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<blockquote data-quote="Branduil" data-source="post: 4354464" data-attributes="member: 11617">There is obviously a definitional problem in the rules. In cases like this I think it's best to look for the RAI rather than the RAW.Is Wall of Fire intended to be an attack?I think so, it's an attack power after all.Are Evasion and the Minion rule intended to refer to the entire attack power or only attack rolls?It seems to me they are not. A minion can be missed by the attack roll for Cloud of Daggers but still die from the attack effect. A Rogue with evasion can take no damage from the attack roll of Elemental Maw but still takes damage from the effect.If we take the opposing argument to the logical conclusion, if a Ranger targets a minion with Twin Strike, and misses on one of the attacks, the minion cannot take damage from the other attack, even if it hits. That is an absurd ruling.Arguing Wall of Fire can get past Seal of Binding is also absurd. The power is unbalanced if the target can take damage from any other attack.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Branduil, post: 4354464, member: 11617"] There is obviously a definitional problem in the rules. In cases like this I think it's best to look for the RAI rather than the RAW. [B]Is Wall of Fire intended to be an attack?[/B] I think so, it's an attack power after all. [B]Are Evasion and the Minion rule intended to refer to the entire attack power or only attack rolls?[/B] It seems to me they are not. A minion can be missed by the attack roll for Cloud of Daggers but still die from the attack effect. A Rogue with evasion can take no damage from the attack roll of Elemental Maw but still takes damage from the effect. If we take the opposing argument to the logical conclusion, if a Ranger targets a minion with Twin Strike, and misses on one of the attacks, the minion cannot take damage from the other attack, even if it hits. That is an absurd ruling. Arguing Wall of Fire can get past Seal of Binding is also absurd. The power is unbalanced if the target can take damage from any other attack. [/QUOTE]

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