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|Powers= Can kill :<br>* [[Angels]], * [[Demons]]* [[Hellhounds]], * [[DemonsNephilim]], * [[Reapers]], * [[NephilimMonsters]] and Humans.|location= [[Angels]]<br>[[Sam Winchester]]<br>[[Dean WinchesterDemons]]<br>[[CrowleyHunters]]

Angel blades are the primary choice of weapon for angels. The existence of the weapon is revealed when [[Uriel]] first attempts to kill [[Castiel]].<ref name="four16">[[4.16 On the Head of a Pin]]</ref> In subsequent episodes many [[angel]]s carry the blades, including [[Castiel]] himself.<ref name="five01">[[5.01 Sympathy for the Devil]]</ref> [[Demon]]s such as [[Meg]], [[Crowley]] and [[Abaddon]] have also taken to carrying these blades<ref name="seven21">[[7.21 Reading Is Fundamental]]</ref><ref name="eight07">[[8.07 A Little Slice of Kevin]]</ref><refname="nine10">[[9.10 Road Trip]]</ref> as well as Sam and Dean.<ref name="nine01">[[9.01 I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here]]</ref><ref name="nine02">[[9.02 Devil May Care]]</ref><ref name="nine03">[[9.03 I'm No Angel]]</ref>

[[File:Raphael_Angel_Blade.jpg|thumb|350px|Raphael brandishing an angel blade.]]The weapon could be described as a long dagger or a short swordwith a tri-blade pattern. It can be used to kill [[angel]]s, [[demon]]s, [[hellhound]]s , [[reaper]]s, and regular [[Nephilim]] ([[Jack Kline]] being the product of an [[archangel]]smakes 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 powerenergy to the point of hindering his time travel ability. 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.<ref name="six03">[[6.03 The Third Man]]</ref>

Although [[Uriel]] stated that the only thing capable of killing an [[angel]] is another angel, it seems that possibly because these blades were exclusive to angels at the time.<ref name="four16" /> 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 [[EzekielGadreel]].<ref>[[9.01 I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here]]<name="nine01" /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. <ref name="six18">[[6.18 Frontierland]]</ref> [[Meg]] is later able to use one to kill [[hellhound]]s, <ref name="six10">[[6.10 Caged Heat]]</ref> [[Hester]] <ref name="seven21" /> and a demonwith her own blade.<ref name="eight17">[[8.17 Goodbye Stranger]]</ref> After [[the Fall]], angel blades have become more common around the most experienced hunters such as [[Asa Fox]], [[Arthur Ketch]], and the Winchesters.<ref name="twelve06">[[12.06 Celebrating the Life of Asa Fox]]</ref>

It may be is shown that the higher the rank of an [[angel]], the more powerful the blade he carries. can kill a [[Kalireaper]] refers to , as demonstrated when [[GabrielCrowley]]'s blade as "an kills the rogue reaper [[archangelAjay]]'s bladewith one of his angel blades.<ref name=" Gabriel's blade was capable of killing archangels, including himself. When an eight19">[[angel]] is killed by this weapon, they explode with an intense white light and their wings and halo are burned like ash onto the ground where their body lies8. Archangels may only be vulnerable to [[Archangel Blade|archangel blades19 Taxi Driver]], and are immune </ref> The Winchesters have also been able to regular use angel bladesto kill reapers<ref name="nine03" /> as well as Castiel. However, <ref name="twelve09">[[Dean12.09 First Blood]] and </ref> At one point, Crowley has a blade melted-down into [[BobbyAngel-Killing Bullets|bullets]] attempt to kill for [[Raphael]] with an [[angelCrowley's Gun|a gun]] . As long as the wound is fatal, the bullets work just as well as the blade in itself.<ref name="eight21">[[68.22 21 The Man Who Knew Too MuchGreat Escapist]], which fails when he grabs it before it hits anything. After </ref> The [[6.22 The Man Who Knew Too MuchApocalypse World]] the angelic blade is ineffective against [[CastielBobby Singer (Apocalypse World)|Bobby Singer]] after he becomes the new did something similar resulting in bullets and shotgun rounds capable of killing both angels and demons.<ref name="twelve23">[[God12.23 All Along the Watchtower]]. </ref>

