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This is a guide to the best builds and equipment for the Karakuri Katana in Wild Hearts. Learn about the best Karakuri Katanas and the best skills and armor to use with the Karakuri Katana from the early game until the end game!
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| Weapon | ATK | ATK. Type | Crit. Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ame-no-ohabari | 650 | Slash | 0% |
| Element | Element Power | ||
| - | - | ||
| Inherent Skills | |||
|
・Battle Spirit 10% ・Manifestation Release 40% |
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| Req. Materials | |||
|
・
Lump of Ore
x10 ・ Celestial Dragon Scale x4 ・ Celestial Dragon Claw x2 ・ Celestial Dragon Essence x1 |
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| Recommended Build Path (Inherited Skills) | |
|---|---|
| Weapon | Skill |
| Hunter Blade: Silken Shade | Duel Master 10% |
| Phoenix Blade: Flash Shift | Stock Slash 10% |
| Agate Katana 2 | Desperation 15% |
| Itsu-no-ohabari | Manifestation Release 24% |
| Final Weapon Output | |
| Ame-no-ohabari | Battle Spirit 10% Manifestation Release 64% Switch Blade Boost: Fury 12% Desperation 15% Stock Slash 10% Duel Master 10% |
| Armor | Skills | |
|---|---|---|
| Garuda Hat |
・
Fatigue Recovery (Stam Regen)
10% ・
Deaf Ears
・
Solar Protection
5%
|
|
| Garuda Uwagi |
・
Desperation
7% ・
Blaze Resilience
26% ・
Self-Control
15%
|
|
| Garuda Gauntlets |
・
Strong Arm: Spirit
5% ・
Desperation
7% ・
Critical Draw
5%
|
|
| Draconic Body Armor |
・
Fusion Master
・
Battle Spirit
10% ・
Rude Health
12%
|
|
| Dawn Guard Sune-ate |
・
Sprint Master
・
Tangle Resilience
26% ・
Eagle Eye
2%
|
|
| Skills | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Battle Spirit 20% | Manifestation Release 64% Switch Blade Boost: Fury 12% | Desperation 29% Stock Slash 10% | Duel Master 10% Fatigue Recovery 10% | Solar Protection 5% Blaze Resilience 26% | Self Control 15% Strong Arm: Spirit 5% | Critical Draw 5% Rude Health 12% | Tangle Resilience 26% Eagle Eye 2% | Sprint Master Deaf Ears |
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| Recommended Talisman Skills | ・Manifestation Release ・Savage ・Health Boost |
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| Build Merits | The apex build for the Karakuri Katana bolsters with a lot of huge damage boosts at the expense of utility and survivability. The most important skill in this build is Manifestation Release which adds a huge percentage of damage boost at the expense of faster weapon gauge depletion; this is a worthy trade as it boosts all Katana attacks by 64% or more. The Stock Slash skill mitigates the downside of Manifestation Release by 10%, allowing the unbound form to stay longer. Desperation greatly improves attacks at the expense of receiving more damage, a small percentage is a worthy trade but seasoned players can take this skill at higher percentages. The armor equipped will focus on adequate boosts on survivability and damage as well as combat utility. Deaf Ears and Sprint Master are the most important skills to get by upgrading the armor to a Pure Kemono-Path as it allows you to stay longer in combat. To finalize the build, we highly recommend equipping talismans that boost damage and existing skills in the build like Manifestation Release and Savage; while we recommend equipping talisman skills that boost survivability like Health Boost to mitigate the downside of the Desperation skill. |
|---|
| Weapon | ATK | ATK. Type | Crit. Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sasanqua Blade | 270 | Slash | 0% |
| Element | Element Power | ||
| Wind | 160 | ||
| Inherent Skills | |||
|
・Ukemi Art |
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| Req. Materials | |||
|
・
Ripclaw Corona Spray
x3 ・ Ripclaw Sickle Feather x4 ・ Ripclaw Bloom Beak x2 ・ Large Piece of Ore x2 |
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| Recommended Build Path (Inherited Skills) | |
