Black magic

Reason redirects here. For the ability of the same name, see Reason (ability). Not to be confused with the dark magic from other games in the series.

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Black magic (Japanese: 黒魔法 Black magic) is a weapon type in the Fire Emblem series appearing in Fire Emblem Gaiden, its remake Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, and Fire Emblem: Three Houses (where it is tied to one's Reason skill level). It is comprised of these games' offensive spells. Spells not exclusive to these games appear as other types of magic in other games in the series. Despite the name, two black magic spells appear in other games of the series as light magic tomes. Along with white magic, black magic makes up the broader magic weapon type in the original NES release, but it is split from it in the remake.

In Three Houses, black magic has a subcategory of dark magic. Additionally, some offensive spells are considered to be white magic instead, such as Nosferatu and Seraphim.

Black magic in the Fire Emblem series

Note: This table lists all appearances of the weapons in question. They are only classified as black magic in Gaiden, Shadows of Valentia, and Three Houses; only their special properties relevant to their appearances as black magic are listed, and their classifications in other games are noted.

Weapon	Available in:																Notes
	FE01	FE02	FE03	FE04	FE05	FE06	FE07	FE08	FE09	FE10	FE11	FE12	FE13	FE14	FE15	FE16
Agnea's Arrow																	--
Apocalypse																	Unused in Shadows of Valentia. Classified as Dark in The Binding Blade.
Aura																	Classified as light or an uncategorized tome in other games, and white magic in Three Houses.
Blizzard																	Classified as wind or an uncategorized tome in other games.
Bolganone																	Classified as fire or an uncategorized tome in other games.
Bolting																	Siege tome. Classified as thunder or anima in other games.
Cutting Gale																	Classified as an uncategorized tome in other games.
Death																	Classified as dark in Three Houses.
Excalibur																	Classified as anima or an uncategorized tome in other games.
Fimbulvetr																	Classified as anima or an uncategorized tome in other games.
Fire																	Classified as anima, fire, or an uncategorized tome in other games.
Medusa																	--
Meteor																	Siege tome. Classified as fire or an uncategorized tome in other games.
Miasma																	Classified as dark in Three Houses.
Mire																	Categorized as a dark in Awakening and Three Houses.
Nosferatu																	HP drain; classified as light, dark, or an uncategorized tome in other games, and white magic in Three Houses.
Ocular Beam																	--
Oculus																	--
Ragnarok																	Classified as an uncategorized tome in Fates.
Sagittae																	--
Seraphim																	Effective against monsters. Classified as white magic in Three Houses.
Thoron																	Classified as thunder or an uncategorized tome in other games.
Thunder																	Longer range; classified as anima, thunder, or an uncategorized tome in other games.
Wind																	Classified as wind or an uncategorized tome in other games.
A means that the weapon is available in that game, while a indicates the contrary.

Classes capable of using black magic

Class	Wields black magic in:																Notes
	FE01	FE02	FE03	FE04	FE05	FE06	FE07	FE08	FE09	FE10	FE11	FE12	FE13	FE14	FE15	FE16
Arcanist																	--
Archbishop																	--
Bishop																	--
Cantor																	--
Cleric																	--
Commoner																	Can only use spells half as many times as other classes can.
Dark Bishop																	--
Dancer																	--
Dark Knight																	--
Dark Mage																	--
Death Knight																	--
Deimos																	--
Enchantress																	Requires DLC in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
Enlightened One																	--
Exemplar																	Requires DLC in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
Fell God																	Despite using black magic spells in Gaiden, it is not shown as being able to use magic on the status menu.
Gremory																	--
Guru																	Requires DLC in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
Harrier																	Requires DLC in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
Holy Knight																	--
Illusory Hero																	Robin only.
Mage																	--
Mortal Savant																	--
Noble																	Can only use spells half as many times as other classes can.
Sage																	--
Priest																	--
Priestess																	--
Princess																	--
Rigain																	Requires DLC in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
Saint																	--
Vestal																	--
Warlock																	--
Witch																	--
A means that the class wields black magic in that game, while a indicates the contrary.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology and notes
English	Black Magic	Abbreviated to B. Magic in some menus.
Japanese	黒魔法	Black magic. Written in hiragana as くろまほう in Gaiden.
Spanish	Magia negra	Black Magic
French	Magie noire	Black Magic
German	Schwarzmagie	Black Magic
Italian	Magia nera	Black Magic

See also

• White magic
• Tome
• Anima magic
  • Fire magic
  • Thunder magic
  • Wind magic
• Light magic
• Dark magic