Optional Rule: Multiclassing

If your group uses the optional rule on multiclassing in the Player's Handbook, here's what you need to know if you choose magus as one of your classes.

Ability Score Minimum. As a multiclass character, you must have at least an Intelligence score of 13 and a Strength or Dexterity score of 13 to take a level in this class, or to take a level in another class if you are already a magus.

Proficiencies Gained. If magus isn't your initial class, here are the proficiencies you gain when you take your first level as a magus: light armor, medium armor, shields, simple weapons, and martial weapons.

Spell Slots. Add half your levels (rounded down) in the magus class to the appropriate levels from other classes to determine available spell slots.

Hit Points

• Hit Dice: 1d10 per magus level
• Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + your Constitution modifier
• Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d10 (or 6) + your Constitution modifier per magus level after 1st

Proficiencies

• Armor: All armor, shields
• Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons
• Tools: None

• Saving Throws: Constitution, Intelligence
• Skills: Choose two from Arcana, Athletics, Acrobatics, History, Investigation, Perception, and Intimidation

Archery

You gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls you make with ranged weapons.

Blind Fighting

You have blindsight with a range of 10 feet. Within that range, you can effectively see anything that isn't behind total cover, even if you're blinded or in darkness. Moreover, you can see an invisible creature within that range, unless the creature successfully hides from you.

Defense

While you are wearing armor, you gain a +1 bonus to AC.

Dueling

When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and no other weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls with that weapon.

Great Weapon Fighting

When you roll a 1 or 2 on a damage die for an attack you make with a melee weapon that you are wielding with two hands, you can reroll the die and must use the new roll, even if the new roll is a 1 or a 2. The weapon must have the two-handed or versatile property for you to gain this benefit.

Scholarly Warrior

You learn two cantrips of your choice from the wizard spell list. They count as magus spells for you, and Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for them. Whenever you gain a level in this class, you can replace one of these cantrips with another cantrip from the wizard spell list.

Two-Weapon Fighting

When you engage in two-weapon fighting, you can add your ability modifier to the damage of the second attack.

Spell Slots

The Magus table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these spells, you must expend a slot of the spell's level or higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long rest.

For example, if you know the 1st-level spell zephyr strike and have a 1st-level and a 2nd-level spell slot available, you can cast zephyr strike using either slot.

Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher

You know two 1st-level spells of your choice from the magus spell list.

The Spells Known column of the Magus table shows when you learn more magus spells of your choice. Each of these spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots. For instance, when you reach 5th level in this class, you can learn one new spell of 1st or 2nd level.

Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the magus spells you know and replace it with another spell from the magus spell list, which also must be of a level for which you have spell slots.

Spellcasting Ability

Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for your magus spells, as your magic draws on your study of the arcane. You use your Intelligence whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Intelligence modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a magus spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.

Spellcasting Focus

You can use an arcane focus or a bonded item as a spellcasting focus for your magus spells.

Order Spells

Each order has a list of associated spells. You learn these spells at the levels specified in the order description. They count as magus spells for you, but don't count against the number of magus spells you know. You also learn a cantrip, which also counts as a magus spell for you.

Ability Score Improvement

When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

Extra Attack

Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

Power Surge

At 6th level, you gain the ability to output as much arcane energy as possible when you need to. When you or another creature rolls your Arcane Power die, you can choose to instead use the highest number possible for that die. For example, if your Arcane Power die is a d6, you could choose to use 6 instead of rolling it.

You can use this feature before or after the Arcane Power die is rolled but before any effects of the roll take place.

You can use this feature once, and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. At 11th level, this increases to 2 uses, and again at 17th level to 3 uses.

Spell and Sword

At 13th level, you learn how to better blend both blade and magic. When you use your action to cast a magus spell, you can make a weapon attack as a bonus action.

Residual Magic

At 14th level, you can can use some of the residual arcane energy of spells you cast. When you cast a magus spell of 1st level or higher, the next weapon attack you hit before the start of your next turn deals additional force damage equal to the level of the spell.

Permanent Imbuement

At 18th level, you have permanently enchanted an item with an imbuement. Choose one weapon, shield, or set of armor. It is always considered imbued with one imbuement of your choice. It counts against the number of imbuements you can have at once, but it doesn't end when you fall unconscious.

Over the course of an hour, you can change which item is permanently imbued. You can also change the item's imbuement during this time; however, you can also do this as a bonus action by expending a magus spell slot.

