Samurai

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Samurai
Samurai
Abbreviation SAM
Japanese
Japanese Romaji Samurai
French Samouraï
German Samurai
Expansion Pack Rise of the Zilart
Quest Forge Your Destiny

Abilities and Traits

Combat Skills

Combat Skills
Combat
Skill Rank 49 99 ML50
Dagger E 124 300 350
Sword C+ 139 378 428
Polearm B- 144 388 438
Great Katana A+ 150 424 474
Club E 124 300 350
Archery C+ 139 378 428
Throwing C+ 139 378 428
Defensive
Skill Rank 49 99 ML50
Evasion B+ 144 404 454
Parrying A 150 417 467
No innate magic skills.
See Also: Level-by-level Skill Cap Chart

Merits

Merits
Group 1
Name Description
Third Eye Recast Shorten recast time by 2 seconds.
Warding Circle Recast Shorten recast time by 10 seconds.
Store TP Effect Increase amount of TP stored by 2.
Meditate Recast Shorten recast time by 6 seconds.
Zanshin Attack Rate Increase Zanshin attack rate by 1 percent.
Group 2
Name Description
Shikikoyo Shares TP above 1000 with a party member. Recast: 5min. Supplement TP shared by 12%.
Blade Bash Delivers an attack that can stun the target and occasionally cause plague. Requires great katana. Recast: 3min. Increase plague duration by 15 seconds.
Ikishoten Increases amount of TP gained with a Zanshin attack. Increase TP gained by 30.
Overwhelm Grants a damage bonus to weapon skills performed face-to-face with an enemy. Increase damage bonus by 5% for the first three points, and by 2% for the final 2 points.

Job Points

Job Points
Job Point Category Description Effect per Tier
Meikyo Shisui Effect Increases skillchain damage while under the effects of Meikyo Shisui. Increase skillchain damage by 2 percent.
Yaegasumi Effect Increases the TP bonus granted by Yaegasumi. Increase TP bonus by 30.
Warding Circle Effect Reduces the amount of damage taken from demons while under the effects of Warding Circle. Reduce damage taken by 1.
Hasso Effect Increases STR while under the effects of Hasso. Increase STR by 1.
Meditate Effect Increases the amount of TP gained per tick while under the effects of Meditate. Increase amount of TP gained by 5.
Seigan Effect Increases physical defense while under the effects of Seigan. Increase physical defense by 3.
Konzen-ittai Effect Increases skillchain damage while under the effects of Konzen-ittai. Increase damage by 1%.
Hamanoha Duration Increases the effect duration of Hamanoha. Increase effect duration by 1 second.
Hagakure Effect Increases TP bonus while under the effects of Hagakure. Increases TP bonus by 10.
Zanshin Effect Increases the physical attack of Zanshin. Increases physical attack by 2.

Job-Specific Equipment

Artifact Armor
Myochin Armor Set Myochin Armor Set +1 Set Image
Lvl. Name Lvl. Name
AF SAM.png
52 Myochin Sune-Ate 74 Myochin Sune-Ate +1
54 Myochin Haidate 74 Myochin Haidate +1
56 Myochin Kote 74 Myochin Kote +1
58 Myochin Domaru 74 Myochin Domaru +1
60 Myochin Kabuto 74 Myochin Kabuto +1
Wakido Armor Set Wakido Armor Set +1 Wakido Armor Set +2 Wakido Armor Set +3
iLvl. Name iLvl. Name iLvl. Name iLvl. Name
109 Wakido Kabuto 119 Wakido Kabuto +1 119 Wakido Kabuto +2 119 Wakido Kabuto +3
109 Wakido Domaru 119 Wakido Domaru +1 119 Wakido Domaru +2 119 Wakido Domaru +3
109 Wakido Kote 119 Wakido Kote +1 119 Wakido Kote +2 119 Wakido Kote +3
109 Wakido Haidate 119 Wakido Haidate +1 119 Wakido Haidate +2 119 Wakido Haidate +3
109 Wakido Sune-Ate 119 Wakido Sune-Ate +1 119 Wakido Sune-Ate +2 119 Wakido Sune-Ate +3
Weapon
42 Magoroku


