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* ''Disney/SleepingBeauty'': How the fairies give Prince Phillip a Sword of Truth and a Shield of Virtue to fight Maleficent. They even add an extra incantation before the final blow.

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** [[KiAttacks Haki users]] can channel their Busoshoku Haki into their weapons, i.e. swords, arrows, etc., allowing them to hit harder or harm Devil Fruit users.
* Suzuka from ''Manga/OutlawStar'' has a wooden katana that acts as a conduit for her KiAttacks.

* [[{{WebAnimation/RWBY}} Weiss Schnee]]'s weapon [[NamedWeapon Myrtenaster]], is a rapier with a revolving chamber that provides supernatural effects like ice, fire, barriers, and gravity manipulation.

** A2 and ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsAdvanced Tactics Advanced]] also have the [[LizardFolk bangaa]] exclusive Gladiator class, where they can mix in Fire, Thunder, Ice, and even Ultima into their Swords.

** The SpellBlade class in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2'' attacks with a sword imbued with one of various StandardStatusEffects.

* In ''VideoGame/GrimDawn,'' nearly every class can enchant their weapons with a specific [[DamageTyping damage type.]] Shamans get lightning, Demolitionists and Oathkeepers get fire (and Oathkeepers can swap the fire for acid if they take a certain offshoot skill), Occultists get Chaos and Vitality, Soldiers get Elemental (a sort of AllYourPowersCombined between FireIceLightning), Nightblades gwt Ice, and Inquisitors get a randomly-selected [[MageMarksman magicked bullet.]]

* In ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'', the [[MagicKnight Bouncer]]'s Jet Boots Gear skill causes their Jet Boots' attacks to take on the element of the last technique they cast. This synergizes well with their skills that grant bonuses for targeting enemies' elemental weaknesses.

** ''VideoGame/SecretOfMana'' has various "Saber" spells used by [[WhiteMage Primm]], which can be used not only on her, but her allies as well. There is one Saber spell for all 8 elements except [=Wood/Mana=] (which gets the plot-important [[EleventhHourSuperpower Mana Magic]] instead), with Moon Saber also letting you [[LifeDrain absorb the enemy's HP]]. Some bosses will even deliberately cast a saber on you of an element that they [[ElementalRockPaperScissors resist]] or [[ElementalAbsorption absorb.]]
** ''VideoGame/TrialsOfMana'' inherits the Saber spells from ''Secret'', but replaces Mana Magic with Leaf Saber, which [[ManaDrain drains MP]] to complement Moon Saber's HP drain. [[MagicKnight Duran]] and [[WhiteMage Charlotte]] can learn most of these spells, and [[BareFistedMonk Kevin]] can learn a few as well depending on [[PrestigeClass what class you make him]]. There are also items that can replicate the effects of these spells in case no one in your party can cast it themselves.

* Dual techs between Crono & Marle or Lucca in ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' produced this effect. Note that the image is a case of CoversAlwaysLie, Marle having ice powers in the final version of the game.

* ''VideoGame/SecretOfMana'' has various "Saber" spells used by [[WhiteMage Primm]], which can be used not only on her, but her allies as well. There is one Saber spell for all 8 elements except [=Wood/Mana=] (which gets the plot-important [[EleventhHourSuperpower Mana Magic]] instead), with Moon Saber also letting you [[LifeDrain absorb the enemy's HP]]. Some bosses will even deliberately cast a saber on you of an element that they [[ElementalRockPaperScissors resist]] or [[ElementalAbsorption absorb.]]
* ''VideoGame/TrialsOfMana'' inherits the Saber spells from ''Secret'', but replaces Mana Magic with Leaf Saber, which [[ManaDrain drains MP]] to complement Moon Saber's HP drain. [[MagicKnight Duran]] and [[WhiteMage Charlotte]] can learn most of these spells, and [[BareFistedMonk Kevin]] can learn a few as well depending on [[PrestigeClass what class you make him]]. There are also items that can replicate the effects of these spells in case no one in your party can cast it themselves.

* ''VideoGame/TrialsOfMana'' has various "Saber" spells, which can be used on not only the user, but their allies as well. There is one Saber spell for all 8 elements, with Moon Saber letting you absorb the enemy's HP and Leaf Saber absorbing MP. [[MagicKnight Duran]] and Charlotte can learn most of these spells, and Kevin can learn a few as well depending on [[PrestigeClass what class you make him]]. There are also items that can replicate the effects of these spells. Some bosses will even deliberately cast a saber on you of [[ElementalAbsorption an element that they absorb]].

