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Magus Arcana

As he gains levels, a magus learns arcane secrets tailored to his specific way of blending martial puissance and magical skill. Unless specifically noted in a magus arcana’s description, a magus cannot select a particular magus arcana more than once. Magus arcana that affect spells can only be used to modify spells from the magus spell list unless otherwise noted.

Magus Arcana

Magus Arcana Prerequisites Benefits Source
Paizo
Accurate Strike (Ex) Magus 9 Use your arcane pool to make your melee attacks as touch attacks UC
Arcane Accuracy (Su) - Use your arcane pool to grant an insight bonus to attack rolls UM
Arcane Cloak (Su) - Use your arcane pool to give a bonus to your Stealth and Bluff checks UC
Arcane Edge (Su) Magus 9 Use your arcane pool to do bleed damage UC
Arcane Redoubt (Su) - Use your arcane pool to give yourself a bonus to your touch AC UC
Arcane Redoubt, Greater (Su) Magus 12, arcane redoubt Use your arcane pool to increase your AC and evade attacks UC
Bane Blade (Su) Magus 15 Use your arcane pool to give your weapon the bane effect UC
Broad Study (Ex) Magus 6, levels in another spellcasting class You can use your spellstrike and spell combat abilities with spells from another class spell list UM
Close Range (Ex) - You can use ranged touch attacks as melee touch attacks UM
Concentrate (Ex) - You can reroll a concentration check UM
Critical Strike (Su) Magus 12 When you score a critical hit use a swift action to cast a touch attack spell UM
Devoted Blade (Su) Magus 12 Use your arcane pool to add anarchic, axiomatic, holy, or unholy to your weapon UC
Dispelling Strike (Su) Magus 9 Use your arcane pool to cast a dispel magic when you hit UM
Disruptive (Ex) Magus 6 Gain Disruptive as a bonus feat UC
Enduring Blade (Su) Magus 6 Increase the duration of your arcane pool weapon enchants UC
Empowered Magic (Su) Magus 6 Cast one spell per day with the Empower Spell feat UM
Familiar (Ex) - Gain a familiar UM
Ghost Blade (Su) Magus 9 You can also enchant your weapon with brilliant energy and ghost touch UC
Hasted Assault (Su) Magus 9 Cast haste on yourself using your arcane pool UM
Lingering Pain (Su) - Make it harder for foes you hurt to cast a spell UC
Maneuver Mastery (Ex) - Use your magus level instead of your BAB when performing one combat maneuver UM
Maximized Magic (Su) Magus 12 Cast one spell per day with the Maximize Spell feat UM
Pool Strike (Su) - Make a melee touch attack that deals elemental damage UM
Pool Strike, Arcing (Su) Magus 12, pool strike If your melee attack hits, the pool strike elemental damage can jump to other nearby enemies UC
Pool Strike, Clinging (Su) Magus 9, pool strike Do damage over time with your pool strike UC
Pool Strike, Thunderous (Su) Magus 6, pool strike Deal sonic damage with your pool strike UC
Prescient Attack (Su) Magus 6 Use your arcane pool to deny your opponents their Dexterity bonus UC
Prescient Defense (Su) Magus 9 Use your arcane pool to increase your reflexes UC
Quickened Magic (Su) Magus 15 Cast one spell per day with the Quicken Spell feat UM
Reflection (Su) Magus 15 Reflect a spell back at its caster UM
Rod Mastery (Su) - Use your Intelligence modifier instead of the minimum modifier for the DC when using a rod UC
Rod Wielder (Su) - Use your Intelligence when using a rod to overcome SR UC
Silent Magic (Su) - Cast one spell per day with the Silent Spell feat UM
Spell Blending (Ex) - Choose to learn a lower level wizard spell instead of a magus spell UM
Spell Shield (Su) - Grant yourself a shield bonus to your AC UM
Spellbreaker (Ex) Magus 9 Gain Spellbreaker as a bonus feat. UC
