FINAL FANTASY XIV Job Guide: Samurai

Action Name	Acquired	Type	Cast	Recast	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 Revisions Potency has been increased from 150 to 200.


Jinpu	Lv. 4	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Combo Action: Hakaze Combo Potency: 340 Combo Bonus: Increases damage dealt by 13% Duration: 40s Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 5 Revisions Combo potency has been increased from 300 to 340. Increase to damage dealt has been changed from 10% to 13%. Effect duration has been increased from 30 to 40 seconds.


Third Eye	Lv. 6	Ability	Instant	15s	-	0y 0y	Reduces the amount of damage taken by the next attack by 10%. Duration: 3s Additional Effect: Grants Open Eyes when hit Duration: 15s


Enpi	Lv. 15	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	15y 0y	Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 100. Enhanced Enpi Bonus Potency: 320 Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10


Shifu	Lv. 18	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Combo Action: Hakaze Combo Potency: 340 Combo Bonus: 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 Revisions Combo potency has been increased from 300 to 340. Effect potency has been increased from 10% to 13%. Effect duration has been increased from 30 to 40 seconds.


Fuga	Lv. 26	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	6y 6y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 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 100. Combo Action: Jinpu Combo Potency: 480 Rear Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 5 Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 5 Combo Bonus: Grants Getsu Revisions Combo potency has been increased from 440 to 480.


Iaijutsu	Lv. 30	Weaponskill	1.3s	2.5s	All Sen	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 Revisions Cast time has been reduced from 1.8 to 1.3 seconds.


Mangetsu	Lv. 35	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies. Combo Action: Fuga Combo Potency: 160 Combo Bonus: Extends Jinpu duration by 15s to a maximum of 40s Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10 Combo Bonus: Grants Getsu Revisions Potency is no longer reduced after the first enemy. Combo potency has been reduced from 200 to 160. The combo bonus "Extends Jinpu duration by 15s to a maximum of 40s" has been added.


Kasha	Lv. 40	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Combo Action: Shifu Combo Potency: 480 Side Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 5 Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 5 Combo Bonus: Grants Ka Revisions Combo potency has been increased from 440 to 480.


Oka	Lv. 45	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies. Combo Action: Fuga Combo Potency: 160 Combo Bonus: Extends Shifu duration by 15s to a maximum of 40s Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10 Combo Bonus: Grants Ka Revisions Potency is no longer reduced after the first enemy. Combo potency has been reduced from 200 to 160. The combo bonus "Extends Shifu duration by 15s to a maximum of 40s" has been added.


Yukikaze	Lv. 50	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Combo Action: Hakaze Combo Potency: 400 Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 15 Combo Bonus: Grants Setsu Revisions Combo potency has been increased from 380 to 400. The combo bonus "Reduces target's slashing resistance by 10%" has been removed. Increase to Kenki Gauge has been changed from 10 to 15.


Meikyo Shisui	Lv. 50	Ability	Instant	55s	-	0y 0y	Execute up to 3 weaponskill combos without meeting combo prerequisites. Does not affect Iaijutsu. Duration: 15s Revisions Effect duration has been increased from 10 to 15 seconds. Recast time has been reduced from 80 to 55 seconds.


Hissatsu: Kaiten	Lv. 52	Ability	Instant	1s	Kenki: 20	0y 0y	Increases potency of next weaponskill by 50%. Duration: 10s Kenki Gauge Cost: 20 Revisions Recast time has been reduced from 5 seconds to 1 second.


Hissatsu: Gyoten	Lv. 54	Ability	Instant	10s	Kenki: 10	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	Kenki: 10	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.


Merciful Eyes	Lv. 58	Ability	Instant	1s	-	0y 0y	Instantly restores own HP. Cure Potency: 200 Can only be executed while under the effect of Open Eyes. Shares a recast timer with Hissatsu: Seigan. Revisions Cure potency no longer varies with current attack power. The effect "Reduces enmity by 20%" has been removed.


