3.5e Metamagic Feats

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Metamagic Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Animate Wall		You can make your wall spells move.
Arcane Admixture	One other metamagic feat, Knowledge (arcana) 5 ranks	You can modify a spell that inflicts energy damage to mix in an equal amount of arcane damage.
Arcane efficiency	Any Spell Focus, ability to cast 5th arcane spells, must have three 5th level or higher spell with the same school chosen for spell focus	Many years of casting the same spells you have learned to use them move effective than others.
Arcane Energy Spell	Any three metamagic feats, Int 20, Knowledge (arcana) 15 ranks, arcane caster level 12th	Your arcane knowledge of the energies of the world are so great that you can manipulate them into any form of energy.
Arcane Power		You can infuse your damaging arcane spells with raw magical energy.
Area Control		You can exactly control the spread of an area spell.
Armored Casting	Caster level 5th, 18 Charisma	Whoever takes this feat can ignore arcane spell failure induced by armor to a maximum of 50%.
Avatar of Compassion	Heal 18 ranks, Master of Compassion	You have become an Avatar of Compassion. Healing spells naturally become fully powered, and your healing touch can reach to those normally out of reach.
Bane Spell	Any other metamagic feat	Deal double damage to specific types of enemies.
Blasting Spell	Able to cast any spell with the Fire descriptor, Empower Spell
Blasting Spell (Metamagic)	Empower Spell, any spell with the [Fire] descriptor	Your AoE spells are far more effective, literally blasting your enemies away from the area in a magical explosion
Blistering Spell		Your fire spells sear the flesh from your enemies' bones, leaving them wracked with pain.
Blood Sacrifice	7th level fighter OR The ability to cast 3rd level spells.	Through a secret arcane ritual, you may sacrifice your vitality to gain staggering benefits.
Blooded Metamagic	Any other metamagic feat, Caster Level 3rd, Constitution 13+	You power your spells with your own essence
Bone Art	Knowledge (Architecture and Engineering) 5 ranks, Ability to summon undead	You can create weapons, armor and possibly siege equipment for your undead minions.
Champion Summoner	Spell Focus (Conjuration), Augment Summoning, Superior Summoning, the ability to cast Summon Monster II	The creatures you conjure are selected from the best of their race.
Channel Touch Spell		You can cast a touch spell through your melee weapon.
Cluster spell	Any two metamagic feats	Let you cast a spells into another spell area
Communal Spell		You can spread the effects of your spell to multiple allies by dividing its duration amongst them.
Componentless Casting	Caster level 20 NPC only	Through your own rituals, you can ignore the horrible cost of body and mind that other spellcasters must pay.
Concentration Spell		You can extend the duration of your spells through concentration.
Concentrational Mana Regeneration	spell points, caster level 5th	allows concentration check to regen minor spell points
Conductive Spell	Ability to cast a spell that deals electricity damage, caster level 3rd.	You can cause your electricity to zero in on a target.
Consistent Spell	Any non-chaotic	You incur the power of order to give your spells consistently.
Controlled Burst		You have greater control over burst and spread spells.
Deafening Spell		The sonic volume of your spells reaches deafening levels.
Delay Spell		You may delaty the effect of a spell you cast.
Destructive Force		You can increase the damage limitations of certain spells.
Divine Metamagic	Must be able to cast 1st level cleric or paladin spells.	You apply metamagic to your spells with your divine energy.
Divine Sorcerer	Sorcerer	<!-A short summary of the feat-> gains turning, loses familiar
Dual Energy Spell		You can interchange two types of energy for one another.
Dweomercræft	Intelligence 27, Any Six Metamagic Feats, Improved Metamagic	Some mages have come to a unique understanding of metamagical processes, rendering them capable of effortlessly altering their spells.
Efficient Spell		You can cast a spell as a move action.
Eldrich Focus	Able to use 'Eldrich Blast'	Slight boost to Eldrich Blast
Eldrich Specialization	3rd level character, Eldrich Focus	More Damage dealt through spell-like ability.
Elemental Affinity	Any other metamagic feat, Spellcraft 8 ranks	Allows user to change any spell using elements to another element of a chosen type.
Emergency Response	Quicken Spell	May cast Spells from the Healing Domain as Immediate Action.
Empower Smite	BAB +1 , Smite ability	Your smite ability is empowered
Enervate Spell-Like Ability	Character level 6, Spell-like ability gained through either a feat, Racial Ability or class feature.	This feat allows Characters with spell-like abilities to enhance one according to one of their ability scores.
Enhance Spell, Variant	Maximize Spell.
Eschew Materials Variant		Ignore material components of 1 gp or less for free, adjust spell level for costs above that.
Essence Mixture	Energy Substitution, Access to at least 4th level spells	Mixes spell types to create new spell
Exhaustive Casting	None	Allows you to spend more energy to make your spells harder to resist.
Expand Spell		You can cast spells with a larger area of effect.
Far Touch Spell		After set-up, you can cast a touch spell on a willing creature at long range.
