In the form of melee weapons, the use of the rather unassuming but very heat-resistant ferozium is what is used as a blade. Typically, gas is drawn and superheated on its exit from the hilt, where it is condensed and focused along the blade of the weapon using a magnetic core set inside, safe from the immense heat along the weapon’s exterior. Methods have been used to create virtually every type of knife, light sword and even spear in this form, from those that specialize in stabs and those that specialize in slashing, often utilizing different patterns of grooves along the exterior of the blade in order to achieve the desired effect, guiding and focusing the heated gas where it is needed in order to do its task. As they are made of Ferozium, however, applying too much force or attempting to clash them with moving weapons incorrectly may prove to be quite risky, as Ferozium is rather brittle. While one could potentially get away with cutting through incoming weapons provided they’re thin enough, it is advised to only clash weapons using a plasma blade when the area the gas is being focused is what is impacting them, in order to speed up the melting process. Inexperienced users of plasma blades may also find themselves stopped short in their attempts to haphazardly cut through thick layers of metal and armor as the material melts, flowing downward and gumming up their cuts or even resolidifying. A separate skill from using a sword in and of its own though, proper use of plasma blades can be exceedingly effective and quite deadly in the right hands for encounters that may require one, if a difficult skill to learn.