Katana

Type	Weapon
Damage	18 (Melee)
Knockback	3.5 (Weak)
Critical chance	19%
Use time	20 (Very fast)
Rarity
Buy	10 GC
Sell	2 GC
Research	1 required
Use

This is the main page whose information applies to the Desktop, Console, and Mobile versions of Terraria.
For the differences of this information on Old-gen console, see Legacy:Katana.

Using a Katana to attack a Target Dummy.

The Katana is a pre-Hardmode broadsword that can be purchased from the Traveling Merchant for 10 GC. It has a base 19% critical strike chance, as opposed to the usual 4%.

Its best modifier is Legendary.

Notes

In Don't dig up and Get fixed boi worlds, the Katana receives the following changes:
- Switched place with Keybrand. As a result, it is dropped by the Rusty, Hell, and Blue Armored Bones instead of sold by the Traveling Merchant.
- Damage increased from 18 to 150.
- Use time decreased from 20 to 15.
- Critical strike chance increased from 19% to 33%.
- Sell value increased from 2 GC to 4 GC.

Trivia

The katana is a Japanese sword used by samurai, renowned for its superb craftsmanship that was developed as a result of the poor quality of the iron that medieval Japanese swordsmiths had access to.
- The word katana is usually written as kanji "刀", but Spike Chunsoft opted to translate it as the katakana name "カタナ" in the Japanese Console version. This decision was likely made because "刀" can also mean sword or bladed edge (including, for instance, daggers or even chisels) – not just the historically well-known katana.