Build

Exploiter Wizard/Arcane Trickster/Loremaster (dips Steelblood/Vivisectionist, race: Human) - Lich

A self-buffing arcane gish (a common community idea; user, 2026-10-11): a DEX Human that buffs only itself and dual-wields (user, 2026-10-21: Hasty Eradicator, the TWF chain, DEX over STR). Steelblood 1 (heavy armor), Vivisectionist 1 (mutagen, sneak attack), Exploiter Wizard 3 (Potent Magic, 2nd-level spells), then Arcane Trickster for spell progression and sneak attack, Loremaster 3 at 8 (Divine Power from the cleric list), two more Exploiter levels for the second exploit, and Arcane Trickster to 10. A Rapier and, from 13, Hasty Eradicator in the off hand; Mage Armor with Archmage Armor instead of plate. Lich from Act 2: the merged spellbook adds the mythic rank to the caster level, with the lich spellbook's own buffs on top of Haste, Displacement and Transformation.

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Commits to: Arcane Trickster, Exploiter Wizard, Loremaster
Race: Human
Point buy: STR 10, DEX 17, CON 14, INT 16, WIS 11, CHA 7
Mythic path: Lich, rank 10 at 20
Equipment that scales with level: amulet of natural armor, ring of protection, weapon enhancement, belt of physical perfection, headband of mental perfection
Other worn items: Engraved Lucky Bracers from 1 to 17 (counted): +1 luck AC in the free wrist slot.; Embroidered Gloves from 18 (counted): +3 luck AC in the free hands slot (replaces the bracers' +1 luck).

Level by level

Level	Class	Picks	Gear from this level
1	Steelblood	Weapon Finesse · general feat Weapon Focus:Rapier · bonus feat	Rapier
2	Vivisectionist
3	Exploiter Wizard	Skill Focus:Knowledge (Arcana) · general feat Extend Spell · bonus feat Potent Magic · arcanist exploit Shield · spell Mage Armor · spell
4	Exploiter Wizard
5	Exploiter Wizard	Accomplished Sneak Attacker · general feat Mirror Image · spell Sense Vitals · spell Close to the Abyss · mythic hero Archmage Armor · mythic ability
6	Arcane Trickster
7	Arcane Trickster	Two-Weapon Fighting · general feat Haste · spell Displacement · spell	Short Sword
8	Loremaster	Cleric Spell:Divine Power · loremaster secret Weapon Finesse (Mythic) · mythic feat
9	Loremaster	Dodge · general feat Greater Invisibility · spell Animal Aspect (Greater) · spell
10	Loremaster	Will Secret · loremaster secret
11	Exploiter Wizard	Blind Fight · general feat Transformation · spell Enduring Spells · mythic ability
12	Exploiter Wizard	Combat Casting · bonus feat Arcane Barrier · arcanist exploit Two-Weapon Fighting (Mythic) · mythic feat
13	Arcane Trickster	Toughness · general feat	Hasty Eradicator
14	Arcane Trickster
15	Arcane Trickster	Improved Two-Weapon Fighting · general feat Greater Enduring Spells · mythic ability	Interceptor
16	Arcane Trickster
17	Arcane Trickster	Outflank · general feat Mythic Sneak Attacker · mythic feat
18	Arcane Trickster	Master Shapeshifter · mythic ability Weapon Focus (Mythic):Rapier · mythic feat	Translucent Needle of Astonishment
19	Arcane Trickster	Improved Critical:Rapier · general feat
20	Arcane Trickster	Improved Critical (Mythic):Rapier · mythic feat

Open points and things not counted yet

Bloodrage isn't modeled (its text wasn't supplied).
No armor: Mage Armor with Archmage Armor (4 + mythic rank armor AC, no spell failure, no DEX cap) replaces the plate (user, 2026-10-21), so the Steelblood dip's heavy armor is unused.
The third feat of the two-weapon chain needs BAB 11; this build reaches 9, so the chain stops at Improved Two-Weapon Fighting.
Lich durations (Vampiric Blade, Bone Shield) are assumed to last the fight.
Transformation blocks every other spell while it lasts (user, 2026-10-11): it is cast last, and once it is 24 hours long nothing can be recast that day. Not modeled.