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Iaito

Weapon · canonical reference · data release 2026-09-26

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Evidence for this record

Sources: darksouls.wikidot.com

  • Third-party research: Published by an unaffiliated researcher and recorded as their finding.
  • Community data (single source): Reported by one community tester and not cross-checked.

What these labels mean

How to read this record
Damage
four numbers: physical / magic / fire / lightning. 80/0/0/0 is 80 physical and nothing else.
Scaling grades
four letters in the order Strength / Dexterity / Intelligence / Faith. D/C/-/- means Strength D, Dexterity C, no Intelligence or Faith. A dash means that stat adds nothing.
What the letters mean
S 141%+, A 101-140%, B 81-100%, C 51-80%, D 25-50%, E 1-24% bonus. They are ranges, not exact numbers. A few weapons (Balder Side Sword, Uchigatana) show A at +14/+15 even though the listed bonus is 85%, a quirk of the game that players report; the Ledger keeps the sourced letters.
Requirements
the stats you need to use the weapon without a damage penalty. “Two-handed Strength” is the Strength needed when you hold it in both hands, which is lower.
Weight and durability
weight counts toward your equip load; durability is how much use the weapon takes before it needs repair. The game shows no unit for either.
Upgrade tables
Level is the upgrade (+0, +1...). Bonus is the scaling grade at that level. Material and Souls are the cost to reach it. Aux / DR holds the auxiliary figures exactly as the source lists them; the Ledger does not interpret them.
Source volume
which volume of the source wiki the weapon came from; it has no effect on gameplay.

Chaos weapons gain their extra damage from your Humanity, not from stats, so the Bonus column shows dashes. Lightning and Fire paths also show dashes because they have no stat scaling.

Overview

Class
Katanas
Source URL
darksouls.wikidot.com
Note
Standard upgrade cost for all paths: 200 souls. Requires notably higher DEX (20) than Uchigatana (14) despite similar base damage. Flag: ANOMALY (not resolved): Divine Iaito's Holy aux value reads 100 at every level, where every other weapon checked (Bandit's Knife, Whip, Notched Whip, Guardian Tail, Murakumo, Server, Caestus, Claw, Uchigatana) consistently shows 110 for the same Divine-path Holy aux slot. Could be a genuine per- weapon mechanical difference or a wikidot data-entry error - not independently cross-checked against a second source this round, stated as found.
Volume
vol2

Base stats

Critical
100
Durability
80
Weight
5.0
Stability
30
Frampt souls
50
Reqs
14/20/0/0
DR
45/10/30/30
Aux
Bleed 300
Damage
88/0/0/0
Damage source
backfilled from Standard path, level +0 (not independently stated in the source's Base stats line)

Paths

Standard

Requires
Titanite
Scaling pct
85% DEX

Levels

LvlDmgBonusAux DRMatSouls
088/0/0/0-/B/-/---
196/0/0/0-/B/-/-1 Shard200
2105/0/0/0-/B/-/-1 Shard200
3114/0/0/0-/B/-/-2 Shard200
4123/0/0/0-/B/-/-2 Shard200
5132/0/0/0-/B/-/-3 Shard200
6140/0/0/0-/B/-/-1 L.Shard200
7149/0/0/0-/B/-/-1 L.Shard200
8158/0/0/0-/B/-/-2 L.Shard200
9167/0/0/0-/B/-/-2 L.Shard200
10176/0/0/0-/B/-/-3 L.Shard200
11184/0/0/0-/B/-/-1 Chunk200
12193/0/0/0-/B/-/-1 Chunk200
13202/0/0/0-/B/-/-2 Chunk200
14211/0/0/0-/A/-/-3 Chunk200
15220/0/0/0-/A/-/-1 Slab200

Parse warnings

  • +0: inferred blank Aux/DR cell to realign columns (source had no placeholder)
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  • +15: inferred blank Aux/DR cell to realign columns (source had no placeholder)

Crystal

Requires
Iaito +10, Titanite
Scaling pct
85% DEX
Note
Durability->8, cannot repair

Levels

LvlDmgBonusAux DRMatSouls
0193/0/0/0-/B/-/-1 Chunk200
1202/0/0/0-/B/-/-1 Chunk200
2211/0/0/0-/B/-/-1 Chunk200
3220/0/0/0-/B/-/-2 Chunk200
4228/0/0/0-/A/-/-3 Chunk200
5237/0/0/0-/A/-/-1 Slab200

Parse warnings

  • +0: inferred blank Aux/DR cell to realign columns (source had no placeholder)
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Lightning

Requires
Iaito +10, Titanite
Note
All stat bonuses removed

Levels

LvlDmgBonusAux DRMatSouls
0158/0/0/158-45/10/30/301 Chunk200
1170/0/0/170-45/10/30/32.41 Chunk200
2183/0/0/183-45/10/30/34.81 Chunk200
3195/0/0/195-45/10/30/37.22 Chunk200
4207/0/0/207-45/10/30/39.63 Chunk200
5220/0/0/220-45/10/30/421 Slab200

Raw

Requires
Iaito +5, Titanite
Scaling pct
64% DEX

Levels

LvlDmgBonusAux DRMatSouls
0151/0/0/0-/C/-/-1 L.Shard200
1161/0/0/0-/C/-/-1 L.Shard200
2171/0/0/0-/C/-/-1 L.Shard200
3181/0/0/0-/C/-/-2 L.Shard200
4191/0/0/0-/C/-/-2 L.Shard200
5202/0/0/0-/C/-/-3 L.Shard200

