Shadow Magic

Shadow Magic
Through his Shadow Magic, Nacht Faust (Black Clover) can manipulate, travel through, and summon shadows.
Power/Ability to:	Use darkness/shadow magic.

The power to use darkness/shadow-related magic. Form of Magic. Variation of Darkness Manipulation and Elemental Magic. Opposite to Light Magic. Magical counterpart to Darkness Science. Not to be confused with Dark Arts.

Also Called

• Abyss Mysticism (World of Darkness/Vampire: the Masquerade)
• Darkness/Night/Umbral/Dark Magic
• Shadowmancy/Umbramancy

Capabilities

Users are able use a form of magic that is related and based on darkness and shadows. For example, one can use this magic to gain access to (esoteric/mystic/magical) shadow-related abilities (E.g. Shadow Manipulation) or to cast spells that require or are related to bones (E.g. an Astral Projection spell or Healing spell).

Applications

• Darkness Manipulation
• Dark Arts
• Dark Form
• Esoteric Darkness Manipulation
• Magic via darkness/shadows
• Shadow Stealth
• Spell Casting
• Yin Manipulation
• Shadow Portals

Associations

• Elemental Magic
  • Light-Shadow Magic
• Ninja Magic

Limitations

• Magic has a price.
• Magic Negation/Magic Destruction
• Control, discipline, and restraint are extremely important. Unconscious, emotion-influenced, impulsive, or reckless use of this power can be catastrophic.
• Distance, mass, precision, max power, etc. depend upon of the knowledge, skill, and strength of the user.
• Such magic often drains a person's stamina or mana.
  • Naturally, stronger magic puts a much greater strain.
• Without the knowledge or proper skill, the intended use of such magic can create unpredictable or potentially dangerous results.
• Light Magic might counter it.

Known Users

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

• Clive (Arc The Lad)
• Yami Sukehiro (Black Clover)
• Rhya (Black Clover); via Copy Magic
• Nacht Faust (Black Clover)
• Yami Ichika (Black Clover)
• Cid Kagenou (Minoru Kagenou) (The Eminence in Shadow)
• Darkness Magic Users (Fairy Tail)
  • Brain/Zero
  • Freed Justine; via Dark Écriture: Darkness
  • Jellal Fernandes
  • Lapointe
  • Macbeth
  • Mirajane Strauss; via Satan Soul
  • Simon
• Rogue Cheney (Fairy Tail); via Shadow Dragon Slayer Magic
• Shadow Magic Users (Fairy Tail)
  • Chase
  • Kageyama
• Adam Jobs (Mashle: Magic and Muscles)
• Users of Shadow Mana (Re:Zero)
• Farfarella (Trinity Seven)
• Harukage Kashi/Skade (Trinity Seven)
• Levi Kazama (Trinity Seven)
• Rubine (Trinity Seven)
• Mio (Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy)
• Yumiella Dolkness (Villainess Level 99)
• Pharaoh Atem/Yami Yugi (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
• Zorc Necrophades (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
• Yami Marik (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Animated Films

• Dr. Facilier (The Princess and the Frog); via Voodoo

Cartoons

• Darcy (Winx Club)
• Enid (OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes)
• Claire Nuñez (Tales of Arcadia)
• Morgana le Fay (Tales of Arcadia)
• Spell of Absolute Darkness Users (Kaijudo: Clash of the Duel Masters)
• Melinda (Unicorn Warriors Eternal)
• Obscura (Winx Club)
• Magica De Spell (Ducktales)
• Alastor (Hazbin Hotel)

Comic Books

• Nightshade (DC Comics)
• Raven (DC Comics)
• Doctor Strange (Marvel Comics)
• Nox (Marvel Comics)
• Nyx (Marvel Comics)

