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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]]{{17s ref|post|42215|Three types of shardblade|date=26 September 2012}}{{17s ref|post|44676|Honorblades are shardblades|date=31 October 2012}} but are likely more powerful. 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.{{qa ref|697|14|Can a Heralds blade be adopted by a non-Herald?|date=Dec, 2010}}
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}}
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== Surgebinding ==
Honorblades inherently grant the ability to [[Surgebind]]{{qa ref|949|12|Feb 16th, 2013 Interview with Brandon Sanderson|date=Feb 16th, 2013}}{{book ref|sa2|i|1}}. Presumably, each Herald's Honorblade grants access to the same two [[Surge]]s as the order of Knights Radiant associated with that Herald. Using an Honorblade,
[[Syl]] is the first to explicitly state this power of Honorblades, mentioning that "...[the blade Szeth had wielded would] turn anyone into a Windrunner..." She also states an Honorblade consumes the Stormlight of its user as well, thus Surgebinding granted by one requires "a dangerous amount" of stormlight.
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== Notes ==
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{{wob ref|5089|Szeth is special in getting an Honorblade|date=2017-09-01|event=Salt Lake City ComicCon 2017}}
{{wob ref|5090|Non-Truthless Shin can use Honorblades|date=2017-09-01|event=Salt Lake City ComicCon 2017}}
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