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 5 Duration: 45s Meditation Bonus: Increases potency of Shoha based on your accumulated Meditation 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. Revisions The additional effect "Grants stacks of Meditation when used in combat, up to a maximum of 5" has been added.


Hissatsu: Shinten	Lv. 62	Ability	Instant	1s	Kenki: 25	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 320. Kenki Gauge Cost: 25 Revisions Potency has been increased from 300 to 320.


Hissatsu: Kyuten	Lv. 64	Ability	Instant	1s	Kenki: 25	0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 150 to all nearby enemies. Kenki Gauge Cost: 25


Hissatsu: Seigan	Lv. 66	Ability	Instant	1s	Kenki: 15	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 220. Kenki Gauge Cost: 15 Can only be executed while under the effect of Open Eyes. Shares a recast timer with Merciful Eyes. Revisions Potency has been increased from 200 to 220.


Hagakure	Lv. 68	Ability	Instant	5s	All Sen	0y 0y	Converts Setsu, Getsu, and Ka into Kenki. Each Sen converted increases your Kenki Gauge by 5. Can only be executed if under the effect of at least one of the three statuses. Revisions Increase to Kenki Gauge for each converted Sen has been reduced from 20 to 5. Recast time has been reduced from 40 to 5 seconds.


Ikishoten	Lv. 68	Ability	Instant	60s	-	0y 0y	Increases Kenki Gauge by 50. Can only be executed while in combat.


Hissatsu: Guren Job Quest	Lv. 70	Ability	Instant	120s	Kenki: 50	10y 10y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 850 to all enemies in a straight line before you. Kenki Gauge Cost: 50 Shares a recast timer with Hissatsu: Senei. Revisions Potency has been increased from 800 to 850. Potency is no longer reduced after the first enemy. Now shares a recast timer with Hissatsu: Senei.


Hissatsu: Senei	Lv. 72	Ability	Instant	120s	Kenki: 50	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,100. Kenki Gauge Cost: 50 Shares a recast timer with Hissatsu: Guren.


Tsubame-gaeshi	Lv. 76	Ability	Instant	60s	-	0y 0y	Repeats the previously executed iaijutsu with increased potency. Can only be executed immediately following Iaijutsu. Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills.


Shoha	Lv. 80	Ability	Instant	1s	All Meditation	3y 0y	Delivers an attack whose potency increases based on your accumulated Meditation. Meditation 1 Potency: 100 Meditation 2 Potency: 300 Meditation 3 Potency: 400 Meditation 4 Potency: 450 Meditation 5 Potency: 500 Meditation effect fades upon execution.

Action Name	Acquired	Type	Cast	Recast	Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Higanbana	Lv. 30	Weaponskill	1.3s	2.5s	All Sen	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 250. Additional Effect: Damage over time Potency: 40 Duration: 60s ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. Revisions Potency has been increased from 240 to 250. Cast time has been reduced from 1.8 to 1.3 seconds. Damage over time potency has been increased from 35 to 40.


Tenka Goken	Lv. 40	Weaponskill	1.3s	2.5s	All Sen	8y 8y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 360 to all enemies in a cone before you. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. Revisions Potency is no longer reduced after the first enemy. Cast time has been reduced from 1.8 to 1.3 seconds.


Midare Setsugekka	Lv. 50	Weaponskill	1.3s	2.5s	All Sen	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 800. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. Revisions Potency has been increased from 720 to 800. Cast time has been reduced from 1.8 to 1.3 seconds.


Kaeshi: Higanbana	Lv. 76	Ability	Instant	60s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 375. Additional Effect: Damage over time Potency: 60 Duration: 60s Effect cannot be stacked with Higanbana. Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Kaeshi: Goken	Lv. 76	Ability	Instant	60s	-	8y 8y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 540 to all enemies in a cone before you. Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Kaeshi: Setsugekka	Lv. 76	Ability	Instant	60s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,200. Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.

