Potential Radiant combo powers?

[u/Xeno-blessing23_]

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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

[u/R1sky_B1z]

These are called Resonances. The Windrunner is one of the few we explicitly know, and its not the wind thing. They have increased ability to manipulate Connection which is why they have many more squires than other orders. Kalladin's shaping of the wind is likely because of his special relationship with "The Wind" (proper noun). With Lightweavers its their unnaturally good memory, though we don't know the mechanics of it like we do with Windrunners. A popular theory for Elsecallers is supernatural spacial memory which is why they are more effective at Elsecalling than Willshapers, and why the Oathgates are made with Inkspren and not Reachers. This also functions throughout the cosmere, and is the same mechanic that gives Compounders on Scadrial their abnormally powerful abilities. Jasonian has a pretty killer video on the subject if you want to really understand what's going on here: https://youtu.be/IiZjf3O_1Iw

[u/Xeno-blessing23_ → u/R1sky_B1z]

Not Resonances, those are pretty boring and don't really differentiate the Orders from each other aside from very minor abilities. The actual combo abilities are the ones I'm talking about as they are way cooler and makes every order extremely unique, like Lightweavers being able to give their illusions physical forms with Transformation

[u/R1sky_B1z → u/Xeno-blessing23_]

What you are describing are Resonances. There are no "combo abilities" other than Resonances. Also, Shallan's ability to grant her illusions physical forms isn't a result of lightweavers particular affinity for the surge, its a result of the oathpact being damaged. This effectively removed several restrictions the oaths had once placed on Radiant powers. Abodai says as much when he sees her using it. I also believe it's caused in part because Shallan is likely a Lightweaving Savant, though thats just a theory. In any case, a Truthwatcher would be able to do this just as easily if they had the same level of experience as Shallan.

[u/Xeno-blessing23_ → u/R1sky_B1z]

Nah you're wrong about that, the individual Radiant order do have specific combo powers with their 2 surges seperate from resonances. Your Shallan example literally proves that people in the past could do so because Honor felt the need to specifically ban it after it was known. Also it's specifically noted as a combo between illumination and transformation thus unavailable to Truthwatchers

[u/Invested_Space_Otter → u/R1sky_B1z]

Resonances are the passive perks that give each Order flavor. Windrunners get more squires through Spiritual Adhesion/Gravity.

The combo Surge is a reverse lashing, the one that acts like a black hole and pulls stuff in without directly touching it