History Main / MagicalWeapon

* ''Literature/EnchantedForestChronicles'': The Sword of the Kings is able to aid in casting spells or undo them, along with absording and attracting magic in general. It also makes many judgment calls on its own, including the selection of the heir designate.

** Cas is killed with a white arrow which unerringly struck him from a very long distance and is difficult spot due to an enchantment on it.
** Zumordan weapons also have enchantments that a person with [[ElementalPowers an Affinity]] can sense simply by touching them, and show others by a specific MagicalGesture.

Humans have been using weapons since before we even became ''Homo sapiens'', and as such, they are deeply ingrained into culture and mythology. However, while many have been very effective, few real-world weapons would allow someone to take on an entire army by themselves, slay a monster the size of a skyscraper, or banish a demon from this world forever. To do that, you would need powerful magic or a far more powerful weapon. Or, you could have them both in one convenient package. A Magical Weapon (sometimes called an enchanted weapon) is a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin weapon that has magical properties]], which usually fall into the two basic categories of doing something unusual, or doing normal things really well, though obviously these can coexist.

* ''Literature/DaughterOfTheSun'': Orsina's sword is enchanted to light up when she triggers this with a prayer.

* ''LightNovel/{{Gokudo}}'': Gokudo is an AntiHero adventurer who's all but heroic, but then found a [[GenieInABottle djinn]] who helps him to get a magical sword that [[FlamingSword throws fire]] [[SwordBeam as a beam]] and [[LoyalPhlebotinum comes back to him if it disappears]], since the sword makes a bond to him.

Being OlderThanDirt [[note]] The Mesopotamian god Ninurta had a mace named Sharur that could fly and talk [[/note]] and nigh-Omnipresent in Fantasy and Mythology, there are many possible properties of these weapons, many qualifying as tropes on their own. Common properties and subtropes include:

** Cas is killed with a white arrow which unneringly struck him from a very long distance and difficult spot due to an enchantment on it.

* ''Literature/FightingFantasy'': In the main setting, certain types of entity can only be harmed by magical weapons, so you occasionally get "magic swords" which don't have any powers beyond being generically magic. In ''Vault of the Vampire'', you could get one as a second best if you were severely lacking in hit points and unwilling to undergo the BloodMagic ritual that got you the SwordOfPlotAdvancement.

* ''Anime/OutlawStar'': "Caster" is a term that refers to a user of {{mana}}. In antique times of the series timeline, there were magic users as well special weapons created to shoot magic as if were bullets (called "Caster shells") that were able to nullify, block and even destroy other magic. In the actual era, these weapons are considered antique and scarce, being few people in the universe who still keep or use them. [[HeroProtagonist Gene Starwind]] and one of the [[SiblingsInCrime MacDougall brothers]] are the only characters who wield them, with Gene using his [[IconicItem Caster Gun]] effectively against the Tao Magic of the [[SpacePirates Kei Pirate Guild]].

** Diana's iconic Lasso of Truth is a mystical weapon with the ability to compel people to tell the truth. It can also, extend in length, dispel illusions and undo mind control.

** FlamingSword - may also be technological

** LightningLash - may also be technological

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* In ''Anime/OutlawStar'', there're the "Caster", a term which refers to a user of {{mana}}. In antique times of the series timeline, there were magic users as well special weapons created to shoot magic as if were bullets (called "Caster shells") that were able to nullify, block and even destroy other magic. In the actual era, these weapons are considered antique and scarce, being few people in the universe who still keep or use them. [[HeroProtagonist Gene Starwind]] and one of the [[SiblingsInCrime MacDougall brothers]] are the only characters who wield them, with Gene using his [[IconicItem Caster Gun]] effectively against the Tao Magic of the [[SpacePirates Kei Pirate Guild]].
* LightNovel/{{Gokudo}} is an AntiHero adventurer who's all but heroic, but then found a [[GenieInABottle djinn]] who helps him to get a magical sword that [[FlamingSword throws fire]] [[SwordBeam as a beam]] and [[LoyalPhlebotinum comes back to him if it disappears]], since the sword makes a bond to him.

** In Red Hood And The Outlaws, Artemis acquires the Bow of Ra, a magical bow created by the god Ra as a gift to the champion of the Bana-Mighdall Amazons.

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* In ''Film/{{Hellboy 2004}}'' the Spear of Longinus is said to make its wielder invincible, and to have caused Hitler's power to grow tenfold when he acquired it during his rise to power.

* In ''Film/HolyFlameOfTheMartialWorld'', there are two swords known as the Holy flames; there's both a yin and a yang variant, which can only be used by a woman and man respectively. Those with qi can tap into the magic power of the weapons, simply launching them at their opponents, shooting lasers, or even using them as a platform to crush their enemies or fly around on if the two wielders are together.

