Stick The Savant Posted January 6 Report Share Posted January 6 Who do you think the best Cosmere swords man is? I would assume it's between Taln and Arsteel, they are both noted as being the best fighters of their respective group. I would lean towards Taln since he has lived longer, although I don't know how much his skills improve while he is on Braize. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alder24 Posted January 6 Report Share Posted January 6 7 hours ago, Stick The Savant said: Who do you think the best Cosmere swords man is? I would assume it's between Taln and Arsteel, they are both noted as being the best fighters of their respective group. I would lean towards Taln since he has lived longer, although I don't know how much his skills improve while he is on Braize. Taln. WoT slight spoilers WoB: Spoiler Questioner How would Adolin fare against the greats like Lan, Rand, Galad, and how would Kaladin and his spear fare against Mat? Brandon Sanderson It’s really hard to say this, because what are different characters’ skill levels and things? For instance, I generally count Lan as the strongest and the best. My [Wheel of Time] books that I wrote show that. I think Lan would beat Adolin. You just can’t replace the twenty years of intense practice that Lan has, and the wisdom, no matter how talented of a rookie you are -- even though Adolin is not a rookie. I think Lan could go toe-to-toe with anyone non-immortal in the cosmere, because a lot of the cosmere people have an advantage, right? Taln has spent 4,000 years practicing with weapons. Granted, he spent a bunch of that time being tortured as well, but you know. He has many lifetimes behind him, and has been able to be killed making mistakes and never make those mistakes again. That is a leg up on someone like Lan or like Adolin that is just of a supernatural level. And so, while I think Lan would beat any swordsman in a fair fight from the Cosmere, I would count anyone who has a greatly expanded lifespan as an unfair fight. Like, I don’t think Lan would be able to stand against the better duelists among the Heralds or even against Vasher. Vasher’s got multiple lifetimes of practicing with the sword. How would Kaladin do against Mat? It depends, Mat’s luck is a very big wildcard, and how is the luck on Mat’s side and how is karma working in Mat’s favor or against him in that given moment? That’s part of what makes Mat fun. So Kaladin is a soldier, again, not a duelist. Kaladin is really good with a spear, but his training is in war, his training is to be a battlefield captain. What even is Mat? Mat has been trained by fate itself with weapons, which is just really hard to play. Let’s call that a tie, edge probably to Kaladin. Lan beats Adolin or basically any duelist but you put him up against the Heralds and he has a much harder time. YouTube Livestream 16 (Aug. 20, 2020) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duxredux he/him Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 No one else going to say it? No one? Best sword man is Nightblood. He beats an Honorblade and even recently got a number of votes as best roommate in the Cosmere. Tragically when Vasher had to choose between his wife and the best roommate, the roommate won. That's how best sword man Nightblood is. Apologies for the grammar and insensitivity of that last, I know where the door is. Like @alder24's WoB points out, Taln really is the best and has spent millenia both practicing and training the soldiers of the epoch kingdoms. Based on Dalinar's visions, while it's unlikely that the 10 Shardbearer stances taught to modern Shardbearers are directly preserved teachings from Taln, it wouldn't surprise me if they were ultimately derived from his trainings. Notably even Vasher seems just fine passing on the Stances. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MistbornMathematician Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 On 1/9/2024 at 5:54 AM, Duxredux said: Best sword man is Nightblood. He beats an Honorblade and even recently got a number of votes as best roommate in the Cosmere. Tragically when Vasher had to choose between his wife and the best roommate, the roommate won. That's how best sword man Nightblood is. objectively correct Best sword man, and the best sword, man. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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