Slayers 2 weapons, and how each one gets stronger
A weapon with a Mythic version climbs four steps. You win it off a boss or pull it from a chest. You refine it for Wen and ore. You reforge it into its Mythic version with points from the Ouwigahara dungeon. Then, with a schematic, you craft a Nightfall or Firstlight tier of it for 500,000 Wen.
The four steps
1 · Get one
Shop, boss or chest
Raze’s 500 Wen katana is a stopgap: no shop blade is on the forge’s Mythic list.
2 · Refine it
Refiner Hagane, up to +10
Wen and ore per attempt; the odds fall as the level rises.
3 · Reforge to Mythic
Nichirin Forge, in Ouwigahara
90,000 points, 500 scraps, 10 Mythic ore, 300 silk.
4 · Nightfall or Firstlight
Togane, Hidden Mist Village
A schematic, the Mythic weapon, 500 scraps, 500 silk, 500,000 Wen.
Your first weapon
Raze’s Sword Shop in Windy Peak sells the Regular Katana for 500 Wen and the Fancy Katana for 1,500. The Fancy reportedly adds only +1 Additional Damage, so buy the Regular. Neither shop katana appears on the forge’s Mythic list, so do not spend ore refining one.
The Cutlass makes a good early boss weapon: Zuko, a mini boss with 300 health near Windy Peak, drops it 20% of the time. Its Quick Draw skill is a separate 25% drop from him.
Mini Boss Zuko, Common Chest. Under the bar: Exp +60, Wen +25, Cutlass x1 (20%), and a struck-through Quick Draw x1 (25%).
Raze: Would you like to purchase 'Regular Katana' for $500 each?, with Custom Amount 1 and Buy.
Every weapon
The Archives menu counts 31 weapons and 26 katanas, including ones you do not own yet, and each card lists where the item comes from. Stats read Additional Damage · Additional Damage Factor · Block Points. Refining raises Additional Damage, so a copy you have refined reads higher than its base card: a refined Wind Katana can read +2.8 against the +2 on the Wind Breathing page.
Katanas
Every breathing style swings a katana, and the shop sells two to start with.
| Weapon | Card | Where it comes from | Mythic version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Katana | – | Raze's Sword Shop, Windy Peak: 500 Wen | – |
| Fancy Katana | – | Raze's Sword Shop, Windy Peak: 1,500 Wen | – |
| Enryu Katana Epic | +1.25 · 1.02x · +0.9 | Crafted at Hidden Mist | – |
| Tengoku Katana Epic | +1.25 · 1.02x · +0.9 | Crafted at Hidden Mist | – |
| Flame Katana Legendary, Duelist | +2 · 1.04x · +1.95 | Rengu, The Flame Hashira: 5% | Volcanic Katana |
| Water Katana Legendary, Sentinel | +1.5 · 1.04x · +3.5 1.15x Block Regen may include refining | Giyen, The Water Hashira: 5% | Tidal Katana |
| Insect Katana Legendary, Phantom | +1.5 · 1.04x · +1 1.08x Movement Speed, 1.07x Stamina Regen may include refining | Shinora, The Insect Hashira: 5% | Butterfly Katana |
| Thunder Katana Legendary, Phantom | +1.5 · 1.04x · +1 1.08x Movement Speed, 1.07x Stamina Regen may include refining | Zentaro, The Thunder King: 5% | Thundercloud Katana forge list only |
| Serpent Katana Legendary, Technician | +1.5 · 1.05x · +1.5 may include refining | Obari, The Serpent King: 5% | Serpentine Katana forge list only |
| Wind Katana Legendary, Duelist | +2 · 1.04x · +1.95 may include refining | Saneri, The Wind Hashira: 5% | Tornadic Katana forge list only |
| Sound Katanas Legendary, Titan | +2 · 1.04x · +1.95 may include refining | Tengai, The Sound Hashira: 5% | Reverb Cleavers |
Other weapons
The Spear, Tanto, Axe and Mace and Shotgun are Slayer weapons; demons use the Gauntlet for Shockwave. The Axe and Mace is also the key to Stone Breathing.
