Uchigatana | Dark Souls Wiki

Uchigatana +15
		225			100
		170(182)			30
		216(216)			80
		225(225)			5.0
Requirements & Bonus

14	14		–	–
Auxiliary			300
Weapon Type			Katana
Attack Type			Slash / Thrust
Enchantable			Yes
Special			Bleed

*When infused with Magic: 170 physical dmg/182 magic dmg, with Fire: 216 physical dmg/216 Fire dmg, with Lightning: 225 physical dmg/225 Lightning dmg

Uchigatana is a Weapon in Dark Souls and Dark Souls Remastered.

Katana forged in an Eastern land. Known for its brisk slashing motions."
"The Uchigatana cuts beautifully and causes bleeding, but its blade is easily nicked."

How to Get / Where to Find the Uchigatana

Dropped by the Undead Merchant in the Undead Burg.
Sold by Shiva of the East for 5,000 souls.

Notes:

Give to Frampt to receive 50 souls.
Bleed build up is 33 per strike, and once inflicted will tear 30% of the opponents HP.
Resembles more of a tachi, as the blade seems longer than that found in most standard uchigatana.
Demon's Souls version: Has the same appearance and move set, but has greater range than in Dark Souls.

Youtube relevant videos:

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Uchigatana Katana Upgrade Table

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Overview table for all Upgrades at regular, max and threshold levels. Click on the tabs to see individual upgrade paths in detail. Use this table to quickly compare performance

Uchigatana
	Attack Values					Parameter Bonuses				Auxiliary Effects				Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Regular	90	0	0	0	100	-	B	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +5	135	0	0	0	100	-	B	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +10	180	0	0	0	100	-	B	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +14	216	0	0	0	100	-	A	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	20	30	30	30
Regular +15	225	0	0	0	100	-	A	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	20	30	30	30
Crystal	198	0	0	0	100	-	B	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	20	30	30	30
Crystal +5	243	0	0	0	100	-	A	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	20	30	30	30
Lightning	162	0	0	162	100	-	-	-	-	300	-	--	-	45	10	30	30	30
Lightning +4	212	0	0	212	100	-	-	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	39.6	30
Lightning +5	225	0	0	225	100	-	-	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	42	30
Raw	156	0	0	0	100	-	C	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Raw +5	208	0	0	0	100	-	C	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic	102	109	0	0	100	-	D	C	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +5	136	146	0	0	100	-	D	C	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +10	170	182	0	0	100	-	D	C	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Enchanted	136	144	0	0	100	-	E	C	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Enchanted +4	157	161	0	0	100	-	E	B	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Enchanted +5	163	167	0	0	100	-	E	A	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine	91	111	0	0	100	-	D	-	C	300	-	110	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +5	122	148	0	0	100	-	D	-	C	300	-	110	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +10	152	185	0	0	100	-	D	-	C	300	-	110	-	45	10	30	30	30
Occult	124	136	0	0	100	-	D	-	C	300	-	-	110	45	10	30	30	30
Occult +5	161	170	0	0	100	-	D	-	B	300	-	-	110	45	10	30	30	30
Fire	116	0	116	0	100	-	-	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Fire +5	162	0	162	0	100	-	-	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	31.5	30	30
Fire +9	205	0	205	0	100	-	-	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	32.7	30	30
Fire +10	216	0	216	0	100	-	-	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	33	30	30
Chaos	140	0	162	0	100	-	-	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Chaos +4 @10 Humanity	171 +	0	198 +	0	100	-	-	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	32.4	30	30
Chaos +5 @10 Humanity	179 +38	0	207 +43	0	100	-	-	-	-	300	-	-	-	45	10	33	30	30

Regular Upgrades are performed by Andre of Astora at the Undead Parish.
Regular +6 requires a regular +5 weapon and to hand in the Large Ember. Regular +11 requires a regular +10 weapon and to hand in the Very Large Ember.
Regular Reinforcement Scales 85% for Dexterity to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 3000 souls, 9 titanite shards to +5, 9 large titanite shards to +10, 7 titanite chunks to +14 and 1 titanite slab to +15

