Magical damage just means any damage from a magical source. Fire resistance and immunity applies to the damage type, regardless of source (unless specifically stated otherwise). There is no such thing as “Magical Damage” in 5e. There is only damage from nonmagical sources, and damage from magical sources.
Does a magical weapon count as a magical attack?
There is no such thing as “magical damage”. The list of damage types includes “radiant”, “necrotic”, “bludgeoning”,”fire”, and so on. The +1 Mace does Bludgeoning damage, but it is a magic item and therefore does so as a magical attack.
Does the Tarrasque do magical damage?
And the tarrasque also has Magic Resistance, giving it advantage on saves against spells and other magical effects, and Reflective Carapace, which causes ranged spell attacks, magic missiles and lightning bolts to bounce off it (occasionally, back in the direction of the caster).
Does conjure animals do magical damage?
If your answer to any of those questions is yes, the feature is magical.
Is poison damage magical 5e?
In 5e, there are plenty of sources of poison damage. Most of the sources come from creatures, rather than spells, there aren’t many spells that can inflict this type of damage. When it comes to magical sources, there aren’t that many spells that inflict poison damage, at least primarily.
Can a summoned creature hit as though wielding a magic weapon?
Summoning a creature does not impart the ability to bypass damage reduction as though attacking with a magical weapon to the summoned creature. Some summoned creatures, however, may have the ability to hit as though wielding a magic weapon, inherently.
Can a summoned creature be dispelled or sent away?
A summoned creature’s presence is magical in nature; it can be dispelled and sent away. It does not, however, automatically gain magic bonuses to its attacks, or overcome magic-vulnerable defenses as if its weapons were magical.
Can a summoned creature be used to bypass magic?
No, a summoned creature’s attacks do not automatically count as magic for the purpose of bypassing DR (or hitting incorporeal creatures or anything else). Specific creatures you summon may have this ability, of course, especially if they have DR/magic their natural attacks will bypass magic DR.
Do you get damage reduction when you summon a creature?
Summoning a creature does not impart the ability to bypass damage reduction as though attacking with a magical weapon to the summoned creature. Some summoned creatures, however, may have the ability to hit as though wielding a magic weapon, inherently. They retain this ability; it really depends on the creature summoned.