Orders of Magi

To be a magus requires a great amount of training. A magus replicates the teachings of their master, honing the craft further. And when several magi with similar training and philosophies come together, they form an order.

Magi orders are very loose in structure, acting more as ideologies and disciplines rather than actual gatherings of magi—though there are certainly associations of magi that spread their teachings through mentorship.

Six orders—the Herald, the Inquisitor, the Nexus, the Paragon, the Vindicator, and the Warden—stand as the main traditions of the magi.

Order of the Herald Features

Herald Magic

When you pick this order at 3rd level, you learn the mage hand cantrip, as well as the following spells at the levels listed.

Touch of Passage

At 3rd level, your Touch of the Magi improves. Instead of adding it to a saving throw, a creature marked by your Touch of the Magi can end it on themselves when they move to roll your Arcane Power die. They then teleport to an unoccupied space within a number of feet equal 5 x the result.

Call Minor Creature

Also at 3rd level, you can summon weak beings to fight beside you for a short time. As an action on your turn, you can summon a creature of your choice, which appears in an unoccupied space within 10 feet of you.

It can be of any type except humanoid, giant, or construct and it must be of or below a certain challenge rating, as shown in the Call Minor Creature table.

Phase Shift

At 7th level, you can quickly teleport to avoid harm. As a reaction when you are targeted by an attack, you can teleport to an unoccupied space within 30 feet of you. The attack then automatically misses.

Once you use this feature, you cannot use it again until you finish a long rest.

Step of the Herald

At 10th level, you can teleport short distances to take your foes by surprise. When you take the Attack action, you can teleport up to 10 feet before each attack to an unoccupied space you can see.

If you attack at least two different creatures with the action, you can make one additional attack with it against a third creature.

Effortless Summons

At 15th level, your ability to summon creatures is more easily done than normal. You do not have to concentrate on spells granted by your Herald Magic feature.

Requisition

At 20th level, you can call any object or creature you desire to you. Over the course of 10 minutes, you can perform a calling ritual, naming a specific object or creature.

If the creature or object is Huge size or larger, is bound or contained magically, or succeeds on a Charisma saving throw against your magus spell save DC, then this feature fails. Otherwise, it succeeds, and the creature or object appears in an unoccupied space of your choosing within 10 feet of you.

If this feature failed, you cannot use it again until you finish a long rest. If it succeeded, you can't use it again for 7 days.

Order of the Inquisitor Features

Inquisitor Magic

When you pick this order at 3rd level, you learn the mind sliver cantrip, as well as the following spells at the levels listed.

Touch of Inquisition

At 3rd level, your Touch of the Magi improves. Instead of adding it to a saving throw, a creature marked by your Touch of the Magi can end it on themselves when they force another creature to make a saving throw to roll your Arcane Power die. That creature then suffers a penalty to the saving throw equal to half the result (rounded up).

Inexorable Hunter

Also at 3rd level, the enemies you fight have little power over you. Once per round, when you hit another creature with a weapon attack, you can force it to make a Wisdom saving throw against your magus spell save DC.

On a failure, it suffers a penalty to attacks against you, and you gain a bonus on saving throws that it forces you to make. The penalty and bonus both equal half your proficiency bonus (rounded down). This benefit lasts until the start of your next turn.

Spell Breach

At 7th level, magic does not stop you from hunting your quarry. When you make an attack or cast a spell, you can choose one of the following effects for that spell or attack.

• The spell or attack ignores magical increases to armor class (such as magic items or spells like mage armor and shield).
• The spell's or attack's damage cannot be reduced in any way, and ignores resistance and immunity to its damage type(s).
• The spell or attack ignores advantage on and bonuses to saving throws against it, as well as immunity to conditions it inflicts.

Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.

Arcane Subterfuge

At 10th level, you become a master at avoiding the effects of magic. When you or another creature rolls your Arcane Power die and adds the result to a saving throw against an effect that allows them to take half damage on a successful saving throw, they instead take no damage on a failed save, and only half damage on a successful one.

Pack Hunter

At 15th level, you work in tandem with your allies in order the hunt your prey. When a creature fails their saving throw for your Inexorable Hunter feature, a number of creatures of your choice within 60 feet of you equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of 1) also gain the benefits of Inexorable Hunter against that creature until the start of your next turn.

