Greater Dispel Magic (Area) vs. Emanations

[Emmit Svenson]

Greater Dispel Magic is cast as an area dispel in a zone that contains someone who has cast Shield, Magic Circle Against Evil and Undeath Ward. Assuming the dispel check is high enough to defeat all these spells, would all three be dispelled? The area dispel should affect all area effect spells plus one spell per creature--do the emanations count as spells on a creature or as area effect spells for this purpose?

[Claxon]

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Area Dispel: When greater dispel magic is used in this way, the spell affects everything within a 20-foot-radius burst. Roll one dispel check and apply that check to each creature in the area, as if targeted by dispel magic. For each object within the area that is the target of one or more spells, apply the dispel check as with creatures. Magic items are not affected by an area dispel.

For each ongoing area or effect spell whose point of origin is within the area of the greater dispel magic spell, apply the dispel check to dispel the spell. For each ongoing spell whose area overlaps that of the greater dispel magic spell, apply the dispel check to end the effect, but only within the overlapping area.

If an object or creature that is the effect of an ongoing spell (such as a monster summoned by summon monster) is in the area, apply the dispel check to end the spell that conjured that object or creature (returning it whence it came) in addition to attempting to dispel one spell targeting the creature or object.

You may choose to automatically succeed on dispel checks against any spell that you have cast.

You roll one dispel check. For everyone in the 20ft radius burst you treat them as though the were targeted by dispel magic.

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Targeted Dispel: One object, creature, or spell is the target of the dispel magic spell. You make one dispel check (1d20 + your caster level) and compare that to the spell with highest caster level (DC = 11 + the spell's caster level). If successful, that spell ends. If not, compare the same result to the spell with the next highest caster level. Repeat this process until you have dispelled one spell affecting the target, or you have failed to dispel every spell.

So I believe you would only dispel one spell on them.

In order to dispel multiple spells on them you would need to use the targeted dispel option of greater dispel magic which says:

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Targeted Dispel: This functions as a targeted dispel magic, but it can dispel one spell for every four caster levels you possess, starting with the highest level spells and proceeding to lower level spells.