A Rogue can become a Ninja by equipping the Soul of the Ninja item after completing the first quest.

Quest	NPC	Location	Conditions
Peasants by Day, Ninjas by Night	Jacke	Limsa Lominsa - Lower Decks (X:8 Y:16)	ROG 30

For each quest you complete, you will be rewarded with a new ability, while the latter quests will also reward you with artifact (AF) armour that is shown in the screenshot above.

Introduction to Ninja

Ninja is a melee damage dealing job which branches from the Rogue class. The job will deal damage using the power of Ninjutsu.

Attributes

As a Ninja your main stat is Dexterity (DEX) for increased damage. You should be focusing on equipment with this stat. For secondary stats you should be focusing on the likes of Direct Hit Rate, Determination, Critical Hit Rate and Skill Speed in addition to simply boosting DEX. However you'll find Skill Speed is generally not worth it.

Skill Speed and Critical Hit Rate are self explanatory in what they do. For the other two, Determination is used to boost the damage dealt by all attacks and the amount of HP recovered when healed while Direct Hit Rate is Stormblood's replacement for Accuracy. Instead of a simple hit or miss effect that Accuracy could give, having low Direct Hit Rate for a fight will reduce damage dealt so it is important to improve this stat.

Actions

Actions are skills that the Ninja can equip to their bar and select to use at any time as long as their timer is available. Actions used in a combo will generate additional damage and effects. All Ninja actions are exclusive to that job.


AST  BRD  BLM  DNC  DRK  DRG  GNB  MCH  
MNK  NIN  PLD  RDM  SAM  SCH  SMN  WAR  WHM

	Name	Level	Cast	Recast	MP	TP	Range	Radius
	Rabbit Medium	30	0	20	0	0	0y	0y
	Thumpity thump thump, thumpity thump thump...
	Ten	30	0	20	0	0	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	30	0	1.5	0	0	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	35	0	20	0	0	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.
	Shukuchi	40	0	60	0	0	20y	1y
	Move quickly to the specified location. Maximum Charges: 2 Cannot be executed while bound.
	Jin	45	0	20	0	0	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	50	0	60	0	0	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.
	Smoke Screen	52	0	180	0	0	25y	0y
	Creates a wall of smoke, reducing enmity generation of a single party member. F201F8F201F9Duration:0101 20s
	Hakke Mujinsatsu	52	0	2.5	0	0	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	54	0	2.5	0	0	0y	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
	Shadewalker	56	0	120	0	0	25y	0y
	Grants target party member the effect of F201FAF201FBSilhouette0101, diverting to target 80% of all enmity generated by caster. No effect when target is under the effect of F201FAF201FBShadewalker0101. F201F8F201F9Duration:0101 15s
	Dream Within a Dream	56	0	60	0	0	0y	0y
	Delivers a threefold attack, each hit with a potency of 200. Additional Effect: Grants Assassinate Ready Duration: 15s
	Duality	58	0	90	0	0	0y	0y
	Doubles the number of strikes for a single-target weaponskill. Combo bonuses and additional effects will only be applied once. F201F8F201F9Duration:0101 10s
	Assassinate	60	0	1	0	0	0y	0y
	Delivers a critical direct hit with a potency of 200. Can only be executed when Assassinate Ready.
	Hellfrog Medium	62	0	1	0	0	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	68	0	1	0	0	0y	0y
	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 300. Ninki Gauge Cost: 50 Shares a recast timer with Hellfrog Medium.
	Ten Chi Jin	70	0	120	0	0	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	72	0	120	0	0	0y	0y
	Dispel Suiton, increasing the Ninki Gauge by 50. Can only be executed while in combat.
	Bunshin	80	0	90	0	0	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

As well as these the Ninja can also equip Rogue actions.

Combos

The Ninja job has the following combos which can be executed. These will give extra damage and effects.

Spinning Edge > Gust Slash
Spinning Edge > Shadow Fang
Gust Slash > Aeolian Edge
Gust Slash > Dancing Edge

Spinning Edge > Gust Slash > Aeolian Edge
Spinning Edge > Gust Slash > Dancing Edge

Ninjutsu Actions

The Ninja job has access to a unique set of actions allowing them to perform Ninjutsu techniques. These are listed below.

