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A '''savant''' is an [[Allomancer]] who has flared their metal for so long that it has changed their physiology.
 
Spook is the most obvious example of a Savant in the Mistborn trilogy. He flares his tin for so long that his body comes to a point where it literally cannot survive without the tin. Any light becomes too bright for him, and he takes to wearing a blindfold at all times. This does not hamper him, however, because his other senses have become so attuned that he can feel and hear well enough to make up for the lack of vision.
 
[[Wax]] is a [[Steel]] savant.{{annotation ref|mb4aol|chapter=11|link=annotation-the-alloy-of-law-chapter-eleven}} He has an instinctive ability to create a steel bubble that somehow doesn't Push the metal on his person. He's not sure how it is accomplished.{{book ref|mb5|8}}