Denouncement

At 20th level, you can weaken one creature's defenses considerably. As an action on your turn, you can pick one creature within 60 feet of you. It must make an Intelligence saving throw. On a failure, pick one the options for your Spell Breach feature; all spells and attacks against the target benefit from the chosen option until the end of your next turn.

Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.

Order of the Nexus Features

Nexus Magic

When you pick this order at 3rd level, you learn the eldritch blast cantrip, as well as the following spells at the levels listed.

Touch of Destruction

At 3rd level, your Touch of the Magi improves. Instead of adding it to a saving throw, a creature marked by your Touch of the Magi can end it on themselves when they make a damage roll to roll your Arcane Power die. They then gain a bonus to the roll equal to the result.

Eldritch Conduit

Also at 3rd level, when you cast a magus spell that deals damage, you can roll your Arcane Power die and add it to one damage roll of the spell.

Gather Power

At 7th level, you learn how to focus arcane energy to make your spells more potent. When you cast a spell of 1st level or higher as an action, you can choose to gather power for it. When you do so, you do not cast the spell, and instead must concentrate on it until you use your action on your next turn to cast the spell.

When you do this, the spell is cast as though you had expended a spell slot of one level higher to cast it. Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

Focus of the Magi

At 10th level, you gain extraordinary focus when casting spells. While concentrating on a magus spell, your concentration can't be broken as a result of taking damage.

Arcane Recall

At 15th level, you gain the ability to regain expended arcane power. Over the course of a 1 minute, you can meditate and roll your Arcane Power die. You recover expended magus spell slots with a combined level equal to the result.

Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.

Sundering

At 20th level, you can create large blasts of arcane destruction. You have a pool of d12's equal to your magus level. As an action, you can expend all of those dice and pick any number of creatures within 120 feet of you. Divide the dice among them. A chosen creature must make a Constitution saving throw against your spell save DC.

Roll the dice for a chosen creature; it takes force damage equal to the result if it failed the saving throw, or half as much if it succeeded. A creature reduced to 0 hit points by this feature is instantly destroyed, and cannot be returned to life except by the intervention of a deity.

You regain all the expended dice for this feature when you finish a long rest.

Order of the Paragon Features

Paragon Magic

When you pick this order at 3rd level, you learn the guidance cantrip, as well as the following spells at the levels listed.

Touch of Valor

At 3rd level, your Touch of the Magi improves. Instead of adding it to a saving throw, a creature marked by your Touch of the Magi can end it on themselves when they regain hit points or gain temporary hit points to roll your Arcane Power die. They then gain an additional amount equal to the result.

Emboldening Presence

Also at 3rd level, your mere presence inspires your allies to fight. As a bonus action on your turn, you can roll your Arcane Power die and grant all friendly creatures within 15 feet of you temporary hit points equal to the result.

    You have a number of uses of this ability equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Paragon's Cunning

At 7th level, your allies turn to you when they are in need. When you or another creature you can see within 30 feet of you makes an ability check or a saving throw, you can use your reaction to add your Intelligence modifier to the roll.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of once). You regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Resolute

At 10th level, when you stand tall, so do those around you. When a creature that gains temporary hit points from your Emboldening Presence feature, they gain one the following benefits of their choice.

• They can end one effect on themselves causing them to be charmed or frightened.
• They have advantage on all saving throws they make before the start of your next turn against the following conditions: charmed, frightened, stunned, or paralyzed.

Unending Leadership

At 15th level, you always have the capacity to lead. When you roll initiative and have no uses of your Emboldening Presence feature left, you regain one use.

Alternatively, you can regain one use of your Paragon's Cunning feature if you have no uses left when you roll initiative, but you cannot regain a use of both features with the same initiative roll; you must pick one.

Last Stand

At 20th level, you are a master of fighting until the very end. When you or a friendly creature within 60 feet of you has their hit points reduced below half their hit point maximum, you can use your reaction to intiate a last stand.

When you do so, all creatures of your choice within 60 feet of you gain temporary hit points equal to your magus level, and have advantage on all attack rolls and saving throws for the next minute. If any of these creatures have 0 hit points, they immediately regain 1 hit point.

Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.

Order of the Vindicator Features

Vindicator Magic

When you pick this order at 3rd level, you learn the booming blade cantrip, as well as the following spells at the levels listed.

Touch of War

At 3rd level, your Touch of the Magi improves. Instead of adding it to a saving throw, a creature marked by your Touch of the Magi can end it on themselves when they make an attack roll to roll your Arcane Power die. They then gain a bonus to the roll equal to the result.

