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Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Easy Guide to Wizardry
![]() I see that some players are struggling to build efficient spellcasting classes. Thus this guide to help for wizard build which is IMO the best class in the game as a force multiplier. Note: This is a guide for beginner and intermediate players, custom difficulty setting (challenging with normal enemies to stay close to the PnP), it does not intends to be the most optimized / efficient build of all time. Other Pathfinder: Kingmaker Guides: What is the Role of a Wizard?The most interesting trait of a wizard is its capacity to learn spells from scrolls which means that you'll eventually be able to cast all the arcane spells in the game. As a lot of you have understood, the key to win encounters in pathfinder is to be able to have the "rights" answers to an encounter. For example:
A wizard is a specialised instrument. Its spells are few at first but each of them really have the potential to change the way an encounter plays. Also it can easily counter the "few spells weakness" as it has the ability to use wand and scrolls (even divine ones) so it can cover all the spellcaster roles, meaning more flexibility in your party composition. Unlike in the other RPGs in this game the hoarding / selling limited use gear mentality is not that profitable. You shall think of your wizard as a tactical battle platform able to do amazing burst damage. You want the encounters to be short and lethal (for you foes). On a side note its skills are amazing thanks to the high intelligence, and will probably be on cooking duty until the end of its days! So How Do I Become the Next Raistlin Majere?The following build is an example for the early levels (as they are the most difficult) of a damage dealer oriented wizard with strong disables and buffs. It may not be the most optimized way to play (as a disabler focused wizard may be more effective) but I find the disabling spells strong enough not to need a lot of feats investment (at least in the early game). Also more dakka is always good. Character CreationRace: Human Class: Wizard (Wizard) School: Evocation (Intense spells (+damage) means that even your low level damage spells will stay relevant even far into the game). Also most of evocation spells trigger an opposite save check so they benefit A LOT from the added difficulty. Bond: Strong choices are: Object (spell refresh) / Lizard (+ AC) / Rat (+ Fortitude save which will very probably be your weak one). Stats:
Skills: Very much dependent on your party, the only mandatory are Arcana / World / Use Magic Device. The rest are useful when you have to play your MC alone.
Feats:
Spells:
So chosen spells are:
Other useful lvl1 early spells:
Be aware that Corrosive Touch / Shocking Grasp are MELEE touch attacks and thus you normally have less bonus to use them (also it's a really bad idea to be in contact with your sorcerer as casting give attack of opportunities, you're squishy as hell / always one crit away from death). Early GameEarly Leveling:
Notable early game spells and their uses. Level 2:
Level 3:
Tips and TricksOn hitting the enemies with spells / Spells missing target A lot of spells need to perform a ranged touch attack. Your bonus to hit is calculated with: Base Attack Bonus (half wizard level) + Dex Modifier + feats (Point Blank Shot / Precise shot (fire into melee), Weapon Focus (Ray) against the touch ennemy AC (without their Armor and Shield bonus but with Dex). Thus Dex / Int bonus items are your go to (I even give the wizard the best dex boosting item as i find the benefit a lot more usefull than 'just' + X for the rogue, a missed CQC attack is not the end of the world but too much spell miss and you're toast!) Note: Weapons focus (Ray) applies to ALL ranged touch attack (and not rays only) so it is a very useful feat. Magic Missile (MM) Learned from a scroll, the first / second best 1st level spell. MM never misses! It means it's garanted damage (unless the enemy uses Shield spell (rare) or is magic resistant (not early game). You can "brute force" a lot of early encounters by surviving long enough while MMing the strong / unhittable enemies. You can easily find / buys wands / scrolls of it. Use with parcimony but it's an easy 'f*** it just kill them' button for some ennemies. Wands of MM can make a lot of classes without a good basic attack (namely all the buff oriented ones like bard and cleric) very relevant in fights (to finish near death enemies of chip away strong ones) with just a little Use Magic Device needed investment. Especially at the end of early game when their auto-ranged attack misses most of the time. Rods Rod are very powerful items especially the empower / maximize ones, at 9000 gp a piece (at Oleg Trading Post) it's a bargain! Do not hesitate to buy several of them! To use you just have to activate the rod on the ability bar and then cast your spell. Maxed out fireballs / scorching rays / magic missile will decimate your opponents! Vary your spells! Be sure to vary your spells in the saves they force on your opponents (will, fortitude, reflex). Most of the opponents, much like a character have a strong/medium/weak save type. Using the right spell is key to blast them easily. Spell resistance Not really a problem early game but spell penetration and G. spell penetration are a welcome addition in the mid/late game. Be a cheapstake! Try not to cast spells if possible:
If you do this appropriately you almost never lack the needed spells for a hard encounter and also you don't have to rest often (still had 55+ days after the Stag Lord and I took the time to explore entirely the available map before getting back to Restov). Scout! Casting Vanish and later Invisibility on your perception / trickery specialised member will allow him to recon a new area and identify the TTT (Theats / Traps / Treasures). Knowledge is key and does wonders on your save / reload ratio. You should scout before resting! The workflow being scout => identify threats => adapt spells => rest => clean area => repeat as needed. Party CompositionThe wizard will be useful in almost every party composition which enable him/her NOT to be in melee. Also it benefit greatly from the ability to have at least a few round (3+) for it spells to reach their maximum carnage potential. For example my usual party composition is: 2 tanks ( Custom Tower shield specialists / Shield wall / Outflank (AC 30+)), 2 damage dealers CQC (Amiri + Rogue (precise strike / outflank)), 1 cleric (Tristan Heal/Buff), 1 wiz (MC). I was able to slay through most of the Dire Narlmarches (greater werebeasts / giant slugs / wisps / viscount etc...) at level 4/5. FAQ / Q&A / NotesWizard without Toughness feat? Constitution is too low! While I would agree in a PnP setting in this game I find that the AI very rarely focus on the spellcasters if you engage correctly with your frontline, thus having "too much hitpoints" on the wizard is not a worthy investment. I even begin to disregard applying mage armor / shield etc... You'll be decimated by AOE, ranged attacks, etc. Resist Energy / Protection from Energy / Protection from Arrows, etc. are a way smaller investment than feats. If you find your wizard dying often it probably means that it is too close to the enemy or that it has have too few protection / disabling spells. Initiative is too low! If you've scouted properly you should never be taken by surprise and have the right buffs before combat is starting so the first round matter a lot less. |
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