Fast Spell		Cuts the casting time of your spells.
Force Spell		You can infuse your damaging arcane spells with force.
Force Substitution	Must be a spellcaster that can cast at least 3rd level spells.
Foregone Focus		Spellcasters no longer need a focus
Gambling Cast		Allows you to take a risk to possibly increase the maximum power of a non-variable effect from a spell.
Gambling Mage	Able to cast 3rd level spells.	You are willing to risk losing spell potency to reach for the ultimate payout.
General Recharge Spell	Ability to cast previously prepared arcane spells of at least 2nd level	You can cast a spell repeatedly.
Ghost Spell		You can cast spells that are especially effective against incorporeal opponents.
Giveaway Spell		You give away control over a spell.
Greater Eldrich Focus	6th level character, Eldrich Focus	Better odds of hitting even moreso
Greater Eldrich Specialization	9th level character, Eldrich Specialization, Greater Eldrich Focus	Further Specialization, doing more damage
Greater Enervate Spell-Like Ability	Character Level 8, Enervate Spell-Like Ability, At least one spell-like ability.	A stronger version of the Enervate Spell-Like ability feat, Allows you to link to 2 ability bonuses.
Greater Held Charge	Con 13	You have mastered your body’s ability to hold a magical charge.
Hasty Spell	Ability to cast spells, Caster Level 6th.	You can sacrifice spell efficiency and effectiveness for greater casting speed.
Haunt Spell	Spell Focus (Necromancy)	Your magic continues to walk the earth as a spirit.
Hellscorched Spell	Evil alignment.	Your fire spells draw power from the Nine Hells, burning hotter than normal.
Hole In The Middle		You can create a hole in an area spell to avoid being affected
Ignore Experience Cost	Eschew Materials, Ignore Material Components, Spellcraft 45, ability to cast 9th level spells	Allows A spellcaster to cast a spell without needing to spend the experience cost to cast it
Imbue Power	Weapon Focus	Simply put, theres more them one way to use magic power.
Imbue Seeking	Spellcraft 8 Ranks, Weapon Focus	You've become more adapt at using both weapon and magic together and have devised a cunning trick to hit and even track unsuspecting targets.
Imbuement	Int, Cha or Wis 15, Spellcraft 4 Ranks, Weapon Focus	There comes a time in every spell caster's life when they wanna to pick someone off that's out of reach or smack someone with a sword that explodes in their face.
Improved Efficient Item Craft	Efficient Item Creation	Craft things faster
Improved Extend Spell	Extend Spell	You can greatly increase the duration of your spells.
Improved Nonlethal Substitution	Any three metamagic feats, Knowledge (arcana) 15 ranks.	You can modify a spell that uses energy to deal damage to deal nonlethal damage instead.
Improved Prestidigitation	Parlour Tricks	Your skill with prestidigitations is impressive, they last longer, are more believable, and awe other casters.
Innate Metamagic	Int 11, Innate spell-like ability, Ability to cast spells, One or more metamagic feats	The creature can use its spellcasting knowledge to modify its innate spell-like abilities with learned metamagic feats.
Instant Spell	Quicken Spell, Caster Level 30, able to cast 12th-level spells.	You can cast spells instinctively.
Invisible Spell		You may make your spells invisible.
Learned Metamagic	Int 13, Ability to cast Arcane spells without preparation (like a bard or sorcerer), Any Metamagic feat, Spellcraft 8 ranks, Knowledge (Arcana) 8 ranks	Through hard work, study and dedication, you have learned to combine your arcane knowledge with your innate spellcasting ability, enabling you to prepare certain metamagic spells.
Magic Missile Mastery	Ability to cast magic missile, Intelligence 15+	You have learned the secrets of magic missile.
Mass Effect Spell		Your spells can affect more targets.
Mass Spell		Your spells can benefit more targets.
Meta Slots	Intelligence 30, Dweomercræft	You gain additional mastery over metamagic.
Metaffinity	Ability to cast Arcane spells without preparation (like a bard or sorcerer), Any metamagic feat	You are adept at casting metamagic Arcane spells without prior preparation.
Metamagic Master	Four Metamagic Feats	You can cast spells using metamagic feats more easily than normal.
Metamagic Pool	One other metamagic feat, caster level 6th.	You can sacrifice lower level spell slots to power your metamagic.
Mindless Effort	Spellcasting-related ability score of 13, Concentration 10 ranks	You can continue to maintain a concentration spell for a limited time without concentrating on it.
Multimetamagic	None	You are now able to place a metamagic feat on a spell twice.
Multiply Spell	Repeat Spell, Twin Spell, Quicken Spell, Improved Spell Capacity	Cast many copies of a spell at a very high spell level.
Nonlethal Spell		Your spell does not kill.
Ordinary Crafter	Crafting rank 5+	<!-A short summary of the feat-> can make non-magic items
Overcharged Spell		The current delivered by your electrical spells is so high that it damages creatures that normally have resistance or immunity to electricity.
