Can Slayer's even be called lost magic anymore?

Slayer magic is the single most common magic on the site. Because of this we can't call it lost anymore. I would like to see it removed from the lost magic category. Because it's silly to call the most common magic a lost art. It's like saying Hydrogen is a lost element.

I agree.  Dragon Slaying is extremely common.   You can't even say it's still Lost in the IC,  because most major notable characters use it many of whom are in very public and well known positions.


Dragon Slaying,  or even Demon and God slaying at this point =/= Lost Magic.

These are all just some estimates from who I can pull off the top of my head


Most Common Magics:
Rank. Magic: Population
1. Slayers: 28
2. "Make" Magic: 6
3. Requip: 5

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Yeah. It's not lost magic. We just pretend it is for the sake of canon

Even in the canon though,  slayers be allllll up in the place.   It's hardly a "Lost" magic there either.    If we're sticking to cannon like that,  we should also have more barely censored nekkidness and PG-16-ness.   o-o;

Serapheal wrote: If we're sticking to cannon like that,  we should also have more barely censored nekkidness and PG-16-ness.   o-o;

Let's not go there here.

tbh, I totally agree. Being a non-canon roleplay, we should create a new list of lost magic entirely...

Middy, that is an awesome idea! Something that maybe only one or a few people have done!

But what would it be of : /

The reason it's a Lost magic is not because it's uncommon, it's because the knowledge to teach it is lost.  Dragon Slayers can only be taught by Dragons or implanted with a magical stone (Which humans are incapable of creating themselves as far as we know.)  Demon & God Slayers is sort of a mystery, most members here have a "God" that they're affiliated with, or they learned from a mysterious book or something.  The point is, one human cannot teach it to another, therefore the knowledge is "Lost."  

Also It doesn't matter either way how many of us there are, there are actually hundreds of other magic guilds and thousands of mages IC aside from us members so the ratio of mages with lost magic is still very very low as far as things go IC.  

That being said I think Slaying magic should remain a Lost Magic.

Shuhei wrote:The reason it's a Lost magic is not because it's uncommon, it's because the knowledge to teach it is lost.  Dragon Slayers can only be taught by Dragons or implanted with a magical stone (Which humans are incapable of creating themselves as far as we know.)  Demon & God Slayers is sort of a mystery, most members here have a "God" that they're affiliated with, or they learned from a mysterious book or something.  The point is, one human cannot teach it to another, therefore the knowledge is "Lost."  

Also It doesn't matter either way how many of us there are, there are actually hundreds of other magic guilds and thousands of mages IC aside from us members so the ratio of mages with lost magic is still very very low as far as things go IC.  

That being said I think Slaying magic should remain a Lost Magic.

Maybe NPC. But significant IC players use dragon slayer magic. Not letting them teach each other dragon slaying magic is just a silly restriction.

It seems accurate to canon. I suppose there must be something special about those trained by dragon s that allows them to use the magic. Something that the lacrima imitate. It seems that there bodies are 'different' which is why they can eat elements.

It is lost magic because it cannot be taught. It can only be learned through special means.

As for making a list of lost magics...that seems an idea...I would put my Arche der Phantasie on there as it is unique currently. Same with a few of the other arks.

Some of the rarer takeovers as well perhaps.


Requip should not be on there unless its a weird one like Zeno's hybrid of takeover and requip. Neither should make magic unless someone is clever enough to get memory make approved.

Hmm....sure there are more.

I think it doesnt really matter. It's just an arbitrary issue that's better saved for a discussion thread rather than a suggestions thread

Shuhei wrote:The reason it's a Lost magic is not because it's uncommon, it's because the knowledge to teach it is lost.  Dragon Slayers can only be taught by Dragons or implanted with a magical stone (Which humans are incapable of creating themselves as far as we know.)  Demon & God Slayers is sort of a mystery, most members here have a "God" that they're affiliated with, or they learned from a mysterious book or something.  The point is, one human cannot teach it to another, therefore the knowledge is "Lost."  

Also It doesn't matter either way how many of us there are, there are actually hundreds of other magic guilds and thousands of mages IC aside from us members so the ratio of mages with lost magic is still very very low as far as things go IC.  

That being said I think Slaying magic should remain a Lost Magic.

This topic is really old...HOWEVER...

The means of obtaining it is not "lost". Why?

Lacrimas. Anyone can get em'. And Lacrima Slayers don't seem to be weaker in anyway i.e. Laxus.