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By Bismarck.Llewelyn 2013-08-23 12:27:32

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Yeah, all were +2 stones.

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By Sylph.Jrpg 2013-08-23 15:43:55

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While I feel I have a fairly good idea on how to gear SAM, it'd be nice to see someone rework the OP with new gearsets using 420 delay (Ugui)/450 delay weapons (Shichi, Tsuru). OP most likely quit and hasn't updated.

...Although I do realize it'd be a lot of work if you factor in low-mid-high tier acc sets, budget/AH to delve boss sets, and other things. Guess you'd have to find a cutoff point to make it less complicated.

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By Asura.Ackeronll 2013-08-23 23:19:32

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Otronif with +2 Double attack worse then the Delve hands R10? Want to know before I spend 1m on an Airlixer +2

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By Cerberus.Taint 2013-08-24 08:16:49

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Asura.Ackeronll said: »

Otronif with +2 Double attack worse then the Delve hands R10? Want to know before I spend 1m on an Airlixer +2

Otro with DA2 are the best TP hands.

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By Carbuncle.Nitecon 2013-08-26 18:01:45

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Bismarck.Llewelyn said: »

Uncapped attack:
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Also 4-hits. DA+2 on all Otronif.

Is this the best set even without DA augments?

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By Bismarck.Llewelyn 2013-08-26 18:18:31

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Uncapped attack, Ionis, No SAM Roll, no DA Otronif (just making sure this is what you're looking for), I'd use this:

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Rank 15A on both Mikinaak.

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By Carbuncle.Nitecon 2013-08-27 11:56:58

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Bismarck.Llewelyn said: »

Uncapped attack, Ionis, No SAM Roll, no DA Otronif (just making sure this is what you're looking for), I'd use this:

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Rank 15A on both Mikinaak.

Thanks, I'll use that until I start getting DA augments. Right now 5/5 Otronif sans augments.

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By Phoenix.Sonoske 2013-08-27 14:47:01

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Assuming no AGI Earring set and no 4 AGI earrings from AH what is the next best earring combo for Apex Arrow on SAM?

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By Cerberus.Taint 2013-08-27 15:05:01

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Phoenix.Sonoske said: »

Assuming no AGI Earring set and no 4 AGI earrings from AH what is the next best earring combo for Apex Arrow on SAM?

Just get the AGI earrings...the only other option would be STR earrings but they don't be near as good.

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By Phoenix.Sonoske 2013-08-27 15:32:50

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Thing is haven't had the time to camp them lately and group I do most of my delve boss runs with starts bee tomorrow, and wanted to try out a Tsurumaru/Apex setup. As for available earrings until I have the time I can do 2 3AGI earrings or 1 3AGI and Clearview. Or even TP bonus moonshade for w/e tiny bit that'd help if at all.

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By Leviathan.Kidnoftle 2013-08-28 11:45:09

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I got 4/5 otro w/ da augs being better than 3/5 w/ yayo helm, any reason you went w/ yayo?

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By Cerberus.Taint 2013-08-28 12:10:44

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Phoenix.Sonoske said: »

I'd make different ACC lvls with Apex. It loves to miss.

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By Bismarck.Llewelyn 2013-08-28 14:02:35

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Leviathan.Kidnoftle said: »

I got 4/5 otro w/ da augs being better than 3/5 w/ yayo helm, any reason you went w/ yayo?

Dunno, I have Yaoyotl ahead using spreadsheet for uncapped attack.

Otronif Mask - 1316.638
Yaoyotl Helm - 1323.158

Made sure the extra 3 DEX isn't adding any crit hit rate. Obviously if capped att you'd be using Otronif, though.

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By Sylph.Jrpg 2013-08-28 18:02:53

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Anyone willing to share a SAM spellcast? Been toying around with some but they don't quite account for the benefits that Tsuru provides. Also having some issues using a ranged weapon.

Would also like to see the code for auto ws when TP is 100-100+. Probably easy to do, but it'd need an on/off toggle.

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By kamaka54 2013-08-28 19:22:00

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Can someone please post their Apex Arrow set? I need to know what little additions i need to make to make it viable. Thank you in advance.

