Elden Ring

Nagakiba Location, Stats, and Scaling

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.

Nagakiba Location

Dropped by Yura in Second Church of Marika During His Questline

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
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.

Yura Questline and Location

Can Be Picked Up If You Miss Yura's Questline

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 Description and Stats Overview

Basic Information

Elden Ring - NagakibaNagakiba Overview
Type: Katana
ATK Type: Slash/Pierce
Skill: Unsheathe
Passive: Blood Loss (55)
Weight: 7
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.

Required Stats to Equip

STR DEX INT FAI ARC
18 22 0 0 0

Stat Scaling

STR DEX INT FAI ARC
D C - - -

Basic Stats

Phys. Atk. 115 Phys. Def. 49.0
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

Nagakiba Upgrades

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Base vs. Max Max Upgrades Req. Materials

Base and Max Level Comparison

Lvl. Phys. Dmg. Sec. Dmg. STR DEX INT FAI ARC
+0 115 0 D C - - -
+25 281 0 D B - - -

Max Upgrade Level in Each Affinity

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
+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)

Required Upgrade Materials

Levels Material Quantity
+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.

Smithing Stones Farming Guide

Nagakiba Ashes of War

Nagakiba Best Ashes of War

: Blood TaxAsh of War: Blood Tax : Blood BladeAsh of War: Blood Blade
: Flaming StrikeAsh of War: Flaming Strike : UnsheatheAsh 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.

List of All Ashes of War

Bloodflame Blade Adds Fire Damage and Extra Bleed Buildup

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.

Bloodflame Blade Location

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