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Reed Great Katana

With its requirements met (Str 11 · Dex 16), Reed Great Katana reaches 450 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Flame Art and Sacred at 660.

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Pickup · Greyoll's Dragonbarrow

Attack rating (+25): 450
Scaling (+25): Str D · Dex D
Class: Great Katana
Weight: 10
Requires: Str 11 · Dex 16
Skill: Overhead Stance · FP 8 / 10
Passive: Causes blood loss buildup (55)
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

In-game description

Large katana with a long, heavy blade. A weapon unique to warriors of the Land of Reeds.

Designed for aggression, this armament requires the wielder to throw their entire body into swinging it. The slashing attacks of its honed edge incite blood loss.

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 11 · Dex 16 · Int 10 · Fai 10 · Arc 10 (each stat at the weapon's requirement, 10 where it has none), one-handed.

Affinity	+0	Max	Damage at max	Scaling at max
Standard	175	450 +25	Physical 450	Str DDex DInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	158	412 +25	Physical 412	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	168	455 +25	Physical 455	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	158	404 +25	Physical 404	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	255	564 +25	Physical 281Fire 283	Str DDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	268	660 +25	Physical 319Fire 341	Str EDex EInt –Fai CArc –
Lightning	267	615 +25	Physical 302Lightning 313	Str EDex DInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	237	660 +25	Physical 319Holy 341	Str EDex EInt –Fai CArc –
Magic	236	659 +25	Physical 315Magic 344	Str EDex EInt CFai –Arc –
Cold	259	590 +25	Physical 330Magic 260	Str DDex CInt CFai –Arc –
Poison	147	411 +25	Physical 411	Str DDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	147	411 +25	Physical 411	Str DDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	151	407 +25	Physical 407	Str EDex EInt –Fai –Arc C

Try your own stats, two-handing and any upgrade in the AR calculator.

Attack rating by stat (Standard, +25)

Dexterity
Strength

Each line raises one stat from the requirement to 99 with the others held at the requirement; dashed lines are Dexterity's soft caps.

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Stat level	Dexterity	Strength
11	–	450
14	–	457
16	450	–
17	–	464
19	460	–
20	–	471
22	468	–
23	–	477
25	477	–
26	–	483
28	485	–
29	–	489
31	493	–
32	–	495
34	501	–
35	–	500
37	509	–
38	–	506
40	517	–
41	–	511
43	524	–
44	–	516
46	531	–
47	–	521
49	538	–
50	–	526
52	544	–
53	–	531
55	550	–
56	–	535
58	556	–
59	–	538
61	560	–
62	–	541
64	564	–
65	–	545
67	569	–
68	–	548
70	573	–
71	–	551
73	578	–
74	–	554
76	583	–
77	–	558
79	587	–
80	–	561
82	590	–
83	–	562
85	592	–
86	–	563
88	593	–
89	–	565
91	595	–
92	–	566
94	597	–
95	–	567
97	599	–
98	–	568
99	600	569

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	16–18: +3.5 · 18–60: +2.4 · 60–80: +1.55 · 80–99: +0.58	600 from 450
Strength	18, 60, 80	11–18: +2.43 · 18–60: +1.71 · 60–80: +1.1 · 80–99: +0.42	569 from 450

Soft caps are the breakpoints of the scaling curve the game assigns this weapon; past each one a point adds less (or, for some curves, more).

Attack rating by upgrade, by affinity

Standard
Flame Art
Sacred
Magic

At the weapon's requirements (Standard and the 3 strongest other affinities at those stats).

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Upgrade level	Standard	Flame Art	Sacred	Magic
0	175	268	237	236
1	185	282	253	252
2	196	297	270	269
3	206	313	286	286
4	217	328	303	302
5	228	344	319	319
6	238	360	336	335
7	249	375	353	352
8	260	391	370	369
9	271	406	387	386
10	282	423	404	403
11	293	438	420	420
12	303	454	437	437
13	314	469	454	454
14	326	485	471	471
15	337	501	488	488
16	348	517	506	505
17	359	534	523	522
18	370	549	540	539
19	381	565	557	556
20	393	581	575	573
21	404	597	591	590
22	415	612	608	608
23	427	628	626	625
24	438	643	643	642
25	450	660	660	659

Status buildup by upgrade

Cold · Frost
Poison · Poison
Blood · Blood loss
Occult · Blood loss

Per hit at Arcane 10. Affinities not shown keep the same buildup at every level.

