- "Connor was right. Somebody’s magic.
How do you know?
Cause all magic leaves a trace. In the physical world things pass. But beyond the vale things remain like echoes. So I should be able to get a scent of whoever did this." - ― Rachel Roth/Raven explaining her sense of magic to Dick Grayson/Nightwing (Titans series)
The ability to sense the presence of magic in one's vicinity. Sub-power of Magic. Variation of Detection and Power Detection. Not to be confused with Magic Vision.
Also Called[]
- Magic Sense
- Mana Detection/Sense
Capabilities[]
User can sense the presence of magic/magical energies and possibly gain detailed understanding about the magic/magical energies they are sensing, including the amount/size of magic/magical energies they are sensing and whether they are hidden.
Variations[]
- Arcanescience (Absolute Version)
Associations[]
Limitations[]
- May be dependent on natural senses.
- User may need to concentrate to determine the location of magic.
- May not be able to sense cloaked magical energy sources.
- May not detect specific magic types that do not require mana.
- Users of Mystic Lock cannot be detected.
Known Users[]
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
- Mana-sensors (Black Clover)
- Anti-birds
- Mai Natsume (BlazBlue ReMix Heart!)
- Minette (Blessing of the Campanella)
- Magic users (Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Some Mages (Fairy Tail)
- Lucy Heartfilia
- Users of Mana Detection (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End)
- Most characters (Nanatsu no Taizai)
- Magical Girls (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
- Lym (Senyu)
- Violas (Sword Oratoria)
- Users of Magic Sense (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken)
Cartoons/Comics[]
- Hoagie (Daniel Spellbound)
- Sol Regem (The Dragon Prince); dark magic only
- Dark Chi Warriors (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Discord (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic); when imbalanced
- Swift Wind (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)
Literature[]
- Magicians (The Black Magician trilogy)
- Niklaren Goldeye (Emelan Universe)
- Sandrilene fa Toren (Emelan Universe)
- Kisubo (Emelan Universe)
- Moss (Emelan Universe)
- Trisana Chandler (Emelan Universe)
- Vera Casnine (Karsearin: Adventures of a Red Dragon)
- Kiadrys (Karsearin: Adventures of a Red Dragon)
- Yuna Tzakranaky (Karsearin: Adventures of a Red Dragon); via Tracking Spell
- Mages (King's Dark Tidings)
- Purifiers (King's Dark Tidings)
- Dragons's Heirs (Los Hechiceros del Dragon)
- Miranda Kane (Shadow Falls)
Television/Movies[]
- Rack (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Rachel Roth/Raven (Titans series)
- Magic users (Dresden Files); via the Sight
- Twilight Sparkle/Sci-Twi (My Little Pony Equestria Girls); via her magic capture device
- The Fairy Queen (The Magicians)
- Magnus Bane (Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments)
- Emma Swan (Once Upon a Time)
- Regina Mills (Once Upon a Time)
- Zelena Mills (Once Upon a Time)
- Werewolves (The Order)
- Dahlia (The Originals)
- Scrapers (Fate: The Winx Saga)
- Witch hunters (Sabrina, the Teenage Witch)
RPGs[]
- Users of Detect Magic-spell (AD&D)
Known Objects[]
- Mana-Sensing Glasses (Black Clover)
- Twilight Sparkle's magic capture device (My Little Pony Equestria Girls)
- Juniper's Bracelet (The Life and Times of Juniper Lee)
Gallery[]
Juniper Lee (The Life and Time of Juniper Lee) can use her magic bracelet or any other magical object like the Scepter of Ozath to detect magical creatures or detect if magic seals or spells are in place or active at a given place.
Rachel Roth/Raven (Titans series)
Secre Swallowtail (Black Clover) is capable of sensing mana.
Eric Brooks/Blade (Marvel Comics)
The Fairy Queen (The Magicians). Fairies possess unique eyes, capable of seeing magic itself, allowing the queen to see magics that others can't and perceive the true form of beings that may otherwise be formless or invisible.
Videos[]
Once Upon A Time 4x11 - Emma senses remaining magic