| Weapon | Card | Where it comes from | Mythic version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cutlass | – | Zuko, a mini boss by Windy Peak: 20% | – |
| Spear Epic | +1 · 1.02x · +1.35 may include refining | Rare Chest: 7% | Damascus Spear forge list only |
| Tanto Legendary | +2 · 1.04x · +2.85 | Sealed Caches: 5% T3, 2.5% T2, 1.25% T1 | Damascus Tanto forge list only |
| Gauntlet Legendary | +2 · 1.04x · +2.55 may include refining | Sold by the Black Marketer | Damascus Gauntlet forge list only |
| Axe and Mace Legendary, Tank | +2.2 · 1.04x · +1.5 +0.85 Damage Reduction may include refining | Stone Trainee: 7% | Seismic Axe and Mace forge list only |
| Shotgun Legendary | +2 · 1.04x · +2.7 may include refining | Shotgun Schematic from The Lost Slayer in Final Selection, crafted by Togane | Damascus Shotgun forge list only |
Weapons in the Demon list
The Scythe and War Fans are for demons only.
| Weapon | Card | Where it comes from | Mythic version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sickles Epic | +1 · 1.02x · +1.35 | Hoyuzo: 7% | Damascus Sickles |
| Blood Sickles Legendary | +2 · 1.04x · +2.25 | Gyutai, The Blood Sickle Demon: 7% | – |
| Scythe Legendary | +2 · 1.04x · +2.7 | Sealed Caches: 7% T3, 3.5% T2, 1.75% T1 | Damascus Scythe |
| War Fans Legendary | +2 · 1.05x · +3 may include refining | Domae, The Cryokinetic Demon: 7% | Damascus War Fans forge list only |
| Claws | – | Kaiden, The Claw Ravager: 7% | Damascus Claws forge list only |
| Bladed Wagasa Legendary | +2 · 1.04x · +2.4 Sun Immunity | Fujiko, The Bladed Wagasa: 5% | Damascus Bladed Wagasa |
Every boss’s full drop list is on the bosses page. Hoyuzo drops the Sickles at 7%, as both his later health bars and the Sickles’ Archives card show; one early-build bar read 3%. His full guide is on the Hoyuzo page.
Archives: Katana (26), Schematics (24), Weapons (31). The Tanto card, Legendary: +2, 1.04x, +2.85 (Block Points). Source: 5% (Sealed Cache T3), 2.5% (Sealed Cache T2), 1.25% (Sealed Cache T1).
Scythe, Legendary: A demon's reaping blade from sealed caches. +2, 1.04x, +2.7 (Block Points). Source: 7% (Sealed Cache T3), 3.5% (Sealed Cache T2), 1.75% (Sealed Cache T1).
The Claw Ravager Kaiden, 825 / 825, Common Chest. Drops: Claws x1 (7%), Exp +250, Wen +113, Kaiden's Bottom x1 (15%), Kaiden's Top x1 (15%), and a struck-through Predator Claws x1 (10%).
Sickles, Epic: Hoyuzo's twin blades. +1, 1.02x, +1.35 (Block Points). Source: 7% (Hoyuzo).
Water Katana, Legendary, Class: Sentinel: +1.5, 1.04x, +3.5 (Block Points), 1.15x (Block Regen).
Refining at Refiner Hagane
Hagane stands in the forge building in Hidden Mist Village and refines weapons and fishing rods one level at a time, up to +10. Each attempt costs Wen and ore, and the chance drops as the level climbs:
+0 → +1
90%
125 Wen and Refinement Ore x2
+6 → +7
20%
5,000 Wen and Mythic Refinement Ore x2; 78.5% to fail
The price depends only on the level, not the weapon, and from the +5 to +6 roll the ore switches to Mythic Refinement Ore. A fail drops the item a level unless a Refinement Guard is armed. What +10 adds depends on the weapon: +3 damage and +5% on a Serpent Katana, +11.5 damage on the Nightfall Katana. Every level’s odds, guards, a cost calculator and the new level transfer are on the refining page.
