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Spells that dispel, disrupt or negate other spells. A must-have discipline for every mage, in part because authorities of most nations force mages to attain a certain level of skill in this field if they want to get certified. Mages with absolutely no negation skills cannot terminate their own spells if something goes wrong, cannot ensure proper safety if they try to teach someone magic and in general represent a headache that most authorities would rather not worry about.
With the explosion of mages in modern times, the demand for people capable of dealing with hostile magic and accidents also increased dramatically, which makes negation a relatively popular field of specialization.[1]
Disruptor spells
There is a inherent problem in all disruptor spells. Disruptor spells are the simplest form of dispelling, and virtually every spell can be disrupted if you put enough power into the disruptor, but sometimes disrupting the spell can have worse consequences than letting it run its course. This is especially true for higher-order spells, which almost always react explosively to disruption because of the vast amount of mana that goes into their casting. Not to mention that 'enough power' can be far more than any mage can provide.
Another weakness of disruptor magic is they break down mana constructs, but any fundamentally non-magical effects caused by the spell are unaffected. [2]
Spells
Trivia
- The word "negation" is never used in the novel's text; apparently the author invented the term later.
- Xvim Chao apparently specializes in negation, not just "defense", as during an attack on the group trying to release Panaxeth, he mostly neutralizes enemy's offensive spells, but sometimes destroys their shields.[3]
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Sources & history
Negation · Mother of Learning Wiki
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