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"Some magic is too powerful to sustain. So, we imbue objects with it, allowing them to take the strain we cannot."
― Mordo about relics. (Doctor Strange)

An object that grants its user magic-based powers. Combination of Powers Via Object and Magic. Possible source of Magic. Opposite to Anti-Magic Object and Scientific Object.

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The user has access to an object that grants them magic-based powers. Some of the best-known objects in this category include wands, staffs, rings, cloth and weapons. The most powerful of these objects allow a powerful magic user to unleash the full extent of their skills. It may be more easily utilized by a user who was born with an affinity for the arcane, although this is not always the case.

If users with little to no prowess in the arcane arts enter into contact with them, then the power of the artifact may overwhelm them, causing many side-effects such as not being able to use the power or being driven to madness, or even dying. Note that the object can be wielded by anyone, even those who are not born with an affinity for magic. In this case, it may take more time to learn or control all of the abilities that the artifact possesses. In the case it is a weapon which the user is already familiar with, like magic arrows for example, then it may be easier to utilize them even without any experience in the mystic arts (although producing them may be more difficult).

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Versions of Magical Object

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Known Objects

See Also: Magical Accessory.

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  • Mystical Objects (Arrowverse/Legends of Tomorrow)
  • Symbol of Anyanka (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
  • Symbol of Halfrek (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
  • Book Of Elders (Charmed 2018)
  • Book Of Shadows (Charmed)
  • Book Of Shadows (Charmed 2018)
  • Demon-Killing Knife (Supernatural)
  • The Colt (Supernatural)
  • The First Blade (Supernatural)
  • Mark of Cain (Supernatural)
  • Spellbook Manual of Witchcraft & Alchemy (Hocus Pocus 1 & 2 )
  • Tablet of Ahkmenrah (Night at the Museum)
  • Sympathetic Magic Users (Weapons)
    • Aunt Gladys; primarily
    • Alex Lilly; temporarily at the end

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