All holy swords, especially, the strongest ones such as Caliburn and Durandal holds immense offensive power. In addition to their holy powers, which is extremely lethal against Devils and creatures of darkness, as well as Fallen Angels. There are Sacred Gears that have the ability to create Holy Swords, such as Blade Blacksmith, but they are inferior to the real ones. Rather than being actual blades, they are produced using the light power of Angels. There are "false" holy swords that are used by exorcists against Devils, which are the most basic types. In extreme situations, those who are unable to adapt to the holy element can suffer death. However, the process is not always successful, as some people are incapable of adapting to the holy swords. There are methods to create artificial holy sword wielders, such as through a special blessing ceremony to place a Light Container into them, and to transfer the light element from one person to another. However, natural holy sword wielders only appear once in a decade. įor one to be capable of wielding a holy sword, they must possess a high amount of light element in their bodies. There are also holy swords in factions such as Japan, but these are commonly referred to as Holy Spirit Swords, like the Totsuka-no-Tsurugi and Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi. Holy Swords are known to be one of the creations of gods, but there are those who reached the domain of god who created some of the most renown holy swords through using magic and alchemy, which resulted in the creation of "true" holy swords wielded by legendary heroes such as the original King Arthur wielding Caliburn and the True Excalibur, as well as Roland wielding Durandal.