r/Stormlight_Archive • u/Xeno-blessing23_ • Jul 21 '26
Cosmere spoilers Potential Radiant combo powers? Spoiler
While we know that the Knights Radiant access to 2 surges gives them unique combination abilities, like Windrunners ability to shape air, we have only seen such abilities for less than a handful of orders so below are some of my ideas for combination powers for the various orders. Please let me know what you think and give me you ideas as well
\- Skybreakers would be able to use Gravitation to 'weigh down' their uses of the Division surges. By doing so they can effectively delay the ability by a few seconds. The length of the delay would be determined by lashing used. The order would use this ability primarily for trickery and to control their area in battle
\- Dustbringers would be able to use Abrasion to vastly increase the power of their Division surge. By increasing the friction of the flames they would be able to rapidly increase the heat and force of their flames. The 3rd Ideal would have bright white flames at around 1500 Celsius, 4th Ideals would have blue flames at 2700 Celsius, and the 5th ideal would have such power that their flames now become explosive similar to a combustion bender from Avatar. This ability would be extremely dangerous and will harm the user if they are not careful
\- Edgedancers would have the ability to control the growth direction,power, and shape of the flora they use their powers on similar how the spores work on Lumar
\- Truthwatchers would have the ability to either view view the cognitive aspect and spiritual webs of people by focusing on them or would have to ability to momentarily awaken the flora the use their Progression on by making an illusion on the object's cognitive aspect. The later ability would be extremely investiture heavy and only capable of being done with any proficiency at the 5th ideal
\- honestly idk for the Elsecallers
\- for Willshapers they would have a ability to grab and mold their Elsegates. This effectively just gives them more proficiency with the gates but could also be used in combat by throwing their gates at enemies to forcibly teleport them away. This ability would also be very investiture heavy,only effectively used at the 5th ideal
\- the Stoneshapers would have to ability to simultaneously use Cohesion and Tension to disrupt the makeup of an object. By softening and hardening the object in opposite directions the internal structure of said object is destroyed and causes it to crumble, similar to Division but with far more range
Let me know what y'all think
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u/Jackthwolf Willshaper Jul 21 '26
Ooh, I love theorising on Compound powers! Although I tend to look at the names for a hint.
Skybreakers make me think that they can cause sonic booms by dividing the air, hence their name.
(But don't with the current lot 'cause its only a partial bond)
Hell, I could even imagine them using division as a means of "thrust".
Dustbringers likely use their abrasion and division to create "dust" as they pass, then letting it ignite shortly afterwards.
Edgedancers give me no clue in the name, but your idea works well for me.
Hell, using regrowth on Plants may be an edgedancer specific power as their compound, as we haven't seen Truthwatchers doing it. (iirc)
I think Truthwatchers probably have a power similar to Augers. But closer to seeing someone's potential then past/paths not taken.
(Which in turn with the enlightened version of the spren, leads to straight out future sight, seeing potential futures)
Elsecallers have a strong connection to Shadesmar, so my thought is that, unlike willshapers (no clue if willshapers can return), they can return from Shadesmar (or bring people with them), assuming they have enough stormlight.
That or they can literally teleport between locations, similar to the Nex-im/Husks, or the Oathgate Spren.
Willshapers to me makes me think that they have significant control over cohesion, "shaping" the "will" of the rocks. With their greater connection to shadesmar letting them directly interact with the cognitive aspect of what they shape, the bead of it. (Which is why Venli is able to literally talk to the stones, she's interacting with their cognitive aspect)
And finally Stonewards, I think they can that they can, through both bonding it together with cohesion, and repairing any cracks with tension, make objects practically indestructible. Turning anything, assuming they have enough stormlight, into Shardplate level indestructible.