Job Guide: Samurai | FINAL FANTASY XIV

All descriptions are based on action attributes and bonuses attained by level 100.
For further details on changes to actions and traits in Patch 7.1, please refer to the patch notes.

Actions & Traits

Job Actions

Action Name	Acquired	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Hakaze	Lv. 1	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 200. Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 5


Jinpu	Lv. 4	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 140. Combo Action: Gyofu Combo Potency: 300 Combo Bonus: Grants Fugetsu Fugetsu Effect: Increases damage dealt by 13% Duration: 40s Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 5


Third Eye	Lv. 6	Ability	Instant	15s	-	0y 0y	Reduces the amount of damage taken by the next attack by 10%. Duration: 4s Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10 when hit


Enpi	Lv. 15	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	20y 0y	Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 100. Enhanced Enpi Potency: 270 Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10


Shifu	Lv. 18	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 140. Combo Action: Gyofu Combo Potency: 300 Combo Bonus: Grants Fuka Fuka Effect: Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by 13% Duration: 40s Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 5


Fuga	Lv. 26	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	8y 8y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 90 to all enemies in a cone before you. Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 5


Gekko	Lv. 30	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 160. 210 when executed from a target's rear. Combo Action: Jinpu Combo Potency: 370 Rear Combo Potency: 420 Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10 Combo Bonus: Grants Getsu


Iaijutsu	Lv. 30	Weaponskill	1.3s	2.5s	-	0y 0y	Executes a weaponskill depending on current number of Sen stored in Sen Gauge. 1 Sen: Higanbana 2 Sen: Tenka Goken 3 Sen: Midare Setsugekka While under the effect of Tendo, Tenka Goken changes to Tendo Goken, and Midare Setsugekka changes to Tendo Setsugekka.


Mangetsu	Lv. 35	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies. Combo Action: Fuko Combo Potency: 120 Combo Bonus: Grants Fugetsu Fugetsu Effect: Increases damage dealt by 13% Duration: 40s Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10 Combo Bonus: Grants Getsu


Kasha	Lv. 40	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 160. 210 when executed from a target's flank. Combo Action: Shifu Combo Potency: 370 Flank Combo Potency: 420 Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10 Combo Bonus: Grants Ka


Oka	Lv. 45	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies. Combo Action: Fuko Combo Potency: 120 Combo Bonus: Grants Fuka Fuka Effect: Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by 13% Duration: 40s Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10 Combo Bonus: Grants Ka


Yukikaze	Lv. 50	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 160. Combo Action: Gyofu Combo Potency: 340 Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 15 Combo Bonus: Grants Setsu


Meikyo Shisui	Lv. 50	Ability	Instant	55s	-	0y 0y	Execute up to 3 weaponskill combos without meeting combo prerequisites. Does not affect Iaijutsu or Ogi Namikiri. Duration: 20s Additional Effect: Successfully landing Gekko grants Fugetsu, and successfully landing Kasha grants Fuka Additional Effect: Grants Tendo Duration: 30s Maximum Charges: 2


Hissatsu: Shinten	Lv. 52	Ability	Instant	1s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 250. Kenki Gauge Cost: 25


Hissatsu: Gyoten	Lv. 54	Ability	Instant	5s	-	20y 0y	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Kenki Gauge Cost: 10 Cannot be executed while bound.


Hissatsu: Yaten	Lv. 56	Ability	Instant	10s	-	5y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: 10-yalm backstep Additional Effect: Grants Enhanced Enpi Duration: 15s Kenki Gauge Cost: 10 Cannot be executed while bound.


Meditate Job Quest	Lv. 60	Ability	Instant	60s	-	0y 0y	Gradually increases your Kenki Gauge. Duration: 15s Additional Effect: Grants stacks of Meditation when used in combat, up to a maximum of 3 Kenki Gauge not affected when used outside battle. Effect ends upon using another action or moving (including facing a different direction). Cancels auto-attack upon execution. Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills.


Hissatsu: Kyuten	Lv. 62	Ability	Instant	1s	-	0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 120 to all nearby enemies. Kenki Gauge Cost: 25


Hagakure	Lv. 68	Ability	Instant	5s	-	0y 0y	Converts Setsu, Getsu, and Ka into Kenki. Each Sen converted increases your Kenki Gauge by 10. Can only be executed if under the effect of at least one of the three statuses.