Uchigatana
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Regular	90	-	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +1 (x1)	99	-	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +2 (x1)	108	-	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +3 (x2)	117	-	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +4 (x2)	126	-	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +5 (x3)	135	-	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +6 (x1)	144	-	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +7 (x1)	153	-	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +8 (x2)	162	-	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +9 (x2)	171	-	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +10 (x3)	180	-	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +11 (x1)	188	-	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +12 (x1)	198	-	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +13 (x2)	207	-	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +14 (x3)	216	-	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +15 (x1)	225	-	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30

Crystal Upgrades are performed by the Giant Blacksmith at Anor Londo.
Crystal Upgrades require a regular +10 weapon and to hand in the Crystal Ember.
Crystal Reinforcement reduces weapon Durability by 20, but increases base damage. It scales 85% for Dexterity to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 1000 souls, 8 titanite chunks to +4 and 1 titanite slab to +5

Uchigatana
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Crystal (x1)	198	-	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Crystal +1 (x1)	207	-	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Crystal +2 (x1)	216	-	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Crystal +3 (x2)	225	-	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Crystal +4 (x3)	233	-	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Crystal +5 (x1)	243	-	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30

Lightning Upgrades are performed by the Giant Blacksmith at Anor Londo.
Lightning Upgrades require a regular +10 weapon, but no special Ember is required.
Lightning Reinforcement removes all scaling but adds Lightning Damage.
To reach max, you need: 1000 souls, 8 titanite chunks to +4 and 1 titanite slab to +5

Uchigatana
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Lightning (x1)	162	-	-	162	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Lightning +1 (x1)	174	-	-	174	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	32.4	30
Lightning +2 (x1)	187	-	-	187	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	34.8	30
Lightning +3 (x2)	199	-	-	199	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	37.2	30
Lightning +4 (x3)	212	-	-	212	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	39.6	30
Lightning +5 (x1)	225	-	-	225	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	42	30

Raw Upgrades are performed by Andre of Astora at the Undead Parish.
Raw Upgrades require a regular +5 weapon and to hand in the Large Ember.
Raw Reinforcement increases base damage whilst reducing stat bonuses. Scales 64% for Dexterity to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 1000 souls, 10 large titanite shards

Uchigatana
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Raw (x1)	156	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Raw +1 (x1)	166	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Raw +2 (x1)	176	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Raw +3 (x2)	187	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Raw +4 (x2)	197	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Raw +5 (x3)	208	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30

Magic Upgrades are performed by Rickert of Vinheim, found in New Londo Ruins.
Magic Upgrade +1 requires a regular +5 weapon. Magic +6 requires a Magic +5 and to hand in the Large Magic Ember
Magic Reinforcement adds Magic Damage and an Intelligence bonus. The weapon can no longer be buffed with Magic Weapon. Scales 23% for Dexterity and 61% Intelligence to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 2000 souls, 10 Green Titanite Shards to +5, 7 Blue Titanite Chunks to +14 and 1 Blue Titanite Slab to +15

Uchigatana
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Magic (x1)	102	109	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +1 (x1)	108	116	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +2 (x1)	115	124	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +3 (x2)	122	131	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +4 (x2)	129	138	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +5 (x3)	136	146	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +6 (x1)	142	153	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +7 (x1)	149	160	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +8 (x2)	156	167	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +9 (x3)	163	175	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +10 (x1)	170	182	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30

Enchanted Upgrades are performed by Rickert of Vinheim, found in New Londo Ruins.
Enchanted Upgrade +1 requires a regular +5 weapon. Enchanted +6 requires a Enchanted +5 and to hand in the Large Magic Ember
Enchanted Reinforcement increases the Intelligence bonus at the cost of base magic damage. The weapon can no longer be buffed with Magic Weapon. Scales 16% for Dexterity and 60% Intelligence to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 1000 souls, 8 Blue Titanite Chunks to +4 and 1 Blue Titanite Slab to +5

