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.

ProfileEdit

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.

StoryEdit

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

All descriptions are based on action attributes and bonuses attained by level 70.

Job ActionsEdit

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)	60 TP	Melee	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 150. 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)	60 TP	Melee	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Combo Action: Hakaze Combo Potency: 280 Combo Bonus: Increases damage dealt by 10% Duration: 30s Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 5
Third Eye	6	Ability	Instant	15s	—	—	—
	Reduces the amount of damage taken by the next attack by 5%. Duration: 3s Additional Effect: Grants Open Eyes when hit Duration: 15s
Ageha	10	Ability	Instant	60s	—	Melee	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 250. Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10 (30 if killing blow is dealt) Can only be executed when target's HP is below 20%
Enpi	15	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	160 TP	15y	—
	Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 100. Enhanced Enpi Bonus Potency: 300 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)	60 TP	Melee	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Combo Action: Hakaze Combo Potency: 280 Combo Bonus: Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by 10% Duration: 30s 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)	140 TP	6y	6y
	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)	50 TP	Melee	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Combo Action: Jinpu Combo Potency: 400 Rear Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 5 Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 5 Combo Bonus: Grants Getsu
Iaijutsu	30	Weaponskill	1.8s (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)	—	—	—
	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)	140 TP	—	5y
	Delivers an attack to all nearby enemies with a potency of 100 for the first enemy, 10% less for the second, 20% less for the third, 30% less for the fourth, 40% less for the fifth, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Combo Action: Fuga Combo Potency: 200 for the first enemy, 5% less for the second, 10% less for the third, 15% less for the fourth, 20% less for the fifth, and 25% less for all remaining enemies. 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)	50 TP	Melee	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Combo Action: Shifu Combo Potency: 400 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)	140 TP	—	5y
	Delivers an attack to nearby enemies with a potency of 100 for the first enemy, 10% less for the second, 20% less for the third, 30% less for the fourth, 40% less for the fifth, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Combo Action: Fuga Combo Potency: 200 for the first enemy, 5% less for the second, 10% less for the third, 15% less for the fourth, 20% less for the fifth, and 25% less for all remaining enemies. 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)	50 TP	Melee	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Combo Action: Hakaze Combo Potency: 340 Combo Bonus: Reduces target's slashing resistance by 10% Duration: 30s Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10 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: 10s
Hissatsu: Kaiten	52	Ability	Instant	5s	Kenki: 20	—	—
	Increases potency of next weaponskill by 50%. Duration: 10s
Hissatsu: Gyoten	54	Ability	Instant	10s	Kenki: 10	20y	—
	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Cannot be executed while bound.
Hissatsu: Yaten	56	Ability	Instant	10s	Kenki: 10	5y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: 10-yalm backstep Additional Effect: Grants Enhanced Enpi Duration: 15s Cannot be executed while bound.
Merciful Eyes	58	Ability	Instant	1s	—	—	—
	Instantly restores own HP. Cure Potency: 200 Cure potency varies with current attack power. Can only be executed while under the effect of Open Eyes. Shares a recast timer with Hissatsu: Seigan.
Meditate	60 (Job Quest)	Ability	Instant	60s	—	—	—
	Gradually increases your Kenki Gauge. Duration: 15s Kenki Gauge not affected when used outside battle. Effect ends upon executing another action or moving. Cancels auto-attack up upon execution.
Hissatsu: Shinten	62	Ability	Instant	1s	Kenki: 25	Melee	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 300.
Hissatsu: Kyuten	64	Ability	Instant	1s	Kenki: 25	—	5y
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 150 to all nearby enemies.
Hissatsu: Seigen	66	Ability	Instant	1s	Kenki: 15	Melee	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 200. Can only be executed while under the effect of Open Eyes. Shares a recast timer with Merciful Eyes.
Hagakure	68	Ability	Instant	40s	—	—	—
	Converts Setsu, Getsu, and Ka into Kenki. Each Sen converted increases your Kenki Gauge by 20. Can only be executed if under the effect of at least one of the three statuses.
Hissatsu: Guren	70 (Job Quest)	Ability	Instant	120s	Kenki: 50	10y	10y
	Delivers an attack to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 800 for the first enemy, 25% less for the second, and 50% less for all remaining enemies.

IaijutsuEdit

Ability	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	Range	Radius
Higanbana	30	Weaponskill	1.8s (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)	Melee	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 240. Additional Effect: Damage over time Potency: 35 Duration: 60s
Tenka Goken	40	Weaponskill	1.8s (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
	Delivers an attack to all enemies in a cone before you with a potency of 360 for the first enemy, 10% less for the second, 20% less for the third, 30% less for the fourth, 40% less for the fifth, and 50% less for all remaining enemies.
Midare Setsugekka	50	Weaponskill	1.8s (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)	Melee	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 720.

Role ActionsEdit

Role actions are abilities common to classes and jobs with the same role. Jobs can select and use up to five role actions, while classes can select and use up to ten.

