Great KatanaChanged in 1 patchVerified for build 25827938

Great Katana

With its requirements met (Str 14 · Dex 18), Great Katana reaches 450 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Flame Art and Sacred at 629.

Attack rating (+25): 450
Scaling (+25): Str D · Dex C
Class: Great Katana
Weight: 9
Requires: Str 14 · Dex 18
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 prominent tempering pattern on its black blade, unique to warriors of the Land of Reeds. The most finely honed of its ilk.

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 14 · Dex 18 · 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	171	450 +25	Physical 450	Str DDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	156	418 +25	Physical 418	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	167	468 +25	Physical 468	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	158	425 +25	Physical 425	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	247	562 +25	Physical 279Fire 283	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	250	629 +25	Physical 307Fire 322	Str EDex DInt –Fai CArc –
Lightning	254	598 +25	Physical 294Lightning 304	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	221	629 +25	Physical 307Holy 322	Str EDex DInt –Fai CArc –
Magic	221	623 +25	Physical 299Magic 324	Str EDex EInt CFai –Arc –
Cold	246	572 +25	Physical 329Magic 243	Str DDex CInt CFai –Arc –
Poison	143	412 +25	Physical 412	Str DDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	143	412 +25	Physical 412	Str DDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	147	411 +25	Physical 411	Str EDex DInt –Fai –Arc B

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
14	–	450
17	–	459
18	450	–
20	–	466
21	462	–
23	–	473
24	473	–
26	–	479
27	484	–
29	–	486
30	495	–
32	–	492
33	505	–
35	–	498
36	515	–
38	–	504
39	526	–
41	–	510
42	535	–
44	–	516
45	545	–
47	–	522
48	554	–
50	–	527
51	563	–
53	–	532
54	571	–
56	–	536
57	578	–
59	–	540
60	584	–
62	–	544
63	590	–
65	–	547
66	596	–
68	–	551
69	602	–
71	–	554
72	608	–
74	–	558
75	614	–
77	–	562
78	620	–
80	–	565
81	624	–
83	–	567
84	627	–
86	–	568
87	629	–
89	–	569
90	631	–
92	–	571
93	633	–
95	–	572
96	636	–
98	–	573
99	638	574

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Dexterity	60, 80	18–60: +3.19 · 60–80: +2 · 80–99: +0.74	638 from 450
Strength	18, 60, 80	14–18: +2.75 · 18–60: +1.9 · 60–80: +1.2 · 80–99: +0.47	574 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	171	250	221	221
1	181	265	237	237
2	192	279	252	252
3	202	294	269	268
4	213	309	285	283
5	223	323	301	299
6	234	338	316	315
7	245	354	333	331
8	256	369	349	348
9	267	384	366	363
10	278	400	382	380
11	289	414	399	395
12	300	429	414	412
13	311	445	431	427
14	323	460	447	444
15	334	476	464	459
16	345	491	480	476
17	357	506	497	493
18	368	522	514	509
19	380	537	530	525
20	391	553	547	541
21	403	568	564	558
22	415	584	580	574
23	427	599	596	591
24	438	613	613	607
25	450	629	629	623

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	51
1	81	81	70	51
2	83	82	71	51
3	85	85	72	51
4	87	86	73	51
5	89	88	75	51
6	91	89	77	51
7	93	90	78	51
8	95	92	79	51
9	96	93	81	51
10	98	95	82	51
11	100	96	83	51
12	102	97	84	51
13	104	99	86	51
14	106	100	87	51
15	108	102	88	51
16	110	103	89	52
17	111	104	91	52
18	113	106	92	52
19	115	107	93	52
20	117	109	94	52
21	119	110	96	52
22	121	111	97	52
23	123	113	98	52
24	125	114	99	52
25	127	116	101	52

#3 of 4 great katana weapons by attack rating

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	455	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	563	11	25	—
Charged R2Slash	160	721	33	35	1.47 s
R2 2Slash	125	563	11	25	—
Charged R2 2Slash	160	721	33	35	1.50 s
Running R1Pierce	105	473	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	482	10.2	12	0.60 s
Jumping R2Slash	130	586	22	25	0.57 s
Guard counterSlash	125	563	33	25	0.70 s

Two-handed15players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Slash	103	482	13.2	18	0.57 s
R1 2Pierce	104	487	13.2	18	0.57 s
R1 3Slash	105	492	13.2	18	0.57 s
R1 4Slash	115	538	14.3	18	0.77 s
R2Slash	130	609	12.1	30	—
Charged R2Slash	165	773	36.3	40	1.47 s
R2 2Slash	130	609	12.1	30	—
Charged R2 2Slash	165	773	36.3	40	1.47 s
Running R1Pierce	110	515	13.2	22	0.53 s
Running R2Slash	125	585	12.1	30	0.70 s
Rolling R1Pierce	95	445	13.2	15	0.43 s
Backstep R1Pierce	95	445	13.2	15	0.57 s
Jumping R1Slash	110	515	13.2	15	0.53 s
Jumping R2Slash	135	632	24.2	30	0.57 s
Guard counterSlash	130	609	36.3	30	0.70 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabSlash · 2 hits	55 + 176	1,041	0	25	0.53 s
RiposteSlash · 2 hits	55 + 220	1,239	0	25	0.83 s

Skill: Overhead Stance2move names inferred

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
Skill → R1Slash	147*	662	11	20	0.40 s
Skill → R2Slash · 3 hits	87 + 97 + 103*	1,293	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	171	171	—
+1	181	181	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	192	192	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	202	202	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	213	213	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	223	223	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	234	234	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	245	245	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	256	256	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	267	267	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	278	278	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	289	289	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	300	300	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	311	311	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	323	323	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	334	334	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	345	345	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	357	357	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	368	368	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	380	380	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	391	391	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	403	403	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.

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Where to find Great Katana

Source not yet traced: we don't know yet where or how you get this item in the game.

Patch history 1

Every patch that changed its numbers, version by version.

1.17from 1.16.1

Every changed value (13)

Value	Before	to	After	Change

13 technical values (sorting, effects, display)

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Sort IDStandard	1,850,000	→	1,850,500	changed
Sort IDHeavy	1,850,001	→	1,850,501	changed
Sort IDKeen	1,850,002	→	1,850,502	changed
Sort IDQuality	1,850,003	→	1,850,503	changed
Sort IDFire	1,850,005	→	1,850,505	changed
Sort IDFlame Art	1,850,006	→	1,850,506	changed
Sort IDLightning	1,850,007	→	1,850,507	changed
Sort IDSacred	1,850,008	→	1,850,508	changed
Sort IDMagic	1,850,004	→	1,850,504	changed
Sort IDCold	1,850,011	→	1,850,511	changed
Sort IDPoison	1,850,009	→	1,850,509	changed
Sort IDBlood	1,850,010	→	1,850,510	changed
Sort IDOccult	1,850,012	→	1,850,512	changed

Added in 1.12.1.

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Overview

Class: Great Katana
Weight: 9
Requires: Str 14 · Dex 18
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 66500000