Conjuration

Conjuration
Anya conjures a rabbit with a spell.
Effect	To summon matter.
Appearances
Debut	"Fear, Itself"
Last seen	New Rules, Part Three

Conjuration was a form of magic that involved summoning matter. It was considered an advanced form of magic as it involved invoking primal forces, and the notion of a novice witch or warlock attempting to conjure something was ill-advised.

Description

Conjuration could range from basic substances like fire and light, to more complex material forms, such as inanimate objects and even living creatures.

Magic practitioners also used the word "conjuring" when summoning deities or beings during magic rituals.

A banishing spell had been used by Giles as countermeasure to conjuration.

Examples

Willow conjures party decorations.

Willow started practicing conjuration during her third year as a witch, having learnt the basics of magic before trying her hand at the next level, which involved conjuration alongside transmutation. While not ready, Willow went out of her way to conjure a firefly, though this ended up backfiring when the firefly multiplied and attacked her.

A year later, when in battle with Glory, Willow was able to conjure a snake, only for the snake to be easily broken down into nothing after Glory shrugged it off. The following months, Willow easily conjured paper lanterns, flowers, streamers, and tinsel following the announcement of Xander's engagement to Anya. According to Willow, the decorations she conjured were "biodegradable" as they would go "poof" in a couple of hours.

Anya, having lost her memory, aimlessly cast a rabbit conjuration spell, which instantly resulted in a rabbit popping into existence. Fearful of rabbits, Anya attempted to vanish the rabbit by casting multiple spells, only to create dozens of more rabbits. Managing to get rid of them, she ended up making a living skeleton warrior and a beast before being able to deal with those too.

Appearances

• "Fear, Itself"
• "Who Are You?" (Only mentioned)
• "Goodbye Iowa" (Only mentioned)
• "Buffy vs. Dracula"
• "Tough Love"
• "Tabula Rasa"
• "Smashed"
• Last Gleaming, Part Three
• New Rules, Part Three
• Revelations