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By Cerberus.Taint 2013-08-28 20:10:55

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kamaka54 said: »

Can someone please post their Apex Arrow set? I need to know what little additions i need to make to make it viable. Thank you in advance.

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By Leviathan.Kuryomi 2013-08-31 08:41:21

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which path you do on bow? Ranged weapons i dont think get str path but i maybe wrong

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By Valefor.Sapphire 2013-08-31 08:52:06

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For the bow you either take Ratk or Racc path, both paths give +AGI as the stat bonus.
As for which path to take, it depends on how valuable you think 5 ranged acc vs 5 ratk is, assuming you rank15 it.

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By Cerberus.Taint 2013-08-31 09:03:39

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Path B for sure. Apex Arrow loves to miss without a high lvl of buffs. I am extremely disappointed with the WS TBH.

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By Odin.Jassik 2013-08-31 10:58:37

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Cerberus.Taint said: »

Path B for sure. Apex Arrow loves to miss without a high lvl of buffs. I am extremely disappointed with the WS TBH.

With a decent Racc/Ratt build I was still getting better acc with sidewinder than Apex /WAR. Apex sucks.

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By itchi508 2013-08-31 17:45:01

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Question: in this set can someone plug it in to spread sheet & see how much dps difference there is.

What I'm looking to do and curious of is. Swop to Windbuffet belt & Otronif Brais. Does the 2.5% haste from Unkai's Hasso still win? Referring to in Delve with Chaos Fighters Min/march & RCB

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By Ramuh.Austar 2013-08-31 17:45:41

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Don't need a spreadsheet to say yes.

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By itchi508 2013-08-31 17:48:22

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Ramuh.Austar said: »

Don't need a spreadsheet to say yes.

^ thanks just want to be sure. (Edited :p

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By Ramuh.Austar 2013-08-31 17:49:02

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I think you misunderstood, keep Unkai

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By Odin.Zelphes 2013-08-31 17:50:21

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itchi508 said: »

Ionis gives 2% haste, so can use Windbuffet with AF3

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By Bahamut.Devlon 2013-09-02 09:42:34

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Quick question: Tsuru/Apex setups subbing RNG at all, or straight up WAR??

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By Cerberus.Taint 2013-09-02 10:14:37

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Bahamut.Devlon said: »

Quick question: Tsuru/Apex setups subbing RNG at all, or straight up WAR??

/war

Apex is very disappointing unless you are buffed to the nine and they mob is weak to piercing.

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By Asura.Backstab 2013-09-02 12:00:43

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Cerberus.Taint said: »

kamaka54 said: »

Can someone please post their Apex Arrow set? I need to know what little additions i need to make to make it viable. Thank you in advance.

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Just curious, is apex arrow a 1 hit WS? since you got phorcys and tenryu in your gearset? BG has its description wrong saying it deals triple dmg. It says its a 4 hit WS in game.

I was assuming its a 1 hit WS aswell after watching it miss so much and geared accordingly untill someone in LS pointed out the description ingame.

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By Odin.Jassik 2013-09-02 12:30:35

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Yes, Apex is one hit.

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By Valefor.Mattyc 2013-09-02 12:31:16

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deals triple damage, not triple attack, it is a single hit WS yes :)

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Bushido - The Way of The Samurai

Hello everyone! As part of the community here on FFXI AH, I would like to see every job have one of these comprehensive guides that help both mid range and high level players better understand their jobs, gear, and roles in end game Final Fantasy XI.

The goal of this guide is to help fellow players understand everything Samurai related.

There are several extremely knowledgable players on the forums (this one specifically as well) so I will be looking to them for input as well. Please feel free to add any important information and help me compile the best guide possible ^_^!

Table of Contents
I. Samurai Overview
II. A Samurai's Role
III. Equipment and Weapons
IV. Sub Jobs
V. Samurai, Store TP, and You
VI. Utilizing Your Skills
VII. Conclusion

Section I - Samurai Overview

Warriors from the East. Demon Killers. Samurai are experts in wielding the Great Katana and manipulating Tactical Points, allowing the player to unleash a flurry of skills on their enemies quicker than any other class in Vana'diel.

