Talk:Semblance/@comment-101.103.168.49-20141110233359/@comment-3146930-20141111004444

It is possible that only certain abilities can be mixed with Dust, or at least those that are a bit more abstract. Weiss and Blake both have abstract Semblances, as Weiss' Glyphs can pretty much do anything with the right Dust and Blake's clones are just as strange. They are semi-solid copies of Blake, but the way they manifest from her is abstract, as they kind of just appear from her and then instantly repel her as they form. We also have no idea what those things are even made of, so the fact that they can be combined with Dust isn't a stretch.

Ruby, Yang, and Pyrrha have more clearly defined limits however. Pyrrha for example has an ability that only works on metal, meaning the only way to really combined it with Dust would be to use Dust with some kind of metal casing to move them around (like a metal Dust grenade). Ruby and Yang on the other hand have physical-Semblances, so they don't need Dust or even weapons to use it. Maybe if they fused with Dust, which the WoR episode said could happen, then maybe their Semblance would combine with the Dust; like Ruby leaving a fire trail when she runs or Yang's hair forming frost instead of fire.