Warhammer 40,000 weapon

Ardent Blade

Ardent Blade is a weapon of Warhammer 40,000 in Warhammer Survivors. It has 8 levels and evolves into Weapon of the Matriarch.

Ardent Blade

Type: Weapon
Setting: Warhammer 40,000
Base damage: 5
Damage at max level: 15
Cooldown: 8 s
Projectiles: 8
Area: 100%
Duration: 4 s
Max level: 8

In-game description

Fires a large blade blossoming with roses in the player facing direction.

Evolution

To get Weapon of the Matriarch, get Ardent Blade to level 8 and have Tactical Rock at level 9, then open a chest that offers an evolution. Weapon of the Matriarch replaces Ardent Blade. The passive is kept.

Stats at each level

Level	Base damage	Cooldown	Projectiles	Area	Duration	Level-up text
1	5	8 s	8	100%	4 s	Base stats
2	10	8 s	8	100%	4 s	Base Damage up by 5.
3	10	7.9 s	8	110%	4 s	Size of attack increases by 10%. Reload time reduces by 0.1 seconds.
4	12	7.9 s	8	110%	4 s	Base Damage up by 2.
5	12	7.8 s	8	120%	4 s	Size of attack increases by 10%. Reload time reduces by 0.1 seconds.
6	14	7.8 s	8	130%	4 s	Size of attack increases by 10%. Base Damage up by 2.
7	15	7.8 s	8	130%	4 s	Base Damage up by 1.
8	15	7.8 s	8	130%	4 s	Max level: Weapon of the Matriarch can now be found in evolution chests.

How to unlock

Kill 1,000 Vulnerable Enemies with Saint Celestine.Objective (40K). Needs first: Find and rescue the character on Imperial Shipyard.

Characters that start with it

Saint CelestineStarts with it

In-game note

This sword is wielded by none other than the Living Saint, Celestine, in the name of Emperor. Its petals scatter, just as they did when the Saint emerged from the tomb of Saint Katherine.

Other weapons

Values from the Warhammer Survivors release version of 10 November 2026.

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