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Source: Pathfinder Core Rulebook
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176 feats

Name ▲ Types Prerequisites Description
Acrobatic You are skilled at leaping, jumping, and flying.
Acrobatic Steps Dex 15, Nimble Moves. You can easily move over and through obstacles.
Agile Maneuvers Combat You’ve learned to use your quickness in place of brute force when performing combat maneuvers.
Alertness You often notice things that others might miss.
Alignment Channel Ability to channel energy. Choose chaos, evil, good, or law. You can channel divine energy to affect outsiders that possess...
Animal Affinity You are skilled at working with animals and mounts.
Arcane Armor Mastery Combat Arcane Armor Training, Medium Armor Proficiency, caster level 7th. You have mastered the ability to cast spells while w­earing armor.
Arcane Armor Training Combat Light Armor Proficiency, caster level 3rd. You have learned how to cast spells while wearing armor.
Arcane Strike Combat Ability to cast arcane spells. You draw upon your arcane power to enhance your weapons with magical energy.
Armor Proficiency, Heavy Combat Light Armor Proficiency, Medium Armor Proficiency. You are skilled at wearing heavy armor.
Armor Proficiency, Light Combat You are skilled at wearing light armor.
Armor Proficiency, Medium Combat Light Armor Proficiency. You are skilled at wearing medium armor.
Athletic You possess inherent physical prowess.
Augment Summoning Spell Focus (conjuration). Your summoned creatures are more powerful and robust.
Bleeding Critical Combat, Critical Critical Focus, base attack bonus +11. Your critical hits cause opponents to bleed profusely.
Blind-Fight Combat You are skilled at attacking opponents that you cannot clearly perceive.
Blinding Critical Combat, Critical Critical Focus, base attack bonus +15. Your critical hits blind your opponents.
Brew Potion Item Creation Caster level 3rd. You can create magic potions.
Catch Off-Guard Combat Foes are surprised by your skilled use of unorthodox and improvised weapons.
Channel Smite Combat Channel energy class feature. You can channel your divine energy through a melee weapon you wield.
Cleave Combat Str 13, Power Attack, base attack bonus +1. You can strike two adjacent foes with a single swing.
Combat Casting You are adept at spellcasting when threatened or distracted.
Combat Expertise Combat Int 13. You can increase your defense at the expense of your accuracy.
Combat Reflexes Combat You can make additional attacks of opportunity.
Command Undead Channel negative energy class feature. Using foul powers of necromancy, you can command undead creatures, making them into your servants.
Craft Magic Arms and Armor Item Creation Caster level 5th. You can create magic armor, shields, and weapons.
Craft Rod Item Creation Caster level 9th. You can create magic rods.
Craft Staff Item Creation Caster level 11th. You can create magic staves.
Craft Wand Item Creation Caster level 5th. You can create magic wands.
Craft Wondrous Item Item Creation Caster level 3rd. You can create wondrous items, a type of magic item.
Critical Focus Combat Base attack bonus +9. You are trained in the art of causing pain.
Critical Mastery Combat Critical Focus, any two critical feats, 14th- level fighter. Your critical hits cause two additional effects.
Dazzling Display Combat Weapon Focus, proficiency with the selected weapon. Your skill with your favored weapon can frighten enemies.
Deadly Aim Combat Dex 13, base attack bonus +1. You can make exceptionally deadly ranged attacks by pinpointing a foe’s weak spot, at the...
Deadly Stroke Combat Dazzling Display, Greater Weapon Focus, Shatter Defenses, Weapon Focus,... With a well-placed strike, you can bring a swift and painful end to most foes.
Deafening Critical Combat, Critical Critical Focus, base attack bonus +13. Your critical hits cause enemies to lose their hearing.
Deceitful You are skilled at deceiving others, both with the spoken word and with physical disguises.
Defensive Combat Training Combat You excel at defending yourself from all manner of combat maneuvers.
