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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shallown" data-source="post: 1504017" data-attributes="member: 1368">Okay can a Dispel Magic automatically counter a Dispel magic or is it a caster level check?The rules state in B&W that its a caster level check but does that go againstthe spirit of the rules?Relevant passages from the SRD -Under counter spelling -To complete the action, you must then cast the correct spell. As a general rule, a spell can only counter itself. If you are able to cast the same spell and you have it prepared (if you prepare spells), you cast it, altering it slightly to create a counterspell effect. If the target is within range, both spells automatically negate each other with no other results.Dispel Magic as a Counterspell: You can use dispel magic to counterspell another spellcaster, and you don’t need to identify the spell he or she is casting. However, dispel magic doesn’t always work as a counterspell (see the spell description).Under Dispel MagicCounterspell: When dispel magic is used in this way, the spell targets a spellcaster and is cast as a counterspell. Unlike a true counterspell, however, dispel magic may not work; you must make a dispel check to counter the other spellcaster’s spell.</blockquote>