The {{QuoteBox|quote = ''Nothing survives its touch, nothing escapes its grasp. It is a weapon of unspeakable power and unmatched devastation – a horror from a bygone age.''<br>-[[Abrahim Kobal]], [[Salamanders]] [[Chapter]] [[Techmarine]]{{Fn|2}}|align = center|width = 50em}}[[Image:Vortex Grenade9th ed.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Vortex Grenade{{Fn|4}}]]The '''vortex grenade''' is a rare and deadly weapon which is utilizes complex warp technology to create a vortex between real space and the [[warp]] on activation. They are very difficult to produce, with only the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] manufactures them, and are not issued to regular troops, but to important Imperial agents such as Inquisitors or Assassins.{{Fn|1}}

It ==Overview==[[Image:VortexGrenade.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Vortex Grenade{{Fn|3}}]]The Vortex Grenade takes the form of a weighty sphere, approximatley approximately the same size as the fist of a grown man. Inside is , consisting of an outer shell lies which encases a delicate, though and temperamental, [[warp]] mechanism. The designs of the device date back to the [[Dark Age of Technology]].{{Fn|1}}

When the grenade is activated, it creates a tiny rift between the [[materium]] realspace and the [[immaterium]]warp, a rift that becomes a vortex in the very fabric of space, similar to . In appearance the vortex is a ball of glowing blackness like a small black hole. Everyone and everything encompassed by the vortex is destroyed; all matter and energy is drawn through the vortex and it is turned inot into the very stuff of the [[warp]].{{Fn|1}}

Vortices are doubly dangerous, as once they are created they behave in an unpredicatable unpredictable and uncontrolable uncontrollable manner. They may shrink, expand, vanish, remain for long periods of time, move or even divide. For this reason, they are can be as deadly to their user as their intended targets.{{Fn|1}}

==Known Vortex Grenades first appeared as a peice of wargear in Grenade Patterns=====Nihilus-pattern===An ancient pattern that has been manufactured since the [[Rogue TraderGreat Crusade]] . This pattern has a armament rune and known expiration date. It's timer was set to >3 seconds, and remained in use through the 2nd edition wielder should recite the Psalm of Warhammer 40Armament before activating it. {{Fn|3}}While normally not issued to [[Imperial Guard]] regiments,000 as a crate was recovered that had been lost since the Great Crusade. Despite, or more likely due to, being well beyond their expiration date, the cache was issued to an unknown [[wargear cardImperial Guard]]regiment.{{Fn|3}}

They were removed during the 3rd edition ==Gallery==<gallery mode=nolines widths=200px heights=300>Ork with Vortex Bomb Warhammer 40,000 Chapter Approved - The Book of the game, but were brought back into the 4th edition in the form of an Astronomican pg26.jpg|[[Weirdboy|Ork Navigator]] [[ApocalypseFogg]] Expansion Strategic Asset.with a Vortex bomb{{fn|6}}</gallery>

==Trivia=={{trivia}}===Game appearances===Vortex grenades first appeared as a grenade type in [[Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader]] and remained in use through the 2nd edition of Warhammer 40,000 as a Wargear Card. They were removed as a piece of equipment during the 3rd edition of the game, but were brought back into the 4th edition in the form of an [[Apocalypse]] Expansion Strategic Asset. The 'Tactical Asset' entry in the [[Apocalypse]] Expansion describes them as: "The most potent man-portable weapon in the galaxy."{{Fn|4}} ==See Also==*[[Vortex Detonator]]*[[Vortex Missile]]

*{{Endn|1}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Battle Manual]] Pg, p. 89*{{Endn|2}}: [http://web.archive.org/web/20110211195353/http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m70042a_Strategy_cards_5 Strategy Cards] for [[Planetary Empires]] expansion game, card ''"Vortex Grenade - Minor Stratagem"'', ''(saved archive page, dated February 2011, last accessed 5 October 2015)''*{{Endn|3}}: [https://regimental-standard.com/2019/07/17/vortex-grenades-a-safety-guide/ Vortex Grenades - A Safety Guided] (Last accessed July 18th 2019)*{{Endn|4}}: [[Apocalypse]] Pg, p. 187*{{Endn|5}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 9th Edition Rulebook]], pg. 323*{{Endn|6}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 Chapter Approved - The Book of the Astronomican]] pg.26

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