** Nightblood, which appears in both ''Literature/{{Mistborn}}'' and ''Literature/TheStormLightArchive'' will instantly vaporize anyone it hits, desires to destroy evil without [[ChaoticGood particular knowing what evil is]], and drains the life of both its victims and its wielder, though it can be fed with [[{{Mana}} Stormlight]] while on Roshar.

** The Honorblades have the same properties of shardblades [[note]] and shardblades were specifically crafted in their imitation[[/note]] except that they also [[PowersViaWeapon grant their wielders radiant powers.]] Both Honorblades and living shardblades can be used as keys to the [[MassTeleportation Oathgates]]
* In the Literature/FightingFantasy gamebooks' main setting, certain types of entity can only be harmed by magical weapons, so you occasionally get "magic swords" which don't have any powers beyond being generically magic. In ''Vault of the Vampire'', you could get one as a second best if you were severely lacking in hit points and unwilling to undergo the BloodMagic ritual that got you the SwordOfPlotAdvancement.

** In ''Literature/TheChildrenOfHurin'' Anglachel/Gurthang was a [[BlackSwordsAreBetter black sword]] made of ThunderboltIron that on top of being abnormally strong and able to resist the potent acid of a dragon's blood also possessed some degree of sentience, enjoying fighting evil, and briefly talked to Turin before his suicide, promising to kill him quickly and drink his blood so that it could forget being used to kill its master Beleg.

* Myth/CelticMythology

* Myth/ClassicalMythology

* Myth/MesopotamianMythology
** The Mesopotamian god Ninurta had a mace named Sharur that could fly and talk.
* Myth/NorseMythology

* Ubiquitous in most ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' settings, the most common varieties simply applying a bonus to attack and damage rolls made with such weapons.

Humans have been using weapons since before we even became Homo Sapiens, and as such, they are deeply ingrained into culture and mythology. However, while many have been very effective, few real-world weapons would allow someone to take on an entire army by themselves, slay a monster the size of a skyscraper, or banish a demon from this world forever. To do that, you would need powerful magic or a far more powerful weapon. Or, you could have them both in one convenient package. A Magical Weapon (sometimes called an enchanted weapon) is a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin weapon that has magical properties]], which usually fall into the two basic categories of doing something unusual, or doing normal things really well, though obviously these can coexist.

* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'': The Monado is a SituationalSword that can pierce the armor of a [[MechaMooks mechon]], but will pass harmlessly through anyone from the Bionis. It's also very choosy about its wielders, with Dunban being able to wield it but crippled by its long term use and Shulk being the only mortal who can wield it safely and access its true powers, which include a [[ComboPlatterPowers combo platter of ]] opening up its already long blade to reveal a variable-length LaserBlade BFS, casting a shield to block enemy abilities, making allies more agile so they can dodge attacks, making allies able to also damage Mechon, seeing the future, and sealing enemies' auras.

* ''Literature/NjalsSaga'': Gunnar had a magic Halberd that made its wielder invincible, and is notably one of the only major characters to survive the story, though partially by virtue of leaving the saga halfway through. He took it from a pirate who was invincible until the halberd got [[LeftStuckAfterAttack stuck in the boom of the ship.]]

Humans have been using weapons since before we even became Homo Sapiens, and as such they are deeply ingrained into culture and mythology. However, while many have been very effective, few real world weapons would allow someone to take on an entire army by themselves, slay a monster the size of a skyscraper, or banish a demon from this world forever. To do that, you would need powerful magic, or a far more powerful weapon. Or, you could have them both in one convenient package. A Magical Weapon (sometimes called an enchanted weapon) is a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin weapon that has magical properties]], which usually fall into the two basic categories of doing something unusual, or doing normal things really well, though obviously these can coexist.

* [[WeaponWieldsYou Being able to control the wielders body]]

* [[PowerCrutch Helping the wielder use existing powers ]]

* In ''Anime/OutlawStar'', there're the "Caster", a term which refers to a user of {{mana}}. In antique times of the series timeline, there were magic users as well special weapons created to shoot magic as if were bullets (called as "Caster shells") that were able to nullify, block and even destroy other magic. In the actual era, these weapons are considered antique and scarce, being few people in the universe who still keep or use them. [[HeroProtagonist Gene Starwind]] and one of the [[SiblingsInCrime MacDougall brothers]] are the only characters who wield them, with Gene using his [[IconicItem Caster Gun]] efectively against the Tao Magic of the [[SpacePirates Kei Pirate Guild]].

** Lúin of Celtchar was a lance with a burning head that had to be quenched in a cauldron of blood/venom (depending on the story) or else it would burn straight through its own shaft. If it was thrust at a man, it could kill him without touching him, and would kill 9 men when thrown, and was guaranteed to kill a king/royal/chieftain.

** Thor's hammer Mjolnir was the original ThunderHammer, could never miss when thrown, was indestructible, would return to the wielders hand by itself, and could be shrunk down and worn as a necklace.

