Originally Posted by
Bhaakon
I'd stick with the normal magus, because using spellstrike is going to get you an extra attack anyway.
That being said, arcane trickster is stuck with d6 hit die and the worst BAB progression, so I don't think it synthesizes well at all with magus. It just doesn't have any business getting as close to melee as a magus or rogue. All it's really good at is sneak attacking with ranged touch/ray spells, so you're not getting anything by going magus over wizard or sorcerer.