Flame Blade and Flaming Sphere are examples of spells that create light; and since the source is magical, it is magical light.
What is the point of the darkness spell?
Darkness can be used to protect yourself or your friends from opportunity attacks, counterspell and most targeted spells and abilities. Since it can be cast on an object, you can relocate it or temporarily turn it off easily.
Does the light spell cancel the darkness spell?
A magic item that produces light will never dispel (cancel) the Darkness spell, but it does light up that area.
Does light work on magical darkness?
Magical darkness spreads from a point you choose within range to fill a 15-foot-radius sphere for the duration. The darkness spreads around corners. A creature with darkvision can’t see through this darkness, and nonmagical light can’t illuminate it.
Can a light from a magic weapon dispel darkness?
Darkness has no clause that allows magical light to dispel it. You might be thinking of this, from the Daylight spell: If any of this spell’s area overlaps with an area of darkness created by a spell of 3rd level or lower, the spell that created the darkness is dispelled.
Is there a Darkness spell that creates light?
Darkness dispells flaming sphere too as it is a spell of 2nd level that creates light. And the spell was discussed here at length. It is a nice reminder though that light from magic items may be magical too. I am not sure however if some spell call out that the light is magical while others do not.
Can a 2nd level flame spell cancel out 2nd level darkness?
However, theoretically, a 2nd-level Continual Flame spell cast with a 3rd-level spell slot could create light equivalent to a torch that would partially illuminate the Darkness but not permanently dispel it. Magical darkness spreads from a point you choose within range to fill a 15-foot-radius sphere for the duration.
How does faerie fire and Flaming Sphere work?
Faerie fire and flaming sphere both create areas of light as part of their effects. If your sphere of darkness overlaps their area of light, the spell that made that light is dispelled. At lower levels when you don’t have access to dispel magic, this can be a good way to get rid of similar nasty effects when fighting an enemy caster.
