The Best Magic Enchantments for a Sword Fight?

If magic existed in real life, how could weapons be enchanted to enhance their effectiveness? If you like nerdy talk about swords, fantasy, and RPG concepts mixed with a bit of real-world information then this one is for you.
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[@kkrup5395]

Wizard: I enchanted your sword so now it will have a mass of a car when it hits. Hero: What's a car? Wizard: Who knows...

[@luminusprime]

They had cars in medieval times, you know. It's just an abbreviation of "carriage."

[@danyheatleyall-star3677]

Phill Zimmer shut

[@Sunnywastakentoo]

Phill Zimmer well I just

[@michaelorford8304]

The counter to this might be a balsa wood staff. You strike, anticipating that you will chop through the staff but you don't anticipate that it will offer such extremely light resistance that the force of your strike throws you off balance.

[@beans1557]

K Krup Hahahaha, just imagine; “Have at thee, boy, but be warned. My blade’s mass can become so of a car!!” “What in hell’s name is a car?” “I’ve no idea, but it’s weight has aided me thousandfold!”

[@dipchip5542]

"The water circles it really fast, with water jet concentration and speed." Chainsaw. You've created a chainsaw.

[@bbd121]

How did I miss this?

[@OverlordIntecris]

Or perhaps a chainSWORD Brother. Hail the Emperor

[@jccaniba23]

Why live? Why not give up your life in glory for the God-Emperor.

[@obsidianreality2014]

Magic chainsaw sword.... ALL OF MY YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@Arqane]

Just another way of making a vorpal blade

[@XFeuerFestX]

The best enchantment is clearly an enchantment that makes your sword emenate a blinding light on command. Not only does it have great utility outside of battle, but it can blind your opponents in a fight and most importantly it makes you the coolest swordsman to ever live because you're obviously always fighting with sunglasses

[@bolotniy]

you need some quality sunglasses though, so you won't go blind yourself.

[@glorianancy9156]

Plrsa no can I get someone to enchant my sword or staf

[@glorianancy9156]

Plrsa no can I get someone to enchant my sword or staf

[@legendarytat8278]

I'm calling it flashbang sword

[@TheSkullConfernece]

Riddick style.

[@SunglassesSamurai]

*"Dont suppose you could enchant my sword, dull old blade could barely cut butter"*

[@coromo4978]

"i used to be an adventurer just like you , then i took an arrow to the knee"

[@thenaturalpeoplesbureau]

I could up your crit, but get that thing sharpened lol

[@justlikethesimulations6895]

"Hail, summoner. Conjure me up a warm bed, would you?"

[@W4iteFlame]

I am still wondering how lazy some people are for not sharpening their weapon untill it can not cut even butter

[@Dragnfly_mynamewastaken]

Drakkengard had an enchanted hammer that also destroyed a person's memories when it hit them. Though it's debatable if that's because of magic or because you were hitting them in the head with a hammer.

[@3v3Milien]

Lol

[@uvebun1301]

both

[@LifeAsAPotato]

r/unexpecteddrakkengard

[@quoccuongtran724]

when you hit them in the head with a hammer, you are damaging their brain through shockwave which will not ensure their amnesia when you hit them in the head with an enchanted hammer that erase memories their memories will always be erased

[@rejectionrole1237]

Christopher Hitchens levels of wit in that joke. I applaud you.

[@Fallkhar]

Quick note before the video is finished: The worker you mentioned, the one that ran his hand through molten steel, he didn't get harmed because he was quick alone like when you pass your hand over and open flame. His hand was also wet, causing leidenfrost effect, it's where a layer of steam is created between a source of heat and another medium insulating the said medium from heat. I don't wanna be annoying but I just don't want anyone to run their hand thorugh molten metal quickly thinking it would not hurt them.

[@henrihamalainen300]

Myth busters have also tested that effect by dipping their fingers to molten lead.

[@bamkyre9801]

Leon Dzojic If said earlier I would still be righthanded bro...

[@devin5201]

Most important comment.

[@ABaumstumpf]

Please - could you do me a favour and rewrite the comment to say the opposite? anybody retarded enough to think he can stick his hand into molten metal and be fine deserves the agonising pain, the loss of his hand, and the laughter of everybody once he tells the story about how dumb he was.

[@bamkyre9801]

ABaumstumpf True Chaotic Evil this guy is.

[@24_hanif5]

“Professional swordfighter talks about magic swords”

[@nojustno4209]

For over 15 minutes

[@80sRetrosaur]

Seems legit

[@MortMausoleum]

got rickrolled

[@SalvadorDaliLama]

Maybe he knows something we don't!

[@asmrbully6980]

@@SalvadorDaliLama he knows the old ways

[@jt0n]

shopkeep: this sword has the enchantment of bleeding me: cool what does that do shopkeep: if you cut someone with it, they bleed me: cool me: me: wait

[@BlueVenom9]

what it caused excessive bleeding, like a cut no worse than a paper cut bleeds like you sliced into an artery or causes the wound not to heal at all zero coagulation or even both those effects at once. A slight nick would cause death in less than a minute.

[@elcalabozodelandroide2]

@@BlueVenom9 science has bullets that do it too.

[@dangermjort]

@@BlueVenom9 so basically that enchantment would work like a blood thinning poison

[@deadsushi4287]

@@dangermjort "to make this enchantment work you have to put some snake venom on the blade"

[@nikmenn2751]

@@BlueVenom9 if you have slightly serrated or slightly flamed blade - result will be the same.

[@beebeenyneeee7692]

"Everything the blade touches it becomes superheated" Did you mean *Fire aspect II?*

[@tilenmuhic1434]

"knowing what your opponent does before he does it is the best" you mean the *Sharingan*?

[@beckonerseven9517]

Or a lightsaber

[@evaningstar7190]

Fire aspect is annoying because if you hit a zombie with the sword you basically give the zombie fire aspect as well... Me and fire aspect have a bad history

[@KaibaSeto.]

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[@rulerofthewild7747]

HunterK 05 I personally love fire aspect. And I’m my experience with enough practice one can avoid getting set on fire by the zombie

[@lillburtlonk3721]

When I saw the title I instantly thought of sharpness V.

[@mr.peanutbutter1796]

Lol, my childhood in nut shell

[@argonianale5716]

okay what is up with this profile pic? I literally see someone with it on any vid I watch 😂 it is confusing as fuck.

[@joew.3354]

@@argonianale5716 It's a meme. Search up 'MaximilianMus'

[@Joey-vz8eu]

Everything V

[@batowner1]

I thought of fire aspect II

[@px6883]

Sharpness V and Fire Aspect II help the most in a fight, but Unbreaking III and Mending are quite handy too.

[@vince-zm8ds]

I k ow this comment is 3 years old but i think mending would only be good if your a skilled warrior. You have to kill the enemy for their soul (or xp orbs) to go to your weapon, but then the question turns to, how many enemies could you kill to repair your sword fully and would you even live long enough to use it.

[@Huy-G-Le]

"What About Enchantments" "You've already had it." "We've had Sword Enchantments, Yes" "What ABout *Pommels Enchantment* "

[@ericolsen5592]

@@jameshamaker9321 Basically a ballistic knife but more rightly

[@ultimateking2238]

But what about Dragons?

[@Dr.Wuffles]

Calm down there Kratos.

[@orangeyellow9695]

Rightly so :)

[@mlgproplayer2915]

Noice Pommels Enchantment.

[@mus_tard2183]

0:04 when you ask for a «rain of swords» enchantment, but you get a «sword of rain»..

[@Ezekiel_Allium]

can you imagine getting stabbed through with a sword constantly pumping water into you though?

[@freakyskull516]

now imagine this. you have the sword of rain. . . and you live in the desert. you now have the best sword ever.

