Katana
Weapon · Blox Fruits
Price
1,000
Seas
1
Update
#1
How to Obtain
Bought Sword Dealer
Location
Pirate Starter
Source
Sword Dealer
Description
Katana is a sword sword in Blox Fruits and slots into the broader sword tier list around the sword-rank baseline. Whether it's worth chasing depends on your build: pure-fruit mains usually skip mid-rarity swords entirely, while sword-mains and combo PvPers chain weapons to alternate movesets without the cooldown overlap that comes from spamming a single fruit. Common swords are starter-tier weapons. Use them to grind early mastery levels and immediately upgrade once you can afford an Uncommon or higher. Pair Katana with a fighting style that complements its swing speed — Godhuman or Sanguine Art covers any sword's M1 gap with bursty kicks, while Death Step's range trade is the classic combo extender. As a sword, Katana draws from your sword stat pool, so respeccing into 2,500+ sword stat is a hard prerequisite to hit its full damage ceiling. Mastery scales with hits landed; M1 spam during low-level grinding is the fastest way to climb early, then transition to skill-spam against bosses for the multiplier. It costs $1,000 from the relevant NPC vendor, premium shop, or quest reward — keep an eye out for the related sword dealer or boss drop chain when you reach the corresponding sea. If your loadout already has a higher-tier sword, Katana can still earn a slot as a swap option — Blox Fruits' "Z + sword swap" tech is one of the fastest ways to chain skills without giving the enemy a recovery window.
Moves & Abilities
3 movesThe player does 3 slashes, then performs a swipe on the fourth.
The user dashes forward, swiftly attacking enemies in their path in a teleportation-like fashion.
The user slashes through the air, unleashing a short-range air slash that strikes all enemies in its path, forcefully knocking them back.
Pros
7- ✦Good option for beginners.
- ✦Low price.
- ✦Low mastery requirements.
- ✦Particularly useful for new players who do not have a Blox Fruit.
- ✦Both moves have AoE.
- ✦Quick start.
- ✦Decent damage.
Cons
7- ✦Cannot hit Blade users.
- ✦Does not break Instinct.
- ✦Very low damage output.
- ✦The cooldowns are very long for such a weak weapon, making it very ineffective, especially at such a low point in the game.
- ✦For its stage in the game, the Katana's upgrade cost is exorbitant due to the requirement of Angel Wings, a material that can only be dropped by enemies in Upper Skylands, which are Lv. 450+.
- ✦Bad range.
- ✦Easy to dodge due to its small range and slow speed.
Trivia
7- 1The Katana used to have a price of 5,000 instead of 1,000.
- 2The Katana is functionally identical to the Cutlass, sharing the same moveset, damage values, and cooldowns even though granted, they are different swords. The only distinction between the two weapons is their model design.
- 3The Katana and Cutlass are the first obtainable swords a normal player can get.
- 4There is a bug where if the user uses and quickly unequips the Katana, it will cause the user to be stuck in a weird animation.
- 5The Katana's moves were reworked.
- 6The Katana's slash animation was reworked.
- 7The Katana was released.
