New? Got too many skills? Made the mistake of using a level skip and have no idea what anything does? Just hate reading? Try this guide out!
This guide seeks to teach new Ninjas how to Ninja properly, without getting too deep into optimization. Iâll be showing off and explaining some openers but not delving too much deeper beyond that and general skill usage. Endgame is a long way away and thereâs lots to learn along the way. Start slow and work your way up one skill at a time! Then, graduate to more advanced guides.
General DPSing Guide: https://youtu.be/QV7gLorSweo
Melee Role Actions Guide: https://youtu.be/Wuhci5l7Xl4
Guide to my HUD: https://youtu.be/GgXOHas9GyY
Dictionary of Terms: https://youtu.be/Oi8-myAY-Uc
Rotation images (and Mudra Cheat Sheet): https://imgur.com/a/mzfdAwI
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Timestamps:
Intro: 0:00
Playstyle Summary: 1:48
L1. Spinning Edge: 2:49
L2. Shade Shift: 3:00
L4. Gust Slash: 3:44
Role Actions: 4:15
L10: Hide: 4:34
Role Actions: 5:13
L14. All Fours: 5:17
L15. Throwing Dagger: 5:37
L15. Mug: 6:30
L18. Trick Attack: 7:40
L20. Fleet of Foot: 8:42
Role Actions: 9:17
L26. Aeolian Edge: 9:21
Job Requirements: 9:44
L30. Ten: 9:57
L30. Ninjutsu and Fuma Shuriken: 10:48
Role Actions: 13:20
L35. Chi, Raiton, and Katon: 13:24
L38. Death Blossom: 15:00
L40. Assassinate: 15:47
L40. Shukuchi: 16:12
L45. Increase Attack Speed: 17:14
L45. Jin, Hyoton, Doton, Suiton, and Huton: 17:42
Role Actions: 24:34
L50. Kassatsu: 24:42
L50. Opener: 25:46
L50. AoE Opener: 29:08
L52. Hakke Mujinsatsu: 30:41
L54. Armor Crush: 30:58
L56. Adept Assassinate and Dream Within a Dream: 32:00
L60. Opener: 32:31
L62. Shukiho: 32:54
L62. Hellfrog Medium: 33:19
L64. Enhanced Shukuchi: 33:54
L66. Mug Mastery and Dokumori: 34:31
L68. Bhavacakra: 34:59
L70. Ten Chi Jin (TCJ): 35:20
L70. Opener: 37:54
L70. AoE Opener: 39:53
L72. Meisui: 41:03
L74. Enhanced Shukuchi II: 42:09
L74. Melee Mastery: 42:37
L76. Enhanced Kassatsu, Gokka Mekkyaku, and Hyosho Ranryu: 42:52
L78. Shukiho II: 43:58
L80. Bunshin: 44:10
L80. Opener: 45:27
L80. AoE Opener: 46:56
I do not know why there is a long blank section here.: 48:01
L82. Phantom Kamaitachi: 48:11
L84. Shukiho III and Melee Mastery II: 49:10
L86. Hollow Nozuchi: 49:33
L88. Enhanced Meisui: 50:08
L90. Enhanced Raiton, Forked Raiju, and Fleeting Raiju: 50:27
L90. Opener: 52:07
L90. AoE Opener: 52:57
L92. Trick Attack Mastery and Kunaiâs Bane: 53:31
L94. Melee Mastery III: 54:10
L96. Enhanced Dokumori, Zesho Meppo, and Deathfrog Medium: 54:24
L100. Enhanced TCJ and Tenri Jindo: 55:14
L100. Opener: 56:07
L100. AoE Opener: 57:29
Outro: 58:55
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can we use doton on no enemies now?
Damn, just when i was thinking of leveling it too lmao
"i don't know why there's such a long blank section here"
my brother in christ you edited the video lol
Cheers to Alaimbert of the Spiked Butt for his guest appearance. đ
you can actually use sprint while hiding, it makes you walk slightly faster lol
I really love the artistic of this class, but dislike how punishing it was compare to other class.
1) Mudra fail is a huge dps lost, ok normally but when lag spike it then yeah it whether u got Shuriken, or rabbit. đ Wish it was like Dancer but I get why they done that and work if fail it still get us something or refund Mudra like Monk you lost aoe dps but still get a sign still dps lost but better than rabbit which do nothing.
2) TCJ punish for even a slight movement, wish it work like Lay Line so you can move slightly if accidentally press it.
Huton being removed made the job so much more streamlined in a way I liked, itâs probably my most-played job outside of raiding now due to the functional uses of Mug/Dokumori, ranged attacks from ninjutsu complimented by Forked Raiju, and faster movement speed. Would heavily recommend it to anyone curious.
