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Power weapons are a type of advanced hand-to-hand combat weapon taking several forms but utilising the same basic technological principles. When activated the blade of the weapon becomes sheathed in a field of energy which disrupts solid matter, allowing the weapon to easily tear through armour, including even Terminator Armour.
The basic power weapon type (commonly taking the shape of swords and axes) is in use by several races including humans, while specialized types see more exclusive use:
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Imperial
Power Maul
Main article: Power maul 5
A power maul is the weapon of the Adeptus Arbites shock troops, taking the form of a baton. The effect of the weapon can be adjusted from simply knocking out a victim, all the way up to bashing a hole through a wall.
Power Fist
Main article: Power fist 3
A Power Fist is a large, hand-covering power weapon with a built in power system, giving the user a huge strength boost.
Relic Blade
Main article: Relic Blade 9
A Relic Blade is a large two handed power sword, glaive or axe that were specially crafted (often in the Horus Heresy) to give a strength bonus that while not rivaling that of a power fist allows the user to strike at normal speed.
Chainfist
Main article: Chainfist 3
A Chainfist is a variation of a Power Fist but with an additional powered chain blade for dealing with heavy armour.
Lightning Claw
Main article: Lightning Claw 2
Lightning Claws are heavy gloves armed with long talons surrounded by a power field. They are used most commonly and effectively in pairs.
Crozius Arcanum
Main article: Crozius Arcanum 2
A Crozius Arcanum is used by Chaplains and is usually sculpted in a suitably religious manner.
Thunder Hammer
Main article: Thunder Hammer 2
The Thunder Hammer is a large and heavy hammer which gives off a huge burst of energy when it impacts.
Sollex-Aegis Energy Blade
Main article: Sollex-Aegis Energy Blade 10
A weapon whose blade takes the form of a coherent high-energy plasma.
Chaos Powered Weapons
Power Fist
see Imperial entry
Lightning Claw
see Imperial entry
Accursed Crozius
Main article: Accursed Crozius 7
An Accursed Crozius is a Chaos corrupted Crozius Arcanum used by Dark Apostles of the Word Bearers Legion.
Ork Powered Weapons
Power Klaw
Main article: Power Klaw 4
A Power Klaw is a huge Ork weapon used primarily by the Warboss and Nobz. It is generally considered to be the Ork version of the Power Fist.
Eldar
Diresword
Main article: Diresword1
The Dire Sword is a power weapon that increased the damage, the more it hits the target. It is used, exclusively, by Dire Avenger Exarchs.
Executioner
Main article: Executioner1
The Executioner is a two-handed power weapon that increased the user's strength. It is used, exclusively, by Howling Banshee Exarchs.
Powerblades
Main article: Powerblades1
Power Blades are power weapons that are attached to the arms of the wielder. They are used in conjuction with any other close combat weapon. It is used by Warp Spider Exarchs.
Scorpion's Claw
Main article: Scorpion's Claw1
The Scorpion's Claw is a powered weapon with the same damage potential as a Power Fist. It also has a built in Shuriken Catapult. It is used, exclusively, by Striking Scorpion Exarchs.
Dark Eldar
Punisher
Main article: Punisher8
The Punisher is a two handed power weapon used by Dark Eldar Incubi.
Unique Power Weapons
Gauntlets of Ultramar
Main article: Gauntlets of Ultramar 2
The Gauntlets of Ultramar are a huge pair of Power Fists with built in Bolters.
Raven's Talons
Main article: Raven's Talons 2
The Raven's Talons are a pair of Lightning Claws said to have been forged by Corax.
Fist of Dorn
Main article: Fist of Dorn 2
The Fist of Dorn is a master crafted Thunder Hammer with a fist shaped between the hammer and blade.
Axe of Chalcydon
The Axe of Chalcydon was borne by Saint Jason during his crusade against the Eldar on Huale.
Sword of Heironymo Sondar
The Sword of Heironymo is an exceptionally strong power sword, and an heirloom of the city of Vervunhive on Verghast. It is said that whoever leads Vervunhive's forces in battle must wield this weapon. After the death of most of Vervunhive's leadership - military and administrative - during Heritor Asphodel's invasion in 769.M41, the sword was given to Colonel-Commissar Ibram Gaunt, the senior Imperial commander in Vervunhive (all of the others either dead or imprisoned). The sword remained in Gaunt's possession after the battle, gifted to him for his actions in the defence of Vervunhive during the Heritor's siege. A deadly weapon, it has never left the man's side.6
Sources
- 1Codex: Eldar (3rd Edition), Codex: Eldar (4th Edition)
- 2Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition), Codex: Space Marines (3rd Edition)
- 3Warhammer 40,000: Wargear
- 4Codex: Orks (3rd Edition)
- 5Warhammer 40,000: Battle Manual
- 6Necropolis by Dan Abnett
- 7Codex: Chaos Space Marines (3rd Edition)
- 8Codex: Dark Eldar (3rd Edition)
- 9Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition)
- 10Dark Heresy: The Inquisitor's Handbook
