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Katanas are a class of weapons that specialize in cutting damage. They are a very commonly found weapon type, and their low weight makes them easy…

Katanas are a class of weapons that specialize in cutting damage. They are a very commonly found weapon type, and their low weight makes them easy for beginners to use.

Katanas are offensive weapons, featuring attack bonuses and defense penalties, as well as a high blood loss multiplier. A major characteristic of Katanas are big penalties for armour penetration and robot damage, making them a poor choice for the latter stages of the game. However, they are quite useful against early-game enemies, who are predominantly humans in little to no armor.

They feature a two-hit combo attack (called Downward Combo) that makes them particularly useful when fighting animals or singular weak opponents but leaves their wielder vulnerable to getting hit in battles with multiple foes. The combo attack is the only weapon animation[1] which has less than 100 power (100% of the weapon's damage). It makes up for this by attacking twice: the power of the first strike is 80 and the second one is 60. Unfortunately, though, Downward Combo is usually too slow[clarify] to land the second hit on an opponent if they were staggered by another attack. This leads to overall less damage over time when compared to weapon types like Sabres or Polearms[2].

There are no races which have positive experience multipliers for this stat.

Most Katanas can be yielded as secondary weapons.

Can only be equipped as a main weapon

Stats

Related items

Crossbows, Ninja Blade, Katana, Guardless Katana, Hackers, Wakizashi, Sabres, Heavy Weapons

See also

• Item index (A–Z)
• Item index (by type)