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(Just adding the proper footnote for my previous change)
(Here are some citations for you. I believe this should resolve your issue.)
{{image|The Blackthorn by Harry Shea-Pelletier.jpg|side=right|width=300px|[[Dalinar]] wielding [[Oathbringer (Shardblade)|Oathbringer]]}}
 
While there are a few differences between the various types of Shardblades, they all share a few common traits. All are larger but lighter than any normal sword ,{{disputedbook ref|sa2|44}}, often at or approaching six feet in length,{{book ref|sa1|prologue}} while simultaneously extremely light.{{book ref|sa1|18}}{{disputed}}{{wob ref|group=fn|text= Two references are used to claim that sharbales are lighter than normal swords, I think this may be incorrect, the first citation is from the WOK prologue. I read the prologue and was unable to find any reference to shardblades being lighter than normal swords, and Szeth's sword in the chapter is an honorblade anyway, which have different traits compared to a sharblade. The second reference was to WOK chapter 18, I looked through the chapter and I believe the citation is referring to this quote -> "the armor makes any man strong, and a shardblade is nearly as light as air itself". To me, this passage seems clearly hyperbolic in nature, and either way, the context seems to be referring to someone wearing shardplate, which would make anything seem light. I cannot remember where but I believe that I can remember a passage that mentioned that shardblades are about the same weight as a normal sword, which makes them seem light for their size, contradicting this wiki page which claims that they are lighter than normal swords. The passage I remember maybe Vasher talking to Kaladin but I could easily be wrong about that. Sorry about all of the uncertainty, I currently only have paper books and thus my ability to track down specific passages is rather limited. It's also possible that I completely missed something super obvious but I didn't want to let something that may be incorrect stay on the wiki. Thanks for reading!7134}} All Shardblades that are bound to a specific owner can be summoned{{book ref|sa1|prologue}} and dismissed at will.{{book ref|sa2|8}} When summoned, they appear in one's hand,{{book ref|sa1|prologue}} coalescing out of mist, with the shape the mist takes depending on the type of spren from which it was formed. For example, [[Mayalaran]] manifests as small vines before appearing as a Blade.{{book ref|sa2|50}} Additionally, water condenses along the length of the Blade when it appears.{{book ref|sa1|13}} They can appear inside liquid, shoving it out of the way, but cannot be summoned inside of a solid object.{{wob ref|14108}} When a Blade is dismissed{{book ref|sa2|5}} it also vanishes into mist.{{book ref|sa1|13}} They are composed of an unknown [[God Metal]]{{wob ref|109}}, the same type as appears on the keyhole of an [[Oathgate]].{{book ref|sa2|84}} The tensile strength of Shardblades is very high; while they can bend a small amount, Shardblades appear to be unbreakable.{{book ref|sa2|26}} Shardblades are said to have a sort of magnetism to them, anyone who sees one is drawn to it.{{book ref|sa3|7}}
 
Shardblades can cut through non-living objects, such as wood or stone, as if they are passing through water.{{book ref|sa1|prologue}} Even though they can cut through nearly any material, there is still a slight bit of resistance even when cutting through inanimate objects.{{book ref|sa2|44}} When cutting through an object, Shardblades leave behind distinctive perfectly clean cuts.{{book ref|sa3|50}} However, when swung at a person or other living object, the edge of the Shardblade will fuzz, leaving the physical body unharmed, and cutting the being's soul. It is still possible to Soulcast a person killed by a Shardblade.{{book ref|sa4|104}}{{book ref|sa4|114}} The wielder of the Blade feels a small tug of resistance as the Blade passes through living material.{{book ref|sa1|13}} If the Blade cuts the core of a person's limb, the person feels a flash of incredible pain and then the limb turns gray and becomes limp and numb.{{book ref|sa2|32}} If an internal organ is pierced by a Shardblade, it may be killed or cease to function.{{book ref|sa1|13}} If the Blade strikes the spine or head, the eyes of the person blacken and burn out with a dark smoke rising from them.{{book ref|sa1|prologue}} When a person is killed this way by a Shardblade, death is not instantaneous; it often takes a few moments for the person to be completely dead.{{book ref|edgedancer|8}} Once a person or other living thing has been killed, its remains can be cut like any other inanimate object.{{book ref|sa2|72}} This applies to plants as well; it takes two swings of a Shardblade to sever a plant, one to kill the soul and another to cut it. Non-living portions of a living thing, such as hair or nails can be cut with a Shardblade before the creature itself is killed.{{book ref|sa1|13}} Parts of a body that have been damaged by a Shardblade are typically referred to as Blade-dead.{{book ref|sa2|56}} Blood continues to flow through them, and they do not rot.{{wob ref|12881}}
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