|---|---|
| Weapon | Skill |
| Twilight Flashblade | Fog Fall 4% |
| Balmy Breeze Blade | Critical Boost: Fury 4% |
| Summer Camellia Katana | Karakuri Coordination: Remedy +3 |
| Final Weapon Output | |
| Sasanqua Blade | Ukemi Art Fog Fall 4% Critical Boost: Fury 4% Karakuri Coordination: Remedy +3 |
| Armor | Skills | |
|---|---|---|
| Great Juniper Headgear |
・
Nostrum Water
・
Strong Arm: Water
+3
|
|
| Great Juniper Body Armor |
・
Health Boost
+5 ・
Health Boost
+5 ・
Tangle Recovery
33%
|
|
| Great Juniper Gauntlets |
・
Health Boost
+5 ・
Strong Arm: Remedy
+33
|
|
| Great Juniper Field Hakama |
・
Strong Arm: Remedy
+33 ・
Fusion Master
|
|
| Great Juniper Sune-ate |
・
Health Boost
+5 ・
Savage
+3
|
|
| Skills | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Fog Fall 4%
| Critical Boost: Fury 4% Karakuri Coordination: Remedy +3 | Health Boost +15 Tangle Recovery 33% | Strong Arm: Thread +6 Nostrum Water | Fusion Master Savage +3 | Strong Arm: Water +3 Strong Arm: Remedy +66 |
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| Recommended Talisman Skills | ・Fog Fall ・Karakuri Coordination: Fury ・Destruction Art |
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| Build Merits | This build provides the perfect set of gear and skills for the first fight against Amaterasu and remains optimal against Mighty Kemono in Harugasumi way. The Sasanqua Blade is a highly recommended weapon for this fight as it is by far the highest damage dealing Katana with a Wind attribute at this point of the game. The Great Juniper armor set offers high resistance to Wood attribute and recovery from Entanglement. Furthermore, with the armor set's skills like Health Boost, Nostrum Water, and Fusion Master, it greatly adds to survivability and karakuri utility during hunts. To utilize other skills in this build, we recommend equipping talismans with skills like Fog Fall, Karakuri Coordination: Fury, and Destruction Art to further enhance damage ourput. |
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| Weapon | ATK | ATK. Type | Crit. Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ember Blade | 170 | Slash | 0% |
| Element | Element Power | ||
| Fire | 120 | ||
| Inherent Skills | |||
|
・Leeway 4% |
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| Req. Materials | |||
|
・
Ore
x10 ・ Cobalt Lavaback Fang x2 ・ Cobalt Lavaback Hide x2 |
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| Recommended Build Path (Inherited Skills) | |
|---|---|
| Weapon | Skill |
| Ripple Blade 3 | Fire Wilt 3% |
| Wrack Blade: Rhododendron | Speed Swallow 17% |
| Final Weapon Output | |
| Sasanqua Blade | Leeway 4% Fire Wilt 3% Speed Swallow 17% Speed Blad Boost: Fury 8% |
| Armor | Skills | |
|---|---|---|
| Bandit Mengu |
・
Grab Master
4% ・
Bridge Burning
10%
|
|
| Bandit Uwagi |
・
Resurrection
・
Freezing Recovery
22%
|
|
| Bandit Tekko |
・
One Stroke: Fury
11%
|
|
| Bandit Loincloth |
・
Core Boost
10% ・
Freezing Recovery
22%
|
|
| Bandit Boots |
・
Grab Master
4%
|
|
| Skills | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Fire Wilt 3%
| Speed Swallow 17% Speed Blade Boost: Fury 8% | Grab Master 8% Freezing Recovery 44% | Resurrection One Stroke: Fury 11% | Core Boost 10% Bridge Burning 10% |
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| Recommended Talisman Skills | ・Savage ・Flame Wielder ・Strong-Arm |
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| Build Merits | This build provides a perfect gear set against Deathstalker and is an adequate go-to build for mid game duration. This is built on high raw and elemental damage from the Ember Blade and its inherited skill Speed Blade Boost: Fury which boosts all attacks from the Karakuri Katana. The Bandit Armor set provides high resistances to Fire and Water which also comes with Freezing Recovery skills that work perfectly against Deathstalker and Icetusk. Furthermore, the Resurrection skill from the Bandit Uwagi adds more survivabilty on top of high resistance. To add to the build, we recommend equipping talismans with skills such as Savage, Flame Wielder, or Strong-Arm skills that can boosts damage to utilize the Grab Master skill. |