TCJ has to be the most punishing button to press in the game. Any slight movement screws the entire thing up.
another note for Shukuchi. there is an option in the character settings (i forget where exactly) that you can toggle so im pretty sure any targeted ground based attack, movement, ability etc cannot go past the target distance.
if i move my mouse farther than the range of Shukuchi, i can still click and it will go the max distance possible. this way i can just throw my mouse across the screen in the direction i want and get max distance instantly.
this is also very useful for the mech section in Praetorium
I'd like to imagine that in an alternative universe rogue was the split class with ninja and viper instead of arcanist and summoner/scholar.
I still accidentally pre pull Huton sometimes and wonder why I'm not getting the buff.
Thank you for your continued contributions to the FFXIV community.
The only thing I've wished since the rework occured was for ninja to get at level 60 a baby's-first Kunai's Bane. Make it 400 potency (same as the rear of trick attack) with the normal falloff that the full version gets. That way Ninja gets something at HW's end, and makes Huton have a use before Meisui. And like you said, there's not really anything going on during HW levels at this point
And the first new job guide is ninja, because Viper is its flesh and blood son. XD
But seriously, great guide. I love the 'this to this' comparison where the after shows the minion acting confused that his master is gone.
Please do Astrologian next. I am playing that on my alt because I don't want to double up on expansion jobs and Astro is my least favorite healer. đ
EDIT: Nevermind, you did Monk before this.
Shukuchi with the option to range lock the targeting circle on controller is wildly easy to get used to. I basically never used it without macro when I was playing on M&K.
while leveling all jobs your guides are so helpful in getting the rotation started before going deeper into real optimal rotations
Best âfrom this to thisâ Ever! đđ€©â€ïž As always, thank you for helping me be less of a noob. đ
Ninja is one of the best down scaling classes in terms of enjoyment for me. Even in ARR content it feels like ninja from having the mudra
I just finished lvling NIN to 100 yesterday. I was so close to actually learning what to do đ
I'd argue that using Huton for Trick Attack is worthwhile on up to 3 enemies. On raw damage, it's going to do less initially –
3 x 350 = 1050 vs 3 x 240 = 720 for a total difference of 330. subtract 300 for Trick Attack's initial damage, and you're behind by 30. If you'll do more than 300 potency to the Trick target in the next 15 seconds, that's more damage. If it kills early compared to the other targets, that helps lighten the healer's load earlier. And of course, it's good practice for endgame.
With 4 targets you'd be behind by 140, and dealing 1400 AoE potency in 15 seconds is a big ask. I'm not sure you can do it even at 72 – I haven't done the math in that much detail.
I imagine it'd be worth it in a trash pack like the one from Amdapor that you showed, where that goat has a LOT more health than the summoned ochus, but that's not really usable as a standard thing; only in specific cases where you know the dungeon by heart.
Fastest click of my life. I've wanted to get back into ninja since the expansion launch, and I've been waiting for your guide!
With this guide, I can become the next Hokage! Believe it!
best guides in the business
Thank you so much for keeping the this guides alive!
Finally, one of these actually shows up in my subscription list
the algorythm is healing
I'm a F2P player so I skipped directly to the level 70 opener. I don't have ninja at 70 and I don't speak Japanese. I had -15% idea what was going on. I will do nothing to correct this.
Got away from work just to tune into greatness
I cry every time I see a ninja use Doton in single target
As always, you are a pillar of the community and your guides are invaluable <3
I forgot where to use your 3rd weapon skill. Thanks man, vpr got boring đ
im doing a game where I try to guess the next job for the levelling skills guide. got it wrong again this time!
I did actually try to workshop an AoE opener myself and it's hilarious how many different variations there can be depending on when your Mudra come off cooldown again or how much ninki you have going into the opener, what you've got is about as good as many others, even with the forced clipping when you weave both Deathfrog Medium and Tenri Jindo after the Goka Mekkyaku. I think I personally throw out Dokumori a GCD sooner and use freed up weave on Bunshin, shift Meisui to be immediately after TCJ, and use Tenri Jindo after Phantom Kamaitachi. I think the difference between these two openers is like 2-3% at most though and with how hectic pulls can get with AoEs and such it's good enough.
âLimit Target Ring to Targetting Distanceâ is the name of the option. I think itâs under System Config -> Controls
Every time I see a Ninja place Doton on a single target boss outside of pre-pull I can't help but mutter out loud to myself "Raiton is better than Doton, Raiton is better than Doton…"
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