Hello everyone,
I’m trying to build the strongest possible physical archer in Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, preferably with the Trickster mythic path.
My main question is: what is stronger overall — Sohei / Mutation Warrior, or full Mutation Warrior?
Here are the two versions I’m comparing:
Option 1 — Sohei / Mutation Warrior
Sohei 1 — Point-Blank Shot; Monk Feat: Improved Initiative
Sohei 2 — Monk Feat: Dodge
Sohei 3 — Precise Shot
Sohei 4
Sohei 5 — Rapid Shot
Sohei 6 — Weapon Training: Bows; Monk Feat: Deflect Arrows
Sohei 7 — Manyshot, although I heard it may not work properly with Flurry, so this could be replaced
Sohei 8
Sohei 9 — Weapon Focus: Bows
Sohei 10 — Monk Feat: Improved Critical: Bows
Sohei 11 — Deadly Aim
Sohei 12 — Weapon Training: Bows
Then Mutation Warrior:
MW 1 — Outflank; Improved Critical Trickster feat line
MW 2 — Dazzling Display
MW 3 — Improved Critical Trickster feat line
MW 4 — Shatter Defenses
MW 5 — Improved Critical Trickster feat line
MW 6 — Weapon Specialization: Bows
MW 7 — Improved Precise Shot, because True Seeing does not seem to work very well
MW 8 — Greater Weapon Focus: Bows
Option 2 — Full Mutation Warrior Archer
Race: Human
Background: Pickpocket
Stats: 16 / 19 / 12 / 12 / 10 / 8
Skills: Mobility, Trickery, Stealth, UMD, Athletics
Level 1 — Point-Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Weapon Focus: Longbow
Level 2 — Rapid Shot
Level 3 — Deadly Aim
Level 4 — +DEX, Weapon Specialization: Longbow
Level 5 — Improved Initiative, Weapon Training: Longbow
Level 6 — Manyshot
Level 7 — Outflank, Preserve Organs
Level 8 — Improved Critical: Longbow
Level 9 — Greater Weapon Focus: Longbow, Trained Initiative, Weapon Training: Bows
Level 10 — Dazzling Display
Level 11 — Shatter Defenses, Preserve Organs
Level 12 — Greater Weapon Specialization: Longbow
Level 13 — Improved Improved Critical, Fighter’s Reflexes
Level 14 — Improved Improved Improved Critical
Level 15 — Improved Improved Improved Improved Critical, Greater Mutagen
Level 16 — Point-Blank Master: Longbow
Level 17 — Snap Shot, Armed Bravery
Level 18 — Improved Snap Shot
Level 19 — Metamagic: Completely Normal Spell, Grand Mutagen
Level 20 — Weapon Mastery: Longbow, Greater Snap Shot
Mythic progression
Mythic 1 — Bit of Fun, Cleaving Shot
Mythic 2 — Mythic Weapon Focus: Longbow
Mythic 3 — Distracting Shots, Arcana 1
Mythic 4 — Mythic Improved Critical: Longbow, Perception 1 and 2
Mythic 5 — The Bigger They Are, Athletics 1
Mythic 6 — Mythic Deadly Aim, World 1, Athletics 2
Mythic 7 — Ever Ready, Trickery 1, Athletics 3
Mythic 8 — Improved Initiative, Mythic Rapid Shot, or Mythic Weapon Specialization; Nature 1, World 2
Mythic 9 — Last Stand or Expose Vulnerability; Infused Magic Device, Trickery 2
Mythic 10 — Trickery 3 or World 3; Improved Initiative, Mythic Rapid Shot, or Mythic Weapon Specialization
The main thing I’m trying to figure out is whether the extra attacks from Sohei are worth giving up the full Mutation Warrior progression, especially considering the Trickster critical feat line, Weapon Training, Mutagen scaling, Weapon Mastery, and overall physical DPS.
Any advice from people who have tested high-end archer builds would be greatly appreciated.