[@Ezekiel_Allium]

@@freakyskull516 very valid point. This seems like a very viable enchantment for a wide variety of situations. god damned rain sword.

[@JTMC93]

I actually have used a Sword of Rain as a relic in a campaign. It was kinda Fallout inspired. Their Desert Village needed water and thus the party left to go find a water source. Throughout their travels they kept hearing about artifacts to create water and could choose how they wanted to complete their quest. The entire lore for the sword was that Genies can only accept wishes spoken in their elemental language and when a removed tyrannical king requested a rain of swords to befall his former kingdom he misspoke and caused a Sword of Rain to befall his kingdom. The Genie was so amused they didn't bother twisting the wish any further. The kingdom gladly gave them the sword if they could figure out a way to retrieve it as it had flooded the temple they had built and was on the verge of flooding the nation by the current era of the world.

[@andresmarrero8666]

@@JTMC93 sorry to the tyrannical king but that is kind of funny.

[@veritascalivmeir3708]

Legend has it that KZbin has a sword that instantly demonitizes all of your videos when they cut you with it

[@all-stargam3rpunk]

The most powerful of all the legendary swords only few have escaped its grasp unscathed

[@flayv999]

You've heard of the Ban Hammer, now it's time for the Demonitized Sword!

[@quintoncraig9299]

No, it isn't a sword, it's an aura.

[@plasmancer6104]

More like a Death Note, just needs the channel name and they are gone

[@BrettCaton]

"I've got Death enchantment! Anything the blade touches disintegrates!" "So how do you put it away?" "Oh... they didn't sell a scabbard .... I'll just stick it in the ground ... no, come back! Oh dear, it's falling to the centre of the Earth..." "Well, surely that's not that bad, is it? I mean ... it can't kill the whole world?" "...." "So I take it you want me to get a plane shift scroll, then?" "Yes, please!"

[@gzsenpai]

Underrated comment

[@silviafox78]

Ah well the hilt surely would stop it from falling all the way into the core of the earth, right?

[@bartomiej5533]

@@silviafox78 you know that not every sword have a hilt? some swords are only blade and handle that is very thin, but handle has thickness that is greater than the blade unless it is sword with super great thickness of the blade.

[@silviafox78]

@@bartomiej5533 - you're either a troll or you actually take things way too seriously. I was joking around with OP's joke. It's nothing worth super-analyzing and also a magical sword can be as thick as they like it :P

[@bartomiej5533]

@@silviafox78 you could say that i sometimes like to throw some realistic thinking or logic to such posts to see some interesting discussions below(i don't mean by that i want to create a war in comment section just technical discussion) if i had offended you, well i ask for your forgiveness on this matter.

[@bravesp1r1t23]

In Bleach the was a cool blade ability where it was doubling weight of everything it touched. And if touched it 2 times the weight was 4x, 3 times 8x etc. Was kind of neat ability imo

[@ziggenplays1208]

The fact he ended it by just looping it under and pulling it up was terrifying

[@erebys21]

Imagine holding the sword inside sombody. Within seconds they would collapse into a pile of meat.

[@tanquexplosivoQQQQ]

on this universe the black hole was never ever exist

[@ChadKakashi]

Wabisuke, the Repentant. Kira’s sword. It has a very stupid look until he decides to take your head.

[@nate_thealbatross]

"An opponent who can point at your and say "die" has a distinct advantage in combat." Dragonlance

[@hafor2846]

I never said "die" during shooting a gun. It still worked though...

[@genobreaker1054]

That is a power of Lord Soth as a death knight, not a property of his weapon in a setting where +3 is practically considered artifact level lol

[@nobody4248]

Deya!

[@tigershark8867]

But it can be countered by a "No u"

[@AzraelThanatos]

Up until you get to the guy who can go "Boom" and the planet explodes while leaving him intact...or far higher effects.

[@stevestrangelove4970]

Illusory blade When you swing it, length, speed and direction of the blade are visually altered. I will be the king of feints.

[@matthewgerdes9184]

Steve Strangelove only if you can also create illusions of the body wielding the blade. A good swordsman can read your body somewhat to predict attacks

[@rng_lord1276]

How about a sword that controls light particles? It could do what you suggest but also make lasers or maybe even make you invisible, etc.

[@marcusc9931]

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[@michaelfranciotti3900]

Maybe in addition to the visuals, the blade can make distracting or intimidating sounds based on the opponents fears or something. It could be anything like a lions roar or thunder when the blade is swung

[@alessandrorampa5536]

RNG_ Lord Light is not made of particles, just electromagnetic waves. It would just be more effective if your sword shield or whatever is invisible or makes humans going crazy and seeing things that don't exist and vice-versa

[@HunhowsShadowStalker]

Anti-clotting. The victim will keep bleeding until they drop dead. Even bandaging won't work. If the wound isn't treated quickly, they will bleed out. You'd better have a powerful healing spell on you!

[@danielaramburo7648]

Already exists. It called rat poison. Coat sword with a rat poison paste.... uncontrollable bleeding.

[@HunhowsShadowStalker]

@@danielaramburo7648 Yes, but coating it in poison is only temporary. With an enchantment of the same properties, you don't have to re-coat it every so often and it remains just as potent. Oh, and it can't be washed off in the rain.

[@quynlanvuorensyrja5484]

Probably best to put it on a rapier or foil or a finesse weapon like that. Great for the death by a thousand cuts approach. Tying off the wound would still work, though.

[@Avenus112]

Bleach had a really nifty ability. One of the Shinigami's swords increased the effective mass of an object it touched when they so desired. Their opponents would simply grow immobile.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

That was a cool weapon effect. You had to fight without getting hit or even parrying.

[@nathanstultz3434]

*Sword name:* Wabisuke *Wielder:* Izuru Kira *Ability:* doubles the weight of whatever the blade strikes. Effects both living and inanimate objects. Effect is cumulative.

[@Avenus112]

@@nathanstultz3434 exactly thankyou for finding it. That would turn any defensive fighter unstoppable. Just parry your way to a win.

[@nathanstultz3434]

@@Avenus112 If I remember correctly, the ability only failed in a fight once. It was against another character named Rangiku who's sword turned into a cloud of ash.

[@Avenus112]

@@nathanstultz3434 ya Rangiku was a strangely ineffective lieutenant but she was a hard counter to him. Any kind of ranged weapon was so he was a pure duelist.

[@chael9323]

Anyone within a radius of 10yards of the sword becomes easily aroused. This also affects the wielder.

[@justapurplefedora2455]

A Potato on KZbin well aren’t you just a classic DnD bard

[@fiercedeity9955]

;)

[@sapateirovalentin348]

Blade of pleasure

[@bluejacket4429]

Sounds like SAO in a nutshell

[@Gorgun2010]

...This may or may not have a smaller (if any) effect on females compared to males...

[@VivaSativaMusic]

We need Skal on the production team for The Elder Scrolls VI

[@Personoide]

Abeth I like the idea of the density/mass enchantment applied to a videogame. Like you hit an enemy with a mace or whatever and they get sunk waist deep into the ground, or just ragdoll like crazy. Now that I think of it, that's basically what the giants in that game used to have.

[@ajfandroid]

Electricity is the only "elemental" enchantment that would be very effective with out giving it unrealistic power

[@trueamericandon9985]

Ajaax Xix taser swords, we must make them real

[@vegetasayianmcanon6199]

@@trueamericandon9985 Word! you are on the same wavelength as me

[@patryk_49]

@@trueamericandon9985 Tasers need two electrodes to work, you can instead connect your sword to mains voltage, but if you want it to be portable (if sword had inbuild generator), you will need a constant electrical connection to ground, I think it could be solved with magic. Other option is to create very high voltage but it would hurt the user if he's not protected.

