- "Blood is sound, sound is words, and words are power!"
- ― Grimoire Weiss, NieR
The ability to use blood-related magic. Form of Magic. Variation of Body Magic and Blood Manipulation.
Also Called
- Blood Demon Art/Techniques (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Blood Mage
- Blood Sorcery
- Hemomancy
Capabilities
The user is able use a form of magic that allows them to cast magical spells related to blood.
The user is able to use Blood Magic in two ways: to gain access to (esoteric/mystic/magical) blood-based powers/abilities (E.g. Blood Manipulation) or to cast spells that require or are related to blood (E.g. an astral projection spell or healing spell).
In some cases, 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
- Binding/Freeing
- Conjuration
- Blood Manipulation
- Blood Property Manipulation
- Enhanced/Supernatural Tracking
- Hematomancy
- Liquid Surveillance Communication
- Portal Magic
- Spell Casting
- Symbol Magic
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)
Franchises
- Sheev Palpatine/Darth Sidious (Star Wars); via Dark illusion
Animated Film
- Tzekel-Kan (The Road to El Dorado)
Anime/Manga/Manhwa
- Witch Queen (Black Clover)
- Vanica Zogratis (Black Clover)
- Hemomancers (Bloodivores)
- Aleister Crowley (A Certain Magical Index); via Blood Sign
- Itsuwa (A Certain Magical Index)
- Kanzaki Kaori (A Certain Magical Index); via Blessed Blood
- Ymir's Ocean Girl (A Certain Magical Index); via Ymir's Ocean
- Demons (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba); via Blood Demon Techniques
- Goblin Priest (Goblin Slayer)
- Eucliwood Hellscythe (Is This a Zombie?)
- Shinso Vampire (Rosario + Vampire)
- Kojō Akatsuki (Strike the Blood)
- Juvia Lockser (Fairy Tail); via Water-Make: Blood
- Klaus Von Reinherz (Blood Blockade Battlefront)
- Zapp Renfro (Blood Blockade Battlefront)
- Zed O'Brien (Blood Blockade Battlefront)
Comics
- Sakkara/Purgatori (Chaos! Comics/Dynamite Entertainment)
- Abysmus (DC Comics)
- Atrocitus (DC Comics)
- Brother Blood (DC Comics)
- December Graystone (DC Comics)
- Kobra Cult (DC Comics)
- Ma'alefa'ak (DC Comics)
- Mako (DC/Vertigo Comics)
- Karl Ruprecht Kroenen (Hellboy)
- Nimue (Hellboy/BPRD)
- Witches (Hex Wives)
- Arcane Zatanna Zatara (Infinite Crisis: Fight for the Multiverse)
- Kulan Gath (Marvel Comics)
- Nico Cage (Marvel Comics)
- Nico Minoru (Marvel Comics); via Staff of One
- The One (Marvel Comics)
- Robert Minoru (Marvel Comics)
- Tina Minoru (Marvel Comics)
Literature
- Canim Ritualists (Codex Alera)
- Jeannot (Dragon Age: Asunder)
- Thelhen (Dragon Age: The Masked Empire)
- Hemalurgists (The Cosmere/Mistborn)
- Tom Riddle/Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter)
- Aztec Empire (The Magicians); via Blood Magic
- Julia Wicker (The Magicians)
- Loki (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard)
- Ka-Poel (The Powder Mage Trilogy)
- Kate Daniels (Kate Daniels series)
- Roland (Kate Daniels series)
- 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
- Sebastian Morgenstern/Jonathan Christopher Morgenstern (The Shadowhunter Chronicles)
Live Television
- Donna Gilchrist (Being Human)
- Witches (Charmed)
- Demons (Charmed)
- Warlocks (Charmed)
- Melisandre (Game of Thrones)
- Mirri Maz Duur (Game of Thrones)
- Hexenbiest (Grimm)
- Trick (Lost Girl)
- Bo (Lost Girl)
- 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)