Parse warnings

  • +0: inferred blank Aux/DR cell to realign columns (source had no placeholder)
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Magic

Requires
Iaito +5, Green+Blue Titanite
Scaling pct
23% DEX, 61% INT

Levels

LvlDmgBonusAux DRMatSouls
099/108/0/0-/D/C/-1 Green Shard200
1105/115/0/0-/D/C/-1 Green Shard200
2112/122/0/0-/D/C/-1 Green Shard200
3118/129/0/0-/D/C/-2 Green Shard200
4125/136/0/0-/D/C/-2 Green Shard200
5132/144/0/0-/D/C/-3 Green Shard200
6138/151/0/0-/D/C/-1 Blue Chunk200
7145/158/0/0-/D/C/-1 Blue Chunk200
8151/165/0/0-/D/C/-2 Blue Chunk200
9158/172/0/0-/D/C/-3 Blue Chunk200
10165/180/0/0-/D/C/-1 Blue Slab200

Parse warnings

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Enchanted

Requires
Magic Iaito +5, Blue Titanite
Scaling pct
16% DEX, 60%+ INT

Levels

LvlDmgBonusAux DRMatSouls
0132/140/0/0-/E/C/-1 Blue Chunk200
1137/144/0/0-/E/C/-1 Blue Chunk200
2142/148/0/0-/E/B/-1 Blue Chunk200
3147/152/0/0-/E/B/-2 Blue Chunk200
4153/156/0/0-/E/B/-3 Blue Chunk200
5158/162/0/0-/E/A/-1 Blue Slab200

Parse warnings

  • +0: inferred blank Aux/DR cell to realign columns (source had no placeholder)
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Divine

Requires
Iaito +5, Green+White Titanite
Scaling pct
32% DEX, 61% FTH
Note
Additional damage multiplier against unholy enemies. Holy aux reads 100, not the usual 110 - see class-level flag.

Levels

LvlDmgBonusAux DRMatSouls
088/109/0/0D/E/-/C300/0/100/-1 Green Shard200
194/116/0/0D/E/-/C300/0/100/-1 Green Shard200
2100/124/0/0D/E/-/C300/0/100/-1 Green Shard200
3106/131/0/0D/E/-/C300/0/100/-2 Green Shard200
4112/138/0/0D/E/-/C300/0/100/-2 Green Shard200
5118/146/0/0D/E/-/C300/0/100/-3 Green Shard200
6123/153/0/0D/E/-/C300/0/100/-1 White Chunk200
7129/160/0/0D/E/-/C300/0/100/-1 White Chunk200
8135/167/0/0D/E/-/C300/0/100/-2 White Chunk200
9141/175/0/0D/E/-/C300/0/100/-3 White Chunk200
10147/182/0/0D/E/-/C300/0/100/-1 White Slab200

Occult

Requires
Divine Iaito +5, White Titanite
Scaling pct
30% DEX, 71% FTH
Note
Additional damage multiplier against holy enemies

Levels

LvlDmgBonusAux DRMatSouls
0120/132/0/0-/D/-/B300/0/-/1101 White Chunk200
1127/138/0/0-/D/-/B300/0/-/1101 White Chunk200
2134/145/0/0-/D/-/B300/0/-/1101 White Chunk200
3141/151/0/0-/D/-/B300/0/-/1102 White Chunk200
4148/158/0/0-/D/-/B300/0/-/1103 White Chunk200
5156/165/0/0-/D/-/B300/0/-/1101 White Slab200

Fire

Requires
Iaito +5, Green+Red Titanite
Note
All stat bonuses removed

Levels

LvlDmgBonusAux DRMatSouls
0114/0/114/0-45/10/30/301 Green Shard200
1123/0/123/0-45/10/30/301 Green Shard200
2132/0/132/0-45/10/30.6/301 Green Shard200
3140/0/140/0-45/10/30.9/302 Green Shard200
4149/0/149/0-45/10/31.2/302 Green Shard200
5158/0/158/0-45/10/31.5/303 Green Shard200
6168/0/168/0-45/10/31.8/301 Red Chunk200
7179/0/179/0-45/10/32.1/301 Red Chunk200
8190/0/190/0-45/10/32.4/302 Red Chunk200
9200/0/200/0-45/10/32.7/303 Red Chunk200
10211/0/211/0-45/10/33/301 Red Slab200

Chaos

Requires
Fire Iaito +5, Red Titanite
Note
Damage bonus from humanity

Levels

LvlDmgBonusAux DRMatSouls
0138/0/160/0-45/10/30/301 Red Chunk200
1146/0/169/0-45/10/30.6/301 Red Chunk200
2154/0/178/0-45/10/31.2/301 Red Chunk200
3161/0/186/0-45/10/31.8/302 Red Chunk200
4169/0/195/0-45/10/32.4/303 Red Chunk200
5177/0/204/0-45/10/33/301 Red Slab200

Requirements

Str
14
Dex
20
Int
0
Fai
0
Two hand str
11
Requirements source URL
darksouls.wikidot.com
Requirements note
none recorded

Third party motion values

Source
independent third-party research, third-party research tables
Tier
third-party research
Matched generic class
Katana

Third party frame data

Frame data class
Fast Katana
Precision
weapon-specific
Tier
single-source community data
Source
Google Doc 'dark_souls_animation_data-1' (KC, aka The Lag Wizard)

Acquisition third party

Acquisition raw
Blighttown treasure
Source
third-party table
Source tier
third-party research
Source note
Transcribed from a third-party table; fragments from adjacent columns removed where present.
Layout bleed removed
yes