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As you progress through Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, you'll start coming across more complex characters who might seem a little difficult to build. It's quite easy to grasp that Lann makes for a great archer and that Sosiel is simply meant to be a Cleric and not much else, but some characters are a bit trickier.
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Take Woljif, for example. He's a Tiefling thief (or thiefling) and can be recruited very early on in the game — as soon as you escape from the Gray Garrison. The problem with Woljif is that he's in a class that many players don't fully understand. Here's what you need to know.
Woljif's Basic Stats
Woljif begins with three levels taken in the Eldritch Scoundrel class. This is a Rogue archetype that trades some physical offensiveness for the ability to cast arcane spells like a Wizard. Woljif has a high 18 Intelligence and an even higher 20 Dexterity, so he is well suited to being a Rogue.
Level | Build |
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1 | Eldritch Scoundrel 1: Two-Weapon Fighting |
2 | Eldritch Scoundrel 2 |
3 | Eldritch Scoundrel 3: Double Slice, Finesse Training (Dagger) |
Starting Spells |
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Level 1: Burning Hands, Color Spray, Flare Burst, Grease, Hypnotism, Mage Armor, Magic Missile, Shocking Grasp, Sleep, Snowball |
It's obvious from stats alone that Woljif is geared toward being a two-weapon fighter with magical assistance. A mistake that many players make is thinking that Woljif is the perfect candidate for the Arcane Trickster prestige class, and this is not the case. While the name sounds suitable for a magical rogue, the class's features are far more beneficial for full-casters, unlike Woljif.
The builds presented in this article aim to sustain Woljif's role as a physical attacker with magical backup, but also offer some alternative methods and focuses.
Pure Eldritch Scoundrel Build For Woljif
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Eldritch Scoundrel build for Woljif in Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous
There is nothing wrong with avoiding multiclassing for the entire game in Wrath of the Righteous, and Eldritch Scoundrel isn't a bad class to exemplify this with. This build just adds more of what we're already using with Woljif — he'll get plenty of Sneak Attack dice, useful spells, and great feat assistance.
Level | Build |
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4 | Eldritch Scoundrel 4: DEX +1, Weapon Focus (Dagger) |
5 | Eldritch Scoundrel 5: Piranha Strike |
6 | Eldritch Scoundrel 6 |
7 | Eldritch Scoundrel 7: Dodge |
8 | Eldritch Scoundrel 8: DEX +1, Weakening Wound |
9 | Eldritch Scoundrel 9: Improved Two-Weapon Fighting |
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10 | Eldritch Scoundrel 10 |
11 | Eldritch Scoundrel 11 Improved Critical (Dagger), Finesse Training (Shortsword) |
12 | Eldritch Scoundrel 12: DEX +1, Double Debilitation |
13 | Eldritch Scoundrel 13: Critical Focus |
14 | Eldritch Scoundrel 14 |
15 | Eldritch Scoundrel 15: Greater Two-Weapon Fighting |
16 | Eldritch Scoundrel 16: DEX +1, Combat Trick: Arcane Strike |
17 | Eldritch Scoundrel 17: Hammer the Gap |
18 | Eldritch Scoundrel 18 |
19 | Eldritch Scoundrel 19: Toughness, Finesse Training (Sickle) |
20 | Eldritch Scoundrel 20: CON +1, Opportunist |
- You could, if you wanted to, pick a different weapon type for Woljif when it comes to the Focus and Critical feats. We pick Dagger here because Woljif starts with Finesse Training in Daggers and it makes sense to let that synergy work for you — or you wouldn't have a Finesse Trained weapon until Level 11.
- Shortswords make for a good choice thanks to their improved critical range.
- Sickles are also great thanks to the fantastic enchanted Sickles in the game, most notably Oath of the Sky and Chilly Midnight.
- Weakening Wound is valuable in Wrath of the Righteous thanks to how much damage resistance there is in the game. With that and Double Debilitation, you'll want Woljif to be putting out Sneak Attacks as much as he possibly can. Utilize Greater Invisibility to make this happen.
- The final stat boost in this build (and both of the other builds in this article) goes to Constitution as Woljif wouldn't benefit from any other stat at that level.
- Arcane Strike is a great little boost to Woljif's offense as it synergizes well with his perfect 20/20 caster levels.
Mythic Abilities | Mythic Feats |
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Abundant Casting | Two-Weapon Fighting (Mythic) |
Archmage Armor | Piranha Strike (Mythic) |
Improved Abundant Casting | Weapon Focus (Mythic) (Dagger) |
Unrelenting Assault | Improved Critical (Dagger) |
Thundering Blows | Extra Feat: Accomplished Sneak Attacker |
- While Woljif is primarily a physical attacker, taking the Abundant Casting feats does mean that he has more room to breathe when it comes to slotting in magic. He has access to plenty of great spells to use for support and offense.
- Archmage Armor can be fantastic in this game with enough Mythic Ranks, and as a close-range fighter, you'll want Woljif to take advantage of it as much as possible.
