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Karakuri Katana Builds

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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Best End Game Karakuri Katana Build

Celestial Ame-No-Ohabari

Weapon	ATK	ATK. Type	Crit. Rate
Ame-no-ohabari	650	Slash	0%
	Element	Element Power
	-	-
Inherent Skills
・Battle Spirit 10% ・Manifestation Release 40%
Req. Materials
・ Lump of Ore x10 ・ Celestial Dragon Scale x4 ・ Celestial Dragon Claw x2 ・ Celestial Dragon Essence x1

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
Recommended Talisman Skills	・Manifestation Release ・Savage ・Health Boost

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.

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.

Best Mid Game Karakuri Katana Build

Anti-Air Sasanqua Blade

Weapon	ATK	ATK. Type	Crit. Rate
Sasanqua Blade	270	Slash	0%
	Element	Element Power
	Wind	160
Inherent Skills
・Ukemi Art
Req. Materials
・ Ripclaw Corona Spray x3 ・ Ripclaw Sickle Feather x4 ・ Ripclaw Bloom Beak x2 ・ Large Piece of Ore x2

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
Recommended Talisman Skills	・Fog Fall ・Karakuri Coordination: Fury ・Destruction Art

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.

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.

Eternal Ember Blade

Weapon	ATK	ATK. Type	Crit. Rate
Ember Blade	170	Slash	0%
	Element	Element Power
	Fire	120
Inherent Skills
・Leeway 4%
Req. Materials
・ Ore x10 ・ Cobalt Lavaback Fang x2 ・ Cobalt Lavaback Hide x2

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%
Recommended Talisman Skills	・Savage ・Flame Wielder ・Strong-Arm

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.

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.

Part-Breaker Yashima Katana

Weapon	ATK	ATK. Type	Crit. Rate
Yashima Katana	250	Slash	-20%
	Element	Element Power
	-	-
Inherent Skills
・Blade Debar 13%
Req. Materials
・ Corestone x8 ・ Ore x8 ・ Giant Kemono Gem x1 ・ Mirror Stone x7

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%
Recommended Talisman Skills	・Final Blow ・Savage ・Destruction Art

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.

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.

Best Early Game Karakuri Katana Build

Undying Twilight Flashblade

Weapon	ATK	ATK. Type	Crit. Rate
Twilight Flashblade	190	Slash	10%
	Element	Element Power
	-	-
Inherent Skills
・Poison Wielder 5%
Req. Materials
・ Corestone x8 ・ Fumebeak Bill x2 ・ Fumebeak Toxic Lung x2

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
Recommended Talisman Skills	・Health Boost ・Fire Resilience ・Destruction Art

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.

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.

Intoxicating Birch Blade 3 All-Rounder

Weapon	ATK	ATK. Type	Crit. Rate
Intoxicating Birch Blade 3	150	Slash	0%
	Element	Element Power
	-	-
Inherent Skills
・Stand Tall 25%
Req. Materials
・ Sapscourge Amber x5 ・ Corestone x10 ・ Sapscourge Leaf Beard x5 ・ Lightstone x2

Recommended Inherited Skills	Savage +2 Critical Master 3% Critical Master 3%

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
Recommended Talisman Skills	・Health Boost ・Ironclad ・Destruction Art

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.

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.

Best Skills for Karakuri Katana

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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