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Angel's Talon Pattern Lightning Claw.^[1]

A Lightning Claw is a specialized type of Power Weapon.

Overview

It consists of a power gauntlet and four blades that crackle with matter-disruptive energy. These blades are the equivalent of small power weapons which carve through armour and flesh with ease. They are most commonly used by Space Marine Terminator Assault Squads; the entire squad can be armed with them, but can also be used by anyone with access to the armoury.^{[Needs Citation]}

Lightning Claws are generally worn as a pair.^{[Needs Citation]}

Lightning Claws are also used by Daemonhunters and Chaos Space Marines.^{[Needs Citation]}

Famous Lightning Claws

• The Raven's Talons are a pair of Lightning Claws which are said to have been personally crafted by Corax on Deliverance after the Isstvan V massacre. They are currently wielded by Kayvaan Shrike, Shadow Captain of the Raven Guard's 3rd Company.^{[Needs Citation]}
• The Talon of Horus is a Lightning Claw with a built-in Storm Bolter, said to have been wielded by Horus himself during the Great Crusade and the Horus Heresy. It is now wielded by Abaddon the Despoiler.^{[Needs Citation]}

Images

Kayvaan Shrike armed with the Raven's Talons

Chaos Lord with Lightning Claws

Ezekyle Abaddon armed with the Talon of Horus

Related Articles

• Power Klaw
• Space Marine Weaponry (List)

Sources

• 1: Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition), pg. 101

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