Serpent Katana, Level 0 to Level 1: 90% success chance (Great 10%), for 125 Wen and Refinement Ore x2. The right column is the Per level table.
Level 6 to Level 7: 20% (Great 1.5%, Fail 78.5%), for 5,000 Wen and Mythic Refinement Ore x2. A Refinement guard row reads Tap to arm, 1 held. At +10 the table reads Damage 4.5 (+3), Dmg 10% (+5%).
The Mythic reforge (what players call V2)
The game never prints V2; Togane’s word is the next tier. It happens at the NICHIRIN FORGE stall inside the Ouwigahara hub, and every recipe has the same shape: the base weapon in your hand, 500 Metal Scraps, 10 Mythic Refinement Ore, 300 Silk Thread and 90,000 points. Points reportedly do not carry over between runs, so they have to come from one, and the Ouwigahara planner works out what else a run can pay for.
The weapon you feed in is used up, and only half its refinement carries over, rounded down. A +5 Scythe comes out a +2 Damascus Scythe, and a +7 Sickles comes out +3. Half of whatever you refined before the reforge is lost.
The Silk Thread is always 300, not 500, and Togane’s forge quest is Lv 65.
Damascus Scythe: the +5 Scythe going in previews as +2. The materials are still short (red), and so are the 90,000 points.
NICHIRIN FORGE: Tidal Katana, Mythic, from Water Katana, plus Metal Sc.., Mythic R.. and Silk Thr.. (/500, /10, /300), Cost 90,000. Blacksmith Togane: Hold the weapon you want reforged and pick its next tier. The one in your hand is used up; half its refinement carries over.
Nightfall and Firstlight
Back in Hidden Mist Village, Togane’s second list holds the Nightfall and Firstlight gear, each with a tier badge. The Nightfall Katana’s first tier takes the schematic and a Volcanic Katana, and it appears to keep your refinement: a +6 Volcanic Katana comes out a +6 Nightfall Katana.
Use the Katana crafting planner for the remaining materials. The T1 image shows the old price; the values below use V0.195.
Before V0.195: Nightfall Katana, Mythic: the schematic (1/1), a +6 Volcanic Katana, Metal Sc.. /1000, Silk Thr.. /1000, Cost 1,000,000 Wen. The preview reads +6 T1.
The next step: the T1 Nightfall Katana, the schematic again, Metal Sc.. /750, two materials cut off as Nightfal.. (2/6 each), Silk Thr.. /750, and 750,000 Wen in red. The preview reads +6 T2.
T1
Schematic, the Mythic weapon, 500 Metal Scraps, 500 Silk Thread, 500,000 Wen.
T1 → T2
The T1 weapon, the same schematic, 750 Metal Scraps, 750 Silk Thread, 6 Nightfall Forged Ingot, 6 Nightfall Reinforced Plating and 750,000 Wen. The schematic still reads 1/1, so the first craft does not seem to use it up.
The Lost Shotgun, rarity Impossible, lists two sources on its card: Crafted at Ouwland, and Fished up with the Legendary rod (see the fishing page). The third tier, the armour pieces, every Firstlight and Nightfall drawing and a tier 2 Nightfall Katana card are on the Nightfall and Firstlight page.
Getting the schematics
Several schematics sit in the world as a blade on a stand: walk up and press T to Study it. Others come from a quest or a locked box. The seven Nightfall ones are here:
- Nightfall KatanaA waterfall cave at Mistfall Harbor.
- Nightfall Serpent KatanaA Serpent Key, searched for on the Mistfall Harbor seabed, opens the Serpent Box nearby.
- Nightfall Axe and MaceThe rafters of the mountain pagoda.
- Nightfall ScytheA tunnel maze in Iceveil Valley.
- Nightfall GauntletStonemason Tobei hands it over after his three statues take 100 hits each.
- Nightfall ClawsUnderwater near Butterfly Estate.
- Nightfall SicklesTen hidden levers across the map, all of which have to be pulled.
