Uchigatana

In-Game Description
''Katana forged in an Eastern land. Known for its brisk slashing motions. The Uchigatana cuts beautifully and causes bleeding, but its blade is easily nicked.''

Stat requirements
14 strength and 14 dexterity; only 11 strength required when two handed.

Availability
The Uchigatana can be found off the male undead merchant in the undead burg. It can also be purchased from Shiva of the East for 5000 souls after joining the Forest Hunter covenant.

Overview
A sure favorite of Demons' Souls veterans, the uchigatana is a powerful weapon when upgraded properly. For its good damage output, it has very low required strength and dexterity, making an uchigatana a useful weapon for a non-strength or dex based build. That being said, the uchigatana does scale well with dexterity. The uchigatana also causes a decent amount (300) of bleed, making it especially useful in pvp where it can apply pressure on opponents to break away and heal.

As the description suggests, the uchigatana has below average durability. However, it should have enough to comfortably last a player through almost any situation. With diligent repairing, the uchigatana's low durability should almost never pose a problem.

In terms of pure damage, the uchigatana is eventually outclassed by the Chaos Blade. However, it deals no damage to the wielder, making it more suitable for PvE in some cases. Elemental uchigatanas are also more suitable for PvP builds that do not have good dexterity.

Moveset
Standard attack: fast, vertical cuts. Good for draining stamina and increasing bleed due to its long reach and excellent hitframes.

Heavy two handed attack: wielder holds the sword overhead in both hands, then brings it down forcefully. Long windup time, making it impractical in the heat of battle but useful to add damage to a recovering foe.

Heavy one handed attack: wielder pulls back, then lunges forward. Excellent reach, but long windup time.

Running attack: running lunge. Fast with good reach, but small hitbox.