How does spellstrike work?

What Spellstrike does is allow you to instead make an attack with your weapon to deliver the spell. As a result, you do both your weapon’s damage and the damage or effects of the spell, with the tradeoff that you’re making a normal attack (attacking against normal AC rather than touch AC).

Can vital strike be used with spring attack?

Note: Vital strike can only be used as part of an attack Action. Anything that includes “Full-round action” would preclude the use of Vital strike in the same round. IE you cannot Charge and vital strike, you cannot Spring Attack and vital strike.

Can you power attack and vital strike?

Power Attack: Essential. Because you are always attacking at your full BAB, the penalty for Power Attack won’t hurt you too much. Cleave: Can’t combine with Vital Strike.

How does SpellStrike work kingmaker?

What you need to do when you are next to enemy is pause, click attack on enemy, then click touch attack spell you want and click with it on same enemy and unpause. Then your Magus will cast the spell, attack with weapon+spell and then do another weapon attack after that. On next round repeat the process.

How does Magus work Pathfinder kingmaker?

A magus begins play knowing all 0-level magus spells plus three 1st-level spells of his choice. The magus also learns a number of additional 1st-level spells equal to his Intelligence modifier. At each new magus level, he learns two new spells of any spell level that he can cast (based on his new magus level).

How does vital strike and spellstrike work together?

To understand how these interact, you must understand how these abilities work. Vital Strike is a feat that allows you to double the weapon’s base damage dice when performing an attack action (standard action). Spellstrike is an ability that allows you to add a spell effect to a weapon attack through two methods:

Can a Magus use spellstrike as a melee attack?

Spellstrike allows you to “deliver the spell through any weapon [you are] wielding as part of a melee attack. Instead of the free melee touch attack normally allowed to deliver the spell, a magus can make one free melee attack with his weapon (at his highest base attack bonus) as part of casting this spell.”

When do you use the attack action in spellstrike?

Vital Strike reads “when you use the attack action”. The Attack action is a well-defined action that is a standard action. Spellstrike allows you to “deliver the spell through any weapon [you are] wielding as part of a melee attack.

Why do you need vital strike in Pathfinder?

If you need to move to reach your enemy, this means you must sacrifice your attacks in order to move. This tactical limitation is one of the biggest shortcomings of melee fighter characters. Enter Vital Strike. Vital Strike allows you to forego additional attacks in favor of making a single attack with high damage.