A select group of magi are called to carry a black blade—a sentient weapon of often unknown and possibly unknowable purpose.
Archetypes Compendium
Browse alternate class packages by parent class, source, and summary. This is the quick compendium surface before dropping into full archetype rules text.
A hexcrafter magus has uncovered the secret of using his arcane pool to recreate witch hexes.
A kensai spends his life focusing his training and meditation into a rapturous perfection of the use of a single weapon, which is usually but not always a sword, channeling his arcane might through it in a dizzying and deadly dance beyond the abilities of even the greatest of mundane warriors.
The myrmidarch is a skilled specialist, using magic to supplement and augment his martial mastery.
Sometimes called a shield-vassal or shieldmaiden, the skirnir has learned to infuse his power into his shield.
The soul forger has learned the skill of infusing the raw magical essence of his soul into armaments of surpassing power, combining the mystic arts with the arts of war in a unity of steely perfection.
A spellblade magus can manifest a ghostly blade of force that can be used as an off-hand weapon.
While most magi use a one-handed weapon as their melee implement of choice, one group of magi uses the quarterstaff instead.