Relic Armor
Saotome Armor Set Saotome Armor Set +1 Saotome Armor Set +2 Set Image
Lvl. Name Lvl. Name Lvl. Name
Relic SAM.png
71 Saotome Sune-Ate 75 Saotome Sune-Ate +1 90 Saotome Sune-Ate +2
72 Saotome Haidate 75 Saotome Haidate +1 90 Saotome Haidate +2
73 Saotome Kote 75 Saotome Kote +1 90 Saotome Kote +2
74 Saotome Domaru 75 Saotome Domaru +1 90 Saotome Domaru +2
75 Saotome Kabuto 75 Saotome Kabuto +1 90 Saotome Kabuto +2
Sakonji Armor Set Sakonji Armor Set +1 Sakonji Armor Set +2 Sakonji Armor Set +3
iLvl. Name iLvl. Name iLvl. Name iLvl. Name
109 Sakonji Kabuto 119 Sakonji Kabuto +1 119 Sakonji Kabuto +2 119 Sakonji Kabuto +3
109 Sakonji Domaru 119 Sakonji Domaru +1 119 Sakonji Domaru +2 119 Sakonji Domaru +3
109 Sakonji Kote 119 Sakonji Kote +1 119 Sakonji Kote +2 119 Sakonji Kote +3
109 Sakonji Haidate 119 Sakonji Haidate +1 119 Sakonji Haidate +2 119 Sakonji Haidate +3
109 Sakonji Sune-Ate 119 Sakonji Sune-Ate +1 119 Sakonji Sune-Ate +2 119 Sakonji Sune-Ate +3
Accessory
70 Saotome Koshi-Ate
JSE Neck
99 Samurai's Nodowa 99 Samurai's Nodowa +1 99 Samurai's Nodowa +2
Divergence Weapon
Su4 NQ Saotome-no-tachi Su4 HQ Sakonji-no-tachi Su5 Fusenaikyo


Empyrean Armor
Unkai Armor Set Unkai Armor Set +1 Unkai Armor Set +2 Set Image
Lvl. Name Lvl. Name Lvl. Name
Emp SAM.png
81 Unkai Sune-Ate 81 Unkai Sune-Ate +1 81 Unkai Sune-Ate +2
83 Unkai Haidate 83 Unkai Haidate +1 83 Unkai Haidate +2
85 Unkai Kabuto 85 Unkai Kabuto +1 85 Unkai Kabuto +2
87 Unkai Kote 87 Unkai Kote +1 87 Unkai Kote +2
89 Unkai Domaru 89 Unkai Domaru +1 89 Unkai Domaru +2
Kasuga Armor Set Kasuga Armor Set +1 Kasuga Armor Set +2 Kasuga Armor Set +3
iLvl. Name iLvl. Name iLvl. Name iLvl. Name
109 Kasuga Kabuto 119 Kasuga Kabuto +1 119 Kasuga Kabuto +2 119 Kasuga Kabuto +3
109 Kasuga Domaru 119 Kasuga Domaru +1 119 Kasuga Domaru +2 119 Kasuga Domaru +3
109 Kasuga Kote 119 Kasuga Kote +1 119 Kasuga Kote +2 119 Kasuga Kote +3
109 Kasuga Haidate 119 Kasuga Haidate +1 119 Kasuga Haidate +2 119 Kasuga Haidate +3
109 Kasuga Sune-Ate 119 Kasuga Sune-Ate +1 119 Kasuga Sune-Ate +2 119 Kasuga Sune-Ate +3
Accessories
80 Unkai Nodowa 84 Unkai Sugemino 90 Unkai Mimikazari
99 Kasuga Earring 99 Kasuga Earring +1 99 Kasuga Earring +2


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