Katanas

Katanas fall somewhere between light and heavy blades, having most of the power of heavy hlades, but also the multiple hits and relaxed stat requirements of light blades.

Only two classes naturally learn to wield katanas: Samurai at level 1, and Ninjas at level 7.

Nearly every katana has the Critical attribute, giving them a chance to instantly kill enemies who aren't immune to it. Combined with their innate multiple hits per round, a Ninja's Assassin Dagger skill (which also has a chance to critical), and a Samurai's Dual Wielding and Slash skills (and a bit of luck), a character can potentially instantly kill multiple enemies with one swing.

Most katanas can be used with little to no stat investment, with many requiring at most 10 in a stat. The more powerful weapons require high amounts of AGI, but characters optimized for dual wielding will have high AGI anyways in order to reduce the off-hand penalty.

Weapon Table Reference