Still Magic (Su) - Cast one spell per day with the Still Spell feat UM
Wand Mastery (Su) - Use your Intelligence modifier instead of the minimum modifier needed to cast a spell that level for the DC when using a wand UM
Wand Wielder (Su) - Use a wand or staff instead of casting a spell when using spell combat UM
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Magus Arcana Prerequisites Benefits Source
Rite Publishing
Animate Weapon (Su) - Use your arcane pool to let your weapon fight on its own SotM
Athame Knowledge (Su) - You can temporarily use a feat that improves your weapon SotM
Athame Surge (Su) Magus 6 Spend spells to increase the enhancement bonus of your weapon SotM
Augment Physical Prowess (Su) - Use your arcane pool to increase your physical abilities SotM
Black Blade Riposte (Su) Magus 9, black blade class ability Your black blade automatically makes attacks of opportunity SotM
Born to the Black Blade (Su) Black blade class ability Gain increased initiative and spell DCs while using spell combat SotM
Bounding Step (Su) Magus 6 Use your arcane pool to fly for short periods SotM
Charge of the Magi (Su) Magus 9 Fly and deal extra damage when charging SotM
Damage Shield (Su) - Use your arcane pool to take less damage SotM
Doublefire Wand (Su) Magus 15, wand wielder You can activate two wands simultaneously while using spell combat SotM
Eldritch Athame (Su) - Use your arcane pool to temporarily transform your weapon SotM
Energy Burst (Su) Magus 12 Use your arcane pool to create a burst of damaging energy SotM
Energy Web (Su) Magus 15 Use your arcane pool to trap a foe in a web of damaging energy SotM
Flattening Strike (Su) - Knock your foe prone as a swift action SotM
Force Adept (Sp) Spellblade archetype Cast mage hand at will or use your arcane pool to cast telekinesis SotM
Free Step (Su) - Use your arcane pool to increase your movement SotM
Malice (Su) Hexcrafter archetype Do extra damage to the target of your hexes SotM
Maneuvering Strike (Su) Maneuver mastery Use your arcane pool to not provoke with a combat maneuver SotM
Necromantic Strike (Su) Magus 15 Use your arcane pool to do ability damage with your weapon and cause bane damage to undead SotM
Nigh Irresistible Strike (Su) - Use your arcane pool to penetrate your foe's defenses SotM
Opportune Strike (Su) Magus 15, critical strike Cast a touch spell when you hit with an attack of opportunity SotM
Overcome Circumstances (Su) - Use your arcane pool to stave off conditions SotM
Searing Shield (Su) Spell shield Your foes take damage when they hit you SotM
Serpent-Eyed Strike (Su) - Use your arcane pool to create a hypnotic pattern SotM
Shield Caster (Ex) Medium armor class ability Gain proficiency with bucklers and light shields without a chance of arcane spell failure SotM
Slice Through Wardings (Su) Magus 12, dispelling strike Use your arcane pool to penetrate your foe's magical defenses SotM
Song of Arcane Triumph (Su) Elf, half elf Use your arcane pool to deal sonic damage SotM
Song of Death's Herald (Su) Elf, half elf Use your arcane pool to cause morale penalties to your foes SotM
Song of the Blade Dance (Su) Elf, half elf Use your arcane pool to boost your offenses and defenses SotM
Song of Victory (Su) Elf, half elf Use your arcane pool to help your allies and hinder your foes SotM
Stalwart (Ex) Hexcrafter archetype Make a save to avoid a secondary effect on an enemy attack SotM
Ultimate Eldritch Athame (Su) Magus 15, eldritch athame Temporarily give additional abilities to your weapon SotM
Vampiric Thirst (Sp) Black blade class ability or  vampiric touch, pool strike Use your arcane pool to gain temporary hit points with each strike SotM