* ''VideoGame/SeikenDensetsu3'' has various "Saber" spells, which can be used on not only the user, but their allies as well. There is one Saber spell for all 8 elements, with Moon Saber letting you absorb the enemy's HP and Leaf Saber absorbing MP. [[MagicKnight Duran]] and Charlotte can learn most of these spells, and Kevin can learn a few as well depending on [[PrestigeClass what class you make him]]. There are also items that can replicate the effects of these spells. Some bosses will even deliberately cast a saber on you of [[ElementalAbsorption an element that they absorb]].

* In ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' and [[VideoGame/DarkSoulsII its sequel]], weapons can enchanted with fire, magic, and lightning (as well as [[PoisonedWeapons poison]] and bleed damage) by spells and consumable items. Item upgrades can also bestow these effects semi-permanently, but lower the weapon's scaling and physical damage. In ''II'', using an enchantment on a weapon that already does that type of damage will add the normal effect but also increase the existing damage by a fixed percentage.

* In the KingdomHearts series there are the single attack versions such as Roxas and Xion's [[LightEmUp Event Horizon]], Sora's [[BladeSpam Ars Arcanum]], Riku's [[CastingAShadow Darkstrom]] and the recurring FireIceLightning Edge commands. There is also the temporary buff version in VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep with the [[SuperMode Command Styles]] [[PlayingWithFire Firestorm]], [[ShockAndAwe Thunderbolt]] and [[AnIcePerson Diamond Dust]].

* In ''{{Magicka}}'' one of the options you have in spellcasting is to channel your spell through your melee weapon.

* In the ''Videogame/{{MARDEK}}'' series, while it isn't an actual buff or effect, [[MagicKnight Mardek's]] Magic Sword abilities such as Flame Slash and Earth Slash are explained as being sword attacks [[TouchedByVorlons enchanted by Rohoph's power]].

*** The Blades of Putrefaction PsychicPower, from the Contagion Discipline used by Sorcerers of the [[{{Plaguemaster}} Death Guard]], enhances the melee weapons of the caster's allies with putrid blessing of Nurgle. In game terms, the 8th Edition rules represent this with a bonus to their to wound rolls and a chance of causing [[UnblockableAttack mortal wounds]].

* They have something like this in ''[[VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed Star Wars: The Force Unleashed]]''.

** ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'': SpaceMarine [[MagicKnight Librarians]] use force weapons for melee combat. The Librarian is able to imbue these weapons with Warp energy to [[SoulCuttingBlade destroy the very soul of their enemy]].

* In ''VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad'', Kirby can mix the Sword ability with either [[FireIceLightning Spark, Fire, or Ice]] to make the Elemental Sword abilities, done so by either mixing the Copy Ability Bubbles in Kirby's stomach or inhaling both enemies that give those Copy abilities. However, this is an unlockable ability that Kirby gets from collecting the Sword Ability Scroll from a treasure chest.
** Also, ''Bomb'' [[TrickBomb can get on this]], though limited to just Spark and Ice. Just like Sword, Bomb needs to obtain the Bomb Ability Scroll first.
* In ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'', Kirby and his recruited allies can infuse weapon-type Copy abilities (like Sword and Ninja) with the elemental-type Copy abilities, creating the [[PlayingWithFire Sizzle]], [[MakingASplash Splash]], [[ShockAndAwe Zap]], [[BlowYouAway Bluster]], and [[AnIcePerson Blizzard]] weapons, enhancing the damage the weapons can do.

* In VideoGame/Disgaea5AllianceOfVengeance, the Magic Knights gain these alongside the regular Sword-skills from Weapon Mastery, and are counted separately. (Example-- learning Blade Rush gives access to a Flaming Slash variant). Although they had skills named after this trope in VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories, they really were more of a regular attack, followed up by a casting of that elemental spell (which is more of an on-command version of their random class action from the first game.)

** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' Wakka can inflict StandardStatusEffects on enemies through these abilities as well as his [[ElementalPowers Element Reels]] [[LimitBreak Overdrive]].

* Dual techs between Crono & Marle or Lucca in ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' produced this effect. note that the image is a case of CoversAlwaysLie, Marle having ice powers in the final version of the game.

** As of the expansion, every faction can purchase an orb that gives an elemental effect to the hero's weapon, along with an anti-air attack ([[SplashDamage fire]] for the Alliance, [[DispelMagic lightning]] for the Horde, and [[PoisonIsCorrosive poison]] for the Night Elves, while the Undead have one that reduces armor). The more powerful ones can be found as RandomlyDrops.