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Ghost of Yotei
Katana Upgrades and Kits
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The Katana is a Melee Weapon that specializes on dealing with Swords in Ghost of Yotei. See a guide on how to get the Katana, its upgrades, kits, techniques, what it counters, and additional information about the weapon!
List of Contents
Katana Upgrades and Materials
Altered
Reinforced
Enhanced
Perfected
ꕥ The values for the stats has been determined by counting the pixels. The stats of Enhanced can only be applied when the weapon is Reinforced.
Katana Weapon Kits
All Katana Skins
| Kits | Details |
 Twin Wolves |
How to Get: Progress through The Oni quest |
 Lone Wolf (Kit) |
How to Get: Acquired from the beginning |
 Hawk's Talon |
How to Get: Acquired from the beginning |
 Hunter's Vigilance |
How to Get: Collect from Pillar of the Fallen within Niptay Mountain |
|---|
List of All Kits and How to Get
Katana Techniques
All Katana Skills
| 2 |
Iaido
|
Stow the Katana then quickly draw it in a devastating attack. |
|---|---|---|
| 3 |
Heavenly Slash
|
A fast unblockable attack that Interrupts enemies and inflicts extra damage against Staggered enemies. |
| 4 |
Iai Lightning Strikes
|
Unleash 2 lightning-fast attacks from Iaido that Interrupt enemies. |
| 5 |
Strength of Lightning
|
Increase Stagger damage against Swords such as Katana and Odachi. |
| 6 |
Iai Storm
|
Extends Iaido with rapid follow-up attacks. |
| 7 |
Resolve of Lightning
|
Increases Stagger damage inflicted by each Parry with a Katana. |
| 8 |
Iai Lightning Storm
|
Perfectly-timed Iai Storm strikes inflict greater damage and Interrupt enemies. |
All Techniques and Skill Trees
How to Get the Katana
Atsu Starts Off With The Katana
The Katana is the starting weapon of Atsu in the game, the first of her arsenal in the path of revenge.
Story Walkthrough and List of All Chapters
What Counters the Katana?
The Katana is Weak Against Itself
While basic, the Katana itself is only countered by users that are adept with Katanas. Given the Katana's nature, its balanced strength is only bested by better opponents.
What is the Katana?
The Classic Japanese Blade
The trademark curved single-edged blade of the Japanese. The katana is an all-rounder melee weapon that can be used in general situations and is best used against sword-wielding enemies. Its moveset focuses on precise and fluid slashes.
Ghost of Yotei Related Guides
List of All Weapons and How to Get Them
Melee Weapons
| Melee Weapons | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Katana |
 Dual Katanas |
 Odachi |
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 Yari |
 Kusarigama |
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Ranged Weapons
| Ranged Weapons | ||
|---|---|---|
 Hankyu |
 Yumi |
 Tanegashima Matchlock |
Quickfire Weapons
| Quickfire Weapons | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kunai |
 Smoke Bomb |
 Metsubushi |
|||
 Tanzutsu |
 Oni Flame |
 Scorch Bomb |
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 Blind Bomb |
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