Elden Ring is an open-world action role-playing developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment.
Just like Bloodborne, Demon’s Souls, Sekiro, and the Dark Souls series, Elden Ring was directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki. The caveat here is that the game was made in collaboration with the award-winning fantasy novelist and source material creator for the highly popular Game of Thrones television show, George R. R. Martin, who provided a lot of source material for the game’s setting.
Elden Ring was released for Microsoft Windows, Steam Deck, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on February 25, 2022.
The Soulsborne games are known for their difficulty level, and Elden Ring is no exception. One of the things that can ease the difficulty curve is a player’s proper knowledge of the game’s stat system and how to use it to their advantage when choosing and making their own builds. One of the best weapon types that can be focused on are Katanas.
Katanas
Katanas are great for fighting less dangerous enemies but can also prove to be extremely valuable in tough situations. Even though there are many weapons in Elden Ring, the joy of a katana swinging hits differently.
While other weapon types may inflict much more damage on the enemy, Katana fights are definitely an art and are really good to look at when the swords finally clash. As with any weapon, Katanas are not all as good. There are some of them which stand out more than the rest and these are the best ones in the game.
Best Katanas
Katanas mostly scale with dexterity, but some of them scale with strength as well. Here are the top Katanas in the game:
- Dragonscale Blade: Scales with strength and dexterity, with an Ice Lightning sword weapon skill.
- Nagakiba: Scales with strength and dexterity, with the weapon skill called Piercing Fang.
- Hand of Malenia: Katana used by Malenia and her prosthetic arm, rot resistant.
- Uchigatana: A two-handed longsword with a Bleed effect on attack.
- Serpentbone Blade: Good dexterity scaling, with a Double Slash weapon skill.
- Moonveil: Best early game katana, scales with strength, dexterity and intelligence.
- Meteoric Ore Blade: Extremely high damage cap with the powerful Gravitas weapon skill.
- Rivers of Blood: Best katana in the game, dropped by Bloody Finger Okina, great scaling and high damage, with a combination of physical and fire damage.
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Published: Mar 24, 2022 06:32 am