FINAL FANTASY XIV Job Guide: Ninja

All descriptions are based on action attributes and bonuses attained by level 80.
For further details on changes to actions, please refer to the patch notes.

Actions & Traits

Job Actions

Action Name	Acquired	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Spinning Edge	Lv. 1	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 220. Additional Effect: Increases Ninki Gauge by 5


Shade Shift	Lv. 2	Ability	Instant	120s	-	0y 0y	Create shadows that nullify damage up to 20% of maximum HP. Duration: 20s


Gust Slash	Lv. 4	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Combo Action: Spinning Edge Combo Potency: 330 Combo Bonus: Increases Ninki Gauge by 5


Hide	Lv. 10	Ability	Instant	20s	-	0y 0y	Blend in with your surroundings, making it impossible for most enemies to detect you, but reducing movement speed by 50%. Has no effect on enemies 10 levels higher than your own, or certain enemies with special sight. Additional Effect: Restores 2 charges to all mudra Cannot be executed while in combat. Effect ends upon use of any action other than Sprint, or upon reuse of Hide.


Throwing Dagger Class Quest	Lv. 15	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	15y 0y	Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 120. Additional Effect: Increases Ninki Gauge by 5


Mug Class Quest	Lv. 15	Ability	Instant	120s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 150. Additional Effect: Increases the chance of additional items being dropped by target if Mug is dealt before, or as, the finishing blow Additional Effect: Increases Ninki Gauge by 40


Trick Attack	Lv. 18	Ability	Instant	60s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 350. 500 when executed from a target's rear. Additional Effect: Increases target's damage taken by 5% Duration: 15s Can only be executed while under the effect of Hidden.


Aeolian Edge	Lv. 26	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. 160 when executed from a target's rear. Combo Action: Gust Slash Combo Potency: 420 Rear Combo Potency: 480 Combo Bonus: Increases Ninki Gauge by 10


Shadow Fang Class Quest	Lv. 30	Weaponskill	Instant	70s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 200. Additional Effect: Damage over time Potency: 90 Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Increases Ninki Gauge by 10 This action does not share a recast timer with any other actions.


Ten Job Quest	Lv. 30	Ability	Instant	20s	-	0y 0y	Make the ritual mudra hand gesture for "heaven." Duration: 6s Maximum Charges: 2 Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills, mudra, and Ninjutsu upon execution. Conversely, execution of weaponskills triggers the cooldown of this action.


Ninjutsu	Lv. 30	Ability	Instant	1.5s	-	0y 0y	Executes a specific ninjutsu action coinciding with the combination of mudra made immediately beforehand. If any other action is used before the mudra are combined and the ninjutsu executed, Ninjutsu will fail. Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills, mudra, and Ninjutsu upon execution. Conversely, execution of weaponskills triggers the cooldown of this action.


Chi Job Quest	Lv. 35	Ability	Instant	20s	-	0y 0y	Make the ritual mudra hand gesture for "earth." Duration: 6s Maximum Charges: 2 Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills, mudra, and Ninjutsu upon execution. Conversely, execution of weaponskills triggers the cooldown of this action.


Death Blossom	Lv. 38	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 120 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Increases Ninki Gauge by 5


Shukuchi Job Quest	Lv. 40	Ability	Instant	60s	-	20y 0y	Move quickly to the specified location. Maximum Charges: 2 Cannot be executed while bound.


Jin Job Quest	Lv. 45	Ability	Instant	20s	-	0y 0y	Make the ritual mudra hand gesture for "man." Duration: 6s Maximum Charges: 2 Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills, mudra, and Ninjutsu upon execution. Conversely, execution of weaponskills triggers the cooldown of this action.


Kassatsu Job Quest	Lv. 50	Ability	Instant	60s	-	0y 0y	Allows the execution of a single ninjutsu without consumption of mudra charges. Additional Effect: Increases damage for the next ninjutsu action by 30% Duration: 15s Recast timer of mudra is not affected by the execution of this action.


Hakke Mujinsatsu Job Quest	Lv. 52	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies. Combo Action: Death Blossom Combo Potency: 140 Combo Bonus: Extends Huton duration by 10s to a maximum of 70s Additional Effect: Increases Ninki Gauge by 5


Armor Crush Job Quest	Lv. 54	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. 160 when executed from a target's flank. Combo Action: Gust Slash Combo Potency: 400 Flank Combo Potency: 460 Combo Bonus: Extends Huton duration by 30s to a maximum of 70s Combo Bonus: Increases Ninki Gauge by 10


Dream Within a Dream Job Quest	Lv. 56	Ability	Instant	60s	-	3y 0y	Delivers a threefold attack, each hit with a potency of 200. Additional Effect: Grants Assassinate Ready Duration: 15s


Assassinate Job Quest	Lv. 60	Ability	Instant	1s	-	3y 0y	Delivers a critical direct hit with a potency of 200. Can only be executed when Assassinate Ready.


