Samurai (Final Fantasy XIV)

Samurai
侍 (Samurai?) Abbreviation: SAM
Classification
Type	Disciple of War
Role	Melee DPS
Starting city	Ul'dah
Job master(s)	Musosai, Makoto Obinata
Abilities
Primary attribute	Strength
Arms	Katanas
More information
Recurring appearance

Samurai is a job in Final Fantasy XIV, introduced in the Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood expansion. Samurai does not have a base class, and starts at level 50. Though Samurai is a recurring character class in the Final Fantasy series, this iteration 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.

Profile

Far across the rolling waves, towards the rising sun, there lies the island nation of Hingashi.

In the distant past, the realm's great lords vied for supremacy over its sea-girt confines in a long and bloody conflict. And taking to battle in their lieges' names were noble swordsmen whose art was forged in the crucible of war: the samurai.

Eventually, the nation was unified under one banner, and these warriors came to wield their katana not upon fields as part of an army, but upon streets as protectors of the peace.

But as a neglected blade grows dull with rust, so too do men forget their purpose. Amidst waning memories of the old ways, a determined few hold fast to their convictions, hands by katana grips, awaiting the moment for steel to sing.

Lodestone

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 Iaijutsu, and the art of "Sen" and its three forces Setsu (Snow), Getsu (Moon), and Ka (Flower). The katana can also store energy in the form of Kenki, to be released in devastating Hissatsu special attacks available once the Kenki gauge is full. In Stormblood, the important characters Zenos yae Galvus and Hien Rijin are Samurai.

Story

Stormblood

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Equipment

A hyuran samurai with the Kiku-ichimonji and Myochin artifact armor.

Samurai wield katanas as their weapon. Their armor is primarily made up of "Striking" gear, light armor with average defenses that they share with monks.

The primary attribute for samurai is strength, which boosts their attack power, and should always be prioritized over other attributes. As a DPS discipline, they draw the most benefit from the critical hit, direct hit, skill speed, and determination secondary attributes, which all improve their damage dealing capabilities in some way.

Lists of samurai equipment
Samurai's Arms
Head Body Hands Waist Legs Feet	Earrings Necklaces Bracelets Rings Soul Crystal

Job Gauge

Sen Gauge.

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. Unique to all Physical DPS jobs, the Samurai have a cast time in their Iaijutsu skills.

Kenki Gauge.

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 instant cast abilities, such as Hissatsu: Kaiten, and Hissatsu: Gyoten.

In 5.2, an additional Meditation gauge was added below the Kenki gauge for the Meditation ability. When filled up, the weaponskill Shoha can be used.

