Shots in exchange for the opporunity cost of an ASI which could be spent Willing to spend resources on Intelligence, they can get additional

The same number of uses as the published version, but if the player is Players will likely sit at around 14 Intelligence, which keeps them at Of MAD to the subclass, which serves as a built-in balancing mechanism.

Shots equal to Intelligence Modifier: This adds a bit.

Improve the number of Arcane Shot uses:.

If you want to make the Arcane Archer more playable, here are some suggested Simply don’t compensate for the massive amount of time you’ll spend wishing Arcane Archer gets a couple of excellent abilities, but they

Rely on your signature ability often enough for it to be a meaningful part of Subclass, and with just two shots per Short or Loing Rest you can’t afford to Fighter Subclasses Arcane Archer XGtEĪ really cool concept largely squandered. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. RPGBOT is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Keep in mind that the state of the meta periodically changes as new source materials are released and this article will be updating accordingly as time allows. The advice offered below is based on the current State of the Character Optimization Meta as of when the article was last updated. I also won’t cover Unearthed Arcana content because it’s not finalized, and I can’t guarantee that it will be available to you in your games. I will not include 3rd-party content, including content from DMs Guild, even if it is my own, because I can’t assume that your game will allow 3rd-party content or homebrew.

Blue: Fantastic options, often essential.

Red: Bad, useless options, or options whichĪre extremely situational.

RPGBOT uses the color coding scheme which has become common among Pathfinder build handbooks, which is simple to understand and easy to read at a glance. Your choice of subclass will greatly affect the way you function in combat.Īny fighter can swing a weapon, but your most interesting options will oftenĬome from your subclass.

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