In Spellblade , 94 % of people have learned and can practice some form of magic , basically it ' s universal for everyone to know . Very few don ' t use it either because they see it as cheating in a fair fight or because they ' re too stupid to learn it . And everyone kind of keeps eachother in check . The common petty thief could still freeze you if he plays his cards right . But the person he ' s stealing from could also burn his arm off in selfdefense . And the law enforcement may force either parties to come with them through weapons or lightning magic , depending on the officers present . So if a guy decided to just destroy a city with his magic , other people would stop him with theirs . If you do happen to be put in prison , you can ' t use magic to escape because the bars are made of Noctium , which blocks the drawing of Arcane , and thus the use of magic .