Overview[]
NOTE this page has not been updated since the sword's rework and is NO longer accurate
Authentic Triple Katana or ATK for short, is a sword that can be obtained in 2nd sea by killing a Hydra or Sea King (hydra tier 1 is 1%, tier 2 is 10%, tier 3 is 30% and tier 4 is currently unknown) The drop chance from a chest after having defeated a Sea King is dependent on the rarity of the chest, with the highest rarity being a tier 3 chest. The drop rate is very low, making it a difficult sword to obtain. Many consider this to be the best sword in the game before then alongside Dark Blade, Hell Sword, Blood moon twins as it has the highest damage for a sword and is an excellent Kenbunshoku Haki breaker.
ATK sheathed
New ATK with haki
Hell sword in ATK
Authentic Triple Katana V2[]
You must first be level 3000+. Then you must talk to the NPC in the zone of Dead Tundra with the Authentic Triple Katana equipped. Then, kill Doflamingo on the island of Fiore. You must finish him off with the m1 of ATK. This applies to all the NPCs in the process of getting ATK V2. After you defeat him, you will obtain a diverse sphere. Use this to light a fire in one of the colosseum pillars. Next, go to Loaf Island and talk to an NPC in the cafe. You will be tasked to kill the Dragon boss. You will get another diverse sphere, and you can light a fireplace beside a brown-roofed house next to an arch bridge on the island of Fiore. Lastly, go to Shred Endangering and talk to an NPC that is hidden inside a grey pillar you can go through at the back of the spawn building of the island. Summon the Lucidus boss and kill him with the m1 of your Authentic Triple Katana on your last hit and he will drop to light another diverse sphere. Use the diverse sphere on the fireplace on top of a building near the Devastate (3725) quest giver (You can see the fireplace from the quest giver). Then, head to the arch bridge near it and you can find an NPC on top of the arch. He will tell you to find someone named 'Walter'. You can find Walter inside a red-roofed house behind the arch bridge on the island of Fiore near the Fiore gladiator NPCs. Then, you will have to pay him $30 million, 1 Hydra's tail and 3 Sea King fins to obtain ATK V2.
Please note that the following damage stats provided below are with the maximum sword stat (4,400) no accessory and full body busoshoku haki.
Note: Some of these are outdated
Although its damage does increase, Authentic Triple Katana is not affected by Busoshoku Haki as much as other swords. Although, either way, it is always recommended to use Busoshoku Haki.
Base swing[]
The base swing of this weapon deals 2,140 damage with Busoshoku Haki and 1,990 damage without Haki. This sword has the unique attribute of having a sub-special that happens every 4 swings. Every 4 swings a small blue tornado is summoned and damages anything that touches it. This tornado is created after 4 consecutive swings, with there being no limit to how many tornadoes the player can create. This tornado is created from the player's body and lasts for 2 seconds. The tornado hit 3 times, each hit dealing 1,177 damage with a total of 3,531 damage. The damage of the tornado does not remain the same regardless of whether Busoshoku Haki is activated. The player is not stunned or interrupted mid-swing by the creation of the tornado, so it does not hinder the user’s performance in any way (currently ATK v2 has a different m1 than a tornado. Instead of the tornado, the fourth m1 of ATK v2 resembles several dark blue cuts surrounding the character. These cuts deal around 3,000 damage with slight stun. (someone please put the m1 animation and damage of ATK v2).
ATK v1 moves[]
The player will tangle into a small twist and once held/tapped it will spin the user around sending a gust of wind from the swords dealing 9,965 damage with full body + max sword stats and has some decent range and is not a movement ability
The player grips their sword and release doing many slashes instantly removing ken haki instantly and deals 10,250 damage with full body, no accessory and max stats considering if you can somehow hit this you will get an easy -10 ken haki dodges to the enemy
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Devastating Damage, currently the 4th highest only outclassed by the Phoenix Blade, Dark Blade (Night Blade), and the Acroscythe.
- Moves are fast, low windup and decent range.
- Claimed to be the sword with the most powerful m1 in the game, known for its good damage, fast swing rate and the Hurricane effect.
- Breaks Ken easily.
- Much better than its predecessor, the Triple Katana.
- Not too hard to get if you're lucky in terms of chests.
- Unfairly Overpowered in PVP when you get it to V2, a S tier weapon for PVP
- V2 ATK DESTROYS observation and a extremely good combo extender/starter
- Combining this + Electro v2 is a extremely cancerous combo to counter.
- Good damage for grinding if V2.
Cons:
- The Z has a medium range while the X has pretty short range.
- Moves can distract you in PvP.
- Unable to do well in PvP if you have poor aim or poor timing.
- You have to be at least level 3000 to be able to trade this.
- Difficult to get V2.
- The Version 2 Z move is bad for grinding, because the NPC can still attack you and cancel the move.
- V1 version is bad for PvP due to small hitbox and bad range.
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