is there any logical reason to use the arcane bomber over the grenadier

[Ginzo Force]

you can only throw 1 bomb per round without fast bombs, yes you get higher level spells, but then why not choose another wizard, I like throwing bombs and I keep looking at arcane bomber with interest because I played a grenadier in kingmaker and I just can't really justify it, I don't know what the mythic feats do but I guess there could be something there that I'm unaware of

the only thing I can think of is like an alpha strike with greater invisibility with an arcane bomb would do more damage, and maybe be just enough to 1 hit some enemies instead of requiring more than 1 bomb to get a ko, but then as combat drags on grenadier does more dps with bombs, can throw over 3 bombs a round, has better stats, bigger splash, etc

and then again wizards can alpha strike better than both of them with evocations as far as I know so even then the arcane bomber is outclassed, I mean yes you get more bombs than spell slots but, still

[canuck250]

When you sit there asking yourself which bomb class, you have to ask, why not both?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n8W2d00kAw

[Ginzo Force]

Originally posted by canuck250:

When you sit there asking yourself which bomb class, you have to ask, why not both?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n8W2d00kAw

I contemplated that but then I realized arcane bomber can't use discoveries, and I have no idea what the mythic feats do for the most part

[Zuloph]

Unless you are doing that legend build that canuck posted (which I was also going to post but then he beat me to it lol) I personally have a hard time using the Arcane Bomber. You give up FAR to much to be able to throw 1 bomb a round. No specialist school, no arcane bond/companion and you have to take FOUR opposition schools. One of the best things about wizards is their spell book flexibility and you give up quite a bit of that when you need 2 spell slots to cast spells from an opposition school, plus you don't get an extra spell slot when you go back to not having a specialist school.

[Ginzo Force]

Originally posted by Zuloph:

Unless you are doing that legend build that canuck posted (which I was also going to post but then he beat me to it lol) I personally have a hard time using the Arcane Bomber. You give up FAR to much to be able to throw 1 bomb a round. No specialist school, no arcane bond/companion and you have to take FOUR opposition schools. One of the best things about wizards is their spell book flexibility and you give up quite a bit of that when you need 2 spell slots to cast spells from an opposition school, plus you don't get an extra spell slot when you go back to not having a specialist school.

I see evocation as useless for a bomber, and then necromancy because you're probably using a living party, conjuration and healing is done by a priest or support, and then I think I let illusion or divination go, but yea this legend mythic if it allows you to get double the bomb levels is pretty insane and then it makes sense because you can just melt everything, no reason to really use the arcane bombs still because I think they'd still be 1 attack per round but your alchemist bombs are insane then, I'll have to keep an eye out for that in my playthrough