Ninja Blade
Best grade: Meitou (made by Cross) — 1.76 cut and 0 blunt, 1 kg, needs 1 strength. The Ninja Blade is a katana that deals mostly cut damage.
Good against humans (+10% damage) and landing hits (+2 attack). Weaker at robots (-40% damage), armoured targets (-20% armour penetration) and blocking (-4 defence).
- Class
- Katanas
- Damage type
- Cut
- Reach
- 21
- Strength needed
- 1 (Rusted Junk) → 1 (Meitou)
- Weight
- 1 → 1 kg
- Value
- 452 → 25,182 cats
- Blueprint
- Ninja Blades, level 2, 2,500 cats
Ninja Blade stats by grade
Cut and blunt are damage multipliers. Str is the strength the weapon asks for at that grade — below it, attacks and blocks slow down, by up to 47.5% at 20 or more points short (Kenshi Wiki: Strength).
| Grade | Maker | Cut | Blunt | Str | Weight | Value | Atk / Def |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusted Junk | Unknown | 0.308 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 452 | +1 / -5 |
| Rusting Blade | Unknown | 0.376 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 496 | +2 / -4 |
| Mid-Grade Salvage | Ancient | 0.4 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 kg | 1,491 | +2 / -4 |
| Old Refitted Blade | Ancient | 0.461 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 kg | 1,731 | +2 / -4 |
| Refitted Blade | Ancient | 0.522 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 kg | 2,066 | +2 / -4 |
| Catun No.1 | Catun Scrapmaster | 0.648 | 0 | 1.2 | 1.2 kg | 3,778 | +2 / -4 |
| Catun No.2 | Catun Scrapmaster | 0.716 | 0 | 1.2 | 1.2 kg | 4,662 | +2 / -4 |
| Catun No.3 | Catun Scrapmaster | 0.784 | 0 | 1.2 | 1.2 kg | 5,755 | +2 / -4 |
| Mk I | Skeleton Smiths | 0.92 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 8,400 | +2 / -4 |
| Mk II | Skeleton Smiths | 0.988 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 9,773 | +2 / -4 |
| Mk III | Skeleton Smiths | 1.056 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 11,044 | +2 / -4 |
| Edge Type 1 | Edgewalkers | 1.311 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 15,191 | +2 / -4 |
| Edge Type 2 | Edgewalkers | 1.386 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 15,984 | +2 / -4 |
| Edge Type 3 | Edgewalkers | 1.461 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 16,569 | +2 / -4 |
| Meitou | Cross | 1.76 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 25,182 | +2 / -4 |
Crafted (homemade) Ninja Blade: 13 grades
What you can make yourself at a weapon smithing bench — every grade up to Edge Type 2.
| Grade | Cut | Blunt | Str | Weight | Value | Atk / Def |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusted Junk | 0.308 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 1,508 | +1 / -5 |
| Rusting Blade | 0.376 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 1,654 | +2 / -4 |
| Mid-Grade Salvage | 0.444 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 1,864 | +2 / -4 |
| Old Refitted Blade | 0.512 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 2.16 | +2 / -4 |
| Refitted Blade | 0.58 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 2,582 | +2 / -4 |
| Catun No.1 | 0.648 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 3,148 | +2 / -4 |
| Catun No.2 | 0.716 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 3,884 | +2 / -4 |
| Catun No.3 | 0.784 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 4,796 | +2 / -4 |
| Mk I | 0.92 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 7,000 | +2 / -4 |
| Mk II | 0.988 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 8,144 | +2 / -4 |
| Mk III | 1.056 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 9,203 | +2 / -4 |
| Edge Type 1 | 1.192 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 10,851 | +2 / -4 |
| Edge Type 2 | 1.26 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 11,417 | +2 / -4 |
Ninja Blade vs other katanas
Every one of the katanas at Meitou; a weapon that never comes in that grade shows its best one.
- Ninja Blade vs Wakizashi: At Meitou, the Ninja Blade has less cut (1.76 vs 1.98), longer reach (21 vs 16) and a larger indoor penalty (0 vs 4).
- Ninja Blade vs Guardless Katana: At Meitou, the Ninja Blade has less cut (1.76 vs 2.2).
- Ninja Blade vs Katana: At Meitou, the Ninja Blade has less cut (1.76 vs 2.2) and needs less strength (1 vs 2).
| Weapon | Grade | Cut | Blunt | Reach | Atk / Def | Indoors | Str | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ninja Blade | Meitou | 1.76 | 0 | 21 | +2 / -4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guardless Katana | Meitou | 2.2 | 0 | 21 | +6 / -6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Katana | Meitou | 2.2 | 0 | 21 | +4 / -4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nodachi | Meitou | 2.64 | 0 | 25 | +4 / -4 | -4 | 8 | 8 |
| Topper | Meitou | 2.42 | 0.2 | 25 | 0 / 0 | -4 | 8 | 8 |
| Wakizashi | Meitou | 1.98 | 0 | 16 | +2 / -2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Where to get the Ninja Blade
Shops that stock it
| Shop | Stock chance | Found in |
|---|---|---|
| Flotsam Armory | Common | Flotsam Village |
| Mercenary Smithy | Common | Manhunter Base |
| Mongrel Weapon Shop | Common | Mongrel |
| Ronin Weapon Shop | Common | Fishing Village, World's End |
| Scraphouse | Common | Black Desert City |
| Shark Smithy | Common | Shark |
| Small Empire Weapon Shop | Common | Bark, Brink, Clownsteady, Sho-Battai, Stoat |
| Thieves Guild | Common | not listed |
| Catun Scrapmasters | Uncommon | Catun |
| Empire Weapon Shop | Uncommon | Heng, Stoat |
| Black Market Bar | Rare | Rebel Base, The Hub |
Blueprint
The Ninja Blades blueprint (level 2, 2,500 cats) unlocks crafting it. Sold at: Catun Scrapmasters, Empire Weapon Shop, Mongrel Weapon Shop, Shark Smithy, Small Empire Weapon Shop, The Great Library.
Crafting
The wiki page gives no material list for this weapon.
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About the Ninja Blade
A smaller, lighter katana with a straight blade that is easier to produce. Popular with ninjas because they're better for stabbing people in the back with, but not the best for toe-to-toe combat.In-game description
Katanas lean almost entirely on cutting damage and get a double-strike attack animation; most hit humans harder but do poorly against armour and robots. Source: Kenshi Wiki
