Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree

Great Katana Location, Stats, and Scaling

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Great Katana is a Great Katana in Elden Ring DLC Shadow of the Erdtree that scales with Strength and Dexterity. Read on to learn how to get the Great Katana, as well as its location, description, upgrades, stat requirements, and best Ashes of War.

List of Contents

Location
Description and Stats Overview
Weapon Upgrades
Ashes of War
Related Guides

Great Katana Location

Note: Great Katana is only available if you own the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.

Found in a Lake West of the Abandoned Ailing Village

The Great Katana is found in the middle of a lake west of the Abandoned Ailing Village in Gravesite Plain. It is guarded by a Ghostflame Dragon, but you do not need to defeat it. You can simply pick up the Great Katana and leave the area without a fight.

Great Katana Description and Stats Overview

Basic Information

Description
Great Katana	Overview
Great Katana	Type: Great Katana ATK Type: Slash/Pierce Skill: Overhead Stance Passive: Blood Loss (55) Weight: 9.0
Large katana with a long, heavy blade. A weapon unique to warriors of the Land of Reeds. Designed for aggression, this armament requires the wielder to throw their entire body into swinging it. The slashing attacks of its honed edge incite blood loss.

Required Stats to Equip

STR	DEX	INT	FAI	ARC
14	18	0	0	0

Stat Scaling

STR	DEX	INT	FAI	ARC
D	D	-	-	-

Basic Stats

Phys. Atk.	145	Phys. Def.	60.0
Mag. Atk.	0	Mag. Def.	30.0
Fire Atk.	0	Fire Def.	30.0
Lght. Atk.	0	Lght. Def.	30.0
Holy Atk.	0	Holy Def.	30.0
Crit. Atk.	100	Guard Boost	35

Great Katana 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	145	0	D	D	-	-	-
+25	355	0	D	C	-	-	-

Max Upgrade Level in Each Affinity

This section is under construction!

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)

Great Katana 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

Great Katana Ashes of War

Great Katana Best Ashes of War

Best Great Katana Ash of War
Ash of War: Overhead Stance	Ash of War: Piercing Fang	Ash of War: Bloodhound's Step

The best ashes of war to infuse Great Katana with are Overhead Stance, Piercing Fang, and Bloodhound's Step.

Both Overhead Stance and Piercing Fang are great offensive choices, with Overhead Stance excelling in stance damage and Piercing Fang in closing gaps. Bloodhound's Step is for more mobility, as it makes maneuvering easier and is a good alternative for rolling.

List of All Ashes of War and Weapon Skills

Elden Ring Related Guides

Elden Ring - Weapons

All Weapons List

Weapon Guides

Best Weapons Tier List	Best DLC Weapons
DLC Weapons	All Weapon Locations
What Weapons to Get First	Best DLC Strength Weapons
DLC Bleed Weapons	DLC Unique Weapons
How to Upgrade Weapons	Weapon Stat Scaling Explained

List of Weapons by Stat Scaling

Strength		Dexterity		Intelligence
Faith			Arcane

List of Weapons by Damage Types

Standard	Strike	Slash	Pierce
Magic	Fire	Holy	Lightning

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 Greatswords	Curved Swords
Daggers	Fists
Flails	Greataxes
Greatswords	Great Hammers
Great Spears	Halberds
Hammers	Heavy Thrusting Swords
Katanas	Reapers
Spears	Straight Swords
Thrusting Swords	Torches
Twinblades	Whips
Spellcasting Weapons
Glintstone Staves	Sacred Seals
Ranged Weapons
Light Bows	Bows
Greatbows	Crossbows
Ballista
Shields
Small Shields	Medium Shields
Greatshields
DLC Weapons
Backhand Blades	Beast Claws
Great Katanas	Hand-to-Hand Weapons
Light Greatswords	Perfume Bottles
Throwing Blades	Thrusting Shields

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