Deflect Arrows Combat Dex 13, Improved Unarmed Strike. You can knock arrows and other projectiles off course, preventing them from hitting you.
Deft Hands You have exceptional manual dexterity.
Diehard Endurance. You are especially hard to kill. Not only do your wounds automatically stabilize when grievously...
Disruptive Combat 6th-level fighter. Your training makes it difficult for enemy spellcasters to safely cast spells near you.
Dodge Combat Dex 13. Your training and reflexes allow you to react swiftly to avoid an opponents’ attacks.
Double Slice Combat Dex 15, Two-Weapon Fighting. Your off-hand weapon while dual-wielding strikes with greater power.
Elemental Channel Channel energy class feature. Choose one elemental subtype, such as air, earth, fire, or water. You can channel your divine...
Empower Spell Metamagic You can increase the power of your spells, causing them to deal more damage.
Endurance Harsh conditions or long exertions do not easily tire you.
Enlarge Spell Metamagic You can increase the range of your spells.
Eschew Materials You can cast many spells without needing to utilize minor material components.
Exhausting Critical Combat, Critical Critical Focus, Tiring Critical, base attack bonus +15. Your critical hits cause opponents to become exhausted.
Exotic Weapon Proficiency Combat Base attack bonus +1. Choose one type of exotic weapon, such as the spiked chain or whip. You understand how to use...
Extend Spell Metamagic You can make your spells last twice as long.
Extra Channel Channel energy class feature. You can channel divine energy more often.
Extra Ki Ki pool class feature. You can use your ki pool more times per day than most.
Extra Lay On Hands Lay on hands class feature. You can use your lay on hands ability more often.
Extra Mercy Lay on hands class feature, mercy class feature. Your lay on hands ability adds an additional mercy.
Extra Performance Bardic performance class feature. You can use your bardic performance ability more often than normal.
Extra Rage Rage class feature. You can use your rage ability more than normal.
Far Shot Combat Point-Blank Shot. You are more accurate at longer ranges.
Fleet You are faster than most.
Forge Ring Item Creation Caster level 7th. You can create magic rings.
Gorgon’s Fist Combat Improved Unarmed Strike, Scorpion Style, base attack bonus +6. With one well-placed blow, you leave your target reeling.
Great Cleave Combat Str 13, Cleave, Power Attack, base attack bonus +4. You can strike many adjacent foes with a single blow.
Greater Bull Rush Combat Improved Bull Rush, Power Attack, base attack bonus +6, Str 13. Your bull rush attacks throw enemies off balance.
Greater Disarm Combat Combat Expertise, Improved Disarm, base attack bonus +6, Int 13. You can knock weapons far from an enemy’s grasp.
Greater Feint Combat Combat Expertise, Improved Feint, base attack bonus +6, Int 13. You are skilled at making foes overreact to your attacks.
Greater Grapple Combat Improved Grapple, Improved Unarmed Strike, base attack bonus +6, Dex 13. Maintaining a grapple is second nature to you.
Greater Overrun Combat Improved Overrun, Power Attack, base attack bonus +6, Str 13. Enemies must dive to avoid your dangerous move.
Greater Penetrating Strike Combat Penetrating Strike, Weapon Focus, 16th- level fighter. Your attacks penetrate the defenses of most foes.
Greater Shield Focus Combat Shield Focus, Shield Proficiency, 8th- level fighter. You are skilled at deflecting blows with your shield.
Greater Spell Focus Spell Focus. Choose a school of magic to which you have already applied the Spell Focus feat. Any spells you...
Greater Spell Penetration Spell Penetration. Your spells break through spell resistance much more e­asily than most.
Greater Sunder Combat Improved Sunder, Power Attack, base attack bonus +6, Str 13. Your devastating strikes cleave through weapons and armor and into their wielders, damaging both...
Greater Trip Combat Combat Expertise, Improved Trip, base attack bonus +6, Int 13. You can make free attacks on foes that you knock down.