Ikishoten	Lv. 68	Ability	Instant	120s	-	0y 0y	Increases Kenki Gauge by 50. Additional Effect: Grants Ogi Namikiri Ready Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Grants Zanshin Ready Duration: 30s Can only be executed while in combat.


Hissatsu: Guren Job Quest	Lv. 70	Ability	Instant	60s	-	10y 10y	Delivers an attack to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 500 for the first enemy, and 25% less for all remaining enemies. Kenki Gauge Cost: 25 Shares a recast timer with Hissatsu: Senei.


Hissatsu: Senei	Lv. 72	Ability	Instant	60s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 800. Kenki Gauge Cost: 25 Shares a recast timer with Hissatsu: Guren.


Tsubame-gaeshi	Lv. 74	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	0y 0y	Repeats the previously executed iaijutsu. Cannot be used to repeat Higanbana. Can only be executed while under the effect of Tsubame-gaeshi Ready.


Shoha	Lv. 80	Ability	Instant	15s	-	10y 10y	Delivers an attack to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 640 for the first enemy, and 65% less for all remaining enemies. Can only be executed after accumulating three stacks of Meditation by executing Iaijutsu, Meditate, or Ogi Namikiri while in combat. Consumes all stacks of Meditation upon execution.


Tengentsu	Lv. 82	Ability	Instant	15s	-	0y 0y	Reduces the amount of damage taken by the next attack by 10%. Duration: 4s Additional Effect: Grants Tengentsu's Foresight and increases Kenki Gauge by 10 when hit Tengentsu's Foresight Effect: Gradually restores your HP and reduces damage taken by 10% Duration: 9s Cure Potency: 200


Fuko	Lv. 86	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10


Ogi Namikiri	Lv. 90	Weaponskill	1.3s	2.5s	-	8y 8y	Delivers a critical hit to all enemies in a cone before you with a potency of 900 for the first enemy, and 75% less for all remaining enemies. Damage dealt is increased when under an effect that raises critical hit rate. Grants a stack of Meditation, up to a maximum of 3. Can only be executed while under the effect of Ogi Namikiri Ready.


Kaeshi: Namikiri	Lv. 90	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	8y 8y	Delivers a critical hit to all enemies in a cone before you with a potency of 900 for the first enemy, and 75% less for all remaining enemies. Damage dealt is increased when under an effect that raises critical hit rate. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Ogi Namikiri changes to Kaeshi: Namikiri when requirements for execution are met.


Gyofu	Lv. 92	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 240. Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 5


Zanshin	Lv. 96	Ability	Instant	1s	-	8y 8y	Delivers an attack to all enemies in a cone before you with a potency of 900 for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies. Kenki Gauge Cost: 50 Can only be executed while under the effect of Zanshin Ready.

Iaijutsu

Action Name	Acquired	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Higanbana	Lv. 30	Weaponskill	1.3s	2.5s	-	6y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 200. Additional Effect: Damage over time Potency: 50 Duration: 60s Additional Effect: Grants a stack of Meditation, up to a maximum of 3 Can only be executed after accumulating 1 Sen. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Iaijutsu changes to Higanbana when requirements for execution are met.


Tenka Goken	Lv. 40	Weaponskill	1.3s	2.5s	-	0y 8y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 300 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Grants Tsubame-gaeshi Ready Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Grants a stack of Meditation, up to a maximum of 3 Can only be executed after accumulating 2 Sen. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Iaijutsu changes to Tenka Goken when requirements for execution are met.


Midare Setsugekka	Lv. 50	Weaponskill	1.3s	2.5s	-	6y 0y	Delivers a critical hit with a potency of 640. Damage dealt is increased when under an effect that raises critical hit rate. Additional Effect: Grants Tsubame-gaeshi Ready Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Grants a stack of Meditation, up to a maximum of 3 Can only be executed after accumulating 3 Sen. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Iaijutsu changes to Midare Setsugekka when requirements for execution are met.


Kaeshi: Goken	Lv. 74	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	0y 8y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 300 to all nearby enemies. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Tsubame-gaeshi changes to Kaeshi: Goken when requirements for execution are met.


Kaeshi: Setsugekka	Lv. 74	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	6y 0y	Delivers a critical hit with a potency of 640. Damage dealt is increased when under an effect that raises critical hit rate. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Tsubame-gaeshi changes to Kaeshi: Setsugekka when requirements for execution are met.


