Which are the best arcane touch spells...?

[Li Shenron]

...to benefit from Spectral Hand or Reach Spell?

As a matter of fact, I would need some advice but for a 3.0 Sorceress... At level 9th, the only interesting spells for this tactic seem to me Touch of Idiocy, Vampiric Touch and Bestow Curse, any opinion? Forgotten Realms material is allowed, as is Tome & Blood.

 

[Dthamilaye]

I think Complete Divine includes Bestow Curse, Greater (8th level). That one is mighty powerful as it is will save and removable only by Wish/Miracle. Having one ability score as '1' or only 25% chance of doing anything on a round is pretty good.

 

[Li Shenron]

I think Complete Divine includes Bestow Curse, Greater (8th level). That one is mighty powerful as it is will save and removable only by Wish/Miracle. Having one ability score as '1' or only 25% chance of doing anything on a round is pretty good.

From Complete Divine... but is it also on the Wizard/Sorcerer list, like the PHB Bestow Curse?

 

[Dthamilaye]

Its wiz/sor 8th and bard 6th spell. Not available to divine casters at all if I recall correctly.

It is originally from Book of vile darkness, but it was not an [evil] spell there. Now they have made it more accessible by reprinting it in Complete Divine.

 

[Bigwilly]

And a few more...

...to benefit from Spectral Hand or Reach Spell?

As a matter of fact, I would need some advice but for a 3.0 Sorceress... At level 9th, the only interesting spells for this tactic seem to me Touch of Idiocy, Vampiric Touch and Bestow Curse, any opinion? Forgotten Realms material is allowed, as is Tome & Blood.

What about Chill Touch, Shocking Grasp, Ghoul Touch and any touch spells that you might want to cast on your party members?

Bigwilly

 

[Thanee]

Well, Touch of Idiocy is technically not a 3.0 spell, or was it printed somewhere before the 3.5 PHB also?

I don't really think there are that many. Arcane touch spells are more often ranged, anyways.

Bye
Thanee

 

[kolikeos]

Vampiric Touch and Bestow Curse

you said it your self

 

[Li Shenron]

Well, Touch of Idiocy is technically not a 3.0 spell, or was it printed somewhere before the 3.5 PHB also?

Yes it's 3.5, in fact I would need to ask DM's approval for that. Anyway at 9th level I only get one new 2nd level spell, and that would be already Spectral Hand, so no Touch of Idiocy for the moment...

 

[Li Shenron]

What about Chill Touch, Shocking Grasp, Ghoul Touch and any touch spells that you might want to cast on your party members?

Chill Touch and 3.0 Shocking Grasp don't seem very useful, after a few levels the damage is very low.

On the other hand 3.5 Schocking Grasp and Ghoul Touch are worth indeed

 

[Felix]

Shocking Grasp is a great spell to have cast as a "Just in case I'm suprised and grappled on the first round" spell. The duration is "until discharged" or something like that, so it will stay active all day. And it's only a first level slot, so no worries. It might go away as soon as you cast a different spell, but 5d6 of electricity will get a lot of folks off your back.