Spirit Reaver (Defiance)

The Spirit Reaver is an elemental enhancement for the Wraith-blade. Presumably of Ancient Vampire origin, it was wielded by Raziel in Defiance.

The Spirit Reaver was the most powerful of Raziel's elemental enhancements. It glowed pale blue and had incredibly damaging Charged and Reaver Spell attacks.

In Defiance, a newly resurrected Janos Audron gave Raziel the Ouroboros Key, opening his way to the Spirit Forge. Inside the Spirit Forge, Raziel had to fight off the Elder God and activate the Spirit Forge using all the powers of the different elemental reavers. Once activated, the forge called the souls of all the former balance guardians; represented by Ariel ; for "the final baptism of the blade" where it was rendered pure by spirit - creating the Spirit Reaver.

Raziel was only able to use the Spirit Reaver briefly before The Hylden Lord took possession of Janos. Raziel used the blade in the ensuing battle but was unable to stop the Hylden Lord taking Janos' body.

Shortly afterward, Kain returned to the Spirit Forge and killed a recently resurrected Moebius ; Raziel repeated the feat in the Spectral Realm ; impaling Moebius with the Spirit Reaver, and cleansing the timestreamer's sight and allowing him to see the Elder God for the first time. Realising he could not strike the Elder God as the Spirit Reaver was "only a wraith blade", Raziel sacrificed himself to create the Soul Reaver and dispersed the Spirit Reaver into Kain to heal the corruption,allowing him to see the Elder God.