Tendo Goken	Lv. 100	Weaponskill	1.3s	2.5s	-	0y 8y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 410 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Grants Tsubame-gaeshi Ready Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Grants a stack of Meditation, up to a maximum of 3 Can only be executed while under the effect of Tendo, and after accumulating 2 Sen. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Iaijutsu changes to Tendo Goken when requirements for execution are met.


Tendo Setsugekka	Lv. 100	Weaponskill	1.3s	2.5s	-	6y 0y	Delivers a critical hit with a potency of 1,020. Damage dealt is increased when under an effect that raises critical hit rate. Additional Effect: Grants Tsubame-gaeshi Ready Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Grants a stack of Meditation, up to a maximum of 3 Can only be executed while under the effect of Tendo, and after accumulating 3 Sen. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Iaijutsu changes to Tendo Setsugekka when requirements for execution are met.


Tendo Kaeshi Goken	Lv. 100	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	0y 8y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 410 to all nearby enemies. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Tsubame-gaeshi changes to Tendo Kaeshi Goken when requirements for execution are met.


Tendo Kaeshi Setsugekka	Lv. 100	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	6y 0y	Delivers a critical hit with a potency of 1,020. Damage dealt is increased when under an effect that raises critical hit rate. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Tsubame-gaeshi changes to Tendo Kaeshi Setsugekka when requirements for execution are met.

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: 800


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 physical damage dealt by 10% and magic damage dealt by 5%. Duration: 15s


Arm's Length	Lv. 32	Ability	Instant	120s	-	0y 0y	Nullifies most knockback and draw-in effects. Duration: 6s Additional Effect: When you are struck by a physical attack, the striker will be afflicted with Slow +20% 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


Kenki Mastery	Lv. 52	Increases Kenki Gauge when landing select weaponskills or when taking damage while under the effect of Third Eye.


Kenki Mastery II	Lv. 62	Increases Kenki Gauge when landing all weaponskills excluding Iaijutsu.


Way of the Samurai	Lv. 66	Increases the potency of Hakaze to 200, Jinpu to 120, and Shifu to 120.


Enhanced Iaijutsu	Lv. 74	Reduces Iaijutsu cast time to 1.3 seconds. Also grants Tsubame-gaeshi Ready after executing iaijutsu excluding Higanbana. Duration: 30s


Enhanced Meikyo Shisui	Lv. 76	Allows the accumulation of charges for consecutive uses of Meikyo Shisui. Maximum Charges: 2


Enhanced Fugetsu and Fuka	Lv. 78	Improves Fugetsu's damage increase to 13% and Fuka's reduction to weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay to 13%.


Third Eye Mastery	Lv. 82	Upgrades Third Eye to Tengentsu.


Way of the Samurai II	Lv. 84	Increases the potency of Gekko, Kasha, and Yukikaze to 110.


Fuga Mastery	Lv. 86	Upgrades Fuga to Fuko.


Enhanced Ikishoten	Lv. 90	Grants Ogi Namikiri Ready upon execution of Ikishoten. Duration: 30s


Hakaze Mastery	Lv. 92	Upgrades Hakaze to Gyofu.


Enhanced Hissatsu	Lv. 94	Reduces Hissatsu: Guren and Hissatsu: Senei recast time to 60 seconds.


Way of the Samurai III	Lv. 94	Increases the potency of Jinpu to 140, Shifu to 140, Enhanced Enpi to 270, Gekko to 160, Higanbana damage over time to 50, Kasha to 160, Yukikaze to 160, Midare Setsugekka to 640, Kaeshi: Setsugekka to 640, Shoha to 640, Ogi Namikiri to 900, and Kaeshi: Namikiri to 900.


Enhanced Ikishoten II	Lv. 96	Grants Zanshin Ready upon executing Ikishoten. Duration: 30s


Enhanced Meikyo Shisui II	Lv. 100	Grants Tendo upon executing Meikyo Shisui. Duration: 30s Tenka Goken changes to Tendo Goken and Midare Setsugekka changes to Tendo Setsugekka while under the effect of Tendo.

Role Traits

Role traits are characteristics common to classes and jobs with the same role.

