New Posts For Thread: Arcana skill optimizationhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/19647002/Arcana_skill_optimizationLast Update: April 2011Optimizing ArcanaReasons for high Arcana The Sage of the Ages epic destiny utility power allows for some very very beautiful things, assuming you get your arcana check high enough: Trick of Knowledge (Utility 26)Encounter *Not sure if anyone has mentioned it yetStudied Casting (Arcana utility power lvl 2, Daily): Reroll a check (any) for a Ritual w/+4 to roll, must use seconded result.That aside, anyone find a way to sub Arcana for Nature rolls yet?http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/19647002/Arcana_skill_optimization?post_id=532452249#532452249Not sure if anyone has mentioned it yetStudied Casting (Arcana utility power lvl 2, Daily): Reroll a check (any) for a Ritual w/+4 to roll, must use seconded result.That aside, anyone find a way to sub Arcana for Nature rolls yet?Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:34 -0500The Ioun Stone of Intellect provides a +4 item bonus to Intelligence-based skill checks and Intelligence ability checks, including Arcana checks.The Alternative Reward Ioun's Revelation provides a +2 item bonus to all skill checks, and once per day ghttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/19647002/Arcana_skill_optimization?post_id=529158881#529158881The Ioun Stone of Intellect provides a +4 item bonus to Intelligence-based skill checks and Intelligence ability checks, including Arcana checks.The Alternative Reward Ioun's Revelation provides a +2 item bonus to all skill checks, and once per day gTue, 19 Feb 2013 03:59:16 -0600The feat Exploration Mastery allows you to substitute an Arcana check for an Endurance check.The item Emerald Tome of the Devourer gives an item bonus equal to the enhancement bonus (rare, Mordenkainen's).http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/19647002/Arcana_skill_optimization?post_id=524422997#524422997The feat Exploration Mastery allows you to substitute an Arcana check for an Endurance check.The item Emerald Tome of the Devourer gives an item bonus equal to the enhancement bonus (rare, Mordenkainen's).Sun, 23 Sep 2012 19:10:49 -0500Tieflings are another good race, at the expense of a feat (that you'd spend anyway).Buy Secrets of Belial, which allows you to poach a utility power from another class. Take Serpent's Cunning from HotFK Sentinel Druids - granting you +2 untyped to inhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/19647002/Arcana_skill_optimization?post_id=517169005#517169005Tieflings are another good race, at the expense of a feat (that you'd spend anyway).Buy Secrets of Belial, which allows you to poach a utility power from another class. Take Serpent's Cunning from HotFK Sentinel Druids - granting you +2 untyped to inSun, 04 Mar 2012 20:16:40 -0600I manged to get an Arcana check of +66 without the use of any consumable items. This gives you the best result for the Sage of Ages 'Trick of Knowledge' without costing you each encounter. :)The result is below:====== Created Using Wizards of the Coahttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/19647002/Arcana_skill_optimization?post_id=514338045#514338045I manged to get an Arcana check of +66 without the use of any consumable items. This gives you the best result for the Sage of Ages 'Trick of Knowledge' without costing you each encounter. :)The result is below:====== Created Using Wizards of the CoaThu, 29 Dec 2011 10:24:12 -0600