How to boost dispel magic rolls?

[Wycen]

What feats or traits can you point me to in order to increase the chances of a successful dispel magic check? I know blowing things up before they cast spells is the best way to deal with this, but sometimes you can't.

[Malachi Silverclaw]

Increase your effective caster level for dispel magic, or whatever spell you are casting to dispel.

[blackbloodtroll]

Strength of the Land trait.

[Rastzar]

Be a Spellscar oracle with the magic penetration revelation :)

[Wycen]

Ok, besides the text from Dispel Magic's description, any other way to boost caster level than those listed above and the Divine Strategists Caster Support ability?

[Stalarious]

well cant you spell focus it? because doesnt dispel magic have a school as well?

[wraithstrike]

It has no save so spell focus wont work.

[Stalarious]

Ok hmm i wish my books were in front of me. I thought there was a feat you could take for helping out that spell. what about metamagic feats?

[wraithstrike]

Stalarious wrote:

Ok hmm i wish my books were in front of me. I thought there was a feat you could take for helping out that spell. what about metamagic feats?

There is a feat for boosting caster level with a particular spell, but dispel magic does not use a caster level check. It uses a dispel check that is based on your actual caster level. The only thing I know that would work is the trait listed by BBT.

[Malachi Silverclaw]

wraithstrike wrote:

Stalarious wrote:

Ok hmm i wish my books were in front of me. I thought there was a feat you could take for helping out that spell. what about metamagic feats?

There is a feat for boosting caster level with a particular spell, but dispel magic does not use a caster level check. It uses a dispel check that is based on your actual caster level. The only thing I know that would work is the trait listed by BBT.

I think he'll be fine!

Quote:

'In the event that a class feature or other special ability provides an adjustment to your caster level, that adjustment applies not only to effects based on caster level (such as range, duration, and damage dealt), but also to your caster level check to overcome your target's spell resistance and to the caster level used in dispel checks (both the dispel check and the DC of the check).'

[Stalarious]

Malachi
where did you pull the Quote from?

[wraithstrike]

Good find Malachi..I would like the source though. :)

[Malachi Silverclaw]

Stalarious wrote:

Malachi

where did you pull the Quote from?

I'm at work right now, so I can't give you the page number (it was on p.187 of the 3.5 PHB). In the CRB (just like the PHB) it's near the beginning of the Magic chapter, just after 'Counterspells', under the heading 'Caster Level'.

Hope that helps. : )

[silverhair2008]

page 208, CRB:

Quote:

In the event that a class feature or other special

ability provides an adjustment to your caster level, that
adjustment applies not only to effects based on caster
level (such as range, duration, and damage dealt), but
also to your caster level check to overcome your target’s
spell resistance and to the caster level used in dispel
checks (both the dispel check and the DC of the check).

[Sevorev]

You could house rule that Spell Penetration applies to Dispel Magic attempts as well or create your own version of it where the checks apply to Dispel Magic attempts. That I know of though it's a function of straight caster level, making Dispel Magic kind of hit or miss. I rarely take it for that reason when I could just Fireball the offenders instead. Not a bad thing to have a wand of though!

[Father Dagon]

Get a cohort / party member to play a cleric with the Arcane subdomain of the Magic domain, and have them throw down 'Arcane Beacon' right before you cast Dispel, and use the CL boost effect.

Arcane Beacon:

Arcane Beacon (Su): As a standard action you can become a beacon of arcane energy until the end of your next turn. The aura emanates 15 feet from you. All arcane spells cast within the aura either gain a +1 bonus to their caster level or increase their saving throw DC by +1. The caster chooses the benefit when she casts the spell. You can use this ability for a number of times per day equal to 3 + your Wisdom modifier.

[asthyril]

yea i have an anarchy bloodline sorcerer i would like to boost dispel, just because his bloodline gets damage from it. but it's difficult to do.

[Morgen]

I believe the Varisian Tattoo for Abjuration would help out, that gives +1 caster level to abjuration spells of which Dispel Magic is.

If I'm remembering right, my Inner Sea World Guide is like...way too far away to get.

[Robot_nachos]

Empowered dispel magic is one heck of a spell.

[Funky Badger]

Sevorev wrote:

You could house rule that Spell Penetration applies to Dispel Magic attempts as well or create your own version of it where the checks apply to Dispel Magic attempts. That I know of though it's a function of straight caster level, making Dispel Magic kind of hit or miss. I rarely take it for that reason when I could just Fireball the offenders instead. Not a bad thing to have a wand of though!

Just hope they haven't cast Protection from Fire, neh?

Second most important wizard spell (after Haste).