Talk:Semblance/@comment-2600:8807:A285:6000:B13F:1076:3E0C:972A-20171209025247/@comment-4010415-20171209030244

Blake can do the blade arcs without Dust. It's just that the Time Dilation glyph sped Blake up so she could do a ton more of them at a faster rate.

Myrtenaster's blade glowed yellow, then a yellow beam came from Myrtenaster and hit the ground beneath Blake, and the Time Dilation glyph appeared where the beam hit. The Dust was responsible for the glyph, not Blake's ability to do the blade arcs.

Even Qrow can do blade arcs, as seen when he fought Winter, and there's no sign of him using Dust.