Shadows technically could be useful there if the user traveled through shadow, I suppose, but that doesn't sound like the case here.

So, if you say so.

[There's a lot about magic he doesn't know, and he refuses to assume now that the rules for the magic he knows are the same elsewhere. Thinking back to the mention of 'tangible help,' he recalls a certain encounter from the past. An encounter with one of the other Level Fives, the Railgun. She could manipulate iron sand using her electrical powers. A foul expression crosses his face as it gives him an idea.]

What kind of tangible help? I haven't heard many verified details on what he used it for, like getting around or attacking others.