Abilities

Job actions

Ability	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Area
Hakaze	1	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 180 ( 200). Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 5.
Jinpu	4	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 ( 120). Combo Action: Hakaze Combo Potency: 260 ( 280) Combo Bonus: Grants Fugetsu Fugetsu Effect: Increases damage dealt by 10% ( 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: 4s Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10 when hit
Enpi	15	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	20y	—
	Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 100. Enhanced Enpi Bonus Potency: 260 Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10
Shifu	18	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 ( 120). Combo Action: Hakaze Combo Potency: 260 ( 280) Combo Bonus: Grants Fuka Fuka Effect: Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by 10% ( 13%) Duration: 40s Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 5
Fuga	26	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	8y	8y cone
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 90 to all enemies in a cone before you. Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 5 Upgrades to Fuko.
Gekko	30	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 ( 120). 150 ( 170) when executed from a target's rear. Combo Action: Jinpu Combo Potency: 310 ( 330) Rear Combo Potency: 360 ( 380) Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10 Combo Bonus: Grants Getsu
Iaijutsu	30	Weaponskill	1.8s ( 1.3s)	2.5s	—	—	—
	Executes a weaponskill depending on current number of Sen stored in Sen Gauge. 1 Sen: Higanbana 2 Sen: Tenka Goken 3 Sen: Midare Setsugekka Action changes to the above listed actions when conditions are met.
Mangetsu	35	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	—	5y radius
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies. Combo Action: Fuga ( Fuko) Combo Potency: 120 Combo Bonus: Grants Fugetsu Fugetsu Effect: Increases damage dealt by 10% ( 13%) Duration: 40s Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10 Combo Bonus: Grants Getsu
Kasha	40	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 ( 120). 150 ( 170) when executed from a target's flank. Combo Action: Shifu Combo Potency: 310 ( 330) Flank Combo Potency: 360 ( 380) Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10 Combo Bonus: Grants Ka
Oka	45	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	—	5y radius
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies. Combo Action: Fuga ( Fuko) Combo Potency: 120 Combo Bonus: Grants Fuka Fuka Effect: Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by 10% ( 13%) Duration: 40s Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10 Combo Bonus: Grants Ka
Yukikaze	50	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 ( 120). Combo Action: Hakaze Combo Potency: 280 ( 300) Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 15 Combo Bonus: Grants Setsu
Meikyo Shisui	50	Ability	Instant	55s	—	—	—
	Execute up to 3 weaponskill combos without meeting combo prerequisites. Does not affect Iaijutsu or Ogi Namikiri. Duration: 15s Additional Effect: Successfully landing Gekko grants Fugetsu, and successfully landing Kasha grants Fuka Maximum Charges: 2
Hissatsu: Shinten	52	Ability	Instant	1s	—	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 250. Kenki Gauge Cost: 25
Hissatsu: Gyoten	54	Ability	Instant	10s	—	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	—	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.
Meditate	60	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 3 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. Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills.
Hissatsu: Kyuten	62	Ability	Instant	1s	—	—	5y radius
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 110 to all nearby enemies. Kenki Gauge Cost: 25
Hagakure	68	Ability	Instant	5s	—	—	—
	Converts Setsu, Getsu, and Ka into Kenki. Each Sen converted increases your Kenki Gauge by 10. Can only be executed if under the effect of at least one of the three statuses.
Ikishoten	68	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—	—
	Increases Kenki Gauge by 50. Additional Effect: Grants Ogi Namikiri Ready Duration: 30s Can only be executed while in combat.
Hissatsu: Guren	70	Ability	Instant	120s	—	10y	10y line
	Delivers an attack to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 500 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Kenki Gauge Cost: 25 Shares a recast timer with Hissatsu: Senei.
Hissatsu: Senei	72	Ability	Instant	120s	—	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 800. Kenki Gauge Cost: 25 Shares a recast timer with Hissatsu: Guren.
Tsubame-gaeshi	76	Ability	Instant	60s	—	—	—
	Repeats the previously executed iaijutsu with increased potency. Maximum Charges: 2 Can only be executed immediately following Iaijutsu. Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills. Action changes to Kaeshi: Higanbana, Kaeshi: Goken or Kaeshi: Setsugekka when conditions are met.
Shoha	80	Ability	Instant	15s	—	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 520. Can only be executed after accumulating three stacks of Meditation by executing Iaijutsu, Meditate, or Ogi Namikiri while in combat. Meditation effect fades upon execution. Shares a recast timer with Shoha II.
Shoha II	82	Ability	Instant	15s	—	—	5y radius
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 200 to all nearby enemies. Can only be executed after accumulating three stacks of Meditation by executing Iaijutsu, Meditate, or Ogi Namikiri while in combat. Meditation effect fades upon execution. Shares a recast timer with Shoha.
Fuko	86	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	—	5y radius
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10
Ogi Namikiri	90	Weaponskill	1.3s	2.5s	—	8y	8y cone
	Delivers a critical hit to all enemies in a cone before you with a potency of 800 for the first enemy, and 75% less for all remaining enemies. Grants a stack of Meditation, up to a maximum of 3. Can only be executed while under the effect of Ogi Namikiri Ready. ※Action changes to Kaeshi: Namikiri upon execution.
Kaeshi: Namikiri	90	Ability	Instant	1s	—	8y	8y cone
	Delivers a critical hit to all enemies in a cone before you with a potency of 850 for the first enemy, and 75% less for all remaining enemies. Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.

