General Rules - Metamagic Feats

Metamagic Feats

This is a list of metamagic feats that do not appear in the Player's Handbook, but that I use in my campaigns. Players should note the existence of the Highly Experimental Metamagic Rule and check how it applies to the feats described here. As feats get added to my ongoing campaigns, I will add more to this listing.

This list uses several abbreviations to show what sourcebook the entries were drawn from. For guidance as to what sourcebooks these abbreviations reference, see my key to Sourcebook Abbreviations.

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Feat Name	Source	Prerequisites	Benefit
Acid Lattice	Feats	Any two metamagic feats	You can enhance a damage dealing spell to deal additional acid damage
Aid Spell	Feats	-	You can make a personal range spell a touch range spell or a touch range spell a Close range spell
Arcane Affinity	Feats	Wisdom 13+, wizard level 1st+	You can prepare your spells in half the normal time; you can scribe spells into your spellbook in half the normal time
Arcane Shaper	PoM	Quicken Spell	You can replace a prepared spell with a lower level spell that you know
Bane Lattice	Feats	Any two metamagic feats	You can make spells more effective against particular types of creatures
Black Lore of Moil	CArcane	Spell Focus (Necromancy), caster level 7th+	You can add damaging engative energy to your spell
Blighted Spell	Feats	Any two metamagic feats, must be of evil alignment	You can infuse spells with blighted energy so they deal more damage
Blistering Spell	PHB2	-	Your fire spells deal more damage and can temporarily hamper affected foes
Blood Beyond Blood	Feats	Charisma 13+, must be able to cast arcane spells without preparation	You can increase your effective caster level by taking hit poiint damage
Blood Burn	Feats	Constitution 13+	You can suffer Constitution damage to power magic items without using charges
Blood of Magic	H&H	Ability to spontaneously cast arcane spells, any two metamagic feats, and one of the following: Dragon-Blooded or sorcerer with the Sûlic heritage or Sûl-Blooded	You can call upon your sûlic heritage to apply metamagic feats to your spells more quickly
Blood Power	Feats	Arcane spellcaster level 3rd+, 10+ hit points	You can suffer hit point damage to cast more spells
Bloodcasting	Feats	Constitution 13+, must be able to cast arcane spells of 3rd level or higher	You can suffer Constitution damage to cast more spells
Born of the Three Thunders	CArcane	Energy Substitution (Electricity), Knowledge: Nature 4+ ranks	Your electricity and sonic spells can deal half damage of each type and may stun and knock your foes prone
Bounce Spell	Feats	Enlarge Spell	You can bounce a spell from a primary target to another target
Braid Spell	Feats	-	You can braid two spells together into a single effect
Chain Ray	RR	-	You can cast ray or cone spells as rays that arc to secondary targets
Chain Spell	CArcane	Any metamagic feat	You can cast single target spells that arc to secondary targets
Chaos Lattice	Feats	Any two metamagic feats	You can make a damage dealing spell more potent against lawful creatures
City Magic	Cityscape	Caster level 3rd+	You can infuse damage dealing energy spells with the spirit of the city so half their damage comes from the urban environment
Coercive Spell	DotU	-	Living creatures damaged by your spell suffer a penalty to Will saves
Colorize Spell	Feats	Intelligence 13+, ability to cast at least one illusion spell	You can add or change the color of visible spell effects
Compressed Spell	Feats	-	You can reduce the radius of a damage dealing area spell to increase its damage
Conjuror's Last Defense	Conjuration	Spell Focus (Conjuration), Spellcraft 8+ ranks	Summoned or called creatures you lose control of immediately return to their home plane
Concentrate Spell	SoE	Arcane spellcaster level 1st+, ability to cast at least one spell from the evocation school	You can raise the level of your spells to bypass energy resistance
Cone Control	Feats	Spellcraft 15+ ranks	You can change a cone into a targeted spell targeting multiple creatures based on the cone's original length
Consecrate Spell	BoED	Any good alignment	You can give spells the good descriptor and make half their damage come from divine power
Cooperative Magic	Feats	Spellcraft 4+ ranks	You and another spellcaster can work together to add metamagic effects to a spell
Corrupt Spell	BoVD	Evil alignment	Adds evil descriptor to a spell and transforms some of its damage to unholy damage
Counterspell Riposte	PoM	Arcane spellcaster 1st+	You can follow-up a successful counterspell with a spell of your own
Deafening Spell	DotU	-	Your damaging spells deafen those who they damage
