If you’ve been grinding ores in The Forge but still don’t have a good katana, the Uchigatana is the weapon you want. It’s a mid-range katana with fast attacks and solid damage, but crafting it isn’t just about throwing in random ores. The chance to get an Uchigatana is about 1 in 11 when using katana-focused recipes, so knowing the right ores and how to forge properly makes a huge difference.

Here’s how to craft the Uchigatana efficiently in The Forge

First, you need to unlock forging by completing Sensei Morrow’s starter quests: mine 35 ores, forge three items, and defeat three zombies. After that, head to the forge at Stonewake’s Cross, located between the potion seller and rune maker.

You’ll want to use exactly 12 ores in your recipe. This number gives you about a 72% chance to forge a katana instead of other weapon types. Using more or fewer ores lowers your katana chances and shifts the odds toward other weapon classes like great swords.

Forging involves four mini-games you need to master for the best results:

Bellows: Pump up or down when the green arrow hits its peak to get perfect heat.
Hammering: Click when the moving circle aligns with the inner ring.
Quenching: Keep the item steady in the center of the water stream.
Tempering: Click pins in the correct order with your mouse.

Perfecting these mini-games and using high-quality ores will give you Masterwork weapons with max stats.

The best ore recipe for Uchigatana

There’s no guaranteed recipe, but the community has found some strong katana recipes using 12 ores total. Here’s a popular late-game mix:

Ore	Quantity	Traits
Darkryte	4×	Boosts damage scaling, has armor-focused traits
Magmaite	3×	Adds explosion and area damage
Eye Ore	3×	Improves damage scaling and special effects
Fireite	2×	Adds burn damage over time

Traits activate when an ore makes up at least 10% of the mix and get stronger up to 30%.

If you don’t have these rare ores yet, try this mid-game alternative:

Ore Mix	Quantity	Notes
Rivalite	3×	Adds critical hit chance, favors katanas
Ruby	3×
Mythril	6×

How to increase your chances of success

Always use recipes that favor katana outcomes by sticking to 12 ores.
Use ores with high multipliers to boost your weapon’s stats, even if you don’t get Uchigatana right away.
Test your recipes with The Forge Crafting Calculator online to check your odds before using rare ores.
Farm boulders for Mythril and mine the specific ores your recipe needs. For tips on mining and pickaxe upgrades, see How to Get and Use the Magma Pickaxe in The Forge Roblox.
If you mess up the mini-games, restart the forge to try again for better quality.

What to do after crafting your Uchigatana

Once you have your Uchigatana, take it to the Enhancer NPC to add special bonuses and unlock rune slots around the third upgrade level. Enhancing requires Essence. Useful runes include Drain Edge (life steal) and Rage Mark (critical hit chance), which make your katana stronger.

If your Uchigatana’s stats aren’t great, you can sell it for gold or reforge it to try again. This keeps your resources flowing and prevents you from getting stuck with weak gear.

Crafting the Uchigatana takes patience and the right strategy, but with these ore recipes and forging tips, you’ll get there faster and with better weapons in hand.