Literature

• Marcus and Sol Fith (The Magic Shop/Shadow Magic Series)
• The Darkin (The Nevernight Chronicle)
• Hazel Levesque (Riordanverse); via Shadow Travel
• Nico di Angelo (Riordanverse); via Umbrakinesis and Shadow Travel
• Ren Santiago (Storm Runner Trilogy/Shadow Bruja Duology)
• Valkyrie Cain (The Skulduggery Pleasant Series) Umbrakinesis/Necromany

Live Action TV

• Esrin Fortuna (Arrowverse); via dark magic
• Andrea Rojas/Acrata (Arrowverse); via Medallion of Acrata
• Natasha Maxima/Shadow Witch (Geo Force: Age of Ultimate)

Tabletop Games

• Darkness Magic Path Users (Anima: Beyond Fantasy)
  • Jonathan Kappel
  • Ophiel Akerontes Zeros
  • Red Lady
• Darklings (Chronicles of Darkness/Changeling: The Lost); via Darkness Contracts
• Arisen (Chronicles of Darkness/Mummy: The Curse); via Sheut Affinities and Utterances
• Uratha (Chronicles of Darkness/Werewolf: The Forsaken); via Shadow Flesh
• College of Whispers Bards (Dungeons and Dragons)
• Nethermancers (Dungeons and Dragons)
• Users of the Mark of Shadow (Eberron)
• Shadowcasters (Forgotten Realms); via shadow magic
  • Shadow adepts
• Shadowdancers (Forgotten Realms); via shadow magic
• Shar (Forgotten Realms); via the Shadow Weave
• Liliana Vess (Magic: The Gathering)
• Shadow magic users (Pathfinder)
  • Darkness Domain Clerics
  • Dusk Knight Paladins
  • Shadow Bloodline Bloodragers
  • Shadow Bloodline Sorcerers
    • Umbral Bloodline Sorcerers
  • Shadow Mystery Oracles
  • Shadow School Wizards
  • Shadow Scion Rogues
  • Shadowbound Witches
  • Shadowcaster Wizards
  • Shadowdancers
  • Umbral Agents
  • Umbral Stalker Inquisitors
• Shadow Connection Mystics (Starfinder)
• Alith Anar the Shadow King (Warhammer Fantasy)
• Ulgu users (Warhammer Fantasy)
  • Drycha
  • Grey Order
  • Malekith
  • Moonclaw
  • Morathi
• Moros (World of Darkness/Mage: The Awakening)
• Shadow Lords (World of Darkness/Werewolf: The Apocalypse)
• Upiry Clan (Heirs of the Night)

