How would magic resistance affect a sword thats enhanced by a spell?
The sword would be kept out entirely unless it penetrated the magic resistance. That is, if someone attacked a magus with a magically-enhanced sword, the sword would have no chance to hit unless it penetrated resistance. Since magic resistance does not dispel magical effects, it wouldn’t keep out “just the magic” and let the blade through to do normal damage. This is explicitly mentioned in the description of the spell, Edge of the Razor (p. 154). The principle comes from the magic resistance rules, not the spell, so it would also apply to effects like Blade of the Virulent Flame even though the spell description doesn’t mention it. In the case of Blade of the Virulent Flame, the entire sword would be blocked, not just the flames.
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