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Special Sword and Upgrading Guide

by Pang Tong

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Game   : Way of the Samurai 2
Title  : Special Sword and Upgrading Guide
Author : Pang Tong
Version: 1.30
E-Mail : [email protected] 
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Table of Contents - For quick Navigation use Ctrl+F and use the Part Number
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Part 1
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Copyright Information
- 1.3 Contributer Thanks!
- 1.4 Authorized Sites
- 1.5 Contact Information

Part 2
- 2.1 Sword Guide Information
- 2.2 Top Stance
- 2.3 Center Stance 
- 2.4 Bottom Stance
- 2.5 Side Stance
- 2.6 Fencing Stance
- 2.7 One Hand Swords
- 2.8 Two Swords 
- 2.9 Ninja Swords

Part 3
- 3.1 The Sword Safe
- 3.2 The Sword Informant
- 3.3 Upgrading Made Easy
- 3.3A What Sword To Use?
- 3.3B Anything I Can Do To Increase Success?
- 3.3C The Process - When CQ is less than MQ
- 3.3D The Process - When CQ is equal to MQ
- 3.3E When To Title
- 3.3F The Platina Route
- 3.4 Example Sword A
- 3.4 Example Sword B
- 3.5 Titles Thanks
- 3.6 Titles for Attack
- 3.7 Titles for Defense
- 3.8 Titles for Kills
- 3.9 Titles for Experience
- 3.10 Titles for Quality

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                                       Part 1 
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Part 1.1 Introduction
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Greetings! I've decided to make an easy to use Guide on the harder to obtain
swords and how to maximize them. I hope this will help. Some of these swords
are a pain to get in good condition and they are not all useful. I will be
specializing on the better swords in the game and the ones carried by the main
characters of the game.

Part 1.2 Copyright Information
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This Guide was written by Pang Tong and intended to be available to all for 
free. You may not post this without my consent. Contact me if so desired. I do
not check my mail often so do not expect an immediate reply, thank you.

Part 1.3 Contributer Thanks!
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I would like to thank motorcitymadman and Red Panda for all their help with the
Titles! Great job guys! This would have taken even longer without your input.

Thanks CJayC for posting this, heh.

Part 1.4 Authorized Sites
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Thank you www.gamefaqs.com for being a home away from home, heh.

www.neoseeker.com, www.supercheats.com and www.ign.com have been given
permission to host my FAQ, you may find it as these sites as well. Thank you
all for having some interest in my work.

Part 1.5 Contact Information
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If you want to host my FAQ you will be uploading it and I will not, just notify
me. Make sure you give credit where it is due and no problems will arise.

If you have a question please check the FAQ first. If you e-mail me and I do not
respond the answer is in my FAQ.

Only e-mail me with serious questions please. I do not need any more marriage
proposals, you know who you are! 

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                                      Part 2
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Part 2.1 Sword Guide Information
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Some of these Swords are a real pain to get. It could very well take you hours
to get a specific one if you want it with higher stats and such.

All Swords obtained on Hard, this Guide is not meant for Easy.

As TheManFromEngland did, I too will give a rating, between 1 to 5.

UPDATE! StE has been changed to StK, Stats to Keep. If you pick up a sword that
is close to my personal StK I think you should keep it. My StK will be based
upon the second best I have seen and not my first as those are very rare.

StK is based upon my personal experiences with these swords and the stats they
have had when I have obtained them.

Part 2.2 Top Stance
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Sword  : Kotetsu
Obtain : Super-Deluxe Sword Tip. Warriors on Hard occasionaly have this weapon.
Look   : One katana, one tanto. Black.
StK    : 70+ attack and 40+ defense.
Rating : 4
Name   : Strong, +3 Quality.

Sword  : Jumangoku
Obtain : One of the Aoto Three carries this. A Sayo and Magistrate Ending will
have you fight the Aoto Three.
Look   : Ornate rock attached to a wooden pole.
StK    : Random, go for somthing that totals 60+.
Rating : 3
Name   : Great, +20 attack +2 quality

Sword  : Onibocho
Obtain : Sosuke Nakamura, you find him at the Magistrates at various times.
Look   : Single sheath. Ornate, gray.
StK    : Look for something that totals 60+. 6/10 quality.
Rating : 4

Sword  : Samehadamaru
Obtain : Sosuke Nakamura, he will occasionally have this weapon on Hard
difficulty.
Look   : Single sheath. Black and gray, very stylish.
StK    : 60+ attack and 30+ defense. 5/10 quality.
Rating : 4
Name   : Evil, +60 attack.

