Category:Imperial weapons

C'tan Phase Sword
Used exclusively by Callidus assassins, the C'tan Phase Sword is an extremely potent close-combat weapon. In the background, it is said to "phase" in and out of "realspace" and is capable of bypassing armour and force fields alike. This characteristic is reflected in-game by the Phase Sword's special rules, which prevent any kind of saving throw from being attempted against wounds caused by the sword.[13]

It is suggested by the background information that the weapon itself has an inherent connection to the gods of the Necrons, the C'tan with which the weapon shares its name. In the third edition Necron codex, a story describes how a Callidus assassin stabs one of the disguised C'tan with her C'tan Phase Blade. Instead of being injured by the weapon, the C'tan simply reabsorbed it back into its body. This is actually reflected in-game by the Necron's special rules. In-game, a C'tan hit by a phase blade will absorb the weapon, disarming the offending attacker.