Byakko

Byakko (Japanese: 白虎) is an Iconic variant of the Katana in Cyberpunk 2077. It was added in Patch 1.5 as a quest reward.

Characteristics

A katana formerly owned by Wakako Okada, who had it displayed on her desk, only using it in exceptional cases.

Byakko has an iconic modifier that increases melee attack range by 1 meter, Bleed chance by 10%, and allows the player to leap towards an enemy. After an enemy has been neutralized with the Byakko, the user gains a 10 second increase to attack speed by 17.5% and removes the pause between the 3 light melee combo attacks.

Acquisition

• Professional Widow - Found in V's Stash.

Trivia

• Byakko is the Japanese name for the White Tiger Constellation, one of the four sacred beasts of Japanese legend.