If you cannot inspect the Sickles schematic, pull all ten levers first: it only opens up after the last one. Do the levers in a new server, and in a private one to be safe. The Firstlight Lantern schematic comes from a quest, The Plate Trial.
In an ice cave: Nightfall Sickles, Study, on the T key.
In the Hidden Mist forge: Firstlight Haori, Firstlight Katana, Firstlight Lantern, Firstlight Mask, Nightfall Bottom, Nightfall Cape, Nightfall Katana, each with a T1 badge. Blacksmith Togane: Mind the slag. Show me what you've brought.
What a Firstlight weapon looks like
Firstlight War Fans, Spear, Tanto and Bladed Wagasa now have +4 Additional Damage and a 14.8% damage factor. V0.195 corrects their earlier Nightfall-like stats and increases their blocking stats. The card below shows the earlier values. Compare them with a base Legendary’s +2 and 1.04x before choosing your upgrade. Both cards give their source as Crafted at Ouwland.
Before V0.195: Firstlight War Fans, Mythic: +5.75, 1.15x, +8.45 (Block Points), 2.38x (Block Regen), +5 (Max Stamina). Source: Crafted at Ouwland.
Where the materials come from
- Metal Scraps and Silk Thread
- Ginzo by the Mistfall Harbor shrine sells Metal Scraps for 500 Wen each, and both drop from chests. One Ouwigahara Chest can give 19 scraps and 20 thread.
- Mythic Refinement Ore
- Its card lists Sealed Caches (4% T3, 2% T2, 1% T1), World Events Chests (4%), Snow Chests, Lost Chests and fishing. You can also sell spare Mythic items to Ginzo for it, one each (see the Wen and Ore page), and the dungeon’s Changer Zeni has a 30,000-point ore with the same icon.
- Three different ores
Oreis a trade currency accepted at special counters.Refinement Oreis what Hagane takes for the low levels.Mythic Refinement Orecovers high refines and the reforge.- Firstlight Forged Ingot
- 5% from an Ouwigahara Chest, 2% from a World Events Chest. The Nightfall Forged Ingot drops from the same dungeon chest.
Mythic Refinement Ore: 4% (Sealed Cache T3), 4% (World Events Chest), 2% (Sealed Cache T2), 1.4% (Snow Chest), 1% (Sealed Cache T1), 0.6% (Lost Chest), Fished up.
Firstlight Forged Ingot, Mythic. Source: 5% (Ouwigahara Chest), 2% (World Events Chest).
Weapon skills
A weapon’s moves sit in the same skill tree as your breathing style or art, and share its tabs: one reads Character, Blood Manipulation, Reaping Blades, War Fans and Sickles. Some are unlocked with skill points and mastery; others are a separate drop, like the Cutlass’s Quick Draw on Zuko’s bar or Predator Claws on Kaiden’s.
The weapon also decides which moves you can use at all. Breathing needs a katana (the Cutlass shows only its own two skills), and Blood Manipulation needs Sickles. The full table is on the weapon compatibility page.
The skill tree's tabs: Character, Blood Manipulation, Reaping Blades, War Fans and Sickles and Scythe, Claws, Bladed Wagasa and Kocho. The node Predator Claws reads UNLOCKED.
Which weapon is best
Base weapons are stepping stones; the real choice is between the top tiers.
- For demons, the Firstlight War Fans sit at the top. On the way there, go Blood Sickles and then Damascus Sickles.
- For slayers, the published lists put the Firstlight Tanto, Lost Shotgun and Firstlight Spear on top; most put the Nightfall Katana there too, one a tier lower.
- Among katanas, the Nightfall Katana is the top pick, for its block stats as much as its damage. Before it, the Flame Katana and its Volcanic reforge carry a slayer well.
Every published weapon ranking is compared on the weapon tier list, and styles and arts on the tier list page. Where each katana boss spawns is on the bosses page.
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The refiner, the Damascus reforges with their halved refinement, and a run through the Archives cards.
For chest-based drops, compare the chest and cache tiers before choosing a farm.