- "The language of the Mystic Arts is as old as civilization. The sorcerers of antiquity called the usage of this language "spells", but if that word offends your modern sensibility you can call it "programs", the source code that shapes reality. We harness energy drawn from other dimensions of the Multiverse to cast spells, to conjure shields and weapons, to make magic!"
- ―The Ancient One to Stephen Strange[src]
Magic is the practice of utilizing energy drawn from other dimensions to cast spells and shape reality. It is commonly used by the Asgardians and the Masters of the Mystic Arts of Earth.
History
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Asgardian Magic
- "Your ancestors called it magic but you call it science. I come from a land where they are one and the same."
- ―Thor to Jane Foster[src]
The Asgardian people do not see their magic as some "mythical energy", they instead consider it to be just an advanced form of science. Their society does feature many myths and legends about magic and sorcery, but most consider it nothing that can't be explained through rational thought and discovery, not the supernatural. Their transportation, architecture, weapons and even medical care are based upon using a blend of magical forces and scientific theory. However, individuals such as Frigga, Heimdall and Loki are able to tap into otherworldly forces and gain abilities beyond that of their fellow Asgardians. Asgard is also home to many relics, weapons and artifacts that do contain many magical properties.
Eldritch Magic
The Eldritch Magic[1] utilized by the Masters of the Mystic Arts, is a light-based magic that produces sparks and energy and uses a fiery yellow/orange color palette throughout. It can be used to generate constructs of tangible energy, such as weapons and shields.
Darkhold Magic
An ancient book of spells and unspeakable power, that has been sought after by Red Skull, Daniel Whitehall, and Nick Fury.
Demonic Magic
Both Johnny Blaze and Robbie Reyes are able to access a supernatural magical force, that enables them to turn into Ghost Rider, a powerful demonic entity of vengeance. The transformation requires a deal to be made over the users soul and for that person to become a punisher of the wicked. With use of this demonic force, the users body is transformed into a skeletal being with flaming skull.
Types of Magic
Asgardian Magic
- Illusion Manipulation: Loki[2] and Frigga[3] can generate hazy green, holographic images, used to create illusions. They have both used this ability to either make decoys of themselves or another person, or to project themselves to another location to speak to someone. Loki was also able to use illusions to alter his appearance, hiding his Asgardian armor as normal human clothes so he could blend in, also transforming his scepter into just an ordinary cane. Through illusion Loki was also able to disguise himself as both Odin and Captain America and was able to make Thor appear as Sif.
- Invisibility: Loki can make himself and others invisible, through magic. He was able to remain unseen by Heimdall, an impressive feat very few could accomplish and he was also able to walk through a S.H.I.E.L.D. base completely undetected.
- Telekinesis: Loki can also move objects using only his mind, usually accompanied by a green flash. He was able to telekinetically enhance the force of his throwing daggers[2]and upon hearing of Frigga's death he unleashed a telekinetic blast that sent everything in his cell, flying away from him.
- Enchantment: Odin enchanted Mjølnir so that only those who the hammer deemed worthy of its power could lift it.[2] The enchantment made it impossible to lift Mjølnir through brute force alone, as not even Hulk was able to lift it.[4]
- Omni-Senses: Heimdall possesses sensory capabilities far beyond that of any Asgardians, which made him the gatekeeper to Asgard. His sight itself extends itself to all of the Nine Realms, and his hearing is so precise that he heard the Warriors Three and Sif conspiring against Loki before he decided to passively help them. Heimdall is able to hear other Asgardians calling him from other realms, such as Earth, Jotunheim or Vanaheim. Despite his phenomenal ability, however, his senses have been deceived for a degree by Loki and the Dark Elves.
- Odinsleep: A powerful rejuvenative sleep magic that Odin uses to heal himself and recharge his powerful abilities including the Odinforce and his immortality.
- Persuasion: Lorelei possesses a unique ability, that Sif described as Sorcery, that allows her to enthrall men. This ability is usually effective through voice, but if Lorelei's victim proves to have a higher will capable of resisting her power, she is able to strengthen the enthrallment through touch.[5]
- Dark Magic: With the Bifrost Bridge destroyed, Odin was forced to use dark energy to transport Thor to Earth, at the cost of both their healths, to retrieve Loki who was attempting to use the Tesseract to conquer Earth.[4]
- Death Transference: After Frigga's death, she and the other fallen Asgardian warriors, were given a grand funeral ceremony and at the end Odin slammed Gungnir on the ground, and the bodies of the dead transformed into a glittering mist that flew up into the night sky.
- Conjuring: Loki demonstrated being able to cause the Casket of Ancient Winters to appear and then disappear into thin air in a warped, swirling blur of motion when he used it to freeze Heimdall.
- Transformation: When Odin discovered Loki as a baby, through touch he was able to transform him from a blue skinned, red eyed Frost Giant, to the appearance of a regular asgardian. This magic has lasted the many centuries of Loki's life and only wears off when he's in direct contact with other Frost Giants or their magic such as the Casket of Ancient Winters.