Arcane Strike

Also at 3rd level, rather than imbuing your weapons, you can infuse your individual strikes with arcane energy.

When you make a weapon attack, you can expend one spell slot to deal 1d8 force damage to the target, plus another 1d8 per level of the spell slot, as additional damage.

Exploit Weakness

At 7th level, you can strike an opponent's weak points with ease. When you make a weapon attack against a creature and hit, you can choose to make it a critical hit.

Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.

Flash Imbuement

At 10th level, you learn how to imbue your weapon for a single strike. When you use your Arcane Strike feature, you can choose an imbuement that you know and infuse its power into your strike. Instead of force damage, the extra damage is of the same type as the imbuement, and your weapon attack gains the additional effects of the chosen imbuement's weapon option.

For example, if you choose the Discharge imbuement, the extra damage for Arcane Strike becomes lightning damage, and one creature within 5 feet of the target must make a Dexterity saving throw or take lightning damage equal to one roll of your Arcane Power die.

You can use this feature even if the weapon is imbued when you do so, without ending the first imbuement.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Improved Extra Attack

At 15th level, you can make three attacks, instead of two, when you take the Attack action on your turn.

Warmonger

At 20th level, your mastery of war can be extended to your allies. As a bonus action on your turn, you can grant yourself and all creatures of your choice within 60 feet the ability to turn any attack roll they make before the start of your next turn into an automatic hit.

Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.

Order of the Warden Features

Warden Magic

When you pick this order at 3rd level, you learn the resistance cantrip, as well as the following spells at the levels listed.

Touch of Redoubt

At 3rd level, your Touch of the Magi improves. Instead of adding it to a saving throw, a creature marked by your Touch of the Magi can end it on themselves when they are targeted by an attack to roll your Arcane Power die. They then gain a bonus to their AC against the attack equal to the result.

Eldritch Barrier

At 3rd level, you learn how to create a magical barrier to protect you and your allies. As an action on your turn, you can manifest an eldritch barrier in a space within 30 feet of you. It can be in any orientation you choose; horizontal, vertical, or at an angle. It must be 10 feet by 15 feet, and it is 1/4 inch thick.

The barrier is translucent. Any creature that is targeted by an attack or spell gains the benefits of half cover if the attack or spell goes through the barrier, as it mostly stops the spell or attack from passing through it.

When you manifest the barrier, you can choose any number of creatures to be immune to the barrier's effects. A chosen creature's attacks and spells are unaffected by the barrier while it is active.

The barrier lasts for 1 minute. As a bonus action while the barrier is active, you can move the barrier up to 10 feet or change its orientation. The barrier cannot move through creatures unless you chose them to be immune to the effects of the barrier.

Once you manifest the barrier, you cannot do so again until you finish a long rest.

Triumphant Ward

At 7th level, you can protect your allies once their defenses have weakened. When a creature within 30 feet of you fails a saving throw, you can use your reaction to grant them advantage on the first saving throw they make in the next minute.

Alternatively, when a creature within 30 feet of you is hit with an attack, you can use your reaction to grant the first attack made against that creature in the next minute disadvantage.

You have a number of uses of this feature equal to your Intelligence modifier, and regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Impasse

At 10th level, your eldritch barrier is impassable to all but those you allow. When a creature attempts to move through your eldritch barrier, they must make a Strength saving throw against your spell save DC. On a failure, they cannot move through the barrier until the start of their next turn.

A creature that you chose when you manifest the barrier to be immune to the barrier's effects can pass through the barrier freely, without needing to make a saving throw.

Greater Eldritch Barrier

At 15th level, creatures targeted by an attack or spell that goes through the barrier now gain the benefits of three-quarters cover.

Additionally, when a creature fails its saving throw for your Impasse feature, you can roll your Arcane Power die. The creature takes force damage equal to the result.

Arcane Citadel

At 20th level, you become the ultimate protector. As a bonus action on your turn, you can create a 60-foot aura around you. All creatures of your choice within this aura gain a bonus to their Armor Class and all saving throws equal to your half your Intelligence modifier (rounded up).

The aura lasts for 1 minute. Once you use this ability, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.

Arcana

You imbue an item with magical force. The item gains one of the following benefits, depending on the type of item you imbued.