[@benwagner5089]

@@patryk_49 The magic would be the electrical generator, and would act like a form of lightning, so no ground would be required. A full-body chainmail suit would be sufficient to protect the user from self-inflicted lightning (tesla coil operators use such protection), or the simpler explanation of "lightning cannot discharge to the user because magic". This enhancement wouldn't necessarily have to be the full-strength lightning strike of Thor kind of magic either, a surprise electrical shock when they're expecting a simple impact may be sufficient, at least for a first strike to throw them off their game.

[@rafaelbalsan4512]

Electricity and magic are quite similar if you (don't) think about it.

[@lolsflint7598]

9:58 anything it touches would freeze to nearly the point of absolute zero, effectively causing massive amounts of frostbite at any point of contact or shattering swords, but the effects would be lessened by a flame enchantment on armor that would normally heat weapons to the point that the wielder cannot hold the blade.

[@prehistoriccreator9600]

The sword of infinite cold vs the sword of infinite heat.

[@avery1647]

@@prehistoriccreator9600 both swords would shatter into a cloud of atomic and subatomic particles

[@polandsilver3419]

@@prehistoriccreator9600 Just gimme the sword of infinite cold +1

[@davidcardozo290]

@@polandsilver3419 I'll reck you with my sword of infinite heat +2. Now, what you're gonna do about that?

[@noobiesensei6281]

Can't believe we went all the way without talking about electrical enchantment, or basically a sword that is also a taser, and most likely would be able to incapacitate the opponent even in case of a parry

[@lorddemonoss3945]

I want one too.

[@AwkwardHypernerd413]

You’d need a fully rubber handle, and coat the back end of the handguard with rubber

[@Cmdrduo02us]

You play Guilty Gear? Kye Kiseke is all about that

[@bmxriderforlife1234]

till it rains and your in the middle of a duel and everyone gets shocked.

[@Skvffed]

Agreed.

[@SharkRainstorm]

The sword that makes your enemy sad and depressed, with every hit.

[@Dirtbag-Hyena]

@The Bounty Hunters THAT......Was terrible, but..I like it😆👍

[@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668]

That weapon already exists. I've been stabbed with it many times. Backstabbing friends.

[@ScrewDatNoise]

The will breaker

[@iansullivan9738]

This is just PTSD

[@generalseal6948]

The ultimate sword enchantment: every swing summons big tiddy anime cat girls

[@_Sterben_]

Hell Yeah dude! You would have your own harem after slaughtering a village!

[@bolotniy]

@@_Sterben_ it doesn't say where they spawn, and that means you will probably kill every single one of them.

[@nahrikkon8355]

How about a superhot enchantment Time only moves when you move

[@theman4925]

A magical hammer and sickle that banishes opponent to gulag on strike and sends them to potato field when you cross the hammer and sickle

[@edzmalicdem2461]

Slav 100

[@petersmythe6462]

Made of 100% pure Stalinium.

[@angrypepe7615]

Thank you comrade for the hammer and sickle time to show the world the true strength of the Soviet union

[@Nechrostriker4]

@BG - 11KM - Port Credit SS (2272) hi

[@storyteller-1962]

Cease or seize?

[@lebanemcarl68]

*slices someone with a fire sword, stops their bleeding. "At least its cool"

[@solopowermove2131]

Im pretty sure they are in excruciating pain too but lets just ignore the fact that their wound was literally burned closed yeah?

[@lebanemcarl68]

@@solopowermove2131 what about a sword that fires molten metal at people

[@asellusaustralis261]

@@lebanemcarl68 then you don't need a sword at all, just a pistol-like thing

[@mrobligatory.5234]

Lebanem carl a lightsaber with some cutlery

[@0bserver00]

Hmmm it can be anti armor weapon. 1 hit and it melt their plate mail

[@Geostelar4920]

Might be my bias, but my favorite sword enchantment is the one on Riptide from PJO, where it can turn into a pen for easy concealment and carrying, as it does in fact change mass. And if it is ever lost will always return to the user's pocket, so as long as you have pockets, you can never truly be disarmed or without your weapon.

[@tanquexplosivoQQQQ]

the monkey stick can be put on you ear and for some reason it stick to your skin soo they dont fall

[@Choppytehbear1337]

Don't forget the Prision Pocket.

[@user-bb5ku3pb8g]

6:35 Thank you for describing a magical version of a chainsword.

[@fly672]

Sharpness V, Knockback II, Fire Aspect II, Unbreaking III

[@BennysGamingAttic]

Darth Vader wanna join my Christian Minecraft server?

[@Funnywargamesman]

Knock back sucks mah dude.

[@modius9755]

Saber’s sword from the Fate series has high speed compressed air encircling it. The air changes the refraction of light making the sword’s blade invisible. Opponents cannot judge the sword’s range nor can they see it’s shape. The compressed air can also be launched as a fatal projectile. And she can somewhat foresee the course of battle using one of her skills.

[@nojustno4209]

That sounds freaking cool

[@DragonlordRemi]

I thought of the same thing! Specifically Altria's sword, because there are a sh*t ton of "sabers"

[@modius9755]

@@DragonlordRemi True XD

[@rafaelcastor2089]

Edit: This comment is edited as to not spoil it anymore. You should clarify it is the Saber servant from Fate/Zero or Fate/Stay Night, there are a lot of other sabers.

[@modius9755]

@@rafaelcastor2089 I was catering to non-fans who might be interested in the show. Didn't want to spoil.

[@piniguin1]

a phantom sword that could de-materialize then materialize when user wants to. so if you need speed you de-materialize then materialize at parry. then de-materialize at attack and materialize just at the moment of impact

[@boredniko2406]

Technically you could probably dematerialize parts of the blade like that and use it to shiv people through even the heaviest plate armor.

[@ElderGrimm1994]

So, kinda like turning a lightsaber on and off during a fight?

[@beywheelzhater8930]

I've actually seen a similar thing done in an anime called Jojo's Bizarre Adventure In a nutshell a sentient sword could hypnotize it's wielder and freely shift parts of itself between tangible and intangible, a thing it used to attack a character named Polnareff with while behind a pillar. Sadly in the fight where the sword was beaten it didn't use this power nearly to it's fullest potential with a character named Jotaro punching the sword to pieces

[@legohexman2858]

3:50 I just wanna point out that the reason it did not burn him is because of the leidenfrost effect. When in contact with the steel, water he put on his hand evaporates creating an insulating layer of steam. Otherwise his hand would be severely damaged

[@troperhghar9898]

0:20 I would use the hell out of the "love music" enchantment

[@jackychang9148]

Troper H'ghar When in doubt, whip it out. First the sword, then the dagger that all men carry.

[@shadowhunter1429]

The Flirt enchantment!

[@wadespencer3623]

Searching for love in all the wrong places.

[@jpc4803]

That's.. um... a longsword you got. ;)

[@Rensune]

Troper H'ghar Considering all the different effects I'd just use it as a Sleep machine tbh

[@judgelance1311]

6:38 So, basically a Hydro-Chainsword. I love it.

[@darrianweathington1923]

the chain-axe has more mass tho, but the claws still look the best

[@bensarchett8416]

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!

[@randomshmuck4724]

Judge Lance13 If you make a demon weapon out of a chain weapon, presuming how bored the demon is you could make something exactly like that.