Action Name	Acquired	Type	Cast	Recast	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 Revisions Now acquired at level 10 (previously level 16).


Bloodbath	Lv. 12	Ability	Instant	90s	-	0y 0y	Converts a portion of physical damage dealt into HP. Duration: 20s Revisions Now acquired at level 12 (previously level 32).


Feint	Lv. 22	Ability	Instant	90s	-	10y 0y	Lowers target's strength and dexterity by 10%. Duration: 10s Revisions Now acquired at level 22 (previously level 40). Recast time has been reduced from 120 to 90 seconds.


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 Revisions Now acquired at level 32 (previously level 12). Recast time has been increased from 60 to 120 seconds. Now available as both a tank role and ranged physical DPS role action. Effect duration has been increased from 5 to 6 seconds.


True North	Lv. 50	Ability	Instant	45s	-	0y 0y	Nullifies all action direction requirements. Duration: 10s Maximum Charges: 2 Revisions Now acquired at level 50 (previously level 48). Recast time has been reduced from 90 to 45 seconds. Effect duration has been reduced from 15 to 10. Now has a maximum of 2 charges.

Traits	Acquired	Effect


Kenki Mastery	Lv. 52	Increases Kenki Gauge when landing select weaponskills.


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


Enhanced Iaijutsu	Lv. 74	Reduces Iaijutsu cast time to 1.3 seconds.


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

Actions & Traits

Job Actions

Action Name	Type	Cast	Recast	Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Hakaze	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	-	5y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 800. Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 5 ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. Revisions Potency has been increased from 750 to 800.


Jinpu	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	-	5y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,000. Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 5 ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Shifu	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	-	5y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,000. Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 5 ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Yukikaze	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	-	5y 0y	Delivers an attack to target. Combo Action: Hakaze Combo Potency: 1,400 Combo Bonus: Increases damage you deal target by 20% Duration: 20s Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10 and grants Setsu ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. Revisions Potency has been increased from 1,250 to 1,400. Increase to damage dealt has been changed from 15% to 20%. Effect duration has been increased from 18 to 20 seconds.


Gekko	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	-	5y 0y	Delivers an attack to target. Combo Action: Jinpu Combo Potency: 1,600 Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10 and grants Getsu ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. Revisions Potency has been increased from 1,500 to 1,600.


Kasha	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	-	5y 0y	Delivers an attack to target. Combo Action: Shifu Combo Potency: 1,600 Combo Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10 and grants Ka ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. Revisions Potency has been increased from 1,500 to 1,600.


Iaijutsu	Weaponskill	1.3s	2.4s	All Sen	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


Tsubame-gaeshi	Weaponskill	1.3s	30s	-	0y 0y	Repeats the previously executed iaijutsu. Can only be executed immediately following Iaijutsu. This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions.


Meikyo Shisui	Ability	Instant	15s	-	0y 0y	Execute the last weaponskill of a combo without meeting combo prerequisites. Does not affect Iaijutsu or Tsubame-gaeshi. Duration: 5s Maximum Charges: 3 Revisions Recast time has been increased from 1 to 15 seconds. Now has a maximum of 3 charges.


Hissatsu: Senei	Ability	Instant	1s	Kenki: 50	5y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 2,000. Kenki Gauge Cost: 50


Hissatsu: Soten	Ability	Instant	15s	Kenki: 25	20y 0y	Move quickly to the specified location, delivering an attack with a potency of 1,000 to all enemies in your path. Kenki Gauge Cost: 25 Cannot use when bound. Revisions Recast time has been increased from 10 to 15 seconds. Kenki Gauge cost has been increased from 20 to 25.