Weapon. When you hit a creature with the imbued weapon, you can roll your Arcane Power die and deal extra force damage equal to the result, and the target must make an Intelligence saving throw. On a failure, they gain a penalty to the next saving throw made against a spell or magical effect made before the end of your next turn equal to one roll of your Arcane Power die.

Armor. While wearing this imbued suit of armor or shield, you have resistance to force damage. Additionally, when another creature deals damage to you, you can roll your Arcane Power die as a reaction and reduce the damage taken by the result.

Concussion

You imbue an item with crashing thunder. The item gains one of the following benefits, depending on the type of item you imbued.

Weapon. When you hit a creature with the imbued weapon, you can roll your Arcane Power die and deal extra thunder damage equal to the result, and you can push the target up to 10 feet away from you in a straight line.

Armor. While wearing this imbued suit of armor or shield, creatures of your choice that start their turn within 5 feet of you must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failure, roll your Arcane Power die; it suffers a penalty to attack rolls against creatures other than you equal to the result until the start of its next turn.

Corrosion

You imbue an item with caustic acid. The item gains one of the following benefits, depending on the type of item you imbued.

Weapon. When you hit a creature with the imbued weapon, you can roll your Arcane Power die and deal extra acid damage equal to the result, and the target must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failure, their Armor Class is reduced by an amount equal to half your proficiency bonus (rounded down) until the start of your next turn.

Armor. While wearing this imbued suit of armor or shield, you can use your reaction when a creature within 5 feet of you hits you with an attack to force all creatures of your choice within 5 feet of you to make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failure, roll your Arcane Power die; each creature that failed takes acid damage equal to the result.

Discharge

You imbue an item with shocking electricity. The item gains one of the following benefits, depending on the type of item you imbued.

Weapon. When you hit a creature with the imbued weapon, you can roll your Arcane Power die and deal lightning damage equal to the result, and one creature within 5 feet of the target must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failure, roll your Arcane Power die; they take lightning damage equal to the result.

Armor. While wearing this imbued suit of armor or shield, you are resistant to lightning damage. Additionally, as a reaction when a creature within 5 feet of you makes an attack against you, roll your Arcane Power die; the creature takes lightning damage equal to the result.

Discord

You imbue an item with wracking psionics. The item gains one of the following benefits, depending on the type of item you imbued.

Weapon. When you hit a creature with the imbued weapon, you can roll your Arcane Power die and deal extra psychic damage equal to the result, and the target suffers a penalty to all ability checks they make until the start of your next turn equal to one roll of your Arcane Power die.

Armor. While wearing this imbued suit of armor or shield, you can use your reaction when a creature within 5 feet of you makes a Wisdom, Intelligence, or Charisma saving throw to roll your Arcane Power die; they suffer a penalty to the saving throw equal to the result.

Frost

You imbue an item with frigid ice. The item gains one of the following benefits, depending on the type of item you imbued.

Weapon. When you hit a creature with the imbued weapon, you can roll your Arcane Power die and deal extra cold damage equal to the result, and the creature's movement speed is reduced by 10 feet until the start of your next turn.

Armor. While wearing this imbued suit of armor or shield, you are resistant to cold damage. Additionally, as a reaction when a creature within 5 feet of you makes an attack against you, you can force them to make a Constitution saving throw. On a failure, roll your Arcane Power die; they take cold damage equal to the result, and their speed is reduced by 10 feet until the start of your next turn.

Inferno

You imbue an item with scorching flame. The item gains one of the following benefits, depending on the type of item you imbued.

Weapon. When you hit a creature with the imbued weapon, you can roll your Arcane Power die and deal extra fire damage equal to the result, and at the start of their next turn, the target must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failure, roll your Arcane Power die; they take fire damage equal to the result.

Armor. While wearing this imbued suit of armor or shield, you are resistant to fire damage, and your movement speed is increased by 10 feet. Additionally, creatures of your choice that start their turn within 5 feet of you must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failure, roll your Arcane Power die; they take fire damage equal to the result.

Version 1.1

• Added the missing duration for Arcane Imbuement
• Reduced Touch of Inquisition's saving throw penalty from the result of the Arcane Power die to half the result of the Arcane Power die
• Changed Inexorable Hunter to grant a penalty to attacks and a bonus to saves instead of disadvantage on attacks and advantage on saves
• Changed Arcane Subterfuge to only apply when Touch of the Magi is used to add your Arcane Power die to a save
• Added flavor text to Pack Hunter
• Changed Denouncement to only last until the end of your next turn