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Classes→ Fighter→ Magic Knight

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Magic knight is one of several possible subclasses you can undertake as a fighter.

Your subclass yields features when you undertake it at 2nd level, and further features as your level increases. See the Magic Knight tab on the Fighter page for an integrated list that combines magic knight features with those of the base fighter class.

Magical Proficiencies

At 2nd level, your training with magic grants you additional proficiencies.

You gain proficiency with all rods. You can supply their magic point costs with stamina points instead.

You also gain proficiency with one skill from Arcana, History, Medicine, and Religion.

Stamina Spellcasting

When you reach 3rd level, you have begun to master the study of magic. Your practice requires extensive, practice and memorization. Although you learn and cast spells through the Intelligence of your mind, unlike most spellcasters your spells are powered by your physical stamina. Your magic knight spells are cast with stamina points as if they were magic points.

Magic Limit

Fighter Level	Magic Limit
3rd	2
5th	3
9th	4
13th	5
16th	6
19th	7

To cast a spell, you must expend a number of stamina points as determined by the spell. You can cast a spell up to but not exceeding your "magic limit." Your magic limit defines the most many stamina points you can expend when you cast a spell. Your magic limit is initially 2. This limit increases by 1 at 5th, 9th, 13th, 16th, and 19th levels as shown in the magic knight table. If you have levels in multiple spellcasting classes, your magic limit may be different, as described under multiclassing.

Spellcasting Ability

Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for your magic knight spells, since the power of your magic relies on study, practice, and memorization. You use your Intelligence whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Intelligence modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a magic knight spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.

Your spell saving throw DC is 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier.

When you make a spell attack roll, you roll a d20 and add both your proficiency bonus and your Charisma modifier.

Cantrips

You initially know two cantrips (or "unpowered spells") of your choice from the magic knight spell list. You learn a third cantrip from this list at 7th level, and a fourth at 11th level.

Powered Spells Known

At 3rd level, you know two 2-point spells of your choice from the magic knight spell list.

Drawing from this list, you learn a new spell at every odd-numbered list thereafter. You must choose a 3-point spell at 5th, 7th, 9th, and 11th levels; a 5-point spell at 13th and 15th levels; one 6-point spell at 17th level; and one 7-point spell at 19th level. Your magic is less flexible than dedicated spellcasters, and consequently you cannot opt for a spell of lower or higher points.

Still, whenever you gain the Improvement feature from the fighter class, you can choose to replace one of these spells with another of the same point-value, so long as both spells appear on your magic knight spell list.

Overpowering a Spell

You can cast a powered spell with more stamina points than required to potentially increase its power. This is called "overpowering" the spell. Only some spells can be overpowered, as each spell describes. When overpowering a spell, you still cannot expend stamina points in excess of your Magic Limit.

For example, consider fireball, a 5-point spell. If your Magic Limit is high enough, you can overpower it to increase the damage it deals.

Versatile Casting

You can supply the somatic components of your magic knight spells even when you have a weapon or shield in one or both hands.

Life

Starting at 7th level, you can use up some of your natural stamina reserves to enable more potent magical healing. As an action, you can expend one of your Heart Containers (or "Hit Dice") to cast the life spell without expending magic or stamina points, using Intelligence as your spellcasting ability. You cannot empower life when you cast it in this way, and it does not otherwise count as a magic knight spell.

Any Heart Containers you expend on this feature cannot otherwise be used during a short rest, but are still restored when you finish a long rest.

War Magic

Beginning at 7th level, when you use your action to activate a rod or cast a cantrip, you can use your bonus action to make one weapon attack.

Spellstrike

At 11th level, you learn to focus your spell attacks the same way you can target your weapon attacks. Just before making a spell attack roll with a rod or a magic knight spell, you can make it a spellstrike by expending 2 stamina points.

If a spellstrike hits, the damage roll is maximized (e.g., treat 1d10 simply as 10), including any extra dice rolled as part of a critical hit or from other sources. Your DM may enable alternate or additional effects for a spellstrike, as with target strikes.

Improved War Magic

Starting at 15th level, when you use your action to activate a rod or cast any magic knight spell, you can use your bonus action to make one weapon attack.