Sword  : Dai-Kuronama
Obtain : Tessho, the Dojo Master. You must defeat him with a VERY strong attack.
Easily obtained on Final Blow difficulty.
Look   : Single sheath. Black and silver, ornate handle.
StK    : 90+ attack and 30+ defense.
Rating : 5

Sword  : Murasame
Obtain : Work for the Magistrates and do not fail a single job. You will obtain
this quest in the Late Night or Early Morning. Warriors occasionally carry this
on Hard difficulty.
Look   : Single sheath. Extremely long blade and handle. Brown.
StK    : 130+ attack and -10 defense.
Rating : 5
Name   : Magic, +80 attack -20 defense.

Part 2.3 Center Stance
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Sword  : Mumei-tou
Obtain : Defaut sword. Random everywhere. This isn't special until you realize
its upgrading potential, because of it's Golden Name Title.
Look   : One katana, one tanto. Black.
StK    : 40+ attack and 40+ defense.
Rating : 4
Name   : Golden, +5 quality.

Sword  : Oborozukiyo
Obtain : Muto Goshiro, fight him at the Festival or the corrupt Magistrate
Ending. Magistrates on Hard difficulty in the Magistrates Office occasionaly
carry this.
Look   : One katana, one tanto. Black with gold gilding.
StK    : 70+ attack 70+ defense. 3/12 quality.
Rating : 5
Name   : Dark, +35 attack +35 defense.

Sword  : Chuyo-tou
Obtain : Muto Goshiro, he will occasionally have this sword on Hard difficulty.
Look   : Single sheath. Black.
StK    : 30+ attack 20+ defense.
Rating : 4

Sword  : Kunishige
Obtain : Super-Deluxe Tip. Student outside of Dojo Normal and up, rare.
Look   : One katana, one tanto. Black.
StK    : 80+ attack 10+ defense.
Rating : 4
Name   : Goblin, +40 attack +20 defense.

Sword  : Rengoku
Obtain : Student outside of Dojo on Hard, VERY rare. Job for Amakaze, Revenge,
the Magistrate will have this sword on Hard on occasion.
Look   : One katana, one tanto. Black.
StK    : 50+ attack 50+ defense.
Rating : 5

Sword  : Reikon-kudaki
Obtain : Tessho, the Dojo Master. He will carry this on Hard difficulty,
very hard to obtain.
Look   : Wooden katana with a bandage wrapped around the hilt.
StK    : -150 attack 150+ defense.
Rating : 4

Part 2.4 Bottom Stance
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Sword  : Oni-suzume
Obtain : Giant Aoto Guards on Hard difficulty occasionally carry this.
Look   : A giant saw blade connected to an ivory handle.
StK    : 60+ attack 20+ defense.
Rating : 4

Sword  : Kobyoso
Obtain : Yasuno, a variety of Endings. Magistrate Ending is easiest.
Look   : Metal claws.
StK    : 40+ attack 40+ defense
Rating : 3

Sword  : Ogenken
Obtain : One of the Aoto Three carries this. A Sayo and Magistrate Ending will
have you fight the Aoto Three.
Look   : Single sheath. Black with ornate gold gilding.
StK    : Random, go for something that totals 60+.
Rating : 4

Sword  : Ippatsumaru
Obtain : Danpachi, he will occasionally have this sword on Hard difficulty.
Early Morning Amakaze-cho.
Look   : Single sheath. Black with a black ribbon tied to the sheath.
StK    : 70+ attack 10+ defense.
Rating : 5

Sword  : Izumo-no-hashira
Obtain : Here is an easy way to obtain this sword, on Hard difficulty. Do a 
Magistrate Ending. Which means to fight Muto on your first day and than go to
Otuska-cho, during Daylight Periods on the 4th, and tell Yasuno to return the
money. After the Festival kill everything that moves, try for around 80 or so
kills. Everyone has to loathe you, and they will. After this has been achieved
go to the Edge of Town, at Late Night, and a huge Aoto thug will be standing on
the bridge. This is a long fight and you will want to use some Sword Oil.
Look   : Single sheath. Extremely long blade and handle. Brown.
StK    : 70+ attack 50+ defense. 1/12 quality.
Rating : 5