Deceptive Spell	Cityscape	-	You can make a spell come from an unlikely source
Deflection to Attraction	BoEM3	Skill Augmentation (Knowledge: Arcana and Spellcraft), Charisma 19+, Dexterity 15+th+	You can suppress your foes' deflection bonuses and turn them to your advantage
Delay Spell	CArcane	Any metamagic feat	You can cast a spell with delayed effect
Dictum Lattice	Feats	Any two metamagic feats	You can make a damage dealing spell more potent against chaotic creatures
Disrupting Spell	FCII	-	Your spells disrupt the spells, spell-like abilities, and supernatural abilities of those they affect
Divine Lattice	Feats	-	You can make a damage dealing spell more potent against undead creatures
Dual Spell	Feats	Any two metamagic feats	You can cast two spells at once, using only half of your caster level for each
Earthbound Spell	PHB2	-	You can cast spells so that they become traps embedded in the ground
Echoing Spell	SoX	-	You can cast spells that return after 1 hour that can be cast again with lessened effect
Elemental Independence	Feats	Knowledge: Arcana 8+ ranks, Spellcraft 8+ ranks	You can strip away the elemental aspect of a damage dealing spell, leaving only pure magical force
Elemental Lattice	Feats	Any two metamagic feats	You can enhance your damage dealing spells with additional elemental energy
Empower Spell	PHB	-	You can increase the power of your spell's variable numerical elements
Empowered Blood	Feats	Cleric, druid, favored soul, sorcerer, spirit shaman, or wizard level 1st+	You can wound yourself to add a variety of effects to a spell
Encompass Spell	Feats	Enlarge Spell, Grow Spell	You can triple the area of a spell
Enduring Spell	Feats	Extend Spell, Grow Spell	You can increase the duration of a spell by one time increment
Energize Spell	LM	Nonevil alignment, must not have the ability to rebuke undead	Your spells deal more damage to undead, but less damage to nonundead
Energy Admixture	CArcane	Energy Substitution	You can mix two types of energy damage in a spell, increasing its damage dealing potential
Energy Affinity	MH	Knowledge: Arcana 5+ ranks, ability to cast at least one spell of each of these energy types: Acid, cold, electricity, and fire	You can substitute a different energy type in an energy spell
Energy Substitution	CArcane	Any metamagic feat, Knowledge: Arcana 5+ ranks	You can substitute a different energy type in an energy spell
Enhance Spell	CArcane	Maximize Spell	Your spells have their damage cap increased by 10 dice or 5 dice
Enlarge Spell	PHB	-	You can double the range of a spell
Ennervate Spell	LM	Nongood alignment, must not have the ability to turn undead	Your spells deal more damage to living creatures, but less damage to constructs and undead
Entangling Spell	CoR	-	Your damaging energy spells can entangle creatures
Erase Memory	Feats	Wisdom 13+, arcane spellcaster level 1st+	You can unlearn known spells, allowing you to learn new spells
Essence Mastery	Feats	No ability score below 10, Knowledge: Arcana 15+ ranks, Knowledge: Nature 8+ ranks, Knowledge: Religion 8+ ranks, Spellcraft 15+ ranks, any three metamagic feats, non-specialist wizard only	You can learn any spell from any spell list: Arcane, divine, or otherwise
Exaggerate Spell	-	-	You can enhance the variable numerical elements of your spells
Expand Spell	Feats	Enlarge Spell, Encompass Spell, Grow Spell	You can increase the area of your spells to 1 mile
Explosive Spell	CArcane	-	Your area spells can blast foes outside their area and knock them prone
Extend Spell	PHB	-	You can double the duration of your spells
Fatal Curse	Feats	Constitution 13+, Combat Casting, Concentration 6+ ranks, Spellcraft 6+ ranks	If you are reduced to the dying condition, you can cast one spell just before you fall unconscious
Fearful Gaze	Feats	Charisma 13+, Intimidate 6+ ranks	You can make Intimidate checks to strike fear into your foes
Fell Animate	LM	-	Living creatures slain by your spells animate as zombies
Fell Drain	LM	-	Living creatures damaged by your spells gain a negative level
Fell Energy Spell	Dragon Compendium	-	Your spells that grant bonuses are more effective at enhancing undead
Fell Frighten	LM	-	Creatures susceptible to fear damaged by your spells are shaken
Fell Weaken	LM	-	Living creatures damaged by your spells are weakened
Fiery Spell	Sandstorm	-	Your fire spells can deal +1 fire damage per die
Flame Lattice	Feats	Any two metamagic feats	You can enhance a damage dealing spell to deal additional fire damage
Flash Frost Spell	PHB2	-	Your cold spells deal more damage and make the ground slippery with ice
Forceful Magic	-	-	Metamagic is easier for you to use than it is for other casters
Focused Spell	Feats	Any five metamagic feats	You can convert spells or spell slots into a blast of pure magical energy
