All Great Katana locations in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

Great Katanas are a new kind of weapon in Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. Heftier, slower, and more powerful than katanas from the base Elden Ring, these weapons deal a lot of bleed damage to enemies. There are three of them in the Elden Ring DLC.

In this Elden Ring guide, I’ll show you all Great Katana locations in Shadow of the Erdtree — for the Great Katana, the Dragon-Hunter’s Great Katana, and Rakshasa’s Great Katana.

Great Katana location

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Image: FromSoftware/Bandai Namco via Polygon

The Great Katana is located just minutes away from where you start the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.

Follow the main road in Gravesite Plain to the Three-Path Cross Site of Grace, then head north to the lake. Defeat the massive Ghostflame Dragon that’s resting in the lake and then ride around until you find a dead body next to a pile of debris. Loot the body and you’ll find the basic Great Katana.

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You can see the complete breakdown of stats for the Great Katana in the image above.

Dragon-Hunter’s Great Katana location

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Image: FromSoftware/Bandai Namco via Polygon

The Dragon-Hunter’s Great Katana is your reward for defeating the Ancient Dragon-Man — the real one, not the Invader — at the end of the Dragon’s Pit dungeon in Gravesite Plain.

To reach Dragon’s Pit, ride east from the Castle Front Site of Grace, just in front of Castle Ensis. When you reach the Pillar Path Waypoint Site of Grace, go southwest instead of south and take the lower path. You’ll run into the Ancient Dragon-Man Invader and then find yourself at the mouth of the Dragon’s Pit. Continue through the dungeon to reach the true Ancient Dragon-Man and earn your Great Katana.

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You can see the complete breakdown of stats for the Dragon-Hunter’s Great Katana in the image above.

Rakshasa’s Great Katana location

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Image: FromSoftware/Bandai Namco via Polygon

You’ll get Rakshasa’s Great Katana for defeating Rakshasa, the boss inside the Eastern Nameless Mausoleum in Scadu Atlus.

Getting to Rakshasa is a bit of a trek. First, you need to go through Shadow Keep and unlock the hidden path to the Castle Watering Hole, which you can find down the ladder by the flaming boats after the Main Gate Plaza Site of Grace.

From there, continue south, past the Recluses’ River Upstream Site of Grace until you reach the Recluses’ River Downstream Site of Grace. Here, take one of the two paths down to the river below (if you take the tombstone stairs, get off at the waterfall on your left instead of going all the way down).

Follow the river and take the eastern path to find a small mausoleum resting on the rocky shore. Head inside and you’ll immediately face Rakshasa on the other side of the fog door.

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You can see the complete breakdown of stats for Rakshasa’s Great Katana in the image above.

Looking for more Shadow of the Erdtree guides? Check out our guides on Elden Ring DLC armor, weapons, map fragments, sites of grace, and bosses, or peruse our interactive Elden Ring DLC map.