Part 2.5 Side Stance
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Sword  : Sorenka
Obtain : Nami, a variety of Endings. Magistrate Ending is easiest.
Look   : A naginate that has a red shaft and a long curved blade.
StK    : 30+ attack 70+ defense.
Rating : 3

Sword  : Kansei
Obtain : Kasumi, only one chance with her. Do an Aoto Ending and look for her
the night after the Festival in Shikano-cho, after speaking with the Aoto
Broker.
Look   : Single sheath. White with carvings.
StK    : 30+ attack 70+ defense.
Rating : 4
Name   : Cruel, +40 defense +1 quality

Sword  : Yoshimoto
Obtain : Kuroha, fight him at the Festival. Available in a few Endings.
Name   : Keeper, +50 defense +1 quality.
Look   : One katana, one tanto. Gold like texture, ornate.
StK    : 60+ attack 60+ defense.
Rating : 4

Sword  : Kanesada
Obtain : Work for the Aoto Gang and do not fail a single job. You will obtain
this quest in the Late Night or Early Morning.
Look   : Single sheath. Extremely long blade and handle. Brown.
StK    : 70+ attack 30+ defense. 3/11 quality.
Rating : 4
Rating : 5 if titled God
Name   : Ghost, +20 attack +40 defense.

Sword  : Excalibur
Obtain : Work hard for the townspeople. Visit the Sword Informant, at least
once before trying for Excalibur. After a lot of Amakaze Jobs she will mention
a Wild Dog in Otemon Gate. Normal difficulty and up only.
Look   : Single sheath. Gold with white ivory handle, completely straight.
StK    : 40+ attack 40+ defense.
Rating : 5

Part 2.6 Fencing Stance
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Sword  : Mutsu-no-shirakane
Obtain : Super-Deluxe Sword Tip. Monk and Ronin on Edge of Town in Late Night
and Early Morning on occasion. Killer on Easy and Normal.
Look   : One katana, one tanto. Black.
StK    : 40+ attack 40+ defense.
Rating : 4

Sword  : Kiyomitsu
Obtain : Sick Father, give Ten Items to the Girl in Numata-cho. He will appear
at the Shrine. He carries this on Normal and Final Blow.
Look   : Varies between single sheath and one sword, one tanto.
StK    : 70+ attack 10+ defense.
Rating : 4
Name   : Mighty, +50 attack +1 quality.

Sword  : Momoge
Obtain : Killer on Hard, occasionally on Normal. Ronin on Edge of Town on Hard
on occasion.
Look   : Single sheath. Black.
StK    : 50+ attack 50+ defense.
Rating : 5
Name   : Brutal, +50 attack +10 defense.

Sword  : Rinne
Obtain : Sick Father, give Ten Items to the Girl in Numata-cho. He will appear
at the Shrine.He carries this on Hard. Kasumi carries this on occasion on
Hard difficulty.
Look   : Single sheath. Black.
StK    : 60+ attack 60+ defense.
Rating : 5

Sword  : Zannkimaru
Obtain : Hanzaemon Takenuma, you'll find him at almost every Ending. Work for
the Aoto Gang to make this easiest. 
Look   : Single sheath. Extremely long blade, purple cloth on the sheath. Black.
StK    : 70+ attack 10+ defense. 3/10 quality.
Rating : 4
Rating : 5 if titled God
Name   : Wicked, +60 defense.