[@DuelJ007]

Magic instant tranquilizer on a stilleto, dagger, or throwing knife. "Avoid a riot and do it quiet"

[@Vodhr]

My all time favorite enchanted sword is "Oblivious", from the web comic "Goblins" SPOILER! A thousand year old sword, effectively removed from reality in 30 seconds upon aquiring it by one of the protagonists. Sword was originally enchanted to turn into the material it touches. They theories that it had magical safeguards to destroy itself if turned into fire, or unable to shatter if turned to ice. Now, the thing is, the dumb protagonist saw a magical tear in reality, removing what it touches from ever having existed, and sticks the sword into it... Turning the sword into a weapon made of oblivion - it technically doesn't exist outside of the perceived reality of it's welder. Any force apllied to it is nullified, meaning you could hang infinate weight on the sword, and he would feel no weight in his hand. And if he let go, the sword would literally create a tear in time to the next point where he is "reaching" for the sword. A pretty darn cool concept.

[@nojustno4209]

Cool

[@nojustno4209]

What would happen if it hit bare skin. (Before it got all timey whimy)

[@Vodhr]

​@@nojustno4209 Goodness I was realyl trying to answer to the best of my ability. But my best recomendation is GO READ IT! :D It is a great comic. It starts up roughly drawn as a sort of satire for a Dungeons and Dragons campaign. But the creater quickly improve his art, and the world becomes more than just a Dungeons and Dragons gag, while always keeping to the concept that it is a real existance inside of a fixtional world. Here, I will link you the part where he has just gotten the sword, and creates Oblivious with it. And I will leave any attempt at a reply I was trying to formulate! XD www.goblinscomic.com/comic/02072012 --------------------------------- The sword would act like any other sword in terms of what a sword should do; utilize the users strength to cut. Although, they do theorize that since the sword is made of the metaphysical concept of "Oblivion" which by itself as a concept is contradictory that to imagine oblivion as a source of nothing means that there must have been somethnig to remove ... YADDA YADDA YADD!!! Look, it is complicated. But in short, it mostly does what the wielder expect a sword to do, as he is to dumb to think of it in any other way, and to try and think of it in any other way would create a paradox of trying to understand oblivion, and thus, lessen its power. Let us say we do two strikes. One where he strikes with "oblivious" and an opponent block with his blade. And another where the opponent attacks him and is blocked with "oblivious". *For him, he is using a sword that has the same mass as a normal sword, but to him, it feels like litteraly nothing. So he can still, like a normal sword use it to swing and put his own strenght behind a cut, with the benefit of not getting as tired out for the weight of the blade. So the person deffending, it would mostly be like a regular sword attack. *When deffending, no one but the wearer can affect the blade, as such, hitting Oblivius would be worse than hitting a metal box the size of a building - as NOTHING can move it. Meaning that parrying with the sword has close to ZERO muscle exertion for the wearer (minus lifting your arms to place the blade on an intercepting path, ofcourse.) He could litteraly have a Giant with a sword swing at him, and he could litteraly lift his sword and hold it with his fingers and without any effort, parry the massive swing of a giant with a giants sword. And ofcourse, since it can not even move through time outside of the grip of the wielder, it can be grabbed out of thin air from everywhere without needing to carry, sheate or draw the blade. This, in the comic is at some point used to block a strike, where he lets go of the sword - and it stays perfectly in place to block the strike. He then reaches out behind his enemy and "reach" for Oblivious and pulls it out of the thin air from there and slash the opponent as he is still recovering from the initial cut.

[@nojustno4209]

@@Vodhr I read the first like 30 pages so far. It’s pretty cool Edit: So, It got better, but I’m also fucking scarred for life holy shit I did not expect those fucking death scenes.

[@Vodhr]

@@nojustno4209 And it only gets better! :)

[@weaponizedpizza8825]

self-salting weapons. unbelievable pain with every hit.

[@AZZAMNO1]

apply salt on wound. OOF

[@firstnamelastname489]

Very useful for making sandwiches too

[@asaenvolk]

Also endlessly drips with lemon juice

[@lukasnovella9001]

Your literally salting the wound.

[@alexandermatheson8312]

And is made of steal strong paper that will always cut you

[@fluffypinkpandas]

The obviously OP one would be lightning. But rather than a taze, its a total release of energy. Sure a sustained current makes them tense up. But a meaty capacitor POP satisfyingly welds and magnetizes armor to itself and sends sparks flying.

[@oliverworley5162]

If a Knight in full armour was to earth themselves theolir armour would act like a farriday cage and they would bee unaffected,

[@LostInNumbers]

@@oliverworley5162 But now he can't ride a horse. making this a superb anti heavy cavalry enchantment.

[@fluffypinkpandas]

@Filip Nikolic well too bad, your getting all of the energy in a single bolt

[@yigitaliyldz4549]

@@oliverworley5162 wouldn t it still fry them from the heat? It still is 25k+ degrees celcius

[@oliverworley5162]

Honestly I don't know, a farriday cage conducts the electricity and isn't hot after wards si I presume not, but things may function differently with the armour. If you find out, let me know

[@lolsflint7598]

It's simple: Sharpness V, Knockback II, Sweeping Edge III, Fire Aspect II, Unbreaking III OR Mending, Looting III (for monsters).

[@chainattack6412]

Mending all the way

[@gmann215]

There's always the enchantment of Caladbolg. When you cut with that sword, it creates giant rainbow discs that can shear the top off a mountain. Or Fragarach, which leaps out of its sheath and lops off your attacker's head before he can draw his own blade. Gae Bolg is a spear that, when it's thrown in a particular way, sends thousands of tiny spines throughout the target's body. It's basically instant death. Yeah, Irish weapons tend to have pretty cool powers.

[@strangerinastrangeland6865]

Isn’t that last one held in the toes as well?

[@haise1748]

For other Irish weapons, the spears Gáe Buidhe and Gáe Dearg left wounds that could never be healed

[@xyon9090]

*Lifesteal all the way*

[@faurana]

imagine a duel or even a tournament where everyone had lifesteal blades ... that could take quite a while to finish

[@sindweller]

Provided that you're a competent swordsman since there's no point in having a life stealing enchantment if you can't land a blow on anyone.

[@satansamael666]

Deathtouch and undeathtouch FTW!!!! Also reanimating the corpse into an undead friendly creature.

[@andreasmuller4666]

Nah future sight + a slight speed bonus to make it extra humiliating for the oponents.

[@oliverheierth]

lifesteal and hyperarmor

[@WarlandWriter]

I see a lot of physical speculations that are a little off. I would correct it, but I don't feel like writing a several-thousand-word essay trying to explain in words what is much easier explained in pictures. So instead I have a proposal: Can you do a collab on this subject with Kyle Hill from Because Science? Physically accurate speculation about fantasy is his cup of tea, and I think he'd like something like that. Just a suggestion, but I think it would suit both of your channels.

[@Khroniclas]

WarlandWriter good idea tbh, I hope skall sees this.

[@NereidAlbel]

I second this motion.

[@SrGundisalvus]

yes please that would be excelent

[@MakoSDV]

Kyle does the calculations. Check out his new Because Science Live shows where he answers things off the top of his head.

[@ShadowBurn666]

I also support this idea.

[@GogiRegion]

I like to think of the generic tabletop RPG enchantments as something that magically guides you (kind of like Guidance in D&D) into hitting in a more vulnerable spot, which is why it makes it easier to hit as well as deal more damage.

