

Their Portal, created with the help of warlock Magnus Bane, also uses a form of magic not accessible to the Nephilim. The Silent Brothers and Iron Sisters, however, have access to strange magic that they have gained through the Gray Book and their detachment from humanity. Glamour, the simplest among all magic, is most frequently used by Shadowhunters as well as the other Shadow World denizens, their wards, and most of the tools given to them by the Angel Raziel, such as the Mortal Instruments and their runes, are actually magical. However, they actually use magic almost regularly. Shadowhunters are incapable of, and forbidden from performing magic.

However, there are warlocks who are somewhat incapable of using magic, known as ifrits. The magical secrets and records of the warlocks are kept in their secretive Spiral Labyrinth. The power of a warlock's magic apparently depends on their demon parent Greater Demons often give birth to more powerful warlocks than the rest. Most of the magic used by warlocks is used to manipulate their surroundings, rather than using pure magic as brute force. Magic enables warlocks to cast spells and practice their organized and researched magic. While these two groups actually use their magic, for the remaining group of Downworlders-vampires and werewolves-the demonic magic is merely "installed" in their souls. The magic of the fey and the warlocks are mutually exclusive and both individually powerful, though not much else is known about faerie magic.

Demonic magic is considered dark or black magic only when used for harmful and malicious purposes and/or demons. However, faeries and warlocks are the known practitioners of magic.ĭemonic magic is possessed by demons and Downworlders, and other beings affiliated directly with them and the Void, that grant them their inhuman abilities and powers. All Downworlders have some demonic magic in them.
