Talk:Magic Resistance (spell)/@comment-190.183.202.77-20190709153334/@comment-3234315-20190904185218

The spell's target is a "living actor" (any creature) with a range of 1 ft. (touch), and affected is the "preset target". So, I don't know what's happening in your game, but these mechanics are there from the original Shadows of Amn up to v2.5 EE.