Katanas

For other uses, see Katanas (Dark Souls II) and Katanas (Dark Souls III).

Main article: Weapon Types

Katanas are a type of weapon in Dark Souls.

Overview

Katanas are one of the better all-round balanced weapons in the game, with a good combination of slash and thrust attacks. Their range and speed also fall somewhere between Greatswords and Straight Swords so they can be used effectively at all ranges. Because the blades on these weapons are so sharp, they are all also capable of inflicting Bleed damage, so successive strikes can be deadly to any foe. The sharpness of their blades is also their main downfall, because they all have relatively low durability compared to other weapons; as long as you keep them repaired, however, there is no situation they cannot be useful in.

When equipped in the offhand, Katanas have the ability to Parry, albeit with the same effectiveness and parrying window as a medium shield. This makes this type of weapon effective in dual-wielding builds.

Katanas

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Katana	Damage Type	Attack Values					Stat Requirements
		Damage Reduction					Parameter Bonus
	Auxiliary Effect
Chaos Blade	Slash	133	—	—	—	100	16	14	—	—
		-	-	-	-	-	—	-	—	—
Iaito	Slash	88	—	—	—	100	14	20	—	—
		-	-	-	-	-	—	-	—	—
Uchigatana	Slash Thrust	90	—	—	—	100	14	14	—	—
		-	-	-	-	-	—	-	—	—
Washing Pole	Slash Thrust	90	—	—	—	100	20	16	—	—
		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	—	—

Katana
Chaos Blade	133	0–	0–	0–	100	0–	4B	0–	0–	120	6.0
Iaito	88	0–	0–	0–	100	0–	4B	0–	0–	80	5.0
Uchigatana	90	0–	0–	0–	100	0–	4B	0–	0–	80	5.0
Washing Pole	90	0–	0–	0–	100	2D	2D	0–	0–	60	8.0

Katana
Chaos Blade +5	216	0–	0–	0–	100	0–	4B	0–	0–	120	6.0
Iaito +15	220	0–	0–	0–	100	0–	5A	0–	0–	80	5.0
Uchigatana +15	225	0–	0–	0–	100	0–	5A	0–	0–	80	5.0
Washing Pole +15	225	0–	0–	0–	100	2D	3C	0–	0–	60	8.0