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[[File:Raphael_Angel_Blade.jpg|thumb|350px|Raphael brandishing his angel blade.]]The weapon could be described as a long dagger or a short sword. It can be used to kill [[angel]]s, [[demon]]s, [[hellhound]]s, [[reaper]]s, and regular [[Nephilim]] ([[nephilimJack Kline]]being the product of an [[archangel]] makes him invulnerable to angel blades). It has not was revealed by [[Castiel]] that all angel blades have been revealed how an touched by [[God]], whether God actually created them is unknown. An angel creates a blade. It can also can drain an angel of their power, as shown with [[Castiel]] when he is wounded by [[Rachel]]'s blade, which causes him to lose most of his angelic power. It is also an efficient tool for torturing an angel as shown when [[Crowley]] tortures [[Samandriel]] with one. It was shown in [[6.03 The Third Man]] that angel blades briefly give off a blue spark of light when they clash with one another.

Although [[Uriel]] stated that the only thing capable of killing an [[angel]] is another angel, it seems that the blades are still effective in the hands of a human or [[demon]]. [[Castiel]] gives his blade to the Winchesters to use on [[Anna]],<ref name="five13">[[5.13 The Song Remains the Same]]</ref> and [[Dean Winchester]] kills [[Zachariah]] with one as well<ref name="five18">[[5.18 Point of No Return]]</ref> and later another angel to save [[Ezekiel]].<ref>[[9.01 I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here]]</ref> [[Sam]] is later able to use Castiel's blade to kill two [[demon]]s.<ref name="eight10">[[8.10 Torn and Frayed]]</ref> During an angelic fight, Rachel manages to pierce Castiel in the chest with her blade, but he survives, and he kills her. [[Meg]] is later able to use one to kill [[hellhound]]s, [[Hester]] and a demonwith a blade.

The power of each angel blade appears to vary upon the rank of the angel who owns it. [[Kali]] refers to [[Gabriel]]'s blade as "In [[Archangel Blade|an archangel's blade]]8." Gabriel's blade was capable of killing [[archangels19 Taxi Driver]], including himself. When an [[angel]] it is killed by this weapon, they explode with shown that an intense white light and their wings and halo are burned like ash onto the ground where their body lies. Archangels may only be vulnerable to archangel blades, and are immune to regular angel blades. However, blade can kill a [[Deanreaper]] and , as demonstrated when [[BobbyCrowley]] attempt to kill kills the rogue reaper [[RaphaelAjay]] with an [[one of his angel]] blade in blades. In [[68.22 21 The Man Who Knew Too MuchGreat Escapist]], which fails when he grabs it before it hits anything. After Crowley has a blade melted-down into [[6.22 The Man Who Knew Too MuchAngel-Killing Bullets|bullets]] the angelic blade is ineffective against for [[CastielCrowley's Gun|a gun]] after he becomes . As long as the new [[God]]wound is fatal, the bullets work just as well as the blade itself.

In [[812.07 A Little Slice of Kevin23 All Along the Watchtower]], Castiel pulls his blade on [[Crowley]], indicating that these blades are effective against demons as well as angels. Crowley dismisses the threat, but Castiel later confirms it in [[8.10 Torn and Frayed]] and it is seen when [[Sam]] kills two [[demon]]'s attempt to kill Lucifer with one. In [[8.19 Taxi Driver]], it is shown that an a standard angel blade proved that archangels can kill a [[reaper]], as demonstrated when [[Crowley]] kills the rogue reaper [[Ajay]] only be killed with one of his angel archangel blades. In [[8.21 The Great Escapist]], Crowley has a blade melted-down into bullets for [[Crowley's Gun|a gun]]. As long as the wound is fatal, the bullets work just as well as the blade itself. Angel blades have been shown to be able to kill [[Nephilim]] in [[8.22 Clip Show]] and [[hellhounds]] in [[6.10 Caged Heat]].

In The power of each angel blade appears to vary upon the rank of the angel who owns it. When an [[12angel]] is killed by this weapon, they explode with an intense white light and their wings and halo are burned like ash onto the area where their body lies.23 All Along the WatchtowerArchangels may only be vulnerable to archangel blades, and are immune to regular angel blades. However, [[Dean]] and [[Bobby]], Castiel's attempt to kill Lucifer [[Raphael]] with a standard an [[angel ]] blade in [[6.22 The Man Who Knew Too Much]], which fails when he grabs it before it hits anything. [[Kali]] refers to [[Gabriel]]'s blade as "[[Archangel Blade|an archangel's blade proved that ]]." Gabriel's blade was capable of killing [[archangels can only be killed with archangel blades]], including himself. After [[6.22 The Man Who Knew Too Much]] the angelic blade is ineffective against [[Castiel]] after he becomes the new [[God]].