In [[8.07 A Little Slice of Kevin]]During a fight with Lucifer, Castiel pulls his manages to stab him with an angel blade on [[Crowley]], indicating that these but Lucifer is completely unharmed. He is similarly unharmed by being shot with a hundred bullets made from melted-down angel blades are effective against demons as well as angels. Crowley dismisses <ref name="twelve23" /> Castiel's later attempt to kill a weakened Lucifer with an angel blade to the threatabdomen likewise failed, but Castiel later confirms it in did cause him harm.<ref name="thirteen12">[[813.10 Torn and Frayed12 Various & Sundry Villains]] and it is seen when </ref> However, [[SamAsmodeus]] kills two believed that an angel blade to the heart could kill Lucifer in his weakened state though this was never tested.<ref name="thirteen13">[[demon13.13 Devil's Bargain]]s </ref> During an encounter with one. In [[8.19 Taxi DriverRaphael]], it is shown that Dean and [[Bobby Singer]] attempted to attack the archangel by throwing an angel blade can kill a at him, but Raphael caught the blade before it could make contact.<ref name="six22">[[reaper6.22 The Man Who Knew Too Much]]</ref> However, though archangels can't be killed with the blades, as demonstrated when they can have their [[Crowleygrace]] kills the rogue reaper extracted using them like a regular angel.<ref name="thirteen07">[[Ajay13.07 War of the Worlds]] with one of his angel blades. In </ref><ref name="thirteen21">[[813.21 The Great EscapistBeat the Devil]], Crowley has a blade melted-down into bullets for </ref> An attempt by [[Crowley's Gun|a gunMiriam]]. 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 [[NephilimJack Kline]] shows that [[nephilim]] in sired by archangels are also immune to angel blades.<ref name="thirteen01">[[813.22 Clip Show01 Lost and Found]]</ref> Additionally, while angel blades are capable of killing run-of-the-mill demons, they cannot kill higher level demons like the [[Knights of Hell]] and or [[hellhoundsPrinces of Hell]] in , nor do they appear to cause them any real harm.<ref name="twelve12">[[612.10 Caged Heat12 Stuck in the Middle (With You)]].</ref>

In After absorbing the [[souls]] of [12[Purgatory]] and declaring himself the new God, [[Castiel]] became completely immune to angel blades as he was no longer a normal angel.<ref name="six22" /> He regained this weakness after returning the souls to Purgatory and becoming a regular angel again. Angel blades can kill at least some species of monsters. Castiel was able to kill a [[werewolf]] with an angel blade to the heart during a regular hunt.<ref name="thirteen23">[[13.23 All Along Let the WatchtowerGood Times Roll]], Castiel's attempt </ref> He later killed a [[djinn]] with several stabs to the chest from his angel blade.<ref name="fifteen06">[[15.06 Golden Time]]</ref> When an angel blade is used to kill Lucifer with a standard demon or an angel , the blade always kills the [[vessel]] as well<ref name="nine10" /> unlike [[archangel blade showed that archangels can ]]s which appear to kill only be killed with the possessing archangel bladesand spare the vessel.<ref name="fourteen01">[[14.01 Stranger in a Strange Land]]</ref>

When confronting [[Daniel]], [[Hannah]] draws her blade, but Castiel convinces her not to kill him right away. As the three talk, Hannah keeps her blade out and when [[Adina]] arrives, she draws her own and refuses to put it away until Hannah does. Hannah and Adina get into a fight and when Hannah overpowers Adina after getting slashed in the arm, Daniel goes after her with a sword blade of his own, forcing Castiel to kill him from behind. After Adina slashes Castiel, she flees and Castiel lets her go.

At the wake for [[Asa Fox]], Dean finds an angel blade in a display case and remarks to [[Sam]] that its a it's real angel blade and is surprised that Asa had gotten hold of one. The angel blade in Asa's possession persuades Dean that he was a legit hunter rather than a fraud. Later, when the [[crossroads demon]] [[Jael]] starts killing people, Mary retrieves Asa's angel blade and attempts to use it against the possessed [[Jody Mills]] to no effect. After Jael is [[exorcism|exorcised]] from Jody, [[Bucky Sims|Bucky]] explains that the night of Asa's death he'd tried to get Asa to turn back from hunting Jael as they didn't have the angel blade with them.