Part 2.7 One Hand Swords
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Sword  : Furaibo
Obtain : One of the Aoto Three carries this. A Sayo and Magistrate Ending will
have you fight the Aoto Three.
Look   : Scimitar with a green handle.
StK    : Random, go for something that totals 60+.
Rating : 3

Sword  : Biteikotsu
Obtain : Kyojiro Kagenuma, fight her at the Festival. You will fight her at a
few different Endings.
Look   : Sword with  black cloth on the handle and many edges. Leather sheath.
StK    : 70+ attack 40+ defense.
Rating : 5

Sword  : Binetsu
Obtain : Oboro, on and after August 27th during Late Night and Early Morning
she will occasionally carry this weapon on Hard difficulty. Shikano-cho, I've
seen her elsehwere as well.
Look   : Rapier, with a light purple sheath.
StK    : 30+ attack 30+ defense.
Rating : 3

Sword  : Kamikaze
Obtain : Super-Deluxe Sword Tip. 
Look   : Single sheath. Black with a gold fitting on the the sheath.
StK    : 60+ attack 40+ defense.
Rating : 5
Name   : Spirit , +30 attack +30 defense. May have the heat reduction?

Part 2.8 Two Swords
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Sword  : Aun
Obtain : Ocassionally found on the Edge of Town on Hard. Random, Warriors on
Hard, rarely.
Look   : Two katanas. Green.
StK    : 40+ attack 30+ defense.
Rating : 4

Sword  : Kujaku-nitoryu
Obtain : Warriors on Hard difficulty carry this on occasion.
Look   : Two katanas. Red.
StK    : 70+ attack 10+ defense.
Rating : 4

Sword  : Kubirabasara
Obtain : Danpachi, go to Amakaze-cho at Morning to fight him for it, any
day.
Look   : Two katanas. Black.
StK    : 90+ attack 10+ defense.
Rating : 5
Name   : Savage, +10 attack +50 defense.

Sword  : Koretomo-to-shigekazu
Obtain : Dojima, he wanders around Numata-cho at Late Night and Early Morning,
any day.
Look   : Hammer and tongs.
StK    : Random, go for something that totals 60+.
Rating : 4

Part 2.9 Ninja Swords
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Sword  : Yaso
Obtain : Super-Deluxe Sword Tip. Random Travellers on Hard. Random Monks on
Normal.
Look   : Straight ninja blade. Black.
StK    : 100+ attack -10 defense.
Rating : 4

Sword  : Ukigumo-no-kodachi
Obtain : Oboro, on and after August 27th during Late Night and Early Morning.
Shikano-cho, I've seen her elsehwere as well.
Look   : Dual ninja tantos with patterned sheaths. Black with purple.
StK    : 10+ attack 80+ defense.
Rating : 3

Sword  : Sakura-tsumuji
Obtain : Spy, on and after August 27th during Late Night and Early Morning.
Otsuka-cho, I've seen him elsehwere as well.
Look   : Straight ninja blade. Black.
StK    : 40+ attack 40+ defense.
Rating : 4

Sword  : Hairando
Obtain : Oboro, on and after August 27th during Late Night and Early Morning
she will occasionally carry this weapon on Hard difficulty. Shikano-cho, I've
seen her elsehwere as well.
Look   : Dual ninja tantos. Azure.
StK    : 120+ attack 20+ defense.
Rating : 5

Sword  : Wushuzan
Obtain :  Spy,  on and after August 27th during Late Night and Early Morning
he will occasionally have this on Hard. Otsuka-cho, I've seen him elsehwere
as well.
Looks  : Straight ninja blade. Azure.
StK    : 20+ attack 10+ defense.
Rating : 5

Sword  : Zangetsu
Obtain : Monk on the Edge of Town at Late Night and Early Morning. This drop
is very rare.
Looks  : Straight ninja blade. Black with a silver fitting on the sheath.
StK    : 10+ attack 0+ defense.
Rating : 4

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                                      Part 3
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Part 3.1 The Sword Safe
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During Late Night and Early Morning of any day there will be a Woman standing
next to the Blacksmith in Numata-cho. She will increase your Sword Safe by
increments of 10 every time you commission her to do so. This will cost a lot
of money after a few upgrades!

Part 3.2 The Sword Informant
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During Late Night and Early Morning of any day there will be a Sword Informant
standing in Amahara Shrine. She will tell you the location of a Sword. Regular,
Deluxe and Super-Deluxe Tips are available for purchase. Super-Deluxe Tips will
unlock said sword in said location. The price is 1600 mon. Look for Super-Deluxe
swords on the above list!

Part 3.3 Upgrading Made Easy 
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Want a sword with 300 or 400 attack? Here I will explain how this is possible,
simplified!

