Dark Magic, also known as Dark Arts,^[1] is the dark counterpart of Magic. Similar to the lighter version of the ability, it is generally associated with purple, but also with green and dark blue, except as the name suggests, darker and more evil. Clouse, the servant of Chen, is the only confirmed user of Dark Magic, although another possible user could also be Bansha, as she was a sorceress. Master Yang is another user when he used the Yin Blade to open a rift to the Departed Realm, similar to how Clouse opened the portal to the Cursed Realm. According to Mystake, the Oni could manipulate their Destruction to summon a powerful Dark Magic.^[2] The other users of Magic cannot possess the Dark version of it unless they learn it from a powerful source.

Dark Magic was first mentioned when Lord Garmadon said that Dark Magic in the Kingdom of Madness made him stronger, thus giving him his four arms.^[3]

Spells are what ties up with magic; many of them being written in Clouse's Spell Book. However, the book was burnt by Lloyd as a tribute and in remembrance of his father.

Notable uses[]

Prior to the series[]

Note: These events are listed in no particular order

Millenia ago[]

Nineko learned that the only way she could be better than the First Spinjitzu Master was by becoming immortal, so she studied Dark Magic and used her new abilities to drained the life out of the crops from Komala's village, but instead caused the crops to turn black and die.^[4]

Centuries ago[]

Centuries before the ninja arrived to Shintaro, the powerful sorcerer Hazza D'ur created the city inside Shintaro Mountain using Dark Magic. At one point after that, he was vanquished, but the Dark Magic still remained in his skull, allowing his soul to persist.^[5]

While searching for the key to immortality, Master Yang's studies led him to discover the Yin Blade. Experimenting with its mystical life-giving properties, he used it to restore the life of deceased flora, before attempting to use its magic on himself in order to achieve immortality. However, the experiment was flawed and instead, it resulted in him and his students becoming ghosts, trapped between the realms of the living and departed and unable to leave the Temple of Airjitzu. The Yin Blade then disappeared until it was placed in the Ninjago Museum of History.^[6]

Decades ago[]

More than forty years ago, when Garmadon trained with Clouse in Chen's monastery, Clouse used Dark Magic to revive the training equipment, but was defeated by Garmadon using Spinjitzu.^[7]

Shortly after the Serpentine War, Garmadon used the Book of Spells to banish the Anacondrai generals to the Cursed Realm.^[7]

Prior to Master of the Mountain[]

Some years ago, Vangelis learned that in the Dungeons of Shintaro is a powerful artifact of Dark Magic, the Skull of Hazza D'ur, and therefore on tasked the Lowly to retrieve it so it could be destroyed and keep Shintaro safe.

The adventurers managed to overcome all the traps and enter the restricted cave, where Hazza D'ur's skull was placed on a pedestal under a large statue. Korgran tried to take it with his hands, but the skull immediately came to life and tried to corrupt him with Dark Magic. However, Korgran managed to drop the skull and it remained dormant. Later, when Vangelis took the skull, Hazza D'ur's soul then appeared in the skull again and began working with Vangelis.^[8]

Over the following years, Vangelis began using the skull's power and reawaked the deceased warriors to subdue the Munce and Geckles, who were forced to mine Vengestone for him in the Mines of Shintaro.^[8]

Tournament of Elements[]

Only One Can Remain[]

When Lloyd tried to get the Jadeblade, Clouse used Dark Magic to revive the Anacondrai symbol on the carpet, which then caught Lloyd's leg and held him. However, Garmadon jumped on Clouse and broke his spell.

Spellbound[]

When Jay refused to surrender to Clouse, the sorcerer used Dark Magic to create a stone mech from the surrounding material.

The Day of the Dragon[]

As Garmadon fought Clouse in the jungle, the sorcerer used Dark Magic to open a portal to the Cursed Realm, where he tried to banish Garmadon, but was defeated and banished instead.

Later, Kapau and Chope cast the Spell of Transformation from the Book of Spells to turn themselves, their master, and the rest of the Anacondrai Cultists into Anacondrai.

