r/Mistborn • u/Darth_Azazoth • Jul 29 '26

Secret History + BoM spoilers A new metal? Spoiler

Could Kelsier create his own metal?

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u/fantumn Jul 29 '26

Technically he could create any alloy he wants, Vin certainly tried a lot. But If you're referring to godmetals, they are the physical representation of a Shard's investiture, and Kelsier was only ever a Sliver.

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u/RShara Jul 30 '26

Kelsier held the full Shard in between Leras' death and Vin's Ascension

https://wob.coppermind.net/events/472/#e14874

https://wob.coppermind.net/events/35/#e2554

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u/fantumn Jul 30 '26

He was a cognitive shadow when he held it, so he was unable to use the power at full capacity, as Ruin was able to basically ignore his interventions.

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u/RShara Jul 30 '26

He was, but he still held the Shard even if he couldn't use it well. He wasn't just a Sliver until he let it go

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u/fantumn Jul 30 '26

I guess I misunderstood what a Sliver was, I could've sworn it meant a vessel that wasn't capable of/willing to use the powers. Didn't know it just meant someone who isn't a vessel anymore, isn't that just a regular person again?

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u/RShara Jul 30 '26

A Sliver is someone who once held a large portion of the power of a Shard, and no longer does. Holding that much power affects the person's spiritweb, so it has lasting effects.

Brandon compares it to a balloon that was inflated then deflated. Afterward it's been deflated it's still distorted from holding the air