The Colored Katanas are six Roblox Classic Limited Gear items Roblox published one at a time between November 2009 and April 2010: Crimson Katana of the Unsetting Sun, Golden Katana of the Unflinching Dawn, Blue Katana of One Thousand Tears, Jade Katana of the Darkest Forest, Iris Katana of Goldengrove Unleaving, and Ocherous Katana of the Setting Sun. Each launched at 150 Robux with a run of 1,000 copies. As of August 2026, Crimson holds the highest live RAP in the family at 69,205, while Ocherous sits lowest at 37,946, and every variant now has fewer than 930 copies left in circulation.
What Is the Colored Katanas Series?
Unlike most classic Limited families, which are hats or hair, the Colored Katanas are equippable Gear: melee weapons players actually swing in supported games rather than cosmetics worn on an avatar's head. Each blade shares the same handle and silhouette, recolored to a different hue, and each carries its own short line of flavor text in the item description, ranging from a Sun Tzu quote to a fragment of poetry to a menacing bit of sci-fi villain dialogue. That mix of shared design and individually written lore is part of why the set has stayed collectible: six items that clearly belong together, but none of them a plain copy-paste of the last.
The six colors loosely track a rainbow: Crimson (red), Ocherous (orange-gold), Golden (yellow), Jade (green), Blue, and Iris (violet). Community references on the Roblox Wiki group them as the "Colored Katanas" series, distinct from the dozens of unrelated katana items Roblox and outside creators have published since.
How Did Roblox Release Six Katanas Over Five Months?
Roblox didn't drop all six at once. It shipped them roughly every three to seven weeks across a single stretch:
| Katana | Released | Launch Price | Original Stock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimson Katana of the Unsetting Sun | Nov 13, 2009 | 150 R$ | 1,000 |
| Golden Katana of the Unflinching Dawn | Dec 3, 2009 | 150 R$ | 1,000 |
| Blue Katana of One Thousand Tears | Jan 12, 2010 | 150 R$ | 1,000 |
| Jade Katana of the Darkest Forest | Jan 26, 2010 | 150 R$ | 1,000 |
| Iris Katana of Goldengrove Unleaving | Feb 24, 2010 | 150 R$ | 1,000 |
| Ocherous Katana of the Setting Sun | Apr 13, 2010 | 150 R$ | 1,000 |
That staggered rollout is a different release pattern than a series like Korblox, which launched as a single Builders Club-exclusive bundle in one shot. Each katana got its own moment on the front page of the catalog, and each one sold out its 1,000-copy run before going Limited on the resale market. All six now trade as Classic Limiteds, which means the standard 2-day trade hold and 7-day resale-purchase hold apply, along with the 30% marketplace fee on any resale sold through the Marketplace.
The Colored Katanas Ranked by Live RAP
All six are thinly traded 16-year-old Limiteds, so a single sale can move RAP noticeably. Treat these as reference points, not firm quotes.
| Katana | Live RAP | Lowest Ask | Copies Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimson Katana of the Unsetting Sun | 69,205 | 64,999 | 907 |
| Blue Katana of One Thousand Tears | 67,060 | 50,000 | 882 |
| Golden Katana of the Unflinching Dawn | 50,803 | 45,000 | 887 |
| Iris Katana of Goldengrove Unleaving | 49,455 | 57,964 | 915 |
| Jade Katana of the Darkest Forest | 40,787 | 44,321 | 887 |
| Ocherous Katana of the Setting Sun | 37,946 | 37,966 | 927 |
There's no established trader-consensus value across the six that diverges from RAP, so this ranking runs straight on live RAP, and it lines up with what the ask column shows too. Worth noting: three of the six (Iris, Jade, and Ocherous) currently have a lowest ask sitting above their own RAP. That's a sign of a sticky floor: sellers aren't willing to list below a certain number even though the smoothed average hasn't caught up yet, which usually points to a thin sell-side rather than fresh demand.
What Was the Epic Katana Bonus?
