Samurai (Record Keeper ability type)

Samurai (侍, Samurai?) is an ability type in Final Fantasy Record Keeper, and part of the Other category.

Mechanics

The Samurai school has a split focus depending on ability ranks. At lower ranks Samurai abilities can inflict status ailments on enemies. Higher level Samurai abilities, which make up the majority of the school, rely on manipulation of Retaliate status, variably granting the status to the user or having increased effect if used while the user has Retaliate status. Samurai abilities tend to be Fire and Ice elemental.

Notable abilities in the Samurai school include: Retaliate, which causes the user to dodge and counter physical blows; Iai Strike, which deals damage and can inflict Instant KO; Flashing Blade, which executes faster and faster the more it is used; the "Warring" attacks which strike four times with an increased critical hit chance if the user has Retaliate status; and the Rank 6 ability Demonsblood.

List of Samurai abilities

Rank 2

Users:

Record spheres:

Ability	Uses	Damage	Cast time	Power	Element(s)	Status(es)	Crafting
	Description
Retaliate	2 (+2)	N/A	1.65s	N/A	None	Retaliate (15s)	x5 x3 x3
	Automatically counter physical attacks received for the duration of the ability.

Rank 3

Users:

Record spheres:

Ability	Uses	Damage	Cast time	Power	Element(s)	Status(es)	Crafting
	Description
Iai Strike	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	1.60	None	Instant KO (30%)	x5 x3 x3
	Damage and sometimes instantly KO one target.

Rank 4

Users:

Ability	Uses	Damage	Cast time	Power	Element(s)	Status(es)	Crafting
	Description
Yukikaze	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	1.50	None	Blind (20%)	x5 x5 x5
	Deal physical damage to all targets and sometimes Blind them.
Mirror of Equity	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	1.50	None	Sap ATK +30% (20s)	x5 x5 x5
	Deal physical damage to one target, and Sap the user, temporarily raising Attack.
Darkmoon	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	1.50	None	Silence (20%)	x5 x5 x5
	Deal physical damage to all targets, with a slight chance to Silence them.
Fire Blossom	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	1.50	Fire	None	x5 x5 x5
	Deal physical fire damage to all targets.

Rank 5

Users:

Ability	Uses	Damage	Cast time	Power	Element(s)	Status(es)	Crafting
	Description
Flashing Blade	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	1x 1.33	None	None	x10 x6 x6
	Deal two physical attacks that always hit all targets and reduce the delay from the user's next action when used on enemies. (Up to four ranks) Casting time lowers to 1.485s, 1.155s, 0.825s, and then 0.495s
Hailstorm	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	4x 0.80	Ice	ATK +30%, RES -30% (20s)	x10 x6 x6
	Deal four physical ice attacks to one target, lower the user's Resistance, and raise the user's Attack a moderate amount.
Warring Flame	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	4x 0.75	Fire	None	x10 x6 x6
	Deal four physical fire attacks to one target. Has increased critical hit chance if the user has Retaliate. +50% critical hit chance with Retaliate status
Warring Frost	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	4x 0.75	Ice	None	x10 x6 x6
	Deal four physical ice attacks to one target. Has increased critical hit chance if the user has Retaliate. +50% critical hit chance with Retaliate status
Smoldering Moon	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	4x 0.75	Fire	Retaliate (15s)	x10 x6 x6
	Deal two physical fire attacks to one target, and temporarily grant Retaliate to the user.
Freezing Moon	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	4x 0.75	Ice	Retaliate (15s)	x10 x6 x6
	Deal two physical ice attacks to one target, and temporarily grant Retaliate to the user.
Damning Flame	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	4x 0.80	Fire	ATK +30%, RES -30% (20s)	x10 x6 x6
	Deal four physical fire attacks to one target, lower the user's Resistance, and raise the user's Attack a moderate amount.
Iai Hellfire	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	5x 0.71	Fire	MND +30%, DEF and RES -30% (20s)	x10 x6 x6
	Deal five physical attacks to one target with a high critical hit chance, lower the user's Defense and Resistance, and raise the user's Mind a moderate amount. +20% critical hit chance

Rank 6

Unlocking access to Rank 6 Samurai abilities requires the individual character to be at Level 65 and have their second level cap broken, unlocking their Record Spheres. The player can then use Samurai Motes to unlock access to Rank 6 Samurai. Note that only characters with innate access to Rank 5 Samurai will have the Empowered Sphere that includes access to Rank 6 Samurai; characters who must use their Record Spheres to access Rank 5 have no Empowered Sphere for Samurai and cannot access Rank 6.

Users:

Ability	Uses	Damage	Cast time	Power	Element(s)	Status(es)	Crafting
	Description
Demonsblood	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	3x 1.10	None	Retaliate (15s)	x10 x6 x6 (Note that this ability cannot be crafted, and is received from Empowered Spheres. These are the base components as extrapolated from its honing materials.)
	Deal three physical attacks to all targets, and temporarily grant the user Retaliate.
Fire-Touched Blade	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	5x 0.85	Fire	None	x10 x6 x6
	Deal five physical fire attacks to one enemy. Has increased critical hit chance if the user has Retaliate. +50% critical hit chance with Retaliate status
Frost-Touched Blade	2 (+2)	Physical	1.65s	5x 0.85	Ice	None	x10 x6 x6
	Deal five physical ice attacks to one enemy. Has increased critical hit chance if the user has Retaliate. +50% critical hit chance with Retaliate status

Gallery

Fire Blossom.

Flashing Blade.

Mirror of Equity.

Retaliate.

Yukikaze.

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