The Corridor of Elders[]

When Pythor brought the Book of Spells to the Destiny's Bounty, Lloyd used a spell to banish Garmadon to the Cursed Realm to release the Anacondrai generals from their imprisonment to curse Chen and his army.

Possession[]

The Temple on Haunted Hill[]

When the ninja entered the Temple of Airjitzu, Yang used Ghost Magic to scare them. For example, he let the door handles rattle, let the water flow out of the sea painting, created the illusion of Morro, and transferred the entire temple to the Ethereal Divide. When the ninja managed to escape besides Cole, Yang used magic to turn him into a ghost.

Grave Danger[]

When Wu, Nya and Misako were at the Endless Sea near the Tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master, Bansha used Ghost Magic to possess Misako and fight Wu through her. However, her spell was interrupted by Nya.

Day of the Departed[]

When Cole stole the Yin Blade and went to the Temple of Airjitzu, confronting Yang with the weapon and attempting to attack, he accidentally shatters a jar containing an exit from the Departed Realm and activates it, freeing the souls of Samukai, Kozu, Cryptor, Chen, Morro, Eyezor, Zugu, three Nindroids, and two Stone Swordsmen and Stone Scouts, releasing them onto Ninjago, where they all possessed mannequins of themselves at the Ninjago Museum of History.

Triumphant with the presence of the Yin Blade and the souls of past villains to distract the rest of the ninja, Yang proceeded to seize the weapon from Cole with the help of his deceased students and explained his plan to use the eclipse's Dark Magic to catalyze the powers of the Yin Blade and cut a rift through reality that would allow him to escape from his state of limbo.

With the Yin Blade in hand, Yang proceeded to go to the roof of his temple and activated the artifact, using its reality-warping powers to open the Rift of Return. However, Cole, confronting him, attacked Yang, forcing the latter to defend himself with the Yin Blade. He succeeds, slicing apart Cole's weapon in the process. However, when Cole's friends arrived to support him, he unlocked and used his RX powers to attack Yang, who attempted to shield himself with the Yin Blade. Unable to withstand the assault, the Yin Blade was shattered by Cole's attack, and with its destruction and the ending Yin-Yang Eclipse, Yang's students were released from his power and the Rift of Return closed as a result.

Sons of Garmadon[]

The Jade Princess[]

When the ninja cornered Mr. E in front of the Mask of Deception's display case, he brought along the Oni Mask of Vengeance and put it on, where it gave him two additional arms and swords. Mr. E fought off the ninja, eventually knocking them down after utilizing the mask's power to use Jay's Lightning against them.

Snake Jaguar[]

Killow used the Oni Mask of Deception to lift rocks into the air in an attempt to crush Zane during the bike race after finding out he was a spy, trying to make him lose the race. However, Zane managed to dodge all of his attacks, forcing Killow to escape with the mask while Mr. E fought Zane.

Game of Masks[]

Lloyd and Harumi managed to locate the Oni Mask of Hatred within the Oni Temple. Harumi attempted to grab it, but since Dark Magic made it, she couldn't. She then explained to Lloyd that someone with Oni blood can obtain the mask. Later, Harumi caught it while she managed to use her knife to hold onto the side of the platform. Armed with the Oni Mask of Hatred, Harumi put it on, using its powers to jump back onto the platform. Lloyd questions what the mask did to her, where she reveals that it has made her invincible to all forms of damage. Harumi then proceeded to flee from the temple with the mask, utilizing her invincibility to destroy the temple in an effort to destroy Lloyd.

Harumi soon regrouped with the Sons of Garmadon, where she took off the Oni Mask of Hatred as Killow rejoiced that they now have all three. Later, the ninja and Sons of Garmadon fought Crabby, with Mr. E and Killow utilizing the Oni Masks of Vengeance and Deception to help fight the beast.

Dread on Arrival[]

Killow and Ultra Violet used the Oni Masks of Deception and Hatred to fend off the Ninjago City Police while Harumi and the other Sons of Garmadon members help finalize the Temple of Resurrection within the Royal Palace.

