- For the Dark Souls II variant, see Uchigatana (Dark Souls II).
- For the Dark Souls III variant, see Uchigatana (Dark Souls III).
The Uchigatana is a katana in Dark Souls.
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.
Availability[]
- Dropped by the Undead Male Merchant in the Undead Burg.
- Purchased from Shiva of the East for 5,000 souls after he becomes a merchant.
Characteristics[]
- Uchigatana is similar to the Iaito in terms of practical damage, and picking one over the other would depend on the user's preference in moveset. Notable differences are that the Iaito has a higher Dexterity requirement and slightly lower base damage compared with Uchigatana, making Uchi a better pick in the early game.
- This Katana deals Bleed buildup at a rate of 33 per strike and will take 30% of a target's HP bar upon a successful proc of Blood Loss, making it especially useful in PvP where it can apply pressure on opponents to break away and heal.
- As with all other katanas, the Uchigatana has fairly low durability. As such, players should keep on top of its durability and repair their equipment at every opportunity to ensure that it does not break.
Moveset[]
| Attack | Description |
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| One-handed Weak Attack |
Downward slash trending from right to left, followed by upward slash from left to right. |
| One-handed Strong Attack |
Pulls the katana back, and then lunges forward with a powerful thrust. |
| Two-handed Weak Attack |
Downward swing trending from right to left, followed by upward swing from left to right. |
| Two-handed Strong Attack |
Brings weapon above head for a delayed powerful downward slash. |
| Jump Attack | Leaps forward before plunging the weapon into the ground. |
| Running Attack | Fast forward thrust with very little startup. |
| Rolling Attack | Fast horizontal slash from left to right. |
| Kick | Standard kick. |
| Left-handed Weak Attack |
Mirrored version of first one-handed weak attack. |
| Left-handed Strong Attack |
Standard parry. |
Upgrades[]
Requires: Standard Uchigatana, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Standard Variation |
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| Uchigatana | 90 | – | – | – | – | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Uchigatana +1 (Titanite Shard ×1) | 99 | – | – | – | – | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Uchigatana +2 (Titanite Shard ×1) | 108 | – | – | – | – | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Uchigatana +3 (Titanite Shard ×2) | 117 | – | – | – | – | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Uchigatana +4 (Titanite Shard ×2) | 126 | – | – | – | – | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Uchigatana +5 (Titanite Shard ×3) | 135 | – | – | – | – | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Uchigatana +6 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) | 144 | – | – | – | – | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Uchigatana +7 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) | 153 | – | – | – | – | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Uchigatana +8 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) | 162 | – | – | – | – | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Uchigatana +9 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) | 171 | – | – | – | – | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Uchigatana +10 (L. Titanite Shard ×3) | 180 | – | – | – | – | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Uchigatana +11 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 188 | – | – | – | – | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Uchigatana +12 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 198 | – | – | – | – | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Uchigatana +13 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 207 | – | – | – | – | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Uchigatana +14 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 216 | – | – | – | – | A | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Uchigatana +15 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 225 | – | – | – | – | A | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Uchigatana +5, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Raw Variation |
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| Raw Uchigatana (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 156 | – | – | – | – | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Raw Uchigatana +1 (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 166 | – | – | – | – | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Raw Uchigatana +2 (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 176 | – | – | – | – | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Raw Uchigatana +3 (Large Titanite Shard ×2) | 187 | – | – | – | – | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Raw Uchigatana +4 (Large Titanite Shard ×2) | 197 | – | – | – | – | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Raw Uchigatana +5 (Large Titanite Shard ×3) | 208 | – | – | – | – | C | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Uchigatana +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Crystal Variation |
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| Crystal Uchigatana (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 198 | – | – | – | – | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Crystal Uchigatana +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 207 | – | – | – | – | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Crystal Uchigatana +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 216 | – | – | – | – | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Crystal Uchigatana +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 225 | – | – | – | – | B | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Crystal Uchigatana +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 233 | – | – | – | – | A | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Crystal Uchigatana +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 243 | – | – | – | – | A | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Uchigatana +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Magic Variation |
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| Magic Uchigatana (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 102 | 109 | – | – | – | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Magic Uchigatana +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 108 | 116 | – | – | – | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Magic Uchigatana +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 115 | 124 | – | – | – | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Magic Uchigatana +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 122 | 131 | – | – | – | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Magic Uchigatana +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 129 | 138 | – | – | – | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Magic Uchigatana +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 136 | 146 | – | – | – | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Magic Uchigatana +6 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 142 | 153 | – | – | – | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Magic Uchigatana +7 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 149 | 160 | – | – | – | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Magic Uchigatana +8 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) | 156 | 167 | – | – | – | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Magic Uchigatana +9 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) | 163 | 175 | – | – | – | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Magic Uchigatana +10 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) | 170 | 182 | – | – | – | D | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Magic Uchigatana +5, Blue Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Enchanted Variation |
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| Enchanted Uchigatana (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) |
136 | 144 | – | – | – | E | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Enchanted Uchigatana +1 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) |
141 | 148 | – | – | – | E | C | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Enchanted Uchigatana +2 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) |
146 | 152 | – | – | – | E | B | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Enchanted Uchigatana +3 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) |
152 | 156 | – | – | – | E | B | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Enchanted Uchigatana +4 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) |
157 | 161 | – | – | – | E | B | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Enchanted Uchigatana +5 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) |
163 | 167 | – | – | – | E | A | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Uchigatana +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Divine Variation |