- If you decide to change up which weapon you're focusing on with Woljif, make sure you take that weapon's Mythic Feats too.
- Accomplished Sneak Attacker is an easy slot to change around, per your preferences.
Useful Spells |
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Level 1: Mage Armor, Grease, Magic Missile |
Level 2: Create Pit, Mirror Image, False Life, Sense Vitals, Glitterdust, Cat's Grace |
Level 3: Spiked Pit, Haste, Greater Magic Weapon, Blink, Lightning Bolt |
Level 4: Controlled Fireball, Acid Pit, Greater False Life, Greater Invisibility |
Level 5: Hungry Pit, Dismissal, Break Enchantment |
Level 6: Greater Dispel Magic, Create Undead, Chain Lightning, Eyebite, Mass Cat's Grace |
- Woljif is quite a balanced caster, taking the spells above into account.
- He has plenty of buffing utility with Haste, Greater Invisibility, and Greater Magic Weapon.
- His offensive support options are the eternally useful Pit spells that can turn the tide of battle in an instant.
- Ranged damage spells mean that Woljif always has something to do, even when he can't reach an enemy with his daggers.
- His selfish buffing spells (False Life, Sense Vitals, etc.) keep Woljif toe-to-toe with comparable martial characters and help him compete well enough.
- Summoning spells like Create Undead are always good for providing distractions in messy fights and can enable Sneak Attacks easily through flanking.
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Eldritch Knight Build For Woljif
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Eldritch Knight build for Woljif in Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous
While the Eldritch Scoundrel build keeps Woljif quite balanced, this build leans heavily on the physical side of the Tiefling rogue. It sacrifices some spell progression to unlock and then pursue the Eldritch Knight prestige class, which suits Woljif well.
With Eldritch Knight, Woljif will still improve his spellcasting whilst gaining bonus combat feats and the fantastic capstone ability, which allows him to quicken spells whenever he makes a critical hit with his weapons. We go for Rapiers in this build, thanks to their fantastic critical range — we're going for action economy and quickened spells here.
Level | Build |
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4 | Dragonheir Scion 1: +1 DEX, Draconic Bloodline (Brass) |
5 | Eldritch Scoundrel 4: Weapon Focus (Rapier), Combat Trick: Piranha Strike |
6 | Eldritch Scoundrel 5 |
7 | Eldritch Scoundrel 6: Accomplished Sneak Attacker |
8 | Eldritch Scoundrel 7: DEX +1 |
9 | Eldritch Knight 1: Improved Two-Weapon Fighting, Hammer the Gap |
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10 | Eldritch Knight 2: Eldritch Scoundrel Spellbook |
11 | Eldritch Knight 3: Weapon Specialization (Rapier) |
12 | Eldritch Knight 4: DEX +1 |
13 | Eldritch Knight 5: Greater Two-Weapon Fighting, Improved Critical (Rapier) |
14 | Eldritch Knight 6 |
15 | Eldritch Knight 7: Greater Weapon Focus (Rapier) |
16 | Eldritch Knight 8: DEX +1 |
17 | Eldritch Knight 9: Critical Focus, Tiring Critical |
18 | Eldritch Knight 10 |
19 | Eldritch Scoundrel 8: Exhausting Critical, Slippery Mind |
20 | Dragonheir Scion 2: CON +1, Greater Weapon Specialization (Rapier) |
- To take levels in Eldritch Knight, Woljif needs Martial Weapons Proficiency. You can get that by taking a level in Dragonheir Scion. This is for three reasons:
- It is a Fighter archetype that means you can get a bonus feat at Level 20 by taking a second level in the class.
- You don't have to waste a feat on Martial Weapons Proficiency.
- Dragonheir Scion comes with Arcane Strike as a bonus feat that Woljif will still get to benefit from.
- The Draconic Bloodline you take with Dragonheir Scion doesn't matter in the slightest as we will never put enough levels into the class to benefit from it.
- You could replace Tiring Critical and Exhausting Critical with any other feats that you prefer, but keep in mind that Exhaustion is such a potent ailment in this game and Woljif will have a great critical hit chance with this build.
Mythic Abilities | Mythic Feats |
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Abundant Casting | Weapon Focus (Mythic) (Rapier) |
Improved Abundant Casting | Two-Weapon Fighting (Mythic) |
Archmage Armor | Improved Critical (Mythic) (Rapier) |
Ever Ready | Weapon Specialization (Mythic) (Rapier) |
Unrelenting Assault | Piranha Strike (Mythic) |
- Thanks to leveling in a Fighter archetype, Woljif will have access to armor. Despite that, he should still be using Mage Armor with the Archmage Armor feat thanks to the fact that armor can make spells fail. There aren't enough feats to go around to counteract this.
- Ever Ready leads to more attacks, which leads to more critical hits, which leads to more quickened spells!
- As usual with these build guides, the order in which you take these Mythic Ranks is simply a suggestion, but you might want to prioritize Improved Critical (Mythic) to further enable this build.
