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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gizzard" data-source="post: 1501799" data-attributes="member: 527">Tangent:Tangent:Tangent: Well, these cases tend to not overlap that much: If you are shooting at a typical fighter you barely have to bother rolling to hit since his touch AC is probably 11 and you have a BAB+6 to start with.  If you have a decent DEX or take Weapon Focus (Ray) then you only need to avoid rolling a 1.  OTOH, if you have to actually worry about rolling to hit (facing someone with serious DEX or deflection AC) then they often have a sucky Fort save and so few HPs that you are guaranteed to kill them.  (And then take their loot.) Disintegrate was the first draft choice for both the Wizard and Sorcerer IMC, it doesn't need to be powered up.  Destruction is an unfair comparison since it's 7th level instead of 6th and because it is Close Range only.  And it can't be used for carving through doors or walls or floors...</blockquote>