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Her base daily spell allotment is given in the table above. Taking the Defensive Strategist trait removes all flat-footed conditions due to initiative in the surprise round, allowing you to counterspell from the get-go.Sadly, feats and other abilities don't affect this exploit, so I don't have any feats to recommend for the build specifically. While studying, the arcanist decides what spells to prepare and refreshes her available spell slots for the day.Like a sorcerer, an arcanist can choose to apply any metamagic feats she knows to a prepared spell as she casts it, with the same increase in casting time (see An arcanist begins play with a spellbook containing all 0-level sorcerer/wizard spells plus three 1st-level spells of her choice. If she does, she can choose to increase the caster level by 1 or increase the spell's DC by 1. In addition, she receives bonus spells per day if she has a high Intelligence score.An arcanist may know any number of spells, but the number she can prepare each day is limited. I've seen things that affect caster level for specific schools, but not much that universally increases your caster level outside of a couple of wondrous items.I did see how you can, if you pick up greater counterspelling, expend any spell of the same slot to still get that +5 which seems to be a big boost.I'm pretty sure I've got the spellcraft on lock down, once it reaches +15 at level 8 (or sooner if I grab Skill Focus or Magical Aptitude) and having the Amateur Investigator feat, it'd be very unlikely to fail that check.But I'm looking into more ways to ensure the actual counterspell occurs, not sure if I should stock up on extra slots via the The Arcanist is a human on paper right now, so inexplicable luck looks really good, will probably pick that feat up at level 3 since I want to begin with Amateur Investigator.Anyways, I really appreciate what you've said so far, I did indeed have the mechanic wrong and thought I would simply need to super buff SpellcraftThis is why I was really disappointed in the arcanist, the potential to be a counterspelling juggernaut was there but then they restricted how you could use counterspell and RAW even prevents them from using the counter drain exploit later. Red: Bad, useless options, or options which are extremely situational. The following are the class features of the arcanist.To learn, prepare, or cast a spell, the arcanist must have an Intelligence score equal to at least 10 + the spell's level. Arcanists prepare spells at the beginning of the day like a Wizard, then cast spells using daily slots like a Sorcerer. This makes the Arcanist versatile, powerful, and a great introduction for players who are new to spellcasting. The arcanist also selects a number of additional 1st-level spells equal to her Intelligence modifier to add to the spellbook. I support a limited subset of Pathfinder's rules content. 1. If the spell being countered is one that the arcanist has prepared, she can instead expend an available arcanist spell slot of the same level, and she receives a +5 bonus on the dispel check. 2. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts The saving throw DC against an arcanist's spell is 10 + the spell's level + the arcanist's Intelligence modifier.An arcanist can only cast a certain number of spells of each spell level per day. Also note that many colored items are also links to the Paizo SRD. She must identify the spell being cast as normal. The Counterspell exploit functions off an immediate action to interrupt, and in the surprise round you wouldn't be able to perform immediate actions when you're flatfooted. Others are born with magic in their blood, commanding unbelievable forces as effortlessly as they breathe. At any time, an arcanist can also add spells found in wizards' or other arcanists' spellbooks to her own.Points from the arcane reservoir are used to fuel many of the arcanist's powers. Orange: OK options, or useful options that only apply in rare circumstances 3. If this ability is used to gain an arcane bond and a bonded item is selected, the arcanist can use that item only to cast spells that a sorcerer of that level could cast (limiting her to 1st-level spells unless she spends a point from her arcane reservoir).