Samurai (Final Fantasy XIV)

Samurai is a job in Final Fantasy XIV, introduced in the Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood expansion, along with Red Mage. Samurai does not have a base class, and starts at Level 50.

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Samurai is a close-range melee job which specializes solely in dealing damage, having few tools to assist other classes in their work. They learn traditional Far Eastern swordplay techniques from the land of Hingashi, such as Iai, and the art of "Sen" and its three forces Setsu (Snow), Getsu (Moon), and Ka (Flower). The katana can store energy to be released in special attacks available once the gauge is full.

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StormbloodEdit

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EquipmentEdit

Samurai are armed with katanas, and share the Striking gear sets with Monks. Additionally they have a "Nameless" set roughly equivalent to the artifact or job armors of every other class (though it does not have an accompanying relic weapon of any sort), automatically obtained from Musosai after unlocking the job. Upon reaching level 70 a Samurai can claim a "Myochin" set with a relic weapon, the Kiku-Ichimonji; these pieces of equipment all come in "Antiquated" quality to be upgraded through Eureka Anemos, and are a player-equippable version of the kimono and katana that Musosai owns.

Job GaugeEdit

Job Gauges were introduced in Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood. The Samurai uses the Kenki and Sen Gauges. The Sen Gauge displays the accumulation of the three Sen effects–Setsu, Getsu and Ka. Certain weaponskills, such as Mangetsu, grant a Sen. Sen are required to perform Iaijutsu. The number of Sen accumulated determines which weaponskill will be executed–1 for Higanbana, 2 for Tenka Goken, and 3 for Midare Setsugekka.

The Kenki Gauge displays the amount of Kenki the Samurai has collected. All Samurai weaponskills, except Iaijutsu, increases Kenki. It is used to execute powerful Hissatsu abilities, such as Hissatsu: Kaiten, and Hissatsu: Gyoten.

AbilitiesEdit

Ability	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	Cost	Range	Radius
Hakaze	1	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	—	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 170. Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 5.
Jinpu	4	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	—	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Combo Action: Hakaze Combo Potency: 320 Combo Bonus: Increases damage dealt by 13%. Duration: 40s Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 5
Third Eye	6	Ability	Instant	15s	—	—	—
	Reduces the amount of damage taken by the next attack by 10%. Duration: 3s Additional Effect: Grants Open Eyes when hit Duration: 15s
Enpi	15	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	—	15y	—
	Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 100. Enhanced Enpi Bonus Potency: 320 Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10
Shifu	18	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	—	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Combo Action: Hakaze Combo Potency: 320 Combo Bonus: Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by 13% Duration: 40s Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 5
Fuga	26	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	—	6y	6y cone
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all enemies in a cone before you. Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 5
Gekko	30	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	—	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Combo Action: Jinpu Combo Potency: 470 Rear Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 5 Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 5 Combo Bonus: Grants Getsu
Iaijutsu	30	Weaponskill	1.3s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the cast time will be)	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	All Sen	—	—
	Executes a weaponskill depending on current number of Sen stored in Sen Gauge. 1 Sen: Higanbana 2 Sen: Tenka Goken 3 Sen: Midare Setsugekka
Mangetsu	35	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	—	—	5y circle
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies. Combo Action: Fuga Combo Potency: 160 Combo Bonus: Extends Jinpu duration by 15s to a maximum of 40s Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10 Combo Bonus: Grants Getsu
Kasha	40	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	—	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Combo Action: Shifu Combo Potency: 470 Side Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 5 Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 5 Combo Bonus: Grants Ka
Oka	45	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	—	—	5y circle
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies. Combo Action: Fuga Combo Potency: 160 Combo Bonus: Extends Shifu duration by 15s to a maximum of 40s Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10 Combo Bonus: Grants Ka
Yukikaze	50	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	—	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Combo Action: Hakaze Combo Potency: 400 Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 15 Combo Bonus: Grants Setsu
Meikyo Shisui	50	Ability	Instant	80s	—	—	—
	Execute up to 3 weaponskill combos without meeting combo prerequisites. Does not affect Iaijutsu. Duration: 15s
Hissatsu: Kaiten	52	Ability	Instant	5s	20 Kenki	—	—
	Increases potency of next weaponskill by 50%. Duration: 10s Kenki Gauge Cost: 20
Hissatsu: Gyoten	54	Ability	Instant	10s	10 Kenki	20y	—
	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Kenki Gauge Cost: 10 Cannot be executed while bound.
Hissatsu: Yaten	56	Ability	Instant	10s	10 Kenki	5y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: 10-yalm backstep Additional Effect: Grants Enhanced Enpi Duration: 15s Kenki Gauge Cost: 10 Cannot be executed while bound.
Merciful Eyes	58	Ability	Instant	1s	—	—	—
	Instantly restores own HP. Cure Potency: 200 Can only be executed while under the effect of Open Eyes. Shares a recast timer with Hissatsu: Seigan.
Meditate	60 (Complete the quest "The Face of True Evil")	Ability	Instant	60s	—	—	—
	Gradually increases your Kenki Gauge. Duration: 15s Additional Effect: Grants stacks of Meditation when used in combat, up to a maximum of 5 Duration: 30s Meditation Bonus: Increases potency of Shoha based on your accumulated Meditation Kenki Gauge not affected when used outside battle. Effect ends upon using another action or moving (including facing a different direction). Cancels auto-attack upon execution.
Hissatsu: Shinten	62	Ability	Instant	1s	25 Kenki	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 320. Kenki Gauge Cost: 25
Hissatsu: Kyuten	64	Ability	Instant	1s	25 Kenki	—	5y circle
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 150 to all nearby enemies. Kenki Gauge Cost: 25
Hissatsu: Seigen	66	Ability	Instant	1s	15 Kenki	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 220. Kenki Gauge Cost: 15 Can only be executed while under the effect of Open Eyes. Shares a recast timer with Merciful Eyes.
Ikishoten 48px	68	Ability	Instant	60s	—	—	—
	Increases Kenki Gauge by 50. Can only be executed while in combat.
Hissatsu: Guren	70 (Complete the quest "The Battle on Bekko")	Ability	Instant	120s	50 Kenki	10y	10y line
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 850 to all enemies in a straight line before you. Kenki Gauge Cost: 50 Shares a recast timer with Hissatsu: Senei.
Hissatsu: Senai 48px	72	Ability	Instant	120s	50 Kenki	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1100. Kenki Gauge Cost: 50 Shares a recast timer with Hissatsu: Guren.
Tsubame-gaeshi 48px	76	Ability	1.3s	60s	—	—	—
	Repeats the previously executed iaijutsu with increased potency. Can only be executed immediately following Iaijutsu. Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills.
Shoha 48px	80	Ability	Instant	1s	All Meditation	3y	—
	Delivers an attack whose potency increases based on your accumulated Meditation. Meditation 1 Potency: 50 Meditation 2 Potency: 100 Meditation 3 Potency: 200 Meditation 4 Potency: 300 Meditation 5 Potency: 500 Meditation effect fades upon execution.

