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The '''Honorblades''' are the magical swords carried by the [[Herald]]s to fight the [[Voidbringers]] during the [[Desolation]]s. They were pieces of Honor's soul that gave their wielders access to his essence.{{wob ref|1572}}
 
There are ten Honorblades total, one for each Herald. Every Honorblade is unique, covered in various glyphs and patterns.{{book ref|sa|part=prelude}} The respective hilts of each of the Heralds's Honorblades appear to be the same as the glyph that represents the order of [[Knights Radiant]] that that same Herald leads. Honorblades are technically a type of [[Shardblade]]{{17swob ref|post|42215|Three types of shardblade|date=26 September 20122807}}{{17s ref|post|44676|Honorbladesbut are shardblades|date=31both Octobermore 2012}}powerful butand aremore likelyof morea powerful"prototype."{{wob ref|8499}} The honorblades were once able to operate [[Oathgate]]s, but it is "debatable" whether they still can.{{wob ref|3495}} Honorblades can also be summoned and dismissed like a Shardblade.{{book ref|sa|part=prelude}} However, if the Herald holding the blade dies, the weapon itself vanishes too. It also doesn't automatically vanish when the holder accidentally lets go of it.{{book ref|sa1|epilogue}} One does not need to be a Herald in order to use an Honorblade either.{{wob ref|4459}}
 
The [[Shin]] have somehow gained possession of the Honorblades. One is given to [[Szeth]] when he becomes [[Truthless]], but Truthless do not usually have Honorblades.{{wob ref|5089}} However, the Shin do allow people who are not Truthless to use them, for currently unknown situations and reasons.{{wob ref|5090}}