While facing down Lucifer in the [[Alternate Universealternate universe]], Dean uses a machine gun equip equipped with bullets made from discarded angel blades which that universes Bobby Singer lent to him. The bullets are able to temporarily stun Lucifer, but not kill him. After the gun jams Lucifer is able to take it from Dean and break it.

In [[the Bad Place]], after [[Kaia Nieves]] is killed by [[Kaia Nieves (Bad Place)|a hooded figure]], the Winchesters draw angel blades to defend themselves. However, the arrival of the [[the KaijuForest Troll]] forces the Winchesters back through the [[portal]] to their universe without ever fighting. ===[[13.12 Various & Sundry Villains]]===While guarding and taunting [[Castiel]] and [[Lucifer]], the [[demon]] [[Dipper]] carries around an angel blade. After Castiel and Lucifer break free and [[smiting|kill]] Dipper, Lucifer takes Dipper's angel blade for himself. The two are then attacked by four more demons and kill them, leaving Castiel and Lucifer both with bloody angel blades in the aftermath. When Castiel refuses to give some of his grace to him, Lucifer attacks Castiel with his angel blade, mildly wounding him. In response, Castiel impales Lucifer with his own angel blade, causing Lucifer's glowing red eyes to flicker a few times and go out. ===[[13.13 Devil's Bargain]]===Upon encountering a [[Cupid]], [[Lucifer]] uses an angel blade to steal his [[grace]] in order to recharge his own. Over a period of time, Lucifer uses an angel blade to extract parts of [[Anael]]'s grace before allowing it to recharge and then taking more to recharge his grace faster. In an effort to kill Lucifer while he is still weakened, [[Asmodeus]] arms [[Arthur Ketch]] with an angel blade, believing that in Lucifer's current state, an angel blade to the heart can kill him. The Winchesters and [[Castiel]] similarly arm themselves while chasing Lucifer in hopes of getting his grace to open a [[portal]] to [[Apocalypse World]], but Lucifer proves to be stronger than expected and easily beats them before Ketch drives Lucifer off with a [[demon bomb]]. [[File:ShatteredAngelBlade.png|thumb|right|350px|[[Dean]]'s angel blade is shattered by Magog's sword, which was forged by a god.]]===[[13.14 Good Intentions]]===Believing they need weapons "touched by God" in order to kill [[Gog and Magog]], Dean and Castiel uses angel blades. However, in their ensuing fight with Gog and Magog, they lose their weapons, with Dean's blade being shattered by Magog's sword. Dean is able to get a hold of and use Magog's sword to kill the two after learning their weapons were forged by a god. ===[[13.18 Bring 'em Back Alive]]===When Asmodeus attacks the Bunker, causing the power to go out and the emergency generator and alarm into action. Sam and Castiel, angel blades in hand, walk down the corridors, they see all the warding on the walls is illuminated. They enter the map room and demons attack them. Sam stabs one of the demons, killing him, but another one tackles him. Meanwhile, Castiel fights another demon, eventually getting the upper hand. He goes to assist Sam and kills the last demon. ===[[13.21 Beat the Devil]]===Castiel brings up his angel blade and makes a small incision in Lucifer’s throat. His archangel grace flows out of his throat into the bowl with the spell ingredients. Once Cas releases his head, the wound closes a bit and the grace only drips out in small spurts. Later, in [[Apocalypse World]], [[Gabriel]] arms himself with a regular angel blade rather than his [[archangel blade]] but doesn't use the weapon. ===[[13.22 Exodus]]===When [[Ketch]] and [[Charlie Bradbury (Apocalypse World)|Charlie Bradbury]] try to ambush an angel death squad, the "prisoner" draws an angel blade and takes Charlie hostage, revealing it to be a trap and forcing Ketch to surrender. Later, the leader of the angels tortures Ketch with an angel blade to no success before calling in [[Castiel (Apocalypse World)|Castiel]] to take over. During the Winchesters' rescue mission, they arm themselves with angel blades. Dean quickly kills the angel leader as he stands beside Ketch while Sam and [[Mary Winchester|Mary]] kill two other angels after a short fight. After a confrontation with his alternate self, [[Castiel]] kills the