Video Games

• Umbra Witches (Bayonetta)
• Gabriel Belmont (Castlevania: Lords of Shadow); via Shadow Magic
• Trevor Belmont (Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate); via Shadow Magic
• Shanoa (Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia)
• Charlotte Aulin (Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin)
• Magus (Chrono Trigger)
• Manus, Father of the Abyss (Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss)
• Darklurker (Dark Souls II)
• Hex Users (Dark Souls II)
  • Cromwell the Pardoner
  • Elana, the Squalid Queen
  • Felkin the Outcast
  • Leydia Witch
  • Magerold of Lanafir
  • Mounted Overseer
  • Nasahandra
  • Old Dragonslayer
  • Pilgrims of the Dark
    • Darkdiver Grandahl
  • Sanctum Priestess
  • Stone Trader Chloanne
  • Straid of Olaphis
  • Velstadt, The Royal Aegis
• Deacons of the Deep (Dark Souls III)
• High Lord Wolnir (Dark Souls III)
• Irina of Carim (Dark Souls III); via Londor Braille Divine Tome
• Karla (Dark Souls III)
• Londor Pale Shade (Dark Souls III)
• Pontiff Knights (Dark Souls III)
• Sister Friede (Dark Souls III: Ashes of Ariandel)
• Hive (Destiny)
• Assassins (Diablo); via Shadow Disciplines
• Demon Hunters (Diablo); via Shadow Magic
• Emily Kaldwin (Dishonored 2); via Far Reach and Shadow Walk
• Shadow Rogues (Dragon Age)
• Dark-using spellcasters (Dragon's Dogma)
  • Daimon
  • Ur-Dragon
• Azra Nightwielder (The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey); via Shadow Magic
• Nightblades (The Elder Scrolls: Online); via Shadow skills
• Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII Remake)
• Vivi Ornitier (Final Fantasy IX)
• Ardyn Izunia (Final Fantasy XV); via Starscourge
• Dark magic users (Fire Emblem)
• Shadow Weavers (Heroes of Might and Magic VI)
• Orphea (Heroes of the Storm)
• Cia (Hyrule Warriors)
• Users of Darkness (Kingdom Hearts)
  • Riku
  • Terra
  • Vanitas
  • Xehanort
• Shadow Order (League of Legends)
  • Shieda Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
  • Zed, the Master of Shadows
  • Ren Shadowblade
  • Yusari
  • Shadow Assassin
  • Silent Shadowseer
• Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda)
• Battle Mage (MapleStory)
• Sliske (RuneScape)
• Shade (Secret of Mana)
• Noon (Shining Force III)
• Hood Sickle (Skylanders)
• Trap Shadow (Skylanders: Swap Force)
• Shadow (Tales series)
• Richard (Tales of Graces)
• Kunzite (Tales of Hearts)
• Pronyma (Tales of Symphonia)
• Sheena Fujibayashi (Tales of Symphonia/Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World)
• Emil Castagnier (Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World)
• Tenebrae (Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World)
• Rita Mordio (Tales of Vesperia)
• Elize Lutus (Tales of Xillia)
• Shadow Magician (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Umbralists (Van Helsing III)
• Archbishop Benedictus (World of Warcraft)
• Dark Iron clan (World of Warcraft)
  • Moira Thaurissan
• Drathuru (World of Warcraft)
• Kel'Thuzad (World of Warcraft)
• Lana'thel (World of Warcraft)
• The Lich King (World of Warcraft)
• Lilian Voss (World of Warcraft)
• Lord Stormsong (World of Warcraft)
• Rastakhan (World of Warcraft)
• Shadow Priests (World of Warcraft)
• Vincent Godfrey (World of Warcraft); after Reanimation
• Void elves (World of Warcraft)
  • Alleria Windrunner
  • Magister Umbric
• Warlocks (World of Warcraft)

Web Comics

• Grimdark Rose Lalonde (Homestuck)
• Horrorterrors (Homestuck)

Web Original

• Fjord (Critical Role); via Hex and Hexblade's Curse
• Percival Fredrickstein von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III (Critical Role); via Hex
• Theron (Critical Role)

Known Objects

• Medallion of Acrata (Arrowverse/Supergirl)
• Dark Crystal (Castlevania: Lords of Shadow)
• Dark Gauntlet (Castlevania: Lords of Shadow)
• Voidwalker (Darksiders series)
• Disk of Shadow (Eberron)
• Rod of Oblivion (Forgotten Realms)
• Staff of fiendish darkness (Forgotten Realms)
• Wand of darkness (Forgotten Realms)
• Shadowstaff (Pathfinder)
• Millennium Items (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
• Shadow Staff/Skathe-Hrün (Tales of Arcadia)
• Upiry Ruby (Heirs of the Night)
• Dark Ness' loch-et (Happy Ness: The Secret of the Loch)

Known Powers/Techniques

• Dark Magic (Black Clover)
• Shadow Magic (Black Clover)
• Abyss Mysticism (World of Darkness)

Gallery

Umbra Witches (Bayonetta series) such as Bayonetta and Jeanne are capable of very powerful feats of dark magic through their connection to Infernal Demons.

Magus (Chrono Trigger) makes particular use of Black skills.

Manus, Father of the Abyss (Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss) is the first known user of Dark Sorceries, sometimes known as Hexes.

High Lord Wolnir (Dark Souls III) made extensive use of black flame pyromancies, merging fire with the powers of the dark.

