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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Runestar" data-source="post: 4785686" data-attributes="member: 72317">You can use them to spontaneously access the appropriate spell you need without having to know/prepare it beforehand. This spell will have a casting time of just 1 standard action regardless of its actual casting time, and will not require any material components.Also, since it ultimately remains an illusion spell, you only need spell focus: illusion (and it applies evenly to the conjuration and evocation spells you mimic). Quite fun if your illusionist has banned evocation (since the more useful spells don't actually deal damage) and conjuration.Example1: Your 8th lv party needs to get to some place in a jiffy. So your sorc casts shadow conjuration 4 times to mimic phantom steed (normally a very situational spell not worth preparing beforehand or wasting a precious spell known slot on). Its normal casting time of 10 minutes is shortened to 1 standard action (since you are really casting shadow conjuration). Excellent if you are trying to give chase after someone and can't afford taking 40 minutes to prepare.Example2: Your illusionist who has evocation banned can still use greater shadow evocation to cast contingency. Again, the casting time of 10 minutes is shortened to 1 standard action. Or replicate forcecage (bypassing the need for the 1500gp material component).</blockquote>