Talk:Polar Ray

This spell has among the highest damage potential in the game, but several limiting factors it requires a ranged touch attack(and that's a double edged sword there), it allows spell resistance and it deals typed (cold) damage. It is best used in the hands of a "gish" or eldritch knight based character which uses high caster progression (preferably level 21+4 for practiced spellcaster to optimize the 25d6 damage) and high base attack with Weapon Focus*, Improved Critical* and Power Critical*. The other benifits to this requiring a ranged touch attack is that the subject recieves no save, and thus no abilities like evasion work against it. As well if one is able to sneak attack at range this spell will apply sneak attack dice making it a viable option for Arcane Trickster type builds as well, although those builds have notably weak base attack progression the tend to favor higher Dexterity scores.


 * Requires Specialization(Ranged Touch Attack)

- Andarious Rosethorn 04/12/08