Cursed Dual Katana

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Type	Rarity
Sword	Mythical

Release Date

September 10, 2022

Obtainment

Forged in the fires of both heaven and hell. Beware, for those who wield it risk being consumed by its curse.

Item Description in the inventory

The Cursed Dual Katana is a Mythical sword.

The Cursed Dual Katana features high damage output and long-range hitboxes, though its effectiveness depends on landing precise combos. Its moves are excellent, but are very easy to Instinct trick and do not offer true stuns, making it easy for the user to get punished. It has extremely long range, mostly used for its impeccable ability to defeat Dragon users with [X] Slayer of Goliath.

The Cursed Dual Katana is a great sword for grinding, often regarded as one of the best in the game due to its high damage [M1] attacks being very compatible with Buddha, and having no dash.

Obtainment

The player must be level 2200+ and have 350 mastery on both Yama and Tushita.
After this, the player must complete the Cursed Dual Katana Puzzle. To begin the puzzle, the player must be Lv. 2200 or above.

Upgrading

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Demonic Wisp10x Mini Tusk10x Scrap Metal60x » Cursed Dual Katana Cursed Dual KatanaMythical, Grade 1+7% Damage

Moveset

Normal Attack + -
	The player does 2 slashes, then they spin and do as they do a slash, then ending on the fourth with a cross slash.
Normal Attack

The player does 2 slashes, then they spin and do as they do a slash, then ending on the fourth with a cross slash.
Revolving Ravager 175 Mastery + -
	The user spins around, zooming their view out and forming a red and black tornado that stuns and damages targets that are near it. Afterwards, the user will unleash the tornado, which pulls enemies away and captures and drags any enemies in its path, and then explodes, which will fling enemies towards the user. While this move is held, the tornado will stay in place for some time, dealing extra damage.
Revolving Ravager
175 Mastery

The user spins around, zooming their view out and forming a red and black tornado that stuns and damages targets that are near it. Afterwards, the user will unleash the tornado, which pulls enemies away and captures and drags any enemies in its path, and then explodes, which will fling enemies towards the user. While this move is held, the tornado will stay in place for some time, dealing extra damage.
Slayer of Goliath 375 Mastery + -
	The user executes a backflip before crossing their swords in an X pattern, dashing towards the enemy(s) at high speed, and slicing them, dealing high damage. This move can be held to go further and deal more damage. Additionally, when hit, a second explosion will occur, dealing slightly less damage and knocking the target back. Finally, the target will see a large quickly spinning X obstructing their screen when hit. This move can bypass the protection granted by Dragon and only a % of Buddha transformations.
Slayer of Goliath
375 Mastery

The user executes a backflip before crossing their swords in an X pattern, dashing towards the enemy(s) at high speed, and slicing them, dealing high damage. This move can be held to go further and deal more damage. Additionally, when hit, a second explosion will occur, dealing slightly less damage and knocking the target back. Finally, the target will see a large quickly spinning X obstructing their screen when hit. This move can bypass the protection granted by Dragon and only a % of Buddha transformations.

Move	Cooldown (In seconds)	Energy
[Z] Revolving Ravager	9	30
[X] Slayer of Goliath	14	60

Instinct Chart

Move	Breaks Instinct	Instinct-Trickable	Notes
[Z] Revolving Ravager	✅	✅	When held, always breaks Instinct. Both the projectile tornado and its explosion can be dodged.
[X] Slayer of Goliath	✅	✅	Breaks Instinct on direct hit. Can be dodged if indirect and at the second impact.

Overview

Pros
General High combo potential. Very high damage. All moves are multi-target. All moves can damage enemies in Sea Events. Very good for PvP if used correctly. Great for grinding because of its high damage, fast [M1] attack speed, AoE, and no forward dash on [M1] attacks.
[Z] Revolving Ravager Long stun if held. Big vertical hitbox. Great combo starter. Extends the enemy's hitbox, making the player capable of extending combos with short range moves.
[X] Slayer of Goliath Great mobility. Very long range if held. Great combo potential. Bypasses some of Buddha's defense and ignores Dragon's defense buffs. The tap version can be used to punish players for missing their moves if the user have good aim since the tap version breaks instinct if landed directly and has very little startup and endlag.

Cons
General Cannot hit Blade users. Hard to obtain, as the player needs both Tushita and Yama, both swords with 350 mastery to start the Cursed Dual Katana puzzle, which is quite time-consuming on its own. Tushita requires rip_indra True Form spawned to start the puzzle for it. High mastery requirements. All moves are Instinct Trickable. A highly used sword, thus, very well known on how to counter.
[Z] Revolving Ravager Not recommended for grinding, as the tornado does not drag multiple enemies when released. However, the explosion can hit multiple enemies. Instinct trickable.
[X] Slayer of Goliath Small hitbox. Hard to hit moving opponents. The second explosion does not occur against multiple enemies. It can only occur to one enemy. Second highest mastery requirement for a skill in the game (375), behind death step (400). Players often trick Cursed Dual Katana users, as they wait the user to hold the entire X, and when the cdk user travels to the target, they can get surprised by the opponent sudden moves (Like Ice's V).

Trivia

Cursed Dual Katana is often abbreviated as "CDK" by players.
The Cursed Dual Katana deals the fourth-highest damage per click out of every sword in the game (the third is True Triple Katana, the second is Bisento V2, and the first is Triple Dark Blade).
[Z] Revolving Ravager is as fast as Dark Blade's [X] Dark Air Slash move, but Dark Blade’s [X] Dark Air Slash move has more range.
[X] Slayer of Goliath requires 375 Mastery, the second-highest move mastery requirement in the game. Only Death Step's [V] Maximum Overheat is higher, at 400 Mastery.
- Despite this, once a player reaches Cake Land, enemies yield relatively more mastery, making it easier to grind past this point.
- If timed perfectly, player/enemy can dash or flash step out of both moves
Using Godhuman's [Z] Soaring Beast move while the opponent is trapped inside the tornado from Cursed Dual Katana's [Z] Revolving Ravager move will cause the move's animation to follow the opponent who is trapped inside the tornado.
The Cursed Dual Katana was considered one of the best swords in the game by the community due to its versatility and attack power, but many more recent weapons outshine it in most fields.
The Cursed Dual Katana, along with Shark Anchor, are the only swords in the game that ignore Dragon's defense buff.
There was a glitch that allowed the player to use [X] Slayer of Goliath and immediately unequip the sword from their hotbar will freeze the target in place, rendering them unable to move until they die or switch teams. This has been patched on the Dragon Update.
When the player is holding Cursed Dual Katana, it is noticeable that Yama's handle has two small demonic wings flapping around, whereas Tushita has two small angelical wings flapping around; however, the animation is easily missable.