Smite Evil vs Evil Incorporeal Creatures

[Phergas]

As the title suggests, I'm wondering if Smite Evil will affect an evil incorporeal creature...

Evil Incorporeal Creature
- Can only be harmed by "incorporeal creatures, magic weapons, or creatures that strike as magic weapons, and spells, spell-like abilities, or supernatural abilities. It is immune to all non-magical attack forms."

- "Even when hit by spells or magic weapons, it takes only half damage from a corporeal source". When I read this it sounds like it has DR against corporeal attacks...

Smite Evil
- Supernatural Ability - I interpret this as meaning an incorporeal creature would be affected by a Smite Evil attack because Smite Evil is a supernatural ability, but would this attack work even with the weapon used to hit it was not magical?

- "Regardless of the target, smite evil attacks automatically bypass any DR the creature might possess." To me this is saying that the corporeal DR that an evil incorporeal being possesses is completely bypassed. Or would you still need Ghost Touch applied to the weapon so that it can do full damage?

Thanks!

[Ascalaphus]

Incorporeality isn't DR, so that part of Smite Evil doesn't apply.

As for whether SE makes the attack itself magical - it doesn't say so. I don't think it does.

So, SOL.

[tony gent]

I've always played it as the damage from the smite will effect incoporial creatures but the physical attack won't unless its magical

[Deadmanwalking]

The FAQ answers this.

Short version: Smite doesn't help with incorporeal stuff (though it adds damage and such as normal to attacks that can already effect them).