Sandsea Katduva

R8 Sword and Shield · Balahara tree · final form · Monster Hunter Wilds

An upgraded Balahara Blade. When crossing the sands, warriors live and die by their choice of weapon.In-game description

Stats

Attack	294 (210 true raw)
Affinity	+10%
Element	200 Water
Sharpness	red 30, orange 30, yellow 100, green 80, blue 70, white 40; Handicraft 5 adds 50 to the top colour (hatched)
Slots	321
Skills	Offensive Guard 3

Crafting

Upgrade from Balahara Blade IV for 20,000z and:

x6 Balahara Scale+ R6 · sells for 1,020z
x1 Uth Duna Watergem R7 · sells for 14,100z
x5 Hunter Symbol I R6 · sells for 1,000z

From scratch: 7 steps, 43,100z

	Weapon	Materials	Zenny
1	Hope Sword I R1 forge		200z
2	Hope Sword II R1 upgrade from Hope Sword I	Iron Ore x2	500z
3	Balahara Blade I R2 upgrade from Hope Sword II	Balahara Scale x3, Balahara Skull x1, Aqua Sac x1	800z
4	Balahara Blade II R4 upgrade from Balahara Blade I	Balahara Shell x2, Balahara Tail x1, Guardian Doshaguma Claw x1	2,600z
5	Balahara Blade III R5 upgrade from Balahara Blade II	Balahara Skull+ x2, Balahara Certificate S x2, Torrent Sac x2, Balahara Black Pearl x1	5,000z
6	Balahara Blade IV R7 upgrade from Balahara Blade III	Wyvern Gem x1, Balahara Carapace x5, Uth Duna Certificate S x3	14,000z
7	Sandsea Katduva R8 upgrade from Balahara Blade IV	Balahara Scale+ x6, Uth Duna Watergem x1, Hunter Symbol I x5	20,000z
	Total	Iron Ore x2, Balahara Scale x3, Balahara Skull x1, Aqua Sac x1, Balahara Shell x2, Balahara Tail x1, Guardian Doshaguma Claw x1, Balahara Skull+ x2, Balahara Certificate S x2, Torrent Sac x2, Balahara Black Pearl x1, Wyvern Gem x1, Balahara Carapace x5, Uth Duna Certificate S x3, Balahara Scale+ x6, Uth Duna Watergem x1, Hunter Symbol I x5	43,100z

Tree

Hope Sword I → Hope Sword II → Balahara Blade I → Balahara Blade II → Balahara Blade III → Balahara Blade IV → Sandsea Katduva (final form)