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Oni Tanto

⚔️ Dagger B Crimson Sakura Isles

A demon-smith’s utility knife. The lacquer is a shade of red that stains souls.

Weapon stats

Class
Dagger
world pool: Crimson Sakura Isles
Base damage
15
at 1x multiplier
True speed
0.725s
listed as 0.57s
Range
4 studs
NPC sell
$1,100
at 1x, 100% quality
Rune slots
3
Min ores
4
Recommended
5
ores
RNG-lock
10
ores w/ lock on

Forge odds curve — Crimson Sakura Isles anvil

P(Dagger class) P(Oni Tanto) ▏RNG-lock
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 3 10 20 30 40 50 55 ores (N) N=10
Per-forge probability by crucible size N without RNG lock. The Dagger class curve peaks at N=5 on the gaussian weight table; Oni Tanto takes 29.4% of the Dagger variant roll at Crimson Sakura Isles. With RNG Lock at N≥10 the orange class line becomes a flat 100%.

Expected forges — with & without RNG lock

Ores (N) P(Oni Tanto) no lock Expected forges With RNG lock
5 16.6% ~1 in 7 needs 10 ores
10 6.0% ~1 in 17 ~1 in 4 locked
15 1.0% ~1 in 103 ~1 in 4 locked
55 0.0% ~1 in 76,460,204,771,218,180,000,000 ~1 in 4 locked

"Expected forges" = 1 ÷ combined probability of rolling the class and this variant. RNG lock removes the class roll once N ≥ 10, leaving only the 29.4% variant roll.

Top 3 ore recipes for Oni Tanto

Solved at the Crimson Sakura Isles anvil with RNG lock targeting the Dagger class — BiS god-roll, clean zero-waste split, and a no-raid farmable fallback.

👑 God-Roll BiS

  • Supermassive Black Hole×3
  • Extinctionite×3
  • Kitsunite×3
  • Frost Star×1
Total ores
10
Multiplier
26.69x
Target chance
29.4% · ~1 in 4
Est. DPS
1,163

Trait coverage: Supermassive Black Hole 30% OPTIMAL · Extinctionite 30% OPTIMAL · Kitsunite 30% OPTIMAL

Highest score: 1162.7 DPS on Oni Tanto at 29.4% per forge — the no-compromise endgame recipe.

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⚖️ Zero-Waste Sweet Spot

  • Supermassive Black Hole×6
  • Extinctionite×6
  • Kitsunite×6
  • Frost Star×2
Total ores
20
Multiplier
26.69x
Target chance
29.4% · ~1 in 4
Est. DPS
1,163

Trait coverage: Supermassive Black Hole 30% OPTIMAL · Extinctionite 30% OPTIMAL · Kitsunite 30% OPTIMAL

20 ores divides cleanly by 30% — every trait ore sits at exactly the sweet spot with zero rounding waste.

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💰 No-Raid Farmable

  • Dragonsteel×3
  • Sakura Eternium×7
Total ores
10
Multiplier
20.33x
Target chance
29.4% · ~1 in 4
Est. DPS
505

Trait coverage: Dragonsteel 30% OPTIMAL

Built entirely from mined and crafted ores — no Tower of Hell drops or event items required.

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Each recipe loads straight into the crucible with ores, RNG lock and target pre-set. Odds are per forge at the recipe's anvil world.

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Best runes for Oni Tanto

Rune Effect Why it fits
Blast Chip 20–40% Explosion per-hit explosions scale with swing rate — a fast weapon triggers it almost twice a second — at 0.725s true speed.
Thunder Shard 15–30% Chain Lightning chain lightning rides the high hit count of a speed build — at 0.725s true speed.
Swift Sigil 5–12% Swiftness stacks even more swings on top of an already fast cycle — at 0.725s true speed.

True DPS inside Dagger — at 26.69x / quality 100

Weapon Base dmg True speed Damage True DPS
Oni Tanto ← 15 0.725s 400 552
Sakura Petal Fang 13 0.71s 347 489
Frostneedle 11 0.695s 294 422
Gloom Stiletto 9 0.68s 240 353
Whisperfang 8 0.665s 213 321
Squire's Toothpick 6 0.65s 160 246
Rusty Shiv 5 0.635s 133 210
Pocket Shiv 4 0.62s 107 172

Same-class alternatives at an identical 26.69x multiplier, quality 100, no traits or runes — pure damage ÷ true swing speed.

Frequently asked questions

How many ores do you need to RNG-lock Oni Tanto in The Forge? +

Oni Tanto is a Dagger: its class roll RNG-locks at 10 ores, its recommended crucible is 5 and its absolute minimum is 4. At 10+ ores only the variant roll remains — about ~1 in 4.

What is the best ore recipe for Oni Tanto? +

The solver's BiS recipe is 3× Supermassive Black Hole + 3× Extinctionite + 3× Kitsunite + 1× Frost Star — 26.69x multiplier, 29.4% per forge at Crimson Sakura Isles. See the recipe cards above to load it directly.

How fast is Oni Tanto really? +

The tooltip lists 0.57s but the real swing is 0.725s — listed speeds under-report. True DPS on this page is computed against the 0.725s figure, the same one the game engine uses.

Is Oni Tanto worth forging? +

Oni Tanto is a B-tier Dagger with 15 base damage and 3 rune slots. With RNG lock it lands in ~4 forges on average — check the comparison table for where it sits inside Dagger.