Later on, Mr. E, Killow, and Ultra Violet all placed the three Oni Masks into position at the ceremony. The masks then levitated from their hands, floating in a triangle formation. As Harumi recited the ritual, the three masks lighted up, connecting each other with beams of Dark Magic, which soon created a rift to the Departed Realm. Eventually, the ninja arrived to stop the resurrection of Lord Garmadon, where they were successful in rescuing Lloyd and Misako and preventing Harumi in finishing the ritual. Despite this however, they were too late; Lord Garmadon was reborn.

Hunted[]

The Weakest Link[]

Skylor found the Mask of Hatred and suggests that if Lloyd's power doesn't return then it might help him. Mystake warns Lloyd about the dangers of using the mask as "But Oni power is Dark Magic." Skylor asks for his choice of using it. Lloyd goes back in and throws it in front of Harumi.

Saving Faith[]

After Mystake transformed into her true Oni form, she summon a staff using Dark Magic to form a black cloud, to allow Skylor to copy Garmadon's Destruction.

March of the Oni[]

The Darkness Comes[]

The darkness spread throughout Ninjago City, with its tentacles petrifying anyone who were touched by them.

Into the Breach[]

Clouds of the Dark Magic were under the Bounty when it was flying above Ninjago City and they were also in Borg Tower when Lloyd and his father walked through to get to the Realm Crystal.

The Fall[]

Garmadon and Lloyd ran into the clouds to run away from Oni. Soon, P.I.X.A.L. dived into the clouds to help them. Meanwhile, trying to save anyone left from the clouds, Cole fell in and the clouds surrounded him.

Endings[]

Cole tried to run through the clouds to get to the Earth Driller. He almost fell ill to it but made in time.

Later, when the ninja, Garmadon, Faith and Wu retreated from the Oni, clouds of the Dark Magic climbed over the monastery walls.

Master of the Mountain[]

Into the Dark[]

The Skull Sorcerer had the Skull of Hazza D'ur with him and used its Dark Magic to punish the Munce and Geckles after they stopped working. Cole entered the Skull Keep and defeated the Re-Awakened to stop Vangelis, who used the Skull of Hazza D'ur to reassemble the skeletal army.

Grief-Bringer[]

After Vangelis learned that the ninja were convincing the Munce and Geckles to have a truce meeting, he used the Skull of Hazza D'ur's necromancy to transform into the Skull Sorcerer and resurrect Grief-Bringer.

The Son of Lilly[]

The Skull Sorcerer continued to use the Skull of Hazza D'ur to fight Cole and then used it to destroy the Blades of Deliverance. Eventually, the Skull Sorcerer used the skull to overwhelm Cole, who soon unlocked the Spinjitzu Burst and destroyed the Skull of Hazza D'ur. This in return destroyed Vangelis' source of power and reverted the revived skeletons back to bones.

Dragons Rising, Season 2[]

Users' abilities[]

Note: Dark Magic is similar to regular magic, as it has similar abilities but it is more violent and corrupting and has more a dangerous price.