[@zicko42]

That weight enhancement is one of several that pops in my head when I saw the title, though I picture it slightly different. The weight is always as light as feather for you, but it weighs a castle for your foe, instead of constantly changing the weight on impact. Another one is shape changing enhancement. While it is useful to have one sword that can change it's shape into any kind of sword according to your needs, imagine you thrusting your sword toward your opponent's neck, but made it so that you miss. And when he let his guard down, knowing your thrust miss it's mark, you alter the shape of your sword as if the blade branches to the side and made a cut. Other scenario is you could alter the length of your sword when your enemy have memorized the range of your sword. That counts as shape changing too right? As of elemental enhancements (fire, water, etc) most people would want to make some sort of slashing attack that "launch" whatever elements thier sword have along with the slash. And another element I thought of is light, no, it's not for turning your sword into lightsaber, but it could function as your source of illumination when fighting in the dark, or when your enemy is blocking your attack (where your sword is closer to their face) you could direct the light to your opponent's face, blind them momentarily, and go for the kill. Lastly, I think this is the enhancement that could "negate" defense, intangibility enhancement. You can use your sword normally to defend yourself, but when you attack, your sword goes intangible, right through their defense, whether its another sword, any weapon, shield, or any armor, and becomes tangible once it touches your opponent's flesh. This is quite nice topic, shame I didn't discover your channel sooner.

[@jasdanvm3845]

A shapeshifting blade should be restrained to a determined number of shapes to not be way to ridiculous. 3 shapes make sense to me, this would also reduce the difficulty of using the weapon. A code word for each shape would do.

[@gawayne1374]

Nice vid. But don't try scooping molten steel at home. It's is done with a wet hand technique and you need to know what you are doing kids ;)

[@savrtuthd]

Leidenfrost effect :)

[@Woodledude]

Aw man. I got all this molten steel and I was just about to scoop it. Don't even have any water. Can I use chlorine trifluoride instead?

[@deptusmechanikus7362]

W00dledude You can just pee on your hand 👌🌚

[@Demockracy69]

Don't listen to this guy, scoop whatever you want, when you want. fuck the consequences.

[@marcoshalberstadt7646]

That would be some very painfully masturbation there dude. It's probably not a good idea to "fuck the consequences".

[@Navak_]

*Silence* - The blade and whatever it strikes make no noise at all. Perfect for assassinations. *Thunder* - The blade makes a booming, thunderous noise whenever it strikes. Intimidating, but mostly just cool. *Smoke* - The blade makes a cloud of smoke with every strike. Encourages a tricky fighting style. *Torch* - The blade releases a flash of light when striking. Good for exploring in the dark. Not very good for fighting. *Blinding* - Only the cutting edge releases a flash of light. Doesn't flash the wielder in the eyes, only his opponent. *Superheated* - The blade itself is very hot and cuts through armor. *Igniting* - Whatever it strikes catches fire. The blade itself is cool, immune to its own enchantment. Perhaps leaves a residue of very flammable material on whatever it strikes and this residue does not ignite on the sword. *Lightning* - Electric shock. Overpowered. Potential nerf: blade has to be struck by lightning to gain its charge. Double nerf: the sword can only call lightning in certain conditions, ie during a natural storm or on a mountaintop (like Gandalf luring the Balrog up the Endless Stair to the mountaintop to deliver the lightning-charged killing blow). *Venom* - Poisoned blade, doesn't even have to be magical. *Curse* - Similar to venom but with some unholy magic effect, like the Morgul Blade turning Frodo into a wraith. *Hex* - Shitty goblin version of Curse, afflicted person is unlucky and has strange things happen to them for awhile. *Soul Harvest* - No combat effect, but the sword claims the soul of anything it slays. Perhaps the souls empower the sword itself or perhaps the sword is just a means of collecting them for some other necromantic use. *Bloodthirst* - Similar to Soul Harvest but with blood magic. The sword physically absorbs/drinks any blood it touches, growing a deeper shade of red. Blood may empower the sword, or fuel some blood magic, or perhaps may simply feed a demon imprisoned in the blade. Sometimes might need to drink your own blood. *Cursed Blade* - If mortal heroes dispatch your shitty skeleton warriors and try to use their armaments, they will find themselves cursed by wielding the blade. Good for arming hordes of undead, golems, or robots. *Consecration* - Consecrates the ground beneath the blade when striking or perhaps only when parrying/parried. Good for keeping hordes of undead at bay. *Transparency* - Better for a shield. One-way transparency so the wielder can see through it. *Invisibility* - A completely invisible blade could be useful, especially if the wielder is familiar with its length and the opponent is not. Defending against it would be difficult. Ideally the hilt is not also invisible, otherwise this enchantment would be something of a nuisance. *Musical* - Striking with the blade plays music. Blade dancer type enchantment. Perhaps each different type of strike plays a different note, and experienced blade dancers display their skill by playing a song while also dismantling their opponents. Or perhaps the sword knows what song it wants played, and grows stronger with each correct note. *Purge* - Dispels magical effects from whoever it strikes. Super useful in fantasy with a lot of magic / buffs (mm, Carsomyr in Baldur's Gate 2). *Void* - Shield enchant, shield surface is a portal to a bottomless void. Would allow you to get very, very close, or even snag your opponent's weapon on the wrong side of the portal inside your shield. Tragically useless as a sword enchant. Probably overpowered as hell for its out-of-combat utility. *Pain* - Pretty much for torture without damaging the victim too badly. I could see this enchanted on a Nazgul's dagger or secondary weapon. Would have to have some intimidating red visual effect. Well that was fun. I could do this for hours and come up with some ridiculous shit. Hell, Cupid runs around with arrows enchanted with Lust, why can't the player have some bizarre effects? Personally I like Stone to Flesh. No, not Flesh to Stone, Stone to Flesh. You can animate any statue you happen to come across, but most of the time you just turn rocks into a stinking gory mess.

[@Kingofthecrazy]

Most of these are dope as all hell

[@Rattler04]

Yes but how do you have the time

[@lebanemcarl68]

Im pretty sure the sword would crack if you tried to force that much magical energy into it lol

[@Rolonok]

silence: strike your equipment for master level sneakage also: accidentally cut yourself on the edge, while cleaning, forever mute but never heard

[@j550k]

OH MY GOD MAKE THIS A SKYRIM MOD

[@Drjrey-pi6re]

A blade that transforms into a beautiful waman. that would fcking keep me in the house, safe and sound without the worry of fighting anybody. Good enough for me

[@sebastianstewart6894]

There are hugely logical magical systems in non fiction as well, such as Icelandic rune staves, vedic mantras and alchemy.

[@SeaforgedArtifacts]

Now that's an idea! Enchanted sheath that encloses the blade into a pocket sized object, allowing the user to sneak a weapon into heavily guarded areas.

[@andpoo7759]

SUNLIGHT BLADE!!! how do you not even mention it?!? I guess we can't all be so grossly incandescent.

[@Da_Shark]

PRAISE THE SUN!!!!!

[@resart5445]

Hydron colider sword

[@resart5445]

jack roberts \[T]/

[@lartas7960]

and poo you would get roasted

[@budakbaongsiah]

Do you want to be blind? That's how you got blind.

[@ikanberapi2189]

some real enchantment : -Sharpness -Poison -Explosion (basically gunpowder on a sword) [Only activates when there was a spark while fighting] -Rotating blade (Basically a Chainsaw) [Only activates when there was an electric current]

[@derpytw]

there are 2 (distinct) versions of magic systems in fiction(according to brian sanderson.) soft magic is purposfully vague and undefined. the goal is to make the fantasy world seem more fantastical. hard magic is pretty obiously, the opposite, it has its rules. its defined, its upper limit is pretty clearly stated. (such as, in full metal alchemist, the law of equivalent exchange is absolute. not only is it a moral issue, its a law in the same realm as gravity.) there are places for both, i prefer magic systems that are a bit more rigid though. Edit, after making it a minute and a half in, i see you already know this XD i jumped the gun. also, suprised you didnt bring up the defensive properties of an Air blade, i could see you becoming much harder to hit from arrows, a volley of arrows coming at you? deflect them all with a swish of your sword

[@Burningnewt]

My favorite enchantment is duct taping a handgun to the side

[@hafor2846]

I have an even better idea. Fuse a knife to a rifle, maybe with a specifically designed mechanism to keep it below the barrel. I would call this spell "Bayonet"

[@jacobbenns6090]

I cast Magic Missile!

