Whirlwind Attack vs Mirror Image

[LoreKeeper]

I know that a "magic missile" of high level can have each of the missiles hit a different image and thus makes for a great anti-mirror-image spell.

I was wondering if the same is true for whirlwind attack? (Or greater cleave for that matter.) Given the expense of the feat and the relatively narrow utility, I think it is a fair use - but is there some rule in this regard I'm not aware of?

[Fergie]

I think Pathfinder changed the spell a little.

http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/spells/mirrorImage.html#mirror-image

"Spells and effects that do not require an attack roll affect you normally and do not destroy any of your figments. "

I don't think you can legally target an image anymore.

[Morgen]

Yeah, they toned it down and made it a bit less awesome.

Mirror Image was insanely good, especially if your opponent had a brilliant energy weapon. Found that out one adventure when the frost giants couldn't find me in the images and they weren't being pop'ed by weapons that pass harmlessly through nonliving matter. :D

Low level spells are awesome.

[Werecorpse]

LoreKeeper wrote:

I know that a "magic missile" of high level can have each of the missiles hit a different image and thus makes for a great anti-mirror-image spell.

I was wondering if the same is true for whirlwind attack? (Or greater cleave for that matter.) Given the expense of the feat and the relatively narrow utility, I think it is a fair use - but is there some rule in this regard I'm not aware of?

I am not aware of any ruling on it but I would assume you could target figments or people within range thus cleaving through an image or two

[Illeol]

Mirror Image only works vs. Attacks, or spells that require attacks. Magic Missile ignores Mirror Image. It was once different.

[Noir le Lotus]

In 3.5, Mirror Image gave to each image an AC, so they were elligible targets for feats like Whirlwind Attack or Cleave.

In Pathfinder, images no longer have an AC, so it seems that Cleave and Whirlwind Attack no longer work on Mirror Image.

[Illeol]

Mirror Image only creates images in your square.
Do you think cleave, whirlwind, etc. works on opponents occupying the same square?

[Chewbacca]

I think there was a post by James Jacob about M image could be targeted by cleave and or whirlwind
gotta find it.

EDIT : OOOPS IT was the other way around.
http://paizo.com/paizo/messageboards/paizoPublishing/pathfinder/pathfinderR PG/rules/dearJamesRegardingMirrorImage&page=1&source=search#0

So I agree

[Dabbler]

Well logically, each mirror image (and the original) is a viable target for an attack. Whether you directly target a different image each time or not makes no real difference. With a whirlwind attack or Great Cleave you hit an image, it dispels, you hit another, it dispels you hit another - OW! - it yells and bleeds, etc.