	Name	Level	Cast	Recast	MP	TP	Range	Radius
	Fuma Shuriken	30	0	20	0	0	25y	0y
	Delivers a ranged ninjutsu attack with a potency of 240. Mudra Combination: Any one of the Ten, Chi, or Jin mudra ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
	Katon	35	0	20	0	0	15y	5y
	Delivers fire damage with a potency of 250 to target and all enemies nearby it. Mudra Combination: Chi→Ten or Jin→Ten ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
	Raiton	35	0	20	0	0	15y	0y
	Delivers lightning damage with a potency of 360. Mudra Combination: Ten→Chi or Jin→Chi ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
	Hyoton	45	0	20	0	0	25y	0y
	Delivers ice damage with a potency of 140. Additional Effect: Bind Duration: 15s Mudra Combination: Ten→Jin or Chi→Jin Cancels auto-attack upon execution. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
	Huton	45	0	20	0	0	0y	0y
	Reduces weaponskill recast time and auto-attack delay by 15%. Duration: 70s Mudra Combination: Jin→Chi→Ten or Chi→Jin→Ten ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
	Doton	45	0	20	0	0	0y	5y
	Creates a patch of corrupted earth, dealing damage with a potency of 45 to any enemies who enter. Duration: 24s Additional Effect: Heavy +40% Mudra Combination: Ten→Jin→Chi or Jin→Ten→Chi ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
	Suiton	45	0	20	0	0	15y	0y
	Delivers water damage with a potency of 180. Additional Effect: Grants Suiton Duration: 10s Mudra Combination: Ten→Chi→Jin or Chi→Ten→Jin ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.

Role Actions

Since the A Realm Reborn expansion for FFXIV, cross class actions were removed and replaced with the concept of "role" actions. Role actions are more generic as they don't belong to specific classes, but instead to roles such as melee DPS, magic DPS, healer or tank. The Ninja can equip up to 5 of these.

Name

Level

Cast

Recast

MP

TP

Range

Radius

PvP Actions

From the Stormblood expansion PvP was revamped significantly and you can no longer use PvE actions during PvP battles. That means all of the actions above you can no longer use in PvP. Action Points (AP) were also removed. While some of the dedicated PvP actions do have the same name, they will have different potencies or effects. Below are the PvP actions that are unique to the Ninja. There exists even more PvP actions and even traits but these are not unique to the Ninja. You can find these further down the page.

Name

Cast

Recast

MP

TP

Range

Radius

Shared PvP Actions

The following is a list of PvP actions which are shared across all classes and jobs. These can only be used in PvP areas and you are limited to selecting two of them.

	Name	Cast	Recast	MP	TP	Range	Radius
	Aetheric Siphon	0	6	0	0	25y	0y
	Activates the instrument.
	Anti-gravity Gimbal	0	5	0	0	0y	0y
	Simulates the spell Levitate using Nero tol Scaeva's odd contraption.
	Bolt	0	45	0	0	0y	0y
	Movement speed is increased. Duration: 10s
	Chimatsuri	4.5	45	0	0	8y	0y
	Concentrate	0	45	0	0	0y	0y
	Creates a barrier preventing Stun, Sleep, Bind, Heavy, Slow, Silence, and knockback effects. Duration: 10s
	Deflect	0	2	0	0	0y	4y
	Scatters potentially harmful aether.
	Doom Of The Living	4.5	45	0	0	8y	0y
	Dragonsong Dive	4.5	45	0	0	8y	0y
	Enliven	0	90	0	0	0y	0y
	Restores 50% of maximum TP.
	Final Heaven	4.5	45	0	0	8y	0y
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 9,000.
	Muse	0	90	0	0	0y	0y
	Restores 25% of maximum MP.
	Purify	0	45	0	0	0y	0y
	Removes Stun, Sleep, Bind, Heavy, Slow, and Silence from target. Can be used regardless of own status affliction.
	Recuperate	0	45	0	0	0y	0y
	Restores 25% of maximum HP.
	Safeguard	0	90	0	0	0y	0y
	Reduces damage taken by 25%. Duration: 10s
	Smoke Screen	0	2.5	0	0	0y	20y
	Throw an incendiary device that creates a blanket of smoke temporarily granting you the Stealth status.
	Ungarmax	3	30	0	0	14y	20y
	Vril	0	3	0	0	0y	0y
	Use the aetheric residue lingering on your body to temporarily disguise yourself as one of Lakshmi's loyal dreamers.

Shared PvP Traits

The following is a list of PvP traits which are shared across all classes and jobs. These can only be used in PvP areas and you are limited to selecting three of them.