Useful Spells |
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Level 1: Mage Armor, Grease |
Level 2: Mirror Image, Sense Vitals, False Life, Frigid Touch, Cat's Grace, Create Pit |
Level 3: Haste, Blink, Communal See Invisibility, Heroism, Greater Magic Weapon |
Level 4: Greater False Life, Greater Invisibility |
Level 5: Geniekind, Echolocation, Dismissal, Break Enchantment, Hungry Pit |
Level 6: Mass Cat's Grace, Eyebite, Greater Dispel Magic, Create Undead |
- The reasoning behind this spell list is largely the same as the Pure Eldritch Scoundrel spell list. This list does have a slight emphasis on selfish buffing, though, as this Woljif build really does prioritize his damage output.
- Use Greater Invisibility and Sense Vitals to buff up Woljif's Sneak Attack output, which suffers in comparison to other builds.
- Geniekind is a great spell for dealing with any enemies that have elemental vulnerabilities, though they are far and few between in Wrath of the Righteous.
Incense Synthesizer Build For Woljif
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Incense Synthesizer build for Woljif in Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous
While many players love to hail Vivisectionist as the greatest Alchemist archetype, there is something to be said for Incense Synthesizer and its fantastic ability to play a support role in battles. It's a new archetype for Wrath of the Righteous and focuses on an aura ability that can be customized as you level up.
This build is a slightly more passive one for Woljif that still tries to enable him to tear enemies up with dual-wielded daggers. He can toss infused spellsand bombs around in the meantime, and can always just resort to leaping into the fray whilst buffing his allies at the same time.
Level | Build |
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4 | Incense Synthesizer 1: DEX +1 |
5 | Incense Synthesizer 2: Weapon Focus (Dagger), Infusion |
6 | Incense Synthesizer 3: Sacred Incense |
7 | Incense Synthesizer 4: Ability Focus (Bombs), Feral Mutagen |
8 | Incense Synthesizer 5: DEX +1 |
9 | Incense Synthesizer 6: Improved Two-Weapon Fighting, Feral Wings, Improved Incense |
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10 | Incense Synthesizer 7 |
11 | Incense Synthesizer 8: Improved Critical (Dagger), Holy Bombs |
12 | Incense Synthesizer 9: DEX +1, Improved Incense |
13 | Incense Synthesizer 10: Piranha Strike, Precise Bomb |
14 | Incense Synthesizer 11 |
15 | Incense Synthesizer 12: Greater Two-Weapon Fighting, Greater Mutagen, Greater Sacred Incense |
16 | Incense Synthesizer 13: DEX +1 |
17 | Incense Synthesizer 14: Hammer the Gap, Cursed Bomb |
18 | Incense Synthesizer 15: Increased Range |
19 | Incense Synthesizer 16: Accomplished Sneak Attacker, Grand Mutagen |
20 | Incense Synthesizer 17: CON +1 |
- This build aims to balance four separate aspects of Woljif and manages to do so in a way that makes him a very flexible party member:
- His physical attacks are still passable thanks to weapon feats and the Sneak Attack gained as an Eldritch Scoundrel. Mutagens make them even better.
- With Bombs, he has access to decent ranged attacks — this means he doesn't have to use spell slots offensively.
- Related to that, the spells used in this build are meant to be used to buff the party, either normally or through Infusion.
- We build his Incense to grant damage bonuses and attempt to make outsiders (possibly the most common enemy type in the game) easier to deal with.
- Since Woljif doesn't get any further Weapon Finesse traits, it's recommended that you keep him using Daggers to take advantage of the training he already has.
Mythic Abilities | Mythic Feats |
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Abundant Casting | Two-Weapon Fighting (Mythic) |
Throw Elixir | Improved Critical (Mythic) (Dagger) |
Improved Abundant Casting | Extra Feat: Critical Focus |
Unrelenting Assault | Weapon Focus (Mythic) (Dagger) |
Ever Ready | Piranha Strike (Mythic) |
- Critical Focus could be swapped for Extra Bombs if you find yourself using them more than Woljif's physical attacks.
- Throw Elixir will significantly upgrade Woljif's supportive capabilities, turning spells that were previously Personal-only into ranged infusions!
Useful Spells |
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Level 1: Shield, Expeditious Retreat, Targeted Bomb Admixture, Bomber's Eye, Cure Light Wounds |
Level 2: Barkskin, False Life, Lesser Restoration |
Level 3: Communal Delay Poison, Haste, Thorn Body |
Level 4: Greater False Life, Restoration, Death Ward |
Level 5: Spell Resistance, Communal Stoneskin |
Level 6: Transformation, Heal, Walk through Space |
- The beauty of this build is the ability to apply spells that are normally Personal-only (like Shield and Thorn Body) onto other creatures.
- This is a quirk shared only with Brown-Fur Transmuter, an Arcanist archetype available only to Kitsune.
- Stay on the lookout for Personal-range buff spells that would work excellently with Infusion and Throw Elixir. It's a fantastic combo that rewards creativity when coming up with strategies against the strongest foes.
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