Magic

Magic (魔法 Mahō) is a paranormal power that alters mana passing through a gate into a form that has an effect on reality.

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Magic is made up of six elements; Fire (火 Hi), Water (水 Mizu), Wind (風 Kaze), Earth (土 Tsuchi), Yin (陰 In), and Yang (陽 Yō). It is further classified into four categories; Fire Mana that covers temperature, Water Mana that covers life and healing, Wind Mana that covers outside Divine Protections, and Earth Mana that covers inside Divine Protections. Some incantations for each element are Goa for fire, Huma for water, Fura for wind, Dona for earth, Shamak for Yin, and Jiwald for Yang.

The strength of spells starts from the original incantation and increases by adding El, Ur, or Al (example: Goa, El Goa, Ur Goa, and Al Goa for fire). Yin spells cover debuffs while Yang spells cover buffs. An ordinary person is considered to be well off if they are compatible with either fire, water, wind, or earth. Although incantations are generally used to cast spells, if the user is experienced enough they can cast them without saying anything.

While most of the mages are capable of using one element, some people are able to use multiple elements and if the user is experienced enough they can combine elements like Balroy Temegrif can.

Generally, there two types of casters in Re:Zero's world, Magic Users and Spirit Users which are largely differentiate by how they use mana cast to spell. Former draw on their internal mana (normally depicted as a glowing of light) while later do the opposite by gathering mana in the atmosphere into themselves with aid of spirits. However one fundamental fact remains that both group must make use of their bodies Gate to expel mana to perform spells. That said, in case of Spirit User, if the Contractor's Gate is not functioning the spirit bypass this by acting as a pseudo gate to use cast magic instead however it will increase the burden on the spirit.