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Utsusemi: Ni
Utsusemi Ni
MP 1 Shihei
Effect Grants three or four shadow images that each absorb a physical or single-target magical attack.
Duration 15 minutes
Casting Time 1.5 Seconds
Recast Time 45 Seconds
Magic Type Ninjutsu
Element Wind
Jobs NIN 37

Utsusemi: Ni (空蝉の術:弐, Utsusemi no Jutsu: Ni?) is a Ninjutsu spell in Final Fantasy XI.

It creates four (for main-job Ninja) or three (for subjob Ninja) Copy Images that absorb attacks directed at the caster, causing them to miss completely. Utsusemi status guarantees that each copy image will cause a single physical hit to miss (with some exceptions for certain enemy special abilities, like Spiral Spin, which ignore shadows without erasing them), and Utsusemi also protects from single-target magic spells and attacks, causing them to miss, with some exceptions for special abilities, like for Ifrit's Meteor Strike. Utsusemi status will be instantly erased by -ga spells, such as Firaga and Sleepga.

The Utsusemi spells are one of the two main lures that makes Ninja; even those who wield two-handed weapons such as Samurai and Dragoons will often use /Ninja to avoid enemy attacks.

Etymology[]

Utsusemi (空蝉?) is Japanese for "cast-off cicada shell".

The tool for this spell, "Shihei", means paper soldier. This alludes, presumably, to a paper decoy.

Etymology[]

Utsusemi (空蝉?) is Japanese for "cast-off cicada shell".

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