[RPG] If the Feign Death spell is cast on a creature, do they register as magical if the Detect Magic spell is cast to inspect them

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The description of the feign death spell (PHB, p. 240) says:

For the spell’s duration, or until you use an action to touch the target and dismiss the spell, the target appears dead to all outward inspection and to spells used to determine the target’s status.

To me, using detect magic on a corpse to see if it is still under a spell is actually using a spell to determine the target's status, since when a creature dies, all spell effects requiring concentration on it are ended — thus, using detect magic to determine whether the creature is still alive (under a magic spell effect) or not (an inanimate object, a corpse). So the feign death spell would effectively prevent the magical aura from being detected by the detect magic spell.

Am I incorrect in this determination?

RAW please, no opinions or interpretations.

Best Answer

Yes, they register as magical

Firstly, you are wrong when you say all spell effects on a creature vanish when it dies. If you need proof then check out the finger of death spell.

Secondly, detect magic is designed to detect active magic. It isn't designed to detect a creature's status as alive or dead. As such, the clause in the feign death spell is irrelevant, and an aura of magic will be detected on the target creature.