Greater Two-Weapon Fighting Combat Dex 19, Improved Two-Weapon Fighting, Two-Weapon Fighting, base attack bonus +11. You are incredibly skilled at fighting with two weapons at the same time.
Greater Vital Strike Combat Improved Vital Strike, Vital Strike, base attack bonus +16. You can make a single attack that deals incredible damage.
Greater Weapon Focus Combat Proficiency with selected weapon, Weapon Focus with selected weapon,... Choose one type of weapon (including u­narmed strike or grapple) for which you have already...
Greater Weapon Specialization Combat Proficiency with selected weapon, Greater Weapon Focus with selected weapon,... Choose one type of weapon (including u­narmed strike or grapple) for which you possess the...
Great Fortitude You are resistant to poisons, diseases, and other maladies.
Heighten Spell Metamagic You can cast spells as if they were a higher level.
Improved Bull Rush Combat Str 13, Power Attack, base attack bonus +1. You are skilled at pushing your foes around.
Improved Channel Channel energy class feature. Your channeled energy is harder to resist.
Improved Counterspell You are skilled at countering the spells of others using similar spells.
Improved Critical Combat Proficient with weapon, base attack bonus +8. Attacks made with your chosen weapon are quite deadly.
Improved Disarm Combat Int 13, Combat Expertise. You are skilled at knocking weapons from a foe’s grasp.
Improved Familiar Ability to acquire a new familiar, compatible alignment, sufficiently high... This feat allows you to acquire a powerful familiar, but only when you could normally acquire a...
Improved Feint Combat Int 13, Combat Expertise. You are skilled at fooling your opponents in combat.
Improved Grapple Combat Dex 13, Improved Unarmed Strike. You are skilled at grappling opponents.
Improved Great Fortitude Great Fortitude. You can draw upon an inner reserve to resist diseases, poisons, and other grievous harm.
Improved Initiative Combat Your quick reflexes allow you to react rapidly to danger.
Improved Iron Will Iron Will. Your clarity of thought allows you to resist mental attacks.
Improved Lightning Reflexes Lightning Reflexes. You have a knack for avoiding danger all around you.
Improved Overrun Combat Str 13, Power Attack, base attack bonus +1. You are skilled at running down your foes.
Improved Precise Shot Combat Dex 19, Point-Blank Shot, Precise Shot, base attack bonus +11. Your ranged attacks ignore anything but total concealment and cover.
Improved Shield Bash Combat Shield Proficiency. You can protect yourself with your shield, even if you use it to attack.
Improved Sunder Combat Str 13, Power Attack, base attack bonus +1. You are skilled at damaging your foes’ weapons and armor.
Improved Trip Combat Int 13, Combat Expertise. You are skilled at sending your opponents to the ground.
Improved Two-Weapon Fighting Combat Dex 17, Two-Weapon Fighting, base attack bonus +6. You are skilled at fighting with two weapons.
Improved Unarmed Strike Combat You are skilled at fighting while unarmed.
Improved Vital Strike Combat Vital Strike, base attack bonus +11. You can make a single attack that deals a large amount of damage.
Improvised Weapon Mastery Combat Catch Off-Guard or Throw Anything, base attack bonus +8. You can turn nearly any object into a deadly weapon, from a razor-sharp chair leg to a sack of flour.
Intimidating Prowess Combat Your physical might is intimidating to others.
Iron Will You are more resistant to mental effects.
Leadership Character level 7th. Benefits: This feat enables you to attract a loyal... You attract followers to your cause and a companion to join you on your adventures.
Lightning Reflexes You have faster reflexes than normal.
Lightning Stance Combat Dex 17, Dodge, Wind Stance, base attack bonus +11. The speed at which you move makes it nearly impossible for opponents to strike you.
Lunge Combat Base attack bonus +6. You can strike foes that would normally be out of reach.
Magical Aptitude You are skilled at spellcasting and using magic items.
