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Introduction

"

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.

— FinalFantasyXIV.com Samurai

Samurais trust in sharp steel in battle. These fierce honorable men and women wield their katanas, weaving through moves of past eras to strive and kill before the enemy strikes their people.

General information

Unlock

Samurai is a job introduced in Stormblood, featuring a katana-wielding melee dps. It has a few requirements in order to be unlocked:

Prerequisite: The player must have purchased the Stormblood expansion, and also reached level 50 as a Disciple of War or Disciple of Magic.
Quest: Speak to Ul'dahn Citizen in Ul'dah - Steps of Nald (x9.2,y9.1) to obtain the quest The Way of the Samurai.

Equipment

The samurai is a disciple of war and wears armor "of Striking" while using accessories "of Slaying" (shared with the "Maiming" set). They use katanas as weapons. The following crafting classes can create items that are useful to the samurai:

Blacksmith — Katanas.
Leatherworker — Striking armor.
Goldsmith — Slaying Earrings, bracelets, necklaces and rings.

Quests

Quest	Level	Quest Giver	Unlocks	Rewards
The Way of the Samurai	50	Ul'dahn Citizen	Samurai	1 Soul of the Samurai 1 Mythrite Uchigatana 1 Nameless Armor Coffer (IL 115)
Master Musosai	50	Musosai
The Sands of Debt	52	Musosai
Blood on the Deck	54	Musosai
A Fraudster in the Forest	56	Musosai
Tears in the Snow	58	Musosai
The Face of True Evil	60	Momozigo	Meditate SAM I Am I
A Dignified Visitor	60	Momozigo
Trials of the Sekiseigumi	63	Momozigo
Matsuba Mayhem	65	Makoto
The Hunt for Ugetsu	68	Makoto
The Battle on Bekko	70	Makoto	Hissatsu: Guren SAM I Am II	1 Myochin Attire Coffer (IL 290)
The Legend of Musosai	80	Makoto	SAM I Am III	1 Heavens' Eye Materia VII 1 Savage Aim Materia VII 1 Savage Might Materia VII

Actions

PvE actions

Action	Acquired		Level	Type	Casting	Recast	Description
Hakaze	SAM		1	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 200.
Jinpu	SAM		4	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 120.
Third Eye	SAM		6	Ability	Instant	15s	Reduces the amount of damage taken by the next attack by 10%.
Enpi	SAM		15	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 100.
Shifu	SAM		18	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 120.
Fuga	SAM		26	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 90 to all enemies in a cone before you.
Gekko	SAM		30	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 120. 150 when executed from a target's rear.
Iaijutsu	SAM		30	Weaponskill	1.3s	2.5s	Executes a weaponskill depending on current number of Sen stored in Sen Gauge.
Mangetsu	SAM		35	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies.
Kasha	SAM		40	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 120. 150 when executed from a target's flank.
Oka	SAM		45	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies.
Yukikaze	SAM		50	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 120.
Meikyo Shisui	SAM		50	Ability	Instant	55s	Execute up to 3 weaponskill combos without meeting combo prerequisites. Does not affect Iaijutsu or Ogi Namikiri.
Hissatsu: Shinten	SAM		52	Ability	Instant	1s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 250.
Hissatsu: Gyoten	SAM		54	Ability	Instant	10s	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
Hissatsu: Yaten	SAM		56	Ability	Instant	10s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
Meditate	SAM	1	60	Ability	Instant	60s	Gradually increases your Kenki Gauge.
Hissatsu: Kyuten	SAM		62	Ability	Instant	1s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 120 to all nearby enemies.
Hagakure	SAM		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	SAM		68	Ability	Instant	120s	Increases Kenki Gauge by 50.
Hissatsu: Guren	SAM	1	70	Ability	Instant	120s	Delivers an attack to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 500 for the first enemy, and 25% less for all remaining enemies.
Hissatsu: Senei	SAM		72	Ability	Instant	120s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 800.
Tsubame-gaeshi	SAM		76	Ability	Instant	60s	Repeats the previously executed iaijutsu with increased potency.
Shoha	SAM		80	Ability	Instant	15s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 520.
Shoha II	SAM		82	Ability	Instant	15s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 200 to all nearby enemies.
Fuko	SAM		86	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies.
Ogi Namikiri	SAM		90	Weaponskill	1.3s	2.5s	Delivers a critical hit with a potency of 800 for the first enemy, and 75% less for all remaining enemies.
Kaeshi: Namikiri	SAM		90	Ability	Instant	1s	Delivers a critical hit with a potency of 800 for the first enemy, and 75% less for all remaining enemies.

