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The epic arcane archer is a living extension of the bow, capable of achieving wonders of archery that cause lesser beings to gape in awe.

Class Features

The epic arcane archer is a living extension of the bow, capable of achieving wonders of archery that cause lesser beings to gape in awe.

As an epic archer, the path you pursue depends greatly on the path you took to qualify for the class. This example assumes that you focused on combat abilities, picking up spellcasting only as an afterthought. In this case, Epic Weapon Focus is your first stop, with Distant Shot and Uncanny Accuracy coming soon after. While any archer hopes to never need defense, you don't have the luxury of ignoring feats such as Epic Toughness and Energy Resistance.

For Ability increases, the arcane archer has three good choices—and all of them are Dexterity. If you're determined to look elsewhere, a Constitution boost can give much-needed hit points.

Other Options: If your spellcasting powers are more than a mere afterthought, look to additional Improved Spell Capacity and metamagic feats. You might also need to improve your defensive capabilities more than noted here, in which case you should consider Armor Skin. Also, consult the epic paths for your other class or classes for alternative options.

Enchant arrow: For every two levels beyond 8th, the potency of arrows fired by the arcane archer increases by +1 (+6 at 11th, +7 at 13th, and so on)

Hail of Arrows: In lieu of regular attacks, once per day the arcane archer can fire an arrow at each and every target within range, with a maximum number of targets equal to her arcane archer class level as normal.

Bonus Feats: The arcane archer gains a bonus feat (selected from the list of epic arcane archer feats) every four levels after the 10th.

Epic Arcane Archer Bonus Feat List: Blinding Speed, Combat Archery, Distant Shot, Epic Prowess, Epic Speed, Epic Toughness, Epic Weapon Focus (any bow other than a crossbow), Improved Arrow of Death, Improved Combat Casting, Improved Low-Light Vision, Improved Manyshot, Swarm of Arrows, Uncanny Accuracy.

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