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| Divine Uchigatana (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 91 | 111 | – | – | – | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Divine Uchigatana +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 97 | 118 | – | – | – | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Divine Uchigatana +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 103 | 125 | – | – | – | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Divine Uchigatana +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 109 | 133 | – | – | – | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Divine Uchigatana +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 115 | 140 | – | – | – | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Divine Uchigatana +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 122 | 148 | – | – | – | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Divine Uchigatana +6 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 128 | 155 | – | – | – | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Divine Uchigatana +7 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 134 | 162 | – | – | – | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Divine Uchigatana +8 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) | 140 | 170 | – | – | – | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Divine Uchigatana +9 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) | 146 | 177 | – | – | – | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Divine Uchigatana +10 (White Titanite Slab ×1) | 152 | 185 | – | – | – | D | – | C | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Divine Uchigatana +5, White Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
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| Occult Uchigatana (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 124 | 136 | – | – | – | D | – | B | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Occult Uchigatana +1 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 131 | 142 | – | – | – | D | – | B | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Occult Uchigatana +2 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 138 | 149 | – | – | – | D | – | B | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Occult Uchigatana +3 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) | 146 | 156 | – | – | – | D | – | B | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Occult Uchigatana +4 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) | 153 | 163 | – | – | – | D | – | B | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Occult Uchigatana +5 (White Titanite Slab ×1) | 161 | 170 | – | – | – | D | – | B | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Uchigatana +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Fire Variation |
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| Fire Uchigatana (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 116 | – | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30.0 | 30 |
| Fire Uchigatana +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 126 | – | 126 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30.3 | 30 |
| Fire Uchigatana +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 135 | – | 135 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30.6 | 30 |
| Fire Uchigatana +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 144 | – | 144 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30.9 | 30 |
| Fire Uchigatana +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 153 | – | 153 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 31.2 | 30 |
| Fire Uchigatana +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 162 | – | 162 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 31.5 | 30 |
| Fire Uchigatana +6 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 172 | – | 172 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 31.8 | 30 |
| Fire Uchigatana +7 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 183 | – | 183 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 32.1 | 30 |
| Fire Uchigatana +8 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) | 194 | – | 194 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 32.4 | 30 |
| Fire Uchigatana +9 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) | 205 | – | 205 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 32.7 | 30 |
| Fire Uchigatana +10 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) | 216 | – | 216 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 33.0 | 30 |
Requires: Fire Uchigatana +5, Red Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
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| Chaos Uchigatana (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 140 | – | 162 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30.0 | 30 |
| Chaos Uchigatana +1 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 148 | – | 171 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30.6 | 30 |
| Chaos Uchigatana +2 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 156 | – | 180 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 31.2 | 30 |
| Chaos Uchigatana +3 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) | 163 | – | 188 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 31.8 | 30 |
| Chaos Uchigatana +4 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) | 171 | – | 198 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 32.4 | 30 |
| Chaos Uchigatana +5 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) | 179 | – | 207 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 33.0 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Uchigatana +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
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| Lightning Uchigatana (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 162 | – | – | 162 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 30.0 |
| Lightning Uchigatana +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 174 | – | – | 174 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 32.4 |
| Lightning Uchigatana +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 187 | – | – | 187 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 34.8 |
| Lightning Uchigatana +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 199 | – | – | 199 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 37.2 |
| Lightning Uchigatana +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 212 | – | – | 212 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 39.6 |
| Lightning Uchigatana +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 225 | – | – | 225 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10 | 30 | 42.0 |
Scaling Percentage Values[]
The following chart lists the scaling percentages when this weapon is fully upgraded. Be advised that:
- Scaling letters are not an accurate indicator of how a weapon scales, players should look at the percentage scaling of a weapon.
- Magic and Enchanted upgrade paths reduce Physical Damage while adding Magic Damage, splitting damage between two types. Strength and Dexterity scaling is drastically reduced while adding Intelligence scaling.
- Divine and Occult upgrade paths reduce Physical Damage while adding Magic Damage, splitting damage between two types. Strength and Dexterity scaling is drastically reduced while adding Faith scaling. Divine adds Divine Auxiliary and Occult adds Occult Auxiliary secondary damage types.
- Fire, Chaos, and Lightning upgrade paths remove all stat scaling and splits damage between two types. Chaos path adds Humanity Scaling.
- Raw upgrade path caps at Weapon Level 10 while drastically reducing physical damage scaling and adding slightly more base damage.
- Crystal upgrade path dramatically increases the base damage of weapons while rendering them unable to be repaired.
- For PvE purposes all weapons will be better on the Standard Upgrade path to +15. This is because the Split Damage of elementally infused weapons is not added together. The values are reduced separately when going through enemy defenses leading to less damage in practice due to the values of each damage type being smaller.
- To learn more about how damage is calculated visit the Damage Calculation page.
| Upgrade Path | Strength  |
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| Standard +15 |
- | 85% | - | - |
| Raw +5 |
- | 64% | - | - |
| Crystal +5 |
- | 85% | - | - |
| Magic +10 |
- | 23% | 61% | - |
| Enchanted +5 |
- | 16% | 60% | - |
| Divine +10 |
- | 32% | - | 61% |
| Occult +5 |
- | 30% | - | 71% |
| Fire +10 |
All stat scaling bonuses removed, Fire Damage added | |||
| Chaos +5 |
All stat scaling bonuses removed, Fire Damage added, scales off held Humanity up to 10 | |||
| Lightning +5 |
All stat scaling bonuses removed, Lightning Damage added | |||
Trivia[]
- Historically, the uchigatana was used by the samurai in feudal Japan. Most uchigatana had short blades (23 ~ 28 cm), making them more wieldy and suitable for close quarter combat.
- The blade of the in-game Uchigatana appears to be unusually long, making it closer to a nodachi.
Gallery[]
In-game
| Katanas |
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| Chaos Blade • Iaito • Uchigatana • Washing Pole |