"Noble Arms", known as "Holy Sword" (
"Celestial Sword - Eatos" is also "Noble Arms" card because it has 「
All "Noble Arms" Equip Spell Cards (with the exception of "Noble Arms - Excaliburn" and "Celestial Sword - Eatos") share the following common effects:
- Each of them is side-unique.
- They can only be equipped to Warrior-Type monsters.
- If destroyed while face-up on the field and sent to the Graveyard, the player can target 1 face-up Warrior-Type "Noble Knight" monster they control and equip the destroyed card to that target.
In addition, all "Noble Arms" Equip Spell Cards (again, except "Excaliburn" and "Celestial Sword - Eatos", as well as "Noble Arms - Clarent") have artworks that depict a sword embedded in stone, a reference to the Arthurian legend of the Sword in the Stone.
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Card | Weapon | Owner | Notes |
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Noble Arms - Arfeudutyr | Arondight | Lancelot | Modern name for the weapon; it is unnamed in classical legends |
Noble Arms - Caliburn | Excalibur | King Arthur | Based on the sword Arthur pulled from the stone, one of the two ways told of how Arthur obtained Excalibur |
Noble Arms - Excaliburn | Based on the sword given by the Lady of the Lake, one of the two ways told of how Arthur obtained Excalibur | ||
Noble Arms - Gallatin | Gallatin | Gawain | In some works, Gawain's strength waxes and wanes with the sun; in the most common form of this motif, his might triples by noon, but fades as the sun sets. |
Noble Arms of Destiny | Galahad's sword and shield | Galahad | Galahad is associated with a white shield with a vermilion cross, the very same emblem given to the Templars by Pope Eugene III |
Noble Arms - Clarent | Clarent | Mordred | The Alliterative Morte Arthure, a Middle English poem, mentions Clarent, a sword of peace meant for knighting and ceremonies as opposed to battle, which Mordred stole and then used to kill Arthur.[1] |
"Infernoble Arms - Durendal" | Durendal | Roland | |
"Infernoble Arms - Hauteclere" | Hauteclere | Oliver | |
"Infernoble Arms - Joyeuse" | Joyeuse | Charlemagne |
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Card | Origin |
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Gwenhwyfar, Queen of Noble Arms | Guinevere |