Hello everyone.
If a Kineticist has the Unraveling Infusion which allows a targeted Dispel Magic if the blast overcomes SR (if any), does he qualify for the Destructive Dispel feat?
When you dispel an enemy’s magical defenses, those defenses crash down with debilitating effects.
Prerequisites: Ability to cast dispel magic or greater dispel magic, caster level 11th.
Benefit: When you successfully make a targeted dispel check against an opponent, that opponent must succeed at a Fortitude save (DC equals the DC of the spell used to dispel) or be stunned until the start of your next turn. If the save succeeds, the opponent is instead sickened until the start of your next turn.
Acknowledging that a Kineticist cannot actually "cast" Dispel Magic, I'm curious if anyone knows a rules loophole that says he actually would meet the prerequisites. Thank you for your time.
Spell like abilities that work as a spell usually count for prerequisites of that specific spell. But in this case, the infusion is not working as the entire spell, but a part of a specific spell.
So, it might work by default, but it's really questionable. You'll just have to ask your GM.
Spell-Like Abilities, Casting, and Prerequisites: Does a creature with a spell-like ability count as being able to cast that spell for the purpose of prerequisites or requirements?
Only if the pre-requisite calls out the name of a spell explicitly. For instance, the Dimensional Agility feat (Ultimate Combat) has "ability to use the abundant step class feature or cast dimension door" as a prerequisite; a barghest has dimension door as a spell-like ability, so the barghest meets the "able to cast dimension door prerequisite for that feat. However, the barghest's dimension door would not meet requirements such as "Ability to cast 4th level spells" or "Ability to cast arcane spells".
The bigger problem is that "caster level 11" prerequisite. I don't know of a good way to get around that.