Magical Sword Proficiency

Magical Sword Proficiency
Roy Greenhilt (The Order of the Stick) wielding his family's Greenhilt Sword.
Power/Ability to:	Be a master in wielding a magical sword.

"I'm not a sorcerer. I am a Swordsman!!"

― Ardis (The Swordsman Called the Countless Swords Sorcerer)

The power to wield a magical sword. Variation of Enhanced Swordsmanship and Magic Weaponry.

Also Called

• Magic Sword/Blade Aptitude/Combat/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Proficiency
• Magic Swordsman/woman
• 魔法の剣士/Mahō No Kenshi

Capabilities

The user, either innately or through training, is a master of wielding a sword of magical power and origin. They can also inherently imbue magical energy into their sword, which can grant them powers like spellcasting or augmentation while enhancing the user’s swordplay abilities.

Applications

• Adaptive Weaponry: Through magic, a user's sword can adapt to various situations.
• Idiosyncratic Manipulation: The mythical skein can become an extension of the wielder to such an extent that they can control it remotely.
  • Weapon Calling: Certain users can summon or call their swords to them from afar.
• Magical Force Manipulation: Certain swords are capable of controlling vast, incredible magical powers and forces that are capable of either mass destruction or manipulation of the very scales of reality.
  • Magic Infusion: Users can infuse their sword with magic, empowering and energizing it and allowing the user to manipulate its qualities and efficiency.
• Spell Casting: Users can cast spells through their swords.
  • Incantation: Through an incantation, users can achieve almost anything with their sword.
    • Inscription Casting: Users can write down magical spells, symbols, or arrays on their swords and activate them to create a desired effect. With further experience, some users can ⠀⠀imbue⠀⠀ the written subjects with ⠀⠀magic⠀⠀ beforehand so they't consume their magical power when in combat.
      • Spell Blades: Users can either use a sword as a conduit to cast spells or cast spells onto the blade itself to enhance it.
  • Magic Cutting: Users can project magic in a way that allows them to cut through matter from a distance.
    • Cutting Wave: Users can project their magic energy in a way that allows them to cut through matter from a distance.
    • Sword Beam Emission: Users can use a sword to fire powerful beams/blasts of magical energy/matter or use the beams to enhance the cutting range of their sword.
      • Slash Effect/Projection: Users can combine various effects/forces of magic to project the slashing effect of a sword as if they were a projectile.
    • Razor Wind: Usually exclusive to users of Air Magic, the user can project air/wind through their sword in a way that allows them to cut through matter from a distance.
  • Spathíkinetic Combat: With magic, users can infuse their control over swords with their physical combat.
    • Severing: Users can sever anything regardless of their nature, from physical objects to abstract concepts, or sever the target without harming the accompanying objects.
• Sword Manipulation: Some users can create, shape, and manipulate swords, shaping and combining them as needed or moving them with magic.
• Weapon Summoning: Users can conjure their fabled blade edge from a hidden cache accessible only to them.

Variations

• Broadsword Proficiency
• Demonic/Divine Sword Proficiency
• Longsword Proficiency
• Multi-Sword Proficiency
  • Dual Sword Proficiency
• Sentient Sword Proficiency
• Short Sword Proficiency
• Katana Proficiency
• Jian Proficiency

Associations

• Kendo Mastery/Magic Mastery
• Magic Generation: The user's sword can generate magic, acting as a source for the archaic energy and can even empower its wielder.
  • Magic Bestowal
• Magic Weaponry
  • Magical Blade Construction
• Mystic Object
  • Magic Sword
• Powerful Objects
  • Powers Via Object
• Worthiness Enchantment

Limitations

• Anti-Magic/Magic Destruction/Magic Immunity/Magic Negation
• May require a specific sword.
• May be powerless without a sword.
• Magic may have a price.
• Sword may be stolen.
• Strength of spells could be dependent on strength of magic.
• Power within sword may strain the user.
• May require a degree of training or exposure.
• May take time to achieve mastery.

Known Users

See Also: Cool Sword, Magic Knight, and Master Swordsman

• Sakura Kinomoto (Cardcaptor Sakura)
• Guts (Berserk)
• Yami Sukehiro (Black Clover)
• Licht (Black Clover)
• Fanzell Kruger (Black Clover)
• Seiya Ryuguin (Cautious Hero: The Hero is Overpowered but Overly Cautious)
• Jason Todd/Red Hood (DC Comics)
• Tapion (Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon)
• Various Characters (Fairy Tail)
• Saber Spirits (Fate series/TYPE-MOON)
• Shin Walford (Kenja no Mago)
• Various Demons (Konjiki no Gash Bell!)
• Edelweiss (Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry)
• Stella Vermillion (Rakudai Kishi no Eiyuutan)
• Various Characters (Rave Master)
• Users of Sword of Dios (Revolutionary Girl Utena)
• Various Characters (Re:Zero ~Starting Life from Zero in a Different World~)
• She-Ra (She-Ra: Princess of Power)
• Mara (She-Ra: Princess of Power)
• Gourry Gabriev (Slayers)
• Complains of Names (Goblins: Life Through Their Eyes)
• Alibaba Saluja (Magi the Labyrinth of Magic)
• Various Characters (Sword Art Online)
• Arata Kasuga (Trinity Seven)
• Ardis (The Swordsman Called the Countless Swords Sorcerer)
• Roy Greenhilt (The Order of the Stick)
• Dane Whitman/the Black Knight (Marvel Comics)
• Various Characters (Fire Emblem series)
• Irelia (League of Legends)
• Kain (Legacy of Kain)
• Raziel (Legacy of Kain)
• Various Characters (Warcraft series)

Gallery

Anime/Manga/Aeni/Manhwa

Arguably the greatest swordsman in the Clover Kingdom, Yami Sukehiro (Black Clover) utilizes his incredible swordsmanship in conjunction with his Dark Magic abilities.

A magic swordsman, Fanzell Kruger (Black Clover) is highly proficient in swordsmanship as he utilizes powerful Wind Magic with incredible swordplay.

Licht (Black Clover) wielding his Sword Magic in battle.

Tapion (Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon)

Dai (Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai)

The Celestial Spirit King (Fairy Tail)

Freed Justine (Fairy Tail)

Gourry Gabriev (Slayers)

Ardis (The Swordsman Called the Countless Swords Sorcerer)

Arata Kasuga (Trinity Seven) wields the Black Imperial Sword Judecca with great skill, able to fight on pair with Abyss Trinity.

Shiba Roses (Rave Master)

Haru Glory (Rave Master)

Lucia Raregroove (Rave Master)

Zeon (Konjiki no Gash Bell!) has his partner, Dufaux activates the Sorudo Zakeruga spell to create a blade made of lightning magic.

Cartoons/Comics

Jason Todd/Red Hood (DC Comics) wielding the mystical All-Blades.

Acknowledged by various masters of swordsmanship and swordplay as the one of, if not, the greatest swordsman in the world, Dane Whitman/the Black Knight (Marvel Comics) wields the Ebony Blade the cursed magical sword of his family with the finesse of a master.

Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) is able to use Excalibur with great skill. As a result of wielding the weapon, he disrupted the flow of time, threatening to consume the world in a black hole.

Lin Lie/Swordmaster (Marvel Comics) wielding the Sword Of Fu Xi.

Video Games

Irelia, the Blade Dancer (League of Legends)

Kain (Legacy of Kain)

Videos

Irelia The Blade Dancer Champion Trailer - League of Legends

Zoro VS Erza (One Piece VS Fairy Tail) DEATH BATTLE!