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<blockquote data-quote="Elder-Basilisk" data-source="post: 1494787" data-attributes="member: 3146">I think it's clear that, other than great cleave or magic missiles, there are three ways that dispel magic could interact with mirror image:1. Targetted on the Mirror Image spell. If successful, the mirror image spell is dispelled but nothing else is.2. Targetted on the sor/wiz who cast mirror image. Subject to the random chance of getting the real wizard. If successful on an image would dispel the one image. If successful on the the wizard would dispel the mirror image spell and get a shot at every other active spell on the wizard.3. Area dispel. Gets one shot at every target in the area. So, if the spell failed to dispel any higher level spells on the wizard, it would get a shot at the mirror image. If it stripped a higher level spell from the wizard, however, it would stop before reaching the mirror image.All of these versions have their uses. An area dispel is a good choice if one can include more than one foe in the area. If it doesn't get the mirror image, odds are that it'll get something more important. And it can get some of the wizard's allies' spells too. Targetted on the mirror image spell is another viable choice though it's overkill (the almost the same thing could be accomplished with a magic missile). Targetting one of the images and hoping you get the right one is another possibility. Though risky, it carries the possibility of great success. (And if you strike with a quickened magic missile first, you can probably figure out which image is the real wizard (the one that doesn't disappear after being hit) and eliminate the risk).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Elder-Basilisk, post: 1494787, member: 3146"] I think it's clear that, other than great cleave or magic missiles, there are three ways that dispel magic could interact with mirror image: 1. Targetted on the Mirror Image spell. If successful, the mirror image spell is dispelled but nothing else is. 2. Targetted on the sor/wiz who cast mirror image. Subject to the random chance of getting the real wizard. If successful on an image would dispel the one image. If successful on the the wizard would dispel the mirror image spell and get a shot at every other active spell on the wizard. 3. Area dispel. Gets one shot at every target in the area. So, if the spell failed to dispel any higher level spells on the wizard, it would get a shot at the mirror image. If it stripped a higher level spell from the wizard, however, it would stop before reaching the mirror image. All of these versions have their uses. An area dispel is a good choice if one can include more than one foe in the area. If it doesn't get the mirror image, odds are that it'll get something more important. And it can get some of the wizard's allies' spells too. Targetted on the mirror image spell is another viable choice though it's overkill (the almost the same thing could be accomplished with a magic missile). Targetting one of the images and hoping you get the right one is another possibility. Though risky, it carries the possibility of great success. (And if you strike with a quickened magic missile first, you can probably figure out which image is the real wizard (the one that doesn't disappear after being hit) and eliminate the risk). [/QUOTE]

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