Manyshot Combat Dex 17, Point-Blank Shot, Rapid Shot, base attack bonus +6. You can fire multiple arrows at a single target.
Martial Weapon Proficiency Combat Choose a type of martial weapon. You understand how to use that type of martial weapon in combat.
Master Craftsman 5 ranks in any Craft or Profession skill. Your superior crafting skills allow you to create simple magic items.
Maximize Spell Metamagic Your spells have the maximum possible effect.
Medusa’s Wrath Combat Improved Unarmed Strike, Gorgon’s Fist, Scorpion Style, base attack bonus +11. You can take advantage of your opponent’s confusion, delivering multiple blows.
Mobility Combat Dex 13, Dodge. You can easily move through a dangerous melee.
Mounted Archery Combat Ride 1 rank, Mounted Combat. You are skilled at making ranged attacks while mounted.
Mounted Combat Combat Ride 1 rank. You are adept at guiding your mount through combat.
Natural Spell Wis 13, wild shape class feature. You can cast spells even while in a form that cannot normally cast spells.
Nimble Moves Dex 13. You can move across a single obstacle with ease.
Penetrating Strike Combat Weapon Focus, 12th-level fighter, proficiency with weapon. Your attacks are capable of penetrating the defenses of some creatures.
Persuasive You are skilled at swaying attitudes and intimidating others into your way of thinking.
Pinpoint Targeting Combat Dex 19, Improved Precise Shot, Point- Blank Shot, Precise Shot, base attack... You can target the weak points in your opponent’s armor.
Point-Blank Shot Combat You are especially accurate when making ranged attacks against close targets.
Power Attack Combat Str 13, base attack bonus +1. You can make exceptionally deadly melee attacks by sacrificing accuracy for strength.
Precise Shot Combat Point-Blank Shot. You are adept at firing ranged attacks into melee.
Quick Draw Combat Base attack bonus +1. You can draw weapons faster than most.
Quicken Spell Metamagic You can cast spells in a fraction of the normal time.
Rapid Reload Combat Weapon Proficiency (crossbow type chosen). Choose a type of crossbow (hand, light, or heavy). You can reload such weapons quickly.
Rapid Shot Combat Dex 13, Point-Blank Shot. You can make an additional ranged attack.
Ride-By Attack Combat Ride 1 rank, Mounted Combat. While mounted and charging, you can move, strike at a foe, and then continue moving.
Run You are swift of foot.
Scorpion Style Combat Improved Unarmed Strike. You can perform an unarmed strike that greatly hampers your target’s movement.
Scribe Scroll Item Creation Caster level 1st. You can create magic scrolls.
Selective Channeling Cha 13, channel energy class feature. You can choose whom to affect when you channel energy.
Self-Sufficient You know how to get along in the wild and how to effectively treat wounds.
Shatter Defenses Combat Weapon Focus, Dazzling Display, base attack bonus +6, proficiency with weapon. Your skill with your chosen weapon leaves opponents unable to defend themselves if you strike...
Shield Focus Combat Shield Proficiency, base attack bonus +1. You are skilled at deflecting blows with your shield.
Shield Master Combat Improved Shield Bash, Shield Proficiency, Shield Slam, Two-Weapon Fighting,... Your mastery of the shield allows you to fight with it without hindrance.
Shield Proficiency Combat You are trained in how to properly use a shield.
Shield Slam Combat Improved Shield Bash, Shield Proficiency, Two-Weapon Fighting, base attack bonus +6. In the right position, your shield can be used to send opponents flying.
Shot on the Run Combat Dex 13, Dodge, Mobility, Point-Blank Shot, base attack bonus +4. You can move, fire a ranged weapon, and move again before your foes can react.
Sickening Critical Combat, Critical Critical Focus, base attack bonus +11. Your critical hits cause opponents to become sickened.
Silent Spell Metamagic You can cast your spells without making any sound.
Simple Weapon Proficiency Combat You are trained in the use of basic weapons.
