Magic (damage type)

Magic is a Damage Type that can be inflicted in Dark Souls.

General Information
Magic damage is effective against heavily armored targets, where normal attacks would be rendered ineffective. All offensive sorceries and miracles deal magic damage; the weapons upgrade paths Magic, Enchanted, Divine, and Occult all add magic damage to weapons.

Almost all enemies in the Duke's Archives are highly resistant to magic.

Stats
At lower levels, increasing all Stats will raise Magic Defense to some degree, however, Resistance will raise it more than any other.

Miracles
The Magic Barrier and Great Magic Barrier Miracles will significantly raise Magic Defense.

Rings
The Spell Stoneplate Ring and Speckled Stoneplate Ring offer significant increases in Magic Defense.

Shields
The Crest Shield is a good choice when facing Magic damage but the Crystal Ring Shield offers the highest Magic Defense of any shield.

Magic
Magic Damage can be dealt directly by casting Sorcery and Miracle spells.

Miracles

 * Emit Force
 * Wrath of the Gods

Sorcery

 * Crystal Soul Spear
 * Great Soul Arrow
 * Great Heavy Soul Arrow
 * Heavy Soul Arrow
 * Homing Crystal Soulmass
 * Homing Soulmass
 * Soul Arrow
 * Soul Spear
 * White Dragon Breath

Weapon Buffs
Magic Damage can be applied to Standard, Raw and Crystal weapons as well as certain unique weapons: Silver Knight Straight Sword, Dragon Bone Fist and the Obsidian Greatsword through Miracles and Sorceries.

Miracles

 * Darkmoon Blade

Sorceries

 * Crystal Magic Weapon
 * Great Magic Weapon
 * Magic Weapon

Weapon Modification
Magic Damage dealing weapons can be obtained through certain paths of Weapon Ascension at specific Blacksmiths. An already ascended Occult Club and Enchanted Falchion can be found in Anor Londo and The Duke's Archives respectively.
 * Divine Upgrade Path
 * Enchanted Upgrade Path
 * Magic Upgrade Path
 * Occult Upgrade Path

Weapons
Certain unique weapons are innately imbued with Magic Damage.
 * Astora's Straight Sword
 * Channeler's Trident
 * Crescent Axe
 * Crystal Ring Shield
 * Darkmoon Bow
 * Grant
 * Greatsword of Artorias
 * Moonlight Butterfly Horn
 * Moonlight Greatsword
 * Stone Greatsword
 * Titanite Catch Pole
 * Velka's Rapier

Enemies
The following is a list of enemies, characters and bosses that can inflict Magic Damage.

Characters

 * Big Hat Logan
 * Forest Hunter Sorcerer
 * Griggs of Vinheim
 * Nico of Thorolund
 * Oswald of Carim
 * Paladin Leeroy
 * Witch Beatrice

Enemies

 * Channeler
 * Royal Sentinel

Bosses

 * Dark Sun Gwyndolin
 * Four Kings
 * Manus, Father of the Abyss
 * Moonlight Butterfly
 * Stray Demon