IaijutsuEdit

Ability	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	Range	Radius
Higanbana	30	Weaponskill	1.3s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 250. Additional Effect: Damage over time Potency: 35 Duration: 60s
Tenka Goken	40	Weaponskill	1.3s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	8y	8y cone
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 360 to all enemies in a cone before you.
Midare Setsugekka	50	Weaponskill	1.3s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 800.
Kaeshi: Higanbana 48px	76	Ability	1.3s	60s	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 375. Additional Effect: Damage over time Potency: 52 Duration: 60s Effect cannot be stacked with Higanbana. Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills.
Kaeshi: Goken 48px	76	Ability	1.3s	60s	8y	8y cone
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 540 to all enemies in a cone before you. Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills.
Kaeshi: Setsugekka 48px	76	Ability	1.3s	60s	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1200. Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills.

Role ActionsEdit

Action	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	Range	Radius	Role Affinity
Second Wind	8	Ability	Instant	120s	–	–
	Instantly restores own HP. Cure Potency: 500
Leg Sweep	10	Ability	Instant	40s	3y	–
	Stuns target. Duration: 3s
Bloodbath	12	Ability	Instant	90s	–	–
	Converts a portion of physical damage dealt into HP. Duration: 20s
Feint	22	Ability	Instant	90s	10y	–
	Lowers target's strength and dexterity by 10%. Duration: 10s
Arm's Length	32	Ability	Instant	120s	–	–
	Creates a barrier nullifying most knockback and draw-in effects. Duration: 6s Additional Effect: Slow +20% when barrier is struck Duration: 15s
True North	50	Ability	Instant	45s	–	–
	Nullifies all action direction requirements. Duration: 10s Maximum Charges: 2

TraitsEdit

Name	Level	Description
Kenki Mastery	52	Increases Kenki Gauge when landing select weaponskills.
Kenki Mastery II	62	Increases Kenki Gauge when landing all weaponskills excluding Iaijutsu.
Enhanced Iaijutsu 48px	74	Reduces Iaijutsu cast time to 1.3 seconds.
Enhanced Jinpu and Shifu 48px	78	Improves Jinpu's damage increase to 13% and Shifu's reduction to weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay to 12%.

