Artificer PRC Loophole?

[silverwolfer]

So I have been checking tons of entry's for artificer PRC and most of them say, that none of the PRC's count, as they cannot proceed on their infusions.

ON Magic of Embberon Page 53 I found this


ARTIFICERS AND PRESTIGE CLASSES

Artificers benefit in a specific way from prestige classes
that have “+1 level of existing spellcasting class” as a level
advancement benefit. An artificer taking levels in such
a prestige class does not gain any of his class abilities,
but he does gain an increased caster level when using
his infusions. Levels of prestige classes that provide +1
level of spellcasting effectively stack with the artificer’s
level to determine his effective caster level. An artificer
gains access to higher-level infusions at these prestige
class levels as though he had gained a level in the artificer class.

An artificer can qualify for prestige classes with spellcasting level requirements (as long as they do not specifi cally
require arcane or divine casting), even though his infusions
aren’t spells. Prestige classes with caster level requirements
are also well suited to the artifi cer. An artifi cer’s caster level
for his infusions fulfi lls this requirement.
Classes that advance only arcane or divine spellcasting classes, specifi cally, would not benefi t an artifi cer,
because infusions are neither arcane nor divine in nature.
Likewise, a prestige class with a prerequisite to cast a specifi c spell would be unavailable to an artificer




Taking this into account, is it still a bad idea to go into prc for a artificer?

[Urpriest]

Yes, usually. Artificers get lots of nice class features, bonus feats, and the Craft Reserve. That last is especially important, you won't find a PrC that advances it.