[Village Idiot]

Originally Posted by Shikimori Kazuki

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ah, so Shirou has the mana but the knowledge to use his magic, but im still confuse on the 2 swords that Saber possess, Yes, I have heard of ExCalibur...but Caliburn...? ehhhhhh?is it something implement into the anime by Type-Moon?

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In some Arthurian Legends, Caiburn is the legendary "Sword In the Stone" that King Arthur pulled to vertify his right to become King. Caiburn would later break and Merlin will take Arthur to the Lady of the Lake where he is given the Excalibur.

In some other Arthurian legends, Caliburn doesn't exist, and the Excalibur was the Sword in the Stone instead, and the Lady of the Lake never existed.

Originally Posted by Sushi-Y

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By the way, Trace usually costs a LOT more MP than that "5" it costs for Shirou (and it required actual raw materials (aka Alchemy rules) AND prolonged periods of concentration). The reason why Shirou can do it "for cheap" and without raw materials is all because of his Reality Marble.

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IIRC, this is also why Mages don't normally Trace objects. Why bother taking all the time and effort to make a copy of an object when you can just strengthen it and make it better instead?