Nagakiba is a Katana in Elden Ring that scales with Strength and Dexterity. Read on to learn how to get the Nagakiba, as well as its location, description, upgrades, stat requirements, and best Ashes of War.
The Nagakiba is dropped by Yura after he dies in the Second Church of Marika in Altus Plateau during his questline. He will spawn there after you help him defeat the Bloody Finger Ravenmount Assassin at the Main Academy Gate of Raya Lucaria.
How to Get the Nagakiba | |
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1 | Speak to Yura after defeating Bloody Finger Nerijus by Murkwater Cave. He will spawn slightly north of where you fought Nerijus. |
2 | Speak to Yura after answering his red summon sign to defeat the Bloody Finger Ravenmount Assassin. The summon sign can be found along the bridge northeast of the Main Academy Gate in Raya Lucaria. Note: You will need an Academy Glintstone Key to interact with the magic barrier at South Raya Lucaria Gate and teleport to the Main Academy Gate. |
3 | Find Yura in the Second Church of Marika in Altus Plateau. You can drop there from a cliff north of the Altus Highway Junction site of grace. |
4 | Speak to Yura and pick up the Nagakiba right after he dies. Note: Eleonora will invade right after, but you do not need to defeat her to keep the Nagakiba. |
In case you made it to the Mountaintop of Giants without having progressed Yura's questline, the Nagakiba can still be picked up from his very first location in Limgrave under the ruined archway in Agheel Lake South, which is marked on the map in Step 1.
Nagakiba | Overview |
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Type:
Katana
ATK Type: Slash/Pierce Skill: Unsheathe Passive: Blood Loss (55) Weight: 7 |
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Description | |
Katana with a ferociously long blade. Signature weapon of Yura, hunter of Bloody Fingers. Reminiscent of a reinforced spear, its imposing length can be put to good use with powerful thrusting attacks. |
STR | DEX | INT | FAI | ARC |
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18 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
STR | DEX | INT | FAI | ARC |
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D | C | - | - | - |
Phys. Atk. | 115 | Phys. Def. | 49.0 |
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Mag. Atk. | 0 | Mag. Def. | 33.0 |
Fire Atk. | 0 | Fire Def. | 33.0 |
Lght. Atk. | 0 | Lght. Def. | 33.0 |
Holy Atk. | 0 | Holy Def. | 33.0 |
Crit. Atk. | 100 | Guard Boost | 33.0 |
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Base vs. Max | Max Upgrades | Req. Materials |
Lvl. | Phys. Dmg. | Sec. Dmg. | STR | DEX | INT | FAI | ARC |
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+0 | 115 | 0 | D | C | - | - | - |
+25 | 281 | 0 | D | B | - | - | - |
Scaling is ordered as (from left to right) STR, DEX, INT, FAI, and ARC. Additionally, passive Effect numbers are affected by your stats.
Affinity | Phys. DMG | Sec. DMG | Scaling | Passive Effect |
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+25 Standard | 281 | 0 | D/B/-/-/- | Blood Loss (45) |
+25 Heavy | 258 | 0 | B/-/-/-/- | Blood Loss (45) |
+25 Keen | 242 | 0 | E/A/-/-/- | Blood Loss (45) |
+25 Quality | 225 | 0 | B/B/-/-/- | Blood Loss (45) |
+25 Magic | 214 | 214 | E/E/B/-/- | Blood Loss (45) |
+25 Fire | 187 | 187 | C/E/-/-/- | Blood Loss (45) |
+25 Flame Art | 214 | 214 | E/E/-/B/- | Blood Loss (45) |
+25 Lightning | 187 | 187 | E/C/-/-/- | Blood Loss (45) |
+25 Sacred | 214 | 214 | E/E/-/B/- | Blood Loss (45) |
+25 Poison | 236 | 0 | D/B/-/-/D |
Poison (97) Blood Loss (38) |
+25 Blood | 236 | 0 | D/B/-/-/D | Blood Loss (83) |
+25 Cold | 198 | 158 | D/B/C/-/- |
Frost (105) Blood Loss (38) |
+25 Occult | 247 | 0 | E/D/-/-/B | Blood Loss (40) |
Levels | Material | Quantity |
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+1~+3 | Smithing Stone 1 | (2/4/6) |
+4~+6 | Smithing Stone 2 | (2/4/6) |
+7~+9 | Smithing Stone 3 | (2/4/6) |
+10~+12 | Smithing Stone 4 | (2/4/6) |
+13~+15 | Smithing Stone 5 | (2/4/6) |
+16~+18 | Smithing Stone 6 | (2/4/6) |
+19~+21 | Smithing Stone 7 | (2/4/6) |
+22~+24 | Smithing Stone 8 | (2/4/6) |
+25 | Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone | (1) |
Nagakiba requires a total of 12 Smithing Stones for every 3 levels to upgrade, with the exception of the final level at +25 which requires an Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.
Ash of War: Blood Tax | Ash of War: Blood Blade |
Ash of War: Flaming Strike | Ash of War: Unsheathe |
The Nagakiba's strong bleed buildup can be further taken advantage of with Blood Tax's rapid thrusts, which also provides self-heals. Blood Blade can also help you continuously build up bleed with ranged slashes.
The follow-up heavy attacks of Unsheathe and Flaming Strike deal excellent poise damage to set enemies up for critical hits. Flaming Strike also turns up the heat by infusing the Nagakiba with fire damage for extra attack power.
If you infused the Nagakiba with a Standard, Keen, Heavy, or Quality affinity, then you can boost its regular attacks by using the Bloodflame Blade incantation.
Since the Nagakiba has innate bleed buildup and a moderately fast attack speed, this buffing incantation is a great way to infuse the katana with fire damage and more bleed buildup to bolster your overall attack power.
Strength | Dexterity | Intelligence | |||
Faith | Arcane |
Standard | Strike | Slash | Pierce |
Magic | Fire | Holy | Lightning |
Bleed | Frost | Scarlet Rot |
Sleep | Poison | Madness |
Nagakiba Location, Stats, and Scaling
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