Essential Ninja Equipment Guide by Dibble

What no NIN gear guide?
Yeah, that's what I thought. Instead you have a list of all the possible gear that a NIN can wear. Awesome...

So, in the vein of this great guide I decided to do my own for NIN covering what special gear you really should have. I am actually quite new to NIN so hopefully others will contribute, especially for the later levels. By special I mean something with a worthwhile stat bonus, not just the next possible armour upgrade. Also, I'll only list HQ1 versions of gear and not HQ2. While HQ2 is almost always better it's also amazingly rare and stupidly expensive.

Please also note that this guide is aimed at people who are actually interested in NIN as a job; not for those who just want NIN37 for Utsusemi.

A note on builds
If your a serious NIN you might well consider a RACC build and maybe an INT build to macro in for throwing and offensive ninjitsu. This is probably quite nice if a) you're not the main tank or b) you're having hate problems and need more damage.

Personally I wouldn't go too crazy with this; stick to swapping rings and earrings as these are fairly cheap and common. For example, a pair of Bone Rings +1 and Eremite's Rings would go quite a way.

The guide
Below is a list of recommended gear per slot. Rare/Ex gear is in italics

Weapons

 * Level 15: Gassan
 * Level 16: Mokuto +1
 * Level 28: Fukuro
 * Level 30: Nikkariaoe

Ranged/Ammo

 * Level 15: Rogetsurin (Ranged)
 * Level 18: Shuriken (Ammo)
 * Level 40: Junior Musketeer's Chakram (Ranged)
 * Level 43: Junior Musketeer's Chakram +1 (Ranged)

Head

 * Level 14: Cotton Headband
 * Level 16: Bone
 * Level 24: Emperor Hairpin/Empress Hairpin

Neck

 * Level 7: Wing Pendant
 * Level 21: Spike Necklace

Earrings

 * Level 14: Silver Earring +1 x2
 * Level 24: Mythril Earring +1 x2
 * Level 29: Dodge Earring x2
 * Level 35: Drone Earring x2

Body

 * Level 13: Power Gi
 * Level 16: Bone Harness +1
 * Level 20: Mercenary's Gi
 * Level 25: Windurstian Gi

Hands

 * Level 15: San D'Orian Gloves

Rings

 * Level 14: Reflex Ring

Back

 * Level 4: Rabbit Mantle
 * Level 18: Dhalmel Mantle
 * Level 21: Night Cape

Waist

 * Level 15: Warrior's Belt +1

Legs

 * Level 16: Bone

Feet

 * Level 7: Bounding Boots/Leaping Boots
 * Level 16: Bone