In Brandon Sanderson's *Way of Kings*/*Words of Radiance,* there are a group of warriors known as shardbearers. They wield swords that they can summon and cut through metal/ instant kill. They wear what is essentially power armor. They're awesome.

I have a player who read the Stormlight Archives (the aforementioned books) and would like to put together a character in that vein. Obviously, all of it at once is out of reach, but I was hoping I could find something close.

My first thought was soulknife - Summonable blade, check; potential 'extra powers' from psionics; check. Problems - They only wear light armor and from everything I've read, it sounds like soulknife is an underwhelming class as far as power level goes.

So, is there a class that would better allow my player to make a shardbearer?
Criteria:

Summonable weapons with an obviously magical/mystical feel
Heavy/power armor - Enhances strength/abilities
Extra powers - Anything that they can do in the Supernatural or magic department that would make them feel more like the main characters in Words of Radiance (flight, illusions, etc)

Bonus Criteria (Spoiler for those who haven't read the books)

> 
> Since the shardblades/ plate are spren, it would be awesome if the class borrowed their power from some sort of spirit. This could, of course, be re-fluffed as necessary. 
> 
> 
> 

Thank you!