** The forces of Chaos are the other prolific wielders of magical weapons, with chaotic weapons either developing magical properties through exposure to magic or simply being formed wholesale in the Realm of Chaos. Daemonsmiths can even bind living daemons into objects, creating especially powerful (and sapient) daemon-weapons for favored champions of the Dark Gods. All of these weapons also exist in ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'', where they can take the form of [[HauntedTechnology guns, chain-swords and other technologically-advanced items]].

* ''VideoGame/DeadCells'' has a number of magical weapons, most interesting Serenade, a talking flying sword that can wield itself or by wielded by you. Most oddly, it marks enemies for a critical hit after hitting them, which in only triggered by using the weapon in its other mode.

* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'': The Monado is a SituationalSword that can pierce the armor of a [[MechaMooks mechon]], but will pass harmlessly through anyone from the Bionis. It's also very choosy about its wielders, with Dunban being able to wield it but crippled by its long term use and Shulk being the only mortal who can wield it safely and access its true powers, which include a [[ComboPlatterPowers combo platter of ]] opening up its already long blade to reveal a variable length LaserBlade BFS, casting a shield to block enemy abilities, making allies more agile so they can dodge attacks, making allies able to also damage Mechon, seeing the future, and sealing enemies' auras.
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** While unable to draw on the winds of magic naturally, [[OurDwarfsAreAllTheSame dwarfs]] can cast spells by enchanting objects with RunicMagic. Common runes burn out after a single use, while "master" runes last indefinitely. With the decline of the dwarf civilization, many powerful runes have become a form of LostTechnology, and runesmiths can dedicate their entire (considerable) lives to reverse-engineering the esoteric rituals involved. Many fabled magic weapons of the human Empire, such as Ghal Maraz and the Runefangs, are powered by dwarf rune magic.

* {{Magic Wand}}s and [[MagicStaff Magic Staves]] Specifically channel magical powers

* Being created out of a magical being such as an angel or demon.

* The [[YourSoulIsMine souls]], [[BloodMagic blood]], or LifeEnergy of it's victims, wielder, or sacrifices made to it, especially for evil weapons.

* In ''Anime/OutlawStar'', there're the "Caster", a term refered to a user of {{mana}}. In antique times of the series timeline, there were magic users as well special weapons created to shoot magic as if were bullets (called as "Caster shells") that were able to nullify, block and even destroy other magic. In the actual era, these weapons are considered antique and scarce, being few people in the universe who still keep or use them. [[HeroProtagonist Gene Starwind]] and one of the [[SiblingsInCrime MacDougall brothers]] are the only characters who wield them, with Gene using his [[IconicItem Caster Gun]] efectively against the Tao Magic of the [[SpacePirates Kei Pirate Guild]].
* LightNovel/{{Gokudo}} is an AntiHero adventurer who's all but heroic, but then found a [[GenieInABottle djinn]] who helps him to get a magical sword that [[FlamingSword throws fire]] [[SwordBeam as a beam]] and [[LoyalPhlebotinum comes back to him if it dissapears]], since the sword makes a bond to him.

* In ''Film/{{Hellboy 2004}}'' the Spear of Longinus is said to make it's wielder invincible, and to have caused Hitler's power to grow tenfold when he acquired it during his rise to power.

* ''Literature/TheCosmere'' features a number of these in it's various worlds.
** Nightblood, which appears in both ''Literature/{{Mistborn}}'' and ''Literature/TheStormLightArchive'' will instantly vaporize anyone it hits, desires to destroy evil without [[ChaoticGood particular knowing what evil is]], and drains the life of both its victims and it's wielder, though it can be fed with [[{{Mana}} Stormlight]] while on Roshar.

** In ''Literature/TheChildrenOfHurin'' Anglachel/Gurthang was a [[BlackSwordsAreBetter black sword]] made of ThunderboltIron that on top of being abnormally strong and able to resist the potent acid of a dragon's blood also possessed some degree of sentience, enjoying fighting evil, and briefly talked to Turin before his suicide, promsing to kill him quickly and drink his blood so that it could forget being used to kill its master Beleg.

** Cú Chulainn wielded a spear made out of a sea monster's bone called the Gae Bolg that when thrust into an enemy grew 30 points out of its one point, invariably killing it's target and also requiring it's wielder to cut it out of their enemies corpse to retrieve it.
** Lúin of Celtchar was a lance with a burning head that had to be quenched in a cauldron of blood/venom (depending on the story) or else it would burn straight through it's own shaft. If it was thrust at a man, it could kill him without touching him, and would kill 9 men when thrown, and was guaranteed to kill a king/royal/chieftain.

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* In Film/HolyFlameOfTheMartialWorld, there are two swords known as the Holy flames; there's both a yin and a yang variant, which can only be used by a woman and man respectively. Those with qi can tap into the magic power of the weapons, simply launching them at their opponents, shooting lasers, or even using them as a platform to crush their enemies or fly around on if the two wielders are together.

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