[@Kokuyous3ki]

Duck tape huh.

[@LunarEclypse]

@Lance Clemings or a nokia

[@Epicmonk117]

Those water-based cutters actually have abrasive additives (such as garnet powder) in the water to help them cut

[@fernandotrevinocastro1018]

Epicmonk117 Water pressure weapon?? I highly recomend goblin slayer

[@Owlfeathers0117]

True... might need to throw in a bit of elemental earth magic in there too.

[@IronLucario2012]

The way he described it immediately made me think of the sword as basically a magical super-chainsaw at that point.

[@johanstrom8473]

It's true, it's the abrasive that does the cutting. You run a water jet without the abrasive when you want to engrave the surface of the metal.

[@StarshadowMelody]

Technically you COULD parry with the "low-tech lightsaber" as it'd have the blunt side, you know, still be blunt. Just use that.

[@eddyweaver8814]

It’s funny you mention seeing into the Future, One Piece describes this exact phenomenon perfectly. In one of the arcs a character is very clearly weaker than Luffy but he had him and his teammates on the rocks because he could see into the future. Future Sight effects in combat as you said are completely decisive unless both people have them.

[@GegenscheinVRC]

This is similar to something they have in Mistborn (one of the books he mentioned at the beginning), where they get their powers from eating metals. There’s one metal, the rarest, that gives them future sight. They see an image of what their opponent is about to do. If their opponent is also using this metal, they see dozens of conflicting images, as their opponent can see what they are going to do based on what they can see what their opponent is going to do, and the feedback ruins it for both of them.

[@eddyweaver8814]

@@GegenscheinVRC Exactly the only real answer to precognition is precognition of your own; or absolutely dwarfing levels of skill between the two combatants. OR catching someone unaware depending on how your precognition works.

[@dumnor]

@@eddyweaver8814 I imagine if you attack in a way that it doesn't matter what opponent does short time precog doesn't really benefit opponent. Deadmans switch on a grenade. Spreading number of small needles, gas, falling rocks etc...

[@mr.kittysavestheworld695]

@@dumnor Yeah. This is one aspect of precog that people really miss. It's a ridiculous power to be sure, but just because you know something is coming doesn't mean you can actually stop it. The user can only move so fast. People often greatly overestimate the Force precog power Jedi have, for instance, because they miss this point.

[@craigcrawford3368]

Force damage is effective for cutting. An enchantment that not only takes the same shape and direction of your attack but carries through past your swing and through the point of contact. Depending on the power of it, you could do the classic anime thing where you slice an object meters away from your reach and effectively dismember or destroy.

[@char1194]

The strongest magic sword is one that magically blasts bagpipe music towards the enemy

[@asiwir2084]

He said no op stuff.

[@TripleBarrel06]

Char11 I see you've discovered Iann McDougal's Blade of light, peaceful Music. I surrender unconditionally.

[@013wolfwarrior]

Char11 Celtic magic

[@rcengineer8159]

For a sword i would like an " ignore armor " enchantment

[@lebanemcarl68]

What if you had armour that teleported everything that hit you away from you.

[@fishyfishyfishy500akabs8]

@@lebanemcarl68 make it appear behind the opponent too

[@lebanemcarl68]

@@fishyfishyfishy500akabs8 lol

[@ScrewDatNoise]

I believe in Dnd there are magical daggers that only inflict internal damage. Pretty badass assassin weapon

[@jonathanlovelace521]

They have that in every movie.

[@JemstoneGames]

Rapier with a piston. With practice, you could time it so that your thrust matches that of the motor or piston, meaning that when you strike the motor/piston adds extra force to your strike. It would also be frustrating to block as it would have a slightly circular motion. For the wielded this wouldn’t matter as they know the timing and what to expect with it.

[@LordEnder86]

The ice one would be good for leveling the field as well, just sweep the sword over the ground your fighting on, and wear armor boots with a good grin that digs into ice, and your opponent would be slipping around.

[@CommissarGamza]

I want the necromancer blade. resurrect whatever you kill as an eternal skeletal servant.

[@Elias-mt6ze]

Commissar Gamza what are you doing here. And isnt a chainsword enough. To purge in the name of the emperor offcourse.

[@braydoxastora5584]

a Chain Necorsword

[@ralphzzycarpena9994]

Commissar Gamza Kurome from akame ga kill

[@dank_smirk9971]

Commissar Gamza HERESY!! This is Nurgle talk!

[@guardsmenwilhelmragnarokhe861]

HERESY COMISSAR!!! DO YOU MEAN THE CHAINSWORD INVENTED BY OUR ALL LOVING EMPEROR IS NOT GOOD FOR PURGING AND KEEPING GUARDS IN LINE !?!? YOU DARE INSULT OUR MANUFACTORUMS? HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN YOUR SENSE OF HONOR AND PRIDE TO BE A COMISSAR OF THE IMPERIUM!? I SHALL SEND INQUISITORS AFTER YOU AND THEY WILL FIND YOU! YOU BETTER HAVE AND EXPLANATION HERETIC!!!

[@kaeskawood9020]

There is one of the more obvious enchantments that you overlooked, but it's less sword-fight related and more just a nice perk- a self maintaining piece of equipment. Think of how damn useful something like that would be. It doesn't even need to be a super fast repair job in the case of damaging the item in question for balance, but as a convenience measure it'd be insane. Busted some rings on your maille vest? No worry, it'll be good as new by morning, and it won't have rust patches in the armpit area. Sword has a knick in it? Don't grind it out, just wait a little while. Now if it's outright broken in half or completely sundered beyond repair, then it might take a lot longer to fix itself, or it might not even work at all. "Armorers HATE him! See how he cuts repair bills with one simple enchantment!"

[@Skallagrim]

It's a good one, but I can't exactly cram every conceivable enchantment in a single video. :)

[@LazyLifeIFreak]

Enemies may come and go but fatigue is a constant threat. (AkA; why you should choose Ankheg plate mail and not Full Plate Mail.)

[@JustGrowingUp84]

@Kaeska Wood This is the first thing that came to my mind. It's essentially the "basic" type of enchantment that any decent enchanted piece of kit should have. @ LazyLife IFreak Nice Baldur's Gate reference.

[@JWLuke787]

Kaeska Wood memory metal sword?

[@kaeskawood9020]

Something like that, sure. The point of having the weapon or piece of armor maintain itself is so that you don't need to spend that time and effort and can focus on something else. Also, @Skallagrim, you're right, it would take bloody hours to think of everything that could be used, but I do think you could make a video about novel applications of magic and alchemy that aren't used much in fantasy works. Remember, the difference between science and magic is knowing *exactly* how things work (well, more than that, but as a fundamental, yes).

[@adamthompson626]

My magic sword is called “gun.” Its trasformic and makes handling different but it turns it into a ranged weapon. Its kinda costly to use but great when you don’t want to get close.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

Ah, Damoren!

[@UnswimmingFishYT]

You should do more videos on this sort of thing; not many people seem to bother applying logic to enchantments

[@Quasarii]

oh come on we know the best enchantments... sharpness 5 mending fire aspect knockback 2 sweeping edge unbreaking 3

[@drummerofawe]

Nah looting would be key you'd be rich

[@103276561]

Don’t forget bane of arthropods. For those of us that’ll use the blades against tiny spiders.

[@mewion6774]

Fire Aspect 2, and Sweeping Edge 3. No need for unbreaking, and knockback is negative.