	Name	Description
	Decreased Damage Taken	Decreases damage taken by 3%.
	Decreased Recast Time	Decreases recast time of additional actions by 20%.
	Increased Action Speed	Decreases weaponskill and spell cast and recast times by 3%.
	Increased Damage Dealt	Increases damage dealt by 3%.
	Increased Healing Potency	Increases spell-based HP restoration by 5%.
	Increased HP	Increases maximum HP by 5%.
	Increased MP Regeneration	Increases MP regeneration rate by 25%.
	Increased Resistance Duration	Increases duration of resistances by 50%.
	Increased TP Regeneration	Increases TP regeneration rate by 40%.

Ninja Equipment

The best equipment for your Ninja constantly changes depending on what was added in the latest patch so it is important to do your own research on top of this guide. We have broken the equipment down into tiers in order to give some indication of what you can use before you get up to that item level tier.

Slot	Best	Next Tier	Third Tier
Main Hand	Edenmorn Main Gauches	Augmented Cryptlurker's Cleavers	Cryptlurker's Cleavers
Head	Augmented Cryptlurker's Mesail of Scouting Edenmorn Eye Mask of Scouting	Cryptlurker's Mesail of Scouting	Augmented Law's Order Elmo of Scouting Edenmete Eye Mask of Scouting Law's Order Elmo of Scouting Exarchic Hood of Scouting
Body	Augmented Cryptlurker's Corselet of Scouting Edenmorn Bolero of Scouting	Cryptlurker's Corselet of Scouting	Law's Order Corselet of Scouting Edenmete Bolero of Scouting Augmented Law's Order Corselet of Scouting Ornate Exarchic Top of Scouting Exarchic Top of Scouting
Hands	Augmented Cryptlurker's Vambraces of Scouting Edenmorn Fingerless Gloves of Scouting	Cryptlurker's Vambraces of Scouting	Augmented Law's Order Gauntlets of Scouting Edenmete Fingerless Gloves of Scouting Law's Order Gauntlets of Scouting Exarchic Armguards of Scouting
Legs	Edenmorn Hose of Scouting Augmented Cryptlurker's Hose of Scouting	Cryptlurker's Hose of Scouting	Law's Order Brayettes of Scouting Edenmete Hose of Scouting Augmented Law's Order Brayettes of Scouting Exarchic Bottoms of Scouting
Feet	Augmented Cryptlurker's Boots of Scouting Edenmorn Thighboots of Scouting	Cryptlurker's Boots of Scouting	Augmented Law's Order Sabatons of Scouting Edenmete Thighboots of Scouting Law's Order Sabatons of Scouting Exarchic Boots of Scouting
Waist	Edenmorn Leather Belt of Scouting Augmented Cryptlurker's Belt of Scouting	Cryptlurker's Belt of Scouting	Edenmete Leather Belt of Scouting Exarchic Sash of Scouting
Neck	Edenmorn Necklace of Aiming Augmented Cryptlurker's Choker of Aiming	Cryptlurker's Choker of Aiming	Edenmete Necklace of Aiming Exarchic Choker of Aiming
Ear	Augmented Cryptlurker's Earring of Aiming Edenmorn Earrings of Aiming	Cryptlurker's Earring of Aiming	Edenmete Earrings of Aiming Exarchic Earrings of Aiming
Rings	Edenmorn Ring of Aiming Augmented Cryptlurker's Ring of Aiming	Cryptlurker's Ring of Aiming	Edenmete Ring of Aiming Exarchic Ring of Aiming
Wrist	Edenmorn Wristlet of Aiming Augmented Cryptlurker's Bracelet of Aiming	Cryptlurker's Bracelet of Aiming	Edenmete Wristlet of Aiming Exarchic Bracelet of Aiming

AST  BRD  BLM  DNC  DRK  DRG  GNB  MCH  
MNK  NIN  PLD  RDM  SAM  SCH  SMN  WAR  WHM

The following comments are from our legacy commenting system.

Xenor	Mar 15, 2015 - 22:40:58 | Location: Durham, United Kingdom
	Thanks for this Wyatt, I've updated the database.
Wyatt [Anon]	Feb 16, 2015 - 19:48:26 | Location: Nowhere, In a Box
	Ninjas can cross class Blood for Blood but it's not shown here.
Kenshinshiro [Anon]	Jan 24, 2015 - 02:04:32 | Location: Nowhere, In a Box
	I thought I saw this job toss a huge shuriken, don't see it listed here on the techniques page. Awesome site warriors, appreciate it, thanks. Kenshinshiro Hattori Leviathan

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