Can a Magus get Harm

[Hisoka777]

I'm looking for a way for a Magus to add Harm to it's spell list. Is there any way to do this without multiclassing or losing caster levels?

[Melkiador]

I don't know of a way to do it with a magus. The spiritualist has the phantom blade archetype that is a lot like a magus. And the spiritualist has harm on its spell list.

[Hisoka777]

Melkiador wrote:

I don't know of a way to do it with a magus. The spiritualist has the phantom blade archetype that is a lot like a magus. And the spiritualist has harm on its spell list.

This is true. Magus is just objectively the better class for spell combat and spellstike abilities and a better spell list to facilitate it. Was hoping to find a way to get it.

[Melkiador]

I'd say the spiritualist spell list is plenty good for this play style. Really gets better touch spells in the later levels. What you may miss is the arcane pool and arcana.

[Hisoka777]

Is it worth losing those things for the things you can do as a phantom blade?

[Melkiador]

Hisoka777 wrote:

Is it worth losing those things for the things you can do as a phantom blade?

It fully depends on what you want to do. The class fantasy is pretty different even if the mechanics are fairly similar. If you want a scholarly character who has melded the arcane with swordplay, then that’s the magus. If you want a mystical fighter with a mysterious psychic weapon, that’s the phantom blade.

[Davor Firetusk]

Two levels of Pathfinder Savant will let you grab a spell from any spell list and add it to Magus

[Hisoka777]

Davor Firetusk wrote:

Two levels of Pathfinder Savant will let you grab a spell from any spell list and add it to Magus

Except it would be treated as a 7th level spell and thus unable to cast it.

[Hisoka777]

Found it. Samsaran choosing Silksworn Occultist as the class for it's mystic past life.

[DeathlessOne]

Hisoka777 wrote:

Found it. Samsaran choosing Silksworn Occultist as the class for it's mystic past life.

Clever. Very, very clever. Despite being a psychic or divine spell, a Samsaran in a previous incarnation would have treated it as an arcane spell if they had that exact class and archetype combination. Its definitely "Check with your GM first" territory but it appears to be the perfect solution.