pabelfly
2022-06-03, 07:33 AM
I had trouble finding a good thread with a list of ways to reduce metamagic costs, so I've started this thread.
Base Classes
Hexblade (Impromptu Metamagic) – Can choose one metamagic per day and apply that metamagic without increasing casting cost (Dragon #357)
Sorcerer (Impromptu Metamagic) – Can choose one metamagic per day and apply that metamagic without increasing casting cost (Dragon #357)
Warmage 7, 10, 15, 20 – Sudden Empower, Sudden Enlarge, Sudden Widen, Sudden Maximize as bonus feats
Wizard (Impromptu Metamagic) – Can choose one metamagic per day and apply that metamagic without increasing casting cost (Dragon #357)
Feats
Arcane Thesis (Spellcraft 12, Arcane Spellcasting) – uses spell slot one lower than normal, can’t be reduced lower than original level. May be able to use zero-level to get multiple reductions for other metamagics. (Player’s Handbook 2)
Cerebremetamagic (any metamagic feat) – use power points to pay for a single metamagic, still need to be able to cast a spell of the adjusted level and only works for prepared spells (Dragon #349)
Divine Metamagic (turn or rebuke undead) - choose a metamagic feat, use turn undead to pay for each level increase for that metamagic.
Easy Metamagic (any metamagic feat) – Reduces metamagic cost for a selected metamagic by one, up to one level higher than the spell’s actual level (Dragon #325)
Improved Metamagic(Epic, Spellcraft 30, four metamagic feat) – Reduces metamagic cost for all metamagic feats by one, up to one level higher than the spell’s actual level. Can take multiple times. (Epic Level Handbook)
Metamagic School Focus (Spell Focus or specialist Wizard) - Three times a day, reduce by one level the cost of a metamagic feat applied to a spell of a chosen school
Midnight Metamagic (CON 13, 1st level spells, metamagic feat) – invest essentia to reduce metamagic costs.
Practical Metamagic (Spellcraft 8, 3rd-level spontaneous spellcasting, Dragonblood) – Reduces metamagic cost for spontaneous spells for selected metamagic by one, up to one level higher than the spell’s actual level (Races of Dragon)
Residual Magic (Spellcraft 12, metamagic feat) – after casting a metamagic spell, casting the same spell in the next round will let you add one of the metamagics used last round for free (Complete Mage)
Sudden Empower – Once a day, apply empower spell without increasing the level of the spell (Complete Arcane)
Sudden Energy Affinity (Energy Affinity) – Once a day, apply energy affinity without increasing the level of the spell (Complete Arcane)
Sudden Enlarge – Once a day, apply energy affinity without increasing the level of the spell (Miniature Handbook)
Sudden Extend – Once a day, apply extend spell without increasing the level of the spell (Complete Arcane)
Sudden Maximize (any metamagic feat) – Once a day, apply maximize spell without increasing the level of the spell (Complete Arcane)
Sudden Quicken (Quicken Spell, Sudden Empower, Sudden Extend, Sudden Maximize, Sudden Silent, Sudden Still) – Once a day, apply quicken spell without increasing the level of the spell. Probably not the most efficient use of feats. (Complete Arcane)
Sudden Silent – Once a day, apply silent spell without increasing the level of the spell (Complete Arcane)
Sudden Still – Once a day, apply still spell without increasing the level of the spell (Complete Arcane)
Sudden Widen – Once a day, apply still spell without increasing the level of the spell (Complete Arcane)
Prestige Classes
Anima Mage (10/10) – Vestige Metamagic; apply a metamagic without increasing spell level up to three times a day
Dweomerkeeper (10/10) (ECL 15) – Cloak of Mysteries; Reduces metamagic costs by 1, up to one level higher (or zero for a zero-level metamagic) (Complete Divine)
Halruaan Elder (10/10) (ECL 8, 11, 14, 17) – Cost of a metamagic feat reduced by 1. (Shining South)
Incantatrix (10/10) (ECL 13) – Improved Metamagic; Reduces any metamagic costs by 1, up to one level higher (or zero for a zero-level metamagic) (Magic of Faerun)
Magical Trickster (2/3 casting) (ECL 8) – Metamagic Trickster; Once per day, apply a metamagic without altering the spell's effective level (can't be higher than +4)
Mind Mage (8/10 casting, 8/10 manifesting)
(ECL 10) – Compensation; Can spend power points to pay for metamagic level increases. Can spend spell levels to reduce metapsionic cost. (ECL 15) Focus of Discipline – Can pay power points to reduce spell level. Can pay spell slots to reduce power point cost of a psionic ability. (Dragon #313)
Other
Casting on other planes may give metamagic reductions for some spell types
Any suggestions or additions are quite appreciated.
