Job Overview

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.

Table of Contents:

Abilities, Traits, Combat Skill Ratings

Artifact Equipment, Samurai Guides

Job Abilities

Level	Name
01	Meikyo Shisui
05	Warding Circle
15	Third Eye
25	Hasso
30	Meditate
35	Seigan
60	Sekkanoki
75 (Merit)	Blade Bash
75 (Merit)	Shikikoyo

Job Traits

Level	Name
05	Resist Blind
10	Store TP
20	Zanshin
25	Resist Blind II
30	Store TP II
40	Demon Killer
45	Resist Blind III
50	Store TP III
65	Resist Blind IV
70	Store TP IV
75 (Merit)	Ikishoten
75 (Merit)	Overwhelm

Combat Skill Ratings

Skill	Skill Ranking	Cap at Level 1	Cap at Level 37	Cap at Level 75
Great Katana	A+	6	114	276
Polearm	B-	5	109	240
Sword	C+	5	105	230
Club	E	4	94	200
Dagger	E	4	94	200

Archery	C+	5	105	230
Throwing	C+	5	105	230

Parrying	A-	6	114	269
Evasion	B+	5	109	256

See Samurai Skill Caps for a by-level breakdown of weapon skill limits.

Artifact Equipment

Level	Artifact
Artifact Set
42	Magoroku
52	Myochin Sune-Ate
54	Myochin Haidate
56	Myochin Kote
58	Myochin Domaru
60	Myochin Kabuto

Level	Artifact
Artifact Set +1
74	Myochin Sune-Ate +1
74	Myochin Haidate +1
74	Myochin Kote +1
74	Myochin Domaru +1
74	Myochin Kabuto +1

Level	Relic
Relic Set
70	Saotome Koshi-Ate
71	Saotome Sune-Ate
72	Saotome Haidate
73	Saotome Kote
74	Saotome Domaru
75	Saotome Kabuto
75	Amanomurakumo
75	Kogarasumaru
75	Yoichinoyumi

Level	Relic
Relic Set +1
75	Saotome Sune-Ate +1
75	Saotome Haidate +1
75	Saotome Kote +1
75	Saotome Domaru +1
75	Saotome Kabuto +1

Note:

To see a side by side comparison of Artifact/Relic sets visit Samurai Artifact/Relic Sets Comparison.

Samurai Guides

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

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