resulting in 10d6 sneak attack at level 19, full base attack bonus and combat style feats to boosts feint, intimidate (Shatter Defenses) or dirty tricks. The sneak attack progression is slow first, Accomplished Sneak Attacker at level 3 can speed it up, it will turn off at level 19, though. That's usually not relevant and retraining might be an option in the campaign.
Beside that, avr already mentioned the vigilante. Hidden strike of the slayer specialization is mechanically close to sneak attack indeed - and it stacks with it. So a vigilante (stalker) with VMC rogue makes it to 15 (!) dice. Assuming your GM allows Accomplished Sneak Attacker for sneak attack as secondary class feature.
I vote for shatter defence my friend is running a slayer with a great axe and the shatter defence build studied target + sneak attack dice + 1.5 STR + PA 1.5 = lots of damage.
There's a poison darter archetype for the ranger now. It gets sneak attack starting at level 4, increasing every 2 levels after - 9d6 at L20, 10d6 w/accomplished SA. Only with a blowgun though. Rangers get access to Sense vitals, have full BAB and have bonus feats - poison darters also get a weak but free poison in place of favored enemy.
There's a poison darter archetype for the ranger now. It gets sneak attack starting at level 4, increasing every 2 levels after - 9d6 at L20, 10d6 w/accomplished SA. Only with a blowgun though. Rangers get access to Sense vitals, have full BAB and have bonus feats - poison darters also get a weak but free poison in place of favored enemy.
Neat. I'll look into that when i get a chance. so beyond vivisectionist and this poison darter, what else gives sneak every 2nd level?
so beyond vivisectionist and this poison darter, what else gives sneak every 2nd level?Arcane trickster, as mentioned above.
Would a wizards familiar improve with each Arcane Trickster level?
Would a wizards familiar improve with each Arcane Trickster level?so beyond vivisectionist and this poison darter, what else gives sneak every 2nd level?Arcane trickster, as mentioned above.
No, arcane trickster doesn't specify it and most PrCs don't.
