Weapon / countermeasure
- Record Type
- Weapon
- Permanent Archive ID
- SPN-WPN-000034
Universe: SPN
Season: Supernatural — Season 3
Series: Supernatural
Devil's shoestring is a protective herb used to hold hellhounds at bay. It can delay the threat, but Bela's fate proves that a barrier is not the same thing as breaking a crossroads contract.
What it does
Devil’s shoestring is a protective herb used to hold hellhounds at bay. It can delay the threat, but Bela’s fate proves that a barrier is not the same thing as breaking a crossroads contract.
Rules and limits
Unverified — see episode evidence
Unknown
Recorded use
SPN-EPS-000059 — Users: Sam; Dean; Doc Benton; Bela; Rufus; Bobby; Targets: Doc Benton; hellhound threat
Overview & Classification
- ID Number
- 34
- Type
- Weapon / countermeasure
- Creator / Origin
- Unknown
- Owners / Users
- Sam Winchester; Dean Winchester; Doc Benton; Bela; Rufus; Bobby Singer
- Targets
- Doc Benton; hellhound threat
- Known Kills
- Unknown
- Known Failures
- Unknown
Equipment, Objects & Places
- Weapon Name
- Devil’s Shoestring
- Related Artifact IDs
- None
Abilities, Rules & Limitations
- Powers / Properties
- Unverified — see episode evidence
- Limitations
- Unknown
Appearances & Chronology
- First Mention ID
- SPN-EPS-000059
- First Use ID
- SPN-EPS-000059
Archive & Verification
- Canon Status
- Broadcast indexed
- Research Status
- Episode/transcript verified; production draft/sides, comic connection, promo and access gaps separated. Explicit unresolved fields remain Pending Research until the full-series episode pass.
- Evidence IDs
- SPN-EVD-000097
- Citation IDs
- SPN-CIT-000218; SPN-CIT-000219; SPN-CIT-000220; SPN-CIT-000221; SPN-CIT-000222; SPN-CIT-000247; SPN-CIT-000248; SPN-CIT-000256; SPN-CIT-000257; SPN-CIT-000260; SPN-CIT-000262; SPN-CIT-000265; SPN-CIT-000266; SPN-CIT-000268; SPN-CIT-000269; SPN-CIT-000270; SPN-CIT-000271; SPN-CIT-000272; SPN-CIT-000273
- Notes
- Promoted from Vehicles / Objects Bulk refresh 2026-08-05: Super-wiki: Devil's Shoestring; S03E15 transcript; Hellhounds.; no appearance-level duplicate authorized.
- Last Verified
- 2026-08-03
- Record Status
- Core promoted
- Primary Glyph
- GLY-043
- Overlay Glyph(s) / Assignment Status
- Not Applicable — no additional supported locked weapon overlay
- Icon Governance Status
- Season 3 core promotion