so, lets say I have a samurai that is VMC sorcerer, and mythic, champion. I was planning to take dual path to take trickster and path dabbling: mythic bloodline, to increase my bloodline powers.
But then I read that archmage has also this path ability:
Bloodline Intensity (Su)
Your mythic power intensifies your sorcerer bloodline. Select an additional bloodline feat from your bloodline’s list of feats. You must meet the prerequisites for that feat. You can also cast each of your bloodline spells once per day without them counting toward the number of spells you can cast per day. You must have the bloodline class feature to select this ability.
One feat could be OK-ish, specially if the VMC is taking many feats from the character. But about the bloodline spells... can a samurai cast those bloodline spells once per day? Technically, those doesnt count toward the number of spells he can cast per day...
If so, can I use those spells to activate Mage strike, in case I take archmage path instead of trickster path?
Mage Strike (Su)
As a swift action, you can expend one use of mythic power to make one melee attack. This is in addition to any other attacks you make this round. If you expend one arcane spell that you’ve prepared or arcane spell slot that you have available, you gain a bonus on the attack roll equal to double the spell’s or slot’s level, and the attack deals an additional 2d6 points of energy damage (your choice of acid, cold, electricity, or fire) per level of the spell or slot expended. The normal damage from this attack bypasses all damage reduction, but the energy damage is still affected by resistances and immunities.
If this build is correct, I could go with other archmage path abilities that empower bloodline powers or that dont require the use of normal spells, like coupled arcana, enduring armor (if it stacks with normal armor), mythic crafter, eldritch flight, etc.
Two things wrong with this thought process:
1.) You never gain bloodline spells from VMC so where are they being pulled from?
"...You can also cast each of your bloodline spells..."
This never says it gives you the spells, it just assumes you have them, since bloodline spells is technically a class feature, not something that can be gained from VMC or even the Eldritch Heritage feat tree. Not even Mythic Eldritch Heritage gives you bloodline spells. Only ways to grab them is taking levels in the class that grants them, or if you're doing Draconic Bloodline, which then you can cheese with Dragon Disciple, which throws them on your list.
2.) If you could somehow cast the spells without being a caster through that ability, Mage Strike would still not function.
"...If you expend one arcane spell that you’ve prepared or arcane spell slot that you have available..."
You don't have prepared spells, nor spell slots, just an ability to spontaneously cast spells you don't technically have.
yup, i figured that later.. so, apart of mythic bloodline, only coupled arcana can empower a character with bloodline powers without spells. apart of that, eldritch flight and other cool powers not dependant on spells... maybe is just better to taje path dabbling from trickster for mythic bloodline after all...
Remember that if you like multiple abilities from a path, Dual Path mythic feat is open to grab access to the full list. That way you can save your path dabble for a singular ability you like (which it seems you've found).
Remember that if you like multiple abilities from a path, Dual Path mythic feat is open to grab access to the full list. That way you can save your path dabble for a singular ability you like (which it seems you've found).
The path I really want is champion, with a focus on legendary item (which is an unversal path ability), but I am seeing ways to empower the bloodline aspect of the character. I also like the mythic feat Mythic Paragon (is good with legendary item and other path abilities), but that one hasnt a good synergy with mythic bloodline or Coupled arcana... So many choies.