Would be supermagnets be powerfull weapons against Scadrian Metalborn?

[Sythrin]

Like many Feruchemists pierce themselfs with their own Metalminds to protects them from other investiture arts. And Allomancers carry with them the metals to drink. Don't know how its in the future and how Magnetism affects Investiture but I am curious.
Can a feruchemist get a RMI?

[alder24]

12 hours ago, Sythrin said:

Like many Feruchemists pierce themselfs with their own Metalminds to protects them from other investiture arts. And Allomancers carry with them the metals to drink. Don't know how its in the future and how Magnetism affects Investiture but I am curious.
Can a feruchemist get a RMI?

Yes, super magnets would be an annoying weapon to Scadrians in the future - as long as you can power it and get it close to your target.

As for MRI, Feruchemist can use it with no problems, if they leave their metalminds outside the room. A Hemalurgist however can't do it as it would rip spikes out of their body, potentially killing them.

[Argenti he/him]

1 hour ago, alder24 said:

Yes, super magnets would be an annoying weapon to Scadrians in the future - as long as you can power it and get it close to your target.

As for MRI, Feruchemist can use it with no problems, if they leave their metalminds outside the room. A Hemalurgist however can't do it as it would rip spikes out of their body, potentially killing them.

Depends if the feruchemist got it implanted. Less of an issue than Hemalurgy, though.

 

Edited July 18, 2025 by Argenti

[Nitpicking]

To be really obvious: only iron and steel feruchemists would be yanked around by an MRI (or other magnet). Small enough pieces of metal (like the flakes in a vial) would be OK in an MRI, but big pieces like feruchemical spikes would heat up, even if they are not magnetic. 

(I had an MRI earlier this year. My dental work didn't heat up much, or even enough to notice.)