- Hecate Poole (Penny Dreadful)
- Solomon Kent (Sleepy Hollow)
- Katrina Crane (Sleepy Hollow)
- Jeremy Crane/Henry Parrish (Sleepy Hollow)
- Castiel (Supernatural)
- Dean Winchester (Supernatural)
- Kali (Supernatural)
- Ruby (Supernatural)
- Sam Winchester (Supernatural)
- 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
Movies
- Deacon Frost (Blade); through ritual to become La Magra
- Ilsa Haupstein (Hellboy 2004)
- Karl Ruprecht Kroenen (Hellboy 2004)
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 mages (Forgotten Realms)
- Morvahna the Dawnshadow (Iron Kingdoms)
- Satyxis (Iron Kingdoms)
- Skarre
- Sorin Markov (Magic: The Gathering)
- Bloatmages (Pathfinder)
- Blood Summoners (Pathfinder)
- Blood Subdomain Clerics (Pathfinder)
- Cabalist Vigilantes (Pathfinder)
- Cruormancer Wizards (Pathfinder)
- Holy Vindicators (Pathfinder); via Blessed Blood
- Shax (Pathfinder)
- Sodo, Darklord of Paridon (Ravenloft)
- Atzlánti (Scion); via Itztli
- Devastator Connection Mystics (Starfinder); via "Blood Marks"
- Tahomen
- Bright Order (Warhammer Fantasy); via Aqshy
- Human Cult of Khaine (Warhammer Fantasy)
- Sorceresses (Warhammer Fantasy)
- Vampires (Warhammer Fantasy); via Necromancy
- Witch Elves (Warhammer Fantasy)
- Slaughterpriests (Warhammer: Age of Sigmar); via Anger Magic
- Vampires (World of Darkness); via blood magic
Video Games
- Martyr Logarius (Bloodborne)
- Gabriel Belmont/Dracula (Castlevania: Lords of Shadow)
- Sgt. Wilhelmina "Billie" Church (Clive Barker's Jericho)
- Father Ariandel (Dark Souls III: Ashes of Ariandel); via Rose of Ariandel
- Flagellant (Darkest Dungeon)
- Jedah Dohma (Darkstalkers)
- Most Characters (Dawn of Magic)
- Adria (Diablo)
- Necromancers (Diablo)
- Blood Mages (Dragon Age); via blood magic
- Vampire Lords (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
- Necromancers (Guild Wars 2); via Blood Magic
- Xian Wu (Jade Empire)
- Crimson Circle
- Kian Alvane (The Longest Journey)
- Havik (Mortal Kombat); via Blood Magik
- Kotal Kahn (Mortal Kombat); via Blood Magik
- Nitara (Mortal Kombat); via Blood Magik
- Skarlet (Mortal Kombat)
- Grimoire Noir (NieR)
- Skaen (Pillars of Eternity)
- Blood Magic Users (The Secret World)
- Sekiro (Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice); via Bestowal Ninjutsu and Bloodsmoke Ninjutsu
- Sorcerers (Soul Sacrifice); via Blood Offerings
- Kurenai Shinganji (Taimanin Asagi)
Web Original
- Blood Hunters (Critical Role); via Blood Maledict
- Claret Orders (Critical Role)
- Cree (Critical Role); via Blood Domain
Known Items
- Executioner's Gloves (Bloodborne)
- Phylacteries (Dragon Age series)
- Magrallen (Dragon Age: Until We Sleep)
- Bloodstone Chalice (The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard)
- Potion of Blood (The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard)
- Horcruxes (Harry Potter series)
- Blood Crystal (Merlin)
- Bone Steel (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard)
- Crimson Brand of Cyttorak (Marvel Comics)
- Bloodletting thimble (Pathfinder)
- Terror Mask (Splatterhouse)
- Bone of Righteous Mortal Washed in the Three Bloods of Fallen (Supernatural)
- Blood Chalice (Warhammer Fantasy)
- Bloody Grail (Warhammer Fantasy)
- Cauldrons of Blood (Warhammer Fantasy)
- Tower of Blood (Warhammer Fantasy)
- Blood Altar and related items (Minecraft)