Breach (Abjuration) Range: Sight of Caster Casting Time: 5 Duration: Instant Area of Effect: 1 Creature Saving Throw: None When this spell is cast at a creature, it breaches and dispels all of the specific and combat protections on a target creature. Here is a complete list of all the specific protection spells that are dispelled by breach: shield, protection circle, resist fear, protection from fire/cold, fireshield, protection from acid, protection from electricity, protection from magic energy, protection from the elements, and protection from energy. The combat protection spells dispelled by this spell are protection from nor- mai missiles, protection from normal weapons, protection from magic weapons, stoneskins, armor, ghost armor, spirit armor, absolute immunity, mantle, and improved mantle.The target’s magic resistance, if it has any, does not affect this spell. Reference: Baldur’s Gate II Shadow of Amn [Manual]; page 141.

Pierce Magic Resistance (Alteration) Level: 5 Range: 0 Components: V, S, M Casting Time: 5 Duration: Special Area of Effect: 1 Spell Saving Throw: None Pierce magic resistance makes another spell more potent: It pierces magic resistance and some spells that shield a target from spells. Casting pierce magic resistance affects only the spell a wizard casts in the next round. If the target of the second spell has magic resistance, its magic resistance check is rolled twice . Unless both checks succeed, the spell pierces the creature’s magic resistance. For example, if Therdillion the Invoker casts pierce magic resistance, then a disintegrate spell at a creature with 50% magic resistance, the DM rolls the resistance twice to see if it proves effective . Unless both resistance rolls succeed, the spell gets through, forcing the creature to make a saving throw against the disintegration spell . If the saving throw is failed, the creature is disintegrated. The pierce magic resistance spell has a 50% chance of chance of instantly dispelling protections against spells of 5th level or less, including shield, gaze reflection, minor globe of invulnerability, protection from cantrips, protection from weapons (any), protection from magic (any), as well as any wall spell within these limits, including wall of force . Nonmetal protective charms and amulets that add +2 or less to saving throws vs . spell must make a saving throw vs, disintegration or shatter after the saving creature’s saving throw is resolved. The material component is a small iron spike or knife. Reference: Wizards Spell Compendium; Volume 3; Page 666

Pierce Any Shield (Alteration) Level: 9 Range: 0 Components: V, S, M Casting Time: 1 rd. Duration: 1 rd. Area of Effect: Special Saving Throw: None A more powerful version of pierce magic resistance, this spell is cast one round before an offensive spell. The spell cast immediately after pierce any shield cannot be stopped by any known means: magic resistance, spell turning, or absorption, anti-magic shell, counterspell immunity, and so on. The only defense for the target of this spell is a saving throw, if the spell in question allows one. Even then, such rolls suffer a -5 penalty. The pierce any resistance spell does not protect the caster from events that would normally disrupt the casting of the second spell. The material component is a silver spike of knife. Reference: Wizards Spell Compendium (2E), Volume 3; Page 666.