Katana

Overview

Katana is one of the powersets. It is a Scrapper or Brute primary power set in City of Heroes. The Ninja Blade powerset for Stalkers in City of Villains is based upon Katana.

Wield a Katana and master a variety of powerful Lethal attacks. A quick and elegant weapon, the Katana is faster than a Broad Sword, and can reduce an enemy's Defense. The Katana is a fine blade that always has a bonus to Accuracy. Like all scrapper powers, all Katana attacks can sometimes land a critical hit for double damage.

Power Tables

The Katana powerset is available as a primary set for Scrappers and Brutes. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

	Power	Level	Effect
	Sting of the Wasp	1	Melee, Moderate Damage (Lethal), Foe -Defense
	Gambler's Cut	1	Melee, Minor Damage(Lethal), Foe -Defense
	Flashing Steel	2	Melee (Cone), Moderate Damage (Lethal), Foe -Defense
	Build Up	6	Self +Damage, +Accuracy
	Divine Avalanche	8	Melee, Minor Damage (Lethal), Self +Defense
	Calling the Wolf	12 (Scrapper Only)	Ranged, Foe Taunt
	Dragon's Roar	12 (Brute Only)	Ranged, Foe Taunt
	The Lotus Drops	18	Point Blank Area of Effect Melee, Moderate Damage (Lethal), Foe -Defense
	Soaring Dragon	26	Melee, High Damage (Lethal), Foe Knockup, Foe -Defense
	Golden Dragonfly	32	Melee, Extreme Damage (Lethal), Foe Knockback, Foe -Defense

Powers

The following are powers in the Katana powerset.

Build Up

Greatly increases the amount of damage you deal for a few seconds, as well as slightly increasing your accuracy.

Recharge	Long
Minimum Level	6 (Scrapper)
	6 (Brute)
Effects	Self +Damage, +Accuracy
	Self +Defense (Melee, Lethal)
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance ToHit Buff

Calling the Wolf

Challenges a foe to attack you. Useful to pull a villain off an ally who finds himself in over his head.

Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	12 (scrapper)
Effects	Ranged
	Foe Taunt
Enhancements	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate

Divine Avalanche

You can use your katana to parry incoming melee attacks, and then quickly return the favor. Divine Avalanche does minor damage, but every successful hit will increase your defense against melee and lethal attacks for a short while.

Damage	Minor (Lethal)
Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	8 (Scrapper)
	8 (Brute)
Effects	Melee
	Self +Defense (Melee, Lethal)
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Damage
	Enhance Defense Buffs
	Enhance Accuracy
Set Categories	Melee Damage
	Defense

Flashing Steel

You swing your katana in a wide arc in front of you, slicing multiple foes. This attack can reduce a target's defense, making him easier to hit.

Damage	Moderate (Lethal)
Recharge	Moderate
Minimum Level	2 (Scrapper)
	2 (Brute)
Effects	Melee
	Foe -Defense
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Defense Debuff
	Enhance Damage
	Enhance Accuracy
Set Categories	PBAoE Damage

Gambler's Cut

You perform a quick slash with your katana. This attack is very fast but deals only minor damage. This attack can reduce a target's defense, making him easier to hit.

Damage	Minor (Lethal)
Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	1 (scrapper)
	1 (Brute)
Effects	Melee
	Foe -Defense
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Defense Debuff
	Enhance Damage
	Enhance Accuracy

Golden Dragonfly

You perform a devastating Golden Dragonfly attack that deals a massive amount of damage and can even knock a foe down to the ground and reduce it's defense. This attack has an exceptionally good critical hit capability, better than other Katana attacks, that can sometimes deal double damage. The power of this attack can actually extend a short distance through multiple foes.

Damage	Extreme (Lethal)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	32 (Scrapper)
	32 (Brute)
Effects	Melee
	Foe Knockback
	Foe -Defense
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Knockback Distance
	Enhance Defense Debuff
	Enhance Damage
	Enhance Accuracy
Set Categories	PBAoE Damage

The Lotus Drops

You perform The Lotus Drops maneuver, attacking all foes in melee range. This attack wounds your opponents, causing them to take moderate damage over time and reduces their defense.

Damage	Moderate (Lethal)
	Moderate Damage Over Time (Lethal)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	18 (Scrapper)
	18 (Brute)
Effects	Point Blank Area of Effect Melee
	Foe -Defense
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Defense Debuff
	Enhance Damage
	Enhance Accuracy
Set Categories	PBAoE Damage

Sting of the Wasp

You perform a standard attack with your katana. This attack is slower than Gambler's Cut, but deals more damage. Sting of the Wasp can reduce a target's defense, making him easier to hit.

Damage	Moderate (Lethal)
Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	1 (Scrapper)
	1 (Brute)
Effects	Melee
	Foe -Defense
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Defense Debuff
	Enhance Damage
	Enhance Accuracy
Set Categories	Melee Damage

Soaring Dragon

You perform a powerful Soaring Dragon maneuver that deals a great deal of damage, and can knock a target up into the air. This attack can reduce a target's defense, making him easier to hit.

Damage	High (Lethal)
Recharge	Moderate
Minimum Level	26 (Scrapper)
	26 (Brute)
Effects	Melee
	Foe Knockup
	Foe -Defense
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Knockback Distance
	Enhance Defense Debuff
	Enhance Damage
	Enhance Accuracy
Set Categories	Melee Damage

See Also

• Ninja Blade for Stalkers

External Links

• Katana for Scrappers at RedTomax.com