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Job Overview

Samurai


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. Their mainstay weapon is the Great Katana, but they also have respectable skill in Polearms and Archery.




Job Abilities

Level  Name
01  Meikyo Shisui
05  Warding Circle
15  Third Eye
25  Hasso
30  Meditate
35  Seigan
40  Sekkanoki
65  Konzen-ittai
75 (Merit)  Blade Bash
75 (Merit)  Shikikoyo
77  Sengikori
87  Hamanoha
95  Hagakure
96  Yaegasumi

Job Traits

Level  Name
05  Resist Blind
10  Store TP
20  Zanshin
25  Resist Blind II
30  Store TP II
35  Zanshin II
40  Demon Killer
45  Resist Blind III
50  Store TP III
50  Zanshin III
65  Resist Blind IV
70  Store TP IV
75  Zanshin IV
75 (Merit)  Ikishoten
75 (Merit)  Overwhelm
78  Skillchain Bonus
88  Skillchain Bonus II
90  Store TP V
95  Zanshin V
98  Skillchain Bonus III

Group 1 Merits

Level  Name
Merit  Third Eye Recast
Merit  Warding Circle Recast
Merit  Store TP Effect
Merit  Meditate Recast
Merit  Zanshin Attack Rate

Combat Skill Ratings

 Skill Skill Ranking Cap at Level 1 Cap at Level 49 Cap at Level 99
 Great Katana A+ 6 150 424
 Polearm B- 5 144 388
 Sword C+ 5 139 378
 Club E 4 124 300
 Dagger E 4 124 300
 Archery C+ 5 139 378
 Throwing C+ 5 139 378
 Parrying A- 6 150 417
 Evasion B+ 5 144 404

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.
To see a side by side comparison of the Empyrean sets visit Unkai Sets Comparison.
Artifact Set
Level Artifact
30  Myochin Shusa
42  Magoroku
52  Myochin Sune-Ate
54  Myochin Haidate
56  Myochin Kote
58  Myochin Domaru
60  Myochin Kabuto
Artifact Set +1
Level Artifact
74  Myochin Sune-Ate +1
74  Myochin Haidate +1
74  Myochin Kote +1
74  Myochin Domaru +1
74  Myochin Kabuto +1
Relic/Mythic/Empyrean Weapons
Level Weapon
75  Amanomurakumo (Relic)
 Yoichinoyumi (Relic)
 Kogarasumaru (Mythic)
85  Masamune (Empyrean)


Relic Set
Level Relic
70  Saotome Koshi-Ate
71  Saotome Sune-Ate
72  Saotome Haidate
73  Saotome Kote
74  Saotome Domaru
75  Saotome Kabuto
Relic Set +1
Level Relic
75  Saotome Sune-Ate +1
75  Saotome Haidate +1
75  Saotome Kote +1
75  Saotome Domaru +1
75  Saotome Kabuto +1

Relic Set +2
Level Relic
90  Saotome Sune-Ate +2
90  Saotome Haidate +2
90  Saotome Kote +2
90  Saotome Domaru +2
90  Saotome Kabuto +2
Empyrean Set (+1, +2)
Level Empyrean
80  Unkai Nodowa
81  Unkai Sune-Ate / +1 / +2
83  Unkai Haidate / +1 / +2
84  Unkai Sugemino
85  Unkai Kabuto / +1 / +2
87  Unkai Kote / +1 / +2
89  Unkai Domaru / +1 / +2
90  Unkai Mimikazari

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