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Overview

Studying the martial and arcane arts to equal degree, the eldritch knight is a versatile combatant who can cast a fireball on her foes or charge them with sword drawn. The eldritch knight takes pride in her ability to use the right technique for the job: spells against physically tough foes and force of arms against spellcasting enemies.

Eldritch knights split their time between physical training to become better soldiers and arcane study to learn more powerful spells. They tend to be driven individuals, because simultaneously perfecting their spellcasting and combat prowess requires immense time and effort. Eldritch knights are never truly at home among arcane spellcasters or elite soldiers, so many drift from wizard school to mercenary unit to band of adventurers.

Every would-be eldritch knight must demonstrate both skill with a broad array of weapons and mastery of the basics of arcane spellcasting. Thus, almost all eldritch knights are multiclass characters already, with fighter/wizard the most common combination. A few eldritch knights were once bards, and even paladin/sorcerers aren't unheard of.

Core enhancements

Enhancement	Benefit	Ranks	Action Points	Spent	Requirements
Eldritch Strike	Activation Cost: 10 Spell Points Cooldown: 12 Seconds Melee Cleave Attack: +10% Damage On Hit: +1d2 Force Damage per character level to all nearby foes Scales with Force Spell Power Passive: Gain Simple Weapon Proficiency Feat +10 Maximum Hit Points	1	1	0	Sorcerer 1
Spellsword	Enhancements Granted Spellsword: Acid Spellsword: Flame Spellsword: Frost Spellsword: Shock Passive: +2% Doublestrike +10 Universal Spell Power +10 Maximum Hit Points Light Armor Proficiency Feat Martial Weapon Proficiency Feat 1d8 Acid, Fire, Frost and Shock Weapon Imbues and Imbue Dice	1	1	5	Eldritch Strike Sorcerer 3
Imbue the Blade	While wielding a Melee weapon: They become Spellcasting Implements Gain Quick Draw -15% Arcane Spell Failure +2% Doublestrike +10 Universal Spell Power +10 Maximum Hit Points	1	1	10	Spellsword Sorcerer 6
Subtle Force I	Gain the Deflect Arrows Feat +1 Imbue Dice -20% Arcane Spell Failure +6 Resistance to Acid, Cold, Electric, Fire, and Sonic damage +2% Doublestrike +10 Universal Spell Power +10 Maximum Hit Points	1	1	20	Imbue the Blade Sorcerer 12
Subtle Force II	+5% Stacking Incorporeality Deflect Arrows now triggers every 2 seconds +1 Imbue Dice +2% Doublestrike +10 Universal Spell Power +10 Maximum Hit Points	1	1	30	Subtle Force I Sorcerer 18
Eldritch Blade	The Eldritch Strike now grants a Power Charge With 5 Power Charges, Gain Eldritch Power +2 Imbue Dice +2 Charisma +2 Constitution +2% Doublestrike +10 Universal Spell Power Eldritch Power: +10% Weapon Attack Damage +4 Imbue Dice +25 Universal Spell Power Lasts 30 seconds	1	1	40	Subtle Force II Sorcerer 20

Tier 1 enhancements

Enhancement	Benefit	Ranks	Action Points	Spent	Requirements
Improved Mage Armor	Spell-Like Ability: Mage Armor Metamagic: Extend, Quicken An invisible, but tangible field of force surrounds an ally, providing +4 armor bonus to AC. Metamagic Feats may be used when casting Spell-Like Abilities at no additional cost. Rank 1: Activation Cost: 8 Spell Points +3% Exceptional Bonus to Armor Class Rank 2: Activation Cost: 6 Spell Points +6% Exceptional Bonus to Armor Class Rank 3: Activation Cost: 4 Spell Points +10% Exceptional Bonus to Armor Class	3	1	1	Sorcerer 1
Arcane Siphon	Cooldown: 12 Seconds Melee Attack: Rank 1: +10% Damage On Hit: +10 Universal Spell Power Rank 2: +20% Damage On Hit: +20 Universal Spell Power Rank 3: +30% Damage On Hit: +30 Universal Spell Power Lasts 20 Seconds	3	1	1	Sorcerer 1
Item Defense	Chance to negate item wear: Rank 1: +25% Rank 2: +50% Rank 3: +75%	3	1	1	Sorcerer 1 Antirequisite Item Defense in other trees
Toughness	Rank 1: +5 Maximum Hit Points Rank 2: +10 Maximum Hit Points Rank 3: +15 Maximum Hit Points	3	1	1	Sorcerer 1
Battlemage	Rank 1: +1 Spellcraft +1 Concentration +1 Intimidate Rank 2: +2 Spellcraft +2 Concentration +2 Intimidate Rank 3: +3 Spellcraft +3 Concentration +3 Intimidate	3	1	1	Sorcerer 1

