Thanks for the replies, I already installed brittlewind fix and going to install BTB's equipment.
The Brittlewind Fix shouldn't be necessary if you're using the Morrowind Patch Project (you ARE using the Morrowind Patch Project, aren't you?)
The cause of this is that the "always succeeds" flag is checked for this spell in the game by default, which means it's the automatic go-to spell for any NPC wanting to deal some damage. The Morrowind Patch Project unchecks this flag for Brittlewind, as well as a whole host of other spells that shouldn't have had it in the first place.
EDIT: actually, it removes the "auto-calculate" flag, not the "always succeeds" flag.