• Umbra-Mystokinesis: The user can manipulate dark magic and create spells and possess objects. In "Spellbound," it was shown to be both offensive and defensive, being that Clouse was able to protect himself from Garmadon. Also can use magic spells to attack or defend (like in "The Corridor of Elders," when Lloyd uses a spell to bring back the spirits of Anacondrai generals).
  • Transmogrification: Allows the user to alter the appearance of objects, shown when Clouse transforms some of the training objects in his fight with Garmadon. This is also seen when the Anacondrai Cultists transform into Anacondrai by the use of Clouse's Book of Spells and the fact that Nineko had permanently turned into an anthropomorphic cat.
  • Mystokinetic Blast: The user can release dark magical energy over a specific target, causing great damage or delivering great shock waves of force.
  • Mystokinetic Beam Emission: Some users of magic can create a potent beam composed of concentrated dark magical energy.
  • Mystokinetic Creation: Allows the user to create dark creatures and other dark technology with dark magic from their own imagination and put it to life under their control.
  • Umbra-Elementumkinesis: Allows the user to manipulate stronger and darker versions of all the elements/powers/abilities. Clouse used this to fight Jay with his stone mech and later utilize a darker version of Nature.
  • Animation: Allows the user to animate statues, sculptures, drawings into very powerful dark creatures under their control.
  • Teleportation: This allows to the user to teleport whenever and wherever they desire via magical smoke/dust/mist or teleporting quickly.
  • Shapeshifting: This allows the user to shapeshift into any creature via magical smoke/dust/mist. Garmadon and the Oni are able to use this to shapeshift and Nineko was able to use it to turn into a cat.
  • Mystokinetic Incantation: It allows the user to conjure a powerful spell by chanting in an ancient tongue as demonstrated by Clouse as he repeatedly chants incantations to cast powerful spells. This ability can also empower dark magic users as Lord Garmadon said that Dark Magic in the Kingdom of Madness made him stronger, thus giving him his four arms.
  • Portal Creation: This was seen when Clouse chanted a foreign incantation to open a portal to the Cursed Realm in an attempted to banish Garmadon but ended up being banished there himself by the latter. A user can also open up portals to other realms by use of incantations.
  • Necromancy: This allows the user to bring back the dead in the form of re-awakened skeletons, such as the Re-Awakened or Grief-Bringer.
  • Corruption inducement: When touched with a dark magical artifact like the Skull of Hazza D'ur, it corrupts the user by changing their appearance and character into evil.
  • Summoning monsters: Using Dark Magic, Nineko can summon monsters from various parts of the island of Ninjago.
  • Living hair: Using Dark Magic, Nineko can revive her hair to fulfill her tasks.
  • Curse Inducement: Users have the ability to cast a curse on anything they desire. Some instances include sending someone to the Cursed Realm through the utilization of the Book of Spells or abusing a Djinn artifact, leading to the individual being hunted down by a Howler.
  • Creating the Warriors of Felis: Using Dark Magic in her umbrella, Nineko can create rain cats called the Warriors of Felis.

Known users[]

• Clouse
• Bansha
• Oni (using Destruction)
  • Mystake
  • Oni warlords
  • The Omega
  • First Spinjitzu Master
  • Garmadon
• Yang (with the Yin Blade; formerly)
• Hazza D'ur
• Vangelis (with the Skull of Hazza D'ur; formerly)
• Nineko
• Wolf Clan
  • Ras
  • Jordana
  • Cinder (with a Wolf Mask)
  • Wolf Mask Claw Warriors (with a Wolf Mask)
  • Wolf Mask Warriors (with a Wolf Mask)
  • Jay Walker (with a Wolf Mask)
• Writers of Destiny (with Mallet and Gong of Shattering)
• Forbidden Five
  • Drix
  • Kur
  • Nokt
  • Rox
  • Zarkt
• Zaiden Kane

Briefly via the Book of Spells[]

• Wu (used in banishing Garmadon before giving it to Lloyd)
• Lloyd Garmadon (used in banishing his father to free the Anacondrai generals' spirits)
• Chope and Kapau (used to transform the Anacondrai Cultists into Anacondrai)

Via the Oni Masks[]

• Harumi (Oni Mask of Hatred)
• Ultra Violet (Oni Mask of Hatred)
• Killow (Oni Mask of Deception)
• Mr. E (Oni Mask of Vengeance)

Objects[]

• Book of Spells (destroyed)
• Yin Blade (destroyed)
• Skull of Hazza D'ur (destroyed)
• Gong of Shattering
• Mallet of Shattering

Realms[]

• Kingdom of Madness (gave Garmadon extra arms and the strength to wield all four Golden Weapons at once)^[3]

Appearances[]

