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[[Image:ForceStaff.jpg|thumb|right|90px|An [[Imperial]] Force Staff{{Fn|9}}]]
'''Force weapons''' are advanced, psychically-attuned close combat weapons that are only fully effective in the hands of a [[psyker]]. The name of the weapon derived from the word '''"the force"''' - — common term for psyching energy and its use.{{Fn|4a}} Force weapons effectively act as deadly, psychic extensions of the wielder's own powers. They are designed to allow a psyker to channel deadly warp energies into their victim, acting as a conduit between the wielder's mind and the flesh of his target.{{cite this}}
Large [[Xenos|alien]] monstrosities and [[daemon]]s that are resilient to conventional weapons can be slain outright by a single wound, as their bodies and minds are destroyed by the unearthly powers of the Immaterium.{{cite this}}
==Types of Force Weapons==
===Force Weapon===
The basic '''force weapon''' is used by psykers of all races, often taking the form of a sword, axe or staff.
*The [[Blade of Ahn-Nunurta]] carried by the [[Primarch]] [[Magnus]]
*The [[Staff of Ulthamar]] carried by [[Eldrad Ulthran]]
*[[Barbarisater]] - — Carried by [[Gregor Eisenhorn]]
==Sources==
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook]]{{cite this}}
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Daemonhunters (3rd Edition)]]{{cite this}}
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Battle Manual]] (1992){{cite this}}
*{{Endn|8}}: [[Codex: Dark Angels (4th Edition)]]{{cite this}}
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 6th Edition Rulebook]] pg.58
==Related Articles==
*[[Close Combat Weapons]]
