Hiltless

Original PS3

In Game Description

A hiltless uchigatana.

It has a blade that seems fairly wet. It was forged by a famous swordsmith in a distant country, but since the wielder must grip the blade, it's extremely difficult to handle, causing damage to the wielder.

Availability

• Kill the Black Phantom Satsuki who appears in 4-1 when you have Pure Black World Tendency.
• 4-2 - Treasure

• After killing the third reaper in 4-2, go down the hallway and you will enter the slug room
• Go straight forward until you fall off behind a sarcophagus
• To your right will be a small cave with about 4 Slugs
• Kill them and search the body on the small island to find the Ronin's Ring and a Hiltless

General Information

The Hiltless is one of two unique katanas in the game. Every hit that connects to your opponent (whether it be their body, shield, or a weapon being two handed) will drain 3% of your HP. If you swing and hit another surface (i.e. walls, breakable objects, etc.), it will not drain 3% of your HP. Also, Backstabs and Ripostes are exempt from harming you for 3% damage.

Image	Name	Damage	Durability	Weight	Stats Needed Stat Bonuses	Damage Reduction %	Guard Break Reduction
	Hiltless	121/0/0 Bleed 180 (Slashing) (Piercing)	70	4.5	18/19/0/0 E/B/-/-	45.0/10.0	30

Hidden Resistances

These resistances aren't reported by the stats in the weapon or in the player's total resistance. However, according to the game data for the weapon, these resistances are applied.

Poison Resistance	Plague Resistance	Bleed Resistance
45	45	45

Move Set

One-Handed

R1 - R1	Alternating Horizontal Slash
R2	Charged piercing Thrust
Roll - R1	Upward Slash
Backstep or Run - R1	Running Piercing Thrust
Forward + R1	Push
L1 (left hand)	Horizontal Slash
L2 (left hand)	Parry

Two-Handed

R1 - R1	Vertical Slash > Upward Slash
R2	Charged Vertical Overhead Slash
Roll - R1	Upward Slash
Backstep or Run - R1	Running Piercing Thrust
Forward + R1	Push
L1 or L2	Guard

Upgrades

Name	Damage	Stat Bonuses	Req. Material
Hiltless	121/0/0 Bleed 180	E/B/-/-	Default
Hiltless +1	121/0/0 Bleed 180	E/A/-/-	Colorless Demon's Soul
Hiltless +2	121/0/0 Bleed 180	E/A/-/-	Colorless Demon's Soul
Hiltless +3	121/0/0 Bleed 180	E/S/-/-	Colorless Demon's Soul
Hiltless +4	121/0/0 Bleed 180	E/S/-/-	Colorless Demon's Soul
Hiltless +5	121/0/0 Bleed 180	E/S/-/-	Colorless Demon's Soul

Key

• Name

• Names displayed are according to the Atlus (NA) version of the game.
• Name changes from the Asian version, if any, will appear in parentheses.

• Damage

• The Damage stat dictates how much damage the weapon does. The Damage stats for a weapon are X / Y / Z:

• X is Physical Damage
• Y is Magical Damage
• Z is Fire Damage

• Bleed, Poison and Plague are bonus damage over a period of 60 seconds. So, if a weapon has "Bleed 120", the victim will suffer 120 damage over 60 seconds, or 2 damage per second.
• Each weapon has one or more physical damage types:

• Normal
• Blunt
• Slashing
• Piercing

• Certain enemies are weak or strong against different types of damage types.

• Durability

• The durability of the weapon.
• The effectiveness of the weapon will severely deteriorate when the durability falls below 30%.

• Weight

• The Weight of the weapon.
• Note that carrying over 50% of your Equip Weight will reduce the speed of your rolls, while going over 100% will reduce your regular speed to walking and attempts to roll or backstep will leave you momentarily stunned.

• Stats Needed

• The Stats Needed determines how high various Stats must be in order to wield the weapon effectively.
• The Requirement stats for an weapon are W / X / Y / Z:

• W is the Strength required
• X is the Dexterity required
• Y is the Magic required
• Z is the Faith required

• Wielding a weapon without the required Strength and/or Dexterity will incur a penalty to the Physical damage of the weapon, while lower-than-required Magic and/or Faith will reduce the Magic damage of the weapon.
• Also keep in mind that your character gains a 50% bo [[nus to Strength by wielding a weapon with both hands, thus reducing the actual Strength required. For example, a character with 18 Strength can wield a Great Axe (Requires 26 Strength) properly if the weapon is held with both hands.
• (18 x 1.5 = 27)

• Stat Bonuses

• The Stat Bonuses rating indicates the level of bonus damage you do with the weapon, based on the associated Stat.
• This rating can be S, A, B, C, D, or E (in order from most to least bonus for the associated skill).

• Damage Reduction %

• The Damage Reduction % of the weapon.
• It dictates how much damage the weapon mitigates while blocking.
• The Damage Reduction % stats for a shield are X / Y / Z:

• X is Physical Damage
• Y is Magical Damage
• Z is Fire Damage

• Guard Break Reduction

• The Guard Break Reduction determines the amount of stamina expended to block an incoming attack.
• A higher Guard Break Reduction also allows you to block stronger attacks without breaking guard and reduces the amount of stamina depleted from blocking attacks.

Footnotes

1. When two handing the weapon, only 12 Strength is required