You must consciously choose which requirement to emulate. That is, you must know what you are trying to emulate when you make a Use Magic Device check for that purpose. The [[SRD:DC|DCs]] for various tasks involving Use Magic Device checks are summarized on the table below.

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! align="left" | Task !!Use Magic<br/>Device [[SRD:DC|DC]]

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| align="left" | Activate blindly || 25

| align="left" | Decipher a written spell || 25 + [[SRD:Spell Level|spell level]]

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| align="left" | [[SRD:Scrolls|Use a scroll]] || 20 + [[SRD:Caster Level|caster level]]

| align="left" | [[SRD:Wands|Use a wand]] || 20

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| align="left" | Emulate a [[SRD:Class|class]] feature || 20

| align="left" | Emulate an [[SRD:Ability Scores|ability score]] || See text

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| align="left" | Emulate a race || 25

| align="left" | Emulate an alignment || 30

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