Shadow Magic (Wizard101)

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==Summary==
Shadow Magic is an ancient form of magic in Wizard101, which is under the complete control of its embodiment, Grandfather Spider and his spider minions. It is so powerful and so dangerous, that Grandmother Raven and Bartleby told Headmaster Ambrose to never delve into it, and especially to never teach it to his students. It was forbidden because it touched the true essence of the Spiral. It was, however, unlocked, when Morganthe met with the Shadow Magi. She unknowingly allowed everyone with sufficient mastery and intellect to learn Shadow Magic.
==Powers & Abilities==
*Non-Physical Interaction: Shadow Magic, like all other types of magic, can be used to interact with and harm spirits and other intangible beings.
*Conceptual Manipulation: Type 1; The concept of Shadow Magic not only forms reality, but it also defines and rebuilds it. The other schools of magic are aspects of existence/reality which the Shadow Magic binds together. Shadow Magic transcends reality
*Aura: Shadow Magic users are constantly surrounded by a strange, shadowy aura.
*Healing: Shadow Magic, like all other types of magic, can be used to heal the caster and their allies.
*Life Stealing: Shadow Magic can drain life force energy in a way that is similar to Death Magic.
*Mind Manipulation: Shadow Magic is repeatedly used to put characters under other people's control.
*Transformation: Shadow Magic can be used to take the form of Shadow Creatures, combining the skills of the creatures with the spellcaster's own.
*Power Nullification: Several Shadow spells can be used to negate or dispel certain abilities.
*Summoning: Shadow Magic users can summon an animated Shadow Creature to aid them in battle.
*Statistics Amplification: Shadow Magic, like all other types of magic, can be used to enhance the user's statistics.
*Statistics Reduction: Shadow Magic, like all other types of magic, can be used to reduce a target's statistics.
*Probability Manipulation: Shadow Magic can greatly increase the chances of dealing a critical attack and greatly increase the chances of blocking a critical attack. 
*Power Absorption: The Shadow Trickster spell can absorb an opponent's power in the form of Pips.  Several Shadow Magic users are capable of stealing buffs from other characters.
*Fear Manipulation: Shadow Magic created an embodiment of the Player's past victories and failures.
*Spatial Manipulation: Shadow Magic is stated to "breed shapes out of the formless mist".
*Damage Transferal: The Shadow Sentinel spell can be used to "intercept" damage taken. 
*Power Modification: Shadow Magic can be used to enhance the Seven Primary Schools of Magic.
*Power Bestowal: Through the Dark Surge and Donate Shadow spells.
*Resistance to Probability Manipulation: Animated Shadow Creatures are shown to be unaffected by accuracy decrease and accuracy debuffs are passively removed from Shadow Transformations.
*Resistance Negation to Magic: The Shadow Shrike spell can be used to pierce through resistance to magic.
*Curse Manipulation: Morganthe has used Shadow Magic to curse someone with eternal life and make it so that everything that person touches turns to sand.
*Reality Warping: Shadow Magic is the magic which forms reality. Users of Shadow Magic can refine, rebuild, and manipulate the very fabric of reality.
*Life Manipulation: A surge in Shadow Magic once brought a painting to life and made it attack the Player.
*Matter Manipulation: Shadow Magic can tear matter apart and put it back together.
*Power Mimicry: Shadow Magic can make warped reflections of what is, or what was. This is often used to mimic the unique abilities of the other Schools of Magic, such as Electricity Manipulation, Ice Manipulation, Fire Manipulation, Chaos Manipulation, etc.
*Duplication: Morganthe used Shadow Magic to create duplicates of herself and the Player can summon their "Shadow self". 
*Dream Manipulation: The Player's Shadow Magic turned their dreams into nightmares.
*Corruption: Shadow Magic corrupted the Moon Magic inside the Eclipse Tower.
*Technology Manipulation: Shadow Magic can scramble the systems of a Sani-Bot.
*Law Manipulation: Shadow Magic is described as an underlying, reality-defining and bending magic.
*Petrification: Shadow Magic can be used to turn people into crystal.
*Time Manipulation: Grandfather Spider used Shadow Magic to disrupt the Sands of Time.
*Energy Manipulation: By drawing down the Song of Creation and Shadow Magic, Morganthe was able to form a giant ball of energy which she would've used to attack the Player.
*Resistance to all aforementioned abilities: Through the Shadow Shield spell.
*Resistance to Telepathy: 5-D. Grandmother Raven could no longer read the Player's mind after they started using Shadow Magic.
==Limitations:==
*Most Shadow spells carry with them backlash.  Backlash will damage the Shadow Magic user based on their overall health.  The damage done by backlash will ignore all resistances and shields, even if they're specifically targeting Shadow Magic.
*Shadow Magic is said to consume characters who aren't strong enough to control it.
==Notes:==
Given that many of Shadow Magic's abilities are activated through the use of spells, it should not be assumed that every Shadow Magic user can utilize all of Shadow Magic's abilities.
Category:Verse-specific Powers and Abilities
Category:Wizard101