The fastest Elf in the West (at initiative anyway)

Question

They called him Ernie, the fastest Elf in the West.

Ahem. I'm trying to improve the initiative of an Elf Wizard.

At the moment it's at a respectable: +15

+4 Dex (Base)
+4 Improved Initiative (Appears untyped, nice!)
+2 Warrior of Old Trait (Trait Bonus)
+1 Cracked Dusty Rose Ioun Stone (Competence Bonus)
+4 Weapon with dueling enhancement (Enhancement Bonus)

Is there any other (preferably non-spell) ways to get Ernie even faster?

Sub Level 12 solutions preferred, but solutions of all levels are welcome.

Answer 1

Become a Diviner. They get a blanket +1 per 2 levels bonus to initiative. They also ALWAYS act in a suprise round so your biggest weakness of not going first (getting suprised) NEVER happens!!! You're already a wizard, and pride yourself in going first, so why don't you just start saying, "I saw that comming."

http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/core-classes/wizard/arcane-schools/paizo---arcane-schools/classic-arcane-schools/divination

This might be what you're looking for. We have a diviner (forsight school) in our Jade Regent game, and he's saved the party NUMEROUS times by going first. Kinda agrevated the DM since he can never take us by surprise with his ninjas, and then he just glitterdusts them. True story, blind ninjas just arn't as scare as invisible ninjas.

Answer 2

The most taken trait ever, Reactionary, gives you a +2 trait bonus to your initiative. Won't stack with Warrior of Old but frees up that racial trait.

There's a Greater Improved Initiative third party feat, but no one I know allows non-core rules.

Better for a sorcerer, but the Noble Scion feat lets you use Cha for Init, which makes for a fast person if they are high Cha.

If you're prepared to swash your buckle, Corsair of Taldor gets you an untyped +2. There's a variety of other Taldan feats that give situational Init bonuses.

Answer 3

As with @Lord_Gareth's answer, this option is only viable if your DM lets 3.5 stuff in. The Swiftblade prestige class.

At fourth level, they get Arcane Reflexes.

Arcane Reflexes (Ex): At 4th level, you infuse the energy of previous haste castings into your natural reaction time. You receive a competence bonus on initiative rolls equal to your arcane spellcasting ability modifier.

Emphasis mine. Loss of two caster levels, requires two feats (dodge, mobility) and some flavor. Gain reflex, BAB, skill points, d6 HD instead of d4 and some sweet special abilities. If your DM will allow it, and you're looking exclusively to max out your initiative - this is so worth it.

Answer 4

If 3.5 content is allowed in, the Eager enhancement gets you a +1 untyped bonus to initiative. Additionally, the Player's Guide to Faerun has some Regional feats - though you can only take one Regional feat, by RAW you can take any one you like as long as you have at least two ranks of Knowledge (Local). Thug, I believe, grants a +2 initiative boost. A Hummingbird familiar further increases this, and spells like Nerveskitter and Celerity make initiative a non-issue.

Of course, this point is moot unless your DM is running with both PF and 3.5 content, but PF is woefully low on what you're looking for.