Stats
- Attack Reach
- 6
- Cooldown
- 0.70s
- Cost
- 45
- Damage
- 45
- Deflect Cooldown
- 4.00s
- Deflect Duration
- 1.00s
- Equip Cooldown
- 0.65s
- Move Speed
- Normal
- Weapon Title
- Katana
Overview
The is a well balanced melee used by players of all skill levels, it has a solid M1 damage and has a unique ability to deflect bullets back at opponents, making it great against weapons like Burst Rifle or Sniper.
Ability
The has a deflect ability that can deflect the bullets of almost every hit-scan weapon. Upon using it, the blade will shine (other players are able to see it). If any bullets hit you, you will instantly deflect the bullets back to the opponent, dealing back the damage you were supposed to receive. However, it cannot deflect fire, explosion (AOE) and projectile weapons. The only gun with bullets that can bypass 's deflect is the Spray|. Additionally, Melees and Utilities also cannot be deflected.
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Patch history
The Saber for the is a reference to Star Wars. The Katana cannot deflect projectiles from the Slingshot|, Bow|, Crossbow|, and Daggers|, nor does it work against splash damage from weapons like the RPG|, Grenade Launcher|, Flare Gun|, and Exogun|. Many utility-based projectiles are also immune to deflection, making it more balanced. Unlike before, the is not able to reflect Paintball Gun| shots as it was recently changed from a hitscan to a projectile weapon. The secret inspect animation of is a reference to the mobile game Fruit Ninja where you throw an Apple, a Banana and a Watermelon then slice them in half using the. The secret inspect animation for Keytana, Katana’s, shows all of the fruits completely covered in gold. The deflecting stance is called mist stance (Japanese 霞の構え, kasumi no kamae) in the traditional japanese Sword fight. is the weapon that has the most skins, with a total of 4. is the weapon with the most skins, with a total of 14.
History
Added Katana. 📝 "These changes allow the Katana to keep up with fast gameplay" 💪 Deflect cooldown reduced from 8s → 4s 🔻 Deflect duration reduced from 1.5s → 1s 🛠 Improved visual clarity for the cooldown visuals for Katana deflect.