When starting this process you have to determine the amount of time you're
going to want to spend. This will take you hours.

Part 3.3A What Sword To Use?
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You're going to want a good sword with hiqh maximum quality and little current
quality, such as a 1/12. 

The higher the starting attack and defense the better.

Use this rule when looking for a good sword with high starting stats, if the
total of attack and defense equals 100 or up, keep the damn sword! On occasion
I've found totals of 200, but this is very rare.

Part 3.3B Anything I Can Do To Increase Success?
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To increase your over all chances for success make sure you work for Amakaze.

Using Hard difficulty has given me a lot of success, some say Normal is just
as good though.

Part 3.3C The Process - When CQ is less than MQ
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Legend listed below.

CQ = Current Quality
MQ = Maximum Quality
UA = Upgrade Attack
UD = Upgrade Defense
UW = Upgrade Whatever You Like
TA = Title Appraisal
AD = Attack and Defense

When starting this process remember to have patience, this will take time.

Each upgrade adds 1 CQ, remember that.

As each upgrade has a chance for success it also has a chance for failure.

Sword Powder and Charms are useless, do not waste a quality point on your sword.
The reason they are listed in my example upgrades is because I was not aware yet
that an UW would give much better results.

The following is for when your swords CQ is less than your MQ.

The best result Dojima will give for a UA or UD is CQ +2, such as an 8/? which
would give you at best +10 to whichever stat you decided to upgrade. This takes
a lot less time than the next step, as CQ +2 with no negatives is much easier to
obtain, even though you will have to soft reset as it is not guaranteed.

If you have a lot of patience you can have Dojima UW. This can yeild amazing 
stats when your CQ is still relatively low. This process can yield at most +15
total points, nothing over +10 to a particular stat though. The best UW you can
obtain would be +10 attack and +5 defense, it could be the other way around
though.

Keep in mind that an UW could also give you -10 attack and -5 defense. Simply
reset if this happens.

A good rule for which UW to keep is as simple as this. CQ +4, or higher if you
get lucky.

In my opinion you should only do UW until your CQ, when it is less than MQ, is
at 8. As an upgrade to attack or defense, with no negatives, at 8/? will yield
a +10 to whichever stat you decide to upgrade.

Part 3.3D The Process - When CQ is equal to MQ
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Legend listed below.

CQ = Current Quality
MQ = Maximum Quality
UA = Upgrade Attack
UD = Upgrade Defense
UW = Upgrade Whatever You Like
TA = Title Appraisal
AD = Attack and Defense

When starting this process remember to have patience, this will take time.

Each upgrade adds 1 CQ, remember that.

A sword can only go FIVE above its MQ.

As each upgrade has a chance for success it also has a chance for failure.

When CQ is equal to MQ, and above, Dojima will fail much more often than not.
Escpecially after the third upgrade. He can, and will, break your sword. He
can also lower its quality, lower its stats and break a durability if he fails.

Im MY experience if Dojima fails and breaks a single durability your chances for
him to say 'Okay, its ready!' improve by almost 50%. The chances it will be a
a postive to AD are the same as usual.

When CQ is equal to MQ, such as 10/10 the only upgrade you should ever do is UW.
The reason for this is because when CQ is equal to MQ an upgrade to UW will be
CQ + MQ, such as a 10/10 becoming a +20 to AD. Remember he can still fail and
ruin your prized sword, one way or the other. Simply reset if he does not give
a positive to AD.

This takes a very long time. The first three upgrades when CQ is equal to MQ
will not take as long as the last two upgrades, a sword can only go FIVE above
its MQ.

Good luck, this takes a very long time on occasion.

Part 3.3E When To Title
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Legend listed below.

CQ = Current Quality
MQ = Maximum Quality
UA = Upgrade Attack
UD = Upgrade Defense
UW = Upgrade Whatever You Like
TA = Title Appraisal
AD = Attack and Defense

This is difficult to decide, as it depends on you.

If you want the best possible stat increase Platina is the way to go. Refer to
the title list and choose what you like.

Certain swords can TA based on name, see my sword list to see which ones have
unique names.

