What wizard prestige classes can you enter at level 6?

[incog64]

I have found Geometer and Mage of the Arcane Order. What else is there?

Thanks in advance.

[Khedrac]

You can get into Church Inquisitor at 4th fairly easily.

[loky1109]

Easy. Survivor. )

[Olive_Sophia]

You can’t actually enter Geometer at 6. It requires 9 ranks in a skill. So, you can only assign the last rank after adding a class level. You can’t enter the PRC until 7.

Paragnostic Apostle is a good one. You can get in as early as level 3. But a normal cleric or wizard can enter at 6. And it’s a decent class.

[Inevitability]

Are you looking for PrCs that typically become available from level 6 on? Because that's most of them. Or are you looking for classes enterable at level 6 or lower? Your request as written describes a truly enormous amount of classes.

[MinimanMidget]

Most of them. Seriously, the majority of prestige classes are designed to be entered at level 6.

[incog64]

You can’t actually enter Geometer at 6. It requires 9 ranks in a skill. So, you can only assign the last rank after adding a class level. You can’t enter the PRC until 7.

Paragnostic Apostle is a good one. You can get in as early as level 3. But a normal cleric or wizard can enter at 6. And it’s a decent class.

You can have 9 ranks at level 6.

[incog64]

Are you looking for PrCs that typically become available from level 6 on? Because that's most of them. Or are you looking for classes enterable at level 6 or lower? Your request as written describes a truly enormous amount of classes.

I meant wizard prestige classes. I updated the thread.

[Gruftzwerg]

You can have 9 ranks at level 6.

The class you pick grants those skillpoints. Thus you can only qualify if you already had those ranks before applying the lvlUp.

Cheese Option:
The Primary Contact feat from Cityscape gives you an actual extra rank for a single skill. Could be used to enter the prc at lvl 6 (since you have 8 ranks from being 5th lvl and the extra rank from the feat).

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As others said, most prc are designed that you can enter em at lvl 6. Then there is the question how much optimization is involved.


Escalation Mage is imho an interesting prc that gives you some metamagic-like abilities for free to use per day. And it's sole 6 lvls long and thus can be easily combined with another prc.

[Twurps]

You can have 9 ranks at level 6.
Correct, but by then you've already selected your 6th level class, so Geometer 1 would have to wait until lvl7.

[Curbludgeon]

Going off of this spreadsheet (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1geywITbI4M-Up08SGD-rUHlnobR66aIgKqu7mILkmhU/edit#gid=691970088)...Half-Elf Paragon
Human Paragon
Drow Paragon
Elf Paragon
Paragnostic Apostle
Tainted Spellcaster
Acolyte of the Skin
Shadowspy
Darkwater Knight
Dread Witch
Anima Mage
Master Specialist
Thrall of Orcus
Thrall of Demogorgon
Mythic Exemplar
Squire of Legend
Infused Spellcaster
Osteomancer
Talon of Tiamat
Wizard of High Sorcery
Havoc Mage
Sentinel of Bharrai
Diabolist
Thrall of Graz’zt
Elemental Savant
Sanctified One
Divine Oracle
Seeker of the Misty Isle
Dweomerkeeper
Nightcloak
Thrall of Eltab
Fortune's Friend
Magical Trickster
Malconvoker
Master of Masks
Mountebank, Spellcasting
Spellwarp Sniper
Knight of the Blue Moon
Moonstar Agent
Cave Stalker
Fiend Binder
Tiger Mask
Follower of the Skyserpent
Shadow Apostle
Thrall of Zuggtmoy
Master Astrologer
Cerebrex
Flux Adept
Shaper of Form
Arcane Trickster
Dragon Slayer
Platinum Knight
Nosomatic Chirurgeon
Arachnomancer
Arachnomancer of Vulkoor
Cyran Avenger
Auspician
Elemental Archon
Goldeye
Heartwarder
Strifeleader
Sword Dancer
Wearer of Purple
Frost Mage
Stormsinger
Winterhaunt of Iborighu
Fiend-Blooded
Darkmask
Zhentarim Skymage
Fleshwarper
Keeper of the Cerulean Sign
Topaz Guardian
Guild Wizard of Waterdeep
Spelldancer
Alchemist Savant
Impure Prince
Renegade Mastermaker
Divine Agent
Bane of Infidels
Oozemaster
High Elemental Binder
Harper Agent
Harper Paragon
Shadow Adept
Enclave Master
Ardent Dilettante
Visonary Seeker
Scar Enforcer
Dragonheart Mage
Singer of Concordance
Divine Prankster
Ruathar
Lord of Tides
Scion of Tem-Et-Nu
Walker in the Waste
Sharn Skymage
Stormcaster
Candle Caster
Child of the Night
Tainted Sorcerer
Raumathari Battlemage
Deep Diviner
Shadowcrafter
Vermin Keeper
Dwarven Chanter
Halfling Whistler
Alienist
Combat Medic
Daggerspell Mage
Blood Magus
Enlightened Fist
Green Star Adept
Mage of the Arcane Order
Mindbender
Wild Mage
Rainbow Servant
Urban Savant
Abjurant Champion
Holy Scourge
Nightmare Spinner
Unseen Seer
Wild Soul
Bladesinger
Rage Mage
Spellsword
Dragon Mystic
Heartseeker
Spell Sovereign
Knight of the Thorn
Eldritch Knight
Red Wizard
Demonwrecker Arcane
Devilwrecker Arcane
Cataclysm Mage
Escalation Mage
Knight Phantom
War Weaver
Tainted Scholar
Pale Master
Harper Mage
Bonded Summoner
Evereskan Tomb Guardian
Incantatrix
Spellsinger
Dracolexi
Recaster
Runesmith
Sand Shaper
Prestige Bard
Imaskari Vengeance Taker
Silverwood Arcanist
Swiftblade
Unbound Scroll
Dragon Prophet
Ultimate Magus
Eldritch Theurge
Uncanny TricksterA couple might require a hoop or two in order to be taken starting at level 6.

