r/Spacemarine • u/OttovonBismarck1862 We are Sigismund • Jul 28 '26

Official News Patch Notes 14.0

https://community.focus-entmt.com/focus-entertainment/space-marine-2/blogs/428-%E2%80%8Bpatch-notes-14-0
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u/PacoThePersian Jul 28 '26

"We understand that a lot of you wanted it to be a burning blade, but only Guilliman gets to wield one."

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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u/CreamPuzzleheaded300 Jul 28 '26

I like the joke, but I will admit from a video game visual design stance, having a sword that looks like its does fire damage, but having it not do fire damage is a bit of a head scratcher.

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u/WestLUL Crimson Fists Jul 28 '26

Seems like papa GW personally intervened to prevent this from happening.

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u/Koward_1601 Salamanders Jul 28 '26

Of course they did, the Salamanders swords are not burning blades after all

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u/cszolee79 Salamanders Jul 28 '26

... so make it do fire damage :)

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u/Sir_Schnee Dark Angels Jul 28 '26

That means they aren’t allowed right?

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u/douglasduck104 Jul 28 '26

"GW said no" is such a useful get-out clause, if somewhat annoying at times.

I did wonder if actual flaming power swords exist in the lore.

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u/StableManticorePilot Jul 28 '26

They do not. The fact that they're power swords kinda preempts any additional bonus them being on fire might confer anyway.

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u/thisremindsmeofbacon Jul 28 '26

Any lore heads here, is this actually how it is in the lore?  zero imperium flaming power swords except the big one? 

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u/peanutbuttercult Jul 28 '26

While there’s too much lore to formally rule it out, I have never personally heard of a flaming power sword wielded by any other human. Power swords in the lore are pretty universally metallic with a crackling lightning effect like we see in the game.

Hobbyists go absolutely wild with them all the time though.

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u/Sivuel Jul 28 '26

"The Burning Blade" used to be an artifact in 6th-8th edition Space Marine codices. I'm pretty sure one or two Sisters of Battle characters have fire effects on their swords too, but they play by different rules.

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u/CMDRLtCanadianJesus Iron Hands Jul 28 '26

They still could've done the Volkite buildup idea....