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* ''TabletopGame/{{Midnight}}'':

** [[BasiliskAbdCockatrice Basilisks]] are a [[NotSoExtinct supposedly extinct species]] that have the ability to drain the magic of witches and demons, though eating Luz's [[WildMagic glyphs]] causes them physical pain. [[spoiler:"Yesterday's Lie" reveals that the species was actually revived by the Emperor's Coven specifically to study this ability and that it merely fuels their other magical abilities like shapeshifting rather than being needed for sustenance. It's also shown that they're also able to get magic from enchanted objects (like Eda's discarded Hexas Hold'em deck).]]

** [[BasiliskAbdCocktrice Basilisks]] are a [[NotSoExtinct supposedly extinct species]] that have the ability to drain the magic of witches and demons, though eating Luz's [[WildMagic glyphs]] causes them physical pain. [[spoiler:"Yesterday's Lie" reveals that the species was actually revived by the Emperor's Coven specifically to study this ability and that it merely fuels their other magical abilities like shapeshifting rather than being needed for sustenance. It's also shown that they're also able to get magic from enchanted objects (like Eda's discarded Hexas Hold'em deck).]]

** Basilisks are a [[NotSoExtinct supposedly extinct species]] that have the ability to drain the magic of witches and demons, though eating Luz's [[WildMagic glyphs]] causes them physical pain. [[spoiler:"Yesterday's Lie" reveals that the species was actually revived by the Emperor's Coven specifically to study this ability and that it merely fuels their other magical abilities like shapeshifting rather than being needed for sustenance. It's also shown that they're also able to get magic from enchanted objects (like Eda's discarded Hexas Hold'em deck).]]

** Magerippers are tiny, swarming pests that feed off of the magical power of living beings. They're a particularly danger to spellcasters, as they'll swarm them aggressively and siphon off their prepared spells one after the other.

Subtrope of AbstractEater. See also ManaDrain.

** A monster called a xaren eats enchanted metal.

** Basilisks are a [[NotSoExtinct supposedly extinct species]] that have the ability to drain the magic of witches and demons, though eating Luz's [[WildMagic glyphs]] causes them physical pain. [[spoiler:"Yesterday's Lie" reveals that the species was actually revived by the Emperor's Coven specifically to study this ability and that it merely fuels their other magical abilities like shapeshifting rather than being needed for sustenance. It's also shown that they'e just as capable of getting magic from enchanted objects as living things.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': In his debut episode, Emperor Belos is shown to not be in the best of health. He recovers by cracking open a [[{{Familiar}} Palisman]] (which are ''sapient entities'') and absorbing the magic bile inside it through his eyes.

* In ''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger''/''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'', BigBad [[{{Cthulhumanoid}} N Ma/Octomus the Master]] had the ability to eat magic, making him a fitting threat for a mystical setting where magic is the source of the Rangers' powers. The heroes defeated him [[GoingToGiveItMoreEnergy by firing an endless beam of magic down his throat, it being too much for his evil appetite]].

* In ''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger''/''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'', BigBad [[CthuluHumanoid N Ma/Octomus the Master]] had the ability to eat magic, making him a fitting threat for a mystical setting where magic is the source of the Rangers' powers. The heroes defeated him [[GoingToGiveItMoreEnergy by firing an endless beam of magic down his throat, it being too much for his evil appetite]].

* ''TabletopGame/{{Midnight}}'': Aryth for Izrador feeds on magic that he siphons through the Black Mirrors. His ultimate goal is to drain all the magic in the world, shatter the veil, and return to heaven to pick up the war he left off.

* ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'': In his debut episode, Mozenrath summons a magic eater from AnotherDimension, the Thirdac, to Earth with the intent of using it to conquer the world by weakening any and all magical defenses he encounters. To prevent the creature from attacking him, he kidnaps Genie and forces Aladdin and co. to help him place a [[RestrainingBolt control collar]] on the Thirdac to save Genie's life. Naturally, Aladdin turns the tables on Mozenrath and sets the Thirdac on him, forcing him to send it back to its world to avoid being eaten himself. It's also shown that the Thirdac is no threat to non-magical beings, as Aladdin beats it into the ground with his bare hands.

** ''TabletopGame/{{Planescape}}'': Incantifers are former members of the Incanterium faction who have become beings of pure magic and must feed on energy from spells and magic items in order to survive.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': In his debut episode, Emperor Belos is shown to not be in the best of health. He recovers by cracking open a Palisman (which are ''sapient entities'') and absorbing the magic bile inside it through his eyes.

* ''Literature/TheAvatarChronicles'': In ''Epic'', Ragnok owns a shield holding a magic-eating demon that consume the enchantments of any weapon it touches.

** The [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent spirits]] of objects in the [[SpiritWorld Cognitive Realm]] need a source of investiture to sustain themselves when they're traveling far from their physical bodies.

* ''Literature/CounselorsAndKings'': The laraken is demonic monster which consumes any magical energy in its vicinity, making it impossible to defeat through magical means -- and as it lives in TheMagocracy of Halruaa, whose people almost never ''consider'' doing something without magic, it's fed quite well on the countless foolhardy adventurers who've thrown themselves at it over the centuries. [[spoiler: It's ultimately revealed to have been a creation of the legendary necromancer Akhlaur, who can drain stolen magic out of the laraken and use it to refuel his own powers at will - leaving the creature in a near perpetual state of starvation no matter how much it gorges itself. Akhlaur himself, of course, is immune to the laraken's powers]].

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Lord Tirek can drain and consume magic [[PowerCopying and gain its effects]]. Considering all ponies' abilities in this setting are magical in some way (at one point he drains an entire squad of Pegasi and they lose their ability to fly), this makes him a ''very'' serious threat once he drains enough, especially since he's even able to drain the magic of Discord, a RealityWarper PhysicalGod. A later appearance has him reveal he can only consume the magic of ''living'' things, however, which presents an issue since he can't just drain the energy maintaining a forcefield around a {{MacGuffin}} and so he needs to "borrow" the magic of one his allies to get strong enough and brute-force it open. He also reveal he can give back magic he's eaten, which is visually represented by him throwing it up.

* In ''VideoGame/GuildWars2'', Elder Dragons are assumed to consume magic, and are as old as it, resulting in some thinking magic to be [[https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Draconic_enchanto-consumption_theory a limited resource]]. The fact that they do consume it is eventually confirmed, with WalkingSpoiler [[spoiler:[[GreenThumb Mordremoth]]]] being seen consuming magic from disrupted {{ley line}}s.