Can fairies fly in an antimagic field

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Another question had raised this issue when fairies were part of Unearthed Arcana and indicated that they couldn't because the flight was magical.

However, I noticed that on DND beyond that the flight is because of the fairy's wings, a non-magical source, and now I don't know what to believe.

The description of my flight from DND beyond says:

Because of your wings, you have a flying speed equal to your walking speed. You can't use this flying speed if you're wearing medium or heavy armor.

The phrasing, 'Because of your wings,' makes me think the flight is now non-magical.

Best Answer

The racial trait of "Flight" for fairies is not magic per se.

In both Mordenkainen Presents Monsters of the Multiverse (p.14) and the Wild Beyond the Witchlight (p.12), the racial trait of "Flight" is non-magical. Therefore, it would not be affected by a spell such as Antimagic Field (PHB, p.213).

It states -as you rightly point out- that, "because of your wings, you have a flying speed equal to your walking speed", which incidentally is a speed of 30 feet.

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