Apocalypse World Castiel with an angel blade as well. ===[[13.23 Let the Good Times Roll]]===On a [[werewolf]] hunt, Castiel is able to surprise one of the pack and stab him in the heart with his angel blade. When Michael breaks into the Bunker, Castiel, in a futile gesture attacks him with his angel blade, but is quickly swatted away. Dean grabs another from his duffel and but is similarly overpowered by Michael. ===[[14.01 Stranger in a Strange Land]]===Upon the entire bar being possessed by demons, Castiel drops his angel blade from his sleeve and attacks -- but is quickly overpowered and subdued. Used as bait to lure [[Sam]] by the demon [[Kipling]], Sam, [[Mary]], Bobby, Maggie and [[Jack]] go on a rescue mission, bringing angel blades with them. In the ensuing fight Mary is able to kill a demon, and is later saved from another by Maggie with an angel blade she had handed the nervous young woman and instructed her in using. ===[[14.03 The Scar]]===While hunting down [[Dark Kaia]] in the woods of Sioux Falls, Dean has an angel blade affixed to the outside of his backpack. ===[[14.09 The Spear]]===While hunting [[Dark Kaia]], [[Castiel]] arms himself with an angel blade, but is prevented from attacking by Dean. Later, Castiel attacks [[Michael (Apocalypse World)|Michael]] with an angel blade, but is easily beaten and disarmed. ===[[14.10 Nihilism]]===After capturing [[Michael (Apocalypse World)|Michael]], [[Jack Kline|Jack]] retrieves a dropped angel blade from the floor. ===[[14.11 Damaged Goods]]===Armed with an angel blade taken from the Winchesters, [[Nick]] tortures and kills demons for information on the location of [[Abraxas]]. With one such demon, he stabs her in the eye with the blade as part of his torture despite her willingly talking to get everything she knows about Abraxas and his capture by [[Mary Winchester]] before eventually killing her. During the confrontation with Abraxas, Nick arms himself with his angel blade, using it to break the [[devil's trap]] after the Winchesters arrive to stop him. After Abraxas is distracted by Dean's attempted [[exorcism]], Nick shoves Abraxas to the ground from behind and stabs Abraxas in the chest with his angel blade, killing the demon and avenging the murders of his family. After killing Abraxas, Nick swings the angel blade at Mary, only to be shot in the leg by [[Donna Hanscum]], stopping the attack. ===[[14.13 Lebanon]]===After discovering the alternate timeline [[Zachariah]] and [[Castiel]], Dean draws an angel blade to fight his best friend but is quickly disarmed. As Dean and Castiel fight, Zachariah tortures Sam for information, but makes the mistake of getting in Sam's face while taunting him. Taking advantage of Zachariah's close proximity, Sam draws an angel blade and stabs Zachariah in the heart with it, killing him. Sam is subsequently disarmed by Castiel, but manages to [[angel banishing sigil|banish him]] instead. ===[[14.14 Ouroboros]]===After [[Michael (Apocalypse World)|Michael]] escapes from Dean's mind and possesses [[Rowena]], Castiel arms himself with his angel blade, but is quickly disarmed when Michael begins torturing Sam, Dean and Castiel. As he watches helplessly, Jack pulls a nearby duffle bag closer to him and removes an angel blade to face off with Michael, but loses it when Michael hits him with an energy blast. ===[[14.15 Peace of Mind]]=== ===[[14.16 Don't Go in the Woods]]===After telling [[Max (Lebanon)|Max]], [[Stacy]] and [[Eliot]] about [[demons]] and [[angels]], Jack shows them an angel blade as a method of demon and angel killing. After trying and failing to properly throw the angel blade, Jack spends hours trying before resorting to his powers. Jack then plays with the angel blade using [[telekinesis]], freaking out his new friends and accidentally stabbing Stacy. As Eliot calls 911, Jack removes the angel blade and [[healing|heals]] Stacy's wound. However, Jack's display and Stacy's near death causes his new friends to order Jack to stay away from them. ===[[14.17 Game Night]]===After being confronted by two [[demons]] working with [[Nick]] to resurrect [[Lucifer]], Dean draws an angel blade to fight them. Though one demon nearly kills Dean with Dean's own angel blade, Dean is able to turn it around on him and