The power to use corruption-related magic. Form of Magic. Variation of Corruption Manipulation. Opposite to Purification Magic.
Also Called
- Blight Magic (Dragon Age)
- Fel Magic (Warcraft)
- Taint Magic
- True Power (The Wheel of Time)
Capabilities
The user is able perform a form of magic that utilizes a form of corruption or tainted nature to a variety of effects.
Applications
- Corruption Manipulation
- Dark Element Manipulation
- Taint Generation
Variations
Associations
Limitations
- Malignance Nullification/Magic Destruction/Magic Negation/Magic Sealing/Magical Energy Absorption/Purification Magic
- Magic always has a price.
- May be driven to madness by their own magical sources.
- May not work on already corrupt/corrupted beings.
- May open up the user to Possession by an outside force.
- May require the user to have a Dark Heart or Dark Soul.
- Corruptive effects may be irreversible.
- Users of Magic Immunity are immune.
Known Users
- Imogen (Arrowverse/Constantine)
- Dracula/Gabriel Belmont (Castlevania: Lords of Shadow); via Blood Magic
- Prometheans (Chronicles of Darkness/Promethean: The Created); via Contamination Transmutation
- Bale Hounds (Chronicles of Darkness/Werewolf: The Forsaken); via Tainted Moon Gifts
- Users of Dark and Abyss Magic (Dark Souls Series); via Humanity
- Archon Lucien (Darksiders 2); via Corruption
- Jamaerah the Scribe (Darksiders 2); via Corruption
- Blight (DC Comics)
- Doctor Gotham (DC Comics)
- Eclipso (DC Comics)
- Users of blight magic (Dragon Age)
- Molag Bal (The Elder Scrolls)
- Dark Man/Mr. Dark (Fables)
- Clerics of the Corruption domain (Forgotten Realms)
- Ghul Lords (Forgotten Realms)
- Chthon (Marvel Comics); via Chaos Magic
- Melkor/Morgoth (Middle-earth)
- Shinnok (Mortal Kombat)
- Overlords (Overlord); via Evil Presence Spell
- Users of the Corruption Subdomain (Pathfinder)
- Sith alchemists (Star Wars); via Sith alchemy
- Sith sorcerers (Star Wars); via Sith magic
- Users of Fel magic (Warcraft)
- Chaos Sorcerers (Warhammer); via Chaos Sorcery
- Users of Dhar/Dark Magic (Warhammer)
- Padan Fain (The Wheel of Time)
- Myrddraal (The Wheel of Time); via the Turning ritual
- Users of the True Power (The Wheel of Time)
- Dark One
- Forsaken
- Rand al'Thor; via connection to Moridin
- Earthbound (World of Darkness/Demon: The Fallen); via Lore of Corruption
- Users of Daimonion Discipline (World of Darkness/Vampire: The Masquerade)
- Users of Dark Thaumaturgy (World of Darkness/Vampire: The Masquerade)
- Skin Dancers (World of Darkness/Werewolf: The Apocalypse)
- Spectres (World of Darkness/Wraith: The Oblivion); via Dark Arcanoi
Known Objects
- Heart of Darkness (DC Comics)
- Darkhold (Marvel Comics)
- Darkstaff (Star Wars Legends)
- Seeds of Rage (Star Wars Legends)