Iaijutsu

Iaijutsu are weaponskills which consume all Sen, and each of them require a certain amount to be used.

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	Casting	Recast	Description
Higanbana	SAM	30	Weaponskill	1.3s	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 200.
Tenka Goken	SAM	40	Weaponskill	1.3s	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 300 to all nearby enemies.
Midare Setsugekka	SAM	50	Weaponskill	1.3s	2.5s	Delivers a critical hit with a potency of 640.
Kaeshi: Higanbana	SAM	76	Ability	Instant	60s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 200.
Kaeshi: Goken	SAM	76	Ability	Instant	60s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 300 to all nearby enemies.
Kaeshi: Setsugekka	SAM	76	Ability	Instant	60s	Delivers a critical hit with a potency of 640.

PvP actions

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	Casting	Recast	Description
Yukikaze (PvP)	SAM	30	Weaponskill	Instant	2.2s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 3000.
Gekko (PvP)	SAM	30	Weaponskill	Instant	2.2s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 4000.
Kasha (PvP)	SAM	30	Weaponskill	Instant	2.2s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 5000.
Ogi Namikiri (PvP)	SAM	30	Weaponskill	1.3s	20s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000 to all enemies in a cone before you.
Hissatsu: Soten (PvP)	SAM	30	Ability	Instant	10s	Swiftly charges forward, dealing damage with a potency of 4,000 to targets in your path.
Hissatsu: Chiten (PvP)	SAM	30	Ability	Instant	30s	Reduces damage taken by 25% and delivers an attack with a potency of 2,000 every time you suffer damage.
Mineuchi (PvP)	SAM	30	Ability	Instant	20s	Deals damage to target equal to 10% of their current HP.
Meikyo Shisui (PvP)	SAM	30	Ability	Instant	20s	Grants Meikyo Shisui and Midare.
Hyosetsu (PvP)	SAM	30	Weaponskill	Instant	2.2s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 3,000 to all nearby enemies.
Mangetsu (PvP)	SAM	30	Weaponskill	Instant	2.2s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000 to all nearby enemies.
Oka (PvP)	SAM	30	Weaponskill	Instant	2.2s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 5,000 to all nearby enemies.
Midare Setsugekka (PvP)	SAM	30	Weaponskill	1.3s	2.2s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 16,000.
Kaeshi: Namikiri (PvP)	SAM	30	Weaponskill	Instant	2.2s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000 to all enemies in a cone before you.

Common actions (PvP)

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Description
Standard-issue Elixir (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability		4.5s	5s	Restores your HP and MP to maximum. Casting will be interrupted when damage is taken.
Recuperate (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability	2,500	Instant	1s	Restores own HP.
Purify (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability		Instant	30s	Removes Stun, Heavy, Bind, Silence, Half-asleep, Sleep, and Deep Freeze.
Guard (PvP)	ANY	30	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.
Sprint (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability		Instant	1.5s	Increases movement speed. Effect ends upon reuse or execution of another action.

Limit Break

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Description
Zantetsuken (PvP)	SAM				Instant	10s	Swiftly charges forward, dealing damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 24,000.

