How does someone use magic in Runeterra? Does it come from parents like in Harry Potter Universe?

Lewanor·8/10/2018, 9:28:59 AM·20 votes·13,957 views

Or is it totally random like X-men? It seems there are really few mages or people that can use magic. So how does someone can use magic? How can Katarina teleport herself in short distances? How did she gained that ability or learned? From Lux's bio it seems magic doesn't reveal itself until the person is in a extreme situation. Just curious about how can magic appear in someone, because Runeterra literally means magic world

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nelogis8/10/2018, 11:34:28 AM18 votes

You attend professor Ryzes lectures

RiotCarnival Knights8/10/2018, 6:06:12 PM12 votes

you're a wizard, [checks notes] gragas

Tattersall8/10/2018, 3:26:26 PM3 votes

I agree with a lot of people her saying that in some cases it's random and in some cases it's genetic. The other thing is that many people can learn how to access magic in a seemingly non-magic way, like Katarina's techniques. The best examples of these instances come from Ionia with Jhin, Yi, and in an extreme case, Irelia. See, Irelia's not exactly magical, but she somehow (even she doesn't know how) gained the ability to access magic via dancing. It may be more abstract, like her spiritual and intimate connection to dancing allows her to, I dunno, talk to the Spirit of Ionia? Anyway, Yi is something similar. He learned how to access magic "non-magically" through physical, mental, and spiritual mastery of the blade. Jhin I'm not sure about. As you've probably guessed it's much easier to do this stuff in Ionia.

Tbh with Katarina it might not actually be magic, it might just be that she's that good, but if not all of this might apply.

Also let's talk about Ashe. Ashe isn't magical, but because she had a specific ancestor she has the ability to wield her magic bow.

Finally, hextech. Hextech is becoming more available in the world. A dude figured out that using magical crystals as a medium basically anyone can gain the ability to use magic when it is put into tools. Jhin's gun is like hextech, but more hex and less tech because it's Ionian.

RyzeTheSmurfMage8/10/2018, 11:57:08 AM3 votes

It comes from bloodline or is random looks like. Ryze knew Kegan was magicaly gifted cause his mom was a mage "The magic is in your blood"

Skins Project8/10/2018, 8:39:34 PM2 votes

From what I've seen magic can come from several sources. And that's when you have to DEFINE what magic you're referring to.

There's magic that stems from items or lands of immense magic potential, and thus grant the user powers, be it a blessing or a curse. Two examples would be:

Runes from the runewars
Curse of the Shadow Isles

Then there's inherent magic or stuff that's passed down by bloodlines.

This was mentioned in Ryze's lore when he says "The magic is in your blood"

--This is what I imagine Lux went through. A exceedingly thin bloodline of magic that was awakened through a experience. An alternate idea is that magic is intrinsic in EVERYONE's blood but it's exceedingly thin, going back to the origin of the world itself, which allows self awakening, rare as it may be.

While on the other hand there are others with thicker bloodline from societies attempting to keep magic in their bloodline stronger- something that's occurred with nobility or other such "High" titles in history in the real world.

-- This idea is somewhat supported by the sheer power of the magic users in the past comparative to the more recent magic users. The idea that the amount of "mana" or magical talent that they had was much higher in say the time of Shurima, then in the Noxus X Demacia era. This shortcoming however is argualy made up by the developments in magic development.

An example of this idea is take Ryze, who -at least it seems- uses compressed mana with the assistance of runes to crush people, or Xerath who does similar, to more "Current day" champions such as lux or taliah or even swain who have a lesser amount of power, but have their magic shaped into an element or property which allows it to do more damage.

This idea would also support the idea of innate talents being in all people which allows for people like Kat who have talents other then magic.

However it's also somewhat flawed by the existence of people without mana - Kat/Garen albiet it could just be argued that their magic talent was excessively low.

On the other hand it would also explain why champions as, say, Dairus have mana. That mana is something that is part of them, and although they are unable to use it to, say, blast people away, it can help them use more strength or power then natural.

I'm not going to go much further because I'm about to go do something but yeah. That's my take on magic in Runeterra.

Terozu8/10/2018, 8:56:10 PM1 votes

In both harry potter and xmen it can be genetic or random.

LightningShado8/10/2018, 10:21:29 PM1 votes

I think you mean gain the ability to use magic? Using magic implies technique, ritual, and knowledge. That's what I want to know. I'm gonna make a board post about it.

Sexy Jack Rabbit8/11/2018, 7:35:50 AM1 votes

It's an interesting discussion.

Annie Gained her powers genetically as far as we know. Her mother is assumed to have magical powers and as a result Annie does. That said we can't be for sure if this is the case due to the retcon not confirming is Amelie was still a sorceress.

Ahri Xayah Rakan All have forms of magic due to being Vastayan, that presumably passes down hereditarily and applies to all Vastayan beings.

Characters like Taliyah Lux and Syndra is where things start to get weird. Because their parents were all NON-magical, and they all obtained their powers WITHOUT any form of training. Whilst they needed training to properly master their powers (Taliyah is only kind of due to lacking a magical teacher thus far), their powers manifested on their own, all in moments of desperate need.

Syndra when she was being Bullied, Lux when surrounded by Wolves, and Taliyah inside a Shuriman Crag whilst chasing a goatling.

DW Diana8/10/2018, 3:34:16 PM1 votes

I prefer the idea that it's BOTH. You have inherent magic, and learnt magic.

FilDaFunk8/10/2018, 4:30:00 PM1 votes

If we take the example of the witcher, magic doesn't necessarily have to be genetic.

ImNotGio8/10/2018, 6:25:46 PM1 votes

Maybe it also has to do with place of birth? Like Ionia flows with magic, maybe some of that flows into a child as it's being born?

Marothennan8/10/2018, 7:30:40 PM1 votes

I'm not sure about the others but I think Katarina is just so fast that you think she's teleporting