Hellfrog Medium	Lv. 62	Ability	Instant	1s	-	25y 6y	Deals fire damage with a potency of 200 to target and all enemies nearby it. Ninki Gauge Cost: 50 Shares a recast timer with Bhavacakra.


Bhavacakra	Lv. 68	Ability	Instant	1s	-	3y 0y	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 300. Ninki Gauge Cost: 50 Shares a recast timer with Hellfrog Medium.


Ten Chi Jin Job Quest	Lv. 70	Ability	Instant	120s	-	0y 0y	Temporarily converts each of the three mudra into a ninjutsu action. Executing one of these actions will convert the remaining mudra into different ninjutsu actions until all three have been executed or the Ten Chi Jin effect expires. Duration: 6s Only ninjutsu available while active. The same ninjutsu cannot be executed twice. Cannot be executed while under the effect of Kassatsu. Effect ends upon moving.


Meisui	Lv. 72	Ability	Instant	120s	-	0y 0y	Dispel Suiton, increasing the Ninki Gauge by 50. Can only be executed while in combat.


Bunshin	Lv. 80	Ability	Instant	90s	-	0y 0y	Grants 5 stacks of Bunshin, each stack allowing your shadow to attack enemies each time you execute a weaponskill. Shadow attack potency varies based on the attack executed, but is not affected by combo bonuses. Melee Attack Potency: 200 Ranged Attack Potency: 100 Area Attack Potency: 100 Ninki Gauge increases by 5 each time your shadow lands an attack. Duration: 30s Ninki Gauge Cost: 50

Ninjutsu

Action Name	Acquired	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Fuma Shuriken	Lv. 30	Ability	Instant	1.5s	-	25y 0y	Delivers a ranged ninjutsu attack with a potency of 500. Mudra Combination: Any one of the Ten, Chi, or Jin mudra Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills, mudra, and Ninjutsu upon execution. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Katon	Lv. 35	Ability	Instant	1.5s	-	15y 5y	Deals fire damage with a potency of 500 to target and all enemies nearby it. Mudra Combination: Chi→Ten or Jin→Ten Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills, mudra, and Ninjutsu upon execution. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Raiton	Lv. 35	Ability	Instant	1.5s	-	15y 0y	Deals lightning damage with a potency of 800. Mudra Combination: Ten→Chi or Jin→Chi Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills, mudra, and Ninjutsu upon execution. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Hyoton	Lv. 45	Ability	Instant	1.5s	-	25y 0y	Deals ice damage with a potency of 400. Additional Effect: Bind Duration: 15s Mudra Combination: Ten→Jin or Chi→Jin Cancels auto-attack upon execution. Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills, mudra, and Ninjutsu upon execution. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Huton	Lv. 45	Ability	Instant	1.5s	-	0y 0y	Reduces weaponskill recast time and auto-attack delay by 15%. Duration: 70s Mudra Combination: Jin→Chi→Ten or Chi→Jin→Ten Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills, mudra, and Ninjutsu upon execution. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Doton	Lv. 45	Ability	Instant	1.5s	-	0y 5y	Creates a patch of corrupted earth, dealing damage with a potency of 100 to any enemies who enter. Duration: 24s Additional Effect: Heavy +40% Mudra Combination: Ten→Jin→Chi or Jin→Ten→Chi Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills, mudra, and Ninjutsu upon execution. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Suiton	Lv. 45	Ability	Instant	1.5s	-	15y 0y	Deals water damage with a potency of 600. Additional Effect: Grants Suiton Duration: 20s Suiton Effect: Allows execution of actions which require the effect of Hidden, without being under that effect Mudra Combination: Ten→Chi→Jin or Chi→Ten→Jin Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills, mudra, and Ninjutsu upon execution. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Goka Mekkyaku	Lv. 76	Ability	Instant	1.5s	-	15y 5y	Deals fire damage with a potency of 750 to target and all enemies nearby it. Mudra Combination: Chi→Ten or Jin→Ten Can only be executed while under the effect of Kassatsu. Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills, mudra, and Ninjutsu upon execution. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Hyosho Ranryu	Lv. 76	Ability	Instant	1.5s	-	25y 0y	Deals ice damage with a potency of 1,200. Mudra Combination: Chi→Jin or Ten→Jin Can only be executed while under the effect of Kassatsu. Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills, mudra, and Ninjutsu upon execution. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.

