Deflecting a Lightsaber

As the power of the lightsaber blade can be too intensive for any material to resist, this does not mean that there are no other material out there besides another lightsaber blade that can resist it. It has been noted that there are some metals and other species of creatures that can actually fend off the lightsaber. Cortosis is one such metal. This metal was once commonly used during the Sith Wars as a form of defense against lightsabers and simultaneously introduced Cortosis Allow swords into the scene. Just a touch of its blade will mean a certain death for anyone that is unlucky enough to have touched it.

A Cortosis Battle Droid

This rare metal are being forged in its raw state and then ionized to give this added effect. The effectiveness of this metal against lightsaber was so great that a certain droid model by the same name, Cortosis Battle Droids, were used by the separatist Army in their attack on the Jedi Temple during the clone wars. Besides its use in weapons and droids against lightsabers, the cortosis metals are also known to have been used in the fabrication of the armor. These cortosis weave of an armor will cause a surge that shorted out the energy blade of the lightsaber when in contact. This does not permanently damage the lightsaber in question as it can be reactivated instantly but it does give the wearer of the armor a split second advantage in reaction time during duel.