Folded under nine full moons. The hamon line moves like water.
Weapon stats
Class
Katana
world pool: Forgotten Kingdom
Base damage
14
at 1x multiplier
True speed
0.925s
listed as 0.73s
Range
6 studs
NPC sell
$640
at 1x, 100% quality
Rune slots
2
Min ores
8
Recommended
20
ores
RNG-lock
25
ores w/ lock on
Forge odds curve — Forgotten Kingdom anvil
P(Katana class) P(Moonlit Katana) ▏RNG-lock
Per-forge probability by crucible size N without RNG lock. The Katana class curve peaks at N=22 on the gaussian weight table; Moonlit Katana takes 21.7% of the Katana variant roll at Forgotten Kingdom. With RNG Lock at N≥25 the orange class line becomes a flat 100%.
Expected forges — with & without RNG lock
Ores (N)
P(Moonlit Katana) no lock
Expected forges
With RNG lock
20
4.8%
~1 in 21
needs 25 ores
25
4.7%
~1 in 22
~1 in 5 locked
30
2.9%
~1 in 35
~1 in 5 locked
55
0.0%
~1 in 385,745
~1 in 5 locked
"Expected forges" = 1 ÷ combined probability of rolling the class and this
variant. RNG lock removes the class roll once N ≥ 25,
leaving only the 21.7% variant roll.
Top 3 ore recipes for Moonlit Katana
Solved at the Forgotten Kingdom anvil with RNG lock targeting the Katana class — BiS god-roll, clean zero-waste split, and a no-raid farmable fallback.
👑 God-Roll BiS
Mythril×9
Relicium×21
Total ores
30
Multiplier
5.39x
Target chance
21.7% · ~1 in 5
Est. DPS
93
Trait coverage: Mythril 30%OPTIMAL
Highest score: 93.0 DPS on Moonlit Katana at 21.7% per forge — the no-compromise endgame recipe.
Same-class alternatives at an identical 5.39x multiplier, quality
100, no traits or runes — pure damage ÷ true swing speed.
Frequently asked questions
How many ores do you need to RNG-lock Moonlit Katana in The Forge?+
Moonlit Katana is a Katana: its class roll RNG-locks at 25 ores, its recommended crucible is 20 and its absolute minimum is 8. At 25+ ores only the variant roll remains — about ~1 in 5.
What is the best ore recipe for Moonlit Katana?+
The solver's BiS recipe is 9× Mythril + 21× Relicium — 5.39x multiplier, 21.7% per forge at Forgotten Kingdom. See the recipe cards above to load it directly.
How fast is Moonlit Katana really?+
The tooltip lists 0.73s but the real swing is 0.925s — listed speeds under-report. True DPS on this page is computed against the 0.925s figure, the same one the game engine uses.
Is Moonlit Katana worth forging?+
Moonlit Katana is a B-tier Katana with 14 base damage and 2 rune slots. With RNG lock it lands in ~5 forges on average — check the comparison table for where it sits inside Katana.