Melee DPS actions

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	Casting	Recast	Description
Second Wind	Melee DPS Physical Ranged DPS	8	Ability	Instant	120s	Instantly restores own HP.
Leg Sweep	Melee DPS	10	Ability	Instant	40s	Stuns target.
Bloodbath	Melee DPS	12	Ability	Instant	90s	Converts a portion of physical damage dealt into HP.
Feint	Melee DPS	22	Ability	Instant	90s	Lowers target's physical damage dealt by 10% and magic damage dealt by 5%.
Arm's Length	Melee DPS Physical Ranged DPS Tank	32	Ability	Instant	120s	Creates a barrier nullifying most knockback and draw-in effects.
True North	Melee DPS	50	Ability	Instant	45s	Nullifies all action direction requirements.

Traits

PvE traits

Trait	Acquired	Level	Effect
Kenki Mastery	SAM	52	Increases Kenki Gauge when landing select weaponskills or when taking damage while under the effect of Third Eye.
Kenki Mastery II	SAM	62	Increases Kenki Gauge when landing all weaponskills excluding Iaijutsu.
Way of the Samurai	SAM	66	Increases the potency of Hakaze to 200, Jinpu to 120, and Shifu to 120.
Enhanced Iaijutsu	SAM	74	Reduces Iaijutsu cast time to 1.3 seconds.
Enhanced Fugetsu and Fuka	SAM	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	SAM	84	Allows the accumulation of charges for consecutive uses of Tsubame-gaeshi.
Way of the Samurai II	SAM	84	Increases the potency of Gekko, Kasha, and Yukikaze to 120.
Fuga Mastery	SAM	86	Upgrades Fuga to Fuko.
Enhanced Meikyo Shisui	SAM	88	Allows the accumulation of charges for consecutive uses of Meikyo Shisui.
Enhanced Ikishoten	SAM	90	Grants Ogi Namikiri Ready upon successfully landing Ikishoten.

Combos

Performing actions in a certain order increases potency and applies combo bonuses.

=> => = Increases damage dealt while also granting Getsu and increasing the Kenki Gauge.

=> => = Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time while also granting Ka and increasing the Kenki Gauge.

=> = Significantly increases the Kenki Gauge and grants Setsu.

=> = Hits multiple enemies and increases damage dealt while also granting Getsu and increasing the Kenki Gauge.

=> = Hits multiple enemies and reduces weaponskill cast and recast time while also granting Ka and increasing the Kenki Gauge.

Job mechanics

Sen & Kenki Gauge is Samurai's Job Gauge.

Sen Gauge

Upon learning the action Gekko at level 30, the Sen Gauge will be displayed. Learning Kasha at level 40 unlocks second Sen and Yukikaze at level 50 unlocks final Sen.

Using certain combo actions will accumulate up to three different Sen:

Setsu (top) - Snow. Granted by executing combo Hakaze - Yukikaze
Getsu (left) - Moon. Granted by executing combo Hakaze - Jinpu - Gekko or by Fuko - Mangetsu
Ka (right) - Flower. Granted by executing combo Hakaze - Shifu - Kasha or by Fuko - Oka

Additionally, using Meikyo Shisui allows you to use last weaponskill of the combo without actually executing full combo, while still granting you Sen.

Sen can be used to perform different Iaijutsu moves, depending how many Sen has Samurai accumulated: one for Higanbana (damage over time), two for Tenka Goken (AoE attack), and three for Midare Setsugekka (single-target attack).

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Simple Mode

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Kenki Gauge

Upon learning the trait Kenki Mastery, the Kenki Gauge will be displayed, indicating the amount of Kenki you have accumulated.

Kenki is accumulated upon executing certain weaponskills and by ability Ikishoten. Kenki can be used to execute actions Hissatsu: Shinten, Hissatsu: Kyuten, Hissatsu: Senei, Hissatsu: Guren, Hissatsu: Yaten and Hissatsu: Gyoten.

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Simple Mode

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When you learn the action Shoha, the Meditation Gauge will be displayed, indicating the number of stacks of Meditation you have accumulated while in combat.

Stacks are acquired by executing Iaijutsu, Meditate, or Ogi Namikiri (acquired at level 90), and are expended after executing Shoha (acquired at level 80) when three stacks have been acquired.

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