The Roblox Wiki documents an old "Hidden Gear" mechanic tied to this set: a player who owned all six Colored Katanas at once would have a bonus item called the Epic Katana appear automatically in their backpack when they joined a game with melee Gear enabled. It's community-documented rather than something Roblox ever formally announced, so treat the exact mechanics as historical trivia from the early Gear-and-Backpack era of the platform rather than a verified live feature.
The idea of a bonus item for owning an entire set wasn't unique to the katanas. Roblox reused it elsewhere, including a "Rainbow" combination sword tied to the Periastron series, though that later item was also sold directly as its own Limited rather than existing purely as an unlock. The Colored Katanas predate that approach by years, which makes them one of the earlier examples of Roblox building a full-set collecting incentive into the catalog.
What Drives the Family's Premium Today?
A few things keep these six above the RAP of a typical 2009-2010 gear item:
They're functional weapons. Games that support classic melee Gear let players actually swing these katanas, which gives the set a draw that pure headwear series don't have.
Supply keeps shrinking. Every variant launched at 1,000 copies and every one now sits under 930, with Crimson down to 907. Sold-out 2009-2010 Gear never gets restocked, so that number only moves in one direction.
Demand signals back it up. Favorite counts across the six run from roughly 5,500 to over 10,600, comparable to attention levels seen on far more famous grails, which suggests the set has real staying power with collectors rather than living purely on nostalgia among people who remember 2009.
The set completionist angle. Because the six were designed and marketed as a matching family, traders chasing a complete set create steady demand for whichever piece they're missing, especially the lower-RAP entries like Ocherous and Jade.
How Do the Colored Katanas Compare to Later Katana-Named Limiteds?
Roblox and outside creators have published dozens of other katana-themed items in the years since, and it's worth being clear that none of them are official members of the Colored Katanas series. Items like Rainbow Omega Katana (47,962 RAP), Katana of the Golden Snake (40,313 RAP), Bombastic Katana (38,201 RAP), Katana Crown of the Silent Sun (19,106 RAP), Bluesteel Katana (14,258 RAP), and Dual Katanas of the DarkAge Clan (12,955 RAP) share the naming convention and general aesthetic, but the Roblox Wiki doesn't group them with the original 2009-2010 six. If you're screening the items leaderboard for this specific family, the six asset IDs in the ranking table above are the ones that matter.
Collector's Outlook
The Colored Katanas sit in an unusual spot: old enough to have real scarcity, functional enough to have gameplay demand, and still liquid enough that most of the six show an active resale market rather than a frozen one. Crimson and Blue command the highest RAP and look like the two anchors of the set, while Ocherous and Jade trade at a real discount to the top of the family without being meaningfully rarer by copy count, which is where a value-focused buyer might look first.
This isn't financial advice, and a thinly traded 16-year-old Limited can still gap hard on a single large sale. Anyone building a position across the whole set should expect to wait for fair listings rather than chase whatever's cheapest at the moment, and can track fresh asks through the deal feed or manage an active listing on the Reseller Terminal.
FAQ
What is the Colored Katanas series?
A six-item family of Roblox Classic Limited Gear released between November 2009 and April 2010: Crimson, Golden, Blue, Jade, Iris, and Ocherous Katana, each launched at 150 Robux with 1,000 copies.
Which Colored Katana is worth the most?
By live RAP, Crimson Katana of the Unsetting Sun ranks highest at 69,205, followed closely by Blue Katana of One Thousand Tears at 67,060.
What was the Epic Katana bonus?
Community documentation on the Roblox Wiki describes a hidden-gear mechanic where owning all six Colored Katanas would place a bonus Epic Katana in a player's backpack in supported games. It dates to Roblox's early Gear system and isn't something the platform ever formally documented.
Are Bluesteel Katana or Katana of the Golden Snake part of this series?
No. Those and other later katana-named items share the naming style but aren't grouped with the original 2009-2010 six by the Roblox Wiki or by Roblox itself.
Can you still buy the Colored Katanas directly from Roblox?
No. All six sold out their original 1,000-copy runs years ago and are now tradeable Classic Limiteds only available through resale or player trading.