WENOPAL

Weapon

Katana

Katana is a Weapon item that weighs 2 kg. Most likely found in: pawn shop, pawn shop office, survivor safehouse. Used in 8 recipes.

Data taken from the game files: Project Zomboid 42.21.0 · updated on

IDBase.Katana
English nameKatana
Spanish nameKatana
Portuguese nameKatana
CategoryWeapon
Weight2 kg
Damage8 – 8
Weapon typebase:longblade
Two-handedyes
Range1.4
Speed1
Crit chance (%)35
Zombies per hit3
Max condition10
Wears down 1 in15 uses
Sharpness1

Tips

  • Best place to look: pawn shop (display case).
  • Researching it (right-click → Research) teaches you: Forge Simple Shortsword Blade, Forge Crude Sword Blade, Forge Shortsword Blade, Forge Sword Blade, Forge Straight Razor.

Where to find it

PlaceContainerChanceLoot table
pawn shopdisplay casevery rarePawnShopKnives
pawn shop officelockervery rarePawnShopGunsSpecial
survivor safehousecardboard boxvery rareMeleeWeapons_Late
survivor safehousecountervery rareMeleeWeapons_Late
survivor safehousecratevery rareMeleeWeapons_Late
survivor safehousemetal shelvesvery rareMeleeWeapons_Late
survivor safehousesmall boxvery rareMeleeWeapons_Late
survivor safehousewardrobevery rareMeleeWeapons_Late

You can also find it by foraging (right-click the ground → Forage), in the category JunkWeapons.

What it is for: recipes that use it

RecipeAsResult
Forge Crude Sword Blade
Blacksmithing 8
taught by Magazine: Medieval Armory - June 1993
ingredient1× Simple Sword Blade
Forge Machete Blade
Blacksmithing 9
taught by Magazine: American Bladecraft
ingredient1× Machete Blade
Forge Scrap Metal Shortsword
Blacksmithing 5
must be learned
ingredient1× Scrap Metal Shortsword
Forge Shortsword Blade
Blacksmithing 7
taught by Magazine: Medieval Armory - June 1993
ingredient1× Shortsword Blade, 1× Steel Bar Quarter
Forge Simple Shortsword Blade
Blacksmithing 6
taught by Magazine: Medieval Armory - June 1993
ingredient1× Simple Shortsword Blade, 1× Iron Bar Quarter
Forge Sword Blade
Blacksmithing 9
taught by Magazine: Medieval Armory - June 1993
ingredient1× Sword Blade
Make Scrap Metal Knife
Metalworking 2
ingredient1× Scrap Metal Large Knife
Make Scrap Metal Shortsword
Metalworking 6
ingredient1× Scrap Metal Shortsword, 1× Iron Bar Quarter

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