Tier 2 enhancements

Enhancement	Benefit	Ranks	Action Points	Spent	Requirements
Improved Shield	Spell-Like Ability: Shield Metamagic: Extend, Quicken Grants a +4 shield bonus to Armor Class and protection from magic missiles. Metamagic Feats may be used when casting Spell-Like Abilities at no additional cost. Rank 1: Activation Cost: 8 Spell Points +3 Physical Resistance Rating Rank 2: Activation Cost: 6 Spell Points +6 Physical Resistance Rating Rank 3: Activation Cost: 4 Spell Points +10 Physical Resistance Rating	3	1	5	Improved Mage Armor Sorcerer 2
Mystic Wards	Rank 1: +3 Magical Resistance Rating Rank 2: +6 Magical Resistance Rating Rank 3: +10 Magical Resistance Rating	3	1	5	Sorcerer 2
Action Boost	Activation Cost: 1 Action Boost Cooldown: 30 Seconds Action Boost: Spell Power: Activate to gain: Rank 1: +10 Action Boost bonus to Spell Power Rank 2: +20 Action Boost bonus to Spell Power Rank 3: +30 Action Boost bonus to Spell Power Lasts 20 seconds	3	1	5	Sorcerer 2
Shield Training	Gain Shield Proficiency (General) Feat -5% Arcane Spell Failure from Shields	1	2	5	Sorcerer 2
Wand and Scroll Mastery	When using a Scroll or Wand: Rank 1: +25% Healing +25% Damage +1 Save DC Rank 2: +50% Healing +50% Damage +3 Save DC Rank 3: +75% Healing +75% Damage +6 Save DC	3	1	5	Sorcerer 2

Tier 3 enhancements

Enhancement	Benefit	Ranks	Action Points	Spent	Requirements
Arcane Barrier	When Hit Points drop below 50%: -25% of all incoming damage Lasts 90 Seconds Triggers once every 90 Seconds	1	2	10	Sorcerer 3
Eldritch Accuracy	Gain Charisma to hit with weapons and shield bashes	1	2	10	Sorcerer 3
Synergetic Magic	Upon activatation of Action Boost: Spell Power, Gain: Action Boost bonus to Melee Power Action Boost bonus to Ranged Power Amount is the same as the Spell Power Boost +10/+20/+30	1	2	10	Action Boost (Spell Power) Sorcerer 3
Critical Mastery	Rank 1: +1 to Confirm Critical Hits +1 Damage on Critical Hits Rank 2: +2 to Confirm Critical Hits +2 Damage on Critical Hits Rank 3: +3 to Confirm Critical Hits +3 Damage on Critical Hits	3	1	10	Sorcerer 3
Strength, Dexterity or Charisma	Multiple Selection Charisma Dexterity Strength +1 Strength, Dexterity or Charisma	1	2	10	Sorcerer 3

Tier 4 enhancements

Enhancement	Benefit	Ranks	Action Points	Spent	Requirements
Knight's Transformation	Toggle: While active: Full Base Attack Bonus Upon successful hit with Eldritch Strike: +30 Universal Spell Power +3% Spell Critical Damage Lasts for 30 Seconds Exclusive from: Enlarge Metamagic Eldritch Blast Shape Stances	1	2	20	Sorcerer 4
Offhand Defenses	Multiple Selection Orb Saves Shield Striking +1/2/3 Saves and +3/6/10 Universal Spell Power with Orbs or +5/10/15% Shield Bash Proc	3	1	20	Sorcerer 4
Force's Point	When casting an offensive spell, gain: +1 To Hit +1 To Damage Stacks up to 5 times When hitting with a melee weapon, gain: +2 Universal Spell Power This stacks up to 10 times Stacks last for 12 second each Each effect may only be gained once per second	1	2	20	Sorcerer 4
Armored Arcana	Gain Medium Armor Proficiency No longer suffer Arcane Spell Failure from Light or Medium Armor, or Mithral Body	1	2	20	Sorcerer 4
Strength, Dexterity or Charisma	Multiple Selection Charisma Dexterity Strength +1 Strength, Dexterity or Charisma	1	2	20	Strength, Dexterity or Charisma (Tier 3) Sorcerer 4

Tier 5 enhancements

Enhancement	Benefit	Ranks	Action Points	Spent	Requirements
Improved Knight's Transformation	While Knight's Transformation is active, gain: While wielding a Melee Weapon: +1 Competence Bonus to Critical Multiplier While using Eldritch Strike gains: +3 To Hit +3 Damage +3% Doublestrike Passive: +15% Competence Bonus to Maximum Hit Points	1	2	30	Character Level 12 Knight's Transformation Sorcerer 5
Knight's Arcanum	Multiple Selection Knight Controller - Enchantment and Illusion Knight Striker +2 Enchantment/Illusion or +2 Evocation/Conjuration	1	2	30	Character Level 12 Improved Knight's Transformation Sorcerer 5
Force's Edge	When casting an offensive spell, gain: +1 Competence Bonus to Critical Threat Range When hitting with a melee weapon, gain: +5% Spell Critical Chance Lasts 12 Seconds	1	2	30	Character Level 12 Sorcerer 5
Radiant Forcefield	Spell-Like Ability: Radiant Forcefield Metamagic: Eschew Materials, Quicken Cooldown: 3 Minutes Activation Cost: 30 Spell Points Your target is surrounded in a sphere of magical force that reduces all damage (except for untyped damage) they take by 25% for a short period of time. Metamagic Feats may be used when casting Spell-Like Abilities at no additional cost.	1	1	30	Character Level 12 Sorcerer 5
Eldritch Tempest	Activate: Perform a spinning melee attack: +50% Damage +10 to Critical Threat Range +3 to Critical Multiplier On Hit: Knock Down Lasts 1 second Slow by 50% Lasts 6 Seconds. +1d6 Force Damage per character level to all nearby enemies Rank 1: Activation Cost: 25 Spell Points Cooldown: 1 Minute Rank 2: Activation Cost: 20 Spell Points Cooldown: 45 Seconds Rank 3: Activation Cost: 15 Spell Points Cooldown: 30 Seconds Force Damage Scales with Spell Power	3	2	30	Character Level 12 Sorcerer 5

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