Uchigatana
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Enchanted (x1)	136	144	-	-	-	E	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Enchanted +1 (x1)	141	148	-	-	-	E	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Enchanted +2 (x1)	146	152	-	-	-	E	B	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Enchanted +3 (x2)	152	156	-	-	-	E	B	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Enchanted +4 (x3)	157	161	-	-	-	E	B	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Enchanted +5 (x1)	163	167	-	-	-	E	A	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30

Divine Upgrades are performed by Andre of Astora at the Undead Parish.
Divine Upgrades require a regular +5 weapon and to hand in the Divine Ember. Divine +6 upgrades require a Divine Weapon +5 and to hand in the Large Divine Ember.
Divine Reinforcement adds Magic Damage and Faith scaling. Scales 32% for Dexterity and 61% Faith to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 2000 souls, 10 Green Titanite Shards, 7 White Titanite Chunks and 1 White Titanite Slab

Uchigatana
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Divine (x1)	91	111	-	-	-	D	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +1 (x1)	97	118	-	-	-	D	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +2 (x1)	103	125	-	-	-	D	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +3 (x2)	109	133	-	-	-	D	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +4 (x2)	115	140	-	-	-	D	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +5 (x3)	122	148	-	-	-	D	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +6 (x1)	128	155	-	-	-	D	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +7 (x1)	134	162	-	-	-	D	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +8 (x2)	140	170	-	-	-	D	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +9 (x3)	146	177	-	-	-	D	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +10 (x1)	152	185	-	-	-	D	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	30

Occult Upgrades are performed by Andre of Astora at the Undead Parish.
Occult Upgrades require a Divine+5 weapon and to hand in the Dark Ember.
Occult Reinforcement reduces the base damage but increases Faith scaling. Scales 30% for Dexterity and 71% Faith to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 1000 souls, 7 White Titanite Chunks and 1 White Titanite Slab

Uchigatana
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Occult (x1)	124	136	-	-	-	D	-	B	-	110	45	10	30	30	30
Occult +1 (x1)	131	142	-	-	-	D	-	B	-	110	45	10	30	30	30
Occult +2 (x1)	138	149	-	-	-	D	-	B	-	110	45	10	30	30	30
Occult +3 (x2)	146	156	-	-	-	D	-	B	-	110	45	10	30	30	30
Occult +4 (x3)	153	163	-	-	-	D	-	B	-	110	45	10	30	30	30
Occult +5 (x1)	161	170	-	-	-	D	-	B	-	110	45	10	30	30	30

Fire Upgrades are performed by Blacksmith Vamos in The Catacombs.
Fire Upgrades require a regular +5 weapon. Fire+6 requires a Fire+5 weapon and to hand in the Large Flame Ember.
Fire Reinforcement adds Fire Damage but removes all scaling bonuses from the weapon.
To reach max, you need: 2000 souls, 10 Green Titanite Shards, 7 Red Titanite Chunks and 1 Red Titanite Slab

Uchigatana
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Fire (x1)	116	-	116	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Fire +1 (x1)	126	-	126	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30.3	30	30
Fire +2 (x1)	135	-	135	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30.6	30	30
Fire +3 (x2)	144	-	144	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30.9	30	30
Fire +4 (x2)	153	-	153	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	31.2	30	30
Fire +5 (x3)	162	-	162	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	31.5	30	30
Fire +6 (x1)	172	-	172	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	31.8	30	30
Fire +7 (x1)	183	-	183	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	32.1	30	30
Fire +8 (x2)	194	-	194	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	32.4	30	30
Fire +9 (x3)	205	-	205	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	32.7	30	30
Fire +10 (x1)	216	-	216	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	33	30	30