Boundless Spellcraft

At 20th level, learn two more cantrips, and learn three powered spells of your choice up to 7-points (or 5th level). These new spells can be from the magic knight spell list or any researcher spell list. You can cast these spells using stamina points instead of magic points, and Intelligence is your casting ability for them, but they otherwise do not count as as magic knight spells unless they appear on the magic knight spell list.

Whenever you finish a long rest, you can replace a magic knight spell you know with a new one. The new spell must have the same points (or be the same level) as the spell it replaces. You can replace both cantrips and powered spells with this feature.

Magic Knight Spell List

Cantrips (0-point)

Air Slash	You form a blade of air to strike a distant creature. If the target is airborne, you have advantage on the attack roll.
Candle	Create a five-foot sphere of flame which lingers for a minute, damaging creatures it touches.
Cryonis	Upon a relatively flat plane of liquid water at least five by five feet, you create a pillar of magic ice.
Fire Bolt	You hurl a mote of fire at a creature or object within range.
Frost Bolt	Your ranged spell attack deals 1d6 cold damage and imposes disadvantage on the first attack roll the target makes.
Ice Shard	You conjure a sharp spike of ice and either wield it for a melee attack or hurl it at a creature in range.
Mending	This spell repairs a single break or tear in an object you touch.
Message	You whisper a message that can be heard only by one creature you designate within 120 feet, who can respond similarly.
Power Beam	You launch a beam of force from your melee weapon to attack from afar.
Prestidigitation	You create one of several minor magical effects.
Ray of Radiance	You hurl a ball of light, dealing radiant damage and briefly illuminating the target.
Remote Bomb	You create a lightweight blue orb or cube, and can use your reaction to detonate it with a concussive explosion.
Shock Bolt	You sling a jolt of electricity, which might flare up to shock creatures nearby your main target.
Shocking Grasp	Lightning springs from your hand to deliver a shock to a creature you try to touch.

2-point

Craft Rod	You create a fire rod, ice rod, or lightning rod.
Dark Dive	Grab hold of a creature with an electrocuting, life-draining palm.
Fairy Familiar	Conjure a friendly, tiny fairy to help and assist you indefinitely.
Feather Fall	Your reaction safely slows the descent for up to five creatures within 60 feet of you.
Flame Choke	Your touch engulfs a creature in a burst of flames and knocks it prone.
Ganon's Fist	You unleash a single, supernaturally-powerful punch that sends foes flying.
Glacier Crash	You drop a huge chunk of ice, shattering on a creature and dealing up to 2d12 damage to it.
Magic Missile	Three darts of magical force hit their targets without err, each dealing 1d4 + 1 damage.
Remote Bomb+	You create a lightweight blue orb or cube, and can use your reaction to detonate it with a concussive explosion.
Speak with Animals	You gain the ability to comprehend and verbally communicate with beasts for the duration.
Wizzkick	Perform a magically-enhanced flying kick through your enemies.

3-point

Conjure Wolf Spirit
Fairy	You briefly transform into a fairy of navigation.
Illumination	Create daylight out to a wide radius for 10 minutes or longer.
Reflecting Shield	You enhance a shield's defenses, and grant its wielder the ability to reflect ranged spell attacks.
Scorching Ray	Hurl three rays of flame at one target or several. Each ray that hits deals 2d6 fire damage.
Somaria	You create a 5-foot block of stone in range, then cause it to erupt in a fiery explosion within the next minute.
Stasis	You freeze an unattended object for 1 round. Any damage it takes is built up as momentum.

5-point

Fireball	You erupt an explosion of flame to damage creatures in a large sphere up to 150 feet away from you.
Ice Cube	At a point you choose in range, air cools so rapidly it momentarily freezes into a solid cube before shattering apart.
Rod Spin	With a dramatic spin, you make up to five attacks with a fire rod, ice rod, or lightning rod.
Thunder Bolt	A stroke of lightning forming a line 100 feet long and 5 feet wide blasts out from you in a direction you choose.
Water Breathing	Grant up to ten creatures the ability to breathe underwater for 24 hours.

7-point

Din's Fire	A sphere of flame arises around you that rapidly expands outward, engulfing your enemies.
Rauru's Shield	A creature you touch gains resistance to all damage other than psychic damage for up to 1 hour.