10 Amazing Video Game Powers That Come At An Equally Great Cost

10. Ebony Blade - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The Daedric artifacts are reoccurring items in the Elder Scrolls series that are awarded to the player by Tamriel’s maleficent godlike beings known as the Daedric Princes.

The Princes’ boons usually require you to do some pretty messed-up things to acquire them, but the Ebony Blade from Skyrim is unique in that it forces you to commit atrocities before AND after it falls into your hands!

Being a trinket of the Daedric Prince of betrayal and schemes, Mephala, the sword grows stronger the more people you backstab. For each friendly NPC or follower you kill using the Ebony Blade, the weapon will increase its damage, meaning that if you want to unlock its true potential, you’re going to need to sacrifice a lot of friendly faces.

The benefit of losing at least ten beloved characters is that the blade’s damage will increase to the point where it becomes one of the strongest weapons in the game.

So while it is definitely a vile and evil artifact that will make you question your own morality, you can’t say it scams you on the gifts it grants in return.