Iaijutsu

Ability	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	Range	Radius
Higanbana	30	Weaponskill	1.8s ( 1.3s)	2.5s	6y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 200. Additional Effect: Damage over time Potency: 45 Duration: 60s Additional Effect: Grants a stack of Meditation, up to a maximum of 3
Tenka Goken	40	Weaponskill	1.8s ( 1.3s)	2.5s	—	5y radius
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 280 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Grants a stack of Meditation, up to a maximum of 3
Midare Setsugekka	50	Weaponskill	1.8s ( 1.3s)	2.5s	6y	—
	Delivers a critical hit with a potency of 640. Additional Effect: Grants a stack of Meditation, up to a maximum of 3
Kaeshi: Higanbana	76	Ability	Instant	60s	6y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 200. Additional Effect: Damage over time Potency: 45 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	76	Ability	Instant	60s	—	5y radius
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 280 to all nearby enemies. Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills.
Kaeshi: Setsugekka	76	Ability	Instant	60s	6y	—
	Delivers a critical hit with a potency of 640. Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills.

Role Actions

Ability	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Area
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 physical damage dealt by 10% and magic damage dealt by 5%. 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

Traits

Name	Level	Description
Kenki Mastery	52	Increases Kenki Gauge when landing select weaponskills or when taking damage while under the effect of Third Eye.
Kenki Mastery II	62	Increases Kenki Gauge when landing all weaponskills excluding Iaijutsu.
Way of the Samurai	66	Increases the potency of Hakaze to 200, Jinpu to 120, and Shifu to 120.
Enhanced Iaijutsu	74	Reduces Iaijutsu cast time to 1.3 seconds.
Enhanced Fugetsu and Fuka fka. Enhanced Jinpu and Shifu	78	Improves Fugetsu's damage increase to 13% and Fuka's reduction to weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay to 13%.
Enhanced Tsubame-gaeshi	84	Allows the accumulation of charges for consecutive uses of Tsubame-gaeshi. Maximum Charges: 2
Way of the Samurai II	84	Increases the potency of Gekko, Kasha, and Yukikaze to 120.
Fuga Mastery	86	Upgrades Fuga to Fuko.
Enhanced Meikyo Shisui	88	Allows the accumulation of charges for consecutive uses of Meikyo Shisui. Maximum Charges: 2
Enhanced Ikishoten	90	Grants Ogi Namikiri Ready upon successfully landing Ikishoten. Duration: 30s