Nightshade (DC Comics) makes use of her dark magic from the Land of the Nightshades to act as a super heroine.

Raven (DC Comics)

The Hive (Destiny) make great use of dark magic in their fight against the forces of the Traveler's Light.

Demon Hunters (Diablo series) make use of shadow magic in their hunt against the forces of the Burning Hells.

Empress Emily Kaldwin I (Dishonored 2) develops powers of the Void from the Outsider's Mark including the dark "Far Reach" and the transformative "Shadow Walk."

Nethermancers (Dungeons and Dragons) extract shadow magic from their environment and blend it with arcane energy to forge spells of their own.

Chase (Fairy Tail)

Freed Justine (Fairy Tail) making use of Absolute Shadow.

Kageyama (Fairy Tail) using Shadow Magic.

Mirajane Strauss (Fairy Tail) is capable of Darkness Magic through her "Satan Soul" spell.

Rogue Cheney (Fairy Tail), a user of Shadow Dragon Slayer Magic.

Ardyn Izunia (Final Fantasy XV) makes use of the Starscourge due to his intense daemonification, enabling him, unlike other humans, to use dark magic like daemons.

Rose Lalonde (Homestuck) while grimdark and channeling the power of the Horrorterrors.

Terra (Kingdom Hearts series) makes use of Darkness far more than Eraqus's other apprentices in his magic, to the point of it being a staple of his fighting style.

Vanitas (Kingdom Hearts series) is capable of using vast amounts of darkness magic due to his own Dark Heart.

In his myriad forms, Xehanort (Kingdom Hearts series) made extensive use of Darkness in his quest for Kingdom Hearts.

As an inherently dark being by his very nature, Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda series) is capable of using dark magic in his various incarnations.

Nico di Angelo (Percy Jackson and the Olympians/The Heroes of Olympus) has potent umbrakinesis on account of his divine parentage from Hades.

Ren Rantiago (Storm Runner Trilogy/Shadow Bruja Duology) is able to use the ability to control shadows.

Dr. Facilier (The Princess and the Frog) had potent enough use of shadow magic through his voodoo that he was also known as the "Shadow Man."

Richard (Tales of Graces) has the primary elemental power of Dark artes, enabling him to use dark magic.

Sheena Fujibayashi (Tales of Symphonia/Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World) is capable of using dark magic with her summon of Shadow's power.

Shadow Magician (Valkyrie Crusade)

Wizards of the Grey Order (Warhammer Fantasy) are known as "shadowmancers" for their use of the Grey Wind of Magic, also known as Ulgu, to manipulate darkness for illusions.

By the End Times, Malekith (Warhammer Fantasy) was the Incarnate of Shadow, possessing all of the power of the Grey Wind of Magic.

Among her many talents, Morathi (Warhammer Fantasy) is capable with Ulgu, the Grey Wind of Magic, and its use of darkness.

Alleria Windrunner (World of Warcraft) is the first being to master the power of the void's shadow magic without losing her sanity to it, making her the first of the void elves.

The Lich King (World of Warcraft) is very powerful with shadow magic, and capable of granting it to followers as well.

Pharaoh Atem (Yu Gi Oh) makes use of dark magic through the Millennium Items.

The Millennium Items (Yu Gi Oh) were created using Egyptian Black Magic and Alchemy, making them powerful artifacts of Dark Magic which is used in the Shadow Games.

One form of Esrin Fortuna's (Arrow) dark magic was to project waves of dark energy, physically manifesting as black, ethereal gas that once engulfing the person, would make the target experience all of the darkness in their lives. Her hands turned black when she projected her dark magic gas

Yumiella Dolkness (Villainess Level 99) she is a powerful magician who reached level 99 and has Dark Magic so powerful that it allows her to create black holes that can absorb absolutely everything and destroy a city if she wanted to.

Dark Ness (Happy Ness: The Secret of the Loch)