Blood Magic

The power to perform magical feats by using blood. Variation of Body Magic.

Also Called

Blood Sorcery
Hemomancy

Capabilities

The user has the inherent power in their blood to manipulate and/or fuel spell-casting. This is an ancient version that predates word-based magic and was considered by some to be more powerful. Blood Magic was a kind of magic based on the employment of blood which is an important component in many rituals, spells and other aspects of the supernatural world.

Applications

Associations

Limitations

Magic Negation/Magic Destruction
May taint the user or their blood.
Some spells require specific blood, e.g. type, species, or individual.
May lead to blood loss.

Known Users

See Also: Blood Magic.

Witches and Warlocks (Various)

Literature

Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter)
Jonathan Christopher Morgenstern (The Mortal Instruments)
Miranda Kane and Tabitha Evans (Shadow Falls); via Team Combination to enhance their magic
Candy and Sandy Gleason (Shadow Falls); via Team Combination to enhance their magic

Television

Cora/Queen of Hearts (Once Upon a Time)
Regina/The Evil Queen (Once Upon a Time)
Rumpelstiltskin (Once Upon a Time)
Zelena/Witched Witch of the West (Once Upon a Time)
Petrova Doppelgängers (The Vampire Diaries); blood could be utilized for Witchcraft comparable to the full moon
- Amara
- Tatia
- Katherine Pierce
- Elena Gilbert
Salvatore Doppelgängers (The Vampire Diaries); blood could be utilized for Witchcraft comparable to the full moon
- Tom Avery
- Stefan Salvatore
Bennett Witches (The Vampire Diaries); channeling their blood can replace having to channel the full moon
- Qetsiyah
- Bonnie Bennett
Dean Winchester (Supernatural)
Castiel (Supernatural)
Ruby (Supernatural)
Kali (Supernatural)
Henry Parrish (Sleepy Hollow)
Solomon Kent (Sleepy Hollow)
Katrina Crane (Sleepy Hollow)
Donna Gilchrist (Being Human)
Witches (Charmed)
Demons (Charmed)
Warlocks (Charmed)
Mirri Maz Duur (Game of Thrones)
Melisandre (Game of Thrones)

Films

Deacon Frost (Blade)

Comics/Cartoons

Purgatori (Chaos! Comics)
Brother Blood (DC Comics)
Karl Ruprecht Kroenen (Hellboy)
Nico Minoru (Marvel); via Staff of One

Manga/Anime

Hemomancers (Bloodivores)
Kojō Akatsuki (Strike the Blood)
Juvia Lockser (Fairy Tail)
August (Fairy Tail)

Video Games

Gabriel Belmont/Dracula (Castlevania: Lords of Shadow)
Wilhelmina "Billie" Church (Clive Barker's Jericho)
Adria (Diablo)
Necromancers (Diablo)
Blood Mages (Dragon Age)
- Jowan
- The Warden
- Hawke
Vampire Lords (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
Most Characters (Dawn of Magic)
Xian Wu (Jade Empire)
Havik (Mortal Kombat); via Blood Magik
Kotal Kahn (Mortal Kombat); via Blood Magik
Nitara (Mortal Kombat); via Blood Magik
Skarlet (Mortal Kombat)
Sorcerers (Soul Sacrifice); via Blood Offerings