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Sakura Emperor's Fang

⚔️ Katana S Crimson Sakura Isles

One of a matched pair buried with the first emperor. The other is still angry.

Weapon stats

Class
Katana
world pool: Crimson Sakura Isles
Base damage
26
at 1x multiplier
True speed
0.985s
listed as 0.77s
Range
6 studs
NPC sell
$2,500
at 1x, 100% quality
Rune slots
3
Min ores
10
Recommended
19
ores
RNG-lock
25
ores w/ lock on

Forge odds curve — Crimson Sakura Isles anvil

P(Katana class) P(Sakura Emperor's Fang) ▏RNG-lock
0% 6% 13% 19% 25% 3 10 20 30 40 50 55 ores (N) N=25
Per-forge probability by crucible size N without RNG lock. The Katana class curve peaks at N=22 on the gaussian weight table; Sakura Emperor's Fang takes 27.8% of the Katana variant roll at Crimson Sakura Isles. With RNG Lock at N≥25 the orange class line becomes a flat 100%.

Expected forges — with & without RNG lock

Ores (N) P(Sakura Emperor's Fang) no lock Expected forges With RNG lock
19 5.8% ~1 in 18 needs 25 ores
25 6.0% ~1 in 17 ~1 in 4 locked
30 3.7% ~1 in 27 ~1 in 4 locked
55 0.0% ~1 in 301,887 ~1 in 4 locked

"Expected forges" = 1 ÷ combined probability of rolling the class and this variant. RNG lock removes the class roll once N ≥ 25, leaving only the 27.8% variant roll.

Top 3 ore recipes for Sakura Emperor's Fang

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

👑 God-Roll BiS

  • Supermassive Black Hole×9
  • Extinctionite×9
  • Kitsunite×9
  • Frost Star×3
Total ores
30
Multiplier
26.68x
Target chance
27.8% · ~1 in 4
Est. DPS
1,483

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

Highest score: 1483.4 DPS on Sakura Emperor's Fang at 27.8% per forge — the no-compromise endgame recipe.

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⚖️ Zero-Waste Sweet Spot

  • Supermassive Black Hole×9
  • Extinctionite×9
  • Echotite×9
  • Frost Star×3
Total ores
30
Multiplier
25.04x
Target chance
27.8% · ~1 in 4
Est. DPS
1,345

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

30 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×9
  • Sakura Eternium×21
Total ores
30
Multiplier
20.33x
Target chance
27.8% · ~1 in 4
Est. DPS
644

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 Sakura Emperor's Fang

Rune Effect Why it fits
Blast Chip 20–40% Explosion still the best expected-value proc at mid speeds — at 0.985s true speed.
Rage Mark 8–15% Rage flat bonus damage on already-meaty hits — at 0.985s true speed.
Chill Dust 5–10% Chill crit chance smooths out the mid-weight swing variance — at 0.985s true speed.

True DPS inside Katana — at 26.68x / quality 100

Weapon Base dmg True speed Damage True DPS
Sakura Emperor's Fang ← 26 0.985s 694 704
Kitsune's Whisper 21 0.97s 560 578
Bloodmoon Katana 18 0.955s 480 503
Frostpetal Blade 16 0.94s 427 454
Moonlit Katana 14 0.925s 374 404
Duskwind Blade 12 0.91s 320 352
Ronin's Edge 11 0.895s 294 328
Practice Katana 8 0.88s 213 243

Same-class alternatives at an identical 26.68x multiplier, quality 100, no traits or runes — pure damage ÷ true swing speed.

Frequently asked questions

How many ores do you need to RNG-lock Sakura Emperor's Fang in The Forge? +

Sakura Emperor's Fang is a Katana: its class roll RNG-locks at 25 ores, its recommended crucible is 19 and its absolute minimum is 10. At 25+ ores only the variant roll remains — about ~1 in 4.

What is the best ore recipe for Sakura Emperor's Fang? +

The solver's BiS recipe is 9× Supermassive Black Hole + 9× Extinctionite + 9× Kitsunite + 3× Frost Star — 26.68x multiplier, 27.8% per forge at Crimson Sakura Isles. See the recipe cards above to load it directly.

How fast is Sakura Emperor's Fang really? +

The tooltip lists 0.77s but the real swing is 0.985s — listed speeds under-report. True DPS on this page is computed against the 0.985s figure, the same one the game engine uses.

Is Sakura Emperor's Fang worth forging? +

Sakura Emperor's Fang is a S-tier Katana with 26 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 Katana.