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Upgrade level	Cold · Frost	Poison · Poison	Blood · Blood loss	Occult · Blood loss
0	80	80	69	50
1	81	81	70	50
2	83	82	71	50
3	85	84	72	50
4	87	85	73	50
5	89	87	75	51
6	91	88	76	51
7	93	89	77	51
8	95	91	78	51
9	96	93	80	51
10	98	95	81	51
11	100	96	82	51
12	102	97	83	51
13	104	99	85	51
14	106	100	86	51
15	108	102	88	51
16	110	103	89	51
17	111	104	91	51
18	113	106	92	51
19	115	107	93	51
20	117	109	94	51
21	119	110	96	51
22	121	111	97	51
23	123	113	98	51
24	125	114	99	51
25	127	116	101	51

#4 of 4 great katana weapons by attack rating

Rakshasa's Great Katana551 +10
Dragon-Hunter's Great Katana490 +10
Great Katana450 +25
Reed Great Katana450 +25

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Rakshasa's Great Katana, 551).

Moveset the game's own

Damage with Standard +25 at the stats above, before the enemy's defense; two-handed moves include two-handing's Strength bonus. MV (motion value) is the hit's share of attack rating (100 = all of it).

One-handed15players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Slash	100	450	10.2	15	0.53 s
R1 2Slash	101	454	10.2	15	0.67 s
R1 3Pierce	102	459	10.2	15	0.63 s
R1 4Slash	110	495	11	15	0.80 s
R2Slash	125	562	11	25	—
Charged R2Slash	160	720	33	35	1.47 s
R2 2Slash	125	562	11	25	—
Charged R2 2Slash	160	720	33	35	1.50 s
Running R1Pierce	105	472	10.2	18	0.60 s
Running R2Slash	120	540	11	25	0.80 s
Rolling R1Pierce	90	405	10.2	12	0.53 s
Backstep R1Pierce	90	405	10.2	12	0.57 s
Jumping R1Slash	107	481	10.2	12	0.60 s
Jumping R2Slash	130	585	22	25	0.57 s
Guard counterSlash	125	562	33	25	0.70 s

Two-handed15players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Slash	103	475	13.2	18	0.57 s
R1 2Pierce	104	480	13.2	18	0.57 s
R1 3Slash	105	485	13.2	18	0.57 s
R1 4Slash	115	531	14.3	18	0.77 s
R2Slash	130	600	12.1	30	—
Charged R2Slash	165	762	36.3	40	1.47 s
R2 2Slash	130	600	12.1	30	—
Charged R2 2Slash	165	762	36.3	40	1.47 s
Running R1Pierce	110	508	13.2	22	0.53 s
Running R2Slash	125	577	12.1	30	0.70 s
Rolling R1Pierce	95	438	13.2	15	0.43 s
Backstep R1Pierce	95	438	13.2	15	0.57 s
Jumping R1Slash	110	508	13.2	15	0.53 s
Jumping R2Slash	135	623	24.2	30	0.57 s
Guard counterSlash	130	600	36.3	30	0.70 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabSlash · 2 hits	55 + 176	1,039	0	25	0.53 s
RiposteSlash · 2 hits	55 + 220	1,237	0	25	0.83 s

Skill: Overhead Stance2move names inferred

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
Skill → R1Slash	147*	661	11	20	0.40 s
Skill → R2Slash · 3 hits	87 + 97 + 103*	1,291	22	60	0.57 s

From the player's animation events, BehaviorParam_PC and AtkParam_Pc. First hit: seconds at normal speed from the start of the move's animation (uncharged R2s start from a released charge, so they show —). Criticals include the weapon's critical multiplier. * The elemental motion value differs from the physical one shown; the damage uses each.

By upgrade level (Standard)

Level	AR	Physical	Cost
+0	175	175	—
+1	185	185	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	196	196	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	206	206	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	217	217	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	228	228	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	238	238	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	249	249	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	260	260	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	271	271	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	282	282	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	293	293	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	303	303	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	314	314	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	326	326	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	337	337	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	348	348	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	359	359	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	370	370	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	381	381	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	393	393	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	404	404	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	415	415	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	427	427	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	438	438	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	450	450	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone × 1

From +0 to +25: 12 Smithing Stone [1], 12 Smithing Stone [2], 12 Smithing Stone [3], 12 Smithing Stone [4], 12 Smithing Stone [5], 12 Smithing Stone [6], 12 Smithing Stone [7], 12 Smithing Stone [8], 1 Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.

Where to find Reed Great Katana

Placed in the world 1

Greyoll's Dragonbarrow · Fort Faroth

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Overview

Class: Great Katana
Weight: 10
Requires: Str 11 · Dex 16
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 66530000