Fortify Spell	CArcane	-	You can increase the effective caster level of your spell to better overcome spell resistance
Ghost Magic	Feats	Wisdom 15+, any metamagic feat	Your spells exist on the prime material and ethereal planes simultaneously and can reliably affect incorporeal targets
Ghost Spell	PGtWBS	-	You can cast spells into the Ethereal Plane
Ghost-Touch Spell	Ghostwalk	-	You can cast damaging spells that only harm ghosts
Grow Spell	Feats	Enlarge Spell	You can cast spells that affect more targets than normal
Guided Spell	Dragon Compendium	-	Yourranged touch spell can ignore cover and concelment and persist until it strikes its target
Heighten Spell	PHB	-	You can raise the level of spells you cast to give them the benefits of being higher in level
Hidden Spell	Feats	Silent Spell, Still Spell	You can cast spells that are more difficult to identify or dispel
Hide Spell	RR	-	You can cast evocation spells that are invisible and inaudible
High Magic	Feats	Spellcraft 10+ ranks, spellcaster level 9th+.	You may suffer Constitution damage to power metamagic feat level adjustments
Holy Lattice	Feats	Any two metamagic feats	You can make a damage dealing spell more potent against evil creatures
Ice Lattice	Feats	Any two metamagic feats	You can enhance a damage dealing spell to deal additional cold damage
Identify Elixir	Feats	Brew Potion, any metamagic feat, Craft: Alchemy 8+ ranks	You can flawlessly identify magical and nonmagical potions, elixirs, poisons, and other similar substances
Identify Item	Feats	Intelligence 17+, Wisdom 15+, any three metamagic feats, Spellcraft 12+ ranks	You can cast identify at will, taking half the normal time and using no material components
Imbue Weapon	Feats	BAB +3 or higher, Weapon Focus (Any), spellcaster level 1st+	You can cast touch spells through a melee weapon
Improved Imbue Weapon	Feats	Imbue Weapon	You can cast touch spells through a ranged weapon
Imbued Healing	CChampion	Ability to cast conjuration (healing) spells, access to one or more domains	You can add effects to your conjuration (healing) spells based upon your domains
Imbued Summoning	PHB2	Augment Summoning, Spell Focus (Conjuration)	Your summoned creatures can arrive with the benefit of ne of your touch spells
Imbued Spell	Conjuration	Any four metamagic feats	You can cast one spell and have it affect the targets of your next spell
Improvise Counterspell	Feats	Ability to cast arcane spells without preparation	You can counterpsell a spell by casting another spell at least two levels higher than the one being countered
Increased Arcane Affinity	Feats	Wisdom 15+, Arcane Affinity, wizard level st+	You require less rest before preparing spells and can swap out spells during the day given enough time to do so
Infuse Reality	SoI	Arcane spellcaster level 1st+, ability to cast at least one illusion spell	You can make spells quasi-real by infusing shadow energy into them
Infuse Truth	SoI	Arcane spellcaster level 1st+, ability to cast at least one illusion spell	Your illusion spells can affect undead and other creatures normally immune to them
Invisible Spell	Cityscape	Any metamagic feat	You can cast spells that have no visual effects
Light Lattice	Feats	Any two metamagic feats	You can enhance your area spells with daylight
Lightning Lattice	Feats	Any two metamagic feats	You can enhance a damage dealing spell to deal additional electricity damage
Lingering Spell	CoR	-	Your instantaneous damage dealing energy spells deal an additional 1d6 energy damage on the next round
Lord of the Uttercold	CArcane	Energy Substitution (Cold), Knowledge: the Planes 9+ ranks, ability to cast a spell with the cold descriptor	Half the damage of your cold spells is negative energy damage
Mask Signature	Feats	Any three metamagic feats	You can remove one aspect from spells you cast
Masters of the Past	Feats	Wisdom 13+, necromancy specialist wizard level 3rd+	Your spells are more effective against ancestors, ghosts, incorporeal creatures, and spirits
Maximize Spell	PHB	-	Your spells can have their variable numeric elements maximized
Mirrorsight	Feats	Wisdom 13+, Craft Wondrous Item, Spellcfaft 6+ ranks, divination specialist wizard level 3rd+	You can craft and use a blessed mirror to make your scrying spells more effective
Nonlethal Substitution	BoED	Any metamagic feat, Knowledge: Arcana 5+ ranks	You can convert energy damage dealing spells to deal nonlethal damage instead
Persistent Spell	CArcane	Extend Spell	You can make spells last for 24 hours
Piercing Cold	Frostburn	-	Your cold spells can deal damage to creatures normally resistant or immune to cold damage
Precise Touch	BoEM3	-	You can convert area spells to single-target touch spells