Role Actions

Role actions are abilities common to classes and jobs with the same role.

Action Name	Acquired	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Second Wind	Lv. 8	Ability	Instant	120s	-	0y 0y	Instantly restores own HP. Cure Potency: 500


Leg Sweep	Lv. 10	Ability	Instant	40s	-	3y 0y	Stuns target. Duration: 3s


Bloodbath	Lv. 12	Ability	Instant	90s	-	0y 0y	Converts a portion of physical damage dealt into HP. Duration: 20s


Feint	Lv. 22	Ability	Instant	90s	-	10y 0y	Lowers target's strength and dexterity by 10%. Duration: 10s


Arm's Length	Lv. 32	Ability	Instant	120s	-	0y 0y	Creates a barrier nullifying most knockback and draw-in effects. Duration: 6s Additional Effect: Slow +20% when barrier is struck Duration: 15s


True North	Lv. 50	Ability	Instant	45s	-	0y 0y	Nullifies all action direction requirements. Duration: 10s Maximum Charges: 2

Trait

Traits	Acquired	Effect


All Fours	Lv. 14	Reduces damage taken when falling.


Fleet of Foot	Lv. 20	Increases movement speed.


Shukiho	Lv. 62	Increases Ninki Gauge by 5 upon successfully landing certain weaponskills or completing certain combos.


Enhanced Shukuchi	Lv. 64	Resets the recast timer for Shukuchi upon executing Katon, Raiton, or Hyoton on most targets.


Enhanced Mug	Lv. 66	Increases Ninki Gauge by 40 upon successfully landing Mug.


Enhanced Shukuchi II	Lv. 74	Allows the accumulation of charges for consecutive uses of Shukuchi. Maximum Charges: 2


Enhanced Kassatsu	Lv. 76	Upgrades Katon and Hyoton to Goka Mekkyaku and Hyosho Ranryu while under the effect of Kassatsu.


Shukiho II	Lv. 78	Increases Ninki Gauge by 10 upon successfully landing Shadow Fang, or completing a combo with Aeolian Edge or Armor Crush.

Combos

Performing actions in a certain order increases potency and applies combo bonuses.

Combo Sequence

Effect

Spinning Edge

Gust Slash

Aeolian Edge

Deals high damage.

Armor Crush

Extends the duration of Huton.

Death Blossom

Hakke Mujinsatsu

Hits multiple enemies while also extending the duration of Huton.

Job Gauge

Huton Gauge

The Huton Gauge will be displayed upon learning the ninjutsu Huton, indicating its remaining duration.

Ninki Gauge

Upon learning the trait Shukiho, the Ninki Gauge will be displayed, indicating the amount of Ninki you have accumulated.

Ninki is accumulated upon executing weaponskills and can be used to execute special ninjutsu such as Hellfrog Medium (acquired at level 62) or Bhavacakra (acquired at level 68).

Simple Mode

Huton Gauge
Huton (Active)
Ninki Gauge
Normal	Ninki Gauge Actions Available

All descriptions are based on action attributes and bonuses attained by level 80.
For further details on changes to actions, please refer to the patch notes.

Job Actions

Ninjutsu

Role Actions

Trait

Combos

Job Gauge

Job Actions

Common Actions

Additional PvP Actions

Adrenaline Rush

Job Gauge

Melee DPS

Actions & Traits

Job Actions

Ninjutsu

Role Actions

Trait

Combos

Combo Sequence

Effect

Job Gauge

Huton Gauge

Ninki Gauge

Simple Mode

Actions

Job Actions

Common Actions

Additional PvP Actions

Adrenaline Rush

Job Gauge

Huton Gauge

Ninki Gauge

Simple Mode

Action Name	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Smite	Ability	Instant	30s	-	5y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 600. Potency increases up to 3,000 as the target's HP decreases.


Bolt	Ability	Instant	30s	-	0y 0y	Movement speed is increased. Duration: 10s


Medical Kit	Ability	Instant	15s	-	0y 0y	Restores own HP. Cure Potency: 3,000 Potency increases up to 6,000 as HP decreases. Maximum Charges: 3

Action Name	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Raw Destruction	2s	-	-	8y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 10,000. Damage dealt is not affected by increased or decreased damage effects applied by players. Can only be executed while the Adrenaline Gauge is full.