Uchigatana | Dark Souls 3 Wiki

Coochie katana

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"players who chose the Mercenary class will be able to use this weapon right away without leveling up as long as they two-hand it."

Wrong since it requires STR 11.

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in a way, this weapon is what inspired me to pursue true mastery of Dark Souls combat. I was close to quitting before even killing Iudex the first time, that's how bad I was, and so obviously the Sword Master was kicking my ass. Why is he even here? I wondered. Why is there this ratty old man with a ninja sword just standing outside the safe zone. My victory over Gundyr galvanized me though and I came to understand that with patience and persistence, I could overcome this challenge. When Sword Master parried me, I was awestruck. This thing can do that?? I didn't even realize I could parry with the shield I had, at that point. Eventually, he fell off the cliff. I reloaded the area hoping for a rematch and found his rags and sword instead. I asked my friend, why did this tough fight give me such awful armor? And he told me it's actually the best armor, but only for a specific build. I couldn't believe that rotting garbage clothes could hide such power, and he was right - as the lightest armor set in the game that can 'activate' defense, it is the best armor in the game for a flynn's ring build. And from that moment I dedicated myself to the light roll, katana-parry-everything dream. I learned to anticipate enemy attacks and react in a flash. There's not much in the world of Dark Souls III that can be katana parried that I haven't katana parried. And it is still a blast every time.

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I have to admit it, those parries are pretty sexy.

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Ugh... FP cost for Larry should show 5 it's showing 15. If anyone can fix

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On a pyromancer build, should I infuse it with Chaos?

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I miss katana parry in elden ring

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elden ring players equipping the uchi in ds3 then realizing it doesnt instantly proc bleed and kill bosses

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Bro think he sekiro

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what class do i go if i wanna get this as quickly as possible

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My son

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I am god when I parry the early lothric knights

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Having the lowest Strengh req in the game makes this a pretty darn good one-hand option for a pyromancer. Especially if you level Dex for Max cast speed. Which uh, you ought to.

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Fully charged r2 + 2nd uncharged r2 + wa r1 + a little investment in luck = 85% hp gone for the other guy. The charged r2 truecombos with the 2nd and wa r1 is a fantastic rollcatcher.

r1 spammers don't have enough skill to pull off this fatality.

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Definitely the worst iteration of uchi but its still gucci and fun to use.

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this sucks

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You can release lock on with the parry and manual angle the parry into people's attacks. Has been useful against people dead angling.

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ol' reliable

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Swordmaiden Babuskha Run

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Uchigatana? More like Namakura Gatana!!!

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Can carry a dex build through 90% of the game before getting Onikiri & Ubadachi.

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Weebs all over the shop... you´ll level dex... sooner or later...

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Uchi gang

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Ehh, Little...Yulia

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Sword master cosplayer here to inform this weapon carries.

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How many weak attacks does it take for her to apply bleed?

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刀は太った器用さのカジュアルのためのものです

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Weeb Sword! Real pros use the legendary Broken Straight Sword!

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In addition to fashion, this is very useful as an early-game bleed weapon. Bleeds the f*** out of everything up until Pontiff just on it's own.

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yes

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with all the katanes you can sort of "sneak" by moving in the sheathed stance. its def way more sucessful thn just walking slow

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It said that katanas have the least amount of parry frames but it feels easier to parry with them, is it the hit boxes of it? Or is it my imagination.

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TIL: the WA attack can duck behind lothric spear enemies. Great combo as 2handing doesnt make the weapon bounce on their shield

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Upgrading the Chaos Uchigatana rn and thought I’d say that at chaos +8 is when intelligence and faith scaling go from C to B and the strength scaling is still at E.

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I feel like I love the idea of this weapon more than actually using it, sadly.

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Uchigatana, like the Claymore and Longsword, is one of those staple Dark Souls weapons that has retained its use throughout the entire series. You could run through the entire game with this in hand and do fine - which is great, since you can acquire this weapon before you even hit the High Wall.

Where the Longsword is your staple sword'n'board weapon and the Claymore is your first Strength-style weapon, the Uchi is more of your first two-handed Dex choice. It has speed, decent damage, bleed, the ability to parry without needing a shield, reasonable stamina use, works with weapon buffs and resins, needs no finicky builds, and has a forward motion to it that gives just a bit of reach. A weapon for both beginners and masters.

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Pretty underwhelming in this game.

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I recently just came back to the game to actually try and finish it over quarantine and this weapon is great. A lot of the comments hate on the weapons but its really good if your a patient fighter. start as deprived and infuse your club with the fire gem gift to smack the boss then level what you need to handle the weapon properly. this weapon is still doing amazingly and i just beat the deacons. might switch to black blade but this is doing me very well at +6 and 25dex

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I wished it had hamon like the previous two games.

