I had a question about whether or not the spell desecration stops a spell strike. A shield Magic does, but not a magic armor. However when reading the actual rule of spell strike vs desecration it gets rather vague with the keyword MIGHT being used. I was wondering if a marshal could give me a ruling. I see arguments for both.

The spell portion of a Spellstrike is only stopped by defenses that
would stop the attack if it were delivered by packet. Therefore, Magic
Armor, although it stops “the next single strike by a NERO-Safe weapon”,
does not stop a Spellstrike. Since a Spellstrike is weapon-delivered, the
user must have the in-game skill to wield the weapon in order to use the
Spellstrike. For example, if the user is under a game effect that prohibits
the use of in-game skills, then they cannot use a Spellstrike. Also, if the
Spellstrike is in a non-ranged weapon, then the attack might not affect
creatures under the effects of a Sanctuary and Desecrate, as per the
spells’ description.

The word might is used to clarify that you must also meet the requirements of the spell (living for desecrate and undead for sanctuary).

So, in summary, if you have a sanctuary up and are hit with a spellstrike from an undead monster, the call is no effect. Same thing applies for living beings and desecrate.

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