Blood Magic

"Blood is sound, sound is words, and words are power!"

― Grimoire Weiss, NieR

"So much blood, waiting for purpose."

― Blood Lord Vladimir, The Crimson Reaper, League of Legends

The power to perform magical feats by using blood. Form of Magic. Variation of Body Magic and Blood Manipulation.

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
Magic Immunity
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 Media)

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
Jeannot (Dragon Age)
Thelhen (Dragon Age)

Live Television

Cora/The Queen of Hearts (Once Upon a Time)
Regina/The Evil Queen (Once Upon a Time)
Rumpelstiltskin (Once Upon a Time)
Zelena/The Wicked Witch of the West (Once Upon a Time)
Hexenbiest (Grimm)
- Adalind Schade
- Juliette Silverton/Eve
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)
Sam 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)

Movies

Deacon Frost (Blade)

Comics/Cartoons

Purgatori (Chaos! Comics)
Brother Blood (DC Comics)
Atrocitus (DC Comics)
Ma'alefa'ak (DC Comics)
Mako (DC/Vertigo Comics)
Karl Ruprecht Kroenen (Hellboy)
Nico Minoru (Marvel); via Staff of One

Manga/Anime

Witch Queen (Black Clover)
Hemomancers (Bloodivores)
Demons (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
Kojō Akatsuki (Strike the Blood)
Juvia Lockser (Fairy Tail)
August (Fairy Tail)
Klaus Von Reinherz (Blood Blockade Battlefront)
Zapp Renfro (Blood Blockade Battlefront)
Zed O'Brien (Blood Blockade Battlefront)

Tabletop Games

Cainite Heresy (Chronicles of Darkness/Hunter: The Vigil); via Rites of Denial
Kindred (Chronicles of Darkness/Vampire: The Requiem); via Blood sorcery
Blood Summoners (Pathfinder)
Blood Subdomain Clerics (Pathfinder)
Cabalist Vigilantes (Pathfinder)
Devastator Connection Mystics (Starfinder); via "Blood Marks"
- Tahomen
Human Cult of Khaine (Warhammer Fantasy)
Sorceresses (Warhammer Fantasy)
Vampires (World of Darkness); via blood magic

Video Games

Gabriel Belmont/Dracula (Castlevania: Lords of Shadow)
Sgt. 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

Web Original

Blood Hunters (Critical Role); via Blood Maledict
Cree (Critical Role); via Blood Domain

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