Frost Giant Magic
- Ice Creation: Laufey has proven capable of summoning ice at will, including summoning a dagger of ice with which he attempted to assassinate Odin in the Odinsleep. He and his son, Loki, can use this power to far greater degrees by way of the Casket of Ancient Winters, freezing objects or even people solid.[2]
Eldritch Magic
- Eldritch Whip: The Masters of the Mystic Arts are able to conjure fiery lines they can use as whips or lassos for combat. They constantly emit sparks, giving it a serrated appearance and generate enough greater force that the user can normally generate. This allows a user to effortlessly restrain and drag humans with the rope or strike someone with enough force to send them flying across a room.
- Mandalas of Light: Sorcerers can use their tangible, fiery energy to form holographic mandalas, which are religious and magical symbols. The constructs are used as energy shields or melee weapons.
- Portal: Using the Sling Rings, the sorcerers are able to create fiery portals with various sizes to another location on Earth or throughout the Multiverse.[6]
Astral Dimension Magic
- Astral Projection: The Masters of the Mystic Arts are able to leave their earthly bodies and enter the Astral Dimension.
Dark Dimension Magic
- Reality Warping: After performing the ritual to contact Dormammu and tap into the powers of the Dark Dimension, Kaecilius and the Zealots were able to manipulate space without being in the Mirror Dimension. This allowed them to warp and twist the landscape of the Mirror Dimension, as well as the inside of the New York Sanctum. Also, they could run on walls and ceilings, totally disregarding gravity.
- Space Shard[1]: Space Shards are mystically-formed blades made of space that is warped into a glass like material.[6]
- Immortality: The Ancient One achieved immortality by drawing power from the Dark Dimension to fuel her long life. However, this form of immortality only suppresses the aging process, meaning that she can still be fatally injured.
Eye of Agamotto
- Time Manipulation: When the Eye of Agamotto is wielded by someone having the necessary knowledge and skills, it appears to be able to control the flow of time, be it on a small or massive scale, notably to turn back something to a previous state, to accelerate its time in order to apply changes that have not happened yet, or to lock it in a time loop, resetting its state until the wielder stops its effect.[6]
Darkhold Magic
- Infinite Knowledge: Darkhold appears to contain infinite knowledge and it speaks to its user in their native language.
- Corruption: Darkhold has ability to makes its user obsessed and corrupt like it did with Joseph and Lucy Bauer.
Transmutation
- Transmutation: During his meeting with Thor, Doctor Strange was able to turn a cup of tea into a mug of beer after Thor said he does not drink tea. The mug, which Thor suddenly found in his hand in the place of the tea cup, was also able to magically refill itself, much to the pleasant surprise of Thor.
Demonic Magic
- Demonic Transformation: Johnny Blaze and Robbie Reyes are able to transform into skeletal humanoids engulfed in flames.
- Fire Manipulation: Blaze and Reyes can generate and control fire, they are also resistant to fire.
- Empathic Reading: Ghost Riders can look into someone's eyes and see into their heart and soul, to see what kind of person they truly are. They can examine their mental and emotional characteristics and qualities to determine if they are evil and in need of punishment.
- Enchantment: Ghost Riders have the ability to infuse their power into inanimate objects, such as chains. They can also use this power to make their vehicles nearly indestructible.
- Superhuman Attributes: In both "demonic" and "human" form Reyes has displayed enhanced strength, above that of a normal human or Inhuman.
- Near-Invulnerability: The Ghost Rider, is basically indestructible, Robbie Reyes has been shot, stabbed, run over and caught in an explosion all to no effect or injury.
- Resurrection: Blaze was able to bring Reyes back from the dead, by making a deal that Reyes will also become Ghost Rider and seek vengeance on those who had wronged him, but also any who had hurt the innocent.
- Power Imbuing: Through mere touch, Blaze was able to transfer some of his power into Robbie Reyes allowing Reyes to also be able to transform into Ghost Rider.
Cosmic Magic
To be added
Resurrection Ritual
The Hand have a ritual that enables them to resurrect the dead. Nobu Yoshioka was brought back from death after being burnt alive and according to myths Elektra has heard about him, he has lived for at least three lifetimes, possibly through constant resurrection. The ritual seems to involve the use of drained blood of children and special stone sarcophagus. Elektra was seemingly resurrected after she was fatally stabbed.
Magic Items
- Asgardian Magic
- Frost Giant Magic
- Eldritch Magic
- Unknown Magic
Trivia
- The reason for objects and structures with magical properties is explained by Mordo as sorcerers imbuing objects with magic to take the strain sorcerers cannot, due to some magic being too powerful to sustain. Magical objects from Earth are called Relics.
- It is unknown if Asgardians tap into other dimensions for magical power, as they do not seem to be aware that other dimensions exist and are seemingly unable to travel to them or across the physical dimension as Earth sorcerers are able to, forcing them to rely on the Bifrost Bridge to transport them through the Nine Realms and Yggdrasil.
