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[[Image:MCW.jpg|thumb|right|[[Dark Angels]] Master-Crafted [[Bolter]]{{Fn|}}]]
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A '''Master-crafted weapon''' is used by the [[Imperial Guard]] and is so ornate and perfectly designed that it stands out from the other weapons in a regiment and is part of the [[Imperial Guard Armoury]].
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'''Master-crafted weapons''' are used by all the Imperial armies, including the [[Imperial Guard]], [[Space Marines]], [[Daemonhunter]]s and [[Witch Hunters]]. It is a blanket term for any weapon somehow enhanced, either in design or increased power, and that stands out from the other weapons used by other units.{{Fn|9b}}
  
 
==Effects and Distribution==
 
==Effects and Distribution==
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Making a weapon master-crafted is to make it increadibly ornate and decorated ('''1'''), while also improving its functionality. Any weapon may be master-crafted ('''2''') and due to the improved design of the weapon, it has a higher change of hitting the target ('''3'''). A grenade cannot be master-crafted ('''4''').
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Making a weapon master-crafted is to make it incredibly ornate and decorated while also improving its functionality. Any weapon may be master-crafted and due to the improved design of the weapon, it is more likely that a target will be hit by attacks from this weapon.{{Fn|9b}}
  
 
==Examples of Use==
 
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[[Commissar Yarrick]]'s master-crafted [[Storm Bolter]] ('''5''') and [[Ibram Gaunt]]'s master-crafted [[Power Sword]] ([[Sword of Heironymo]]) ('''6''') are examples of the use of master-crafting.
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==Imperial Guard==
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*[[Lord Commander Solar Macharius]]' master-crafted [[Bolt Pistol]] and [[Power Weapon]]{{Fn|7}}
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*[[Commissar Yarrick]]'s master-crafted [[Storm Bolter]]{{Fn|6}}
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*[[Ibram Gaunt]]'s master-crafted [[Power Sword]] ([[Sword of Heironymo]]){{Fn|4}}
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*[[Vance Stubbs]]' master-crafted [[Lightning Claws]]{{Fn|1}}
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*[[Lukas Alexander]]'s master-crafted [[Power Fists]]{{Fn|2}}
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==Space Marines==
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*[[Commander]] [[Dante]]'s master-crafted [[Power Weapon|Power Axe]], the [[Axe Mortalis]] and [[Inferno pistol]], the [[Perdition Pistol]]{{Fn|10}}
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*[[Chapter Master]] [[Azrael]]'s master-crafted [[Power Sword]], the [[Sword of Secrets]] and [[Combi-plasma gun]], the [[Lion’s Wrath]]{{Fn|3}}
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*[[Kayvaan Shrike]]'s master-crafted [[Lightning Claws]], the [[Raven's Talons]]{{Fn|9a}}
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*[[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] [[Darnath Lysander]]'s master-crafted [[Thunder Hammer]], the [[Fist of Dorn]]{{Fn|9a}}
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*[[Chief Librarian]] [[Tigurius]]' master-crafted [[Force Weapon]], the [[Rod of Tigurius]]{{Fn|9a}}
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*[[Marneus Calgar]]'s master-crafted [[Power Fists]], the [[Gauntlets of Ultramar]]{{Fn|9a}}
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*[[Davian Thule]]'s master-crafted [[Power Sword]] — [[Alexian's Blade]] {{Fn|1}}
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*[[Indrick Boreale]]'s master-crafted [[Power Weapon|Power Mace]] — Rogal's Fist {{Fn|2}}
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==Forces of Chaos==
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*[[Cypher]]'s master-crafted [[Bolt Pistol]] and [[Plasma Pistol]]{{Fn|8}}
  
 
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*('''1''') - "......suitably ornate weapon..." - [[Codex: Imperial Guard 3]] P35
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*('''2''') - Nowhere it specifices which weapons can and cannot be master-crafted
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*('''3''') - [[Codex: Imperial Guard 3]] P35
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Dawn of War: Dark Crusade]]: Commander screen; Wargear section{{CE}}
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*('''4''') - [[Codex: Imperial Guard 3]] P35
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*{{Endn|2}}: [[Dawn of War: Soulstorm]]{{CE}}
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*('''5''') - "'''Wargear:''' Master-crafted storm bolter" - [[Codex: Imperial Guard 3]] P52
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*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Dark Angels (4th Edition)]], pg. 46-50
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*('''6''') - "'''Weapons:''' master crafted power sword" - [[Codex: Imperial Guard 3]] P53
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*{{Endn|4}}: [[Necropolis (Novel)]], Chapter 15
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*{{Endn|5}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Wargear]]
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*{{Endn|6}}: [[Codex: Imperial Guard (5th Edition)]] - pg. 63
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*{{Endn|7}}: [[Codex: Imperial Guard (2nd Edition)]] - pg. 82
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*{{Endn|8}}: [[ Codex: Dark Angels (8th Edition)]], pg. 23
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*{{Endn|9}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition)]]
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**{{Endn|9a}}: pgs. 82-92
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**{{Endn|9b}}: pg. 98
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*[[Codex: Imperial Guard]]
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*[[Codex: Space Marines]]
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*[[Codex Supplement: Ultramarines (8th Edition)]], pg. 75 - ''Special-Issue Wargear''
  
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Latest revision as of 00:37, 18 April 2026

Dark Angels Master-Crafted Bolter

Master-crafted weapons are used by all the Imperial armies, including the Imperial Guard, Space Marines, Daemonhunters and Witch Hunters. It is a blanket term for any weapon somehow enhanced, either in design or increased power, and that stands out from the other weapons used by other units.[9b]

Effects and Distribution

Making a weapon master-crafted is to make it incredibly ornate and decorated while also improving its functionality. Any weapon may be master-crafted and due to the improved design of the weapon, it is more likely that a target will be hit by attacks from this weapon.[9b]

Examples of Use

Imperial Guard

Space Marines

Forces of Chaos

Sources

 

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