Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-43671706-20200127142253/@comment-4010415-20200211012613

CakePopCos wrote: Once again, I agree with Sharky. And even now, I'm still somewhat confused by RT's writing. I mean, how are semblances and Dust not magic? Where do they explain the difference between those and the maidens being magic? (Don't answer that, I don't want to start another argument) As much as I love RT, it does get confusing. Monty said in an interview that he defines magic as not having a limit.

Meanwhile, Semblance and Dust do have a limit - you can't use your Semblance if you have run out of Aura, and Dust cannot be used infinitely.

We have seen evidence of what Monty meant, with the fact that Amber could still use her Maiden magic after her Aura broke. She used her magic to knock Cinder, Mercury, and Emerald away with wind, then zapped Mercury with lightning and hit Emerald with a fireball.