Bamboo-wrapped training steel. Survived a thousand students; deserves a real forge.
Weapon stats
Class
Katana
world pool: Stonewake's Cross
Base damage
8
at 1x multiplier
True speed
0.88s
listed as 0.7s
Range
6 studs
NPC sell
$170
at 1x, 100% quality
Rune slots
1
Min ores
7
Recommended
20
ores
RNG-lock
25
ores w/ lock on
Forge odds curve — Stonewake's Cross anvil
P(Katana class) P(Practice 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; Practice Katana takes 33.3% of the Katana variant roll at Stonewake's Cross. With RNG Lock at N≥25 the orange class line becomes a flat 100%.
Expected forges — with & without RNG lock
Ores (N)
P(Practice Katana) no lock
Expected forges
With RNG lock
20
7.3%
~1 in 14
needs 25 ores
25
7.2%
~1 in 14
~1 in 3 locked
30
4.5%
~1 in 23
~1 in 3 locked
55
0.0%
~1 in 251,573
~1 in 3 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 33.3% variant roll.
Top 3 ore recipes for Practice Katana
Solved at the Stonewake's Cross anvil with RNG lock targeting the Katana class — BiS god-roll, clean zero-waste split, and a no-raid farmable fallback.
👑 God-Roll BiS
Poopite×9
Gearsteel×21
Total ores
30
Multiplier
2.04x
Target chance
33.3% · ~1 in 3
Est. DPS
20
Trait coverage: Poopite 30%OPTIMAL
Highest score: 19.5 DPS on Practice Katana at 33.3% per forge — the no-compromise endgame recipe.
Same-class alternatives at an identical 2.04x multiplier, quality
100, no traits or runes — pure damage ÷ true swing speed.
Frequently asked questions
How many ores do you need to RNG-lock Practice Katana in The Forge?+
Practice Katana is a Katana: its class roll RNG-locks at 25 ores, its recommended crucible is 20 and its absolute minimum is 7. At 25+ ores only the variant roll remains — about ~1 in 3.
What is the best ore recipe for Practice Katana?+
The solver's BiS recipe is 9× Poopite + 21× Gearsteel — 2.04x multiplier, 33.3% per forge at Stonewake's Cross. See the recipe cards above to load it directly.
How fast is Practice Katana really?+
The tooltip lists 0.7s but the real swing is 0.88s — listed speeds under-report. True DPS on this page is computed against the 0.88s figure, the same one the game engine uses.
Is Practice Katana worth forging?+
Practice Katana is a C-tier Katana with 8 base damage and 1 rune slot. With RNG lock it lands in ~3 forges on average — check the comparison table for where it sits inside Katana.