Action	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	Range	Radius	Role Affinity
Second Wind	8	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—
	Instantly restores own HP. Cure Potency: 500 Cure potency varies with current attack power.
Arm's Length	12	Ability	Instant	60s	—	—
	Creates a barrier nullifying knockback and draw-in effects. Duration: 5s Additional Effect: Slow +20% when barrier is struck Duration: 15s
Leg Sweep	16	Ability	Instant	40s	—	—
	Stuns target. Duration: 3s
Diversion	20	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—
	Reduces enmity generation. Duration: 15s
Invigorate	24	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—
	Instantly restores 400 TP.
Bloodbath	32	Ability	Instant	90s	—	—
	Converts a portion of physical damage dealt into HP. Duration: 20s
Goad	36	Ability	Instant	180s	30y	—
	Refreshes TP of a single party member. Duration: 30s
Feint	40	Ability	Instant	120s	10y	—
	Lowers target's strength and dexterity by 10%. Duration: 10s
Crutch	44	Ability	Instant	90s	30y	—
	Removes Bind and Heavy from target party member other than self.
True North	48	Ability	Instant	150s	—	—
	Nullifies all action direction requirements. Duration: 15s

Job TraitsEdit

Name	Level	Description
Enhanced Strength	20	Increases strength by 8.
Enhanced Strength II	40	Increases strength by 16.
Kenki Mastery	52	Increases Kenki Gauge when landing select weaponskills.
Enhanced Strength III	60	Increases strength by 24.
Kenki Mastery II	62	Increases Kenki Gauge when landing all weaponskills excluding Iaijutsu.

PvP ActionsEdit

Action	Type	Cast	Recast	Cost
Hakaze	Weaponskill	Instant	2.3s	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 750. Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 5 ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Jinpu	Weaponskill	Instant	2.3s	—
	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	2.3s	—
	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	2.3s	—
	Delivers an attack to target. Combo Action: Hakaze Combo Potency: 1,250 Combo Bonus: Increases damage you deal target by 10% Duration: 18s Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10 and grants Setsu ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Gekko	Weaponskill	Instant	2.3s	—
	Delivers an attack to target. Combo Action: Jinpu Combo Potency: 1,500 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: 1,500 Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10 and grants Ka ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Enpi	Weaponskill	Instant	2.3s	150 TP
	Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10
Iaijutsu	Weaponskill	1.3s	2.3s	—
	Executes a weaponskill depending on current number of Sen stored in Sen Gauge. 1 Sen: Higanbana 2 Sen: Tenka Goken 3 Sen: Midare Setsugekka
Hissatsu: Shinten	Ability	Instant	1s	Kenki: 20
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,500.
Hissatsu: Soten	Ability	Instant	5s	Kenki: 20
	Move quickly to the specified location, delivering an attack with a potency of 1,000 to all enemies in your path. Cannot use when bound.
Hissatsu: Chiten	Ability	Instant	30s	Kenki: 20
	Reduces damage taken by 50% and counters up to the next 3 attacks. Counter Potency: 1,000 Duration: 5s Counter Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 5
Meikyo Shisui	Ability	Instant	1s	250 TP
	Execute a combo without meeting combo prerequisites. Duration: 5s
Higanbana	Weaponskill	1.3s	2.3s	All Sen
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,000. Additional Effect: Damage over time Potency: 250 Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 50 if target is KO'd before effect expires ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Tenka Goken	Weaponskill	1.3s	2.3s	All Sen
	Delivers an attack to all enemies in a cone before you with a potency of 1,500 for the first enemy, 25% less for the second, 50% less for the third, and 75% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: 6-yalm knockback ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Midare Setsugekka	Weaponskill	1.3s	2.3s	All Sen
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 3,500. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.

Additional PvP ActionsEdit

These actions are common to all jobs, and can only be used in PvP areas. The number of additional actions that can be set is limited to two.

Action	Type	Cast	Recast
Recuperate	Ability	Instant	45s
	Restores 25% of maximum HP.
Muse	Ability	Instant	90s
	Restores 25% of maximum MP.
Enliven	Ability	Instant	90s
	Restores 50% of maximum TP.
Purify	Ability	Instant	45s
	Removes Stun, Sleep, Bind, Heavy, Slow, and Silence from target. Can be used regardless of own status affliction.
Concentrate	Ability	Instant	45s
	Creates a barrier preventing Stun, Sleep, Bind, Heavy, Slow, Silence, and knockback effects. Duration: 10s
Safeguard	Ability	Instant	90s
	Reduces damage taken by 25%. Duration: 10s
Bolt	Ability	Instant	45s
	Reduces damage taken by 25%. Duration: 10s

PvP TraitsEdit

These traits are common to all jobs, and only take effect when in PvP areas. The number of PvP traits that can be set is limited to three.

Traits	Effect
Increased HP	Increases maximum HP by 5%.
Increased Action Speed	Decreases weaponskill and spell cast and recast times by 3%.
Increased Damage Dealt	Increases damage dealt by 3%.
Decreased Damage Taken	Decreases damage taken by 3%.
Increased Healing Potency	Increases spell-based HP restoration by 5%.
Decreased Recast Time	Decreases recast time of additional actions by 20%.
Increased Resistance Duration	Increases duration of resistances by 50%.
Increased MP Regeneration	Increases MP regeneration rate by 25%.
Increased TP Regeneration	Increases TP regeneration rate by 40%.

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.