Katana

The Katana is an early-game sword that can be purchased at the end of Sandy Canyon/Wicked Wasteland/Petal Meadows in its shop. While the Katana is held, the player gains an extra. The Ninja starts with this sword, instead of the Copper Sword. It cannot be upgraded unlike its buyable version.

Appearance
The Katana, quite expectedly, looks like a standard katana, with a diamond pattern on its black handle, a rounded black hand guard, and a long silver blade.

Tips

 * Despite the lower compared to other swords found in Sandy Canyon, its bonus  compensates for it and it proves to be useful throughout most of the game, as it can help with tighter rooms, long jumps, and overall speed differences.
 * If you're using Ninja, use this or the Gilded Katana when using Meditate to gain an extra or more.

Trivia

 * There is an upgraded variation of this item, Gilded Katana, that deals instead of.