Nikana

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

Nikana Stance Mods

Decisive Judgement

Tranquil Cleave

Fateful Truth
(Conclave only)

Blind Justice

Nikana Weapons

 Dex Nikana

 Dragon Nikana

 Nikana

 Nikana Prime

 Skiajati

 Syam

Weapon Comparison

Name	Type	Attack	Main Element	Normal	Heavy	Slam	Slide	Range	Sweep Radius	Slam Radius	Speed	Crit	Crit Dmg	Avg Dmg × Atk Spd	Status	Dispo	Follow Through	Block Angle	MR	Stance	Introduced
Nikana Prime	Nikana	Normal Attack	90.00%  Slash	198.00	990	396	396	2.50 m	0.25 m	6.0 m	1.08x animation speed	28.00%	2.40x	213.84	28.00%	●○○○○ (0.60x)	0.7x	55°	12		2016-02-16
Skiajati	Nikana	Normal Attack	78.00%  Slash	175.00	875	350	350	2.70 m	0.25 m	6.0 m	1.17x animation speed	19.00%	2.10x	204.75	30.00%	●●●○○ (0.90x)	0.7x	55°	11		2018-06-15
Nikana	Nikana	Normal Attack	85.00%  Slash	142.00	710	284	284	2.50 m	0.25 m	6.0 m	0.92x animation speed	16.00%	2.00x	130.21	16.00%	●●●○○ (0.95x)	0.7x	55°	4		2014-04-09
Dragon Nikana	Nikana	Normal Attack	85.00%  Slash	188.00	940	376	376	2.50 m	0.25 m	6.0 m	1.00x animation speed	22.00%	2.00x	188	22.00%	●●●●○ (1.15x)	0.7x	55°	8		2014-04-09
Syam	Nikana	Normal Attack	40.00%  Slash	270.00	1,350	540	540	2.50 m	0.25 m	6.0 m	1.00x animation speed	22.00%	2.00x	270	34.00%	●●○○○ (0.75x)	0.7x	55°	0		2023-04-26
Dex Nikana	Nikana	Normal Attack	75.00%  Slash	168.00	840	336	336	2.50 m	0.25 m	6.0 m	1.00x animation speed	24.00%	2.60x	168	18.00%	●●○○○ (0.70x)	0.7x	55°	8		2024-03-27

Stanceless Combos

Default Combos of Stance or Weapon (📝 Edit Stance Data)

Combo/Attack	Name	Attack Multipliers and Forced Procs			Avg Dmg Multi/s	Length @ 1.0 Attack Speed	Animation
Neutral (While Not Moving)		100%	200%		N / A	N / A
Forward (While Moving)		100%	200%		N / A	N / A
Forward Block (While Blocking & Moving)		100%	200%		N / A	N / A
Block (While Blocking)		100%	200%		N / A	N / A
Heavy (Heavy Attack)	Windless Cuts*	500%	500%		N / A	N / A
Slide (While Sliding)	Parting Knee*	200%			298.5%/s	0.7s
Aerial (While In Air)	Setting Sun*	200%	200%	200%	N / A	N / A
Wall (While Wall Latching)	Guiding Wire*	215%			N / A	N / A
Finisher (On Knocked Down Enemy)	Resting Place*	1000%			N / A	N / A
Slam (Looking At Ground While In Air)	Slam Attack*	200%			N / A	N / A
Default "Sweep" Attack •  360°/Spin Attack •  Direct and Radial Slam Attack •  Ranged Attack •  "Thrust" 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  Forced Procs  Knockback  Weakened  Bleed  Inaccuracy  Knockdown  Lifted  Stagger  Ragdoll  Finisher (front, back, or ground)   Impair (PvP only)  Melee Attack Explanations A "sweep attack" is an arcing melee strike that intends to hit an enemy with the edge of the blade (the length of obround melee hitbox). A "thrust attack" is a melee strike that intends to hit an enemy with the tip of the blade (the rounded edge of obround melee hitbox). A "360/spin attack" is a sliding sweep attack that hits targets around the player (not always in a 360° arc, but is usually above 180°). A "direct slam attack" is a melee strike that hits a single target at the epicenter of a slam attack. Affected by the Seismic Wave mod. A "radial slam attack" is the area-of-effect component of the melee slam attack. Affected by the Seismic Wave mod. A "ranged attack" is any melee attack that launches a ranged projectile or can hit targets beyond melee range. View Full Legend Average Damage Multiplier per second only applies to single-target DPS calculations. Note that hits marked as "Radial Slam Attack" will not apply at the epicenter of a single target hit so these will not be accounted for in Avg Dmg Multi/s calculations. Combo animation lengths are approximate and are only accurate within a few tenths of a second. Each tile marking in stance preview gifs are 2m apart. Combos labeled with an asterisk (*) are shared between weapons within the same 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.