Job Abilities

[Level 1] Meikyo Shisui
(1:00:00 recast - 30 second duration)

Grants the player 300 TP upon use. Allows all weapon skills used during the duration to cost 100 TP. The player is unable to gain any TP unless it is from Meditate or Items. Damage modifiers are based on Total TP at the time of executing the Weapon Skill, not based on TP Consumed (100).

The first Weaponskill used under Meiko Shisui will cost 100TP but will be calculated as a 300TP Weaponskill.
The second Weaponskill will again consume only 100TP but will be calculated as a 200TP Weaponskill.

Enhanced by Saotome Sune-Ate +2 (aug) reducing TP consumed by 25 under the effect of Meiko Shisui, however at least 100TP is still required to perform the Weaponskill.

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[Level 5] Warding Circle
(5:00 recast - 3 minute duration)

Grants "Demon Killer" effect for all party members in range. When used as Samurai Main Job, this ability gives a 15% damage bonus/15% damage resistance against Demons.

Enhanced by Myochin Kabuto/+1 granting an additional 50% duration and 2% to respective bonuses
Myochin Kabuto/+1 is only needed upon activation.

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[Level 15] Third Eye
(1:00 recast Seigan Down, 0:30 recast Seigan Up - 30 second duration/until removed)

Anticipates the next physical attack directed at you. With Seigan active, multiple attacks can be anticipated (higher chance to wear off the longer it is active). More on this later!

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[Level 25] Hasso
(1:00 recast - 5:00 duration)

Grants a bonus to attack speed, accuracy, and STR stat when using two-handed weapons, but increases recast and casting times.

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[Level 30] Meditate
(3:00 recast - 0:15 duration)

Grants 20% TP per tick up to a maximum of 100 TP. When used as a sub, grants 12% TP per tick for a maximum of 60 TP. Can be enhanced heavily with gear.

Enhanced by Myochin Kabuto/+1 adding 1-2 ticks or 120-140 total TP gained

Enhanced by Saotome Kote/+1 adding an additional tick or 20 total TP gained

Enhanced by Saotome Kote +2/(aug) adding an additional 2-3 ticks or 40-60 total TP gained

When Myochin Kabuto/+1 is paired with Saotome Kote +2/(aug) the total TP gained is 180-200

Myochin Kabuto/Saotome Kote are only needed upon activation

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[Level 35] Seigan
(1:00 recast - 5:00 duration)

Grants a bonus to "Third Eye" when using two-handed weapons, but increases recast and casting times.

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[Level 40] Sekkanoki
(5:00 recast - 1:00 duration or until next Weapon Skill)

The next weapon skill used will cost 100 TP regardless of current total TP. Damage modifiers are based on the 100 TP used. TP Bonus weapons do not affect weapon skills used under the effect of Sekkanoki.

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[Level 65] Konzen-ittai
(3:00 recast - 1:00 duration or until next Weapon Skill)

Readies enemy for a skillchain.

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[Level 75 - Merit] Shikikoyo
(5:00 recast)

Share TP above 100 with a party member. The Samurai retains more TP with further merits.

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[Level 75 - Merit] Blade Bash
(3:00 recast)

Delivers an attack that can stun the target and occasionally causes Plauge.

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[Level 77] Sengikori
(3:00 recast - 1:00 duration or until next Weapon Skill)

Grants a bonus to skillchains and magic bursts initiated by your next Weapon Skill.

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[Level 87] Hamanoha
(5:00 recast - 3:00 duration)

Lowers accuracy, evasion, magic accuracy, magic evasion, and TP Gain for Demons.

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[Level 95] Hagakure
(3:00 recast - 1:00 duration or until next Weapon Skill)

Grants Save TP (40) and a TP Bonus (100) to your next Weapon Skill.