[Maat Mons]

I got ninja-ed by Curbludgeon, but I’ll still post my list. It’s kind of different, since I only did full-casting PrCs.

Alchemist Savant, Alienist, Arachnomancer of Vulkoor, Candle Caster, Darkwater Knight, Demonwrecker Arcane, Devilwrecker Arcane, Diabolist, Divine Oracle, Enclave Master, Escalation Mage, Frost Mage, Guild Wizard of Waterdeep, Halfling Whistler, Harper Mage, Heartwarder, Incantatrix, Keeper of the Cerulean Sign, Mage of the Arcane Order, Master Specialist, Paragnostic Apostle, Red Wizard, Ruathar, Sentinel of Bharrai, Shadow Adept, Shadow Apostle, Shadowcrafter, Silverwood Arcanist, Spelldancer, Tainted Scholar, Tainted Sorcerer, Unseen Seer, Wearer of Purple, Wild Mage, Wizard of High Sorcery, Zhentarim Skymage.

[Chronos]

The OP has since edited the OP to say "wizard prestige classes". That could mean classes that advance wizard spellcasting (how much? Are non-casting levels allowed?), or it could mean classes that you can enter after Wizard 5 without needing any other class.

If multiclassing is allowed, Anima Mage isn't on that list, but can be easily entered as Wizard 3/Binder 1/Anima Mage X, using the Improved Binding feat. It does lose a caster level, but a pair of level 6 vestiges, plus free metamagic, extra spell slots, casting spells as silent, still, and immediate, etc. is almost certainly enough to make up for that.

EDIT: Oh, and there may also be a way to enter Anima Mage without any Binder levels at all, but it's controversial, since it involves removing its own prerequisites.

[incog64]

The class you pick grants those skillpoints. Thus you can only qualify if you already had those ranks before applying the lvlUp.

Cheese Option:
The Primary Contact feat from Cityscape gives you an actual extra rank for a single skill. Could be used to enter the prc at lvl 6 (since you have 8 ranks from being 5th lvl and the extra rank from the feat).

______

As others said, most prc are designed that you can enter em at lvl 6. Then there is the question how much optimization is involved.


Escalation Mage is imho an interesting prc that gives you some metamagic-like abilities for free to use per day. And it's sole 6 lvls long and thus can be easily combined with another prc.

I stand corrected. For prestige classes the rules are more strict.

[Gruftzwerg]

I stand corrected. For prestige classes the rules are more strict.

I guess you mixed it up with feats:
Since you select feats after skillpoint distribution, you can qualify for a feat's possible skill requirement at the same lvl as you pick up the feat.