=Job Overview=
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:Available after completing the quest Forge Your Destiny, the Samurai (SAM) job focuses on the mastery of weapon skills and skillchains. Samurai excel at the use of Weapon Skills due to their ability to rapidly gain Tactical Points and use them to their advantage.
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=Job Abilities=
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!BGCOLOR="#66CCFF" width="28%" align="center" |Level
!BGCOLOR="#66CCFF" width="72%" align="left" | Name
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF"
|align="center" |01
| Meikyo Shisui
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF"
|align="center" |05
| Warding Circle
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF"
|align="center" |15
| Third Eye
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF"
|align="center" |25
| Hasso
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF"
|align="center" |30
| Meditate
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF"
|align="center" |35
| Seigan
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF"
|align="center" |60
| Sekkanoki
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF"
|align="center" |75 (Merit)
| Blade Bash
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF"
|align="center" |75 (Merit)
| Shikikoyo
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=Job Traits=
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!BGCOLOR="#66CCFF" width="28%" align="center" |Level
!BGCOLOR="#66CCFF" width="72%" align="left" | Name
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF"
|align="center" |05
| Resist Blind
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF"
|align="center" |10
| Store TP
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF"
|align="center" |20
| Zanshin
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF"
|align="center" |25
| Resist Blind II
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF"
|align="center" |30
| Store TP II
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF"
|align="center" |40
| Demon Killer
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF"
|align="center" |45
| Resist Blind III
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF"
|align="center" |50
| Store TP III
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF"
|align="center" |65
| Resist Blind IV
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF"
|align="center" |70
| Store TP IV
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF"
|align="center" |75 (Merit)
| Ikishoten
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF"
|align="center" |75 (Merit)
| Overwhelm
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=Group 1 Merits=
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!BGCOLOR="#66CCFF" width="28%" align="center" |Level
!BGCOLOR="#66CCFF" width="72%" align="left" | Name
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF"
|align="center" |Merit
| Third Eye Recast
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF"
|align="center" |Merit
| Warding Circle Recast
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF"
|align="center" |Merit
| Store TP Effect
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF"
|align="center" |Merit
| Meditate Recast
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#EAF0FF"
|align="center" |Merit
| Zanshin Attack Rate
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=Combat Skill Ratings=
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!width="25%" align="left" style="background:#CDC8B1;"| Skill
!width="15%" style="background:#CDC8B1;"|Skill Ranking
!width="20%" style="background:#CDC8B1;"|Cap at Level 1
!width="20%" style="background:#CDC8B1;"|Cap at Level 37
!width="20%" style="background:#CDC8B1;"|Cap at Level 75
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| Great Katana
|align="center"|A+
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|114
|align="center"|276
|- valign="top" style="background:#F5F5F5;"
| Polearm
|align="center"|B-
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|109
|align="center"|240
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| Sword
|align="center"|C+
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|105
|align="center"|230
|- valign="top" style="background:#F5F5F5;"
| Club
|align="center"|E
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|94
|align="center"|200
|- valign="top" style="background:#F5F5F5;"
| Dagger
|align="center"|E
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|94
|align="center"|200
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!width="15%" style="background:#CDC8B1;"|
!width="20%" style="background:#CDC8B1;"|
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| Archery
|align="center"|C+
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|105
|align="center"|230
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| Throwing
|align="center"|C+
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|105
|align="center"|230
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| Parrying
|align="center"|A-
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|114
|align="center"|269
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| Evasion
|align="center"|B+
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|109
|align="center"|256
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See Samurai Skill Caps for a by-level breakdown of Weapon Skill limits.
= Artifact Equipment =
:To see a side by side comparison of Artifact/Relic sets visit Samurai Artifact/Relic Sets Comparison.
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|- BGCOLOR="#E87093"
! width="30%" | Level
! width="70%" | Artifact
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFEAF0"
|align="center" |42
| Magoroku
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFEAF0"
|align="center" |52
| Myochin Sune-Ate
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFEAF0"
|align="center" |54
| Myochin Haidate
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFEAF0"
|align="center" |56
| Myochin Kote
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFEAF0"
|align="center" |58
| Myochin Domaru
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFEAF0"
|align="center" |60
| Myochin Kabuto
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| BGCOLOR="#E87093" align="center" colspan="3"| Artifact Set +1
|- BGCOLOR="#E87093"
! width="25%" | Level
! width="75%" | Artifact
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFEAF0"
|align="center" |74
| Myochin Sune-Ate +1
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFEAF0"
|align="center" |74
| Myochin Haidate +1
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFEAF0"
|align="center" |74
| Myochin Kote +1
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFEAF0"
|align="center" |74
| Myochin Domaru +1
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFEAF0"
|align="center" |74
| Myochin Kabuto +1
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| BGCOLOR="#E87093" align="center" colspan="3"| Relic Set
|- BGCOLOR="#E87093"
! width="30%" | Level
! width="70%" | Relic
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFEAF0"
|align="center" |70
| Saotome Koshi-Ate
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFEAF0"
|align="center" |71
| Saotome Sune-Ate
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFEAF0"
|align="center" |72
| Saotome Haidate
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFEAF0"
|align="center" |73
| Saotome Kote
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFEAF0"
|align="center" |74
| Saotome Domaru
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFEAF0"
|align="center" |75
| Saotome Kabuto
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| BGCOLOR="#E87093" align="center" colspan="3"| Relic Set +1
|- BGCOLOR="#E87093"
! width="25%" | Level
! width="75%" | Relic
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFEAF0"
|align="center" |75
| Saotome Sune-Ate +1
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFEAF0"
|align="center" |75
| Saotome Haidate +1
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFEAF0"
|align="center" |75
| Saotome Kote +1
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFEAF0"
|align="center" |75
| Saotome Domaru +1
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFEAF0"
|align="center" |75
| Saotome Kabuto +1
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| BGCOLOR="#E87093" align="center" colspan="3"| Relic/Mythic Weapons
|- BGCOLOR="#E87093"
|- BGCOLOR="#E87093"
! width="30%" | Level
! width="70%" | Weapon
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFEAF0"
|rowspan="3" align="center" |75
| Amanomurakumo (Relic)
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFEAF0"
| Yoichinoyumi (Relic)
|- valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFEAF0"
| Kogarasumaru (Mythic)
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==Samurai Guides==
*Job Specific Equipment/Samurai
*How-To Guide: Samurai
*Samurai: Guide to Races and Subjob Selection
*Samurai: A Guide by Atin
*Samurai Guide by Fae
*Samurai: Ultimate Guide by Gregedor
*Shattering Stars/Samurai
*How to Guide: Samurai Dancer by Onjage
*SAM Equipment Chart by Everyone
*Samurai Weaponskill Stacking by Polive/Blirien
*Samurai Merits by Polive
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