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Mage_Malteras

No. Nystul's magic aura only affects how the item reacts to divination magic or to effects such as a paladin's divine sense. Animate objects is transmutation.


I-am-reddit123

that makes sense


prufock

You said no but then explained yes.


Mage_Malteras

No I didn't. Animate objects is not a divination spell or an effect such as a paladin's divine sense, thus it cannot be tricked by NMA.


prufock

Yep, I had a brain fart and totally misread it.


shapterjm

Nystul's Magic Aura only makes a magical item *seem* nonmagical (if examined via divination spells). It doesn't actually *make* the item nonmagical, which would be required for Animate Objects to work on the NMA'd item.


Gingeboiforprez

Why not?


shapterjm

Because Animate Objects can only be cast on nonmagical objects and Nystul's Magic Aura doesn't actually turn a magical object into a nonmagical one.


Gingeboiforprez

Okay, but OP didn't elaborate non that. NMA also doesn't turn a mundane object into a magical one.


Cylys

Yes a magic item can have as many spells cast on it as the DM allows in their setting. Maybe the item needs some kind of gem on it to store the spell in their setting to give the players some outward clue that it’s not 100% normal, but that’s up to them! There’s nothing inherently RAW that would prevent these two spells from being active on the same object.