Magic missile discharged after one use?

[marcos4d]

Can you keep using magic missile consecutively if you dont cast other spells? Is it a ranged touch attack? sorry, I'm new. :)

[RainyDayNinja]

The entry for magic missile shows it has a duration of "instantaneous," so no, it doesn't keep attacking after you cast the spell.

[Erikkerik]

1. Nope. 2. No, they will hit automatically.

[marcos4d]

Okay, but is it discharged or can one cast it again the next round with only one magic missile prepared?

[Jeraa]

You can only cast a spell once for each time you have memorized it. In order to cast Magic Missile twice, you need to have prepared it twice.

[Jiggy]

Once you cast it, it's gone.

The general way the Pathfinder spell system works is that each spell you cast uses up a "slot", and you have a limited number of slots per day. Run out, and you're done casting spells.

That said, 0-level spells (for wizards, they're called "cantrips") are NOT used up once cast, so you can cast the same one each round for as many rounds as you like.

[Paulicus]

You can hit multiple targets (or a single one multiple times) with magic missile, once you reach a higher level and get more than one missile. I forget the exact progression though, my illusionist opposed evocation =/

[marcos4d]

okay, thanks everyone :)

[Malachi Silverclaw]

It's not like a 4th ed 'At Will' or 'Encounter' power.

All spells in PF are like a 'Daily' power...but you get a lot more and of different levels, and you could have prepared the same spell more than once if you have the spell slots.