Order of Warder
Become a Shield for your Ally
Magi who join the Order of Warders almost always do so for noble reasons. Combing their talent for the arcane with their signature style of defensive combat to serve as guardians for mages, nobles, and other important figures. While they are ultimately loyal to their Order, Warders make fierce friends and will stand side by side with their allies against any foe.
Level 3: Warder Spell
When you reach a Magus level specified in the Warder Spells table, you thereafter always have the listed spells prepared.
Warder's Spell
| Magus Level | Spells |
|---|---|
| 3 | Compelled Duel, Sanctuary |
| 5 | Aid, Warding Bond |
| 9 | Beacon of Hope, Life Transference |
| 13 | Mordenkainen's Faithful Hound, Death Ward |
| 17 | Antilife Shell, Circle of Power |
Level 3: Warder's Bond
You are taught the signature protective style of your Order.
You gain training in Heavy armour. Also, at the end of a Long Rest, you can touch a willing creature, forging a mystical bond that designates it as your Ward until your next Long Rest.
When your Ward is targeted by an attack or forced to make a saving throw and you are within 10 feet of it, you can use a Reaction to instantly switch places and become the target of the triggering attack or effect. You must be able to see your Ward to use this Reaction.
At certain Magus levels, the range of this Reaction increases: at level 7 (30 feet), at level 15 (60 feet), and finally at level 20 the range is limited only by your line of sight.
Level 7: Arcane Aegis
You can temporarily infuse your Warder's Bond with arcane power to absorb damage.
When you use your Warder's Bond Reaction and you take damage, you can expend a spell slot as part of the same Reaction to reduce that damage by 2 D8 per level of the spell slot you expended.
Moreover, whenever you start your turn within 10 feet of your Ward, you can grant one of you Temporary Hit Points equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of 1).
Level 15: Bond Perfected
The magic of your Bond has reached its apex.
When you use your Warder's Bond Reaction you are considered resistant to any damage you take from the triggering attack or effect.
In addition, while you are within 10 feet of your Ward you are both immune to the Charmed and Frightened conditions. If either of you has those condition and is within 10 feet of the other, the effects of the condition are temporarily suppressed, so long as you remain within 10 feet.
Level 20: High Warder
You have risen to the highest rank in the Order of Warders and stand as a stalwart arcane shield for any who are under your protection.
At the end of each Long Rest, you can bond up to five willing creatures as your Wards with Warder's Bond. All other rules for your Warder's Bond still apply for you.
Also, when you use your Warder's Bond Reaction because your Ward was targeted by a spell, you can use Spellsunder as part of the same Reaction. When you do so, you have advantage on your Spellsunder attack roll. If your Spellsunder fails, you can still use Arcane Aegis to reduce the damage.