- "Alucard: This is death magic. You’re using the energies of death to...
Saint Germain: To open the corridor and direct a portal to hell." - ― Alucard and Saint Germain (Castlevania)
The power to use magic that brings death to living things. Form of Magic. Variation of Death-Force Manipulation. Magical version of Death Science. Opposite to Life Magic. Not to be confused with Necromancy.
Also Called[]
- Assassination/Fatal/Killer/Necrosis Magic
- Death Commands/Arts
- Mortality Magic/Witchcraft/Wizardry
Capabilities[]
The users of this power can utilize powerful spells that involve death itself, which can be an extremely potent magic that can cause any living thing to die or cause powerful spells using the supernatural forces of death, either instantly or eventually.
Applications[]
- Absolute/Death Manipulation
- Meta/Death-Force Manipulation
- Inanimation
- Necromancy
- Sacrificial Magic
- Spell Casting
Associations[]
Limitations[]
- Anti-Magic/Death Prevention/Life Magic/Magic Destruction/Magic Negation/Magic Sealing/Magical Energy Absorption
- May not be able to use this magic on the target that is already dead.
- May be useless against immortals.
- Death may take place at a certain point in time, and so the victim will not die until up to that point, or after.
- Death may come to pass in a certain manner, and so the victim shall be insusceptible to any other forms of demise (i.e. if they are to die by a natural death, then they cannot die through murder and vice-versa).
Known Users[]
- Anton Arcane (DC Comics)
- Charity Callaghan (Charmed 2018)
- Vandalieu (The Death Mage Who Doesn’t Want a Fourth Time)
- Rotund'jere, the Necrophos (Dota 2)
- Walt Stone (Kane Chronicles)
- Julius Kane (Kane Chronicles)
- Touch of Death Spell Users (Elder Scrolls)
- Last Dragonborn (Skyrim) via Marked for Death, Soul Tear, etc.
- Users of Ankhseram Black Magic (Fairy Tail)
- Larcade Dragneel (Fairy Tail); via Pleasure
- Death Spell users (Final Fantasy series)
- Anubis (Gargoyles)
- Necromancers (Guild Wars Franchise)
- Killing Curse users (Harry Potter series)
- Thresh the Chain Warden (League of Legends)
- Hela (Marvel Comics)
- Users of the Death Domain (Pathfinder)
- Users of the Repose Domain (Pathfinder)
- Cheon Ma (Myst, Might, Mayhem/Nano Machine)
- Gloxinia (The Seven Deadly Sins); via Spirit Spear Basquias
- Gray Demons (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Hendrickson (The Seven Deadly Sins); via demon transformation
- Ainz Ooal Gown (Overlord)
- Fairy Godmother (Shrek 2)
- Hellmaster Fibrizo (Slayers)
- Fiamma of the Right (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
- Yuyuko Saigyouji (Touhou Project)
- King Magnifico (Wish)
- Death Spell Users (World of Warcraft)
- Necromancers (Wizard101)
- Various Characters (The Order of the Stick)
- Gangrim (Hardcore Leveling Warrior); via Grim Reaper Class
Known Objects[]
- Shadow Darkness (Karsearin: Adventures of a Red Dragon)
Gallery[]
Vaarsuvius (The Order of the Stick) casting Familicide, an Epic level necromancy death spell that can wipe out every living blood relative of the victim, regardless of how distantly related they may be from the victims.
Charity Callaghan (Charmed 2018)
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The Killing Curse (Harry Potter) in action.
Hela (Marvel Comics), Norse Goddess of Death and master of death magic.
Vandalieu (The Death Mage Who Doesn’t Want a Fourth Time) is one of the few users of Death-attribute magic.
Julius Kane (Kane Chronicles) is the permanent host of Osiris the god of underworld make things rot and disintegrate just by touching them.
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Gangrim (Hardcore Leveling Warrior), has the Grim Reaper personal trait and has many deaths related skills.
Ainz Ooal Gown (Overlord) as the Overlord and Ruler of Death, has many powerful death spells, his favorite being "Grasp Heart".
Videos[]
Why Death Magic is Evil-2