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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Elder-Basilisk" data-source="post: 2017678" data-attributes="member: 3146">IME, Mass Fire Shield is a nice spell, but it's 5th level and it ought to be. At 4th level, Fireshield is a pretty poor spell for everyone except martially focussed sun-domain clerics (who can take the hits and are in melee combat by choice to begin with).If you're having trouble dealing with the spell, there are several things I'd recommend:1. Wait a bit. Color Spray ends combats at first level but is a bottom tier spell by 6th, and generally isn't used at all past then. Mass Fire Shield's usefulness should taper off significantly as more enemies begin to have spell resistance and energy resistance.2. Dispel Magic. This is a good hint for dealing with any buffing tactic.3. If all else fails, the duration is rather short. Just have the bad guys make a tactical retreat or feint an attack before the main one to draw the spell out. Unless the PCs are attacking the bad guys, they can afford to pull back and wait a minute for the spell to go away.By the time mass/legion's fire shield comes into play, animals and unsupported fighters are not significant threats anyway; you should be seeing fewer of them.</blockquote>