Dispel Magic only works on magical effects from spells. Jeremy Crawford has clarified this many times but here is one example from the Sage Advice Compendium: Dispel magic has a particular purpose: to break other spells. It has no effect on a vampire’s Charm ability or any other magical effect that isn’t a spell.
What happens when you cast the Hallow spell?
Darkness: Darkness fills the area. Normal light, as well as magical light created by Spells of a lower level than the slot you used to cast this spell, can’t illuminate the area. Daylight: Bright light fills the area. Magical Darkness created by Spells of a lower level than the slot you used to cast this spell can’t extinguish the light.
How big is the radius of a hallow spell?
The area can have a radius up to 60 feet, and the spell fails if the radius includes an area already under the Effect a hallow spell. The affected area is subject to the following Effects.
What happens if you cast dispel magic on a faerie?
If I decided to cast Dispel Magic on the creature where the Faerie Fire originated from, nothing would happen. The caster is not affected by a magical effect, instead just focusing on maintaining a spell. Now, were I to punch the caster in the nose, they fail the CON save, then all the affected targets would cease to glow.
Can you use dispel magic as AoE spell purge?
You can’t use Dispel Magic as an AoE Spell Purge to burn out all instances of a particular spell. When it refers to a Magical Effect, it is talking about things like Wall of Fire, Storm of Vengeance, Illusions, and so on.
What happens when you cast a spell multiple times?
The effects of the same spell cast multiple times don’t combine, however. Instead, the most potent effect — such as the highest bonus — from those castings applies while their durations overlap, or the most recent effect applies if the castings are equally potent and their durations overlap.
Which is an example of a magical effect?
Basically, the magical effect is there to allow you to dispel magic that is not attached to creatures or objects or to target a single effect on a creature or object. Examples of magical effects from spells include: an area of darkness caused by the darkness spell, an illusion created by Minor Illusion, and Wall of Fire (among many others).
