Nikana

Not to be confused with a weapon with the same name,  Nikana.

Nikana Stance Mods[]

Decisive Judgement

Fateful Truth
(Conclave only)

Tranquil Cleave

Blind Justice

Nikana Weapons

Dragon Nikana	Nikana	Nikana Prime	Skiajati

Weapon Comparison[]

Name	Type	Attack	Main Element	Normal	Heavy	Slam	Slide	Range	Slam Radius	Speed	Crit	Crit Dmg	Status	Dispo	Follow Through	Block Angle	MR	Stance	Intro
Dragon Nikana	Nikana	Normal	85%	188	940	564	376	2.5	6	1	22%	2x	22%	1.15	0.7	55	8		2014-04-09
Nikana	Nikana	Normal	85%	142	710	426	284	2.5	6	0.92	16%	2x	16%	0.95	0.7	55	4		2014-04-09
Nikana Prime	Nikana	Normal	90%	198	990	594	396	2.5	6	1.08	28%	2.4x	28%	0.6	0.7	55	12		2016-02-16
Skiajati	Nikana	Normal	78%	175	875	525	350	2.7	6	1.17	19%	2.1x	30%	0.9	0.7	55	11		2018-06-15

Stanceless Combos[]

Combo Name	Attack Multipliers and Forced Procs			Avg Dmg Multi/s	Length	Animation
(While Not Moving)	100%	200%		0.0%/s	N/A
(While Moving)	100%	200%		0.0%/s	N/A
(While Blocking & Moving)	100%	200%		0.0%/s	N/A
(While Blocking)	100%	200%		0.0%/s	N/A
Windless Cuts (Heavy Attack)	500%	500%		0.0%/s	N/A
Setting Sun (While In Air)	200%	200%	200%	0.0%/s	N/A
Guiding Wire (While Wall Latching)	215%			0.0%/s	N/A
Resting Place (On Knocked Down Enemy)	1000%			0.0%/s	N/A
360° Attack •  Slam Attack •  Ranged Attack View Full Legend Key Inputs  Basic Melee  (PC default LMB or E; XBX, PSN, and NSW default right button)  Heavy Attack  (PC default MMB; XBX, PSN, and NSW default left trigger)  Block  (PC default RMB; XBX, PSN, and NSW default right trigger)  Forward Movement  (PC default W; XBX, PSN, and NSW default tilt up right thumbstick) Multipliers and Hits 200%  Attack does double damage  2x 100%  Attack hits twice  Exclusive Procs  Impact  Slash  Knockdown  Lifted  Stagger  Ragdoll  Finisher (front, back, or ground)   Impair (PvP only)  *Combos that are shared across all stances of the weapon type.

Trivia[]

• Blocking involves pulling out the weapon with the blade still sheathed (similar to the blocking stance for normal longsword weapons). The actual blocking animation involves parrying with both the blade and the sheathe separately.
• The word "Katana (刀)" refers to both the sword and the style in which it is wielded. In comparison to the similar "Tachi (太刀)", the Katana typically has a shallower curve and is worn on the belt with cutting edge facing up whereas the former has a deeper curve and is hung from a cord on the belt with cutting edge facing down. There are, however, exceptions.
• A Nikana equipped with the  Tranquil Cleave stance is highly reminiscent of Iaido styles, where the sword is quickly pulled from its scabbard to cut an enemy, cleaned of blood, then sheathed again, often in two or three fluid motions. The  Decisive Judgement stance is similar to some Kenjutsu fighting styles which draw the sword and use it with both hands.
• Spelling Nikana backwards will result in Anakin, a reference to the Star Wars antagonist Darth Vader, who is also known as Anakin Skywalker. This was revealed as intentional in Devstream 107.