Quote Originally Posted by Phosphate View Post
Wait, what?!

Illusions are not real. In no way or form. Spells that manipulate light create energy, and therefore are Evocations.
I'd just like to point out here that manipulation is by no means the same as creation, at all.

For example, there are superheroes that can manipulate fire, but cannot produce it, whereas there are other superheroes that can both create and manipulate fire. (You may substitute "fire" for basically any other "elemental" ability.)