Hissatsu: Chiten	Ability	Instant	30s	Kenki: 25	0y 0y	Reduces damage taken by 50% and counters up to the next 5 attacks. Counter Potency: 1,000 Duration: 6s Counter Bonus: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10 Kenki Gauge Cost: 25 Revisions Counter bonus has been increased from 5 to 10. Kenki Gauge cost has been increased from 20 to 25. Effect duration has been increased from 5 to 6 seconds. Maximum number of counters increased from 3 to 5.


Higanbana	Weaponskill	1.3s	2.4s	All Sen	8y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 800. Additional Effect: Damage over time Potency: 300 Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Reduces target's HP recovered by healing actions by 10% Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 50 if target is KO'd before effect expires Additional Effect: If the target is suffering from Higanbana inflicted by you, increase the effect duration by 30s up to a maximum of 60s ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. Revisions Potency has been reduced from 1,000 to 800. The additional effect "Reduces target's HP recovered by healing actions by 10%" has been added. The additional effect "If the target is suffering from Higanbana inflicted by you, increase the effect duration by 30s, up to a maximum of 60s" has been added.


Tenka Goken	Weaponskill	1.3s	2.4s	All Sen	8y 8y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,600 to all enemies in a cone before you. Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10 for each enemy hit ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. Revisions Potency has been reduced from 2,000 to 1,600. Potency is no longer reduced after the first enemy. The additional effect "10-yalm knockback" has been removed. The additional effect "Increases Kenki Gauge by 10 for each enemy hit" has been added.


Midare Setsugekka	Weaponskill	1.3s	2.4s	All Sen	8y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 2,400. Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 20 ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. Revisions Potency has been reduced from 3,500 to 2,400. The additional effect "Increases Kenki Gauge by 20" has been added.


Kaeshi: Higanbana	Weaponskill	Instant	30s	-	8y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 800. Additional Effect: Damage over time Potency: 300 Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Reduces target's HP recovered by healing actions by 10% Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 50 if target is KO'd before effect expires Additional Effect: If the target is suffering from Higanbana inflicted by you, increase the effect duration by 30s, up to a maximum of 60s Can only be executed following Higanbana. This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Kaeshi: Goken	Weaponskill	Instant	30s	-	8y 8y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,600 to all enemies in a cone before you. Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 10 for each enemy hit Can only be executed following Tenka Goken. This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Kaeshi: Setsugekka	Weaponskill	Instant	30s	-	8y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 2,400. Additional Effect: Increases Kenki Gauge by 20 Can only be executed following Midare Setsugekka. This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.

* The following actions were removed with the release of patch 5.0: Enpi and Hissatsu: Shinten.

Job Actions

Iaijutsu

Role Actions

Trait

Combos

Job Gauge

Job Actions

Additional PvP Actions

Adrenaline Rush

Job Gauge

Melee DPS

Actions & Traits

Job Actions

Iaijutsu

Role Actions

Trait

Combos

Combo Sequence

Effect

Job Gauge

Sen Gauge

Kenki Gauge

Simple Mode

Actions & Traits

Job Actions

Additional PvP Actions

Adrenaline Rush

Job Gauge

Sen Gauge

Kenki Gauge

Simple Mode

Action Name	Type	Cast	Recast	Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Bolt	Ability	Instant	30s	-	0y 0y	Movement speed is increased. Duration: 6s


Backstep	Ability	Instant	30s	-	0y 0y	Jump 10 yalms back from current position. Cannot be executed while bound.


Blood for Blood	Ability	Instant	60s	-	0y 0y	Increases damage dealt and damage suffered by 10%. Duration: 10s


Bloodbath	Ability	Instant	60s	-	0y 0y	Converts 50% of damage dealt into HP. Duration: 10s


Fetter Ward	Ability	Instant	60s	-	0y 0y	Grants immunity to stun, sleep, bind, heavy, silence, knockback, and draw-in effects. Duration: 6s

Action Name	Cast	Recast	Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Raw Destruction	2s	-	Adrenaline Gauge	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. Revisions Potency has been increased from 9,000 to 10,000.