Skill Focus Choose a skill. You are particularly adept at that skill.
Snatch Arrows Combat Dex 15, Deflect Arrows, Improved Unarmed Strike. Instead of knocking an arrow or ranged attack aside, you can catch it in mid-flight.
Spellbreaker Combat Disruptive, 10th-level fighter. You can strike at enemy spellcasters who fail to cast defensively when you threaten them.
Spell Focus Choose a school of magic. Any spells you cast of that school are more difficult to resist.
Spell Mastery 1st-level wizard. You have mastered a small handful of spells, and can prepare these spells without referencing...
Spell Penetration Your spells break through spell resistance more easily than most.
Spirited Charge Combat Ride 1 rank, Mounted Combat, Ride- By Attack. Your mounted charge attacks deal a tremendous amount of damage.
Spring Attack Combat Dex 13, Dodge, Mobility, base attack bonus +4. You can deftly move up to a foe, strike, and withdraw before he can react.
Staggering Critical Combat, Critical Critical Focus, base attack bonus +13. Your critical hits cause opponents to slow down.
Stand Still Combat Combat Reflexes. You can stop foes that try to move past you.
Stealthy You are good at avoiding unwanted attention and slipping out of bonds.
Step Up Combat Base attack bonus +1. You can close the distance when a foe tries to move away.
Still Spell Metamagic You can cast spells without moving.
Strike Back Combat Base attack bonus +11. You can strike at foes that attack you using their superior reach, by targeting their limbs or...
Stunning Critical Combat, Critical Critical Focus, Staggering Critical, base attack bonus +17. Your critical hits cause opponents to become stunned.
Stunning Fist Combat Dex 13, Wis 13, Improved Unarmed Strike, base attack bonus +8. You know just where to strike to temporarily stun a foe.
Throw Anything Combat You are used to throwing things you have on hand.
Tiring Critical Combat, Critical Critical Focus, base attack bonus +13. Your critical hits cause opponents to become fatigued.
Toughness You have enhanced physical stamina.
Tower Shield Proficiency Combat Shield Proficiency. You are trained in how to properly use a tower shield.
Trample Combat Ride 1 rank, Mounted Combat. While mounted, you can ride down opponents and trample them under your mount.
Turn Undead Channel positive energy class feature. Calling upon higher powers, you cause undead to flee from the might of your unleashed divine energy.
Two-Weapon Defense Combat Dex 15, Two-Weapon Fighting. You are skilled at defending yourself while dual-wielding.
Two-Weapon Fighting Combat Dex 15. You can fight with a weapon wielded in each of your hands. You can make one extra attack each...
Two-Weapon Rend Combat Dex 17, Double Slice, Improved Two-Weapon Fighting, Two-Weapon Fighting,... Striking with both of your weapons simultaneously, you can use them to deliver devastating wounds.
Unseat Combat Str 13, Ride 1 rank, Mounted Combat, Power Attack, Improved Bull Rush, base... You are skilled at unseating your mounted opponents.
Vital Strike Combat Base attack bonus +6. You make a single attack that deals significantly more damage than normal.
Weapon Finesse Combat You are trained in using your agility in melee combat, as opposed to brute strength.
Weapon Focus Combat Proficiency with selected weapon, base attack bonus +1. Choose one type of weapon. You can also choose unarmed strike or grapple (or ray, if you are a...
Weapon Specialization Combat Proficiency with selected weapon, Weapon Focus with selected weapon, fighter... You are skilled at dealing damage with one weapon. Choose one type of weapon (including unarmed...
Whirlwind Attack Combat Dex 13, Int 13, Combat Expertise, Dodge, Mobility, Spring Attack, base... You can strike out at every foe w­ithin reach.
Widen Spell Metamagic You can cast your spells so that they occupy a larger space.
Wind Stance Combat Dex 15, Dodge, base attack bonus +6. Your erratic movements make it difficult for enemies to pinpoint your location.