Does Uchigatana scale with strength?

The Uchigatana scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity and is a good Weapon for Piercing and Slash Damage in combat.
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What does the Uchigatana scale with Elden Ring?

Uchigatana is a melee armament in Elden Ring. At +25 this weapon has a scaling of D/C and 281 base damage.
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Does Uchigatana scale with arcane?

If you use the Black Whetstone to turn the Uchigatana into the Blood Uchigatana, it will scale with Arcane. Players will be able to find the Uchigatana in the Deathtouched Catacombs or as the starting weapon for the Samurai build.
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Can Uchigatana be buffed?

Notes and Tips: Can be Infused and Buffed. Upgraded with Titanite.
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Does Uchigatana scale with faith?

Uchigatana. To use this weapon with Faith scaling, the players will have to first use the Sacred Whetstone on the sword to turn it into a Sacred Uchigatana.
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Is the Uchigatana a good weapon?

The Uchigatana is one of the fastest weapons in the game, with an incredibly versatile moveset, long-range and ability to cause bleed damage on enemies, which if you hit in quick succession, should be able to dish out a fair amount of damage.
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How high should my DEX be?

Intelligence Dex Build

We also recommend a staff in your off-hand. We recommend an intelligence level of around 40 and a dex level of around 30. The main goal of this Elden Ring dex build is to effectively manage ranged and melee combat.
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Is the Uchigatana good Elden Ring?

Conclusion. All in all, the Uchigatana is an extremely versatile weapon that can be used in most stages of the game. The katanas are a great weapon type in Elden Ring due to their innate length and lethal damage. However, the Uchigatana one-ups that by adding feasibility and efficiency into the mix.
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Is Uchigatana a strength or Dex?

A standard and well-balanced katana, the Uchigatana can be a formidable weapon when upgraded properly. It has moderately low Strength and Dexterity wielding requirements, making it a useful weapon on builds that do not specialize in physical damage output, particularly with the Lightning or Chaos upgrade paths.
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Should you upgrade the Uchigatana?

It is recommended to use the Sharp variant of this weapon as it awards more bonuses to the Dexterity stat, maximizing this weapon's damage.
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Is Dex or strength better Elden Ring?

So to sum it up if you want heavier attacks and your character is on the bulkier side, go for a Strength build. And if you want fast gameplay and plan on trying many different combos then go for a Dexterity build.
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What is the strongest Dex weapon in Elden Ring?

HAND OF MALENIA

As the name suggests, it is the weapon wielded by Malenia, Blade of Miquella, who is arguably the hardest boss FromSoftware has ever conceived. Thus, as suitable compensation for overcoming her you are given what could be argued as the best dex weapon in Elden Ring.
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What weapon scales best with Dex Elden Ring?

In the original Dark Souls, the Scythe was one of the best dex weapons available. In Elden Ring, the Scythe offers great physical damage and scales very well with the player's dex. The weapon builds up blood loss quickly and can be imbued with other damage types, too.
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Which Uchigatana is better Elden Ring?

When it comes to initial class choices, the Uchigatana—the starter katana—makes a strong case for the Samurai class being the best beginner choice in Elden Ring. With the Uchigatana in hand and the Land of Reeds armor set, players will have no issue cutting through the early stages of the game.
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What's the best katana in Elden Ring?

Moonveil. The Moonveil Katana is one of the best early game Katana in Elden Ring. The Moonveil Katana has a physical attack of 73, 87 magical damage, and 100 critical damage. Moonveil Katana has a 12-strength, 18-dexterity, and 23-intelligence stat score.
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What is the best katana in Elden Ring?

The majority of players agree that the Rivers of Blood Katana is undisputedly the best Katana in Elden Ring. This S Tier weapon is cursed with cutting down enemies with brutality leaving no men on the battlefield alive.
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When should I stop leveling Dex Elden Ring?

Like Strength, it's usually wise to stop leveling Dexterity once you've allocated 50 points to it. Any more results in diminishing returns. As with Strength, you can push to 60, just be aware each point will mean less and less.
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Do I need strength in a Dex build Elden Ring?

Elden Ring has plenty of stats to level up. However, if you're going for a melee build, you're most likely going to focus on either Strength or Dexterity. Alternatively, you could have a mix of both. Luckily, there are plenty of great weapons for players to choose which scale with both STR and DEX.
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Is strength good in Elden Ring?

Every weapon in Elden Ring scales with a specific stat and each stat in Elden Ring can have a build or builds surrounding it. Strength is arguably the most powerful stat in Elden Ring, largely due to the massive weapons it lets you.
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Is Uchigatana the best DEX weapon?

Uchigatana is the bread and butter of dex weapons in the game. This weapon is very simple as it is quite fast in terms of attack speed, provides a bleed status effect and can cause hemmorrhage.
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Is Uchigatana better than longsword?

But the Uchigatana is longer, does more damage, bleeds, and deals slash instead of standard physical damage (most armor seems to resist standard the most). It appears to have the same speed and has a thrusting R2, which is one of the main appeals of the longsword over the broadsword.
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Is Chaos Blade better than Uchigatana?

It also has the highest durability of any Katanas, having 50% more than both the Uchigatana and Iaito and twice the amount of the Washing Pole. Like most boss weapons, the Chaos Blade cannot be enchanted by spells or consumables.
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