Aluminum metalminds

[Tamriel Wolfsbaine]

In the world of things that can block shardblades we have aluminum and full metalminds.  

Does anyone think there is a bonus interaction for a totally crammed full aluminum mind shaped as a shield or a blade?  

[AirKoala]

Wouldn't aluminium by itself be enough? What would it being a filled metalmind add?

[Tamriel Wolfsbaine]

2 hours ago, AirKoala said:

Wouldn't aluminium by itself be enough? What would it being a filled metalmind add?

That is my question.  If aluminum being a filled metalmind is just redundant at that point.  

Investiture does some weird things.  Aluminum acts differently with investiture at every turn.  I wonder if aluminum metalminds are as cut and dry as all the others.  

[Quantus he/him]

There's a pretty strong indication that even the Metallic Arts dont actually Invest Aluminum.  Per WOB, Aluminum doesn't Compound, rather it just destroys the Aluminum. And since the Hemalurgic power "Removes All Powers" but doesnt transplant them, it's likely that Hemalurgy doesnt actually Charge the metal either.  

 

 

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Andrew The Great (paraphrased)

What would happen if a person were to burn a metal that was Feruchemically charged using Allomancy?

Brandon Sanderson (paraphrased)

The metal used in Allomancy is like a key or a doorway to the power that Allomancy actually uses. The metal acts as a filter, much as the Aons in Elantris do, to determine what the power actually does. However, if the metal is Feruchemically charged, then it will basically become a super-burst of Feruchemical power with no Allomantic effect. The Feruchemical charge acts as a filter as well as the metal, and changes what the power does. in this case, say you were burning steel, you would just be massively speedy for a second, and wouldn't actually have the ability to push on anything Allomantically. Hope that answered the question. I get the concept, so if you need me to explain it differently, let me know and I'll try. Oh, the other thing I forgot is that this concept only works if it's a metal that you charged yourself. If it's a metal someone else charged, it would just work like regular Allomancy, and the Feruchemical charge would just cease to exist.

Andrew The Great (paraphrased)

If someone aluminum or duralumin burned the Feruchemically charged metals, what would happen?

Brandon Sanderson (paraphrased)

Basically the same thing as above, except with aluminum. Aluminum, they would just go away.

Idaho Falls Signing (June 20, 2009)

 

 

 

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FireArcadia

Is there any use to being a copper Compounder, from a Feruchemical point of view? I think the same point would also apply to an aluminum Compounder.

Brandon Sanderson

Some combinations, like some abilities themselves, aren't really that useful. That said, being able to Compound copper...that could do some things. Aluminum, not so much.

17th Shard Forum Q&A (Sept. 25, 2012)

 

 

[AltonicKeys he/him]

From what I've seen, aluminum blocks all investiture, I don't think there's a fall-off. An aluminum mind shield would be like a fail-safe kinda deal.