Nagakiba Stats, Upgrades, and How to Get

The Nagakiba is a Katana available in Elden Ring. Read on for the Nagakiba's stats, upgrade info, how to use Nagakiba, and its location.

Nagakiba Overview

Nagakiba Basic Profile

Nagakiba	Type / Art / Weight
	Type: Katanas Attack Type: Slash/Pierce Skill: Unsheathe 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.

Basic Stats

Passive Effects

Attribute Scaling

Required Stats

Nagakiba Location

Complete Bloody Finger Hunter Yura's Questline

Speak to Yura	Map

Obtained by completing Bloody Finger Hunter Yura's questline. You first meet Yura under a collapsed tower arch near the Seaside Ruins, Site of Grace.

Bloody Finger Hunter Yura Questline and Location

How to Use Nagakiba

Scales with Dexterity and Strength

Initially, The Nagakiba will have the same scaling grade for both attributes but it is still mainly a Dexterity-based weapon. Upgrading it past +13 will improve the stat scaling bonus with Dexterity. the Prosthesis-Wearer Heirloom can further increase the damage of your attacks by raising your Dexterity.

Additionally, you can change the affinity of your weapons by using different whetblades to improve the default scaling of this weapon to better scale with your other stats.

All Whetblades Locations

Has a Passive Blood Loss Buildup

This weapon has an excellent range with a unique attack animation for both attack types. It has wide slashing normal attacks that can be chained into a five-hit combo and long-range piercing attacks that can be used effectively against multiple enemies. It is also a good Katana for PvP and powerstancing it in your right hand can easily catch dodging players with its long reach.

Nagakiba's attacks will cause blood loss to build up. Filling up the meter will inflict Hemorrhage to an enemy, dealing damage that is relative to their HP. It has fast attacks that can easily apply status effects and adding either Poison or Frostbite can complement the passive of this weapon.

The talisman Lord of Blood's Exultation and headwear White Mask are good supplementary equipment that will increase the damage of your physical attacks when Hemorrhage is applied to either you or enemies.

List of All Status Effects and How to Cure

Infusable with Ashes of War

This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War and has Piercing Fang as its default weapon skill. When activated it holds the weapon above the user's head horizontally before unleashing a thrusting attack that cannot be blocked.

It is a useful skill against enemies that are using shields and allows you to build up blood loss while dealing a huge amount of physical damage at the same time.

Best Ashes of War

Nagakiba Upgrade Stats

Base and Max Upgrade Level Comparison

Max Upgrade Level in Each Affinity

Note: Passive Effect buildup numbers may change depending on your stats.

Elden Ring Related Guides

List of Weapons

Weapon Guides

List of Weapons by Damage Types

Standard	Strike
Slash	Pierce
Magic Weapons	Fire Weapons
Holy Weapons	Lightning Weapons

List of Weapons by Status Effects

Bleed	Frost
Scarlet Rot	Sleep
Poison	Madness

List of Weapon Types

Melee Weapons
Axes	Claws	Colossal Swords
Colossal Weapons	Curved Greatsword	Curved Swords
Daggers	Fists	Flails
Glintstone Staves	Greataxe	Greatswords
Great Hammers	Great Spears	Halberd
Hammers	Heavy Thrusting Swords	Katanas
Reaper	Sacred Seals	Spears
Straight Swords	Thrusting Sword	Torches
Twinblades	Whips	-
Ranged Weapons
Light Bows	Bows	Greatbows
Crossbows	Ballista	-
Shields
Small Shields	Medium Shields	Greatshields