AE targets are selected by "newest in zone". For example if you are killing the same 4 wyverns in CS over and over as they respawn. Then you decide to grab a new pack of 4 Othmirs, and your 4 wyverns add mid-kite you snare them all up and continue AEing, your next AEs will hit 4 wyverns 100% of the time because they freshly spawned and are the newest mobs in the zone. It does not matter proximity to your target so long as they are within the area of effect.
Self should always be hit and always not factored into the count of AEs. Even rains which are limited to 4 hits, it will hit 4 NPCs but self all 3 waves in addition if you are in the area.
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