Wave of Mutilation (Su) Magus 6 Use your arcane pool to make a cone attack with your weapon SotM
Magus Arcana Prerequisites Benefits Source
Super Genius Games
Arcane Critical (Su) - When you score a critical hit, gain a temporary arcane pool point UO:MA
Arcane Focus (Su) - Use your arcane pool to reduce the penalties from spell combat UO:MA
Critical Spell (Su) Magus 9 When you score a critical hit with a spell, make a single melee attack UO:MA
Elemental Assault (Su) Magus 12 Use your arcane pool to imbue yourself with elemental aura UO:MA
Enduring Arcana (Su) - Bonuses to your weapons from your arcane pool last longer UO:MA
Enduring Warding (Su) Warding Bonuses to your armor from your arcane pool last longer UO:MA
Enruned Dagger (Su) - Inscribe a rune on a light weapon to make it easier to hold UO:MA
Enruned Great Weapon (Su) - Inscribe a rune on a 2-handed weapon to make it easier to hold UO:MA
Enruned Shield (Su) - Inscribe a rune on a shield to make it easier to hold UO:MA
Force Magic Device (Ex) - Use your arcane pool to gain a bonus on a Use Magic Device check UO:MA
Greater Enduring Arcana (Su) Enduring arcana Bonuses to your weapons from your arcane pool last even longer UO:MA
Greater Enduring Warding (Su) Warding, enduring warding Bonuses to your armor from your arcane pool last even longer UO:MA
Greater Enrune Dagger (Su) - Your rune on a light weapon lasts longer UO:MA
Greater Enrune Great Weapon (Su) - Your rune on a 2-handed weapon lasts longer UO:MA
Greater Enrune Shield (Su) - Your rune on a shield lasts longer UO:MA
Harmonic Blending (Ex) - Add a spell from the bard spell list to your list of magus spells known UO:MA
Heroic Assault (Su) Magus 9 Use your arcane pool to cast heroism on yourself UO:MA
Imbue Spell (Su) - You can imbue your weapon with a spell and cast it later UO:MA
Invisible Assault (Su) Magus 12 Use your arcane pool to cast greater invisibility on yourself UO:MA
Jinx Blending (Ex) - Add a spell from the witch spell list to your list of magus spells known UO:MA
Mounted Assault (Su) Magus 6 Use your arcane pool to cast phantom steed for yourself UO:MA
Mystic Power (Su) Tovenaar archetype Use your arcane pool to regain a use of an inquisition ability UO:MA
Piercing Strike (Su) - Gain a bonus to penetrate SR against creatures you've damaged UO:MA
Protected Assault (Su) - Use your arcane pool to cast a protection from [alignment] on yourself UO:MA
Resistant Assault (Su) Magus 6 Use your arcane pool to cast resist energy on yourself UO:MA
Split Arcana (Ex) Magus 6 You can split bonuses and properties between two weapons UO:MA
Staff Mastery (Ex) - You can do more with magic staves UO:MA
Versatile Combatant (Su) Magus 9 Use your arcane pool to temporarily grant yourself a feat UO:MA
Wand Lord (Su) - Use your arcane pool to increase to CL of spells cast by a wand UO:MA
Warding (Su) - Use your arcane pool to grant your armor bonuses and properties UO:MA
Weapon Diligence (Ex) - Gain a bonus to concentration checks when wielding one weapon UO:MA
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Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Ultimate Magic. © 2011, Paizo Publishing, LLC; Authors: Jason Bulmahn, Tim Hitchcock, Colin McComb, Rob McCreary, Jason Nelson, Stephen Radney-MacFarland, Sean K Reynolds, Owen K.C. Stephens, and Russ Taylor.

Section 15: Copyright Notice - The Secrets of the Magus

The Secrets of the Magus. Copyright 2011, Steven D. Russell. Author: Steven D. Russell.

Section 15: Copyright Notice - Ultimate Options: New Magus Arcana

Ultimate Options: New Magus Arcana. Copyright 2011, Super Genius Games, LLC; Author: Owen K.C. Stephens.