Shardblades
Magical swords that cut through anything.
Shardblades are mythical swords that can cut through any material and kill with a touch. Together with Shardplate, magical armour, they were used by the Knights Radiant against the Voidbringers and abandoned after the last Desolation, surviving on Roshar as priceless heirlooms.
Quick Facts
- Paired with
- Shardplate
- Origin
- Knights Radiant
Lore & Background
In The Way of Kings Kaladin kills an enemy Shardbearer and wins a Shardblade and Shardplate, only for Amaram to take them; Dalinar later trades his own Shardblade, Oathbringer, for Sadeas's bridgemen. In Words of Radiance Kaladin's spren Syl takes the form of a glowing Shardblade, and in Rhythm of War Adolin's Shardblade spren Maya speaks for him.
More in Powers & Artifacts
Elsewhere in The Stormlight Archive
Spotted an error? Know more?
Reader corrections go straight into our review queue. Suggest an edit · How this site is sourced