Monk's Evasion vs. Swarm

[Lvl 12 Procrastinator]

For the purposes of adjudicating the monk's Evasion feature, is a swarm considered an "area-effect" attack? I don't think it is, but I wanted to ask here because I don't want to cheat the player.

PRD: ]At 2nd level or higher, a monk can avoid damage from many area-effect attacks. If a monk makes a successful Reflex saving throw against an attack that normally deals half damage on a successful save, he instead takes no damage.

There is nothing here about evading attacks which hit automatically, or reducing said attacks to only half damage. Nor is there anything under the [url=http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/monsters/creatureTypes.html#swarm-subtype]swarm subtype description that leads me to believe he should get a reflex save.

Please advise, and thanks in advance for any feedback.

[sunshadow21]

The way evasion works is anytime you are allowed a save for half damage you instead take no damage on a successful save. Swarms don't allow a save for half damage so evasion never comes into play.

[Drejk]

Evasion won't help you against swarms. As far as I understand swarm attack is not considered area attack. Regardless of it Evasion does not work against effects not involving Reflex save for half damage.

[godsDMit]

Per RAW, Drejk and Sunshadow are right, Evasion wouldnt work.

[Lvl 12 Procrastinator]

Thanks guys.