[@X606]

@@mewion6774 you cant forget Sharpness V and mending, thats like the main source of the power. Also unbreaking III is great

[@moobattle]

Don't put knockback on a serious pvp sword wtf

[@Azmarov]

I know I'm late to the video, but I think a transmutation enchantment that transmutes anything it strikes into gold would be OP. Not only is gold much softer than steel, but it's also almost 3 times heavier. Plus you could melt down and sell your fallen foes to pay your troops. Win-win! You parry a strike, and suddenly your sword is almost 3 times as heavy and bends/dulls as easily as aluminum. Next strike lands on your wooden round shield, and it increases over 23 times(!) its normal weight. If it's strapped to your arm, you're hitting the ground with it. It might even dislocate your shoulder and tear a few muscles.Thicker cloth garments hit with this sword/hammer would send the wearer crashing to the ground as they are slowly crushed to death by their own armor. Even thin steel plate would become incredibly hard to move in. This is how I imagine the Burden enchantment in Oblivion should have worked.

[@Palatinus-Z]

Azmarov That's brilliant, lol.

[@lebanemcarl68]

Lead would be even worse and you could sell it to assassins!!

[@ciberzombiegaming8207]

@@lebanemcarl68 why lead would be worse? it lighter than gold and isn't that much useful at poison making

[@lebanemcarl68]

@@ciberzombiegaming8207 1 lead is softer than gold 2. Lead itself is a poison.

[@ciberzombiegaming8207]

@@lebanemcarl68 lead is barely poisonous on contact with skin (i know , i smelted lead from old car batteries) some plants are more toxic on skin contact than lead, like Heracleum sosnowskyi

[@WomanSlayer69420]

2:50 "life leech" is actually an enchantment in most games and is usually one of the best ones. Absorb health makes you harder to kill without sacrificing on potential damage as the health absorption counts as extra damage.

[@LydsTherinNotamon]

This video has had a big influence on my worldbuilding, arguably flavoring an entire magic system I've tried to design. I just wanted to give you some thanks on that front

[@whydnot]

Dude. I'd want the Bo-Staff of Diarrhea.

[@echbruh6598]

Dog 1 Some of y'all are evil😂

[@dustycrustyhomelessman1648]

just imagine shanking someone with a dagger of dysentary and watching them shit themselves to death

[@shinobisauren]

'The dagger of dysentery' I know a few dungeon masters who would take that idea and run with it to the most ridiculous of places.

[@lorddemonoss3945]

Dead island shout out!

[@RampageMaster8]

Have you not seen Kickass 2, its called a "Sick-stick"

[@sobersnake4524]

Easy make my sword have a pommel that functions like a flag grenade but with even more pommels rather than fragmentation

[@luigivercotti6410]

The entire world dies due to pommel nuke. Also, flag grenade... your channel (jk)

[@andrelee7081]

You're a monster.

[@doombybbr]

Then you would need to end them rightly

[@soumyaranjankanr306]

The magnetic enchantement seems like sword equivalence of counter aim bot, like defend bot.

[@bigusdickus9903]

Density part got me thinking: what about the ability to deflect kenetic force, changing its vector? Say you parry someone, not only would you not feel any force, your opponent's blade is hit with both the reactionary force, and the force he exerted upon your sword, essentially doubling the kenetic energy your opponent will recieve each time he comes in contact with your sword. Not too OP, but still very useful imo. You could arguably disarm your opponent and send his sword flying out of hand with just a strong sturdy parry.

[@gibbous_silver]

this but on armour

[@methyllithium323]

About the ice enchantment - keep in mind that even if the enemy is in thick heavy armour, freezing it will make it much more brittle and also the shrinking could lead in cracks aka hitting the armour with the sword would be just like hitting a porcelain vase with a kitchen knife (better not try it). Actually when you think about it - this might be the best enchantment, since it is able to easily destroy any metal weapon or armor on impact, and all you need is to think up of a way to keep your own blade from freezing.

[@jackgeedubs1855]

RitsarStudios or have the enchantment on a mace or some other blu tnforce weapon

[@GrammarPaladin]

Fantastic, just make it a mace, or a blunt polearm using that material and there is nothing that you could break at that point. Or use an axe, you don't have to hold a edge as much as you would with a sword in order to cut. So with an axe you can still cut your foe with a relatively dull blade.

[@Unicorn161]

It would need to be frozen before it's struck for that to haven any chance of happening.

[@blackdeath4eternity]

+Chester B. i think within this comments thread we are assuming that the enchantment is powerful enough to freeze what the weapon is swung at just before impact.

[@Nurk0m0rath]

Or that you just hit it a second time after the first hit froze the target.

[@TrueMentorGuidingMoonlight]

The mass/density enchanted sword is simulated by Mjolnir’s enchantment. Where a worthy wielder feels a light weapon, but the strike against the unworthy opponent feels super heavy. Although I think the heaviness is only felt when Mjolnir strikes the opponent directly, rather than clashes against another weapon.

[@johnfrancisdoe1563]

Colin Velius That's only the American Comics Mjölnir. The original one has the boomerang enchantment and the mass, while Thor has the strength.

[@Khroniclas]

Alexander The Great True but even with those artefacts Thor is the only one strong enough to wield it. (If I am not mistaken.)

[@TrueMentorGuidingMoonlight]

I just want to put the worthiness enchantment on my glasses. It’d be hilarious to place my glasses on my enemy’s face, and watch him fall to the floor.

[@DerpwaldDuck]

It pleased us Mistborn fans as well! :D Great talk! In Dota there's a character who's a Captain with an ability that makes him spray/splash water in a cone from the enemy he strikes. Everyone's always like "Lol, some water has never hurt anyone" but you just brought up the point that ends that argument. Water can cut steel if shot with enough velocity/pressure! Thanks

[@revampedharpy09]

4:50 oh good lord, could you imagine being in full plate armour, and it suddenly starts heating up to red hot... that sounds like a terrifying way to go, cooked to death in your own armour...

[@Epicmonk117]

Boi what about a lightning enchantment? Then again, that would just be like strapping a tazer to your sword...

[@geeleiia8807]

thats my idea too, a lightning enchantment would be the best, bcs you can just electrocute someone by cutting or just touching a conductive type of metal (steel), as in the weapon or armor of theirs.

[@wlanalex]

You mean like that chinese sword modification in fallout 4?

[@edwardnigma9756]

Easily countered by a having a nonconductive hilt. And if the person is wearing armour, they are unlikely to be electrocuted because of all the padding material they wear under it. It might kill someone by disrupting their heart if it drew blood and formed a closed circuit that included the heart (See the Darwin's Award "Resistance is futile"). Swords being designed the way they are, that seems unlikely to me. Maybe a flanged mace would be better, although it would probably have the same effect as a taser. Then again I'm assuming a small electrical current, if it was powerful enough to overcome all the resistance of the armour, padding, and human flesh, it would probably have the same effect as a lightning strike, but be wary of keeping it on for too long or you might melt your blade! Also, try not to let your guard be broken or you'll electricute yourself!

[@Nomo-sapiens]

I think the armor of the enemy will be like a faraday cage

[@geeleiia8807]

Edward Nigma padding could be conductive if it was soaked in sweat, also the hilt to be made with a non conductive material would mean no metal hilt, and i dont think any non metal material would be able to withstand the forces.

[@CidGuerreiro1234]

An invisible blade. It would take some time getting used to it, but it would be extremely difficult for an opponent to dodge or parry its attacks.

[@Marcusjnmc]

I loved that in Soul Callibur with Yun Seong, my friend had a lot of trouble with it ^^

[@CidGuerreiro1234]

You can have an invisible weapon in the Dark Souls games too. It's confusing as hell to fight one since you can't really tell the lenght of the weapon and its exact location when the opponent attacks.

