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| name=Dispel Magic, Greater
| school=Abjuration
| lvl=Bard 5, Cleric 6, Druid 6, [[SRD:Liberation Domain|Liberation]] 6, Sorcerer/Wizard 6
| comp=V, S
| casttime=1 [[SRD:Standard Actions|standard action]]
}}
''Greater dispel magic'' works the same way as [[SRD:Dispel Magic|''dispel magic'']], save for being more potentexcept that the maximum caster level on your dispel check is +20 instead of +10.
Additionally, ''greater dispel magic'' has a chance to dispel any effect that ''[[SRD:Remove Curse|remove curse]]'' can remove, even if [[SRD:Dispel Magic|''dispel magic'']] can’t dispel that effect.{{NonSRD|You can use ''dispel magic'' to end ongoing spells that have been cast on a creature or object, to temporarily suppress the magical abilities of a magic item, to end ongoing spells (or at least their effects) within an area, or to counter another spellcaster’s spell. A dispelled spell ends as if its duration had expired. Some spells, as detailed in their descriptions, can’t be defeated by ''dispel magic''. ''Dispel magic'' can dispel (but not counter) spell-like effects just as it does spells.
''Note:'' The effect of a spell with an instantaneous duration can’t be dispelled, because the magical effect is already over before the ''dispel magic'' can take effect.
You choose to use ''dispel magic'' in one of three ways: a targeted dispel, an area dispel, or a [[SRD:Casting Spells|#Counterspells|counterspell]]:
''Targeted Dispel:'' One object, creature, or spell is the target of the ''dispel magic'' spell. You make a dispel check (1d20 + your [[SRD:Caster Level|caster level]], maximum +20) against the spell or against each ongoing spell currently in effect on the object or creature. The [[SRD:DC|DC]] for this dispel check is 11 + the spell’s [[SRD:Caster Level|caster level]]. If you succeed on a particular check, that spell is dispelled; if you fail, that spell remains in effect.
For each ongoing area or effect spell whose point of origin is within the area of the ''dispel magic'' spell, you can make a dispel check to dispel the spell.
For each ongoing spell whose area overlaps that of the ''dispel magic' 'spell, you can make a dispel check to end the effect, but only within the overlapping area.
If an object or creature that is the effect of an ongoing spell (such as a monster summoned by ''[[SRD:Summon Monster I|monster summoning]]'') is in the area, you can make a dispel check to end the spell that conjured that object or creature (returning it whence it came) in addition to attempting to dispel spells targeting the creature or object.
You may choose to automatically succeed on dispel checks against any spell that you have cast.
''Counterspell:'' When ''dispel magic'' is used in this way, the spell targets a spellcaster and is cast as a counterspell. Unlike a true counterspell, however, ''dispel magic'' may not work; you must make a dispel check to counter the other spellcaster’s spell. Additionally, ''greater dispel magic'' has a chance to dispel any effect that ''[[SRD:Remove Curse|remove curse]]'' can remove, even if [[SRD:Dispel Magic|''dispel magic'']] can’t dispel that effect.}}
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