Personal Spell	Selective Spell.	Personal spell transforms a spell's range to Personal.
Powerless Spell		You can prepare or cast a spell for use as a counterspell.
Prestige Flexibility	Qualify for prestige class which levels at least 1 other pre-existing class. Must be able to stack prestige and base classes. Int or Wis 15+	Every time you take a level in a prestige class that levels a pre-existing class you may choose 1 class to gain special abilities from.
Prismatic Energy Spell	Any other metamagic feat, Knowledge (Arcana) 8 ranks	You can change spells of one element type into any other element type.
Prodigious caster	17 in your spell saving throw determining ability (int for mages, cha for sorcerers and so on); this feat can only be chosen as a level one character.	You were born with the gift of magic. The spells you cast are way more powerful than those of the average magic user, even though you aren't so brilliant in the martial arts.
Protective Spell	Ability to cast spells.	Your protective spells are more potent.
Purifying Spell	Any good alignment, caster level 4	Inflict half damage as subdual damage that can not be healed normally.
Quick Dispel	2 Metamagic Feats, atleast 6 ranks in spellcraft	You can counterspell a spell that you have prepared, at one spell level higher.
Quicken Summoning		This allows the caster to summon creatures more quickly.
Racial Spell	Knowledge (arcana) 5 ranks	You can protect or target one race or creature type from the effects of your spells.
Range Increment	One other Metamagic Feat, Knowledge (arcana) 5 ranks	Increases the Range of the chosen spell by 1.
Reach Your Potential	spellcaster 5th level+, spellcasting stat 20+	<!-A short summary of the feat-> caster levels are equal to HD
Red Magic	Must be able to spontaneously cast magic and must use spell points	A powerful if reckless multicasting feat
Resilient Summoning	Spell Focus (Conjuration), Augment Summoning.	Your summoned creatures are more resistant to banishment and warding.
Ritual Spell		You may reduce the power required for a spell by casting it as a six-hour ritual.
Scorching Spell	Able to cast a fire spell.	Your fire magic is further bolstered, and burns your enemies to a crisp.
Shadow Enhancement	Illusionist 3
Shadow Illusion	Illusionist 8	Your images are imbued with material from the Plane of Shadow, making them partially real.
Share Personal Spell	Caster level 1
Share Spell		You can bestow your personal spells upon others.
Signature Focus	Eschew Materials	You may replace many costly material components with a special focus item.
Slow Spell	Any other metamagic feat	You can cast spells more slowly to gain power.
Song Magic, Variant	Perform 4 ranks, at least one level in a spellcasting class	You have learned to incorporate music into your spellcasting.
Specific Recharge Spell	Ability to cast previously prepared spells of at least 2nd level.	Prepare a spell again without resting.
Spell Channeler		<!- allows a caster to uses their touch and ranged offensive spells more versatily while mixing it with melee.->
Spell School Substitution	Arcane Caster, Knowledge (arcana) 10 ranks, any metamagic feat,	You can modify any spell school to use another type of school instead
Spellsplit	Arcane efficiency, Any Spell Focus, ability to cast 5th level arcane spells, must have three 5th level or higher spell with the same school choosen for spell focus.	Allows the caster to split his high-level spells into multiple low-level ones.
Spiritual Metamagic	Other two metamagic feats, Chastise Spirits class feature, Caster Level 9th	The connection with the spiritual world allows the Spirit Shaman to sacrifice your ability to affect it in order to make your metamagic more versatile
Splice Spells	Ability to cast previously prepared spells, any other metamagic feat.	Expend energy of extra previously prepared spells to spontaneously use metamagic.
Spontaneous Spell, Variant	Ability to cast prepared spells, Caster Level 6th.	You can sacrifice a prepared spell to cast an unprepared spell.
Stable Spell		You need not concentrate to maintain spells.
Stylize Spell	Access to the illusion school (or a lack of prohibition against using it)	You can add illusionary elements to your spells that make them more spectacular, in order to impress people.
Subtle Spell	Spellcraft 1 rank	You know how to disguise the use of material, verbal, and somatic components; thus making your spell casting difficult to recognize.
Sudden Empower	Any metamagic feat
Sudden Maximize	Any metamagic feat
Sudden Metamagic	Any one metamagic feat, Spellcraft 8 ranks.	You are far more versatile with your metamagic.
Sudden Silent
Sudden Still
Sudden Widen
Super Spell	Empower Spell, Maximize Spell, Intensify Spell, Spellcraft 60 ranks, ability to cast 9th-level arcane or divine spells	You can cast spells with extraordinary effect
Thundering Spell		Your electrical spells deal additional sonic damage.
Transfer Spell		You can cast personal effect spells on others as touch spells
Trick Spell	Spell Focus	Opposing spellcasters cannot identify your spells.
Vitriolic Spell		The acid conjured by your spells are so corrosive that it damages creatures that normally have resistance or immunity to acid.