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| Weapon | ATK | ATK. Type | Crit. Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yashima Katana | 250 | Slash | -20% |
| Element | Element Power | ||
| - | - | ||
| Inherent Skills | |||
|
・Blade Debar 13% |
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| Req. Materials | |||
|
・
Corestone
x8 ・ Ore x8 ・ Giant Kemono Gem x1 ・ Mirror Stone x7 |
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| Recommended Inherited Skills | Destruction Art 15% (base inherited skill) |
|---|
| Armor | Skills | |
|---|---|---|
| Veteran Helmet |
・
Bare Thread
6%
|
|
| Veteran Armor |
・
Bare Thread
6% ・
Fatigue Resilience
13%
|
|
| Veteran Tekko |
・
Dodge Master (Armor)
17%
|
|
| Veteran Kusazuri |
・
Fatigue Resilience
13% ・
Poison Recovery
22%
|
|
| Veteran Sune-ate |
・
Dodge Master (Armor)
17%
|
|
| Skills | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Destruction Art 15%
| Bare Thread 12% Fatigue Resilience 26% | Poison Recovery 22% Dodge Master 34% | Blade Debar 13% |
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| Recommended Talisman Skills | ・Final Blow ・Savage ・Destruction Art |
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| Build Merits | This build provides a strong gear set for dealing with all Kemonos inhabiting Akikure Canyon and in preparation against some Kemonos inhabiting Fuyufusagi Fort. Despite its 20% negative crit rate,the build relies on high raw damage from the Yashima Katana and its inherited skill Destruction Art which allows the player to break parts faster and ultimately making the Kemono weaker. The Veteran Armor set provides high resistances to Wood, Wind, and Earth Attributes and comes with Anti-ailment skills that work perfectly against Fumebeak and Sporetail. To round up the build, we recommend equipping talismans with skills such as Final Blow, Savage, Destruction Art, or any skill that boosts the Yashima Katana's high raw damage. |
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| Weapon | ATK | ATK. Type | Crit. Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twilight Flashblade | 190 | Slash | 10% |
| Element | Element Power | ||
| - | - | ||
| Inherent Skills | |||
|
・Poison Wielder 5% |
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| Req. Materials | |||
|
・
Corestone
x8 ・ Fumebeak Bill x2 ・ Fumebeak Toxic Lung x2 |
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| Recommended Build Path (Inherited Skills) | |
|---|---|
| Weapon | Skill |
| Intoxicating Birch Blade 2 | Karakuri Coordination: Remedy +2 |
| Final Weapon Output | |
| Twilight Flashblade | Poion Wielder 5% Karakuri Coordination: Remedy +2 |
| Armor | Skills | |
|---|---|---|
| Grithide Zukin |
・
Ancient Tree Champion
10%
|
|
| Grithide Body Armor |
・
Rally: Ironclad
3%
|
|
| Roaming Bard Tekko |
・
Savage
+1
|
|
| Grithide Loincloth |
・
Core Boost
10%
|
|
| Grithide Tabi |
・
Strong Swimmer
・
Resurrection
|
|
| Skills | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Poison Wielder 5%
| Karakuri Coordination: Remedy +2 Rally: Ironclad 3% | Savage +1 Core Boost 10% | Resurrection |
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| Recommended Talisman Skills | ・Health Boost ・Fire Resilience ・Destruction Art |
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| Build Merits | This build provides players with a solid gear set in preparation against the Lavaback while remaining effective on most kemono on Natsukodachi Isle. Even if the Twilight Flashblade does not have an assigned element and element power, what makes this weapon shine is its Poision Wielder skill which is a great to have when using a fast-attacking weapon like the Karakuri Katana. The combination of the Grithide set along with the Roaming Bard Tekko that leans to the Kemono-Path provides a total of 23 Fire Resistance and 21 Earth Resistance, even if other attribute resistances drop to 0, the Resurrection skill can cover for survivability. To finalize the build, we highly recommend using talismans with skills like Health Boost,Fire Resilience, and Destruction Art for a balanced boost of defense and offense. |
