Magic

is contributed to the Tines of the Scar to unlock dragons on the Rift Island. The form of the dragon depends on which element (Light or Dark) the player casts the into.

The amount of received for an action decreases as the action is repeated within the same day.

A player can earn up to approximately 4000 in a 24 hour period; the amount of time left before that resets can be seen at the Tines of the Scar.

Up to 3,000 can be stored at a time.

can be purchased in the treasure section of the market.

Backflip Studios posted on the DragonVale Facebook page that "the communities effort toward either Light or Dark will become visible on the Tines of the Scar as more and more people contribute. How long this takes to visibly show is up to the community."

The more which is cast towards an element, the greater the number of markers on the magic gauge which appear on the Tines of the Scar on that particular element's side.

What is Magic
is used to power up the Light Vestige and Dark Remnant to turn them into different reward habitats.

Using helps build on the Rift Island where the Tines of the Scar, Rift Egg Edifice, Dark Remnant, and Light Vestige are located.

The meter can reach 3,000 before it stops storing and some of the magic has to be used to accumulate more magic.

Stored can be cast as light magic or dark magic.

Magic Prices
can be purchased for:

Obtaining Free Magic

 * Collecting gems from the Gemstone Dragons when treasure chest is displayed
 * Collecting dragoncash from the Habitats when treasure chest is displayed
 * Breeding dragons and moving them to the Nursery
 * Hatching eggs
 * Selling eggs
 * Harvesting treats
 * Feeding dragons
 * Competing at the Colosseum
 * Racing at the Dragon Track
 * Gifting Friends
 * Clearing Obstacles
 * Visiting friends' parks and collecting party hats
 * Buying Decorations
 * Purchasing an item using gems
 * Buying habitats
 * Completing quests
 * Spending gems to speed up tasks
 * Upgrading buildings with gems
 * Using the Fountain of Youth

For most activities which earn, the amount of magic received will decrease by half as the activity is repeated within a period of 24 hours.

Magic Amounts
These amounts reset every 24 hours when the magic in the park resets.
 * Buying decorations, habitats, and buildings are tracked together and will affect the sequence of magic earned.

Tutorial
DragonVale Update 2.0 started with a tutorial explaining how works.

The process of this tutorial can be viewed in the gallery to the right.

The tutorial takes a few minutes to complete from beginning to end.