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Great Katana Trials

Great Katana Trials are divided into several categories:

  • Physical/Empyrean Trials reward either with a completed Empyrean weapon or weapons with specialized augments that improve their physical damage.
  • Elemental Trials reward weapons aligned to certain element/attribute pairs (fire yields str/attack, etc).
  • Weapon Skill Trials augment weapons specifically to improve the potency of weapon skills.
  • Mythic/Relic Trials upgrade Relic Weapons and Mythic Weapons past their level 75 forms to more powerful versions suitable to higher level content.

To begin a physical or empyrean trial, pick up a Donto from the Splintery Chest in Ru'Lude Gardens (H-5) and trade it to the Magian Moogle to start the trials. If all you want is to learn Tachi: Fudo via Kupofried's Great Katana Moogle Magic, pick up a Torigashira -1, instead. To begin Weapon Skill Trials, pick up an Uzura from the same chest.

To begin a Relic or Mythic trial, trade that weapon to the Magian Moogle.

All monsters are required to give experience points to count towards trial completion (excluding Notorious Monsters). You must be within experience point range to receive credit for the kill.

Physical/Empyrean Trials

Empyrean weapon and physical augment trials begin by obtaining a 19372 Donto ExclusiveDonto from the Splintery Chest in Ru'Lude Gardens (H-5). The paths branch between a Level 99 19814 Masamune (99) AugmentedRareExclusiveMasamune99, a 19903 Torigashira AugmentedRareExclusiveTorigashiranotachi (designed to grant the Empyrean Weapon Skill Tachi: Fudo), or one of three augment paths for a 19904 Kawatsutsumi AugmentedRareExclusiveKawatsutsumi:

  • +DMG, Occasionally attacks twice
  • Occasionally attacks 2~4 times
  • +DMG, Occasionally deals double damage

The November 2013 Version Update introduced a shortcut to a completed Torigashira which completely eliminates the VwNM grind otherwise required to reach that branch. A 21048 Torigashira -1 RareExclusiveTorigashira -1 is available from the Splintery Chest, cutting a 14-step trial grind down to three to permanently learn Tachi: Fudo.

There are two trials that apply Afterglow to a Masamune, one from its level 99 form and one from its item level 119 form and they are listed here for the sake of completeness. The much cheaper way to get afterglow on your weapon is to have Oboro upgrade your level 99 weapon to the 21019 Masamune (119) RareExclusiveMasamune (119) for 300 Riftborn Boulders, and then to 21956 Masamune (119-3) RareExclusiveMasamune (119-3) by trading him 10,000 Riftborn Boulders.

Elemental Trials

You start elemental trials the same way as Physical/Empyrean trials, but your path takes you through Trial 658 to obtain a 19376 Efunotachi AugmentedExclusiveEfunotachi. Elemental trials split into eight elemental routes. Each augment path has two endpoints, one that enhances its wielder's stats, and one that imbues the weapon with an Additional Effect that weakens enemies. Only the attribute paths grant day/weather bonuses for completion credit:

  • Fire: STR, Attack
  • Wind: AGI, Evasion
  • Lightning: DEX, Accuracy
  • Light: CHR, Magic Evasion
  • Ice: INT, Magic Attack Bonus
  • Earth: VIT, Physical damage taken-
  • Water: MND, Magic Defense Bonus
  • Dark: MP, Magic Accuracy

Light-Aligned Path

Dark-Aligned Path

Source entry: Great Katana Trials. Cached on this server on 4 November 2026.

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