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If you cast the spell while in melee combat you will have to cast defensibly, or take an attack of opportunity. One work around for this is casting the spell, then moving and touching the opponent when you get in range. OR 5 foot step and cast it safely. Remember casting a touch spell keeps it in charge until you discharge it manually or touch a valid ...

You retain the casting mechanics of both classes separately. If you were a multiclassed* level four, such as 2 Magus / 2 Sorcerer, you would have all the abilities of each. Their spell lists do not mix, you will have to prepare your Magus spells, and your Sorcerer castings will depend on castings per day. *(See Multiclassing header)

The pathfinder rules aren't perfectly clear on this. but there are two abilities we have to look at to make this clear. Spell Combat (Ex) At 1st level, a magus learns to cast spells and wield his weapons at the same time. This functions much like two-weapon fighting, but the off-hand weapon is a spell that is being cast. To use this ability, the magus must ...

Everything I've read seems to suggest this, then I saw this FAQ from Paizo: Can a magus use spellstrike (Ultimate Magic, page 10) to cast a touch spell, move, and make a melee attack with a weapon to deliver the touch spell, all in the same round? Yes. Other than deploying the spell with a melee weapon attack instead of a melee touch attack, the ...

Kind of an old question, but came up when googling a question of my own. Spellstrike does NOT say anything about overriding the standard attack of opportunity/casting defensively rules, so they DO still apply: if you cast a spell in a threatened area, you must either cast defensively, or provoke an attack of opportunity. The fact that you're delivering it ...

Yes, cast then move then spellstrike is legal, just like a normal wizard casting a touch spell, moving, and then using a free action to deliver it is legal. In fact, this exact scenario is addressed in the FAQ/Errata sidebar on the Magus page on d20pfsrd and is derived from a Paizo blog FAQ posting on the subject. And sure, just like any other situation, if ...

The FAQ answer is regarding spellstrike only. So, by the FAQ, you can cast a touch spell, take a move action to move up, and then you use the free action granted by the touch spell to attack with your sword and deliver the spell. However, what you want to do is also possible, provided you can take a 5' step. You can cast, 5' step up, take your free action ...

Spell Combat treats the spell being cast as an off-hand weapon, and so generally is a full attack and uses those rules, which state The only movement you can take during a full attack is a 5-foot step. You may take the step before, after, or between your attacks. Touch spells use this rule: You may take your move before casting the spell, after ...