PvP Actions

Ability	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Radius
Yukikaze	Weaponskill	Instant	2.2s	—	5y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 3,000. ※Action changes to Hyosetsu while under the effect of Kaiten. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Gekko	Weaponskill	Instant	2.2s	—	5y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 4,000. Combo Action: Yukikaze or Hyosetsu ※Action changes to Mangetsu while under the effect of Kaiten. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Kasha	Weaponskill	Instant	2.2s	—	5y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 5,000. Combo Action: Gekko or Mangetsu ※Action changes to Oka while under the effect of Kaiten. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Ogi Namikiri	Weaponskill	1.3s	20s	—	8y	8y cone
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000 to all enemies in a cone before you. Potency is increased by 50% when attacking only a single target. Additional Effect: When attacking two or more targets, creates a barrier around self that absorbs damage equivalent to a heal of 8,000 potency Duration: 10s This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions. ※Action changes to Kaeshi: Namikiri upon execution.
Hissatsu: Soten	Ability	Instant	10s	—	20y	0y line
	Swiftly charges forward, dealing damage with a potency of 4,000 to targets in your path. Additional Effect: Grants Kaiten Duration: 10s Maximum Charges: 3 Cannot be executed while bound. ※Yukikaze changes to Hyosetsu while under the effect of Kaiten. ※Gekko changes to Mangetsu while under the effect of Kaiten. ※Kasha changes to Oka while under the effect of Kaiten.
Hissatsu: Chiten	Ability	Instant	30s	—	—	—
	Reduces damage taken by 25% and delivers an attack with a potency of 2,000 every time you suffer damage. Duration: 5s Additional Effect: Afflicts target with Kuzushi Kuzushi Effect: Increases damage you deal target by 25% Duration: 3s
Mineuchi	Ability	Instant	20s	—	5y	—
	Deals damage to target equal to 10% of their current HP. Ignores the effects of Guard when dealing damage. Deals damage with a potency of 4,000 to players riding a machina and non-player combatants. Additional Effect: Stun Duration: 2s
Meikyo Shisui	Ability	Instant	20s	—	—	—
	Grants Meikyo Shisui and Midare. Meikyo Shisui Effect: Nullifies status afflictions that can be removed by Purify Duration: 3s Midare Duration: 10s ※Action changes to Midare Setsugekka while under the effect of Midare.
Hyosetsu	Weaponskill	Instant	2.2s	—	—	5y radius
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 3,000 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Bind Duration: 2s Can only be executed while under the effect of Kaiten. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Mangetsu	Weaponskill	Instant	2.2s	—	—	5y circle
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000 to all nearby enemies. Combo Action: Yukikaze or Hyosetsu Can only be executed while under the effect of Kaiten. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Oka	Weaponskill	Instant	2.2s	—	—	5y circle
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 5,000 to all nearby enemies. Combo Action: Gekko or Mangetsu Additional Effect: Absorbs 100% of damage dealt as HP Can only be executed while under the effect of Kaiten. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Midare Setsugekka	Weaponskill	1.3s	2.2s	—	8y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 16,000. Can only be executed while under the effect of Midare. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Kaeshi: Namikiri	Weaponskill	Instant	2.2s	—	8y	8y cone
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000 to all enemies in a cone before you. Potency is increased by 50% when attacking only a single target. Combo Action: Ogi Namikiri Additional Effect: When attacking two or more targets, creates a barrier around self that absorbs damage equivalent to a heal of 8,000 potency Duration: 10s ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Zantetsuken	Limit Break	Instant	10s	—	20y	5y radius
	Swiftly charges forward, dealing damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 24,000. If target is afflicted with Kuzushi, deals damage equal to 100% of their maximum HP. Ignores the effects of Guard when dealing damage. The additional effect of Kuzushi cannot be applied to players riding a machina and non-player combatants. Can only be executed when the limit gauge is full. Cannot be executed while bound.
Standard-issue Elixir	Ability	4.5s	5s	—	—	—
	Restores your HP and MP to maximum. Casting will be interrupted when damage is taken.
Recuperate	Ability	Instant	1s	2500 MP	—	—
	Restores own HP. Cure Potency: 15,000
Purify	Ability	Instant	30s	—	—	—
	Removes Stun, Heavy, Bind, Silence, Half-asleep, Sleep, and Deep Freeze.Grants Resilience upon successfully removing one of the aforementioned effects. Resilience Effect: Nullifies status afflictions that can be removed by Purify Duration: 5s Can be used even when under the effect of certain status afflictions.
Guard	Ability	Instant	30s	—	—	—
	Reduces damage taken by 90% and grants immunity to Stun, Heavy, Bind, Silence, Half-asleep, Sleep, Deep Freeze, and knockback and draw-in effects. Duration: 5s Movement speed is reduced by 50% for the duration of this effect. Effect ends upon reuse, using another action, or when the effect duration expires.
Sprint	Ability	Instant	1.5s	—	—	—
	Increases movement speed. Effect ends upon reuse or execution of another action.

Limit Break

Main article: Limit Break (Final Fantasy XIV)

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.
Bladedance	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.

Gallery

CG render by Visual Works.

Artwork by Akihiko Yoshida.

Official artwork of Prompto from Final Fantasy XV as Samurai to celebrate the release of Stormblood.

Samurai Sprite.

Victory pose.

SAM Soul Crystal.png

Samurai Soul Crystal.

Miqo'te samurai artwork.

Artifact equipment from Shadowbringers.

Abilities

Hakaze.

Jinpu.

Third Eye.

Shifu.

Gekko.

Iaijutsu.

Kasha.

Yukikaze.

Meikyo Shisui.

Hissatsu: Kaiten.

Meditate.

Hissatsu: Shinten.

Hissatsu: Kyuten.

Ikishoten.

Hissatsu: Senei.

Shoha.

Higanbana.

Tenka Goken.

Midare Setsugekka.

Role Actions

True North.

PVP actions

Zantestuken.

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Etymology

[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.