Traits	Acquired	Effect


Enhanced Second Wind	Lv. 94	Increases the healing potency of Second Wind to 800.


Enhanced Feint	Lv. 98	Extends the duration of Feint to 15 seconds.

Combos

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

Combo Sequence

Effect

Gyofu
(Hakaze)

Jinpu

Gekko

Increases damage dealt while also granting Getsu and increasing the Kenki Gauge.

Shifu

Kasha

Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time while also granting Ka and increasing the Kenki Gauge.

Yukikaze

Significantly increases the Kenki Gauge and grants Setsu.

Fuko
(Fuga)

Mangetsu

Hits multiple enemies and increases damage dealt while also granting Getsu and increasing the Kenki Gauge.

Oka

Hits multiple enemies and reduces weaponskill cast and recast time while also granting Ka and increasing the Kenki Gauge.

* Actions shown in parentheses are used before acquiring certain traits.

Job Gauge

Sen Gauge

Upon learning the action Gekko, the Sen Gauge will be displayed.

Using certain combo actions will accumulate up to three Sen: Setsu (top), Getsu (left), and Ka (right). Sen is required to perform Iaijutsu, the number of Sen accumulated determining which can be executed─one for Higanbana, two for Tenka Goken, and three for Midare Setsugekka.

Kenki Gauge

When you learn the trait Kenki Mastery, the Kenki Gauge will be displayed, indicating the amount of Kenki you have accumulated.
Kenki is accumulated upon executing certain weaponskills or upon a successful Third Eye, and can be used to execute actions such as Hissatsu: Shinten (acquired at level 52), Hissatsu: Gyoten (acquired at level 54), and Hissatsu: Guren (acquired at level 70).

Meditation Gauge

When you learn the action Shoha, the Meditation Gauge will be displayed, indicating the number of stacks of Meditation you have accumulated while in combat.
Stacks are acquired by executing Iaijutsu, Meditate, or Ogi Namikiri (acquired at level 90), and are expended after executing Shoha (acquired at level 80) when three stacks have been acquired.

Simple Mode

Sen Gauge	Kenki Gauge and Meditation Gauge

All descriptions are based on action attributes and bonuses attained by level 100.
For further details on changes to actions and traits in Patch 7.1, please refer to the patch notes.

Job Actions

Iaijutsu

Role Actions

Trait

Role Traits

Combos

Job Gauge

Job Actions

Limit Break

Common Actions

Melee DPS

Actions & Traits

Job Actions

Iaijutsu

Role Actions

Trait

Role Traits

Combos

Combo Sequence

Effect

Job Gauge

Sen Gauge

Kenki Gauge

Meditation Gauge

Simple Mode

Actions

Job Actions

Limit Break

Common Actions

Action Name	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Zantetsuken	Instant	10s	-	20y 5y	Swiftly charges forward, dealing damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 24,000. If target is afflicted with Kuzushi, deals damage equal to 100% of their maximum HP. Ignores the effects of Guard when dealing damage. The additional effect of Kuzushi cannot be applied to players riding machina and non-player combatants. Can only be executed when the limit gauge is full. Gauge Charge Time: 120s Cannot be executed while bound.

Action Name	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Standard-issue Elixir	Ability	4.5s	5s	-	0y 0y	Restores your HP and MP to maximum. Casting will be interrupted when damage is taken.


Recuperate	Ability	Instant	1s	2500 MP	0y 0y	Restores own HP. Cure Potency: 15,000


Purify	Ability	Instant	24s	-	0y 0y	Removes Stun, Heavy, Bind, Silence, Deep Freeze, and Miracle of Nature. Additional Effect: Grants Resilience Resilience Effect: Nullifies status afflictions that can be removed by Purify, as well as knockback and draw-in effects Duration: 3s Can be used even when under the effect of certain status afflictions.


Guard	Ability	Instant	30s	-	0y 0y	Reduces damage taken by 90% and grants immunity to Stun, Heavy, Bind, Silence, Half-asleep, Sleep, Deep Freeze, and knockback and draw-in effects. Duration: 5s Movement speed is reduced by 50% for the duration of this effect. Effect ends upon reuse, using another action, or when the effect duration expires.


Sprint	Ability	Instant	1.5s	-	0y 0y	Increases movement speed by 50%. Effect ends upon reuse or execution of another action.