These forums have been incredibly helpful thank you all by the way, I love hearing from all different view points. Could I get some suggestions for which type of Witch, maybe its just a vanilla Witch that is best, or perhaps a specific archetype would be best for a debuff/blaster type witch. Which archetype syncs best with a debuff/blaster type? (The campaign wouldn't be a frozen one like Reign of Winter just a typical campaign)
Witches don't really blast. They might have a few blast spells, but in general it's not their thing. But debuffing is their bread and butter.
I don't think any archetypes really affect this significantly.
Invoker+winter witch with single level dip crossblooded Dragon/Orc sorcerer..
Goes into winter witch PRC.
Basically +3 damage per dice rolled on cold Spells. +4 on cone of cold with a 40gp liquid ice. Liberal use of Rime spell meta magic.
Cone of cold for 15d6+60 that chews through half immunity and Resistances...and not a single meta magic...those are great numbers.
I know you said the campaign isn't Reign of Winter, but consider Winter Witch, both archetype and prestige. I'm about to play one soon for RoW and it does what you're asking pretty well.
Winter witch as an archetype gives up very little and provides some fun stuff. It allows access to a hex to add minimal cold damage to a touch spell. What makes this amazing is that it gives the spell the cold descriptor, making Elemental Focus able to increase the DCs of spells like ray of exhaustion and bestow curse. You also get good blast spells like snowball and ice spears.
Winter Witch the prestige class costs you nothing but a couple feats (favored prestige class and favored casting so you don't lose your spell levels). All of your hexes progress the same. Plus you get the ability to bypass and reduce cold resistance/immunity, so being a one trick pony with your blasting doesn't hurt as much. When you can't hurt with cold, falling back on debuffs is easy.
Invoker+winter witch with single level dip crossblooded Dragon/Orc sorcerer..
Goes into winter witch PRC.Basically +3 damage per dice rolled on cold Spells. +4 on cone of cold with a 40gp liquid ice. Liberal use of Rime spell meta magic.
Cone of cold for 15d6+60 that chews through half immunity and Resistances...and not a single meta magic...those are great numbers.
Invoker and winter witch both change/replace patron and hexes. Unfortunately they don't stack.
Invoker and winter witch both change/replace patron and hexes. Unfortunately they don't stack.Invoker+winter witch with single level dip crossblooded Dragon/Orc sorcerer..
Goes into winter witch PRC.Basically +3 damage per dice rolled on cold Spells. +4 on cone of cold with a 40gp liquid ice. Liberal use of Rime spell meta magic.
Cone of cold for 15d6+60 that chews through half immunity and Resistances...and not a single meta magic...those are great numbers.
Hex levels do not overlap. But I guess you are right I forgot Winter Witch "Changes" the Patrons...tho it is just a limited list you can choose from. Not too big a whoopy tho.
You can still pull it off Via Invoker/Crossblooded and a Liquid Ice. Just don't get the sweet PrC that bypasses immunities. Can take metamagic or buy a rod to change element types tho.
Winter Witch PRC is like the only witch PRC that I can think of that levels the hexes as well. Evangelist may as well.
Sorry for the noobery fellas, but what's PRC?
Prestige Class; its basically a class you have to have prerequisites to take.
Also second the Invoker. You can always buy Hexes with the Extra Hex feat but what the Invoker offers is great raw power with its abilities. -10 SR? +1 Damage per die rolled? +3 DCs?
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Prestige Class; its basically a class you have to have prerequisites to take.
Also second the Invoker. You can always buy Hexes with the Extra Hex feat but what the Invoker offers is great raw power with its abilities. -10 SR? +1 Damage per die rolled? +3 DCs?
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Right? It's a great Archetype. Blaster/debuff can definitely be accomplished
Invoker seems really good