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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jlhorner1974" data-source="post: 780487" data-attributes="member: 8628">I'm not sure why it matters what the incorporeal creature is made of... Disintegrate says:"A thin, green ray springs from the character's pointing finger, causing the creature or object it strikes to glow and vanish, leaving behind only a trace of fine dust."It spefically mentions in the first sentence that creatures and objects are affected.  It goes on later to say that magical matter and energy are also affected (but not an anti-magic field or a globe of invulnerability, which are specific exceptions), but what does it matter?  The first sentence already said that creatures are affected.  An incorporeal creature is a creature, so it is affected. And in the definition of an incorporeal creature, it says in the first sentence that they are affected by spells:"Incorporeal creatures can only be harmed by other incorporeal creatures, by +1 or better weapons, or by spells, spell-like effects, or supernatural effects."Of course, the description goes on to say that the creature has a flat 50% chance to avoid damage from a corporeal source.  This is a bit more vague.Of course, every DM should do what is right for their game, but I haven't heard an argument yet that has convinced me that disintegrate does not work against incorporeal creatures.</blockquote>