Wakizashi
Best grade: Meitou (made by Cross) — 1.98 cut and 0 blunt, 1 kg, needs 1 strength. The Wakizashi is a katana that deals mostly cut damage.
Good against humans (+10% damage), fighting indoors (+4) and landing hits (+2 attack). Weaker at robots (-40% damage), armoured targets (-30% armour penetration) and blocking (-2 defence).
- Class
- Katanas
- Damage type
- Cut
- Reach
- 16
- Strength needed
- 1 (Rusted Junk) → 1 (Meitou)
- Weight
- 1 → 1 kg
- Value
- 565 → 31,478 cats
- Blueprint
- Wakizashis, level 2, 5,000 cats
Wakizashi 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 | 0.346 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 565 | +1 / -3 |
| Rusting Blade | Unknown | 0.423 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 620 | +2 / -2 |
| Mid-Grade Salvage | Ancient | 0.45 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 kg | 1,864 | +2 / -2 |
| Old Refitted Blade | Ancient | 0.518 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 kg | 2,164 | +2 / -2 |
| Refitted Blade | Ancient | 0.587 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 kg | 2,582 | +2 / -2 |
| Catun No.1 | Catun Scrapmaster | 0.729 | 0 | 1.2 | 1.2 kg | 4,722 | +2 / -2 |
| Catun No.2 | Catun Scrapmaster | 0.805 | 0 | 1.2 | 1.2 kg | 5,827 | +2 / -2 |
| Catun No.3 | Catun Scrapmaster | 0.882 | 0 | 1.2 | 1.2 kg | 7,194 | +2 / -2 |
| Mk I | Skeleton Smiths | 1.035 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 10,500 | +2 / -2 |
| Mk II | Skeleton Smiths | 1.111 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 12,216 | +2 / -2 |
| Mk III | Skeleton Smiths | 1.188 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 13,805 | +2 / -2 |
| Edge Type 1 | Edgewalkers | 1.475 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 18,989 | +2 / -2 |
| Edge Type 2 | Edgewalkers | 1.559 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 19,980 | +2 / -2 |
| Edge Type 3 | Edgewalkers | 1.643 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 20,711 | +2 / -2 |
| Meitou | Cross | 1.98 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 31,478 | +2 / -2 |
Crafted (homemade) Wakizashi: 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 | 0.346 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 1,885 | +1 / -3 |
| Rusting Blade | 0.423 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 2,067 | +2 / -2 |
| Mid-Grade Salvage | 0.499 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 2,331 | +2 / -2 |
| Old Refitted Blade | 0.576 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 2,706 | +2 / -2 |
| Refitted Blade | 0.652 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 3,228 | +2 / -2 |
| Catun No.1 | 0.729 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 3,935 | +2 / -2 |
| Catun No.2 | 0.805 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 4,856 | +2 / -2 |
| Catun No.3 | 0.882 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 5,995 | +2 / -2 |
| Mk I | 1.035 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 8,750 | +2 / -2 |
| Mk II | 1.111 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 10,180 | +2 / -2 |
| Mk III | 1.188 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 11,504 | +2 / -2 |
| Edge Type 1 | 1.341 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 13,564 | +2 / -2 |
| Edge Type 2 | 1.417 | 0 | 1 | 1 kg | 14,271 | +2 / -2 |
Wakizashi vs other katanas
Every one of the katanas at Meitou; a weapon that never comes in that grade shows its best one.
- Wakizashi vs Ninja Blade: At Meitou, the Wakizashi has more cut (1.98 vs 1.76), shorter reach (16 vs 21) and a smaller indoor penalty (4 vs 0).
- Wakizashi vs Guardless Katana: At Meitou, the Wakizashi has less cut (1.98 vs 2.2), shorter reach (16 vs 21) and a smaller indoor penalty (4 vs 0).
- Wakizashi vs Katana: At Meitou, the Wakizashi has less cut (1.98 vs 2.2), shorter reach (16 vs 21), needs less strength (1 vs 2) and a smaller indoor penalty (4 vs 0).
| Weapon | Grade | Cut | Blunt | Reach | Atk / Def | Indoors | Str | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakizashi | Meitou | 1.98 | 0 | 16 | +2 / -2 | 4 | 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 |
| Ninja Blade | Meitou | 1.76 | 0 | 21 | +2 / -4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nodachi | Meitou | 2.64 | 0 | 25 | +4 / -4 | -4 | 8 | 8 |
| Topper | Meitou | 2.42 | 0.2 | 25 | 0 / 0 | -4 | 8 | 8 |
Where to get the Wakizashi
Shops that stock it
| Shop | Stock chance | Found in |
|---|---|---|
| Flotsam Armory | Common | Flotsam Village |
| Mongrel Weapon Shop | Common | Mongrel |
| Ronin Weapon Shop | Common | Fishing Village, World's End |
| Scraphouse | Common | Black Desert City |
| 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 Wakizashis blueprint (level 2, 5,000 cats) unlocks crafting it. Sold at: Bar of Mourn, Black Market Bar, Catun Scrapmasters, Empire Weapon Shop, Mongrel Weapon Shop, Ronin Weapon Shop, The Great Library. Also found at: Cactus Den, Flotsam Armory, Tower of Ninjas.
Crafting
The wiki page gives no material list for this weapon.
Which race learns Katanas fastest
About the Wakizashi
Smaller and lighter, usually used as a sidearm for backup. It's worth noting that although short, it has a major advantage when fighting indoors against longer weapons.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
