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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 1656435" data-attributes="member: 1656">For what it's worth, the 3.5 FAQ has this to say:The mirror image spell description says the images havean Armor Class of 10 + size modifier + Dexterity modifier.Is it possible to improve this with spells the spellcaster castson herself, such as shield or mage armor? If so, why doesn’tthe spell description say the images have the caster’s ArmorClass? What happens if the caster has cover from hersurroundings? Will cover improve the images’ ACs? Whatabout concealment? Will fog or foliage produce a misschance for a foe that aims an attack at an image? Whatabout magical concealment, such as a blur or displacementspell?The images from a mirror image spell don’t use the caster’sArmor Class. Use the formula in the spell description tocalculate each image’s Armor Class (10 + caster’s size modifier+ caster’s Dexterity modifier). Use the caster’s currentDexterity modifier for each image’s Armor Class, no matterhow the caster happened to get that modifier. Any Armor Classimprovements the caster might have from equipment shecarries or wears, or from magic operating on her person, don’tapply to the images. For example, a Medium user with aDexterity score of 16, a shield spell, and a suit of +2 leatherarmor has an Armor Class of 21 (10 +4 shield, +4 armor, and+3 Dexterity), but her images have an Armor Class of 13 (10+3 Dexterity).It’s easiest to assume the images share the user’s locationon the battlefield, and gain any cover bonuses that might applyto the spell user in that location. If the character in the previousexample were behind cover, she would have an Armor Class of25 and her images would have an Armor Class of 17.If the user has concealment from her surroundings, theimages have the same concealment. The images also look justlike the caster, and they share purely visual effects such as theblur or displacement spell. If the mirror image user is alsousing either of these effects, an attack aimed at an image hasthe same miss chance an attack aimed at the caster has.So striking the apparent location of a displaced figment still misses the actual location of the figment; there is a 50% miss chance to strike a displaced figment.-Hyp.</blockquote>

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