Katana

"I'm grabbin' this ninja sword. Anybody see some nunchucks, gimme a holler."

- Ellis

"Shit. I'd pay cash money for this."

- Coach

The Katana (also erroneously called the Ninja Sword by some Survivors) is a close combat weapon in Left 4 Dead 2.

Locations
Despite the fact that owning a Katana is very rare in real life, it is found in many campaigns. However, it has a realistically low spawn rate.

It spawns in the following campaigns:


 * Dead Center
 * The Passing
 * Dark Carnival
 * Hard Rain
 * No Mercy (Left 4 Dead 2 only)
 * Dead Air (Left 4 Dead 2 only)
 * The Sacrifice (Left 4 Dead 2 only)
 * Cold Stream

Pros



 * Does wide swings at a high rate.
 * Somewhat fast swings.
 * Can cut a Smoker's tongue.

Cons

 * Low spawn rate.
 * Attacks may obstruct the user's vision.
 * Not recommended for killing Boomers due to bile showering attacker and any nearby Survivors.