Sets 891610 Clouse 71721 Skull Sorcerer's Dragon 71722 Skull Sorcerer's Dungeons 71813 Wolf Mask Shadow Dojo 71822 Source Dragon of Motion Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu Season 4: Tournament of Elements 36. "Only One Can Remain" 37. "Versus" 38. "Ninja Roll" 39. "Spy for a Spy" 40. "Spellbound" 41. "The Forgotten Element" 42. "The Day of the Dragon" 43. "The Greatest Fear of All" 44. "The Corridor of Elders" Season 5: Possession 48. "The Temple on Haunted Hill" 52. "Grave Danger" Day of the Departed "Day of the Departed" Season 8: Sons of Garmadon 75. "The Mask of Deception" (Oni Masks) 76. "The Jade Princess" (Oni Masks) 77. "The Oni and the Dragon" (Oni Masks) 78. "Snake Jaguar" (Oni Masks) 80. "The Quiet One" (Oni Masks) 81. "Game of Masks" (Oni Masks) 82. "Dread on Arrival" 84. "Big Trouble, Little Ninjago" (Oni Masks) Season 9: Hunted 85. "Firstbourne" (Oni Masks) 89. "The Gilded Path" (Oni Masks) 90. "Two Lies, One Truth" 91. "The Weakest Link" 92. "Saving Faith" 93. "Lessons for a Master" (Oni Masks) Season 10: March of the Oni 95. "The Darkness Comes" 96. "Into the Breach" 97. "The Fall" 98. "Endings" Season 13: Master of the Mountain 146. "Into the Dark" 147. "The Worst Rescue Ever" 148. "The Two Blades" 150. "Trial By Mino" (pictured) 151. "The Skull Sorcerer" 152. "The Real Fall" 153. "Dungeon Party!" (flashback) 155. "Grief-Bringer" 157. "The Darkest Hour" 159. "The Upply Strike Back!" 160. "The Son of Lilly" Ninjago: Dragons Rising Season 2 21. "The Blood Moon" 22. "Shattered Dreams" 23. "Beyond the Phantasm Cave" 24. "Force From the East" 28. "Secrets of the Wyldness" 29. "The Forest of Spirits" 30. "Rising Ninja" 31. "The Shape of Motion" 34. "Inside the Maze" 35. "United We Fall" 36. "Truth and Lies" 39. "The Final Game" 40. "Elements of Betrayal" Books The Curse of the Cat-Eye Jewel (flashback)

Trivia[]

• According to Tommy Andreasen, Garmadon could still use dark magic after he was purged of evil, but he wouldn't do so unless necessary.^[9]
• Dark magic is associated with several colors, depending on how it is used.
  • Classic dark magic are associated with purple.
  • Magic that is related to the Cursed Realm in some way is associated with blue.
  • Necromancy and advanced forms of dark magic are associated with green.
  • Theroxian magic, a dark magic that comes from the Wyldness, is associated with red - orange.
• When asked how Clouse learned Dark Magic, Tommy Andreasen stated that he doesn't really have an answer to that, implying that it remains unclear how he learned Dark Magic.

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Promotional media[]

In Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu[]

Season 4: Tournament of Elements[]

Day of the Departed[]

Season 8: Sons of Garmadon[]

Season 9: Hunted[]

Season 10: March of the Oni[]

Season 13: Master of the Mountain[]

In Ninjago: Dragons Rising[]

Season 2[]

References[]

Abilities
Martial arts	Spinjitzu: Catjitzu · Forbidden Spinjitzu · Object Spinjitzu · Shatterspin · Spinjitzu Burst · Tornado of Creation Other: Airjitzu · Art of the Silent Fist · Rising Dragon
Elemental abilities	Dragon Form · Earth Punch · Elemental creations (elemental Golems) · Elemental Dragons · Elemental shields · Fury of the Storm · Storm · True Potential · Wave
Serpentine abilities	Anacondrai invisibility · Constrictai grip · Fang-Kwon-Do · Fangpyre bite · Hive Mind · Hypnobrai hypnosis · Venomari venom · Vermillion reconstruction
Mystical arts	Curses · Magic (Dark Magic) · Shadows
Nindroid abilities	Falcon Vision · Zane's holographic cloak
Dareth's abilities	Animal fighting styles · Brown Power
Dancing techniques	Electric Jaya · Triple Tiger Sashay
Other abilities	Dream Crafting (non-canon) · Invisibility · Origami · Possession · Shapeshifting · Sparks · Time travel · Visions