Chaos Upgrades are performed by Blacksmith Vamos in The Catacombs.
Chaos Upgrades require a Fire+5 weapon and to hand in the Chaos Flame Ember
Fire Reinforcement reduces Fire Damage but adds a bonus based on the Humanity you hold.
To reach max, you need: 1000 souls, 7 Red Titanite Chunks and 1 Red Titanite Slab

Uchigatana
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Chaos (x1)	140	-	162	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Chaos +1 (x1)	148	-	171	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30.6	30	30
Chaos +2 (x1)	153	-	180	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	31.2	30	30
Chaos +3 (x2)	163	-	188	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	31.8	30	30
Chaos +4 (x3)	171	-	198	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	32.4	30	30
Chaos +5 (x1)	179	-	207	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	33	30	30

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- Anonymous
  09 May 2021 04:25
  Coochie Katana
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  21 Apr 2021 02:33
  uchi or iaito i want to choose one for my dex character which one is better?
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  18 Apr 2021 13:39
  I say get the first uchi from the undead merchant and infuse it with fire then buy another one from Shiva and upgrade it normally
  Because applying resin can get u killed in a boss fight
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  26 Feb 2021 22:47
  Ok, I'd like to start a conversation about this weapon. Between Uchi vs. Iatio, I can argue that the Uchigatana is a *slightly* better choice in general. At pretty much any dex level, the Uchi has more AR for normal reinforcement, although barely much more at all. The lower dex requirement can win some people over too. But most importantly I think is the difference in the heavy attack and the damage type(s). The Uchi has a piercing attack, while the Iaito is limited to slash attacks. That piercing attack can mean the difference of having to switch to another weapon or not for certain enemies and player armors, and I think this is the Uchigatana's strongest attribute. However, I wouldn't shame anyone who chooses the Iaito over the Uchi, the overall advantage is under generalized conditions, and not by a terrible amount.
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- Anonymous
  06 Feb 2021 12:28
  Rap Homem De Ferro Eu Te Amo Mil Milhões 7 Minutoz
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- Anonymous
  02 Feb 2021 21:31
  personally I love having this as my main right and washing pole as my second right slots, that way I can alternate in pve, honestly I just use uchi in pvp because the speed of washing pole makes me sad inside
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  01 Feb 2021 23:06
  Guccigatana
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  08 May 2020 07:57
  normal path or lightning path is better guys??
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  08 May 2020 02:06
  dropped from dead merchant (male)
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  29 Mar 2020 08:28
  this weapon is so*****
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  20 Dec 2019 09:32
  I can't upgrade my uchikatana past +6 because it doesn't apear in Andre's menu. Is ths a bug? pls help
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  06 Oct 2019 12:18
  Lol, at 40 Dex the AR is 420.
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  23 Sep 2019 04:14
  I would not recommend katanas for PvP though
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  07 Sep 2019 12:10
  If you're doing a dex build, which is better, this or Balder side sword?
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- Anonymous
  06 Jul 2019 18:55
  Only thing that bothers me is the way character wears scabbard. Blade should be pointing up, like real samurai used to carry them.
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- Anonymous
  06 Jul 2019 09:13
  best weapon in the game
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  14 May 2019 22:19
  should i infuse uchigatana and if so with what
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  11 Apr 2019 01:50
  Guccigatana
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  04 Apr 2019 22:41
  his only sin was to have this sword
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  14 Mar 2019 01:29
  Can I win the game with Uchigatana?
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  07 Feb 2019 01:33
  Can you ascend a Fire Uchigatana to a Chaos Blade? I accidentally did that before finding out that the Fire Uchigatana doesn't give any boosts to it's damage from stats and I need to know if I wasted so much titanite...
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  27 Oct 2018 22:50
  How to upgrade to +15
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  22 Jul 2018 09:05
  Chuck
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  10 Jul 2018 16:28
  can you still buff a crude one?
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- Anonymous
  30 May 2018 14:53
  dark souls:final katana
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Uchigatana +15

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Uchigatana Katana Upgrade Table