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This weapon makes me feel like a samurai I wonder why ?

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Alright time for my head captain Yamamoto build... Now to figure out how to make chaos storm more consistent.. perseverance swaps for days

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I’ll sing you a true song of Dex Build the kid, I’ll sing of some desperate deeds that he did. Way out in Lothric in a sad chord, when a mans only chance was his heavy Greatsword. When dex build the kid was a very young lad, in old Anor Londo, he went to the bad.Way out in the cathedral with a uchi in his hand, at Soul Level 12 he did kill his first man. There Mound-Makers that play lutes and sing, songs about Dex Build, their boy Spirit king, ere his young noobhood, had reached its sad end, with a notch on his katana for 21 men. It was on a sad night when poor Dex build died. He said to his friends, I’m not satisfied. 21 men I have put my sword through. Greataxe str build must make 22. It was at night when Dex met his fate. The Darkmoon was watching, the hour was late. Struck down by str build that once was his friend, Dex Builds young life had come to an end

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Knocked Sword Master off the cliff. I got souls but no guccikatana... Does this always happen?

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Guccigatana

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I'm a relatively new player, I don't really know much about the actual move frame data and whatnot but I've been having moments where I kind of but not really hyper armor through an attack when I do the R1 WA (probably more of a hitbox thing since the character ducks when doing the attack?). Just want to know if anyone can give a deeper explanation?

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I'm a newbie but should i increase both Stre and Dex to use this wep more effectively or One or the other Rn Im at 16 Stre 19 Dex and 14 End so i get 4 attacks out of it and 1 roll in chain secession. Any Advice i'm sorry

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Passed down for generations by the Uchiha clan. You too can be hokage!

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I have hoped that uchi would have a polished blade with hamon like it did in the second game. Oh well at least we still have ubadachi.

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Katana's are trash in PVP, I'll parry the attacks all day while having one hand on my *****.

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Not the best choice of weapon for my 10 equip load run through the game, but it served me well enough with the parry ability, and solid damage output, with a nice little boost off of Flynn's Ring. The innate bleed cannot be ignored, really helps cut down certain enemies much faster.

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Note for newbies struggling against the uchi in early-game PvP: the range on the R1s is deceptive, and the slashes come forward faster than most other swords. Its two-handed running attacks are great to parry, though, and katana users do love to overuse it... the animation has one of the game's more visibly obvious indicators for when you should press the parry button -- watch for the elbow to bend (even if the distance seems too far). Works for all parry tools.

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I have a +10 Uchigatana and 40 dex it destroys my enemies

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parry isn't bad. You have a lot more frames than you think you do. At least that's what I've found while playing these days. Slash is good for closing a gap against a PVP heal. Since bleed isn't that good in this game time attacks well. Katanas don't have much in poise damage. Doesn't you can't be aggressive it just means you've gotta get in at the right time.

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Knowing that katanas have the worst parry makes a successful parry all the more satisfying

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this sucks lol

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Doing a lv60 swordmaster invasion build with this and an offhand simple infused caestus, Flynn’s ring, Cloranthy ring, ring of favor and life ring. Arguably the most fun I’ve had in pvp. Yes it’s technically a dex build so I’m “that guy” but I’m literally wearing rags and laying waste to armoured try hard r1 spamming gimp hosts left right n centre. 10/10 would build again

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Infusing this with the burial gift, Fire Gem, will make the beginning of the game significantly easier for first time souls players.

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To new players: this is an excellent weapon for those still learning the game. Its moveset isn’t complicated to use, but it’s hard to get the most out of. The more you use it, the more effective you will be. Infuse it with Sharp (the coal you need to do this is in Crucifixion Woods, just follow the right hand wall once you’re in the clear water area until you come to a door, follow the path to the end) and make sure you carry items to buff your weapon. This sword will see you through, and through its use you will learn spacing, timing and pacing in a fight, without having to actively train to learn these things.

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Despite all the hype surrounding this weapon, I gotta say it's pretty bad for PvE. Does pitiful damage against common enemies and cannot even not break poise of the bowl throwers in undead settlement. +1 Uchi and you need at least 10 or more hits to take them out. Am I missing something ?

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Does the Uchigatana have a secondary heavy? Cause i keep using the Heavy and it is going for a slash that's lower than the Light and consumes more FP than the Light and Parry.

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Just got the uchigatana, but i dont have the required attributes. Can someone tell me what the requirements are? Thank you

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Uchi +7, infused it with chaos. An it's getting B B scaling in int and faith, something changed.

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Pick Class Mercenary and you can use very early.