Elden Ring Guide | Dragon-Hunter's Great Katana Build

The Dragon-Hunter's Great Katana represents one of the most compelling additions from the Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.

This great Katana offers a unique combination of standard moveset excellence and exceptional Ash of War capabilities that make it stand out among similar weapons.

This Katana is worth your time if you're looking for a weapon that can trade well and be useful in various situations.

Weapon Overview and Moveset

The Dragon-Hunter's Great Katana uses the basic great Katana moveset, which works well in a wide range of battle situations in Elden Ring.

The running light strike flows smoothly into a crouch poke, which gives you chances to put pressure on your opponents.

This combo has a good chance of catching a roll, making it ideal for chasing fleeing foes.

You may count on the jumping light assault to cover a lot of ground when you're up against more than one enemy.

The running heavy assault does the same thing, making broad sweeps that work well against groups in Elden Ring.

The whole moveset works together, so you can change your fighting style without being confined to specific attack patterns.

Dragonwound Slash Ash of War Mechanics

The Dragonwound Slash of War transforms this weapon into something special.

While the attack appears slow at first glance, its true strength lies in the exceptional Hyper Armor properties in Elden Ring.

During the attack animation, you receive 300 poise, and incoming poise damage gets reduced by 50%.

This poise system allows you to trade through attacks that would usually stagger other weapons. You can successfully parry through both light and heavy attacks from Colossal Swords.

However, even with maximum poise setups including Bull-Goat Armor, you cannot withstand a two-handed light attack from the Giant-Crusher.

Projectile and Damage Optimization

When you charge the Dragonwound Slash all the way, it fires a projectile that does a lot more damage than the uncharged version in Elden Ring.

This projectile can be used as both a long-range weapon and a close-range punishment tool, so you can choose how to use it in different combat situations.

Recommended Talisman Setup

To get the most out of the weapon, you need to equip the Shard of Alexander to increase the damage it does in Ash of War.

Add this to the Godfrey Icon, which enhances the effectiveness of charged skills. This combination turns the weapon into a trading machine that can always penalize anybody who tries to out-trade your attacks in Elden Ring.

Build Requirements

The Dragon-Hunter's Great Katana scales as a quality weapon, making it one of the rare weapons that performs optimally on quality builds.

You should distribute your stat points between strength and dexterity equally to achieve maximum damage output.

This scaling pattern sets it apart from most Katanas, which typically favor dexterity builds in Elden Ring.

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