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Traits

Resist Blind (grants a small resistance to blind)
Obtained at level 5 with increasing tiers at 25, 45, and 65

Store TP (Increases the amount of TP gained by each attack)
Obtained at level 10 with increasing tiers at 30, 50, 70, 90
Respective values are 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30

Zanshin (Occasionally grants an additional attack)
This is the defining Job Trait for Samurai and has 2 different functional effects which will be further explained in the Job Ability section
Obtained at level 20 with increasing tiers at 35, 50, 75, and 95
Respective values are 15%, 25%, 35%, 45%, and 50%

Demon Killer (Occasionally Intimidates demon's)
Killer Effects are incredibly potent when utilized, however due to the lack of effective gear to enhance the trait its largly a minor bonus. It is unkown if Samurai gets succesive tiers of this trait.

Skillchain Bonus (Increases the damage of skillchains created by the Samurai)
Obtained at level 78 with increasing tiers at 88 and 98
Respective values are 8%, 12%, and 16%

While Samurai is regarded as the master of skillchains with the ability to repeatedly skillchain with almost any weapon or job as well as itself in quick succession, Dancer gets 2 succesive tiers of this trait reaching 23% Skillchain damage bonus at level 97.

Merited Traits

(obtained at level 75)

Ikitoshen (increases the TP gained by a Zanshin attack)
Grants an additional 3 TP per merit before Store TP is added
Formula: Zanshin TP = [base weapon TP + (3 x Ikitoshen merits)] x Total Store TP
Assuming 437 delay (masamune/amano) [11.1 + (3 x 5)] x 1.88 = 49.068 Floored to 49
49 ADDITIONAL
Enhanced by Saotome Kabuto +2 (aug)
Adds 1% critical hit rate to Zanshin attacks per Ikitoshen merit

Also worth noting:

Ikkishoten may be useless unless it doubles your TP before sTP. 460 Delay gives 12 TP, exact same as 4/5 Ikki merits. If your delay is higher, you should do 5/5 merits or calculate how much extra sTP you need so you don't get stuck at just under 100 TP.
Thank you to Castanets/Ichito of Phoenix for this~

Overwhelm (obtained at level 75)
Grants a damage bonus to Weaponskills performed face to face
Adds a straight % to qualifying Weaponskills
5% per merit for the first 3 and 2% for the last 2 merits
Overwhelm is NOT present for Ranged Weaponskills regardless of orientation

--- HUGE Thanks To Jassik for the Trait Breakdown Section as well as help on the Job Ability Section---

Merits

Recommended merit build: 5/5 Store TP, 5/5 Meditate. 5/5 Overwhelm. 5/5 Ikishoten. Do 4/5 Ikis and 1/5 Blade Bash if your stunners are fail faces.

Group 1
Third Eye Recast - Shorten recast time by 2 seconds.
Warding Circel Recast - Shorten recast time by 10 seconds.
Store TP Effect - Increases amount of TP stored by 2.
Meditate Recast - Shortn recast time by 6 seconds.
Zanshin Attack Rate - Increases Zanshin attack rate by 1 percent.

Group 2
Shikikoyo - Shares TP above 100 with a party member. Supplement TP shared by 12%.
Blade Bash - Delivers an attack that can stun the target and occasionally cause plague. Requires a Great Katana. Increase plague duration by 15 seconds.
Ikishoten - Increases amount of TP gained with a Zanshin attack. Increase TP gained by 3.
Overwhelm - Grants a damage bonus to weapon skills performed face-to-face with an enemy. Increase damage bonus by 5% for the first three points, and by 2% for the final 2 points.

Section II - A Samurai's Role

What role does a Samurai fill in a party?

Damage Dealer
A Samurai's primary and most effective role is dealing high frequencies of damage. Samurais are considered one of the big three in the current end game in regards to DDs.

Samurai is extremely effective at outputting high bursts of damage with their various abilities and traits that allow them to use Weapon Skills more frequently than any other job. Most of your damage will come from spamming Shoha/Fudo/Kaiten.

Tank
Tanking in FFXI has become folklore at this point but can still be necessary in some low-man events.

With the proper gear sets, Samurai can be very effective as a tank with and without the use of Seigan/Third Eye. Seigan/Third Eye becomes even more effective with Unkai Kabuto/Saotome Haidate and other complimenting pieces of gear. More on this later.

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