If you are going title your sword on name and it adds a quality point make sure
you wait until your swords current quality is one over your swords MQ so you
gain an extra upgrade out of the process.

Part 3.3F The Platina Route
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Legend listed below.

CQ = Current Quality
MQ = Maximum Quality
UA = Upgrade Attack
UD = Upgrade Defense
UW = Upgrade Whatever You Like
TA = Title Appraisal
AD = Attack and Defense

When starting this process remember to have patience, this will take time.

For starters you have to decide if your going to take your sword down the
Platina Route, which will give you +3 to MQ, such as taking your ?/12 sword to
?/15.

Remember, you will not be able to TA it Platina until your CQ is 3 over
its MQ, such as 15/12. 

The Platina route is the best possible choice for a sword with a MQ of ?/12, as
the upgrades from 15/15 will give it a total of 160.

If your sword starts with 15 MQ the Platina route will give you 160 to AD.
If your sword starts with 14 MQ the Platina route will give you 150 to AD.
If your sword starts with 13 MQ the Platina route will give you 140 to AD.

All stats listed above are the total points for after you TA the sword Platina.

Total points from 12 MQ 235.
Total points from 11 MQ 219.
Total points from 10 MQ 205.

These are only for the Platina Route.

Part 3.4 Example Sword A
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Here is an example of The Process, I'll start with the standard Mumei-tou. 

After examing this you will see how to upgrade a masterpiece sword
to the extremely high levels of attack and defense by following my Upgrading
Guide and cross refrencing it with this Example Sword.

I will not show failures as I don't have a lifetime to write this, heh. Just
do the soft reset and accept the stats you want. Soft reset is holding all
four shoulder buttons , select and start. Hold for 3 seconds and it will reset.

Starting stats...

Start   : 0 attack 0 defense 3/8 quality

Upgrade : I will use a sword powder to take this to a +5 attack

Result  : 5 attack 0 defense 4/8 quality

Upgrade : Dojima, weapon improvement, whatever you like +6 +5

Result  : 11 attack 5 defense 5/8 quality

Upgrade : Dojima, weapon improvement, whatever you like +9 +5

Result  : 20 attack 10 defense 6/8 quality

Upgrade : Dojima, weapon improvement, whatever you like +10 +5

Result  : 30 attack 15 defense 7/8 quality

Upgrade : Dojima, weapon improvement, whatever you like +6 +7

Result  : 36 attack 22 defense 8/8 quality

Upgrade : Dojima, weapon improvement, whatever you like +16 +16

Result  : 52 attack 38 defense 9/8 quality

Upgrade : Dojima, weapon improvement, whatever you like +17 +17

Result  : 69 attack 55 defense 10/8 quality

Upgrade : Dojima, weapon improvement, whatever you like +18 +18

Result  : 87 attack 73 defense 11/8 quality

Upgrade : Dojima, weapon improvement, whatever you like +19 +19

Result  : 106 attack 92 defense 12/8 quality

Upgrade : Dojima, weapon improvement, whatever you like +20 +20

Result  : 126 attack 112 defense 13/8 quality

Upgrade : Dojima, title appraisal, history, name 

Result  : Golden +5 quality

Upgrade : Dojima, weapon improvement, whatever you like +26 +26

Result  : 152 attack 138 defense 14/13 quality

Upgrade : Dojima, weapon improvement, whatever you like +27 +27

Result  : 179 attack 155 defense 15/13 quality

Upgrade : Dojima, weapon improvement, whatever you like +28 +28

Result  : 207 attack 183 defense 16/13 quality

Upgrade : Dojima, weapon improvement, whatever you like +29 +29

Result  : 236 attack 212 defense 17/13 quality

Upgrade : Dojima, weapon improvement, whatever you like +30 +30

End Result  : 266 attack 242 defense 18/13 quality

This sword is more then enough to handle any enemy on Hard, for the
most part, imagine what a good sword would be capable of!

As a matter of fact... I'll show you.

Part 3.4 Example Sword B
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The sword shall be my new Kubirabasara , I put incredible care in this sword
and a lot of time into its upgrades, as well as obtaining one with such stats.

I have never seen anything higher then +10 +5 when doing 'whatever you like'
when your max quality is higher then your current quality.

Going for ONLY this took me a long time and I will never do it again.