Base Classes
Hexblade (Impromptu Metamagic) – Can choose one metamagic per day and apply that metamagic without increasing casting cost (Dragon #357)
Sorcerer (Impromptu Metamagic) – Can choose one metamagic per day and apply that metamagic without increasing casting cost (Dragon #357)
Warmage 7, 10, 15, 20 – Sudden Empower, Sudden Enlarge, Sudden Widen, Sudden Maximize as bonus feats
Wizard (Impromptu Metamagic) – Can choose one metamagic per day and apply that metamagic without increasing casting cost (Dragon #357)
Feats
Arcane Thesis (Spellcraft 12, Arcane Spellcasting) – uses spell slot one lower than normal, can’t be reduced lower than original level. May be able to use zero-level to get multiple reductions for other metamagics. (Player’s Handbook 2)
Cerebremetamagic (any metamagic feat) – use power points to pay for a single metamagic, still need to be able to cast a spell of the adjusted level and only works for prepared spells (Dragon #349)
Divine Metamagic (turn or rebuke undead) - choose a metamagic feat, use turn undead to pay for each level increase for that metamagic.
Easy Metamagic (any metamagic feat) – Reduces metamagic cost for a selected metamagic by one, up to one level higher than the spell’s actual level (Dragon #325)
Improved Metamagic(Epic, Spellcraft 30, four metamagic feat) – Reduces metamagic cost for all metamagic feats by one, up to one level higher than the spell’s actual level. Can take multiple times. (Epic Level Handbook)
Metamagic School Focus (Spell Focus or specialist Wizard) - Three times a day, reduce by one level the cost of a metamagic feat applied to a spell of a chosen school
Midnight Metamagic (CON 13, 1st level spells, metamagic feat) – invest essentia to reduce metamagic costs.
Practical Metamagic (Spellcraft 8, 3rd-level spontaneous spellcasting, Dragonblood) – Reduces metamagic cost for spontaneous spells for selected metamagic by one, up to one level higher than the spell’s actual level (Races of Dragon)
Residual Magic (Spellcraft 12, metamagic feat) – after casting a metamagic spell, casting the same spell in the next round will let you add one of the metamagics used last round for free (Complete Mage)
Sudden Empower – Once a day, apply empower spell without increasing the level of the spell (Complete Arcane)
Sudden Energy Affinity (Energy Affinity) – Once a day, apply energy affinity without increasing the level of the spell (Complete Arcane)
Sudden Enlarge – Once a day, apply energy affinity without increasing the level of the spell (Miniature Handbook)
Sudden Extend – Once a day, apply extend spell without increasing the level of the spell (Complete Arcane)
Sudden Maximize (any metamagic feat) – Once a day, apply maximize spell without increasing the level of the spell (Complete Arcane)
Sudden Quicken (Quicken Spell, Sudden Empower, Sudden Extend, Sudden Maximize, Sudden Silent, Sudden Still) – Once a day, apply quicken spell without increasing the level of the spell. Probably not the most efficient use of feats. (Complete Arcane)
Sudden Silent – Once a day, apply silent spell without increasing the level of the spell (Complete Arcane)
Sudden Still – Once a day, apply still spell without increasing the level of the spell (Complete Arcane)
Sudden Widen – Once a day, apply still spell without increasing the level of the spell (Complete Arcane)
Prestige Classes
Anima Mage (10/10) – Vestige Metamagic; apply a metamagic without increasing spell level up to three times a day
Dweomerkeeper (10/10) (ECL 15) – Cloak of Mysteries; Reduces metamagic costs by 1, up to one level higher (or zero for a zero-level metamagic) (Complete Divine)
Halruaan Elder (10/10) (ECL 8, 11, 14, 17) – Cost of a metamagic feat reduced by 1. (Shining South)
Incantatrix (10/10) (ECL 13) – Improved Metamagic; Reduces any metamagic costs by 1, up to one level higher (or zero for a zero-level metamagic) (Magic of Faerun)
Magical Trickster (2/3 casting) (ECL 8) – Metamagic Trickster; Once per day, apply a metamagic without altering the spell's effective level (can't be higher than +4)
Mind Mage (8/10 casting, 8/10 manifesting)
(ECL 10) – Compensation; Can spend power points to pay for metamagic level increases. Can spend spell levels to reduce metapsionic cost. (ECL 15) Focus of Discipline – Can pay power points to reduce spell level. Can pay spell slots to reduce power point cost of a psionic ability. (Dragon #313)
Other
Casting on other planes may give metamagic reductions for some spell types
Any suggestions or additions are quite appreciated.