[@SavageEntertainmentYEAH]

Like dark rift from darks souls 3

[@moseswong1231]

I 'd say that will not turn out as useful as you think it will be. True, you may try to play the opponent around at the beginning as they don't know its length and type, but after a couple clashes of the blades, an experienced foe can roughly predict the length and type. Well, it is definitely better than nothing, but probably not worth forgoing other, more insane enhancements.

[@CidGuerreiro1234]

Moses Wong If the opponent doesn't know you have an invisible sword you could easily kill him before he even had the time to figure that out. Imagine fighting someone who looks unarmed but actually has a sword?

[@Th0tsandprayers]

His SO is the unsung hero of this channel, whenever they show up I just start giggling

[@aravioli4203]

Imagine the ice sword that has a blade so cold that it is covered in a layer of ice

[@WillcraftAnimations]

Yes, this pleased me as someone whose favourite content of yours is talking about how fantasy stuff would work in reality. My main reason for subscribing was to get some useful info for fantasy writing, so seeing two videos in that category so close together is lovely.

[@fledgling9097]

yeah, I'm writing a fantasy novel as well and his videos are incredibly instrumental in the development of fight scenes.

[@fledgling9097]

this video made me think of an air blade, a large blade made lighter by holes through it, but each hole is a concentration of air that explodes outward at the wielder's command. so he could turn it sideways and blast his opponent off balance. not sure if I'll use it but pretty neat idea. I think as far as the magnetism goes a heavy metal shield would be pretty freaking good XD

[@Sawtooth44]

oh hello... i did not expect to see you here

[@WillcraftAnimations]

I've been getting that a lot recently. I thought I had long since fallen into irrelevancy and my days of being recognized in random places were over, but... I guess not. Wish I was able to put out content that makes me earn it though.

[@Sawtooth44]

nope its just i always, well remember. its like traveling the multiverse and timelines, you are bound to see lookalikes where ever you go or just find other travelers along the way

[@starhalanonim2859]

The most interesting enchantment I've ever seen was from anime "Overlord". ( Spoiler alert). First, you cast invisibility on sword and your hand. Then, you create ilussion of that sword and your hand. I DEFFINITELY would use that enchantment.

[@bjaurus6375]

Reminds me of something similar in Dark Souls 2. Their mainhand was relatively normal, but their offhand was a giant fucking hammer with an invisibility enchantment. In real life it would be pretty noticeable, but in game it can be easily missed.

[@aiden-sy3ex]

so it would look like your going for one attack while your actually reaching for a different area? that's a pretty unique enchantment

[@usernamesystem3586]

Rogue Viper your attacks cant be seen

[@TheRotMGPerson]

@Casandshail the joke is that is doesn't do anything at all

[@xoshnax5962]

@@TheRotMGPerson no the illusion would fake people out while your actual invisible hand will land the lethal blow

[@wistlermplightning765]

Something cool could also be an enchantment that prevents the weapon from getting dull or a sword for example, that grants the user instant sowrd fighting mastery as long as its in the hand. This is a really cool topic and I like your take on this, by making the enchantments not crazy op.

[@JarrettAlley]

Alright, best intro by far. Literally gaffawed

[@azuredominion837]

Blight blade: cut and injuries don't heal

[@ricardonelson7628]

vorpal blade dc.wikia.com/wiki/Vorpal_Sword

[@kasp7674]

Better to just dip your blade in a bit of lethal poison.

[@curvy4655]

Only realy has an affect in the long term though, which could be cool but probably wont change the outcome of the current fight. Unless your opponent is using magical healing of some kind, which I guess makes sense in a fantasy world

[@lordvlogemort3793]

That doesn't really help you win a fight, though.

[@jaimemunoz5920]

The downside is if you cut yourself sharpening or cleaning your blade it does not heal.

[@jaegerpony]

I would make a sword of resurrection. Stab someone in the heart with it? They're constantly dying and coming back to life. I call it Schrödinger's Sword.

[@supersanttu7951]

Jaeger Pony GER? *poses furiously*

[@jaegerpony]

Nah, Canadian/Finnish. ^^

[@supersanttu7951]

Jaeger Pony I am really confused, but that was meant to be a JoJoke Spoiler for part 5: One of the Stand [Golden Experience Requiem]'s special abilities is an infinite death loop. I almost felt bad for Diavolo.

[@jaegerpony]

Oh, never seen the show. I thought you meant GER as in German because of my name. =P

[@andresmarrero8666]

@@jaegerpony nice torture device but please put the poor guy out of his misery.

[@Sept_Erreurs]

excellent work .

[@seannahmcauliffe9766]

This was really cool

[@berzerk130]

not gonna lie, this is a bunch of great ideas for magic weapons in my next dnd campaign

[@llKirosll]

I opened up a notepad and started writing as he spoke, can't forget any detail :D

[@geeleiia8807]

If you want ideas just hit me up, im a mechanical engineer student, can help with the phisics side and some ideas :D

[@freyja5800]

About the Mass-changing Sword: The argument that the kinetic energy increases with mass only holds if the velocity is constant. If instead the impulse of the blade is constant it would actually decrease. As such, if your blade has constant impulse and the mass drops to almost nothing on impact, it would turn into a hyperrelativistic weapon with incredible kinetic energy.

[@elizabethmcwhorter3445]

relativistic enchantment? sounds amazing

[@Nukestarmaster]

Ah, but the inertial mass modulation wouldn't conserve momentum, it would conserve velocity (which incidentally is the way inertal modulators almost always work in fiction).

[@charlescox290]

For a good example of why this doesn't work is with tractor pulling contests. The tractor pulls a weighed sled and as they travel the weight of the sled addicts closer and closer to the back wheels off the tractor. It becomes harder for the tractor to pull the sled even though they amount of power they are using doesn't decrease.

[@tf9956]

Speaking of weight change, how about when on contact, anything the blade touches makes that object at least 10x heavier.

[@harmonicarchipelgo9351]

Like that one blonde Lieutenant from Bleach? That really was an epic ability. The only way to counter him was to either have an even better OP ability, or never let his sword touch you or your weapon (which only works if you knew what his Zanpakuto's ability was and still gave him a massive advantage)

[@arielbenitez98]

Mistborn! I love the series i have the original trilogy set with the white cover art. Did not expect

[@giovannigennaro9732]

That air one, sounds useful on arrows.

[@EpsilonUnitGaming]

About your density enchantment, instead of changing the blade’s weight, the sword Wabisuke from Bleach doubles the weight of anything it cuts. All you’d have to do was block a strike or two, and their sword would become too heavy to wield. Also, any armor hit would pretty much immediately render the opponent immobile.

[@SunsetInStone]

lmao bleach is a terrible show.

[@EpsilonUnitGaming]

JukeInTheBox Whether you like the show or not is irrelevant, as it’s your opinion. I’m just pointing out some of the swords have interesting abilities, and one of them applied to something he mentioned in a potentially more useful way.

[@SunsetInStone]

I'm not saying you can't like the show or the comparison you made was bad. I'm just saying Bleach is objectively terrible, which is disappointing considering its manga writer had so much potential, and Bleach permanently ruined his career. Feel free to email me at my actual email [e-mail] if you have any further inquiries.

[@EpsilonUnitGaming]

JukeInTheBox I never had any inquiries to begin with.

[@SunsetInStone]

I hope you understood that I was joking. I do actually own that email address tho lmao.

[@YourCrazyDolphin]

I was just figuring more generic things, like a blade that never dulls. Or, taking from a ability in d&d, a spirit bound blade: you can teleport it back to your hand at will. Basically, you can't be disarmed except by literally losing your arms.

[@metalvisionsongcontest7055]

Thanks for confirming the validity of a classic Dungeons and Dragons Frostbrand! 😁

[@victormillen8393]

Oh my God I love the mistborn series