Starting stats...

Start   : 105 attack 14 defense 3/12 quality

Upgrade : I will use a sword powder to take this to give a +5 attack

Result  : 110 attack 14 defense 4/12 quality

Upgrade : Dojima, weapon improvement, whatever you like +10 +5

Result  : 120 attack 19 defense 5/12 quality

Upgrade : Dojima, weapon improvement, whatever you like +10 +5

Result  : 130 attack 24 defense 6/12 quality

Upgrade : Dojima, weapon improvement, whatever you like +10 +5

Result  : 140 attack 29 defense 7/12 quality

Upgrade : Dojima, weapon improvement, whatever you like +10 +5

Result  : 150 attack 34 defense 8/12 quality

Upgrade : Dojima, weapon improvement, whatever you like +10 +5

Result  : 160 attack 39 defense 9/12 quality

Upgrade : Dojima, weapon improvement, whatever you like +10 +5

Result  : 170 attack 44 defense 10/12 quality

Upgrade : Dojima, weapon improvement, whatever you like +10 +5

Result  : 180 attack 49 defense 11/12 quality

Upgrade : Dojima, weapon improvement, whatever you like +10 +5

Result  : 190 attack 54 defense 12/12 quality

Upgrade : Dojima, weapon improvement, whatever you like +24 +24

Result  : 214 attack 78 defense 13/12 quality

Upgrade : Dojima, weapon improvement, whatever you like +25 +25

Result  : 239 attack 103 defense 14/12 quality

Upgrade : Dojima, weapon improvement, whatever you like +26 +26

Result  : 265 attack 129 defense 15/12 quality

Upgrade : Dojima, weapon improvement, whatever you like +27 +27

Result  : 292 attack 156 defense 16/12 quality

Upgrade : Dojima, weapon improvement, whatever you like +28 +28

Result  : 320 attack 184 defense 17/12 quality

Upgrade : Dojima, title appraisal, quality

Result  : Demon +150 attack -50 defense

End Result : 470 attack 134 defense 17/12 quality

There you have it... Hehe...

Part 3.5 Titles Thanks
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I would once again like to thank motorcitymadman and Red Panda from the Way of
the Samurai 2 Boards for all their help with the Titles! Thanks so much guys!

If you are looking for Titles for Names they are listed under said sword in my
Sword List.

Part 3.6 Titles for Attack
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Razor, +10 attack if your attack is between 30-44 attack. 
Sharp, +30 attack if your attack is between 45-59 attack.
Flame, +50 attack if your attack is between 60-79 attack. 
Frost, +70 attack if your attack is between 80-99 attack. 
Ogre , +100 attack if your attack is above 100 attack.

Part 3.7 Titles for Defense
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Guard,  +10 defense if your is between 30-44 defense.
Pure,   +30 defense if your is between 45-59 defense.
Holy,   +50 defense if your is between 60-79 defense.
Sacred, +70 defense if your is between 80-99 defense.
Divine, +100 defense if your defense is above 100 defense.

Part 3.8 Titles for Kills
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You lose health when you use a weapon titled here. -2 for Cutter, then an
additional -2 for each rank after that for a grand total of -10 for Demon.

Cutter, +30 attack -10 defense if your kills are between 50  and 99. 
Killer, +60 attack -20 defense if your kills are between 100 and 249. 
Slayer, +90 attack -30 defense if your kills are between 250 and 499. 
Maniac, +120 attack -40 defense if your kills are between 500 and 999.  
Demon,  +150 attack -50 defense if you have over 1000 kills. 

Part 3.9 Titles for Experience
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Adept,  +5 attack and defense.
Expert, +10 attack and defense.
Master, +15 attack and defense.
Wizard, +20 attack and defense.
God,    +30 attack and defense. This also reduces Heat by HALF. Kanesada and
Zannkimaru are easily usable without worry when they have this title.

You have got to use the sword, simple as that. This does take time though.

Part 3.10 Titles for Quality
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Bronze, +1 Quality. Within 3 quality of your maximum quality.
Silver, +2 Quality. When equal to you maximum quality.
Gold  , +3 Quality. When 2 over your maximum quality.
Platina, +3 quality. When 3 or more over your maximum quality.

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