The Cutlass is an early-game weapon in Project Slayers 2, and there is exactly one way to get it: kill Mini Boss Zuko and hope the roll goes your way. Zuko sits in an open area with a 300 health pool, which makes him a realistic target for a fresh character rather than a wall you need a full build to break.
Quick answer: Defeat Mini Boss Zuko. The Cutlass is a 20 percent drop from his loot table, so expect roughly one Cutlass every five kills, and keep farming him to unlock both weapon skills.
Mini Boss Zuko drop table in Project Slayers 2
Zuko’s rewards are listed on screen next to his health bar before you engage, so you can check what is on the line without guessing. Everything below comes from a single kill.
| Drop | Amount | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Exp | +60 | Guaranteed |
| Wen | +25 | Guaranteed |
| Cutlass | x1 | 20% |
| Common Chest | x1 | Random loot |
Mini bosses in Slayers 2 hand out chests rather than a fixed item, so the Common Chest contents change from kill to kill. The Cutlass roll is separate from that chest, which means a bad chest does not rule out getting the weapon on the same run.
How to farm the Cutlass from Zuko
How to confirm the Cutlass actually dropped
Once Zuko goes down, drop notifications appear at the top of the screen. That feed is your confirmation: if the Cutlass rolled, it is named there alongside the Exp and Wen you earned. If it is missing from the notifications, the 20 percent roll failed and you need another attempt.
Watch that notification bar rather than your inventory in the moment. It is the fastest way to tell a successful roll from a failed one before you reset and pull Zuko again.
Unlocking both Cutlass weapon skills
Getting the weapon is only half of it. The Cutlass has two associated skills, and you unlock them by continuing to fight Zuko rather than through a shop or a trainer. In practice that means the same farm route covers both goals at once, so there is no reason to stop after your first successful drop.
Where the Cutlass fits among Slayers 2 weapons
Weapon rankings in Slayers 2 are still thin across the board. The Tanto Knife and Claws are the only entries with a settled early placement, while the Flame Katana, Sickle, Stone’s axe and flail, and Sound’s dual cleavers remain unranked until they can be compared properly. No weapon has been established as the outright best.
That makes the Cutlass a practical early pickup rather than a long-term commitment. It is cheap to chase, it comes from a mini boss you can beat at low level, and the kills you spend on it also feed Exp and Wen into your character. If your build eventually points somewhere specific — Blood Manipulation requires a Sickle, for example — plan that weapon into your progression separately and treat the Cutlass as the thing that carries you until then.