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| Weapon | ATK | ATK. Type | Crit. Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intoxicating Birch Blade 3 | 150 | Slash | 0% |
| Element | Element Power | ||
| - | - | ||
| Inherent Skills | |||
|
・Stand Tall 25% |
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| Req. Materials | |||
|
・
Sapscourge Amber
x5 ・ Corestone x10 ・ Sapscourge Leaf Beard x5 ・ Lightstone x2 |
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| Recommended Inherited Skills | Savage +2 Critical Master 3% Critical Master 3% |
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| Recommended Build Path (Inherited Skills) | |
|---|---|
| Weapon | Skill |
| First Bloom Sting | Savage +2 |
| Aromatic Plum Blade | Critical Master 3% |
| Aromatic Plum Blade 2 | Critical Master 3% Bare Thread 8% |
| Final Weapon Output | |
| Intoxicating Birch Blade 3 | Stand Tall 25% Savage +2 Critical Master 3% Critical Master 3% |
| Armor | Skills | |
|---|---|---|
| Basara Helm |
・
Nostrum Water
|
|
| Basara Body Armor |
・
Strong Arm: Thread
+4
|
|
| Basara Gauntlets |
・
Strong Arm: Remedy
+22
|
|
| Basara Field Hakama |
・
Strong Arm: Remedy
+22
|
|
| Basara Sune-ate |
・
Savage
+1
|
|
| Skills | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Strong Arm: Remedy +44
| Critical Master 6% Bare Thread 8% | Strong Arm: Thread +4 Savage +3 | Nostrum Water |
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| Recommended Talisman Skills | ・Health Boost ・Ironclad ・Destruction Art |
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| Build Merits | This build focuses on giving players a strong set of gear for dealing with the Wood-based kemono in Harugasumi Way while still remaining effective against the Spineglider, Gritdog, and Dreadclaw in Natsukodachi Isle. The Intoxicating Birch Blade 3 offers adequate neutral damage while also providing extra damage potential if the Savage and Critical Master skills are inherited from previous upgrades. The Basara Armor Set, obtained from the Kingtusk, provides adequate defense points and resistances for dealing with the first kemonos encountered in Harugasumi Way and Natsukodachi Isle, and also offers plenty of survivability skills like Strong Arm: Remedy and Strong Arm: Thread. To finalize the build we recommend equipping talismans with skills such as Health Boost, Ironclad, and Destruction Art for more defense and part break opportunities. |
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| Best Skills | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Critical Master ★★★ |
This skill improves the damage output of a Karakuri Katana, and benefits from its fast attacks. More attacks resonates to higher Critical chances. |
| Savage ★★★ |
This skill provides an attack boost on all attacks from the Karakuri Katana, which is greatly boosts its damage output specially when doing a jump attack from stacked crates or a bulwark. |
| Stock Slash ★★★ |
This skill slows the weapon gauge consumption, prolonging the use of the Karakuri Katana in its unbound form. |
| Ailment Wielder ★★★ |
This skill benefits from fast-attacking weapons like the Karakuri Katana, making the ailment stack quicker even if the skill is low-leveled. |
| Attribute Wilt ★★ |
For Karakuri Katana with elemental attributes, this skill greatly improves damage output specially against kemono weak to a specific attribute |
| Final Blow ★★ |
This skill boosts all damage from the Karakuri Katana against toppled Kemono |
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