drive the blade into the demon's chest, killing him. Dean takes the angel blade with him as he runs after horn of the [[Impala]], honked by Sam to get his attention. ===[[14.19 Jack in the Box]]===After [[Castiel]] demands entry to [[Heaven]] against [[Dumah]]'s orders, [[Eremiel]] draws an angel blade to stop him but loses their fight and is forced to allow Castiel into Heaven. During Castiel's confrontation with Dumah in Heaven, she threatens to end [[John Winchester|John]] and [[Mary Winchester]]'s peaceful shared Heaven with a snap of her fingers if he doesn't comply with her. As she finishes her threat, Castiel draws his angel blade and kills Dumah with it before running off to find [[Jack Kline]]. ===[[14.20 Moriah]]===As an army of [[zombie]]s approach the Winchesters and [[Castiel]], Castiel draws his angel blade to defend himself with. ===[[15.01 Back and to the Future]]===[[Castiel]] wields his angel blade against the [[zombies]] as well as his [[smiting]] ability. After [[Belphegor]] possesses [[Jack]]'s corpse, Castiel threatens the [[demon]] with his angel blade in an attempt to get Belphegor out of Jack. With Belphegor claiming to be able to help, Dean tells Castiel to back down and if Belphegor can't help them, he can stab the demon then. After Belphegor needs his blood for a spell, Castiel cuts his hand with the angel blade to provide it to the demon. ===[[15.03 The Rupture]]===After being attacked by [[Ardat]], [[Arthur Ketch]] grabs an angel blade from his clothes, but is quickly overpowered by the demon. While escorting [[Belphegor]] into [[Hell]], [[Castiel]] arms himself with his angel blade, killing Malfayan with it. When Ardat attacks Castiel and [[Belphegor]], she is also armed with an angel blade. While Ardat is distracted revealing the truth about Belphegor to Castiel, Belphegor stabs Ardat in the back with another angel blade, killing her. ===[[15.05 Proverbs 17:3]]===After being confronted by a resurrected [[Lilith]], Dean draws an angel blade while Sam draws the [[demon-killing knife]]. Lilith comments that Dean upgraded upon seeing the angel blade. ===[[15.06 Golden Time]]===When confronted by a [[djinn]], [[Castiel]] draws his angel blade and kills the monster with several stabs to the chest. ===[[15.09 The Trap]]===While preparing the spell to trap [[God]], [[Castiel]] uses his angel blade to cut his palm in order to get his blood for the spell. ===[[15.11 The Gamblers]]===When a resurrected [[Jack]] goes after the last of the [[Grigori]], he arms himself with an angel blade. He uses the blade to kill the grigori Sariel and cut out his heart to consume it. On the trail of another grigori, Jack follows [[Kabaiel]] to an abandoned warehouse, where he is captured. While rescuing Jack from Kabaiel, Castiel fights and kills the fallen angel using his angel blade. When trying to draw out [[Fortuna]], Dean uses an angel blade to hold her son [[Pax]] hostage. Fortuna admits that Dean probably could kill Pax with the angel blade as his father was human, but threatens Dean into releasing him instead. He does so, leaving a cut on Pax's neck. ===[[15.13 Destiny's Child]]===While confronting [[Sister Jo]] over [[the Occultum]], the Winchesters draw angel blades to threaten her. After traveling into [[Hell]] and realizing they have been sent into a trap, the Winchesters draw angel blades to fight three demons who draw blades of their own. Dean manages to single-handedly kill two demons while Sam overpowers the leader. After he reveals that Jo set them up, Sam kills the demon. When confronted by two [[hellhounds]] outside of a church, Castiel draws an angel blade to defend himself, but Jack ends up destroying them after returning from the [[Garden of Eden]]. ===[[15.15 Gimme Shelter]]===After summoning [[Zack]], [[Castiel]] draws his angel blade while talking with the [[Crossroads Demon]], but never has to use the weapon. ===[[15.18 Despair]]===Castiel uses his angel blade while attempting to kill [[Billie]] while Dean uses [[Death's Scythe]]. During the fight, Billie reminds Castiel of her previous death when Castiel stabbed Billie in the back with an angel blade. ===[[15.19 Inherit the Earth]]===[[Lucifer]] kills [[Betty]] with an angel blade in order to turn her into the new [[Death]].