PvP ActionsEdit

Ability	Type	Cast	Recast	Cost	Range	Radius
Hakaze	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	—	5y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 800. Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 5 ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Jinpu	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	—	5y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,000. Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 5 ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Shifu	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	—	5y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,000. Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 5 ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Yukikaze	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	—	5y	—
	Delivers an attack to target. Combo Action: Hakaze Combo Potency: 1,400 Combo Bonus: Increases damage you deal target by 20% Duration: 20s Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10 and grants Setsu ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Gekko	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	—	5y	—
	Delivers an attack to target. Combo Action: Jinpu Combo Potency: 1,600 Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10 and grants Getsu ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Kasha	Weaponskill	Instant	2.3s	—
	Delivers an attack to target. Combo Action: Shifu Combo Potency: 1,600 Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10 and grants Ka ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Iaijutsu	Weaponskill	1.3s	2.4s	All Sen	—	—
	Executes a weaponskill depending on current number of Sen stored in Sen Gauge. 1 Sen: Higanbana 2 Sen: Tenka Goken 3 Sen: Midare Setsugekka
Tsubame-gaeshi 48px	Weaponskill	1.3s	30s	—	—	—
	Repeats the previously executed iaijutsu. Can only be executed immediately following Iaijutsu. This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions.
Meikyo Shisui	Ability	Instant	15s	—	—	—
	Execute the last weaponskill of a combo without meeting combo prerequisites. Does not affect Iaijutsu or Tsubame-gaeshi. Duration: 5s Maximum Charges: 3
Hissatsu: Senei 48px	Ability	Instant	1s	50 Kenki	5y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 2,000. Kenki Gauge Cost: 50
Hissatsu: Soten	Ability	Instant	15s	25 Kenki	20y	—
	Move quickly to the specified location, delivering an attack with a potency of 1,000 to all enemies in your path. Kenki Gauge Cost: 25 Cannot use when bound.
Hissatsu: Chiten	Ability	Instant	30s	25 Kenki	—	—
	Reduces damage taken by 50% and counters up to the next 5 attacks. Counter Potency: 1,000 Duration: 6s Counter Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10 Kenki Gauge Cost: 25
Higanbana	Weaponskill	1.3s	2.4s	All Sen	8y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 800. Additional Effect: Damage over time Potency: 300 Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Reduces target's HP recovered by healing actions by 10% Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 50 if target is KO'd before effect expires Additional Effect: If the target is suffering from Higanbana inflicted by you, increase the effect duration by 30s up to a maximum of 60s ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Tenka Goken	Weaponskill	1.3s	2.4s	All Sen	8y	8y cone
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,600 to all enemies in a cone before you. Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10 for each enemy hit ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Midare Setsugekka	Weaponskill	1.3s	2.4s	All Sen	8y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 2,400. Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 20 ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Kaeshi: Higanbana 48px	Weaponskill	1.3s	30s	—	8y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 800. Additional Effect: Damage over time Potency: 300 Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Reduces target's HP recovered by healing actions by 10% Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 50 if target is KO'd before effect expires Additional Effect: If the target is suffering from Higanbana inflicted by you, increase the effect duration by 30s up to a maximum of 60s Can only be executed following Higanbana. This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Kaeshi: Goken 48px	Weaponskill	1.3s	30s	—	8y	8y cone
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,600 to all enemies in a cone before you. Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10 for each enemy hit Can only be executed following Tenka Goken. This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Kaeshi: Setsugekka 48px	Weaponskill	1.3s	30s	—	8y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 2,400. Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 20 Can only be executed following Midare Setsugekka. This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.

Additional PvP ActionsEdit

Players are restricted to equipping two Additional PvP Actions at once. These actions have no cost.

Limit BreakEdit

Samurai's Limit Break focuses on dealing powerful damage to a single target. Samurai have the same Level 1 and Level 2 limit breaks as other Melee DPS classes.

Ability	Level	Description	Image
Braver	1	Executes a single target attack with a potency of 2300.
Blade Dance	2	Executes a single target attack with a potency of 5000.
Doom of the Living	3	Executes a single target attack with a potency of 9000.

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EtymologyEdit

[view · edit · purge]Samurai were the military nobility of medieval and early-modern Japan. They were not just great swordsmen, but also powerful horse archers and martial artists of other fields. Though their status was that above commoners, samurai were bound to forms of etiquette and a way of life known as Bushido, stressing honor to one's devoted and preparing oneself in the face of death.

Trivia Edit

• This iteration of the Samurai job is unique for being themed after the archetypal wandering ronin, or lordless samurai, rather than a traditional armored warrior. Musosai himself fits this bill, as he traveled to Eorzea both to find a student to pass on his skill with a sword, and to follow and destroy evil. The traditional armored samurai is made reference to, however, and a player can get fairly close to the traditional appearance through the Genta and Genji armor sets obtainable through Deltascape.