Power Swords are one of the preeminent types of Power Weapons. When its power cell is activated, the blade becomes sheathed in a lethal haze of a disruptive energy field. This field allows the blade to easily rip through armor and flesh alike.[1]
Known Patterns
Astartes Patterns
- Proteus Pattern: Used by Word Bearers and Ultramarines during the Horus Heresy[10]
- Charatran sub-pattern: Used by the Sons of Horus during the Horus Heresy[19a]
- Tartaros pattern: Used by the Imperial Fists during the Horus Heresy[19b]
- Mk II Mars Pattern: Used by the Dark Angels[7]
- Calibanite Charge-Blade: Used by the Dark Angels during the Horus Heresy
- Calibanite Flammbard: Used by the Dark Angels during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy
- Calibanite Warblade: Used by the Dark Angles during the Horus Heresy
- Terranic Greatsword: Used by Dark Angels Knights Cenobium[13]
- Heavenfall Blades: Used by the Dark Angels
- Baal Pattern Mk IV: Used by the Blood Angels[5]
- Equinox Power Blade: Used by the Blood Angels
- Glaive Encarmine: Used by Blood Angels
- Swift Justice type: Used by the Blood Ravens and the Dark Angels[8][23]
- Primaris II Pattern: Used by the Lamenters and Red Scorpions[15][17]
- MkVIII Ultra Pattern: Used by the Red Scorpions[16]
- Toledax Pattern: Used by the Minotaurs[18]
Other Imperial Patterns
- Ingelldina Pattern: A relatively common pattern used across the galaxy, notably by the Space Marines and Inquisition[5][14]
- Munitorium Pattern: Used by Imperial Guard Officers after acts of valor and members of the Inquisiton[6][14]
- Sentinel Blade: Used by the Adeptus Custodes
- Executioner Greatblade: Used by the Sisters of Silence
Eldar
- Banshee Blade - Used by Howling Banshees[27]
- Diresword - Used by Dire Avengers[21]
- Mirrorsword - Used by Howling Banshees[21]
Dark Eldar
Famous Power Swords
- Lion Sword - Once wielded by Lion El'Jonson; current whereabouts unknown
- Fealty - Currently wielded by Lion El'Jonson
- Blade Encarmine - Wielded by Sanguinius
- Emperor's Sword - Created and wielded by the Emperor of Mankind, currently wielded by Roboute Guilliman
- Fireblade - Wielded by Fulgrim
- Gladius Incandor - Wielded by Roboute Guilliman
- Mourn-It-All - Wielded by Horus Aximand and Garviel Loken[24]
- Sword of Secrets - Wielded by Azrael
- Sword of Silence - Wielded by Belial
- Raven Sword - Wielded by Sammael
- Sword of Sanctity - Wielded by Nakir
- Sword of the High Marshals - Relic of the Black Templars
- Black Sword - Used by the Emperor's Champion
- Talassarian Tempest Blade - Wielded by Cato Sicarius
- Moonfang - Wielded by Kor'sarro Khan
- Sword of Asur - Wielded by Asurmen
- Shining Blade - Wielded by Baharroth
- Sword of Heironymo Sondar - Wielded by then Colonel-Commissar, Ibram Gaunt[25]
Images
Imperial Guard Officer's Power Sword[4]
Dark Eldar Power Sword[2]
Eversor Temple Power Sword[11]
Chaos Space Marine Power Sword[20]
Proteus-pattern power sword of the Word Bearers[12]
See also
Sources
- 1: Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition), pg. 99
- 2: Warhammer 40,000 6th Edition Rulebook, pg. 59
- 3: Imperial Armour Volume Eleven - The Doom of Mymeara, pg. 135
- 4: Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 35
- 5: Codex: Blood Angels (5th Edition), pg. 59
- 6: Imperial Munitorum Manual, pg. 67
- 7: Imperial Armour Volume Five, pg. 150
- 8: Dawn of War II (campaign)
- 9: White Dwarf 61 (2015), Skitarii Vanguard
- 10: The Horus Heresy Book Five, pg. 90
- 11: Assassinorum: Execution Force (Game)
- 12: The Horus Heresy Book Two, pg. 144
- 13: Warhammer Community: The Road to Thramas – Part 2: On the Knight Shift (posted January 7 2020) (last accessed 1/7/2020)
- 14: Eisenhorn: Xenos (Video Game), Armoury
- 15: Imperial Armour Volume Nine, pg. 112
- 16: Imperial Armour Volume Four, pg. 126
- 17: Imperial Armour Volume Four - Second Edition: The Anphelion Project, pg. 118
- 18: Imperial Armour Volume Twelve, pg. 142
- 19: The Horus Heresy Book Four
- 20: Games Workshop Chaos Space Marines (archived 4/2/2021) (last accessed 4/2/2021)
- 21: Codex: Craftworlds (7th Edition) (e-book), The Forge of Vaul
- 22: Codex: Dark Eldar (5th Edition), pg. 31
- 23: Codex: Dark Angels (4th Edition), pg. 52
- 24: Little Horus (Short Story)
- 25: Necropolis (Novel) - Gaunt's Ghosts: The Founding (Omnibus), Chapter Thirteen, pgs. 655-656
- 26: Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
- 27: Codex: Aeldari (9th Edition), pg. 162 - Datasheets
Imperial Guard Weaponry | |
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Melee Weapons | |
One-Handed Weapons |
Bolt Pistol • Hellpistol/Hotshot Laspistol • Laspistol • Plasma Pistol |
Two-Handed Weapons |
Grenade Launcher • Hot-Shot Lasgun • Hotshot Marksman Rifle • Flamer • Lascarbine • Lasgun • Long-Las • Meltagun • Plasma Gun • Shotgun • Sniper Rifle • Tankstopper Rifle |
Heavy Weapons |
Autocannon • Grenadier Gauntlet • Heavy Bolter • Heavy Flamer • Heavy Stubber • Hotshot Volley Gun • Missile Launcher • Lascannon • Mortar • Ripper Gun • Sun Gun |
Grenades |
Adepta Sororitas Weapons | |
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Melee Weapons | Chainsword • Eviscerator • Power Sword • Hallowed Mace • Mace of the Righteous • Anointed Halberd • Power Blades • Neural Whip • Arco-Flail • Blessed Weapon • Dialogus Staff • Chirurgeon's Tools • Staff of Belief • Null Rod • Rod of Office • Sarissa • Paragon War Blade • Paragon War Mace |
One-Handed Projectile Weapons | Bolt Pistol • Plasma Pistol • Hand Flamer • Inferno Pistol • Condemnor Boltgun |
Two-Handed Projectile Weapons | Bolter • Flamer • Meltagun • Storm Bolter • Combi-Weapon |
Heavy Weapons | Heavy Bolter • Heavy Flamer • Multi-Melta |
Grenades | Frag Grenade • Krak Grenade • Melta-Bomb |