The Wakizashi (わきざし Wakizashi, lit. "Short sword", "Side-inserted sword") is a melee weapon available in Counter-Strike Online.
Overview
A Japanese sword made for quick slash tackle. It has become renowned for its sharpness, compactness and strength. By using the Wakizashi, you can attack several enemies at a same time with its secondary slash.
Wakizashi can be upgraded to Dual Wakizashi during the Wakizashi Upgrade event.
Advantages
- High damage
- High rate of slash
- Longer attack range than normal melee weapons
- Able to kill multiple enemies in secondary slash
- Available for most modes
Disadvantages
- Has attack delay in secondary slash
- Purchasable with cash points only
- Long attack delay if primary slash missed
- Heavier than regular melee weapons
Tips
- Aim for the head and control your distances between you and your enemies is the key to master the Wakizashi.
- Wakizashi's primary slash's range is further but weaker than the secondary slash and can only damage a single enemy.
- Wakizashi's secondary slash is stronger and able to damage multiple enemies but has shorter range than the primary slash.
- Unlike Dual Wakizashi, it has attack delay if primary slash missed
- Recommended for Knife Battles and Zombie Scenario.
- When chased by the enemy, run backward and use primary attack.
- Use secondary slash in surprise attacks or when the enemy is not aware of your existence.
- Keep your range from the short range melee so you can attack enemy but they cannot.
- Do primary slash on the head or secondary slash on the back for an instant kill.
- Wakizashi's secondary slash can kill multiple enemies.
- It is the best to use primary slash for rushing or escaping.
- Do not confront mini-bosses especially with secondary mode unless in dire situation.
- Skilled players can use this in zombie mods.
- Primary slash for surprise attack purposes and secondary slash to confront zombies.
- It is the best to attack zombies with the Wakizashi when they're not aware or when the zombie is weak to lower the chance of being infected.
- Aim for the head/back to deal massive damage.
- Combine with high-stun primary and secondary weapons such as XM1014 and Dual Infinity to maximize Wakizashi's abilities.
Release date
- Singapore/Malaysia: 13 August 2013.
- Indonesia: 6 November 2013.
- Turkey: 22 January 2014.
- CSN:Z: 23 September 2014.
- Vietnam: 26 March 2015.
Comparison to Dual Wakizashi
Positive
- Faster primary slash
- Further slash range in primary slash
- Can attack multiple enemy with secondary slash
Neutral
- Purchasable by both teams
Negative
- Shorter slash range in secondary slash
- Damages a single enemy with primary slash
Users
- May: Seen in posters.
Gallery
View model
Slashing
Stabbing
World model
May with Wakizashi
South Korea poster
Taiwan/Hong Kong poster
Ditto, resale
China poster
Japan resale poster
Singapore/Malaysia poster
Indonesia poster
Thailand poster
Turkey poster
Vietnam poster
Obtained from Code Box
Head-up display (HUD) icon
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In-game screenshot
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Draw sound
Secondary attack sound
Hit, Stab sound
Wall impact sound
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Have you bought this sword?
Trivia
- There is an unused sequence named "stab_miss".
- It shares the same wall impact and hit sound with the Master Combat knife.
- There is a bug where you can do a false slash by switching to other weapon while performing the secondary attack.
- The Wakizashi was used by Japanese samurais as a secondary sword in ancient Japan.
- According to game files, it's stated as Katana while for the in-game model, it's Wakizashi, noticeable by their length. In most Counter-Strike Online regions, they are stated as Katana except Japan.
External links
- Wakizashi at Wikipedia.
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