Light (magic): Difference between revisions

:''Not to be confused with the '''[[White Magic|white magic]]''' of {{FE2}}.''

[[File:TCGCipher Oliver 01.png|thumb|right|300px|[[Oliver]] casting a light spell in {{TCGCipher}}.]]

'''Light magic''' (Japanese: {{hover|光|Hikari}} ''light'') is a weapon type in the {{FES}}, first introduced in {{FE4}} as one of the game's five types of offensive magic. The practice of light magic is described in-universe as being derived from religion and the divine, and as a result in most canons the majority of wielders of light magic are of the clergy.<ref>{{Cite|Your magic stems from faith in the unknowable, the divine presence.|[[Knoll]]|The Sacred Stones}}</ref> Generally speaking, light magic statistically tends toward being [[Weight (weapon)|lighter]] and [[Hit|more accurate]] than other forms of magic while possessing lesser [[Might|raw power]], similar to [[sword]]s.

The place of light magic in the [[Trinity of Magic]] depends on the game.  In its appearances in {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}, {{title|Thracia 776}} and {{title|Path of Radiance}}, it is separate from the Trinity comprised by the three [[Anima (magic)|anima magic]] types, possessing an advantage over all three in the former two games while being neutral in ''Path of Radiance''.  In the Trinity of the [[Game Boy Advance]] trilogy and {{title|Radiant Dawn}}, light is at a disadvantage against all types of anima magic, while at an advantage against dark magic.

In {{FE1}}, {{title|Mystery of the Emblem}}, {{title|Shadow Dragon}}, {{title|New Mystery of the Emblem}} and {{title|Awakening}}, there is no separate light magic category, with the broader [[tome]] weapon type covering magic which would theoretically be light magic had it existed in a game with the split magic types, such as [[Aura]] and [[Starlight]]; in ''Awakening'', the sole light tome in the entire game is the [[Book of Naga]], which unlike other tomes does not name a magic type in its description. In {{title|Path of Radiance}}, for reasons unknown light magic does not actually have its own weapon level, and the use of light magic (exclusive to [[Bishop]]s) requires the [[Lumina]] skill which enables the unit's staff weapon level to also act as their light rank.

{{WeaponListCell|Aureola|no|no|no|no|no|yes|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|unknown|Deals [[bonus damage]] to dragons.}}

{{WeaponListCell|Aura|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|no|yes|yes|no|no|yes|yes|no|no|yes|unknown|Classified as a [[tome]] in the [[Archanea (continent)|Archanea]] games and as [[Black Magic]] in {{title|Gaiden}} and {{title|Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}.}}

{{WeaponListCell|Creiddylad|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|unknown|[[Sephiran]] only.}}

{{WeaponListCell|Divine|no|no|no|no|no|yes|yes|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|unknown|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Ellight|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|unknown|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Lightning|no|no|no|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|no|no|no|yes|no|unknown|Classified as a [[tome]] in {{title|Fates}}.}}

{{WeaponListCell|Luce|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|unknown|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Naga (tome){{!}}Naga|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|unknown|Classified as a [[tome]] in {{title|Awakening}}.}}

{{WeaponListCell|Nosferatu|no|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|no|yes|yes|yes|yes|unknown|Classified as [[Black Magic]] in {{title|Gaiden}} and {{title|Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}, [[Dark (magic)|dark magic]] in [[FE6]], [[FE7]], [[FE8]], [[FE13]], and [[FE14]], and as a [[tome]] in the [[Archanea (continent)|Archanea]] games.}}

{{WeaponListCell|Purge|no|no|no|no|no|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|no|no|no|no|no|unknown|Extended range.}}

{{WeaponListCell|Rexaura|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|yes|no|no|no|no|no|unknown|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Shine|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|yes|yes|yes|no|no|no|no|no|unknown|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Thani|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|unknown|[[Micaiah]] only. Deals [[bonus damage]] to armored and mounted units.}}

{{WeaponListCell|Valaura|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|unknown|Inflicts [[Status conditions#Poison|poison]] status.}}

{{WeaponListCell|Shaman (Genealogy of the Holy War){{!}}Shaman|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|unknown|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Bard|no|no|no|yes|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|unknown|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Sage|no|no|no|yes|yes|yes|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|unknown|In {{title|The Binding Blade}}, [[Guinivere]] is the only Sage capable of wielding light magic.}}

{{WeaponListCell|Master Knight|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|unknown|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|High Priest|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|unknown|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Cleric|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|unknown|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Bishop|no|no|no|no|no|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|no|no|no|no|no|unknown|Requires [[Lumina]] to wield light in {{title|Path of Radiance}}.}}

{{WeaponListCell|Monk|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|unknown|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Archsage|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|unknown|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Dark Druid|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|unknown|Enemy only.}}

{{WeaponListCell|Valkyrie|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|unknown|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Light Mage|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|unknown|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Light Sage|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|unknown|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Light Priestess|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|unknown|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Saint|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|unknown|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Empress|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|unknown|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Chancellor|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|unknown|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Order Incarnate|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|unknown|Enemy only.}}

 

|jap-name={{hover|光|Hikari}}

|jap-mean=Light

|fren-name=Magie blanche

|fren-mean=White magic

* [[Black Magic]]