Katanas - Elden Ring Database

The Dragonscale Blade scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity.

• Drops from Dragonkin Soldier (Lake of Rot) in the Lake of Rot.

• Weapon Skill: Ice Lightning Sword
• This weapon cannot be infused with Ashes of War
• Dragonscale Blade can be upgraded by using Somber Smithing Stones
  Guard Boost goes from 32 to 30 at +10

The Hand of Malenia scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity and is a good Weapon for Samurai Build and Bleed Builds.

• Can be drawn by Enia out of the Remembrance of the Rot Goddess, obtained after killing Malenia, Blade of Miquella.

• Weapon Skill: Waterfowl Dance
• This weapon cannot be infused with Ashes of War
• Hand of Malenia can be upgraded by using Somber Smithing Stones

The Meteoric Ore Blade scales primarily with Strength, Dexterity and Intelligence and is a good Weapon for dealing melee Slash and Pierce damage in combat. Its accompanying unique skill can also allow the user to thrust their weapon into the ground to create a gravity well to pull in enemies and damage them in the process.

• Caelid Waypoint Ruins: Found inside a chest in a small room at the back of an underground hall filled with sarcophagi and Prawn Miner enemies. The entrance to the area is found in the northwest section of he ruins.

• Weapon Skill: Gravitas
• This weapon can’t be infussed with Ashes of War
• Can’t be enchanted with Magic nor boosted by Consumables
• Meteoric Ore Blade can be upgraded by using Somber Smithing Stones
• Causes Blood loss Buildup: hemmorage (50)

The Moonveil scales primarily with Strength, Dexterity and Intelligence and is a good Weapon for dealing melee Slash and Pierece Damage in Combat. Its accompanying unique skill can also allow the user to draw the weapon at great speed for an instant slash attack and fires off a wave of light.

• Drop from Magma Wyrm (Gael Tunnel).

• Weapon Skill: Transient Moonlight
• This weapon can’t be infused with Ashes of War
• Moonveil can be upgraded by using Somber Smithing Stones

The Nagakiba scales primarily with Dexterity and Strength. It is a very long bladed Katana.

• Dropped by Bloody Finger Hunter Yura to the north of Murkwater Cave or in his camp near Seaside Ruins Site of Grace.
• Can also be obtained by completing Bloody Finger Hunter Yura’s questline at the 2nd church of marika allowing you to also obtain Elenora’s Poleblade.

• Weapon Skill: Piercing Fang
• Nagakiba can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones
• Nagakiba is great for dual wielding in the right hand as its range can roll-catch in PvP

The Rivers of Blood scales primarily with Strength, Dexterity, and Arcane and is a good Weapon for mid-range combat and it is capable of inflicting both Slash and Pierce attacks.

• Katana dropped by NPC invader Bloody Finger Okina Spawns near the Church of Repose in the later areas of the game.

• Weapon Skill: Corpse Piler
• This weapon cannot be infused with Ashes of War
• Rivers of Blood can be upgraded by using Somber Smithing Stones
• You cannot obtain this weapon after killing Fire Giant because Okina will not spawn.
• Works well for either a pure Dexterity or Pure Arcane build. Blood Loss buildup increases with Arcane.

The Serpentbone Blade scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity and is a good Weapon for high Dexterity characters to engange in mid-range combat and it is capable of inflicting both Slash and Pierce attacks.

• Given as a reward for completing the second letter quest in Volcano Manor from Tanith.

• Weapon Skill: Double Slash
• This weapon cannot be infused with Ashes of War
• Serpentbone Blade can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones

The Uchigatana scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity and is a good Weapon for Piercing and Slash Damage in combat.

• Starting Equipment for the Samurai Class.
• It can be found inside the Deathtouched Catacombs. You need to turn the lever down in order to unlock the door of one of the previous halls. You will find the Uchigatana on a dead body hanging over the edge of the platform.

• Weapon Skill: Unsheathe
• This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War.
• Uchigatana can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones