Ninja: Walk in shadow.

[ChaozK]

On a different note, I guess Dancing Edge is bugged. You don't have to hit from the flank with it for increased potency, like the tooltip says.

Probably another mistake of the english translation. In the german version it doesnt mention that you have to hit from the flank at all. Thanks for the confirmation on which version is correct.

So that means ARR now has a melee with pretty much no positional requirements. Tbh that could be a balance issue if dmg is on par or higher to other melees because a position free melee will naturaly be less effected by mechanics, kinda like BRD is less effected by mechanics in comparison to BLM and deals less dmg in return. Lets wait and see though, first parses seem to have NIN quite a bit lower than MNK.

[FyrmurlFloerasksyn]

Probably another mistake of the english translation. In the german version it doesnt mention that you have to hit from the flank at all. Thanks for the confirmation on which version is correct.

So that means ARR now has a melee with pretty much no positional requirements. Tbh that could be a balance issue if dmg is on par or higher to other melees because a position free melee will naturaly be less effected by mechanics, kinda like BRD is less effected by mechanics in comparison to BLM and deals less dmg in return. Lets wait and see though, first parses seem to have NIN quite a bit lower than MNK.

Eh i wouldn't read too much into it. It probably won't be long until people call it the lazy dps class lol

[Ephier]

Eh i wouldn't read too much into it. It probably won't be long until people call it the lazy dps class lol

Won't matter how lazy it is when they puttin them numbers up. Kobe. o7

[FyrmurlFloerasksyn]

Won't matter how lazy it is when they puttin them numbers up. Kobe. o7

True. I think I'm one of the only people who actually like that positional requirements for ninja is at a minimum lol

[ShaolinMike]

True. I think I'm one of the only people who actually like that positional requirements for ninja is at a minimum lol

You are not alone. I am here with you. I will stand wherever I want and whoop @$$, thank you very much.

[Butcherboy]

So which is more use TA or SA and why? Suiton give u an auto hide mid fight so u can use SATA, is that a good opening?
Are all the mudras on same cool down? So if I do huton do I need to wait 20sec before I can do another ninjutsu?

[ShaolinMike]

TA is more useful, as it gives a 10s damage increase debuff on the target, so your whole party benefits. As an opener, it's ok for dungeon trash mobs, but you'll want to at least make sure Huton is up when you start a boss battle. All the mudras share a .5 second cooldown, followed by a 20 second cooldown after using Ninjutsu. If you cast a mudra and DON'T use ninjutsu within 5 seconds of the last mudra cast, the ninjutsu cooldown automatically kicks in.

[Velhart]

Been playing 50 and content with my NIN for a while now. Its a very fun job and I have gotten the hang of it and doing decent results, but this is definitely the most heavy management job I have played in this game. Always keeping up AE, SE, and Mutilate at all times (Dancing Edge also if no WAR) while dealing with Mudra and managing my timing with Huton, Suiton(SATA), and Raiton. It feels like I am dealing with two different mechanics and it can be done efficiently, but will really need to know where your buttons are for bosses with heavy mechanics. Compared to MNK and DRG, this is definitely a more complex job to learn and has a heavier learning curve. Again, it is a fun job and does have it's place, but if you are not one who is good at high management jobs, I would look elsewhere.

[Massterchef]

Just copying my post from Reddit. This should yield around 450 DPS provided you cycle through both effectively.

Lets break down the ninja rotation in terms of skill and ninjutsu

Skill:
The atypical rotation will be to keep dancing edge up(slashing debuff) while refreshing shadow edge dot and mutilate.
The skill rotation will be

Rotation 1
Mutilate - SE - GS - Shadow Fang - SE -Dancing Edge - SE - GS - Aeolian edge

Rinse and repeat and throw offGCDs/ CDs in the midst

Ninjutsu:
Generally you will be refreshing Huton for the attack speed buff, Suiton then applying trick attack for the 10% incoming damage buff, Raiton then refresh Huton

The ninjutsu rotations will go

Rotation 1(Without Kassatsu)
Huton - Suiton - Raiton

Rotation 2(With Kassatsu)
Huton - Suiton - Raiton - Raiton

Note:You can use Huton out of combat to advance the rotation one step.

[Leonus]

I think you meant to switch shadow fang and dancing edge. Or two parts a are swapped. Gust slash doesn't go into shadow fang.