Spells that don't exist that should

[Alhanelem]

We've all been talking about Bardark and Barlight, which should exist, but there are a few others that should exist, but don't.

Light seems to be more common, for some reason

Banish -> Dark
Banish II -> Dark II
Banish III -> Dark III
Banishga -> Darkga
(You get the idea.)

Holy -> Unholy?

Diaga -> Bioga

What exactly was the reason in this imbalance between Light and Dark?

The other side of banish is pretty much the bio line, which does far more direct damage than the dia line. I realize that's not really what you're looking for, just saying- while there isn't a plain direct damage dark magic spell, bio comes pretty close and the light version isn't really about the damage.

[Hawklaser]

Kaustra isn't really a nuke it's considered Dark magic. Embrava just does the opposite and they both define a part of what sch is all about.

The spell categories do not define if a spell is a nuke or not, its how they are used.

Now if Embrava did the opposite of Kaustra, it might actually start seeing a bit more use again. I know I would like a nice large upfront cure with very strong regen tied to it, which is more of an opposite to Kaustra than a haste/refresh/regen buff.

The other side of banish is pretty much the bio line, which does far more direct damage than the dia line. I realize that's not really what you're looking for, just saying- while there isn't a plain direct damage dark magic spell, bio comes pretty close and the light version isn't really about the damage.

I wonder if that is because they untied the Dia line from Divine magic skill? Which may have had some unintended consequences that never really were noticed due to both Dia and Bio being more used for their enfeebling portion than their damage.