Greater restoration and Eschew III

[Xiaobeibi]

Does Eschew Materials III affect the XP component of "Greater Restoration"?

From what I can see from the list of material components and read about Eschew on LORE, it does not. In other words even though you have the feat Eschew Materials III you still pay the XP penalty of 2000xp.

Would a GM confirm whether Eschew III affects or do not affect Greater Restoration?



List of material components: LORE: Spell Components
Eschew III: LORE: Eschew Materials III

Spell description:
Greater Restoration
Caster Level(s): Cleric 7
Innate Level: 7
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s):
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Touch
Area of Effect / Target: Single
Duration: Instant
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Harmless
Spell Resistance: No
Special Component: 2000 XP

[Lord of the Forest]

Eschew III always worked for me on Greater Restoration and never had any XP removed ... I'd have lost all my XP while playing Valaria *winks*

So unless it was changed in 2009 you should be fine.