Purify Spell	BoED	Any good alignment	You can give spells the good descriptor and make them deal no damage to good creatures
Quicken Spell	PHB	-	You can cast spells as swift actions
Rapid Spell	CDivine	-	You can cast spells with long casting times more quickly
Reach Spell	CDivine	-	You can cast touch spells as ranged touch spells
Ready Spell	Feats	Constitution 13+, Concentration + ranks, spellcaster level 5th+	You can cast spells and "hold" them to be released later
Reaping Spell	CoR	Any evil alignment	Creatures killed by your spells cannot be raised, reincarnated, or resurrected; true resurrection only works half the time
Remote Casting	Feats	Any one metamagic feat, Spellcraft 6+ ranks, Survival 6+ ranks	You can cast burst, emanation, or spread spells without needing line of sight
Repeat Spell	CArcane	Any one metamagic feat	You can cast a spell that repeats in the next round
Restrain Spell	DMPI	Spellcraft 8+ ranks	You can inflict nonlethal damage with your spells
Retributive Spell	CMage	-	You can cast a spell that you can later release against a creature that harms you
Sacred Spell	FP	-	Half of the damage dealt by your divine spells can be from divine power
Sanctum Spell	CArcane	Any metamagic feat	You can cast spells that are more effective in your sanctum
School Focus	Feats	Knowledge: Arcana 6+ ranks, Spellcraft 6+ ranks, generalist wizard level 3rd+	You can prepare one spell per day from your chosen school of magic at a level lower than normal
Sculpt Spell	Cityscape	Any metamagic feat	You can alter the area of your spells
Searing Spell	Sandstorm	-	Your fire spells can overcome fire resistance and fire immunity
Selective Spell	Shining South	Any metamagic feat	You can designate one creature to be not affected by your area effect spell
Shunt Focus	PGtWBS	-	You can cast personal spells on others as touch spells
Sickened Spell	Feats	Pox Magic	You can spells that sicken those affected by them
Silent Spell	PHB	-	You can cast spells omitting the verbal components
Smiting Spell	PHB2	BAB +1, caster level 1st+	You can cast touch spells through a weapon or ammunition
Song of the Dead	Dragon Compendium	-	Your mind-affecting spells can affect undead, but cannot affect other creatures
Sorcerous Quicken	Feats	Charisma 15+, any two metamagic feats, spellcaster level 9th+, ability to cast spells without preparation	Once per day you can cast a spell as a free action
Specialist Dispelling	RR2	Specialist wizard level 1st+	You can counterspell using prepared spells from your specialty school
Spell Chain	PoM	Quicken Spell	You can chain two or more spells together into one powerful arcane casting
Split Ray	CArcane	Any metamagic feat	Your ray spells can create an additional ray
Still Spell	PHB	-	You can cast spells omitting the somatic components
Strafing Spell	DMPI	-	You can expand the range of creatures affected by a cone or line spell
Submerged Spell	Feats	-	You can cast a spell so that it works underwater
Sudden Empower	CArcane	Any metamagic feat	You can cast an Empowered spell once per day
Sudden Energy Affinity	MH	Energy Affinity	You can cast an Energy Affinity spell once per day
Sudden Extend	CArcane	-	You can cast an Extended spell once per day
Sudden Maximize	CArcane	Any metamagic feat	You can cast a Maximized spell once per day
Sudden Quicken	CArcane	Quicken Spell, Sudden Empower, Sudden Extend, Sudden Maximize, Sudden Silent, Sudden Still	You can cast a Quickened spell once per day
Sudden Silent	CArcane	-	You can cast a Silent spell once per day
Sudden Still	CArcane	-	You can cast a Still spell once per day
Sudden Widen	CArcane	-	You can cast a Widened spell once per day
Superior Divine Lattice	Feats	-	You can cast damage dealing spells that do more damage against evil outsiders and undead
Thunder Lattice	Feats	Any two metamagic feats	You can enhance a damage dealing spell to deal additional sonic damage
Transdimensional Spell	CArcane	-	Your spells can affect creatures on the Ethereal Plane, Plane of Shadow, and that are within extradimensional spaces
Twin Spell	CArcane	Any metamagic feat	You can cast a spell that takes effect two times simultaneously
Umbral Spell	DotU	-	Your spells gain the darkness descriptor and can dispel spells with the light descriptor
Unholy Lattice	Feats	Any two metamagic feats	You can make a damage dealing spell more potent against good creatures
Violate Spell	BoVD	Evil alignment	Adds evil descriptor to a spell and transforms some of its damage to vile damage
Widen Spell	PHB	-	You can double the numerical elements of a spell's area
Wounding Spell	LEoF	Empower Spell, Knowledge: History 4+ ranks	Your damaging spells can inflict bleeding wounds that cause continuing damage

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